NICKERSON & O'DAY, INC.

2010 Maine Preservation Restoration Honor Award

Nickerson & O’Day, Inc. has been awarded the 2010 Maine Preservation Restoration Honor Award for their outstanding preservation and restoration of the 1833 Winterport Union Meeting House. Members of the Meeting House Corporation were on-hand to receive the award along with representatives from Nickerson & O’Day. The WUMH President spoke emotionally about the contractor that saved their building, thanking Nickerson & O’Day for their hard work and dedication.

Work was begun in 2007 and severe structural deterioration was discovered. Because of the imminent risk of catastrophic structural failure, Nickerson & O’Day continued work to stabilize the building – despite the fact that WUMH had insufficient funding to pay for the work.

Fundraising goals were met, the work was painstakingly completed to every original detail and significant budget under runs were returned by Nickerson & O’Day to the Meeting House Corporation. Upon accepting the award, Nickerson & O’Day President, Karl Ward, stated “We had faith in the Meeting House folks and they placed their faith in us. Buildings like this simply must be saved”.

This is not the first time Nickerson & O’Day has been so honored. In 2007, the firm also received recognition from Maine Preservation for its work in renovating the 1875 Bangor Waterworks complex into the new home for the Shaw House.

Army Regional Training Institute

September 23, 2010 – Nickerson & O’Day was selected to build the second phase of the Army Regional Training Institute. This $13 million dollar project is expected to be completed in July of 2012. Pictured above is a rendering of what the completed complex will look like.

Bangor YMCA

September 24, 2010 – The groundbreaking for Phase 1 of the Bangor Y project was held yesterday. Above delegates and volunteers of the Y including it’s current CEO, Mike Siele, throw the ceremonial shovels of dirt.

Kathryn W. Davis Center

October 29, 2010 – Nickerson & O’Day joined members of MDI Biological Laboratory and State and local government for the groundbreaking of the new Kathryn W. Davis Center for Biology and Regenerative Medicine. The new research building is expected to be complete in January of 2012 and will be built to Green Building standards.

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10/29/10 MDIBL Breaks Ground on New Eco-Friendly Laboratory Building

4/10/2012 MDI lab opens new research building – Bangor Daily News Article

Brewer High School

November 1, 2010 – Our Brewer school project got a special visit today from Senator Susan Collins and 2nd Congressional District Candidate, Jason Levesque. The two stopped by the school for a tour of construction underway. Both were suitably impressed with progress and stressed the importance of construction in Maine being done by Maine contractors.

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University of Maine College of Engineering Honors Nickerson & O’Day Veteran

University of Maine College of Engineering honored Lin Lufkin, a 25 year veteran of Nickerson & O’Day, with induction into the Francis Crowe Society this December. The Societies purpose is to honor UMaine-College of Engineering graduates who have made a significant contributions and honored their profession.

Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award

Bangor, ME, June 09, 2011: Bangor area contractor Nickerson & O’Day has been selected to receive a Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award from Maine Preservation for the second consecutive year for its work in the restoration & rehabilitation of Coburn Hall at the University of Maine, originally built in 1888.

“We at Nickerson & O’Day are humbled and truly gratified to once again be chosen to receive this prestigious award” said Nickerson & O’Day President, Karl Ward. “Like our previously recognized work at Bangor Waterworks (2008) and the Winterport Union Meeting House (2010), we pride ourselves in taking an active role in preserving these wonderful old buildings for future generations” said Ward.

Maine Preservation was founded in 1972 as a non-profit, statewide historic preservation organization. Among their many activities they advocate to protect historic places, educate on Maine heritage, and match those in need of preservation assistance with the experts to guide them. Each year they recognize those properties, organizations and individuals that best mirror their mission of promoting the preservation, protection and vitality of Maine’s historic places.

Accepting the award at the Honors Ceremony will be Elaine Clarke, Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance University of Maine, Mike Pullen, Principal of WBRC Architects/Engineers, Kevin Gresser, Vice President of Nickerson & O’Day and Steve Burton, Nickerson & O’Day’s project manager for the Coburn Hall restoration & rehabilitation.

Time Capsule

Nickerson & O’Day find time capsule behind the cornerstone at the Bangor Y, Second Street location nearly 40 years after helping place it!

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10/29/2010 Time Capsule Placed in New Brewer School