NICKERSON & O'DAY, INC.

Big news! Nickerson & O’Day, Inc. has broken ground on the Hope House Health & Living Center expansion in Bangor. As the weather shifts and falling leaves give way to frost-covered windshields, folks struggling with homelessness are left with few options to find shelter and stay warm. One of those precious few lifelines is the Hope House, in Bangor. The Hope House provides food, water, and shelter to anyone who is in need of assistance, 24/7/365. Nickerson & O’Day completed the last major renovations to the Hope House facility about twelve years ago. Not only are we thrilled to be returning as the Construction Manager for PCHC but we are honored to be a trusted partner in what will be the next chapter for the Hope House! The work will consist of two separate projects. One project will be focused on the Homeless Shelter portion of the facility and the other will be at the Transitional Housing side of the facility. Each project consists of a combination of newly constructed addition space as well as renovations to existing space. Together the projects total approximately $4M. Executive Vice President, Wade Poulton, said “Homelessness is a major problem in our community. Too many people take the roof over their head for granted. So many people in this State live paycheck to paycheck. That means many of our friends, neighbors, and loved ones may be only one or two unfortunate and unexpected events away from being homeless themselves. Having a safety net to give our neighbors a hand up when they are struggling is what being a ‘Maine-ah’ is all about and that’s exactly why this facility it so important! For that reason, we are proud to be a team member in this important project.”

https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/site-that-will-offer-shelter-and-transitional-housing-breaks-ground-in-bangor?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Maine%20s%20only%20Costco%20draws%201%208M%20shoppers%20to%20nearby%20businesses%2C%20report%20claims&utm_campaign=Daily%20Report%20112125

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On Thursday, May 8, under clear spring skies, crews from Nickerson & O’Day, Inc. successfully reinstalled the restored bell tower atop Monmouth Academy. This significant achievement marks a major milestone in the ongoing restoration of the historic building, originally constructed in 1803. The sound of construction equipment gave way to enthusiastic applause as the bell rang out for the first time in nearly 50 years. Among those in attendance were numerous alumni from multiple generations, who gathered to witness and celebrate this memorable event! Check out the links below.

https://www.wabi.tv/…/bell-tower-returns-historic…/

https://www.sunjournal.com/…/bell-tower-put-in-place…/

https://www.centralmaine.com/…/bell-tower-put-in-place…/

https://monmouthmaine.gov/index.asp…

We love to support the organizations who have entrusted their projects to NOD!

The Orono Economic Development Corporation entrusted NOD with the construction of the Caribou Bog Trail Center. NOD renovated the former Taylor Bait buildings as the Caribou Bog Outdoor Center (CBOC), a four-season, public outdoor center. The building is located off the Taylor Road in Orono and is centrally located within the Caribou Bog Conservation Area (CBCA), a nearly 7,000-acre corridor of conservation lands and extensive trails extending from the Bangor City Forest north to Old Town. The new Center will enhance the overall “experience” for Nordic skiers, mountain bikers, birder watchers, runners/walkers, and the public.

The Center provides family users an indoor facility to change, sit, picnic, and socialize, and the lower building will be used for equipment storage and ski waxing/bike tuning. The venue is designed for meetings, functions, and educational programming, with expanded parking adjacent to the new Center. Nickerson & O’Day, Inc. of Brewer was the General Contractor and the Orono Land Trust (OLT) and the Penobscot Valley Ski Club (PVSC) are partners in the interim operation of the Center. OLT owns, manages, and/or maintains most of the lands supporting the trail system, whereas PVSC provides all the equipment used for winter trail ski trail grooming. It is very successful “team effort”!

Once the project was complete NOD surprised the folks of Caribou Bog with a sizable donation to help fund the operation of the facility for years to come.

More information about the project can be found at the link below:

https://www.orono.org/842/Caribou-Bog-Outdoor-Center

A little piece of history… a contractor is replacing the 65-year old windows at the Fourteenth Street School for the Bangor School Dept. and found a few of the original hand-written window tags still carefully stapled to the back side of the old window frames.

NOD was the successful bidder on the project back in 1959. The project was designed by “Crowell, Lancaster, Higgins, and Webster Architects and Engineers”. This same design firm would later go on to become known as WBRC Architects & Engineers.

Tonight members and supporters of the Bangor Fire Department participated in the annual shopping spree for Toys for Tots to benefit children in Penobscot County. This year Bangor FD raised over $3,000 that they spent on gifts for children of all ages. There could not be a better cause to support during the holidays, and NOD was thrilled to be able to extend our support again this year! In addition, NOD Superintendent Josh Miller and his family were gracious to offer their assistance during the shopping spree to select age-appropriate gifts. Thanks to Bangor Fire for making sure that all of the local children have gifts under the tree on Christmas morning!

https://www.wabi.tv/2024/12/18/over-3000-raised-bangor-fds-toys-tots-shopping-spree/

Nickerson & O’Day had the pleasure of continuing a thanksgiving tradition in our annual donation to the OHI pantry! OHI has made it their mission to support the community in a number of fantastic ways, so this is the least we can do to show our gratitude. Today some of our office staff took the afternoon to make a donation of nearly 1,000 pounds of non-perishable foods to the OHI Brewer-area food pantry.

No one ever wants to imagine a friend or neighbor being forced to make the difficult decision between paying for heating oil OR having a meal, especially around the holidays. We encourage everyone to consider supporting your local food pantry or soup kitchen. For those who would like to donate to OHI, you can reach them at 989-3200 or in-person at 222 N Main Street in Brewer.

https://www.wabi.tv/2024/11/15/brewer-company-donates-truckload-food-pantry-12th-consecutive-year/

https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/food-pantry-donation-helps-local-families/article_3b09e172-a39b-11ef-b4ef-5ffe8502a990.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0Nmt542qyO4QuZyibrbqgoiZxBB44aAWLiz8h3NwTJa5mZWkoTARJHjps_aem_HxsFeuF-k5u1dg_bnmN9Ow

Today our Steve Howard (Safety Director), and Wade Poulton (Executive V.P.) were at the Morgan Hill Event Center with the AGC of Maine to accept an award for our safety program. The awards are given annually based on each company’s safety performance and NOD is proud to have been in the select group of contractors that have achieved this award for three consecutive years.

We take safety seriously, not just for our own employees, but for everyone on our jobsites. It is our duty, and our promise to return our people back home in the same condition in which they began the day. Thank you to Steve Howard, who manages the safety program, and to all of the employees who are making safety a priority on the job site!

(FYI – The guys setting the trusses in the “scaffolding” photo are from a competing company and were not recognized at the awards ceremony)

This afternoon some of our team took the opportunity to go inspect the progress at the Acadia Gateway Phase 2 project. So much has changed since our last visit. The project is really coming together!