Public engineering firm profile
Middlebury, CT
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GEODesign, Inc. is a geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and construction engineering practice founded in 1995 and headquartered in Middlebury, Connecticut. With a staff of thirty, including ten registered professional engineers, it has delivered solutions on thousands of projects across the country. GEODesign serves owners, developers, and contractors on projects spanning high-rise foundations, highway embankments, brownfield redevelopment, bridges, dams, and emergency storm-damage repairs.
Comprehensive geotechnical services from feasibility through construction, including subsurface exploration, foundation engineering, seismic analysis, slope stability, and special inspections.
Practical and environmentally sound solutions for site development, restoration, and regulatory compliance.
Geostructural support and engineering solutions during bidding, planning, design, and construction phases.
Targeted advisory, forensic, peer review, and emergency response services for complex property and infrastructure needs.
New London, CT | Infrastructure
Geotechnical peer review for a $250 million redevelopment of waterfront piers in New London, CT into a heavy-lift port facility supporting three offshore wind projects totaling over 1,700 MW.
View project sourcePortland, ME | VHB | Bridges
Geotechnical peer review for a 1,300-foot design-build bridge carrying US Route 1 between Portland and Falmouth Foreside, Maine.
View project sourceBoston, MA | Commercial
Geotechnical peer review for a 60-story building in downtown Boston's financial district with four levels of underground parking constructed using the up-down method.
View project sourceSan Francisco, CA | Commercial
Forensic evaluation and mediation testimony on settlement and foundation performance for a 58-story building in San Francisco, including assessment of remedial options.
View project sourceVT | Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) | Infrastructure
Triaged sites and developed on-the-spot designs to repair highway and railroad bridges, roadway embankments, and slopes that were taken out of service following historic flooding.
View project sourceBronx, NY | MetroNorth Commuter Railroad | Transit
Developed a slope stabilization scheme following a Tropical Storm Irene induced landslide that buried the tracks of the Hudson Line, shutting down service in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
View project sourceCromwell, CT | Sports & Recreation
Performed soil borings and stability analyses, and engineered a solution involving geosynthetic reinforcement and riprap protection to repair a massive 60-foot-deep riverbank washout caused by Hurricane Ida.
View project sourceLinden, NJ | Industrial
Provided pre-purchase and investment reviews of geotechnical aspects for multiple warehouse facilities ranging from 320,000 to 930,000 square feet.
View project sourceManhattan, NY | Healthcare
Provided forensic evaluation and mediation testimony for a claim relating to the excavation for a new hospital building with a two-level basement, featuring a sheet pile excavation support system.
View project sourceBoston, MA | Aviation
Reviewed and analyzed the movement of a 60-foot-deep cut-and-cover tied-back soil mix wall excavation where the third harbor tunnel enters Logan International Airport.
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The geotechnical issues on the Martin's Point Bridge project were many and quite complex. It was great having GEODesign in a peer review capacity... their extensive experience ensured that we got it right!