Projects

Childs Engineering was contracted by the United States Coast Guard to find temporary and permanent homeports for the Coast Guards flagship cutter USCGC EAGLE. The initial investigation looked at two sites to provide a GAP analysis of the upgrades that would be needed at each site. The analysis looked at hydrographic, mooring, berthing, structural, electrical, mechanical, and communication requirements. Based on this Childs designed a temporary homeport at Pier 7 in New London and provided preliminary and final design documents, including cost estimates, for critical upgrades 

Childs Engineering then prepared construction documents for the upgrades to the City Pier in New London. Upgrades included the installation and repair of timber fender piles and wales on the south side of the pier, installation of three new sea cushions, structural upgrades to the pier and mooring fittings, security upgrades, utility improvements including new heat traced water and sewer lines and an upgraded power mound.  The project also included dredging the berth area.  The team provided design documents for initial review, permitting, and bid-ready documentation, followed by full construction services such as site visits, RFI responses, and submittal reviews.