Civil Engineering Portfolio
Land Planning/Subdivisions Projects:
Hancock has developed residential, commercial and industrial subdivisions for contractors and developers throughout the region. Development projects have benefited from our extensive experience, and many have relied on our unique body of expertise, including affordable housing projects and open space concepts. Hancock engineers are invested in all phases of the subdivision process from initial land planning and design, and ending with representation and final approval.
Andrews Farm Affordable Housing, Boxford, MA
Furnished permit plans and infrastructure construction drawings for 54 unit detached housing project east of I-95. Conducted soil testing and groundwater monitoring efforts. Approval process included coordination with Planning Board and Conservation Commission in both Boxford and Topsfield.
Townsend Farms Subdivision, Boxford, MA
Furnished permit plans and infrastructure construction drawings for 120 acre single family subdivision off Middleton Road. Performed deep soil observation and percolation testing, stormwater management computations and local approval process services. Design included over one mile of roadway, twin 60-inch diameter RCP culvert and fire ponds.
Bayns Hill Subdivision, Boxford, MA
Planned, designed and obtained approval acquisition for a 14-lot subdivision on Stiles Pond. Hancock prepared a complete set of documents including plans and stormwater management report for a twelve hundred foot roadway traversing Bayns Hill. Hancock was responsible for obtaining approvals from Planning Board and Conservation Commission.
Crane River Village West, Danvers, MA
Planned, engineered and obtained approval for a 58 residential unit subdivision adjacent to Crane River. Engineering design consisted of roadway, drainage, utilities and wetland mitigation. Hancock designed a stormwater management system engineered to detain and treat storm runoff. The detention facility also serves as wetland replication area required to mitigate wetland alterations needed for roadway construction. Hancock represented project before Danvers Planning Board, Board of Health and Conservation Commission.
Hood Farm I and II, Ipswich, MA
Provided complete engineering services during development of a 15 and 9 residential lot open space preservation subdivision. Planned out the subdivision road and lot layout, perc tested all lots, coordinated with aerial topography subcontractors and designed the complete subdivision. Included in the design was one mile of water main extension outside of site and drainage system that included design of a groundwater infiltration stormwater management area. Hancock was responsible for obtaining approvals from Planning Board, Conservation Commission and Water Commissioners. Hancock personnel did one hundred percent of the representation.
Ferncroft Heights Subdivision, Middleton, MA
Provided engineering services for this 31 unit residential subdivision. Hancock was responsible for the planning and the design of the roadway, utilities and stormwater management on this difficult site. Due to existing topography, extensive use was made of individual sewage grinder pumps discharging through a network of force mains into gravity sewer lines. Wetland mitigation was also required and all approvals including Water Quality Certification and Environmental Notification Form were obtained by Hancock.
Flint Hill, Middleton, MA
Provided planning and engineering for a 13 lot residential subdivision. Design included 900 foot road, stormwater management system consisting of a detention pond with an engineered control structure. Additionally, Hancock redesigned existing street alignment in order to improve sight distance and drainage. Hancock represented the project through the entire approval process. Concerns regarding stormwater management and existing street alignment were key issues.
Chaplin Hills, Georgetown, MA
Provided planning and engineering for a 10-lot residential subdivision. Design included 1,000 foot road, a stormwater management system with detention pond and stilling basin. Hancock delineated wetland resource areas and obtained an Order of Conditions from the Conservation Commissions. Hancock also provided boundary survey and control for aerial topography. Hancock did all representation.
Site Plans:
Hancock has extensive experience in the design and permitting of a wide variety of commercial, residential, institutional projects and Chapter 40 B (affordable housing). Our engineers are knowledgeable in the preparation of permit site plans and construction site plans for elderly housing facilities, condominiums, office buildings, dormitories, school and university athletic fields, shopping centers, parking lot expansions. Most of the projects involve permitting under the Wetlands Protection Act and stormwater management using the latest computer modeling software. We coordinate the entire design and permitting process with the Planning Boards and Conservation Commissions and, if required, with Massachusetts Highway Department.
Danvers Properties One, Danvers, MA
Furnished permit and construction drawings for 52,000 square foot office space and 151 parking spaces. Stormwater design included 500 linear feet offsite drainage pipe and replacement of existing detention basin outlet structure. Stormwater analysis covered three conditions and six run-off scenarios using SCS TR-55 and reservoir routing software. Hydraulic analysis included hydraulic grade line computations for street drainage and culvert routing (Interstate 95) to satisfy Massachusetts Highway Department capacity criteria.
Ingersoll Farms, Danvers, MA
Furnished permit and construction drawings for 25 unit luxury condominium development on 11.2 acre site. Coordinated closely with historical consultant and landscape architect on detention basin and roadway design. Site included 5.8 acres of jurisdictional wetlands, resulting in a tight site layout. Utilities included 1,360 linear feet of 8 inch water main, 827 linear feet of 8 inch sanitary sewer, 440 linear feet 12 inch to 18 inch storm drain and 1,210 linear feet of 6 inch underdrain. Design included a 75-gpm submersible sewage pump station and 530 linear feet of 3 inch force main.
The Residence Inn, Danvers, MA
Furnished permit plans and infrastructure construction drawings for 96 unit detached building/hotel. Approval process included coordination with Planning Board and Conservation Commission.
The Woman's Health and Medical Arts Building, Beverly, MA
Furnished construction site plans for a three-story medical office building on Beverly Hospital campus. Hancock engineers coordinated with hospital, architects and contractors during the design of parking lots, access road and utility connections.
Ferrin Hall, Gordon College, Wenham, MA
Furnished construction drawings for a three-story residence hall. Hancock engineers designed site grading, utility connections and roof runoff infiltration systems.
Dr. Albert Ghassemian Medical/Office Building, Methuen, MA
Design and preparation of site development plans for a 40,000 square foot medical/office building. Involved extensive hydrologic analysis and design of underground infiltration system. Coordination with architect, structural/mechanical engineer, and municipal and state agencies was involved, including the preparation of an Environmental Notification Form (ENF).
Costco Wholesale Warehouse, Danvers, MA
Completed construction drawings for site improvements, drainage, sewer, water, paving and landscaping. Furnished permit drawings for 120,000 square foot retail building and a 700 stall parking lot. Hancock coordinated with traffic engineer and Massachusetts Highway Department to obtain curb cut permit and designed drainage for construction of acceleration and deceleration lanes.
Costco Wholesale Warehouse Addition, Danvers, MA
Furnished site plan approval permit plan and application for 20,000 square foot building addition. Completed construction drawings for site improvements including new truck dock, sewer, water, drainage, paving and landscaping.
North Shore Custom Homes, Lynnfield, MA
Prepared design plans and all regulatory/environmental submissions for an 8-unit, Chapter 40B, Affordable Housing Development. The design includes an on-site subsurface sewage disposal system and all infrastructure utilities. Environmental components include Notice of Intent and riverfront set back requirements along with numerous appeals.
Shipley Company, Marlboro, MA
Prepared site design of 24,000 square foot Mosaic Integration Laboratory Building, which included the upgrade of existing parking, drainage, and utility systems within the Shipley property. Work involved the computer modeling of an existing 400 vehicle parking facility, and it's impact on proposed detention ponds as well as the incorporation of other water quality control drainage features. Also prepared site design of an 11,000 square foot building addition to the main Shipley Corporate Headquarters Building. This project included the upgrade of existing drainage, and utility systems as well as the incorporation of handicap accessibility features
Roadway and Utility Design:
Hancock's civil engineers have extensive experience with the development of roadway and utility design including route selection, pavement design, utility plans, sewer designs, water distribution systems, drainage designs and construction specifications for any given project.
Four Mile Village, Boxford, MA
Designed sight distance improvements for main entry drive off Ipswich Road. Driveway intersected town roadside radius of curve. Design called for slope cut and limited revegetation.
Grapevine Road Sewer, Gloucester, MA
Developed a flexible sewer extension for one-mile portion of Grapevine Road. The sewer extension consists of an expandable network of 1 1/4" to 3" sewer force mains designed to handle flows from 2 to 50 residences. Use was made of dual lines in portion of the design in order to accommodate the immediate and projected future use of the sewer force main network.
56 Centre Street, Danvers, MA
Furnished permit and construction drawings for 25 unit luxury condominium development on 11.2 acre site. Coordinated closely with historical consultant and landscape architect on detention basin and roadway design. Site included 5.8 acres of jurisdictional wetlands, resulting in a tight site layout. Utilities included 1,360 linear feet of 8 inch water main, 827 linear feet of 8 inch sanitary sewer, 440 linear feet 12 inch to 18 inch storm drain and 1,210 linear feet of 6 inch underdrain. Design included a 75 gpm submersible sewage pump station and 530 linear feet of 3 inch force main.
Dimmock Street, Danvers, MA
Prepared drawings and obtained approval for construction of a street within an existing layout. Design included water main and sewer extension. The site included jurisdictional wetlands some of which lead to being filled and then replicated. Stormwater design included a detention pond and overflow into existing municipal drainage system.
Stormwater Management:
All new land development projects require stormwater management consisting of peak flow attenuation and stormwater treatment. Stormwater treatment in now a requirement under the new Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and Wetland Protection Act. Hancock has twenty years of experience designing various stormwater management systems including detention/retention basins, infiltration/groundwater recharge and best management practices (BMP). Hancock utilizes the latest stormwater modeling and drainage design software to efficiently design the most economical solution for any drainage problem.
Woodland Estates, Georgetown, MA
Design of a dry stormwater detention basin including control structure and earth berm in order to attenuate and treat runoff from a 14 lot residential subdivision. The design incorporates the latest BMP (Best Management Practices).
Hood Farm I, Ipswich, MA
Design of a dry stormwater detention basin with infiltration pits in the bottom. The basin was designed to handle a 100-year storm without overflow. The basin performed flawlessly during the October 1996 rainstorm.
Hood Farm II, Ipswich, MA
Design of a dry stormwater detention pond with a control structure in order to treat and attenuate runoff from a 10 lot residential subdivision.
Merrimac Valley Distribution, Danvers, MA
Furnished permit and construction drawings for 30,000 square foot warehouse addition. Project featured very flat topographic and new truck docks with associated storm drains just above 100 year floodplain.
Danvers Properties One, Danvers, MA
Furnished permit and construction drawings for 52,000 square foot office space and 151 parking spaces. Stormwater design included 500 linear feet offsite drainage pipe and replacement of existing detention basin outlet structure. Stormwater analysis covered three conditions and six runoff scenarios using SCS TR-55 and reservoir routing software. Hydraulic analysis included hydraulic grade line computations for street drainage and culvert routing (Interstate 95) to satisfy Massachusetts Highway Department capacity criteria.
Gordon College Physical Plant, Wenham, MA
Design of three stormwater retention/infiltration ponds to attenuate runoff from a proposed parking lot and building, and to protect adjacent bordering vegetated wetland. Latest BMP was used in the design consisting of detention ponds, infiltration ponds and deep sump catch basins.
Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems:
Our Massachusetts Department Environmental Protection trained soil evaluators analyze the soils to find the most suitable areas for disposal systems. With the new Title V regulations, Hancock engineers have designed hundreds of disposal systems including innovative/alternative disposal systems using recirculating and intermittent sand filters, single home FAST system, Wisconsin mound, grey water garden and pressure dosed soil absorption systems. We can efficiently design a system suitable for any type of use.
North Shore Vocational Technical School, Middleton, MA
Provided complete subsurface sewage disposal system design for new school facility. Our services included deep soil observation testing, percolation testing and design of a mounded, dosed leaching trench system including pumps, septic tanks and grease traps. Hancock was responsible for obtaining all permits for this system including variances from local regulations. Hancock also provided engineering inspection services during construction.
Centre School, Hamilton, MA
Designed a subsurface sewage disposal system upgrade for an elementary school and provided engineering inspection services during construction. Our services included deep soil evaluation, percolation testing and design of pressure dosed leaching area.
Wenham Housing Authority, Wenham, MA
Designed the repairs to Enon Village Senior Housing Complex to 13,500 gpd on-site subsurface sewage disposal system including a FAST pretreatment component. Work included design, specification construction cost estimate, bid support, wetlands delineation, Notice of Intent and Construction observation.
Lynnfield Housing Authority, Lynnfield, MA
Designed an on-site subsurface sewage disposal system for a 9-bedroom home for the handicapped.
Hood Farm II, Ipswich, MA
Designed sewage disposal systems for 10 residential lots.
12 Bowdoin Road, Ipswich, MA
Designed and obtained approval for an innovative/alternative system using single home FAST system and pressure distributed, soil absorption system for a single family dwelling directly adjacent to a salt marsh.
Jewell Mill, Rowley, MA
Designed and obtained approval for a sewage disposal system on a site with clay soils abutting Mill River. The disposal system consists of a black water treatment by Clivus. The grey water is disposed of by a conventional system consisting of a septic tank and a leaching field.
78 South Main Street, Topsfield, MA
Designed and obtained approvals for an alternative septic system including a Biolet composting toilet and Wisconsin mound leaching area. Site constraints included clay soils, wetlands, floodplain and small lot area.
72 Mill Street, Middleton, MA
Designed and received approvals for the first recirculating sand filter (RSF) system in town. The alternative design was dictated by lack of soils, small lot size and on-site well.
Solstice School, Rowley, MA
Provided a full scope of services including soil testing, survey design and permit approval. A recirculating sand filter (RSF) was included in the design due to poor soil conditions and lack of space for leaching facilities.
Trustees of Reservation, Crane Estate, Ipswich, MA
Performed official soil testing and designed a subsurface sewage disposal system to serve three residences and a performance hall. Major design challenges were slow percolation rate, high groundwater, intermittent use and presence of wetland resource areas.
Flint Hill Subdivision, Middleton, MA
Conducted official soil testing and designed subsurface sewage disposal systems for a 12 lot residential subdivision. Due to slow percolation rates, steep slopes and local regulations, the designs included stepped trenches, pumps and impervious barriers. All designs were approved and are in use.
Nightingale Estate, Wenham, MA
Performed subsurface sewage disposal system inspections per Title V (310 CMR 15) for the main dwelling and two accessory buildings. Worked with owner and local Board of Health to obtain permit for a replacement subsurface sewage disposal system.
Stillington Hall, Gloucester, MA
Performed subsurface sewage disposal system inspection for the Function Hall/Bed & Breakfast, and the guest cottage. Guided pumping contractor in the location of the system. Worked with the owner and local Board of Health to bring the system in compliance with Title V code.
Wenham Post Office, Wenham, MA
Performed subsurface sewage disposal system inspection for the building serving the Wenham Post Office. Worked with pumping contractor to locate system.
Municipal Consulting:
As a result of our knowledge, experience and reputation for quality service, Hancock has become a trusted outside consultant for several municipalities. Hancock has recently been called upon to provide services ranging from review of small site plans to large subdivisions.
Town of Tewksbury
Provide professional engineering consulting services to Planning Board and Conservation Commission. Included is review of subdivision and site plans for conformance to town regulations and bylaws; review of wetland filings (i.e. NOIs) for wetland delineation, replication methodology, and conformance to W.P.A./ Town bylaws; review of construction of utilities and roadways; provide professional consultation on an as-needed basis.
Danvers Board of Health, Danvers, MA
Performed field studies and data compilation to facilitate analysis of two developed but unsewered areas of Danvers. Working in conjunction with the Danvers Health Officer, Hancock developed a report of existing conditions, undertook water sampling and display graphics preparation and participated in a public videotaped presentation of the compiled data. The video and report were subsequently reviewed by town meeting officials, resulting in authorization of funds to design an extension to the municipal sewer system and ultimately, the abatement of wastewater pollution of a large portion of the Beaver Brook Watershed.
Roadways / Minor Highways:
Hancock Engineering has designed numerous roadway projects in conjunction with subdivision design throughout Eastern New England. We have also acted as regulatory and review agents in support of municipalities in reviewing and assessing traffic impacts for submitted site developments. We have performed numerous designs for projects that impacted the State Highway System. Our designs have satisfied all review agencies including the Massachusetts Highway Department.
Bayns Hill Subdivision, Boxford, MA
Designed 1500 feet of road traversing a steep hill. These roadway drawings included proposed grading and drainage system.
Hood Farm Subdivision, Ipswich, MA
Designed 2,500 feet of roadway. These roadway drawings included proposed grading and a drainage system design.
Woodland Estates, Georgetown, MA
Designed 1,600 feet of roadway. These roadway drawings included proposed grading and a drainage system design.
Powderhouse Lane Subdivision, Boxford, MA
Designed 1,000 feet of roadway. These roadway drawings included a proposed grading and a drainage system design.
Flint Hill Subdivision, Middleton, MA
Designed 900 feet of roadway. These roadway drawings included a proposed grading and drainage system design.
Ferncroft Heights Definitive Subdivision, Middleton, MA
Designed 2,500 feet of roadway traversing a steep hill. These roadway drawings included a proposed grading and a drainage system design and sewer system.
Baldpate Realty Trust Property, Georgetown, MA
Designed 1,500 feet of roadway. These roadway drawings included proposed grading and a drainage system design.
