Projects

Concise overviews of recent MeritCorp projects will give you greater insight into how we transform even the most complex challenges into highly efficient solutions.

Bickford Cottage

Bickford Cottage

MeritCorp was engaged by the client to provide engineering, planning and surveying services for an assisted living complex in Oswego, Illinois. The project included traditional civil engineering and surveying services and also involved unique land planning in order to accommodate people of advancing age as well as a number of environmental challenges. MeritCorp’s innovative approach to the site layout was acclaimed by village staff and our client as well, and will serve as a model for future projects of its kind in the general area.

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Heritage Harbor

Heritage Harbor

MeritCorp was engaged by the client to provide engineering, planning and surveying services for a residential, retail, and recreational development along the Illinois River in Ottawa, Illinois. The project included traditional civil engineering design, IDNR and FEMA permitting and an intense coordination effort with other members of the design team.

A strict project budget was negotiated with the client and a deadline was established. MeritCorp was able to secure the required permits to break ground within six weeks of starting the critical first phase of this challenging and rewarding project.

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Kendall County Quarry

Kendall County Quarry

MeritCorp was responsible for due diligence and engineering design of 286 acre quarry facility in the Village of Lisbon. MeritCorp coordinated design with Lafarge's land planning consultant and attorney.

Scope of due diligence services included wetland delineation/report and obtain jurisdictional determination from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers; surveyed Valley Run Creek (which transected the property) and established 100 year base flood elevation for creek; coordinated with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources regarding endangered species review.

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