Baker Industrial Building
Industrial
Project details
Site design services for a 21,908 sq ft industrial facility: grading, drainage, utility coordination, and street widening.
R.A. Smith, Inc.
Trusted advisors serving our clients nationwide
About the firm
Founded in 1978 by Richard A. Smith on the principles of stability, quality, and innovation, R.A. Smith (raSmith) is a Brookfield, Wisconsin-headquartered multi-disciplinary consulting firm. Its civil, structural, traffic, and water/wastewater engineers work alongside land surveyors, landscape architects, ecologists, development managers, and construction professionals on projects spanning industrial, municipal, commercial, residential, and institutional markets. raSmith serves clients nationally from six office locations in Wisconsin, Illinois, and California.
- Established
- 1978
- Team
- Midsize
- Firm type
- Civil Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Land Surveying · Landscape Architecture · Structural Engineering · Transportation Engineering · Water / Wastewater Engineering
Capabilities
Civil Engineering / Site Design
Service websiteSite planning, grading, drainage, utility coordination, and stormwater management for industrial, commercial, residential, and institutional projects.
- Site grading and drainage
- Utility coordination
- Stormwater management
- Floodplain management (LOMA/LOMR/FEMA modeling)
- Municipal engineering
Structural Engineering
Service websiteCold-formed steel, tilt-up, and conventional structural design for buildings and infrastructure.
- Cold-formed steel engineering
- Tilt-up design
- Building structural design
Traffic & Transportation Engineering
Service websiteTraffic impact studies, signal design, and transportation planning.
- Traffic engineering
- Transportation engineering
Water / Wastewater Engineering
Water and wastewater system planning, design, and permitting.
- Water supply systems
- Wastewater collection and treatment
Land Surveying
Service websiteFull-spectrum surveying including boundary, ALTA, topographic, construction staking, hydrographic, and UAS/LiDAR mapping.
- Boundary surveys (ALTA/NSPS, certified survey maps)
- Topographic surveys
- Construction staking
- Subdivision and right-of-way plats
- Monitoring and deformation surveys
- Historic and adaptive reuse surveys
Hydrographic Surveying
Service websiteUnderwater topographic mapping, pond as-builts, bridge hydraulic surveys, and bathymetric studies using multi-beam echo sounders and sonar systems.
- Topographic mapping of water body bottoms
- Pond as-builts and inspection
- Bridge hydraulic surveys
UAS Mapping
Drone-based aerial imagery, photogrammetry, and LiDAR-controlled mapping.
- UAS aerial imagery
- Control surveying for aerial and LiDAR mapping
- Volumetric surveys
- Geographic Information Systems For Spatial Analysis
- Asset Management
- Mapping
Ecological & Environmental Consulting
Service website- Ecological Assessments
- Wetland Delineation
- Environmental Consulting
Landscape Architecture
Service websiteDevelopment Management
Service websiteReal estate development management, TIF/zoning/annexation support, and grant writing.
- TIF, zoning, and annexation support
- Grant writing and management
- Real estate acquisition and right-of-way services
Construction Services
Service websiteConstruction inspection and management.
Industries
Industrial · Government · Commercial · Residential · Senior Living · Arts & Culture
Projects
Lilly Creek Floodplain Stage Reduction
Government
Project details
Refined FEMA floodplain modeling along Lilly Creek, lowering flood elevations and enabling future development through the LOMR process.
Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin (formerly Milwaukee Public Museum)
Milwaukee, WI · Arts & Culture
Project details
Cold-formed steel engineering for exterior wall framing and interior framing for the central lightwell.