“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

Westbrook Awards Design Services for 2015/2016 Combined Sewer Overflow Projects to Gorrill Palmer

November 4, 2014 by Lynn Ericson

We are pleased to announce that the Westbrook, Maine City Council unanimously approved award of the design services contract for the 2015/2016 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Projects to Gorrill Palmer. The projects consist of sewer, storm drain and roadway reconstruction, along with stormwater retrofits along six Westbrook streets. The City received four proposals, with two receiving top consideration. A staff report to the City Council noted that although the second ranked proposal was a lower cost, the related experience that the Gorrill Palmer Team brought to the projects was determined to be the best overall value. A key to this win is the extensive CSO work that has been completed by Gorrill Palmer’s Municipal Group in other communities, including twelve (12) projects in Portland, Maine with a total construction value of more than $57 million.

Vice President and Principal Partner, Will Haskell targeted this Westbrook contract as being of critical importance to the Municipal Group. His efforts in drafting the proposal proved essential as he was able to effectively present the company’s breadth of CSO experience and expertise, which proved to be a deciding factor in the selection. We appreciate the efforts of everyone on our team involved in the preparation of the proposal and we look forward to working with the City of Westbrook on these exciting projects.