With 122 beds, the Central Vermont Medical Center serves the 26 communities of Central Vermont and provides a variety of inpatient and outpatient services. For decades, CVMC has entrusted D&K to assist with the support of their projects with civil-site, permitting, traffic engineering, and MEP needs. Our extensive work on the CVMC campus has provided…
For more than 25 years, D&K has served as an integral partner in the development of Gifford Health Care campuses throughout central Vermont. Working collaboratively with Gifford staff, architects, specialty consultants, and stakeholders, our team’s designs have led or supported the construction of new hospital buildings, independent and assisted living communities, medical office buildings, dental,…
The existing circa-1927 water lines were deteriorating and in need of replacement due to frequent leaks and need for emergency repairs. D&K provided design, permitting, bid, and construction phase services to replace 3,083 ft of water lines, hydrants, valves, and metering as part of a 9,110-LF distribution system. Construction of the water distribution system was…
Orwell’s wastewater treatment facility includes an aerated lagoon facility that provides secondary treatment and chlorine disinfection of wastewater. The facility’s aging lagoon aeration system was a submerged lateral system that had become inadequate and inefficient. D&K provided design, bid, construction management, and startup assistance services to upgrade the lagoon aeration system to meet current standards….
The 40-year-old Northfield Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) required a comprehensive upgrade of the facility and process conversion from Trickling Filter (TF) to Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) to comply with stringent phosphorous limitations. The site was constrained by the railroad and the Dog River, requiring geotechnical measures to protect rails. D&K conducted all professional engineering services…
During the surge of Tropical Storm Irene, flows at the town’s wastewater treatment facility decreased by 60%. It was determined that a double-barrel sewer siphon, consisting of an inlet and outlet structure, was destroyed by the storm when the Third Branch of the White River migrated 90 feet to the northeast. D&K provided design and…
To manage the development of ancillary highway and safety projects in scoping, design, and construction phases, the Vermont Agency of Transportation engages on-call consultants to provide engineering evaluation, design, permitting, and appurtenant professional services. D&K provides services under a statewide contract developing projects that enhance traffic control and signing, intersections, slopes, rail crossings, park-and-rides, rest…
Three small municipalities had to find a solution to maintain Lake Fairlee, a regional recreational resource with numerous lakefront properties that make up a substantial component of these towns’ grand lists. The logistics and politics of rehabilitating the Lake Fairlee Dam were complex: the dam is privately owned, and the dam’s concrete auxiliary spillway, which…
The Town of West Rutland sought a Master Plan to guide the development of the town recreation area. D&K prepared base maps of the existing and proposed recreation areas using available GIS mapping to illustrate property lines, environmentally sensitive areas, topography, utilities, and existing recreation areas. Our project team utilized input from local citizens, town…