CIVIL ENGINEERING

Cherenzia has been providing civil engineering services throughout Southern New England for over 30 years. Based in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, our staff consists of registered professional civil engineers, registered land surveyors, certified soil evaluators and drainage and soil erosion control specialists.

Cherenzia offers a full range of engineering services that allows us to manage a project from design to completion. We provide planning, design, engineering and consulting for commercial, residential, recreational, land conservation and multi-use development projects. We produce timely and cost efficient solutions by establishing objectives early in the project, maintaining stringent design standards, taking advantage of site features, and proactively addressing physical, environmental and regulatory constraints. Cherenzia's staff offer expertise in the following areas:

  • Site Design
  • Storm Water Management
  • Drainage Design
  • Subdivision Design and Permitting
  • Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Design
  • Erosion and Sedimentation Control Design
  • State & Local Permitting
  • Docks and Marinas
  • Design-Build Services
  • Construction Documents
  • Engineered Cost Estimates

The environmentally sensitive inland and coastal wetland areas that make up Southern New England have specific design constraints and requirements. Cherenzia's integrated team of professionals are uniquely prepared and experienced in the interaction with local, state and federal agencies including RIDEM, CTDEP, CRMC and the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.


LAND DEVELOPMENT
 

The ability to make use of any piece of land is now dependent upon the ability to satisfy multiple federal, state and municipal regulations. During the last three decades, Cherenzia has built a multi-disciplinary team of professionals capable of meeting these challenges. By providing thorough feasibility studies and site analyses, our team can develop an innovative, cost efficient site plan that meets your needs as well as conforming with local regulations and/or environmental constraints.

Land development is a team effort, and assembling a team of professionals to address the environmental, economic, physical and political issues inherent in a complex development project is critical. A developer's success depends on the ability to coordinate the completion of a series of interrelated activities efficiently and at the appropriate time.
At Cherenzia, the development team consists of many professionals, including civil engineers, architects, landscape architects, and site planners to address project design; market consultants to determine demand and a project's economics; attorneys to handle agreements and government approvals; environmental consultants and soils engineers to analyze a site's physical limitations and environmental impacts; surveyors and title companies to provide legal descriptions of a property; and lenders to provide financing.

Over the years, Cherenzia has successfully designed and acquired the necessary approvals for all types of projects including the following:

  • Residential subdivisions
  • Conservation developments
  • Mixed use developments
  • Commercial developments
  • Marinas
  • Municipal facilities
  • Historic replication
  • Charitable institutions
  • Retail developments

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Cherenzia has extensive experience working side-by-side with private developers, government agencies, and local communities investigating and cleaning up vacant or under utilized properties, promoting recreational opportunities, providing urban housing, and creating jobs through successful completion of Brownfields projects.

Cherenzia offers comprehensive knowledge of due diligence, site investigation, remedial action planning, and regulatory coordination for all types of redevelopment projects including vacant industrial properties, complex property conversions, and municipal landfills. Cherenzia also provides remedial services for the interior abatement of asbestos, lead, and mold, as well as construction management services.

The environmentally sensitive inland and coastal wetland areas that make up Southern New England have specific design constraints and requirements. Cherenzia's integrated team of professionals are uniquely prepared and experienced in the interaction with local, state and federal agencies including RIDEM, CTDEP, CRMC and the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.

Environmental Engineering services performed by Cherenzia include the following:

  • Risk-based environmental decision-making
  • Public participation/community relations
  • Remedial investigation/feasibility studies
  • Brownfields redevelopment
  • Groundwater/soil/sediment remediation
  • Ecosystem restoration
  • Stormwater management and permitting
  • Wastewater engineering and design
  • Regulatory negotiation
  • Asbestos/lead-based paint
  • Construction management

LAND SURVEYING

At Cherenzia, our use of Electronic Total Stations and Data Collectors in conjunction with the latest AutoCAD Software provides for rapid processing of accurate information. Sophisticated Global Positioning System (GPS) capability allows us to provide boundary and topographic surveys and wetlands mapping with enhanced precision and speed. With the latest technological equipment and software, Cherenzia is able to provide all of our land surveying services with enhanced precision and speed while being efficient and cost effective.

Land surveying services performed by Cherenzia include the following:

  • Boundary and Topographical Surveys
  • ALTA Surveys
  • GPS Services
  • Aerial Mapping
  • Wetlands Mapping
  • Construction Layout
  • Subdivision Plans
  • Condominium Plans
  • Flood Hazard Certifications
  • FEMA Elevation Certificates and Map Amendments
  • Expert Testimony & Litigation Support

In 1987, Cherenzia acquired Rossi & Lewis Engineers, the oldest land surveying firm in southern Rhode Island. This investment gives Cherenzia the most complete set of historical survey and site records available for the area and provides the company with the ability to avoid costly and duplicative costs for its clients.

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