D&K provided design-build renovations on this 9,000-SF fire station. Upgrades included administrative offices, a training room, and a high-bay apparatus area for eight emergency vehicles. Our civil/site team provided permit work and applications, building surveys, grade development, stormwater management, driveway and parking areas, ADA-accessible walkways, and three 14,000-gallon buried water storage tanks for emergency vehicle…
The 40-year-old wastewater treatment facility, originally designed for a 20-year service life, was past due for a total treatment process change and facility upgrade. The project objectives included: utilize a state-of-the-art treatment process, design capacity for nitrogen removal, consider operational efficiencies and long-term operating costs, address issues with the location in a floodplain, and develop…
Serving as a training facility for government and other natural resource organizations, the NCTC comprises offices and 25 classrooms on a 500-acre campus. The NCTC hosts groups of up to 300 people and offers courses provided by in-house and visiting natural resource professionals. To support the FWS mission, D&K has provided evaluation and design for…
Used for aircraft access from the tarmac, the existing seven hangar doors were original to the facility (circa 2003), no longer operated efficiently, had tears in the door fabric assemblies, and were troublesome to repair, as the manufacturer was located in Finland. The doors were 33 ft high and ranged in width from 60 ft…
The Vergennes 9B Hydroelectric facility is a historic hydroelectric plant on the Otter Creek centrally located in downtown Vergennes. Its penstocks were nearing the end of their service lives, and the facility was in need of reconfiguration and operational improvements. D&K worked with the client to design new penstocks and reconfigure the powerhouse to significantly…
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 city completed the design of improvements to the existing wastewater pump station. Through that process, it became evident that the existing system had reached the end of its operating life, and selected components should be replaced rather than upgraded to provide increased reliability, energy efficiency, safety, and compatibility with other city pump stations. D&K…
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….