Through D&K’s on-call contract for Agricultural Water Quality Services with the Agency of Agriculture, firm staff designed a new roofed barnyard and Heavy Use Area (HUA). Firm engineers led the planning, design, and construction oversight of a new 10,200-sf bedded pack facility covered by a Clearspan Super Structure (steel arch truss frame and synthetic fabric cover) on a reinforced concrete foundation. Design for additional water quality improvements included clean water diversion using tiled roof drains to divert runoff around the barnyard. D&K conducted site investigations, preliminary and final design, and construction phase services. Consultant services included soil investigations; civil and structural engineering; plans and specifications, cost estimates; shop drawing reviews; and engineer’s certification.
Robert Barnes Farm, VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Under the firm’s on-call contract with the Agency of Agriculture for Agricultural Water Quality Services, D&K designed a new earthen waste storage facility and leachate management for runoff from manure stacking and composting areas and bunk silos. The design included a leachate collection and pump system, grass stormwater treatment swale, and new stream culvert through a heavy use area. D&K engineers conducted site and soils investigations, conducted geotechnical and civil engineering, developed cost estimates, final plans, construction inspection, and provided compaction and materials testing.
Verizon Wireless – Pownal Center Telecommunications Facility
DuBois & King provided civil/site, electrical, structural, and environmental engineering services to design, permit, and construct a new telecommunications facility in the Town of Pownal, Vermont. Project was designed to complement an existing working farm controlled under Land Trust Easements requiring that all improvements complement the farm. Project included designing a 900 ft access drive adjacent to an existing field, a 50 ft by 50 ft telecommunications compound, a 130 ft tall wind turbine that would also support antennas, design of the wind turbine interconnect providing the farmer with wind generated electricity, and utility services to operate the facility. Services included:
Assistance with site selection
Preparation of lease exhibits
Wildlife, habitat, and wetland assessments
Topographic survey and site plan
Cell tower visual impact simulation
Design of facility access road
Erosion control
Site design of telecommunications compound
Permitting assistance
Structural design of equipment shelter foundation
Electrical engineering including grounding design, wind turbine power interconnect
Testimony for Public Service Board/local informational meeting
Construction documents
Construction phase services
Verizon Wireless – Woodstock South Telecommunications Facility
DuBois & King provided civil/site, electrical, structural, mechanical, and environmental engineering services to design, permit, and construct a new telecommunications facility in the Town of Woodstock, Vermont. Project was constructed on the roof of the Woodstock Inn Administration Building owned by the Woodstock Inn. Improvements included designing support for an equipment shelter on the third floor and installation of a stealth fiberglass cupola, antennas behind the screen, and an emergency generator to serve both the building and Verizon Wireless. Services included:
Assisting with site selection
Preparing lease exhibits
Topographic survey and site plan
Cell tower visual impact simulation
Preparing permit level plans
Permitting (local and state, including Act 248a)
Floodway analysis
Structural design for third floor support for equipment shelter
Structural design for roof support for fiberglass screen
Electrical engineering including grounding design
Mechanical design for emergency generator
Construction documents
Construction phase services
Verizon Wireless – Essex East Telecommunications Facility
DuBois & King provided civil/site, electrical, structural, and environmental engineering services to design, permit, and construct a new telecommunications facility in the Town of Essex, Vermont. Design included an access drive, a 50 ft by 40 ft telecommunications compound, a 130 ft tall monopole tower, and utility services to operate the facility. Services included:
Assistance with site selection
Preparation of lease exhibits
Wildlife, habitat, and wetland assessments
Topographic survey and site plan
Cell tower visual impact simulation
Site design of telecommunications compound
Design of access road
Stormwater treatment and erosion control
Permitting (local and state)
Structural design of equipment shelter foundation
Electrical engineering including grounding design
Construction documents
Construction phase services