DiPrete Engineering

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
Christopher Duhamel
Office Loca ons high-quality solu ons and building a solid reputa on within the engineering
• Providence, RI
• Boston, MA and design world. The firm’s primary focus is civil/environmental regulatory
• Newport, RI permi ng. Our staff works as part of our client’s team to accomplish their

Total Employees objec ve at a high standard and with a keen awareness of the value of me.

55 + DiPrete Engineering provides support services in:

Professional Engineering
Registra ons • Environmental
• U lity (Water & Wastewater)
Professional Engineers • Stormwater Management
• Site/Civil Design
• Connec cut • Regulatory Permi ng
• Massachuse s • Wetlands
• New Hampshire • Marine & Waterfront
• Rhode Island • Construc on Administra on
• Asset Management Support
Professional Land
Surveyors Land Planning Leonard Bradley
• Sustainable Development (LEED Cer fica on)
• Connec cut • Commercial, Industrial, & Residen al Development
• Massachuse s • Tradi onal Neighborhood Development
• New Hampshire • Village Development Design
• Rhode Island • Renewable Energy (Wind, Solar, and Landfill Gas)

Cer fied Land Planners Surveying Gregory Guglielmo
• Boundary & Topographic Surveys Joseph Penney
LEED Accredited • ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
Professionals • Condominium Documenta on
• Construc on Layout
State of Rhode Island
Class II & III Licensed Leadership
OWTS Designers
Dennis DiPrete, PE – President
State of Rhode Island
RIDEM Class IV Soil Christopher Duhamel, PE, PLS – Principal
Evaluators
Leonard Bradley, PE – Principal
CRMC Low Impact
Master Designers Gregory Guglielmo, AICP, LEED AP – Execu ve Vice President

Commonwealth of Joseph Penney – Principal
Massachuse s Cer fied
Title V Soil Evaluators Nicole Reilly, PE, LEED AP – Vice President

NEOWTC Registered Senior Staff Nicole Reilly
Sep c System
Inspectors Robert Babcock, PLS – Land Surveying Department Manager
Audie Osgood, PE, LEED AP – Senior Project Manager
OSHA 40 Cer fica ons Eric Prive, PE – Senior Project Manager
Brian Giroux, PE – Director of Engineering and Design
Providence, RI | Michael Gavi , PLS – Senior Survey Project Manager
Molly Titus, PE – Senior Project Manager
David Russo, PE – Senior Project Manager
Sheryl Guglielmo, LEED AP – Senior Project Manager
Brandon Carr, PE – Senior Project Manager

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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
O•ff iceProLvoidceanticoe,nRsI costs. It takes a skilled hand to compile the data that becomes the ultimate
• Boston, MA foundation of a development project or land transaction. Our survey
• Newport, RI department is made up of professional land surveyors, field technicians, and
office support that employ robotic total stations, digital data collectors, GPS
Total Employees technology, and Autodesk Civil 3D.

55 + DiPrete Engineering supports a continually growing base of repeat clients
including engineering firms, contractors, property owners, developers, utility
Professional companies, public agencies, financial institutions, and attorneys. We depend
Registrations upon continued repeat business and work hard to keep our clients satisfied.

Professional Land Types of Surveys Robert Babcock
Surveyors Michael Gavitt
DiPrete Engineering offers the following types of land surveying services: Matthew Insana
• Connecticut Christian Sutter
• Massachusetts • Boundary Survey and Topographic Survey
• New Hampshire • Wetland Flag Survey
• Rhode Island • Hydrographic Survey
• 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
preparation and support services:
Certifications
• Subdivision Record Plans
OSHA 40 HAZWOPER • Plot Plans
• Boundary and Topographic Survey Plans
OSHA 10 Hour • Regulatory and Site Analysis Plans
• Public Hearing Testimony
BBS (Behavior Based
Safety) Senior Survey Personnel

Work Zone Traffic Safety Christopher Duhamel, PE, PLS – Principal
Robert Babcock, PLS – Land Surveying Department Manager
Confined Space Entry Michael Gavitt, PLS – Senior Survey Project Manager
Matthew Insana – Senior Survey Technician
AMTRAK Railroad Safety Steven Resendes – Senior Crew Chief
Christian Sutter, PWS – Environmental Scientist/Field Engineer
Scuba Certified

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Section 2 Team Experience

Dennis L. DiPrete, PE

Principal

Years Experience Profile

30+ Dennis formed DiPrete Engineering in 1988 a�er gaining engineering
experience on public and private projects in Massachuse�s, New
Professional Hampshire, and Rhode Island. As principal of the firm, he is involved
Registra�ons in the strategy, design, and public presenta�on side of projects. He is
a leader of the firm’s major ini�a�ves including providing stellar client
State of Rhode Island service, reducing costs through standardiza�on of processes, the use
Professional Engineer of Lean techniques, and overall firm growth.

State of Connec�cut Dennis is also ac�ve with many of the firm’s projects and provides
Professional Engineer guidance to our clients and to the firm’s engineering teams. Dennis
was the recipient of the Freeman Life�me Achievement Award
Educa�on presented by the Providence Engineering Society in 2007 for
Merrimack College, demonstra�ng engineering excellence and advancing the engineering
Bachelor of Science in profession throughout his career.
Civil and Environmental
Engineering, 1980 Work Experience
• Over 20 years of extensive experience with site design including all types of u�li�es, grading,
Professional
Affilia�ons master planning, and environmental permi�ng for public and private developments.

RI Home Builders • Planning experience includes a Master Plan for Eastern Connec�cut State University and many
Associa�on (RIHBA)
(Director) residen�al, commercial, and marine construc�on projects including industrial parks, retail
centers, subdivisions and mul�family homes.
Grow Smart RI
(Board Member) • Over 20 years of environmental planning and design on projects throughout New England

Bradley Hospital including groundwater studies, hydrology and drainage studies, Phase 1, Phase 2, and 21E
(Board of Governors) hazardous waste studies, landfill closures, environmental impact studies, and regulatory
permi�ng.
Ocean Tides Residen�al
and Educa�onal Facility • Over 10 years of experience on transporta�on-related issues including surveys for reconstruc�on
(Board Member)
of MBTA tracks north of Boston, traffic impact statements and assessments for local and state
Urban Land Ins�tute highways, Mass DPW Highway designs, intersec�on design, future growth projec�ons and impact
(RI Co-chair) avoidance.

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

design of plans that are created using good planning prac�ces as well as providing affordable
housing op�ons.

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

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

• New England Ins�tute of Technology – Planning, surveying, and engineering design for the

reloca�on 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.

• Harborfront – A brownfield redevelopment project consis�ng of residen�al, commercial, and

retail space along the East Providence waterfront for Chevron Corpora�on.

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Leonard R. Bradley, PE

Principal

Years Experience Profile

30+ Mr. Bradley joined the firm in 2000 after gaining 12 years of
engineering and design experience in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Professional As one of the firm’s Vice Presidents, Len is responsible for new business
Registrations 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, watershed
State of Rhode 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.
• Harborfront – 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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Sheryl Bezak Guglielmo, LEED AP

Senior Project Manager

Years Experience Profile

14 Ms. Guglielmo joined DiPrete Engineering in November 2006 a�er
comple�ng her college educa�on in Boston, Massachuse�s. As one
Professional of the firm’s Project Managers, Sheryl is responsible for various
Registra�ons aspects of a project including conceptual planning, engineering
design, construc�on oversight, project management, and client
US Green Building rela�onships. Sheryl’s exper�se lies in redevelopment projects
Council (USGBC), LEED that require a great deal of coordina�on with owners and team
Accredited Professional members.

Educa�on Work Experience
• Project management for commercial and industrial
Wentworth Ins�tute of
Technology, Bachelor of developments including engineering design, permi�ng, project
Science, 2006 scoping, scheduling, invoicing, and providing assistance to
technical staff.
Professional
Affilia�ons • Development design including retail centers, restaurants, public/government buildings,

American Planning commercial projects, mixed-use, industrial, and planned developments.
Associa�on (APA)
• Review of local and state regula�ons and prepara�on of regulatory applica�ons, plans, and
Interna�onal Council of
Shopping Centers (ICSC) reports for city and town submissions.

Addi�onal • Presenta�on of land development projects to planning, zoning, and conserva�on commissions
Experience
including Cranston, RI, Glocester, RI, Johnston, RI, North Kingstown, RI, South Kingstown, RI,
City of A�leboro Belchertown, MA, Norwell, MA and Salem, NH.
Planning Board
• Prepara�on of construc�on documents and specifica�ons for bidding and implementa�on.
ICSC Next Gen Boston • Construc�on management including bidding assistance, evalua�on of bids, site mee�ngs and
Commi�ee Member
inspec�ons, responding to submi�als and RFI’s, review of site-related contractor invoices, and
Southern New England prepara�on of punch lists.
APA Conference
Commi�ee • Asset management support including prepara�on of lease plans, tenant exhibits, future build-out

APA Rhode Island assessments, and marke�ng materials.
Board of Directors
• Prepara�on of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) submi�als.
ACE Mentor Program
Project Experience
Women in • Infinity Meat Solu�ons – Surveying, permi�ng, and construc�on documenta�on for a 200,000 sf
Transporta�on (WTS)
Board of Directors protein-packaging facility located at Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown, RI.

Awards • Millstone Medical – Site/civil engineering for a 60,000 sf medical device manufacturing facility

2013 APA Rhode Island including stormwater management and u�lity design, and obtaining approvals through the Fall
President’s Award for River Redevelopment Authority and Site Plan Review Commi�ee.
Dis�nguished Service
• Blackstone Valley Regional Transfer Center – Engineering design and local/state permi�ng
Providence, RI |
associated with a 34,100 sf transfer sta�on with inside rail access, a rail siding for storage, in and
outbound truck scales for commercial and residen�al refuse, and scale house in Pawtucket, RI.

• New England Waste Systems – Engineering design and local/state permi�ng associated with a

new 47,500 sf transfer sta�on building with inside rail access, in and outbound truck scales, and
scale house located at Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown, RI.

• Broadrock Renewables Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility – Land-use permi�ng, site engineering,

surveying, and construc�on administra�on for a 33-megawa� landfill gas-fired combus�on
turbine combined-cycle electric genera�on plant at the Central Landfill in Johnston, RI.

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Section 3 Project Portfolio

Citizens Bank Corporate Campus

Johnston, Rhode Island

The Citizens Bank Corporate Campus project included
425,000 square feet of new building, structured parking,
athletic fields, tennis and basketball courts, and walking
trails. The building itself features collaborative work space,
a call center, executive offices, and dining and fitness
facilities. Throughout the campus there is 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.

Project Team with Senator Reed

In addition to the campus, this one-of-a-kind project included 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 was
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 as key in 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.

The campus is designed to foster collaboration among colleagues, create an excellent experience for their
customers, and become a special place for the community. The bank’s headquarters remains in downtown
Providence. Citizens has about 5,300 total employees in Rhode Island, including workers at branch locations.

Aerial by Dimeo Construction

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Würth Baer Supply Company

East Providence, Rhode Island

Würth Baer Supply Company is one of the nation’s
leading specialty wholesale distributors to the
woodworking industry, offering an extensive inventory
of decorative and functional hardware and fittings,
tools, shop supplies, surfacing materials, and board
and panel products.
DiPrete Engineering provided engineering design,
surveying, and construction stakeout services for their
new location on the former Fram Factory property on
the East Providence/Pawtucket city line.
The development plan included a 100,000 square foot
distribution building (90,000 warehouse and 10,000
office), associated parking spaces, and loading docks
on a 6.6-acre site. The distribution center will be
served by a new railroad spur that will provide access
to the Providence & Worcester Railroad.
DiPrete Engineering obtained the following approvals:

• East Providence Waterfront Commission
• City of East Providence
• RIDOT Physical Alteration Permit
• RIDEM Freshwater Wetlands
• Municipal Water and Sewer Permits

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Edesia

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Edesia is a non-profit company that produces ready-to-
use therapeutic foods, partnering with organizations
such as UNICEF, the USDA and the World Food
Programme. In 2014, the company relocated from East
Greenwich into a larger space at the Quonset Business
Park, lured by the Park’s attractive site-readiness
packages.

DiPrete Engineering teamed with RGB Architects to
design and permit Edesia’s new headquarters, which
features 80,000 sf of manufacturing and office space.
DiPrete lead the permitting through the Rhode Island
Department of Environmental Management and the
Quonset Development Corporation. Engineering
tasks included design of sand filters and infiltration
ponds for stormwater management, conceptual
designs to accommodate a future railroad spur, utility
connections, and grease-trap design for laboratory
process waste.

DiPrete Engineering’s scope of work included:
• Existing Conditions Survey
• Engineering Design
• Regulatory Permitting
• Landscape Architecture
• Construction Documents
• Technical Specifications
• Construction Assistance & Surveying

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Cadence Science Expansion

Cranston, Rhode Island

Cadence, Inc. is a leading supplier of advanced products,
technologies and services to medical, life science,
automotive, and industrial companies worldwide.
Cadence manufactures the critical elements of the
most complex systems in the world, enabling better
performance and improving outcomes.
Cadence, Inc. teamed with DiPrete Engineering to survey,
design, and permit a new 34,000 square foot expansion
and over 200 parking spaces at their Cranston facility.
Cadence is investing $3.3 million in this expansion to
make way for additional precision machining, laser
processing, and automation equipment. The expansion
will bring the Cranston facility size to 77,000 square feet.
“Our Cranston facility has quickly become one of the
major facilities in the U.S. for precision machining of the
most complex parts that go into surgical devices,” said
Alan Connor, President and CEO of Cadence.
The expansion required permitting through the City of
Cranston, Rhode Island Department of Environmental
Management, and the Rhode Island Department of
Transportation.
For more information,
visit www.cadenceinc.com

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Millstone Medical Outsourcing, LLC

Fall River, Massachusetts

Millstone Medical Outsourcing, LLC has been in business
since 2004 and provides the medical device industry with
post-manufacturing services including: validation and
engineering services, advanced mechanical inspection,
ultrasonic cleaning and passivation, clean room packaging,
non-sterile packaging and comprehensive warehousing.

The company is headquartered out of Commerce Park in Fall
River, MA. Increasing demands have resulted in the need for
a new 56,300 square foot freestanding building. The building
will be located on the last vacant parcel in the Park which is
adjacent to the existing facility.

The vision for the site was to create a campus feel by
designing vehicular and pedestrian access between the
existing headquarters and the new building. The site plan
features a 48,000 square feet building footprint with an
8,300 square foot mezzanine, 5 loading docks, 99 parking
spaces, motorcycle parking, bicycle racks, vehicle charging
stations, abundant landscaping, and an outdoor patio area for
employees.

DiPrete Engineering’s scope of work included ALTA/NSPS
Land Title Survey, land planning, site/civil engineering
including stormwater management and utility design, and
obtaining approvals through the Fall River Redevelopment
Authority and Site Plan Review Committee.

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China Eternal Copiers Technology

Raynham, Massachusetts

China Eternal Copiers Technology Co., Ltd, (CET) a
Beijing-based manufacturer of over 5,000 types of
copier products, has branches in the USA, Singapore,
Russia, Spain, Brazil and Dubai, and sales outlets in
nearly 20 countries.

The company opened its first overseas market in
2006 in the Raynham Woods Commerce Center in
Raynham, MA. Increasing demands resulted in the
need for a 22,000 square foot warehouse expansion
on the existing 23,180 square foot building and 10
new parking spaces at the facility.

DiPrete Engineering collaborated with the design-
build contractor, New England Construction, and
China Eternal to lead the site development through
the Raynham permitting process.

The project went through the site plan review
process with the Planning Board. Site/civil design
included grading and drainage associated with the
addition, new parking stalls and walkways, and the
design of a new stormwater infiltration pond.

Photo Credit: China Eternal Copiers Technology

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Conneaut Industries, Inc.

West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Conneaut Industries is a leading supplier of specialty
industrial yarns used by an extensive range of
end-users, including automotive, electrical wire
& cable, electronics, aerospace, and composite
materials. Conneaut yarns and fibers are distributed
throughout the world.

The company’s existing facility is located on Hopkins
Hill Road in West Greenwich, RI. Increasing demands
resulted in the need for a 25,000 square foot free-
standing warehouse adjacent to the existing building.
The new building includes two loading docks, a truck
drive-thru, a new septic system, water, electric, and
gas services, extensive grading, and stormwater
management.

DiPrete Engineering collaborated with the design-
build contractor, New England Construction, and
Conneaut to lead the site development through
the Town of West Greenwich permitting process.
The project was reviewed by RIDEM for proximity
to wetlands, septic and stormwater design. It also
required extensive coordination with Kent County
Water for the new water service. The team also
brought the project through the development plan
review process with the Planning Board.

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LA Fitness

Providence and Pawtucket, Rhode Island

DiPrete Engineering teamed with The Procaccianti
Group to deliver a pad-ready site for a new 45,000
square foot LA Fitness. The entrance to the two-story
healthclub faces it’s new parking lot, with the rear
of the building facing Ann Mary Street. A wide swath
of windows are seen on the side of the building that
runs along North Main Street and the parking lot is
landscaped with trees and shrubs.

This site was more challenging than others in that
there was a multi-level building on the site. The new
building sits over an old bowling alley that previously
had a parking deck above and the new parking is over
a former Sears building. The site required significant
demolition and abatement. It is also located in
Providence and Pawtucket and required permitting
through both municipalities. Some of the other
challenges included meeting the latest stormwater
requirements, protecting the adjacent streets,
constructing an 17’ x 615’ block retaining wall, and
salvaging old utilities.

DiPrete Engineering also completed the initial
ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey, worked through the
conceptual planning to achieve the tenant’s request
for parking with the appropriate square footage while
meeting the requirements for landscaping stormwater
management, state and local regulatory permitting,
construction documentation, and construction
administration.

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Hope Artiste Village Lofts

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Hope Artiste Village, a large, modernized mill
property located at 1005 Main Street in Pawtucket
and comprised of office space, artist studios, light
industrial work space, and retail, is home to 149
loft-style housing units at the rear of the property on
Esten Avenue.
Urban Smart Growth, an innovative real estate
development and management company teamed up
with DiPrete Engineering, David Presbrey Architects,
Garcia Galuska DeSousa Inc., Northeast Engineers &
Consultants, Inc., Metric Corporation, and Santander
to design and create the 500 to 1,325 square foot,
open concept-style units.
Parking for the lofts includes 396-spaces at a lot on
Esten Avenue. The project will also include 52 storage
units for tenants in the lower floors of the building.
DiPrete Engineering completed permitting through
the Pawtucket Building Department and received
approvals from Narragansett Bay Commission
Commercial Sewer Connection and Narragansett Bay
Commission Stormwater Connection. The team also
provided construction assistance during sidewalk,
roadway, and parking area alterations.

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Keats Garden

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

DiPrete Engineering teamed with Blackstone Valley
Development Corp. on Phase II of Belmont Commons.
The project is for Arc of Blackstone Valley (ABV), a
service organization for adults with intellectual and
developmental disabilities. Keats Garden, a 20-unit
assisted living center, completes the Arc’s “Manton
Street Initiative”.
Keats Garden features entrances with automatic
doors, blinking doorbells for the hearing impaired,
and front-door peepholes at wheelchair height. Phase
II of the project included demolition of the former
ABV headquarters, site design of the new building,
an underground infiltration system for rooftop
runoff, accessible parking, outdoor patios, sidewalks
and gardens. A future expansion area to be located
adjacent to the new building was also designed and
permitted.
DiPrete performed site engineering and permitting
through RIDEM, the City of Pawtucket, Pawtucket
Water, and Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC). The
site was part of a combined sewer system, where
stormwater and sanitary sewer went into the same
location. Working with the City of Pawtucket, DiPrete
was able to remove the stormwater from the NBC
sewer system, providing a higher level treatment of
stormwater as well as sanitary sewer.
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Belmont Commons

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

DiPrete Engineering teamed with Blackstone Valley
Development Corp. on an exciting project for Arc of
Blackstone Valley (ABV), a service organization for
adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Belmont Commons, a 10-unit assisted living center,
is Phase I of Arc’s “Manton Street Initiative”. The site
features automatic doors, blinking doorbells for the
hearing impaired, front-door peepholes at wheelchair
height, and handicap ramps.

DiPrete worked with the owner and architect for
construction and phasing of the site, which previously
acted as ABV’s headquarters. Belmont is now a
12,750 sf building containing one- and two-bedroom
affordable apartments.

DiPrete performed site engineering and permitting
through RIDEM, the City of Pawtucket, Pawtucket
Water, and Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC). The
stormwater mitigation consisted of an underground
infiltration system for rooftop runoff, a rain garden,
and an above-ground infiltration pond. The site was
part of a combined sewer system, where stormwater
and sanitary sewer went into the same location.
Working with the City of Pawtucket, DiPrete was
able to remove the stormwater from the NBC
sewer system, providing a higher level treatment of
stormwater as well as sanitary sewer.

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Pawtucket Projects

Rhode Island

DiPrete Engineering has provided surveying, site engineering, permitting, and construction oversight for
projects located in Pawtucket on behalf of developers, architects, and private/public institutions. The scope
of work for these projects includes new construction, redevelopment, and infrastructure upgrades or
modifications.

Below is a list of active or completed projects:

Project Client Scope of Work

Belmont Commons Assisted Living Blackstone Valley Development Corp. New Construction

Blackstone Place Plaza Linear Retail Properties, LLC Surveying Services

Blackstone Valley Apartments Saccoccio & Associates Infrastructure Improvements

Blackstone Valley Prep Elementary School Rhode Island Mayoral Academies Expansion

Blackstone Valley Regional Transfer Station JR Vinagro New Construction

Dollar General The Discovery Group Redevelopment

Hope Artiste Village Lofts Urban Smart Growth Redevelopment

Keats Garden Assisted Living Saccoccio & Associates New Construction

LA Fitness The Procaccianti Group New Construction

Max Read Field Pare Corporation Surveying Services

Park Street Apartments Pawtucket Housing Authority Surveying Services

Pawtucket Central Falls Development Pare Corporation Surveying Services

SAFStore W&A Engineering New Construction

Tidewater Landing Milone & MacBroom New Construction

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