Eagle Island State Historic Site is a rugged 17-acre offshore island that is exposed to the open ocean 2.5 miles from the peninsula of Harpswell, Maine. The early 20th century Arctic explorer, Admiral Robert E. Peary, built a summer home on the island in 1904. In 1968, the property was donated to the State of Maine by the Peary family and became a Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands State Historic Site in 1970. In 2014, the island was designated as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. The property is owned and managed by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands and it is a popular seasonal destination for recreational boaters in Casco Bay. Each year during the fall and winter the island is battered by immense natural forces. At times storms produce winds exceeding 70 mph and waves more than 20 feet tall that crash full force into the island. In January 2024, an intense storm destroyed the island’s pier and damaged multiple sections of cliffside masonry retaining walls. This project includes complete engineering services for the design of a ~200-foot open ocean pier and seasonal dock system, and repair of 200 feet of elevated cliffside stone retaining walls. The goal of the project is to restore safe public access to the island with infrastructure improvements that are low maintenance and will withstand harsh natural forces for decades to come. The chosen firm and contractors will work closely with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to ensure that masonry repairs meet standards for historic accuracy. Both projects are receiving federal and state disaster assistance through FEMA and MEMA. The scope of the Eagle Island Pier Design, Pier Replacement, and Masonry Repair project includes but is not limited to all appropriate surveys and testing, preliminary design, design development, schedule and cost estimating, complete construction documents from all appropriate engineering disciplines, all required federal, state, and local permitting and approvals, contractor procurement, project administration, and construction administration. One A/E firm will be chosen by the owner for both projects. The selected firm will be responsible for creating separate bid packages and specifications for the masonry repairs and the pier replacement. 1. Open Ocean Pier: • Estimated cost of an in-kind replacement of a 200-foot pier and gangway system based on existing plans of the former pier that was designed in 2003. • Preliminary design and estimated cost for an improved pier and gangway design with the following design attributes: o Resilient to intense winter storm surge o Gangway lifting frame and gangway storage system that can be safely operated by one person o Sloped fire line with attachment hydrants o Seasonal docking system with a float ~17feet x 40 feet 2. Cliffside Masonry: • Estimated cost of an in-kind replacement of 200 feet of stone masonry walls • Estimated cost of an improved retaining wall design with the following design attributes: o Increased resistance to intense winter storm forces o Improved stone wall drainage system o Improved anchoring and wall stabilization system
