The RHA&A staff has a broad range of experience and expertise to provide high quality services to both public and private sector clients.

From the conceptual design of a water treatment plant, the design of a major intersection improvement, or dealing with the environmental impacts of a dam removal project, we have the skill and expertise to deliver a completed project that will serve the community well for a long time.

Our staff expertise is generally described as follows:

Transportation Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering

Surveying

Construction Engineering

     
 

Robert H. Anderson and Associates, Inc. has been providing transportation services to clients for over forty-five years. Our office provides design and construction engineering services to municipalities for projects funded with local, motor fuel tax and federal funds.

 

APWA 2002 Project of the Year Nominee Peck/Keslinger Bridge
Kane County, IL

Kirk Road Pedestrian/Bike Bridge (ISTEA)
Kane County, IL

APWA 2002 Project of the Year NomineeRandall Road Bikeway Project
Kane County, IL

East Main Street Improvements
St. Charles, IL

IDOT High Accident Intersection Safety Studies
Various Locations

Wilson Street - Stage II (ISTEA)
Batavia, IL

Transportation services include street maintenance, street reconstruction and rehabilitation, construction of new streets, bridge design, and bike path improvements. All project plans are completed using Computer Aided Drafting and Design workstations.

Our full-time field survey crews provide both topographical survey and construction layout services using state-of-the-art electronic instruments.

RHA&A Transportation Engineering Services include:

  • Street and Highway Design
  • Bridge Design
  • Bridge Inspection and Bridge Condition Reports
  • Traffic and Safety Studies
  • Traffic Signal Design and Operation
  • Corridor Planning
  • Construction Services
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Wastewater Treatment Plants and Systems

     
 

APWA 2002 Project of the Year Nominee Batavia Wastewater Plant Expansion
Batavia, IL

West Side Wastewater Treatment Plant
St. Charles, IL

Sanitary Sewer System Study - Phase II
St. Charles, IL

Facility Plan Amendment
Gilberts, IL

Robert H. Anderson & Associates, Inc. is one of the most experienced Wastewater firms in Northern Illinois. We specialize in meeting the needs of small to medium sized municipalities. Our environmental engineering staff recognizes the budgetary constraints under which these municipalities must operate. We also understand the need for reliable, durable systems that are operator friendly and low maintenance.

Robert H. Anderson & Associates, Inc. has been recognized repeatedly for innovative, yet practical engineering solutions. For example in 1972 for the Village of Somonauk, Robert H. Anderson & Associates, Inc. performed the design and construction engineering for the first oxidation ditch treatment facility constructed in Illinois. Robert H. Anderson & Associates, Inc. was also the principal engineer for the St. Charles Egg-Shaped Digester Project, which was the third set of egg-shaped anaerobic digesters to be constructed in the United States.

The RHA&A team prides itself on the ability to see beyond the traditional, older solutions and select the best alternative. This is accomplished by fully researching the alternatives and being open to evaluating new technologies as they become available. New technology is not the answer to every problem, but the options should be reviewed for their potential advantages and disadvantages prior to selection of a solution.

RHA&A provides a full range a wastewater engineering services including studies, design and construction related services. Projects include facilities planning updates, infiltration and inflow studies, conveyance, collection system and treatment facility design and construction related services.

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Water Systems

     
 

Master Plan, Study and Implementation
Gilberts, IL

Northerly Water Main and Electric Duct Bank Crossing
St. Charles, IL

Robert H. Anderson & Associates, Inc. has been providing consulting services to local municipalities for forty years and from its beginning RHA&A has been a leader in developing public water supply, treatment and distribution systems. Bud Anderson, the founder of RHA&A, was the first to propose drilling and developing shallow sand and gravel wells in the St. Charles Aquifer.

RHA&A is committed to supporting local and national organizations which are focused on the water supply industry. RHA&A is an active participant in the Kane County Water Association, a division of the American Water Works Association. RHA&A is one of the few engineering firms which has made its expertise available to this organization and has proved to be an invaluable resource. In return, we gain insight into legislative activities and the effects of those activities on our clients.

Throughout our history RHA&A engineers have used innovation to seek better and more economical solutions to our clients' needs. Our success is a result of our commitment to staying abreast of current treatment technology, being active within public water organizations and providing our clients with outstanding service.

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Flood Studies, Storm Water Management & Storm Water System Design

     
 

7th Avenue Creek Tributary Flood Study
St. Charles, IL

Butterfield East Stormwater Management

Butterfield/Bilter Road Wetlands
Aurora, IL

Madison Avenue Extension
St. Charles, IL

IDOT Drainage Studies/Various Locations
IDOT District One

RHA&A has been involved in many projects during its 45 year history in which particular attention to urban surface water management was required to allow development and nature to co-exist without disastrous consequences. RHA&A has performed drainage studies for neighboring municipalities, performed floodway/floodplain mapping for state and federal regulatory agencies, coordinated state and federal drainage permitting processes, and developed realistic yet creative storm water management plans for residential development projects, as well as commercial and industrial developments. These projects have varied in size from a few acres to more than a square mile.

Computer modeling software makes it possible for the engineer to provide quantitative answers to questions about the complex nature of storm water runoff and flooding. There are a multitude of computer software programs available to plan, evaluate, and design solutions for most storm water drainage problems. RHA&A uses the many of the more traditional computer modeling software packages such as SCS TR20, HEC-1, ILLUDRAIN and HEC-2, and also has taken the time to become fluent in some of the latest in hydrologic and hydraulic software such as Hydraflow for Hydragraphs, and HEC-RAS. In addition to these software packages, RHA&A has added Visual SWMM to the list of software capabilities. Visual SWMM is one of the most advanced and comprehensive modeling packages available. It combines complex hydrology, hydraulics and water quality analysis capabilities with a single, powerful, graphical user interface. This allows RHA&A to accurately evaluate the most complex storm water problems presented by clients in an efficient, cost-effective manner. RHA&A is committed to keeping up to date with the latest in computer software as well as providing its employees with the opportunity to attend professional development seminars to learn the latest in analytical/design techniques and software.

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Dam and River Projects

Robert H. Anderson & Associates has recently provided engineering services for the design and permitting for dam removal and riverside walkway systems.

     
 

South Batavia Dam Alternatives Analysis
Batavia, IL

North Avenue Dam Removal/ River Level Fox Walk
Aurora, IL

These services have included alternative analysis for modification or removal of river dams, formulation and design of river walkways, analysis of effects on the floodway and floodplain, provisions for compensatory storage and the design of adjacent bicycle paths.

RHA&A has worked closely with local agencies to provide these services and represent our clients throughout all phases of the project.

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Darien P.U.D.
Darien, IL

Darien Corporate Centre
Darien, IL

Oak Crest P.U.D.
St. Charles, IL

Cambridge Countryside Development
Aurora, IL

Butterfield Development
Aurora, IL

Butterfield Center for Business and Industry
Aurora, IL

Butterfield Oaks
Aurora, IL

Land Development

Robert H. Anderson & Associates, Inc. has provided engineering services associated with land development and site improvements throughout Northern Illinois since the establishment of our firm in 1955.

Land Development services provided by RHA&A include:

  • Local & Collector Street Design
  • Utility systems
  • Storm Water Management
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Municipal Engineering

     
 

Master Plan, Study and Implementation
Gilberts, IL

Wasco Sanitary District - Settlement Water Main Improvements
Wasco, IL

Robert H. Anderson & Associates, Inc. provides municipal planning services, including comprehensive planning, zoning, special studies, development review, mapping, public relations and project coordination.

We either currently, or have served the following communities as the City/Village Engineer: the Villages of Sugar Grove, Wayne, East Dundee, Marengo, Somonauk, Malta, Capron and Gilberts, the City of Sterling and the Wasco Sanitary District.

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Robert H. Anderson and Associates, Inc. maintains a minimum of two full-time survey crews for topographic survey and construction layout. While other firms have chosen to out-source these services, we have elected to continue providing them to our clients. It is our philosophy that the project as a whole will be better organized and more efficiently executed with the continuity afforded by utilizing our own staff for these services.

     
 

IDOT - Western Avenue
Blue Island, IL

Red Gate Road
St. Charles, IL

IDOT - Illinois Beach State Park
Winthrop Harbor, IL

Summit Development Corporation - Summit Enclave
Dekalb, IL

Our survey crews provide topographic information from the site by collecting data through an electronic GPS system and Total Stations. The data is downloaded directly into the CADD system, and the topographic information is then available to the project design team.

Once the design is completed, the construction staking coordinates are uploaded into the data collectors and given to the survey crews for layout. This system gives our survey crews the advantage of speed and accuracy, which few other firms possess.

Integrating our field services with the design team through the use of software has given RHA&A a distinct competitive advantage, allowing us to provide our clients with comprehensive plans in the shortest amount of time.

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Robert H. Anderson & Associates provides quality construction engineering services for numerous clients in Northern Illinois.

RHA&A has a well-qualified staff that conducts construction observation for major bridge and roadway projects, water and wastewater treatment plant projects and infrastructure improvement projects.

     
 

Orchard Road / BNSF Railroad Grade Separation Project
Aurora, IL

Peck Road/Keslinger Road - Union Pacific RR Grade Separation
Kane County, IL

Ashland Avenue Bridges
Aurora Township, IL

Recently completed projects in Kane County, Illinois include two railroad grade separation bridge projects and two wastewater treatment plants.

RHA&A is committed to performing construction engineering services to:

  • Ensure that the contract is constructed in close conformance with standard specifications.
  • Provide that accurate surveys, layout, computations and inspections are conducted to facilitate the work.
  • Ensure accurate and complete records and documentation are maintained as required.
  • Provide coordination between the Contractor, various utilities, municipalities, businesses and the general public, to ensure a minimum of conflicts.
  • Be responsible for the utilization of civil engineers and/or engineering technicians for the various layout and inspection as required by the Contract.
  • Perform all duties in a safe manner
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Our field personnel are trained in numerous inspection and documentation procedures and training for agencies that include: IDOT QC/QA, IDOT documentation, IDOT surveying techniques, ACI concrete field testing and FHWA traffic control.

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