GM2 provided contract management and an array of consulting engineering services for the development of a new Army Reserve Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This new facility includes a 20,000 square foot reserve center to accommodate 100 members, and a 600 square foot cold storage building. Both buildings required compliance with ATF and ADA standards. The space includes an arms vault, classrooms, kitchen, assembly hall, and administrative offices. Site work entailed parking for military and privately owned vehicles and the extension of utilities. Special attention was given to the aesthetics of the facility. The designs intent was to provide a warm welcoming environment, flexible training space and consideration to local architecture. The new reserve center was designed under LEED Silver specifications.

GM2’s services included the preparation and implementation of a project specific Health and Safety Plan.

Gordon R. Archibald, Inc., now GRA a division of GM2, was the lead civil/site engineering consultant for the design of the new College of Engineering Building. GRA was responsible for the design of new and relocated utilities, roadways, site grades, and regulatory permits. GRA’s design services started with the demolition of five existing buildings, providing our expertise to mitigate solid universal and hazardous building materials. GRA conducted subsurface investigations for impacted soil and groundwater for regulatory and construction permitting and compliance. GRA proceeded this work with the design of utilities for water and fire services, sanitary sewer, gas, steam and electric. A stormwater management plan was developed to provide water quality treatment utilizing a lined subsurface sand filter which was constructed within the site’s high groundwater table. Storm flows are diverted into the system, filtered and returned back into the main drainage interceptor. The overall utility work included over 2 miles of subsurface water, drainage, sewer, and steam pipe. In addition to the utility work, the project required relocation of East Alumni Road and Farm House Road. East Alumni Road was realigned and the profile adjusted to conform to ADA requirements.

GM2 was lead designer for the University of Rhode Island Meade Stadium Field Turf and Stadium Light Project. The project included the removal of the existing grass surface of Meade Stadium and installation of a new synthetic field turf surface and a subsurface infiltration system to mitigate flood issues as well as stadium lights designed for televised nighttime events. The subsurface infiltration system including reservoir courses (17-inches of crushed stone and 18-inches of sand) below the synthetic turf membrane and included the removal of 48-inches of unsuitable underlying soils. The design also included new communication conduits, fence, goal posts, nets, and landscape.