DiPrete Engineering Portfolio

 

DiPrete Engineering

Section 1

Firm Profile

Section 2

Team Experience

Section 3

Project Portfolio

Table of Contents

 

Section 1 Firm Profile

 

Firm Profile

Year Founded About Our Team Leadership

1988 Dennis DiPrete formed DiPrete Engineering in 1988 with a focus on providing Dennis DiPrete
high quality solutions and building a solid reputation within the engineering Christopher Duhamel
Office Locations and design world. The firm’s primary focus is civil/environmental regulatory Leonard Bradley
• Providence, RI permitting. Our staff works as part of our client’s team to accomplish their Gregory Guglielmo
• Boston, MA objective at a high standard and with a keen awareness of the value of time.
• Newport, RI DiPrete Engineering provides support services in:

Total Employees Engineering
• Environmental
55 + • Utility (Water & Wastewater)
• Stormwater Management
Professional • Site/Civil Design
Registrations • Regulatory Permitting
• Wetlands
Professional Engineers • Marine & Waterfront
• Construction Administration
• Connecticut • Asset Management Support
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire Land Planning
• Rhode Island • Sustainable Development (LEED Certification)
• Commercial, Industrial, & Residential Development
Professional Land • Traditional Neighborhood Development
Surveyors • Village Development Design
• Renewable Energy (Wind, Solar, and Landfill Gas)
• Connecticut
• Massachusetts Surveying
• New Hampshire • Boundary & Topographic Surveys
• Rhode Island • ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
• Condominium Documentation
Certified Land Planners • Construction Layout

LEED Accredited Leadership Joseph Penney
Professionals
Dennis DiPrete, PE – Principal
State of Rhode Island Christopher Duhamel, PE, PLS – Vice President
Class II & III Licensed Leonard Bradley, PE – Vice President
OWTS Designers Gregory Guglielmo, AICP, LEED AP – Vice President
Joseph Penney – Vice President of Development (MA Office)
State of Rhode Island Hemant Ajbani, PE – Chief Operations Officer
RIDEM Class IV Soil
Evaluators Senior Staff Hemant Ajbani

CRMC Low Impact Kevin Morin, PE – Vice President/Senior Project Manager
Master Designers Nicole Reilly, PE, LEED AP – Senior Project Manager
Brian Timm, PE – Senior Project Manager (MA Office)
Commonwealth of Eric Prive, PE – Project Manager (MA Office)
Massachusetts Certified Robert Babcock, PLS – Land Surveying Department Manager
Title V Soil Evaluators Michael Gavitt, PLS – Senior Survey Project Manager

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Septic System
Inspectors

OSHA 40 Certifications

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Surveying Services

Year Founded About our Survey Team Surveying Staff

1988 We view surveying as the first fundamental step in the development and Christopher Duhamel
construction process. Errors in a survey can cause unnecessary delays or
Office Locations costs. It takes a skilled hand to compile the data that becomes the ultimate
• Providence, RI foundation of a development project or land transaction. Our survey
• Boston, MA department is made up of professional land surveyors, field technicians, and
• Newport, RI office support that employ robotic total stations, digital data collectors, GPS
technology, and Autodesk Civil 3D.
Total Employees
DiPrete Engineering supports a continually growing base of repeat clients
55 + including engineering firms, contractors, property owners, developers, utility
companies, public agencies, financial institutions, and attorneys. We depend
Professional upon continued repeat business and work hard to keep our clients satisfied.
Registrations
Types of Surveys Robert Babcock
Professional Land
Surveyors DiPrete Engineering offers the following types of land surveying services:

• Connecticut • Boundary Survey and Topographic Survey Michael Gavitt
• Massachusetts • Wetland Flag Survey Matthew Insana
• New Hampshire • Hydrographic Survey
• Rhode Island • Flood Elevation Certificate Survey
Our Equipment • Construction Layout
• ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey
Autodesk Civil 3D • Control for Aerial Photogrammetry
• Utility Survey
Digital Data Collectors • Global Positioning Survey
• ADA Compliance Survey
Robotic Total Stations
Plan Preparation and Support Services
RTK Realtime
Kinematic GPS In addition to survey field work, DiPrete Engineering also provides plan

Certifications preparation and support services:

OSHA 40 HAZWOPER • Subdivision Record Plans Christian Sutter
• Plot Plans
OSHA 10 Hour • Boundary and Topographic Survey Plans
• Regulatory and Site Analysis Plans
BBS (Behavior Based • Public Hearing Testimony
Safety)
Senior Survey Personnel
Work Zone Traffic Safety
Christopher Duhamel, PE, PLS – Vice President
Confined Space Entry Robert Babcock, PLS – Land Surveying Department Manager
Michael Gavitt, PLS – Senior Survey Project Manager
AMTRAK Railroad Safety Matthew Insana – Senior Survey Technician
Steven Resendes – Senior Crew Chief
Scuba Certified Christian Sutter – Environmental Scientist/Field Engineer

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Section 2 Team Experience

 

Dennis L. DiPrete, PE

Principal

Years Experience Profile

30 Dennis formed DiPrete Engineering in 1988 after gaining engineering
experience on public and private projects in Massachusetts, New
Professional Hampshire, and Rhode Island. As the principal of the firm, Dennis
Registrations is involved in the strategy, design, and public presentations side of
projects. He is also a leader of the firm’s major initiatives including
State of Rhode Island providing stellar client service, reducing costs through standardization
Professional Engineer of processes, the use of Lean techniques, and the overall growth of
the firm.
State of Connecticut
Professional Engineer Dennis is also active with many of the firm’s projects and provides
guidance and assistance to our clients and to the firm’s engineering
Education and design teams. His engineering and site design credentials includes
extensive land planning and environmental engineering relating to all
Merrimack College, types of public and private land development.
Bachelor of Science in
Civil and Environmental Dennis was the recipient of the Freeman Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Providence
Engineering, 1980 Engineering Society in 2007 for demonstrating engineering excellence and advancing the engineering
profession throughout his career.
Professional
Affiliations Work Experience
• Over 20 years of extensive experience with site design including all types of utilities, grading,
RI Home Builders
Association (RIHBA) master planning, and environmental permitting for public and private developments. Planning
(Director) experience includes a Master Plan for Eastern Connecticut State University and many residential,
commercial, and marine construction projects including industrial parks, retail centers,
Grow Smart RI subdivisions and multifamily homes.
(Board Member)
• Over 20 years of environmental planning and design on projects throughout New England
Bradley Hospital
(Board of Governors) including groundwater studies, hydrology and drainage studies, Phase 1, Phase 2, and 21E
hazardous waste studies, landfill closures, environmental impact studies, and regulatory
Ocean Tides Residential permitting.
and Educational Facility
(Board Member) • Over 10 years of experience on transportation-related issues including surveys for reconstruction

Urban Land Institute of MBTA tracks north of Boston, traffic impact statements and assessments for local and state
(RI Co-chair) highways, Mass DPW Highway designs, intersection design, future growth projections and impact
avoidance.

• Extensive experience with the State of Rhode Island’s Comprehensive Permit review process and

design of plans that are created using good planning practices as well as providing affordable
housing options.

Project Experience
• The Village at South County Commons – A mixed-use development consisting of over 300,000 sf

of retail, restaurants, a hotel, professional office, and medical space in South Kingstown, RI.

• New England Institute of Technology – Planning, surveying, and engineering design for the

relocation of the college campus from Warwick, RI to East Greenwich, RI.

• Dowling Village – A 700,000 sf mixed-use development in North Smithfield, RI.
• Johnston Towne Centre – Redevelopment of a blighted shopping center that calls for new retail

shops, a hotel, restaurants, and a bank in Johnston, RI.

• Village on the Waterfront – A brownfield redevelopment project consisting of residential,

commercial, and retail space along the East Providence waterfront for Chevron Corporation.

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Joseph Penney

Vice President of Development

Years Experience Profile

30 Mr. Penney started working for the firm in August of 2015. As Vice
President of Development he is responsible for cultivating new
Education relationships with clients in the New England region. Prior to joining
DiPrete Engineering, Joe was the Director of Development for Ahold
University of Lowell USA, the parent company of Stop & Shop Supermarkets.
(UMASS), Bachelor
of Science Civil Joe thrives on working with clients on complicated site development
Engineering Technology projects requiring extensive land-use approvals throughout the New
England states. His background includes working with developers and
Harvard Graduate attorneys on large complex projects both as a consultant and as a
School of Design, Land tenant, giving him a unique perspective on the development process.
Use and Approvals
Work Experience
Professional • Over 30 years of land development experience including permitting and site design for
Affiliations
residential, commercial, office, industrial and retail development throughout New England.
International Council of
Shopping Centers (ICSC) • Design and permitting for the Stop & Shop New Store Development Program along with the

National Association development of over 50 fueling facility locations, 30 PeaPod pickup locations, and the 1.3 million
for Industrial and Office sf distribution facility in Freetown, MA.
Parks (NAIOP)
• Presentation of land development projects to planning boards, zoning boards, and conservation

commissions.

• Site design and permitting for one of the first anaerobic digesters in Massachusetts.
• In addition to new development, Joe worked with the Ahold USA Asset Management Group to

redevelop excess real estate properties.

• Prior to working with Ahold USA, Joe was the Principal in Charge of Civil, Environmental and

Transportation Engineering for Gale Associates Inc., a consulting engineering firm headquartered
in Weymouth, MA.

Project Experience

• Riverfront Business Park – Master planning, preliminary engineering, and MEPA permitting for

the 350-acre mixed-use development in Freetown, MA.

• Cypress Apartments at Brookline Village – A multi-story 99-unit 40B project with structured

parking in Brookline, MA (currently being permitted).

• Stop & Shop Distribution Facility* – Managed the permitting process for the 1.3M sf facility for

the Stop & Shop distribution facility in Freetown MA.

• Freetown PRO Project* – Managed the site design and permit process for the Anaerobic Digester

project in Freetown MA.

• North Stoughton Technology Park* – Site design and permitting for the development which

includes the original Reebok headquarters and the Reebok distribution center in Stoughton, MA.

• Traditions in Dedham* – Site design and permitting for assisted living facility in Dedham, MA.
• Conroy Development * – Site design and permitting for office buildings in Canton, MA including

Royal Street in Canton, several buildings in the Canton Commerce Center along with the

Stoughton Technology Park.

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Leonard R. Bradley, PE

Vice President

Years Experience Profile

28 Mr. Bradley joined the firm in 2000 after gaining 12 years
of engineering and design experience in Rhode Island and
Professional Massachusetts. As one of the firm’s Vice Presidents, Len is responsible
Registrations for new business development and overseeing the successful
completion of many of our client’s projects.
State of Rhode Island
Professional Engineer, In addition, Len is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and is
Registration No. 6610 responsible for planning many of the firm’s management objectives,
including training, quality control, and marketing.
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Work Experience
Professional Engineer, • Over 20 years of experience with site design including utilities,
Registration No. 39089
grading, site planning, low-impact development design,
State of Rhode watershed delineation, modeling and analysis, and environmental permitting.
Island Department
of Environmental • Land-use planning for residential subdivisions, retail centers, industrial parks, mixed-use
Management Class III
Designer D3042 developments, office parks, and multifamily homes.

Commonwealth of • Land-use permitting and site engineering for renewable energy projects including wind, solar,
Massachusetts Certified
Title V Soil Evaluator and landfill gas-to-energy.

Education • Supervision and design of residential and commercial developments, including roadway, water,

University of Rhode sewer, geotechnical, drainage and stormwater management systems.
Island Bachelor
of Science in Civil • Presentation of land development projects to planning boards, zoning boards, and conservation
and Environmental
Engineering, 1988 commissions.

Professional • Supervision for the design of sewage disposal systems in Massachusetts & Rhode Island,
Affiliations
including site and soil explorations.
American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE) • Design and inspection of bridge structures for state and local municipalities.
• Construction management for municipalities and site developers, including daily construction
Urban Land Institute
(ULI) progress reports, bonding estimates, soil evaluations and subsurface borings.

International Council of Project Experience
Shopping Centers (ICSC) • Citizens Bank Campus – Surveying, engineering design, and local and state permitting for the new

425,000 sf corporate headquarters with approximately 1,151 surface parking spaces, a four-level
parking garage with 1,251 parking spaces, and provisions for a Route 295 interchange.

• New England Institute of Technology – Planning, surveying, and engineering design for the

relocation of the college campus from Warwick, RI to East Greenwich, RI.

• Reynolds Farm – Surveying, engineering, and planning for 20,000 sf of commercial space, 220

apartments, 80 senior apartments, 41 condominiums, and 200 single-family homes.

• Dowling Village – A 700,000 sf mixed-use development in North Smithfield, RI.
• Village on the Waterfront – A brownfield redevelopment project consisting of residential,

commercial and retail space along the East Providence waterfront for Chevron Corporation.

• Kettle Point – 345 multifamily units and 62 single-family units to be relocated along the East

Providence waterfront.

• Forbes Crossing – Redevelopment of a shopping center into a mixed-use development that will

contain 45,000 sf of redeveloped retail space, 3 new restaurant pads, a new bank, 3 new office
pads, and a 139-unit national hotel in Foxboro, MA.

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Brian W. Timm, PE

Senior Project Manager

Years Experience Profile

15 Mr. Timm joined DiPrete Engineering in 2013 after gaining 15 years
of engineering, design, and regulatory permitting experience in
Professional Massachusetts. Brian prides himself on providing stellar client
Registrations service and utilizes this invaluable experience on his active projects.
As one of the firm’s Senior Project Managers, Brian is responsible
Commonwealth for all aspects of a project including client management, scope,
of Massachusetts design, and public hearings.
Professional Engineer,
Registration No. 48120 Working out of the firm’s Massachusetts office, Brian is responsible
for cultivating client relationships and driving new business in the
Education Route 128 corridor and surrounding areas.

University of Work Experience
Connecticut, Storrs • Over 15 years of engineering and design for site development projects, including single-family
BSCE, Structural
Engineering 1998 estate homes, religious institutions, conventional and cluster-type residential subdivisions, and
multifamily developments.
Professional
Affiliations • Extensive experience with environmental and municipal permitting, especially at the local level.
• Low-impact development and sustainable design development including LEED Certified Projects.
American Society of • Leader in providing exceptional, cost-effective designs that meet client goals and objectives while
Civil Engineers (ASCE)
International Council of also respecting regulatory requirements and community concerns.
Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Urban Land Institute • Communication with a wide array of individuals, including clients, developers, homeowners,
(ULI)
concerned citizens, public officials and committees, immediate staff, sub-consultants,
Providence, RI | contractors, and design professionals to meet the objectives of all aspects of a job.

• Experience providing oversight and assistance during and after construction activities.

Project Experience
• Needham Congregational Church – Pre-construction survey, civil engineering, and design

development of an underground stormwater management system, site grading to meet ADA
requirements, and assisting with the permitting and entitlement process for the revitalization of
an existing church in Needham, MA.

• Boston Medical Center – Pre-construction inventory survey in Boston, MA.
• Lexington Christian Academy* – Expansion of parking fields and additions to an existing building

in Lexington, MA.

• Heritage Park Baptist Church*– Redevelopment of property to accommodate a renovation to the

existing building and an addition that doubled the size of the building. Site work and extensive
environmental permitting was required on the site in Burlington, MA.

• Belmont Day School*– Provided survey assistance to upgrade the school’s existing utility system

in Belmont, MA.

• Sharon Public Safety Facility – Design of new public safety complex, including fire department

and police station in Sharon, MA.

• Linden Family Housing Complex* – Drainage improvements and accessibility upgrades (including

the construction of several new ADA-compliant buildings) funded with federal stimulus funds for
locations in Malden and Medford, MA.
* Noted project completed at previous firm.

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Eric M. Prive, PE

Project Manager

Years Experience Profile

15 Mr. Prive joined DiPrete Engineering in 2000 while
completing his studies at the University of Rhode Island for civil
Professional and environmental engineering. As one of the firm’s Project
Registrations Managers, Eric is responsible for all aspects of a project including
client management, scope, design, and public hearings. Eric enjoys
State of Rhode Island working directly with his clients to ensure he meets their needs and
Professional Engineer, delivers a quality project.
Registration No. 8662

Commonwealth In addition, Eric is the former Chairman of the City of Attleboro
of Massachusetts Conservation Commission and an Immediate Past President for the
Professional Engineer, Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers. In 2009, Eric was
Registration No. 49142 named Young Engineer of the Year by the Rhode Island Society of
Professional Engineers.
State of Connecticut
Professional Engineer, Work Experience
Registration No. 26711
• Project management including design, oversight, and scheduling for technical staff.
State of Rhode Island • Preparation and review of city and town submissions for residential, commercial and industrial
RIDEM Class III Licensed
OWTS Designer, License developments.
No. D3117 • Over 12 years of environmental planning and design including groundwater studies, hydrology

Education studies, stormwater management control, and regulatory permitting.
• Over 12 years of experience with site design including all types of utilities, grading,
University of Rhode
Island, Bachelor master planning, and environmental permitting. Site design experience includes industrial
of Science, Civil developments, retail centers, government buildings, subdivisions and multi-family developments.
Engineering, 2001 • Presentation of land development projects to planning boards, zoning boards, and conservation
commissions.
• Over 12 years of extensive experience with onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) design
and regulatory permitting.

Professional Project Experience
Affiliations
• Carmax Auto Superstore – Engineering design and permitting for the new Carmax building and
Rhode Island Society of 600-car sales lot located in Warwick and Cranston, RI.
Professional Engineers
(RISPE) • Travel Centers of America – Infrastructure upgrades for an existing truck stop located in West
Greenwich, RI.
American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE) • Cumberland Farms (Raze/Rebuild) – Engineering design and permitting for the raze and rebuild
of gas station sites in Cranston, West Warwick, East Greenwich, Richmond, and North Smithfield,
Rhode Island Society RI.
of Environmental
Professionals (RISEP) • Cumberland Farms (New Construction) – Engineering design and permitting for new
construction sites in Woonsocket, Coventry, and Narragansett, RI.
City of Attleboro, |
MA Conservation • Submarine Learning Center – Site/civil engineering for a new building at the New London Naval
Commission Submarine Base, New London/Groton, CT.

Providence, RI • American Kuhne – A light industrial/manufacturing facility located in Hopkinton, RI.
• Kamco Supply Corporation – An 80,000 sf commercial building located in Cranston, RI.
• RENOVA Lighting Systems – A 27,900 sf manufacturing/office building in Hopkinton, RI.

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Sheryl Bezak Guglielmo, LEED AP

Project Manager

Years Experience Profile

10 Ms. Guglielmo joined DiPrete Engineering in November 2006 after
completing her college education in Boston, Massachusetts. As one
Professional of the firm’s Project Managers, Sheryl is responsible for various
Registrations aspects of a project including conceptual planning, engineering
design, construction oversight, project management, and client
US Green Building relationships.
Council (USGBC), LEED
Accredited Professional Outside of her project management role, Sheryl represents the firm
as a Lean Change Leader, helping guide the firm towards it’s goal to
Education eliminate waste while maximizing customer value. In addition, Sheryl
currently serves as a member of the City of Attleboro Planning
Wentworth Institute of Board.
Technology, Bachelor of
Science, 2006 Work Experience
• Project management for commercial and industrial developments including engineering design,
Professional
Affiliations permitting, project scoping, scheduling, invoicing, and providing assistance to technical staff.

American Planning • Development design including retail centers, restaurants, public/government buildings,
Association (APA)
commercial projects, mixed-use, and planned developments.
International Council of
Shopping Centers (ICSC) • Review of local and state regulations and preparation of regulatory applications, plans, and

Additional reports for city and town submissions.
Experience
• Presentation of land development projects to planning, zoning, and conservation commissions.
City of Attleboro • Preparation of construction documents and specifications for bidding and implementation.
Planning Board • Construction management including bidding assistance, evaluation of bids, site meetings and

ICSC Next Gen Boston inspections, responding to submittals and RFI’s, review of site-related contractor invoices, and
Committee Member preparation of punch lists.

Southern New England • Asset management support including preparation of lease plans, tenant exhibits, future build-out
APA Conference
Committee assessments, and marketing materials.

APA Rhode Island • Preparation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) submittals.
Board of Directors
Project Experience
ACE Mentor Program • Pottery Barn and J Crew – Lease exhibits, regulatory approvals, and site design for a new 14,000

Women in sf retail expansion at Garden City Center in Cranston, RI.
Transportation (WTS)
Board of Directors • Crate & Barrel, The Container Store, Sephora, & Corner Bakery – Engineering and permitting

Awards associated with the repositioning of vacant big box stores into smaller retailer spaces.

2013 APA Rhode Island • LA Fitness International – Engineering and permitting for the raze of a former Border’s bookstore
President’s Award for
Distinguished Service and construction of a new 38,000 sf fitness center in Cranston, RI.

Providence, RI | • Garden City Phase IV – Design and local/state permitting for two new buildings totaling 30,000 sf

that includes three restaurants and five retailers at the existing shopping center in Cranston, RI.

• CVS/Pharmacy – Construction assistance for ADA improvements and as-built documents to

confirm compliance with the Town of Bellingham, MA Planning Board requirements.

• Stop & Shop – Revitalization plans and Conservation Commission permitting associated with a

deteriorating parking lot in Belchertown, MA.

• Rhode Island Mall – Engineering and permitting associated with the repositioning of a vacant

mall into new retail spaces such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Burlington.

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Brandon D. Carr, PE, LEED AP

Project Manager

Years Experience Profile

9 Mr. Carr joined the firm in 2007 after attending Roger Williams
University and working with the Massachusetts Highway
Professional Department. As one of the firm’s Project Managers, Brandon is
Registrations responsible for various aspects of a project including engineering
design, regulatory permitting, construction oversight, project
State of Rhode Island management, and client relationships.
Professional Engineer,
Registration No. 9801 Brandon has been accepted as an expert witness in municipalities in
both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Some of these include East
Education Greenwich, RI, East Providence, RI, North Smithfield, RI, Providence,
RI, South Kingstown, RI, Smithfield, RI, Warren, RI, Plymouth, MA,
Roger Williams and Lincoln, MA. Brandon has also presented at MEPA scoping
University Bachelor sessions before local and state regulators and abutters.
of Science in
Engineering, Minors in Work Experience
Civil Engineering and • Over eight years of experience with site design including all types of utilities, grading, site
Mathematics, 2007
planning, waterfront design, and environmental permitting.
Professional
Affiliations • Planning experience includes many residential and commercial construction projects including

American Society of mixed-use developments, office parks, subdivisions, and multifamily developments.
Civil Engineers
United States Green • Management and training of site-engineering personnel.
Building Council • Preparation of LEED documentation and submittals.
• Health and safety oversight and training for onsite contractors.
• Construction supervision and design of residential and commercial developments, including

roadway, water, sewer, drainage and stormwater management systems.

• Project management including design oversight, project scheduling, and providing technical

assistance to staff.

• Presentation of land development projects to planning boards, zoning boards, and conservation

commissions.

Project Experience
• The Village on the Waterfront – A brownfield mixed-use redevelopment project consisting of

over 600 condo units, 250 apartments, a town square, restaurant, fitness center, clubhouse and
first floor retail space for Chevron Corporation.

• Cypress Apartments at Brookline Village – A multistory 99-unit 40B project with structured

parking in Brookline, MA (currently being permitted).

• Kettle Point – A former British Petroleum brownfield redevelopment project consisting of 345

multifamily and 62 single-family units along the East Providence waterfront.

• Wampanoag Meadows – Conversion of a former gravel pit into a 308-unit apartment complex in

East Providence, RI.

• Riverfront Business Park – Site engineering and permitting for the transformation of a former

natural gas distribution facility along the Taunton River into a new 385-acre mixed-use
development off of Route 24 in Freetown, MA.

• Triangle Pond – Engineering and permitting for 10 single-family lots in Plymouth, MA.

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Section 3 Project Portfolio

Forbes Crossing

Foxborough, Massachusetts

DiPrete Engineering is teaming up with the Saletin Real
Estate Group to redevelop and revitalize Foxfield Plaza
into the new Forbes Crossing. The existing plaza will
be transformed into a mixed-use development located
on Central Street in Foxborough, MA. The 19-acre site
is situated at a prime location on the Foxborough/
Mansfield town line.

The project will begin with the demolition of many of
the existing buildings. The new development proposes
46,500 square feet of redeveloped retail space, three
new restaurant pad sites, a new bank/office pad,
and a new 139-unit nationally recognized hotel. The
expansion and redevelopment of the project resulted
in the design of a new roundabout at the intersection
of Forbes Boulevard and Foxborough Boulevard.

The project required permitting through the
Foxborough Planning Board for site plan approvals,
Conservation Commission for clearing of the buffer
zone for site visibility, Zoning Board for parking
variances, and MA DOT for the roundabout. DiPrete
Engineering’s scope of work included land surveying,
site and roundabout engineering, and permitting.

Architectural Renderings by Studio 401Architecture

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Garden City Center Expansion

Cranston, Rhode Island

Garden City Center, Rhode Island’s premier outdoor
shopping venue, is currently executing a multi-phased
strategy to expand, reconfigure, and redevelop the historic
shopping center.

The first phase of the plan extended Garden City’s
“Village” to the south with the addition of a new 14,000
square foot building in an area formerly utilized for
customer parking. At the same time, the iconic Garden
City gazebo was transformed from the end-cap of the
Village into the new focal point for the center. The next
phase included the demolition of Border’s bookstore and
the construction of a 38,000 square foot LA Fitness. In
addition, the vacant Circuit City and Linen’s N Things were
broken down into smaller spaces, now home to Corner
Bakery Cafe, Sephora, Crate & Barrel, and The Container
Store. The area south of the gazebo also received a facelift.
The parking area’s striping and circulation patterns have
been restored. Landscaped islands, accessible pedestrian
walkways, signage, and site lighting have also been created
to improve the pedestrian scale.

The Wilder Companies of Boston, MA teamed with DiPrete
Engineering to engineer the site, obtain local and state
land use approvals, and perform construction layout and
observation.

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Dowling Village

North Smithfield, Rhode Island

Located at the intersection of Eddie Dowling Highway
and Old Louisquisset Pike, DiPrete Engineering is
working with Bucci Development to design, permit,
and construct a mixed-use development with
approximately 600,000 square feet of retail space,
75,000 square feet of office space, several restaurants,
76 condominium units, and over 2,400 parking spaces.
The project has received all permits and is almost
completely built out. DiPrete Engineering is now
assisting the owner with prospective tenants, providing
construction assistance and monitoring as well as final
design plans for specific tenants.
The first phases of construction at Dowling Village
included a new traffic signal on Route 146A for access
at the southern entrance of the site and several
retailers. Currently, CVS Pharmacy, Denny’s, ALDI, Taco
Bell, Walmart, Lowe’s, Firestone, Buffalo Wild Wings,
Texas Roadhouse, and Aspen Dental are open for
business. The remainder of the site is currently under
construction.

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Riverfront Business Park

Freetown, Massachusetts
DiPrete Engineering is teaming up with Churchill and Banks to design and permit a new commercial, industrial,
business, and retail complex off Route 24 in Freetown, MA. The project is located south of the Stop and Shop
Distribution facility and north of the South Coast Life Science and Technology Park in Fall River, MA. The total
site area is over 385 acres.
The current design plan calls for over 2,500,000 square feet of mixed-use buildings which includes 2,000,000
square feet dedicated to warehouse and industrial space. The parcel is suitable for users that require upwards
of 1,000,000 square feet of floor space. In addition to the proposed building space, the current plan includes
parking for over 8,500 vehicles and new roadways to service the proposed users.
DiPrete Engineering’s scope of work includes:

• Site Engineering, Surveying, and Landscaping
• Town of Freetown Permitting and Approvals
• Sewer and Water Authority Approvals
• NPDES Notice of Intent Application
• ACOE Category 2 Application

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Citizens Bank Corporate Campus

Johnston, Rhode Island

Citizens Bank recently held a groundbreaking for its new Project Team with Senator Reed
3,200-employee corporate campus. The campus will include
425,000 square feet of new building, structured parking,
athletic fields, tennis and basketball courts, and walking trails.
The building itself will feature collaborative work space, a
call center, executive offices, and dining and fitness facilities.
Throughout the campus there will be 60 acres of preserved
space that includes wildlife paths and an extensive stormwater
system for protection of wetlands and sensitive areas. There
are also three large culverts that span three wetland crossings.

In addition to the campus itself, this one-of-a-kind project includes a new interchange for Interstate 295,
infrastructure improvements along Greenville Ave, extension of utilities to service the site and the surrounding
area, and remediation of an onsite landfill. The most unique and impressive component of this project is
the pace at which it was conceived, designed, and permitted. The fast-tracked schedule for on and offsite
improvements presented the team with the unique challenge of a rolling permitting process through over a
dozen regulatory agencies. Design and regulatory requirements were broken up into segments and sequenced
so construction could commence in phases while the design continued to evolve. Close and continuous
collaboration with state, local, and federal regulators has been key to meeting all the regulatory requirements
necessary to keep the project on pace. The process began in March 2016, first permits were issued in April,
and shovels were in the ground in May officially marking the start of construction on the 140-acre campus.

Citizens Bank is looking forward to their new state-of-the-art facility. The campus is designed to foster
BuildingWingcMoapllaboration among colleagues, create an excellent experience for their customers, and become a special

place for the community. The bank’s headquarters will remain in downtown Providence. Citizens has about
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Sharon Public Safety Facility

Sharon, Massachusetts

South Main Street

Flintlock Road

DiPrete Engineering teamed with Kaestle Boos
Associates Architects (KBA), Mitchell Associates, Building
Engineering Resources, McMahon Associates, and
Universal Environmental Consulting to design and permit
a new $24.75-million public safety facility on 10.3 acres
in Sharon, Massachusetts.

The Sharon Police and Fire Departments are being
added to the existing Department of Public Work (DPW)
complex. The new buildings – located on South Main
Street – will house both departments and include a
shared lobby and 911 center. The construction is being
phased to keep the existing police station operational
while the new building is under construction. The DPW
has remained operational throughout construction.

The development plan included three new buildings,
associated parking, loading, and drive aisles, stormwater
management systems consisting of three underground
infiltration systems, new utility services, and design of a
2,000 gallon-per-day septic system.

DiPrete Engineering’s scope of work included site/civil Construction Progress Photos
engineering, septic system design, regulatory permitting
with the town, construction documentation, and
administration.

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Pin Oaks

Norfolk, Massachusetts

Pin Oaks is 43-unit condominium development located
on 12 acres in Norfolk, MA. DiPrete Engineering
teamed with Oxbow Development and other
consultants to design and permit the project.
The design included a boulevard entrance, large park
areas, loop roads, and enhanced landscape buffers
to neighboring properties. Condo units overlook
community green space with walkways, park benches,
and a gazebo. On site wastewater treatment and
underground infiltration systems are located beneath
green space throughout the site. Decorative site
lighting, stone walls, picket fences, and a mix of surface
textures including pavers and granite make this an
inviting place to live!
DiPrete Engineering completed boundary and
topographic survey, soil evaluations, percolations and
infiltration testing, site engineering (roadway, utility,
stormwater management, and sewage disposal system
design), and regulatory permitting. Upon receiving
permits, construction phase services were completed
including survey layout services, site observation and
inspections, as-builts, and condominium documents.

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Windchime Estates

North Attleborough, Massachusetts

Windchime Estates is a 35-lot subdivision located off
of Allen Avenue on 46 acres in North Attleborough.
DiPrete Engineering teamed up with Spinnaker Group
to survey, engineer, and permit the neighborhood.
The development plan called for 3,700 linear feet of
roadway accessed from two points off Allen Avenue
terminated by a loop road with two cul-de-sacs. The
site is bound by an abandoned railroad to the south
and by a wetland complex to the north, east, and west.
Two wetland crossings provide access to the majority
of the 1.5-acre home sites. The homes are serviced by
public water and private sewage disposal systems.
DiPrete Engineering completed a boundary and
topographic survey, a Phase 1 ESA, soil evaluations,
and wetland delineations as part of the due diligence.
Site engineering included stormwater analysis and
design, design of roadways, waterlines, drainage
networks, sewage disposal systems, and pump station
evaluations.
Permits were obtained from the Planning Board,
Conservation Commission, Department of Public
Works, and Board of Health.

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Lofts at Anthony Mill

Coventry, Rhode Island

Brady Sullivan Properties teamed with DiPrete
Engineering to revitalize an underutilized mill
on Washington Street in Coventry, RI. The
redevelopment contains 122 luxury apartment units,
a roof-top deck, fitness center, indoor basketball
court, theatre room, community room, on-site
storage, and parking.
Built 1872-1874, the Anthony Mill in Coventry is one
of the most architecturally elaborate mills in the
state of Rhode Island. Situated on the banks of the
Pawtuxet River, the loft community has easy access to
the East Coast Greenway canoe launch and walking,
biking, and jogging trails.
As part of the redevelopment, DiPrete Engineering
completed an existing conditions and boundary
survey, wetland delineation, stormwater and grading
design, sewer pump station design, water service
design/oversight, and regulatory permitting.
The site design included breaking up the large swaths
of impervious area on the site with new pedestrian
walkways, attractive landscape features, and site
lighting.
For more information, visit www.bradysullivan.com

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New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

DiPrete Engineering is part of a design team working to
create a new ‘green campus’ for the technical college.
The proposal for the new campus includes utilizing a
265,000 sf building, formerly built as a headquarters for
Brooks Pharmacy. The location is now the main campus
for academic activities and administration.

In addition to the ongoing work related to the current
facility, DiPrete Engineering is working with NEIT on
future additions to the new campus. The plan calls
for dormitories, athletic fields, and a field house with
anticipated construction after 2013. The first phase of
new development will most likely include athletic facilities
located to the east of the main campus building. The final
build out will also contain over 1,600 parking spaces.

DiPrete Engineering is working closely with the project
team and the Town to assess and plan water, sewer and
drainage infrastructure, roadway design, emergency
access and overall land planning as well as all regulatory
permitting in conjunction with the 100-year vision of NEIT.

Since opening its doors in 1940, NEIT has grown into
the leader in technical education in Southeastern New
England. Today, enrollment is over 3,000 students.
DiPrete Engineering is honored to be a part of their
growing tradition.

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National Grid Maintenance Facility

Sutton, Massachusetts

National Grid was exploring a number of sites in
Massachusetts, looking to consolidate multiple facilities
into one location. Working alongside National Grid and
RGB Architects, DiPrete Engineering assisted in the
evaluation of different sites before the final location was
selected and engineering began.
The development plan included a 25,000 square foot
fleet maintenance facility made up of four drive-through
truck bays, storage bays, wash bays, and an open-air
truck canopy with loading docks to accommodate four
full-size tractor-trailers. Connecting the two truck service
areas is the office and employee support services.
In addition to parking fields, utility services, and
stormwater management the site includes a transformer
storage pad/containment area. This provides storage for
approximately 16 mobile transformers and an additional
30 pad-mounted transformers.
DiPrete Engineering provided surveying services, site
engineering, regulatory permitting, and construction
phase services.

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Block Island Wind Farm Transmission System

South Kingstown, Narragansett, and New Shoreham, Rhode Island

DiPrete Engineering teamed with Deepwater Wind
to assist with the surveying and site engineering
of the Block Island Transmission System. The Block
Island Transmission system is a new electric cable
that will deliver electricity from the off-shore wind
farm to the mainland.

DiPrete Engineering performed existing conditions
and boundary survey for the cable starting at its
landfall at Scarborough State Beach to its final point
of connection at National Grid’s existing electric
substation in Wakefield, RI. From the beach, the
cable will remain buried beneath state roads. Several
routes, consisting of over 13 miles of roadway, in
multiple municipalities, were surveyed and studied.
DiPrete Engineering obtained local and state permits
for the different routes.

The wind farm itself is located three miles off the
southeast coast of Block Island and will be the first
off-shore wind farm in the nation. Deepwater Wind
is developing the wind farm as a demonstration-
scale 30-megawatt off-shore wind farm with five
wind turbines.

The project will generate over 100,000-megawatt
hours annually and will supply the majority of Block
Island’s power demands. This project will allow the
island to power down and place on standby the
expensive diesel fuel generators that now power the
island. The wind farm will export 90% of the power
it generates back to the mainland grid through the
new undersea transmission cable.

Reference:
Deepwater Wind, LLC
Mr. Paul Murphy
56 Exchange Terrace
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 868-4228

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Foster Solar Farm

Foster, Rhode Island

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DiPrete Engineering collaborated with Nexamp on
the development of a 5.5-acre solar field on 78 acres
in Foster. Nexamp develops, designs, builds, owns,
finances, and operates commercial-scale solar systems
throughout New England. They have completed more
than 200 solar systems totaling over 50 megawatts of
solar generating capacity.

Nexamp’s Foster project consisted of integrating
a 1.2-megawatt solar field into an existing sheep
farm. Upon completion of the photo-voltaic panel
installation and stabilization of the site, the sheep will
return to the site to graze on the lawn in between the
panels. It is estimated this the 1.2 megawatts power
over 100 homes.

DiPrete Engineering completed the initial due
diligence which consisted of wetland delineation,
zoning and permitting analysis, and review of the
solar array layout on the site. Site engineering was
then completed along with planning and zoning
submittals to the Town of Foster and RI Department
of Environmental Management. Upon receiving
approvals, construction documents were prepared and
DiPrete assisted during the construction process.

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Bluesphere Waste-to-Energy Facility

Johnston, Rhode Island

Bluesphere, an international company that develops,
manages and owns waste-to-energy projects, has
expanded to the Northeast U.S. The company is
currently permitting their North Carolina project and
recently began the Rhode Island facility.

The waste-to-energy project will be located in Johnston
and is a 3.2 MW facility for generating electricity from
biogas derived from organic biomass (primarily food
waste). The facility will utilize anaerobic digestion (a
process that breaks down organic material) to produce
biogas (primarily methane and carbon dioxide), from
which electricity will be generated.

DiPrete Engineering is working with Bluesphere and
Austep (owner’s engineer) to provide surveying, site
engineering, and regulatory permitting for the project.
The engineering scope of the project includes design
of access roadways around equipment, parking areas,
stormwater management, soil erosion and sediment
control measures, new utilities, and landscaping. Land-
use permits include Town of Johnston Pre-Application
Plan, Preliminary Plan, Industrial Site Plan, and Final
Site Plan approvals. Approvals are also required
from the RI Dept. of Environmental Management for
proximity to regulated wetland areas.

Photos are for Illustrative Purposes Only
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Broadrock Renewables Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility

Johnston, Rhode Island

DiPrete Engineering teamed with Broadrock
Renewables, DCO Energy, and Stantec for the
surveying, land use permitting, and site engineering
of the new 33-megawatt landfill gas-to-energy facility
at the Central Landfill in Johnston, RI.

The facility uses state-of-the-art technology to extract
and clean methane gas from the landfill, minimizing
the amount of gas released into the atmosphere.

The operation of the facility begins at a gas treatment
plant where sulfur and siloxane are removed from
the gas. Once clean, the gas is piped through a 10”
underground line to the electric generation plant.
This plant consists of four combustion turbines, heat
recovery generators, steam turbines, and cooling
towers. Newly created power will leave this plant
through a series of overhead wires that will tie into
National Grid’s transmission lines.

The surveying scope of the project included an
ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey for the gas and
electric site, a corridor survey and easement for the
alignment of the 10” gas line, an access and utility
easement for the switchyard, and an easement and
profiles of the interconnection loop alignments for
the conveyance of electricity to the National Grid
transmission lines.

The engineering scope of the project included
land use permitting with local and state agencies,
conceptual, preliminary, and final engineering of
utility and stormwater systems, and construction
administration.

Reference:
Broadrock Renewables
Mr. Stephen Galowitz
120 White Plains Road, Suite 610
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 658-7410

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Municipal Peer Reviews

Massachusetts and Rhode Island

DiPrete Engineering has completed peer reviews
for applications in front of planning, zoning, and
conservation commissions. These services include
compliance with the municipality’s subdivision,
wetlands, and zoning by-laws. The specific tasks
include review of stormwater mitigation, grading and
ADA accessibility, site layout, parking and circulation,
landscaping, site lighting, and water and sewer/septic
design.
The types of projects DiPrete has reviewed include
residential subdivisions, fueling facilities, aviation
hangars, parking areas, and other commercial and
retail developments of various scales. Some of the
municipalities we have worked in include Coventry, RI,
Lincoln, MA, Natick, MA, Seekonk, MA, and Melrose,
MA.
Our vast experience in the public and private sector
allows us to generate mutually beneficial results for
both the municipality and applicant.

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