Enterprise Rent-a-Car - Keller Engineers

Responsibilities

Survey
Site Planning, Design, and Layout
Parking Lot Design
Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA)
Permitting
Municipal Approvals
Utility Coordination
Landscape Plan
ADA Compliant Sidewalks and Curbing
Drainage Plan

Owner

Altoona Prime Real Estate, LLC, Blair County

Project Details

This project included demolishing a large portion of a former auto-body shop, converting the remaining structure into the wash bay for the rental vehicles, and adding on a new office/sales building on a 1.5-acre site. Parking was added for customers and employees, and a large parking area was added for rental car and box truck storage and display.

The existing building is located in a floodplain, therefore, only minimal improvements that would not change the grade were allowed in that area. The finished floor was raised to be above the base flood elevation. The Keller team performed a LOMA to remove the building from the floodplain.

Project involved merging five parcels into one parcel through a lot-merge plan.

Project Uniqueness/Challenges:

The site is located in a Floodplain and floodway
Previous pavement bled completely out to the street, the City of Altoona required pavement to be removed and ADA compliant curb to be added to re-define Aldrich and Milton Avenues.
Project had an existing earthen berm for screening that had to remain and to be planted extensively as part of a previous re-zoning decision.

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We have teamed with Keller Engineers on several design-build projects for PennDOT. When selecting a designer, the more critical factors are trust and competence, more so than a low price. If your designer makes a mistake in quantities it can cost you a lot of money. We have stayed with Keller Engineers because we trust them to provide competent service at a competitive price. S. Scott Grannas, Vice President Grannas Bros. Stone & Asphalt Co., Inc.