Engineering

What do we do...

  

Our Department provides a wide variety of support services to Town departments, commissions, and boards. Some of our responsibilities include:

  • Feasibility studies,
  • Preparation of procurement documents,
  • Cost estimating/budgets, specifications, scheduling
  • Project management/coordination/oversight, payment authorization, value engineering
  • Review of designs/plans and estimates by outside consultants
  • Grant Preparation and Management
  • Conducting public procurement for vertical and horizontal projects (MGL chapter 7, 149, 30 & 30B).

We prepare procedures and manuals, such as:

  • The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Process Manual
  • The Beach Management Pan
  • Road Acceptance Procedures

We undertake annual management of various capital projects in addition to the reconstruction of the Town’s roadway system by:

  • Developing a 5 year construction plan and a 25 year outlay
  • Management of the Chapter 90 road building monies as well as Town funded Road Building monies-totaling 1.3 million dollars annually
  • Coordinate with state agencies such as Executive office of Transportation and private utility companies

Examples:

  • Grant Preparation & Management - PWED Grants, MORE Grants, CZM Grants & RT 3A CTPS Grant totaling approx. $2.2 million, plus Grant Preparation for the “Hingham Bathhouse” -Seaport Economic Council
  • Boiler Replacement Project at the Library
  • Roof replacement at the Library
  • Capping of the Landfill
  • South Shore Country Club sewer expansion project
  • Hingham Square Reconstruction Project
  • New DPW facility and the associated “Carlson Fields” projects
  • Lincoln School Apartments Management Services Solicitation
  • Reconstruction of Town Roads
  1. Can the Engineering Department locate my property line?
  2. Where can I get a copy of my deed?
  3. Does the Engineering Department have a copy of my plot plan?
  4. Where do I report potholes or road damage?
  5. When will my road be paved?
  6. How do roads get selected for construction?
  7. What does 5-year moratorium mean?
  8. Will I be able to park on the street during construction?
  9. Why are there no crews working when construction is scheduled to begin today?
  10. If questions arise while the crew is working on the street, who can I contact?
View All FAQs