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Tru by Hilton, Sussex County, DE

  • GTA provided subsurface exploration, geotechnical engineering, and construction observation and testing services including earthwork, foundations, slabs, and structural steel for the four-story, 44,000-SF, 90-room Tru by Hilton hotel with pool and fitness center, and a 7,200-SF, one-level retail building anchored by Starbuck.

Dogfish Head Brewery, Sussex County, DE

  • GTA provided subsurface exploration, geotechnical engineering, laboratory testing, and construction observation and testing (COT) services for Dogfish Head Brewery’s Bay 7 project.
  • The project involved removal of an existing 4-inch thick slab and replacing it with 24-inch-thick reinforced concrete pads which would be used to support the weight of 20, 70-foot-tall tanks within an existing warehouse.
  • Also provided COT services for a chiller addition and expansion of their wastewater treatment plant.

Rehoboth City Hall, Sussex County, DE

  • Construction observation and testing services for the new $21 million complex which includes the Parking Department and Communications Department building and City Hall.
  • The approximately 50,000 SF, three-story building with basement construction entailed selective demolition of existing features while expanding the overall building footprint.
  • Parking lot construction included porous pavement construction as an integrated feature of stormwater management for the project site.

Cape Henlopen Medical Center, Sussex County, DE

  • Two-story, 39,000-SF medical office building with 156 parking spaces on three acres.
  • Construction observation and testing services including earthwork, utilities, pavement, foundations, slabs, structural steel inspections.

Lewes Transit Center, Park & Ride, Sussex County, DE

  • Largest public sector pervious pavement project in Delaware.
  • Construction observation and testing services during all three construction phases.
  • GTA’s National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and American Concrete Institute (ACI) certified staff provided the quality control services.

ONE 22 ONE Office Tower, Davidson County, TN

  • 24-story, 365,000-SF office building with Class AA office space, dining, retail, fitness center, conference center, 3 levels of below grade parking, and 10 levels above grade parking.
  • GTA provided the geotechnical study, including recommendations pertaining to design of spread foundations on the bedrock surface, and construction observation and special inspections.

Avocet Tower, Montgomery County, MD

  • GTA provided geotechnical and environmental consulting services.
  • 22-story, 520,000-GSF mixed-use building with 220-key AC Hotel by Marriott, 370,000-SF office tower, and 2-story underground parking garage.

The Edge Apartments, Montgomery County, MD

  • GTA provided environmental consulting, underslab drainage system design, and construction observation and testing (COT) services.
  • 15-story, 154-unit luxury apartment tower with two levels of underground parking, located on 1.65 acres and within walking distance to the Bethesda Metro station.

Bowie Army Reserve Center, Charles County, MD

  • 79,795-SF ARC training facility, 5,703-SF organization maintenance shop, and 5,163-SF storage building, and infrastructure, several parking lots, associated infrastructure, and SWM.
  • GTA provided geotechnical consulting services including seismic site classification.
  • GTA also provided construction observation and testing services during construction.