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Reed & Reed, Inc is one of northern New England’s largest and most versatile general contractors. Founded as a bridge building firm in 1928 by Captain Josiah W. Reed and his son Carlton Day Reed, the company has prospered under four generations of family leadership to build a long-standing reputation as one of Northern New England's top heavy contractors.







 
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Reed & Reed Awarded
Berkshire Wind Power Contract |
The Berkshire (Massachusetts) Wind Power Cooperative Corporation has selected Reed & Reed as EPC Contractor for its 15mw project in the Western Massachusetts town of Hancock. The project includes installation of 10 General Electric 1.5mw wind turbine generators (WTGs), turbine foundations, associated civil work and the electrical collector system.
Work is scheduled to begin in June 2009 and be completed in the fall. Reed & Reed won the $10 million contract in a competitive bidding process. The work includes design services as well as construction.
Reed & Reed President and CEO Jackson Parker noted that selection by the Berkshire Co-op underscores Reed & Reed’s leadership role in wind power construction in New England. Parker said, “We are extremely pleased to have been selected by the Berkshire Co-op for this important project. It will be the first of many commercial scale wind power projects in Massachusetts. Selection of our company to design and build it reflects the high level of skill our managers, engineers and craft workers have established while building numerous wind power projects throughout New England.”
REED & REED Recognized under OSHA’s SHARP Program |
The Reed & Reed shop and yard facility in Woolwich is now recognized as a SHARP site by OSHA. SHARP (the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) is a special program administered by OSHA to recognize achievements by employers in workplace safety and health and it is the highest honor given by OSHA. SHARP is oriented towards small, high-hazard workplaces. Participation is open to employers with worksites of 250 employees or less. Reed & Reed is proud to be part of a very select group of employers who voluntarily take the steps necessary to ensure their employees’ health and safety. By developing a comprehensive safety and health management system, we not only protect our employees, but also reduce insurance costs, improve employee morale, and increase productivity. These kinds of paybacks have been enjoyed by hundreds of small businesses across the nation. This is an achievement of which we are all very proud. |
Reed & Reed wins second Windpower Build Maine Award
Reed & Reed received its 7th Associated General Contractors of Maine “BUILD MAINE” Award at the annual NAWIC construction expo meeting in April for the Stetson Wind Project. The coveted awards are presented annually to high profile projects that meet stringent criteria for innovation, environmental sensitivity, safety and overall excellence and are considered the “Oscars” for Maine construction companies.
The 57-mw Stetson Wind Power project was completed in 2008 and will create enough clean, renewable electricity to power 60,000 homes. Reed & Reed, as EPC (Engineer-Procure-Construct) contractor, is the region’s leading based wind power contractor. AGC Maine Chief Executive Officer John O’Dea congratulated Reed & Reed saying “As you know, the Build Maine Award is presented to that company which best demonstrates a commitment to excellence and innovation in the process of completing its work. Reed & Reed’s ability to construct the Stetson Wind Farm safely in difficult conditions and on a tight timeline speak well for the company’s abilities”
Reed & Reed congratulates its employees and its outstanding subcontractors for completing the project without a single recordable injury while logging over 145,000 work hours. And the company salutes its client, First Wind, for its confidence in Reed & Reed. |
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Kibby Wind Power Work Underway

With mud season over activity has increased significantly at the Kibby Wind Power Project site. Earthmoving equipment was mobilized prior to spring thaw and ready to go to work on the last remaining leg of the A-ridge crane path. Crews are nearly complete with the A-ridge work and resources are being shifted to the B-ridge crane path. A-ridge stands ready for turbine erection in June. B-ridge earthwork is on schedule to be complete this fall.
The 132 mw project, the largest wind power project either on-line or under construction in New England, includes a total of 44 Vestas 3.0 MW wind turbines on two separate ridge lines in northern Franklin County, Maine. As EPC Contractor Reed & Reed is responsible for the design and construction of all site and civil work (including roads, turbine pads and WTG foundations), transport of WTGs to the Kibby site, installing the electrical collector system and erecting the turbines.
Foundation construction has resumed on the A-ridge with completion of all twenty-two on schedule for early July. Foundations consist of reinforced concrete pads rock-anchored to the bedrock.
The twenty-two Vestas V90 WTG machines have been delivered from Denmark and temporarily stored in Searsport, Maine. Delivery of the WTG equipment to site will start June 3. Road upgrades to the WTG component delivery route have been completed to accommodate the over-size loads. Approximately five loads of components per day will be moved from Searsport to Kibby to supply the erection crews.
One of Reed & Reed’s Manitowoc M-16000 crawler cranes has been mobilized to site. The 440-ton crane, carrying 315 feet of boom and a fixed mast to increase capacity, will be the primary erection crane for the WTG equipment. This crane is capable of picking the 85-ton nacelles and setting them on the 255-foot tall towers. The state-of-the-art crane was mobilized while the ground was still frozen and is now assembled and ready for work.
Electrical crews have mobilized and started installation of the collector system. The O&M building has been completed and turned over to the owner. The owner will use this building to house their facility operations staff.
Scheduled work for 2009 includes: completion of A-ridge foundations, erection of A-ridge WTG equipment and installation of A-ridge electrical collector. The twenty-two A-ridge machines are scheduled to be on line and delivering 66 MW to the grid in October. |
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Bridges
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Hancock - Sullivan Bridge
Hancock, Maine |
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Payne Road Bridge over MTA Spur
South Portland, Maine |
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Replace Route 2 bridge over the Penobscot River
Old Town and Milford, Maine |
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Fairfield - Benton Bridge over the Kennebec River
Fairfield and Benton, Maine |
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Penobscot Narrows Bridge
Prospect, Maine |
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Route 140 Bridge over the Androscoggin River
Canton, Maine |
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Brunswick-Topsham Bypass Interchange Ramp Bridges
Brunswick, Maine |
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Manchester Street Bridge
Concord, New Hampshire |
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Arch Bridge Replacement
Walpole, NH - Bellows Falls, VT, New Hampshire |
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Portland Bridge Approach Spans Substructure
Portland-South Portland, Maine |
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Penobscot River Bridge
Bangor-Brewer, Maine |
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Androscoggin River Bridge
Brunswick-Topsham, Maine |
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Reconstruction of Tukey's Bridge
Portland, Maine |
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I-95 Bridges Over Androscoggin River
Brunswick-Topsham, Maine |
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Buildings
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Student Dormitories, Administration & Ancillary Facilities
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Blast & Paint Facility
Bath, Maine |
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Fortuna Housing
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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The Lodge at Boom Cove
Mid-Coast Maine, Maine |
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Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center
Waterville, Maine |
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New Cruise Ship Terminal
Portland, Maine |
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Leander Jurgen Command Police Station
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Ingeborg Nesbitt Medical Clinic
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Ritz Carlton Club
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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First Bank Building
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Kennebec County Detention Facility
Augusta, Maine |
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Virgin Islands Community Housing Project
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Guinea Grove Condominiums
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Repairs and Alterations to Bachelor's Enlisted Quarters
Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine |
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Anti-Submarine Warfare Control Center
Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine |
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Patrol Aircraft Maintenance Training Facility
Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine |
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Environmental
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Waste Water Treatment Plant
Cruz Bay, St John, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Seabrook Harbor National Shoreline Project
Seabrook, New Hampshire |
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Submerged Bulkhead and Seawall Stabilization
East Boston, Massachusetts |
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Crossroads Landfill Phase 8C Retaining Wall
Norridgewock, Maine |
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Underground Fuel Tank Replacement
Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine |
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Underground Tank Removal
Brunswick, Maine |
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Water Treatment Plant
Boothbay, Maine |
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Jet Fuel Farm
Brunswick, Maine |
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Sheet Pile Cofferdam
Rockingham, Vermont |
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Parking Garages
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Exeter Hospital Parking Garage
Exeter, New Hampshire |
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Augusta Parking Garage
Augusta, Maine |
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Racino Parking Garage Precast Erection
Bangor, Maine |
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Maine Med Parking Garage Precast Erection
Portland, Maine |
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Pickering Square Parking Garage Phase II
Bangor, Maine |
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Spring Street Parking Garage Reconstruction
Portland, Maine |
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Elm Street Parking Garage
Portland, Maine |
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Plaza Parking Structure
Bangor, Maine |
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Central Maine Medical Center Parking Garage
Lewiston, Maine |
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Portsmouth Parking Garage
Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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Portland International Jetport Parking Garage
Portland, Maine |
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Chapel Street Parking Garage
Lewiston, Maine |
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Marine
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Wyoming Evocation Project
Bath, Maine |
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Construct New Marine research Pier
New Castle, New Hampshire |
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Marine Terminal Reconstruction
Bucksport, Maine |
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Mack Point Marine Terminal
Searsport, Maine |
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International Ferry Terminal Phase II
Portland, Maine |
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Eastport Fish Pier
Eastport, Maine |
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Old Orchard Beach Outfall
Old Orchard Beach, Maine |
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International Ferry Terminal Phase I
Portland, Maine |
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Effluent Disposal System
Old Orchard Beach, Maine |
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North & South Wharf Dredging & Dolphin Construction
Bath, Maine |
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Christiansted Boardwalk
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Breakwater Marina
South Portland, Maine |
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Maine Maritime Academy Pier
Castine, Maine |
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Dry Dock Dolphin
Portland, Maine |
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Sewer Outfall Pipe
Seabrook, New Hampshire |
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The weeks leading up to the holidays were busier than usual at the Arrowsic-Georgetown bridge site. Reed & Reed crews were preparing to move the two center spans of the existing bridge downstream to incorporate them in the temporary detour. The plan was to utilize these two truss spans (220 feet and 110 feet respectively) to span the two main channels of the Back River while building new temporary approach spans on both ends of the project. In order to do so, we designed the temporary structures and prepared a procedure to move them 45 feet downstream on slide beams until they filled the ‘gap’ between the new approach spans.
The contract allowed a brief traffic closure (8 hours) during which the bridge had to be moved. Provisions for passage of emergency vehicles during the closure were required which involved design and installation of temporary ramps between the existing bridge and the temporary alignment.
With everything in place, back-up plans worked out and crews drilled on their tasks, the move was set for December 21 beginning at 9:00pm. The weather was clear and cold with the mercury hovering between zero and 5 degrees. A winter storm dumped nearly 12 inches of snow the day before but our crews dug out and the move date was never in jeopardy.
A series of specially engineered hydraulic jacking components were utilized to pull the two spans in tandem along steel slide beams built in the Reed & Reed Fab Shop. The bridge moved slowly but steadily in short increments. The temperatures dropped through the night making life difficult for crews and hydraulic equipment but both held up extremely well. Morning commuters found themselves taking a new path across the Back River as they turned left, crossed the channel and turned right to return to the existing roadway alignment.
With traffic shifted to the detour, Reed & Reed crews are busy building two new abutments and a pier founded on ledge some 20 feet under water. The superstructure will be two-spans of steel plate girders and a concrete deck. Upon completion of the new bridge, Reed & Reed will remove the detour bridge and approaches.
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