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Effective March 17, 2008, R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. and its National Survey & Engineering Division has changed its Name to R.A. Smith National.

For Immediate Release, 13 July 2007
For More Information, Contact:
Karen Wiesneski
262-317-3292

R.A. Smith & Associates Studies Feasibility of Commercial Redevelopment at 124th St./Capitol Dr., City of Brookfield

BROOKFIELD, WIS.  – R.A.Smith & Associates, Inc. — civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and 3D visualization consultants — Brookfield, Wis., is completing an economic feasibility study for the City of Brookfield. The study encompasses a four block-area for possible commercial re-development at 124th Street and Capitol Drive in the City of Brookfield. The project is bounded by 124th  Street , Lisbon Avenue, 128th Street and Capitol Drive.

The scope of the economic feasibility study includes the preparation of conceptual site plans that reflect alternative retail uses; an economic analysis comparing design and construction costs with perceived rental income; preliminary plans for grading, traffic and utilities; and an analysis of streets, utilities and other infrastructure costs in order to properly project true costs. Ehlers Associates, financial advisory consultants, is working as a sub-consultant to R.A. Smith & Associates to provide the financial analysis component of the project.

About R.A. Smith & Associates
R.A. Smith & Associates is one of Wisconsin’s largest civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and 3D visualization consulting firms with 250 total employees. R.A. Smith and its National Survey & Engineering division are headquartered in Brookfield, Wis. with branch offices in Appleton, Oshkosh and Madison, Wis. National Survey & Engineering also has offices in Tarentum (Pittsburgh), Pa. Established in 1978, R.A. Smith serves state and local government, and its National Survey & Engineering division serves the land development industry.

R.A. Smith was ranked No. 7 among medium-sized civil engineering firms (101 to 499 employees) nationwide in CE News’ Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For 2007. R.A. Smith was also recognized in 2001, 2003 and 2005 as one of the best employers to work for in Southeastern Wisconsin by Milwaukee Magazine. Additional awards include the 2004 Wisconsin Business Ethics Award in the small business category; 2004 Top 10 Small Businesses in Southeastern Wisconsin by the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Times; and a winner in The Business Journal’s Beyond the Paycheck awards program in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the Top Milwaukee Workplaces 2007.

R.A. Smith’s mission is to design with vision, deliver excellence, and provide the most responsive service to our clients. The company is driven by core values that include accountability, client satisfaction, innovation, positive work environment, ethics and integrity, and community and professional involvement.

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