“We absolutely must give a special tip of the cap to the planning board, and especially to Gorrill Palmer, the civil engineers on the project who prepared this extremely complex proposal for planning board review. This is by far one of the largest mixed-use real estate projects to be built in Portland, Maine for several decades. The level of detail and professionalism those folks brought to the preparation and review process is impossible to over-state. (Reference Shipyard Brewing Redevelopment which includes Vets First Choice Headquarters)”

Nathan Bateman
Vice President
Bateman Partners

"Gorrill Palmer is more of a partner than consultant for us. We have done numerous developments with them over the past 10 years. In each case they heard our needs and communicated them clearly to city officials. Cities and agencies trust and respect them. But it never ended there. Even after receiving all permits, they were advocates for us within communities and in regulatory agencies.

They work extremely well with our construction teams and jumped when we needed anything. Most recently we were in a jam and GP drove 3 hours for a site visit and returned to their office to complete the work needed. The revised site plan was submitted to the city and we received our certificate of occupancy the next morning."

Sean Riley, CEO
Maine Course Hospitality Group
Freeport, Maine

"What stands out in having GP on the team is their ability to navigate the regulatory process, including meeting the ever-changing rigorous technical demands required of land development projects, while maintaining an awareness of other critical elements economics, schedule, tenants - that an owner needs to balance in order to deliver a successful project. The difference is that GP brings to an owner's team day-to-day principal level experience and attention that helps an owner set a course and manage the inevitable bumps along the way."

Paul S. Cincotta, VP
New England Development
Newton, MA

Gorrill Palmer Hires Project Manager with Focus on Planning

March 17, 2017 by Allison Barton

Gorrill Palmer is pleased to welcome Dan Bacon to our team as Planning Project Manager. Dan has more than fifteen years of planning, transportation and development experience and comes to us most recently as the Planning Director of Scarborough, Maine where he served as an important member of the Town’s leadership team for ten years. As the Director, he oversaw land use and transportation planning, engineering, development review, zoning administration and code enforcement, and related services. He was active in implementing the Town’s Comprehensive Plan and modernizing the Town’s approach to growth and development.

The addition of Dan to our Team will allow us to enhance and expand our services including:

Land Use Planning & Analysis
Zoning & Code Assistance
Master Planning
Transportation Planning
Multi-Modal Transportation Design
Development & Permitting Assistance
Fiscal Analysis & Impact Fee Services
Adaptation & Resiliency Planning
Natural Resource Planning
Community Outreach & Public Involvement
Community Development & Revitalization Initiatives
Grant Application Preparation
Public/Private Development Planning
Mapping & GIS Services

The addition of Dan to our team greatly increases our capacity to serve our clients and expand our highly qualified team of professionals. We are excited to welcome Dan to our group. To read more about Dan and his former position, click here.