Plymouth Engineering, Inc.

Civil Engineering and Commercial Site Planning & Design.

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About the firm

Plymouth Engineering, Inc. is a full-service civil, structural, environmental, and building design firm based in Newport, Maine, serving the greater New England area since 1990. Founded by Keith P. Whitaker, the practice has grown to a staff of thirteen including six licensed professionals registered in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Pennsylvania. Plymouth Engineering provides engineering solutions to municipalities, developers, builders, and private and industrial clients, with a deliberate focus on remaining a small, quality-based firm where principals stay involved in every project.

Established
1990
Team
Small
Firm type
Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Landscape Architecture

Credentials

Professional Engineer - Maine · Professional Engineer - New Hampshire · Professional Engineer - Vermont · Professional Engineer - Pennsylvania · Certified Professional in Erosion and Sedimentation Control (CPESC) · Certified Environmental Inspector · Certified Third Party Inspector - Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC)

People

Keith P. WhitakerFounder

Capabilities

Civil Engineering

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Plymouth Engineering serves private, commercial, industrial, governmental, and institutional clients across New England. Areas of design include site development, infrastructure, storm water management, roadways, solid waste transfer stations, and recreational sites. The practice emphasizes team-based design and specializes in aging infrastructure improvement.

  • Commercial Site Planning & Design
  • Residential & Commercial Subdivisions
  • Recreational Trails & Athletic Fields
  • Utilities and Infrastructure
  • Stormwater Management Studies

Structural Engineering

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Plymouth Engineering provides structural design services to design/build contractors and developers, ranging from shop drawing support to heavy municipal bridge structure rehabilitation.

  • Building Structural Design
  • Steel, Concrete, and Wood & Timber Design
  • Inspection, Analysis & Assessments

    Buildings, coastal structures, historical structures, dams, and bridges.

Environmental Services

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Plymouth Engineering staff work with state agencies, remediation contractors, and site owners on environmental compliance and remediation. Members are registered in Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

  • Phase I, II & III Environmental Site Assessments
  • Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Plans
  • NPDES Storm Water Compliance
  • Petroleum Remediation Oversight
  • Landfill Closures and Solid Waste Facilities

    Transfer stations, solid waste beneficial re-use, and solid waste processing facilities.

  • Bulk Storage Facility Design

Land Use & Environmental Permitting

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Plymouth Engineering handles local, state, and federal environmental permitting across New England. Work includes local Planning Board submissions, ME DEP Storm Water, NRPA and Site Law permitting, State Fire Marshal applications, Army Corps of Engineers applications, and Department of Human Services applications.

Building Design

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Building design for public and private sector clients including municipal facilities, sand/salt storage structures, churches, schools, office buildings, medical facilities, shopping centers, restaurants, apartment complexes, condominiums, and warehouses.

  • New Construction and Renovation
  • Adaptive Reuse and Historical Renovation
  • Code Analysis and State Fire Marshal Applications

Construction Services

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Plymouth Engineering provides on-site monitoring, contract management, and third-party inspection services.

  • Third Party Inspections (MUBEC)

    Staff certified by the State of Maine as Third Party Inspectors for the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC). Inspections cover residential and commercial building code, energy code, and ventilation code.

Industries

Government · Commercial · Residential · Industrial · Hospitality · Education · Healthcare · Historic Preservation · Stormwater & Flood Control · Environmental & Remediation · Waste Management · Infrastructure

Projects

Hilton Garden Inn, Bangor

Bangor, ME · Hospitality · 2008 · Client: Hilton Garden Inn franchise owner

Project details

Five-story, 124-room, 17-suite hotel with over 4,000 square feet of conference space in Bangor's Bangor Mall area. A design/build project that opened in 2008 and was voted the top Hilton Garden Inn in 2012.

Hampton Inn, Bangor

Bangor, ME · Hospitality · 2012 · Client: Hampton Inn franchise owner

Project details

Three-story, 110-room hotel in Bangor, Maine requiring complete architectural, structural, civil, and mechanical engineering services reviewed by Hilton Hotels corporate.

Town of Brooks Office Renovation

Brooks, ME · Government · 2001 · Client: Town of Brooks

Project details

Rehabilitation of a late-1800s farmhouse into a town office for the Town of Brooks, Maine, cited as having the most beautiful town office in Maine.