HISTORY AND COMPANY OVERVIEW
Hancock Associates has been recognized in Eastern Massachusetts as a leader in the land development industry since 1978. During this nearly 30-year period we have expanded our professional offerings and service region. Currently with 4 offices: Danvers, Lakeville and Marlborough, MA, and Salem NH, our territory now includes Central and Eastern Massachusetts, and Southern New Hampshire.
Hancock’s professional staff include land surveyors, civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, wetland scientists and landscape architects, and are licensed in various states, including Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. We also offer specialized credentials, including OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training, and MBTA and AMTRAK Contractor Safety Training. Our staff have contributed their skills to a myriad of project types: residential, commercial and retail development; hospitals, assisted-care facilities and medical buildings; school and university improvements; and Superfund, hazardous waste and landfill sites.
Extensive experience coupled with a dedication to on-going training and pursuit of current technological advances in equipment, computers and software is the foundation upon which the company has built project success in land development and infrastructure design.
DIVISIONS
Hancock Associates features 5 unique service divisions, each represented by an experienced body of professionals: Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Wetland Science and Landscape Architecture. Hancock’s in-house project coordination maximizes project efficiency.
Land Surveying
The land surveying staff at Hancock provides a wide range of services from cadastral, topographic and ALTA title insurance surveys to construction layout and G.P.S. We employ field crews fully equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and communications gear. Utilizing these total stations and electronic data collectors, fieldwork is downloaded and processed through AutoCAD based software and is efficiently calculated and plotted, producing a variety of digital and/or hardcopy formats. Our GPS capabilities include photo and control surveys and mapping surveys of wetlands, test pits, manholes, utility structures and other site features.
Civil Engineering
Hancock’s engineers are experienced in all facets of engineering design required to obtain permits for residential and commercial developments, including land planning and project representation. We are skilled in the design of roadways, minor highways, site grading, water distribution networks, sewer collection systems with or without pumping stations and storm water management facilities including hydrologic/hydraulic analyses.
Drawing upon our design expertise, Hancock also provides peer review submittals for municipal boards and commissions and provides expert witness testimony. Throughout its years in business Hancock has garnered respect among boards and commissions for its thorough and straightforward style, providing the firm with the credibility that expedites approval processes.
Geotechnical Engineering
Hancock’s geotechnical engineering division is structured to work collaboratively with our other divisions to provide a complete design package for our clients. We provide a variety of geotechnical engineering services, including subsurface and forensic investigations. Recommendations and design criteria for all types of foundations, including shallow or deep foundations, are based exclusively on site-specific soil conditions. Other services include reinforced concrete and segmental retaining wall design, soil slope stabilization and analysis.
Wetland Science
Hancock’s staff of wetland scientists are experts in wetland delineation,
soil evaluations, wetland functional assessment, construction design,
regulatory permitting and applicant representation. We are particularly
experienced at planning and implementing large-scale wetland delineations;
rare plant, animal, or sensitive ecological community surveys; developing
and implementing permitting strategy; and project representation. Our
project approach stresses early communication with public and private
agencies in order to focus efforts on issues that are of particular concern
to regulatory authorities.
Additionally, our professionals continuously monitor the ever-changing
federal, state and local environmental regulations and policies that impact
both inland and coastal projects.
Proper planning and design lead to successful permit acquisition, even for some of the most challenging sites. Hancock’s environmental staff is highly successful in obtaining regulatory approvals for projects ranging from large commercial projects to small residential construction. We also have extensive experience with permitting for coastal projects, including marinas, seawall construction and repair, and construction work within and adjacent to coastal zone resource areas.
SUMMARY
Professional experience combined with dedication to client goals and knowledge of the regulatory environment produce quality land use services at reasonable costs.
