CITY OF AUGUSTA POLICE STATION

  • Project Location: Willow Street, Augusta, Maine
  • Services Provided:
    • Geotechnical explorations (7 test borings)
    • Laboratory testing
    • Geotechnical consulting
    • Supplemental test pit observations & subgrade inspection during construction
  • Project Summary:
    • Re-development of a 2.31 acre paved site with vacant building planned for demolition
    • Construction of new two-story, 25,000-square-foot police station and impound garage
  • Project Challenges / Innovation:
    • SGS won competitive bid and met City of Augusta guidelines for the project
    • Adapted to evolving project design features and building layouts
    • Geotechnical considerations included buried pockets of miscellaneous fill/debris, varying soils across the site, large slope at the rear of property, raising grade to meet flood design elevation, numerous buried utilities including large sewer main, and existing building obstructing a large portion of new building footprint.
    • Successfully provided in-house geotechnical explorations, lab testing, and consulting on the project and met the client’s timeline
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