OCE had the opportunity to welcome two interns into our East Middlebury office and provide them with first-hand experience in a civil engineering firm. Mia Grasso, a UVM upperclassmen, and Daniel Anguish, a recent graduate of Vergennes Union High School and current University of Maine freshman, spent the better part of the summer working alongside [...]
Otter Creek Engineering is pleased to announce that it has helped the Addison County Community Trust secure funding for a new wastewater system at the Lindale Mobile Home Park, located off of Route 116 in Middlebury. OCE not only provided funding assistance but also has designed the new system and will provide bid and construction [...]
We are excited to announce the promotion of Brent F. Rakowski, P.E. to Vice President and equity partner. Brent will continue to serve in his existing capacity as a senior project engineer while also taking on a leadership role within the firm to aid in the mentorship and development of our staff. “Brent has been [...]
The Green Energy Times recently published an article highlighting the environmentally-conscious design and construction of the Upper Valley Community Transportation Center, for which OCE Vice President Brent F. Rakowski, P.E. was the engineer of record. The article explains one of the most interesting innovations of the bus station that Brent designed: "Another innovative aspect of [...]
OCE helped Rutland Town create a conceptual site plan which was used to help procure a Municipal Planning Grant from the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development for a pocket park in Rutland Town. The two-acre site is nestled between the Center Rutland Falls and Route 4 and will feature a walking path along [...]
While modern landfills are constructed with liners so that harmful substances won't leach into the surrounding environment, the town of Salisbury was home to the last unlined landfill in the state. Salisbury’s Landfill on Upper Plains Road was a regular local destination where townspeople would often run into each other, but residents understood the dangers [...]
Jason Larocque and Brent F. Rakowski, P.E. of Otter Creek Engineering had the opportunity to work alongside Middlebury College students and John McLeod of McLeod Kredell Architects to provide site design and permitting for the construction of two Habitat for Humanity homes on Seymour Street in Middlebury. OCE supports Habitat for Humanity of Addison County [...]
Since opening in 1993, The Memorial Sports Center has provided area residents with an exciting indoor recreational space. In fact, many OCE staff and their families have spent a great deal of quality time at the Sports Center themselves. When the Friends of Middlebury Hockey sought to expand—adding a heated second-floor viewing area, elevator, multi-purpose [...]
Otter Creek Engineering is pleased to announce that we are moving into a new chapter. As of July 1, Jason Larocque was promoted to President of the firm and Pete DeGraff stepped down after twelve years leading OCE. Jason and Pete have partnered together at OCE since the firm's founding in 1998. Together they have [...]
The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter (AIAVT) announced the recipients of its 2015 Excellence in Architecture Design Awards Program at its annual meeting held this year on December 10. OCE was thrilled to have our client, Bread Loaf Corporation (BLC) be honored for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Center at Landmark College [...]
