R.J. Grondin & Sons completed an 800 foot long, 40-foot-high retaining wall for a customer in Poland, ME as part of an expansion of their loading dock area.
Team Grondin installed over 4,600 blocks totaling 24,000 sf of wall, with over 40,000 tons of crushed gravel backfill, as part of this expansive project.
R.J. Grondin & Sons is working with Great Falls Construction on the improvements to Hadlock Stadium, home of the Portland Seadogs baseball team. The project includes a new clubhouse and bullpen area, in addition to other improvements.
Team Grondin is responsible for the sitework including excavation and backfill & installation of underground utilities.
R.J. Grondin & Sons is working with Speedwell Construction on a new 4-story, 110 room extended-stay hotel on a two-acre site in Scarborough, ME.
Team Grondin is responsible for the sitework including clearing, excavation and backfill, timber pile ground improvement, paving & underground utilities.
R.J. Grondin & Sons is working with Sheridan Construction on the construction of a new joint vehicle maintenance facility for both the Maine Army National Guard and Maine Air National Guard.
The project is located on a 51-acre site in Saco and will include high-bay maintenance spaces, an exterior vehicle wash pad, storage space as well as office space complete with break rooms, classroom space and a physical fitness room.
Team Grondin provided and installed a 60,000 CY preload with wick-drain system. Upon removal of the preload, after the settlement period, we are responsible for all of the sitework including structural excavation and back backfill, underground utilities & paving.
R.J. Grondin & Sons is working with Great Falls Construction on the construction of a new 23,000 square foot facility for Summit Community Church.
Team Grondin will be providing excavation and backfill services for all new utilities, drainage, building foundation and exterior improvements.
R.J. Grondin & Sons is working with Cianbro on the construction of a new 115,000 square foot manufacturing facility for IDEXX Laboratories located on the former Scarborough Downs site in Scarborough Maine.
Team Grondin will be providing excavation and backfill services for all new utilities, drainage, building foundation and exterior improvements. Included in the scope of work is the establishment of a meadow area outside of the building work limits.
R.J. Grondin & Sons was selected by ARCO National New England to provide the commercial sitework for a new 161,000 square foot distribution facility in Saco, Maine.
The Grondin crews will prep the site and install a 65,000 CYD surcharge in preparation for a wick drain system. Once the site has settled, the surcharge will be removed and Grondin will provide excavation and backfill for the building foundation as well as installation of underground utilities and drainage.
When Copart needed a Contractor to complete the site construction for their new Facility in Windham, they turned to R.J. Grondin & Sons. Team Grondin partnered with the Copart team and provided cost-reducing alternatives to the original design, saving time and money.
The project develops a 40-acre site into an expansive 28-acre car storage lot, with a 7,300 sq ft combination office and maintenance garage. The project involves the construction of three different types of water treatment ponds over 5 acres, installation of over a mile of storm drain and underdrain collection and treatment type, installation of sewer, water, gas & electric utilities and the blasting and processing of over 43,000cy of ledge for fill and subbase gravel.
R.J. Grondin & Sons teamed up with Great Falls Construction in developing the last lot in the Gorham Industrial Park. The Grondin team is responsible for grubbing the 4-acre site, installation of erosion control measures while working along an adjacent wetland, installation of underground utilities. In addition, Grondin constructed a preload surcharge for the building footprint consisting of 20,000cy of material that will sit for 18 months on top of a wick-drain system. Once settlement has been completed, the surcharge will be used for fills and gravels for the site where a 21,000 sq ft multi-use commercial building will be constructed.
During the height of COVID, Abbott Laboratories needed to expand their existing testing facility in Scarborough quickly. They partnered with R.J. Grondin & Sons to construct a new parking area with over 520 spaces and extensive underground storage. Grondin needed to meet Abbott’s tight timeframe and delivered by completing the project on schedule and within budget.
Maine Behavioral Healthcare needed to expand to better serve the more than 40,000 Maine children with autism and other developmental disorders, so a new facility was added to the campus of Spring Harbor Hospital. The 28,0000 square foot Center for Excellence in Autism and Developmental Disorders facility was designed to provide the best therapeutic environment for the population. Compete with sound dampening systems to maximize comfort, an indoor gym, special nooks and cubbies to provide quiet retreats, visual communication supports, natural and controlled lighting that can be adjusted to meet sensory needs, and an extensive outdoor play area.
R.J. Grondin & Sons worked with Langford & Low to provide the sitework portion of this critical project. During this multi-year project, Grondin provided the structural excavation for the facility, removed over 11,000 CY material, installation of over 14,000 SF of porous pavers, underground utilities & site drainage, R-Tank systems, transformer pads, light pole bases, and all site improvements. Grondin was able to meet the Owners schedule and delivered our scope of work within budget.
The Portland Foreside Development project will bring a mixed-use space to the Portland waterfront. This 10-acre site will contain office space with parking garage, housing, hotel lodging, restaurants, retail shops, a marina and plenty of outdoor space.
R.J. Grondin & Sons, Inc. is working with Consigli Construction on Phase 1 of the project by performing all the sitework and site improvements. The scope of work includes over 10,000 CY of on-site excavation that can’t leave the site because of environmental constraints, importing and placing of over 12,000 CY of gravels for parking lots and foundation backfill, connections to all the sewer, gas and water mains as well as all new storm drain infrastructure, site lighting installation, paving and brick paver installation.
The York Judicial Center project will consolidate all of the state courts in York County into one 115,000 square foot building in Biddeford, ME. Once complete, the center will feature 10 courtrooms, a mediation suite, wooded landscaping, and plenty of parking.
R.J. Grondin & Sons is providing all the sitework associated with this important project, including site clearing, demolition, 22,000 CY of on-site excavation,, over 2,500 FT of drainage pipe, water and sewer main extensions from Rt. 1, excavation & backfill of all the lines associated with the geothermal well field, installation of nearly 5,000 SF of retaining wall, installation of over a mile of curbing, concrete sidewalk installation and light pole bases, , paving and other site improvements. One unique challenge for this project was needing to directional drill a 36” drainage pipe underneath Rt. 1, 18 feet deep, to grade, in order to provide drainage for the entire site. Completion of this important project is Spring 2023.
The Meadows at Piper Shores Project Site encompasses approximately 45-acres to be developed as an elderly residential community that will consists of three small neighborhoods with eight estate-style residences, eight duplex cottage residences, a 23,931-square foot clubhouse with 28 attached apartments, complete with restaurant/bar, fitness center, clinic and movie theater. In addition, the property abuts existing trails for walking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing.
R.J. Grondin & Sons is responsible for the sitework and utilities installation for this 3-year project. The scope of work includes blasting existing ledge and crushing for the onsite production of over 40,000 CY of gravels for the project, installation of over 3 miles of drainage piping, 3,000 ft of water main, 4,000 ft of sewer main, placement of 40,000 CY of common borrow and 13,000 CY of structural excavation, and installation of two wet ponds are just some of the activities Grondin will perform on this expansive project.
In 2020 Mercy Hospital made the decision to expand its facilities at their Portland campus in order to increase their capacity for serving patients in Southern Maine. In partnership with Consigli Construction, R.J. Grondin & Sons will perform the commercial site work for the expansion of one of the hospital’s existing buildings as well as the construction of a new, stand alone building adjacent to the current facility. As part of this project, we performed a large fill which included sub-base and base gravels in order to create a stable foundation for the new building as well as supporting future vehicle and pedestrian traffic. In preparation of both buildings, we provided excavation for the construction of building foundations while also completing the installation of water, sewer, gas, and drainage utilities.
R.J. Grondin & Sons broke ground at the new Ready Seafood site which is a design-build project on Route 1 in Saco, Maine, in October of 2018, knowing that the owner needed to do an entire buildout of the 52,000 square-foot building, from start to finish in 11 months – a very aggressive schedule. The new facility is the largest lobster processing operation in Maine with state-of-the-art technology and on-site storage. R.J. Grondin & Sons imported over 50,000 cubic yards of granular fill, sub-base gravels and base gravels in short order to allow the building contractor to start pouring concrete as soon as possible to meet strict specifications and more importantly, deadlines. The site was developed on 40 acres of raw land so all utilities such as water, sewer, drainage systems and a large stormwater pond were needed to develop the site. The site work was turned over to the owner on time and under budget.
R.J. Grondin & Sons has done multiple expansion projects for Idexx Laboratories since their inception in the mid-1980’s as they became a world leader in the veterinary testing market. In 2013-2014 we performed all the commercial sitework for the LEED-certified Synergy Center expansion at the Idexx World Campus. Only 4 years later, we began the next building addition project to the campus which will add over 100,000 square feet of office space to their sprawling campus. In between both building expansion projects, we also built additional parking as the future expansion would be in existing parking areas. As the building started going up, we excavated and backfilled for the concrete foundation while simultaneously installing all the water, sewer, gas and drainage utilities. Once all underground utilities were installed, site preparations continued with sub-base and base gravels to support the vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
