CHA Consulting, Inc.
Responsibly Improving the World We Live In
Become the Best Company in the Industry with a culture that: • Inspires Employees • Elates Clients • Creates Value for our Employees, Clients and Business Partners
CHA Consulting, Inc. is a highly diversified, full-service engineering consulting firm working to responsibly improve the world we live in. Located throughout the United States and Canada, we provide a wide range of planning and design services to public, private and institutional clients. Our talented professionals strive to elate our clients in everything we do. We act as your single point of contact from start to finish, adapting teams, schedules, budgets and services to each unique challenge. Together with you, we design, study, manage, and build projects that enhance our world. CHA’s health and safety program instills a culture of safety that reduces accidents for employees. This culture of health and safety permeates through the entire organization, from entry-level professionals to our top executives. We also offer health, safety and industrial hygiene programs to assist clients in alleviating and controlling workplace and environmental hazards. At CHA, engineering and client engagement go hand-in-hand. Providing both yields amazing value‌ and amazing results.
Alternative Delivery | Architectural | Asset Management | Aviation Design and Planning | Civil Engineering | Construction Engineering | Electrical | Energy Solutions | Environmental, Health and Safety | Fire Protection | Geospatial Innovation | Geotechnical | Health and Safety | Land Development | Life Safety and Security | Mechanical | Program Management | Project Management/Construction Management | Sports Master Planning and Architecture | Structural | Survey | Sustainability | Technology Solutions | Transportation Engineering and Planning | Water and Wastewater
Transportation Transportation is the movement of people and goods between locations. Safe, efficient and effective transportation systems enable mobility and trade, both of which are essential to social and economic development, improvement and advancement. CHA aims to enhance our nation’s infrastructure, ensuring goods are shipped, safety and services provided, and the economy vitalized. Our transportation specialists plan, design, and help maintain and construct our nation’s most valued infrastructure assets by providing solutions for public and private transportation owners, agencies and authorities in more than 16 states.
Preliminary and Detailed Design | Comprehensive Inspection Programs | Planning & Community Engagement | Engineering Alternatives and Analyses | Environmental Evaluations and Regulatory Compliance | Construction Administration and Engineering Support | Federal, State and Local Permitting Assistance | Traditional and Alternative Delivery
Aviation For more than half a century, CHA has provided planning, design, construction, and asset management services to the nation’s top airports. Through this work on countless aviation projects totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, we have built strong working relationships with the FAA and state transportation offices. We have an in-depth understanding of state and federal regulations as well as the technical requirements and challenges faced by modern airports. Our clients have confidence in our work, often engaging us in multi-year term and on-call agreements. They appreciate our focus on minimizing disruptions to operations while maximizing airport revenues.
Runway, Taxiway, and Apron Design | Airfield Signage and Lighting | Airport Planning Studies and Grant Funding | Building Design and Rehabilitation | Environmental Studies and Design
Water Ensuring water is clean and safe is one of the most important services that each community can provide. To that end, CHA has developed thousands of water-related projects, each taking into account our clients’ unique environmental, water quality, permitability, and funding concerns. Our resume covers hundreds of projects, miles of pipelines, acres of treatment ponds, and an army of satisfied clients. Within our ranks are true experts – professionals able to assess, plan, design, and construct the required infrastructure. Our comprehensive water-related offerings extend from CSO and stormwater solutions to dam safety, solid waste, wastewater treatment, and water supply services.
Water Utility Planning | Process Design | Water Treatment, Storage and Distribution System Design | Environmental Permitting | Operations Support | Sustainable Solutions | Water Quality and Regulatory Compliance | Distribution System Modeling | Water Recycling & Reuse | Construction Services | Program Management | Asset Management
Government & Commercial Buildings CHA is at the forefront in providing sustainable design solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of facilities and their end users. We provide a fully integrated approach to our services that are unique to campus environments, including master planning, smart building design, facility condition assessments, landscape architecture, civil engineering, sports architecture, district energy planning, and security design. We understand the importance of effective communication, cost-effective solutions, and quick turnaround for project execution. When you hire us, you get specialists – recognized experts in their fields who are trained to listen and partner with their clients.
Master Planning | Building Conditions Assessments | Smart Building Design | Vehicular/Pedestrian Circulation Design | Landscape Architecture | Athletic Facility Design | Stormwater Management | Site Design | Utility Design | Energy Studies/Power Generation | Security Design
Education & Sports CHA brings outstanding technical and design capabilities to address all education and sports facility needs for colleges, secondary schools, and municipalities. From Division I athletics to large municipal field venues, we bring an exceptional national perspective and experience for your indoor and outdoor needs. Each year, the education, athletic and recreation landscape reinvents itself with new regulations, changing funding sources, materials, technologies, and other challenges. Our nationally renowned education and sports professionals translate the industry’s changing demands into buildable, affordable and exciting facilities. We blend high-quality designs with a modern perspective to create venues that foster unique, personal experiences with each visit.
Sports Master Planning | Facilities Evaluations | Sports Architecture | Landscape Architecture | Civil Engineering | Full Building Engineering | Environmental Permitting | Survey and Geotechnical Engineering | Educational Facility Design
Utility Infrastructure CHA promotes the safe, efficient and cost-effective production and delivery of natural gas and electricity. Our team will assist you in defining an energy vision, identifying the feasibility of conservation measures, and working with local regulatory agencies to secure potential funding. Together, we will enhance the reliability of existing transmission and distribution networks, evaluate and retrofit facilities for smart consumption, and expand your usage of alternative energy. Our more than 300 engineers, project managers, and utility support specialists develop effective solutions for complex projects and deliver projects on time and within budget.
Electrical Distribution | Electric Transmission/Stations | Gas Delivery | Linear Permitting
Manufacturing & Energy CHA consistently ranks as one of Engineering News Record’s Top 20 US firms serving the manufacturing sector. We are nationally known for our expertise in the identification and delivery of energy efficiency and generation solutions for the commercial, institutional and industrial sectors. Our team is comprised of industry experts with hands-on experience as facility managers and engineers. For over six decades, our clients have recognized the value that CHA brings by providing a full complement of technical services under one roof. Our innovative approach to problem solving enables us to reduce project delivery costs through value engineering and efficient project management.
Energy Assessments | Benchmarking | Load Management | On-site Generation | Renewable Energy | Energy Performance Contracting | Project Outreach | Stakeholder Engagement Professionals | Industrial Process, Utilities, Building Energy | Plant Planning, Design-Build, and Operation | Power and Thermal Generation, Distribution and District Energy Planning
Environmental At CHA, we offer the full spectrum of environmental services. From brownfield redevelopment through wetland management, CHA draws on the expertise of staff team members that keep abreast of current regulatory issues and possess considerable environmental site assessment and remediation experience. CHA has provided environmental consulting services for over 25 years. Our continued success is due to the efforts of our highly qualified and motivated professional staff, who have made the firm known for its quality service, and our ability to provide our clients with innovative, efficient, and comprehensive solutions to solve their often complex environmental problems.
Air Testing & Permitting | Hazardous Material Building Assessment | Health and Safety | Site Investigations | Environmental Permitting and Compliance | Remediation | Ecological Services | Landfill Design & Closure Services
Geospatial Solutions Geospatial solutions are a proven method to reduce operating costs, empower teams and field resources, create transparency, and engage executives, stakeholders and constituents. Novara GeoSolutions, a CHA Company, is a market-leading geospatial software company and a key partner of Esri, the world’s leading GIS provider. Novara designs, develops and applies solutions that mesh geography, data, and analyses to produce focused, actionable information. Novara implements solutions to real world problems and creates efficient organizations by empowering them with information. As a custom software developer and Esri platform implementer, we have experience with all forms of Esri software including Desktop, Server, and ArcGIS Portal; information models such as PODS; and geodatabases like UPDM and the Water/Wastewater data model.
Consultant Services | Strategic Planning | Solution Design | Configuration & Customization | Implementation | Solutions Deployment
Fire Protection Services CHA offers highly specialized fire protection engineering services and cutting-edge solutions to the most challenging fire protection projects. Our knowledgeable staff manages complex industrial, commercial and design/build fire protection projects, including sprinkler systems, fire pumps, ground storage tanks, underground piping, and special hazards. American Fire, A CHA Company, has a large presence in the design/build market, striving to provide customers with the most cost-effective and code-compliant fire protection systems possible. Our international division has provided fire protection services in more than 80 countries giving our team the knowledge and skills required to handle the unique challenges involved with overseas construction.
Design | Procurement | Material Fabrication | Installation | Installation Oversight | Inspections | Testing | Training | Commissioning
Architectural Services CHA provides full-service, community-based architectural, interior design, and planning services focused on the design of sustainable, high-performance buildings in the education, health care, multi-family housing, office/corporate, and VA sectors. CHA Architecture, A CHA Company, is committed to sustainable design practices and providing innovative solutions that embrace technology and best practices. We work hand-in-hand with our clients throughout the entire project providing guidance on critical decisions regarding sustainability, researching technologies, and evaluating benefits and costs. We believe in design that meets our clients’ needs and responds to the natural environment and community values.
Full Service Design | Programming | Design/Build | Sustainable Design | Historic Renovations | Educational Planning | Healthcare Planning | Facilities Studies | Campus Planning | Feasibility Studies | Master Planning | Land Use/Permit Study | Zoning/Code Analysis | Existing Building Analysis | Space Planning | Furniture & Office Systems | Workflow Analysis | Finish Selection
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PM/CM Services Our project management teams work closely on behalf of our clients to ensure the on-time, on-budget, high quality completion of a project. We actively lead a project and support the owner from preliminary planning and design through construction and project close-out with a focus on three core priorities: schedule, cost and quality. We’ll ask the right questions, help determine the best delivery methods, and provide solid recommendations. Our cost estimating team delivers high-quality, accurate cost consulting services to owners, architects, and construction managers at any stage from conceptual design through construction documents. With expertise in architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, and electrical estimating, we identify the implications of design and construction decisions and bring cost certainty to the project.
Project Management | Cost Estimating | Construction Services Budgeting & Budget Management | Value Engineering & Management Preliminary Planning & Feasibility | Pre-Conceptual Design Estimates Procurement & Contracting | Closeout & Post-Construction Services Design & Construction Documentation and Review | Pre-Construction Services
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