raSmith: Engineer of Record For Over Four Decades
Since 1979, raSmith has served as the engineer of record for many villages, towns, counties and utilities across Wisconsin. We offer creative planning and design solutions to communities as they work to both maintain and improve their municipal systems and facilities. Backed by a multi-disciplinary team, raSmith delivers innovative, cost-effective solutions for transportation infrastructure, water and wastewater systems, stormwater management, and public works projects. Our municipal engineering team is dedicated to effective project management, clear communication, and responsiveness, all of which help foster strong relationships between municipal staff, stakeholders, and residents.
Areas of Expertise for Municipalities
- Planning and funding: Strategic planning and secure funding are essential for the success of municipal projects. raSmith helps communities with capital improvement planning, grant research, and grant writing to secure local, state, and federal project funding.
- Maintenance: Proper infrastructure maintenance extends the life of municipal assets and prevents costly repairs. raSmith provides expert evaluations, asset management, and rehabilitation strategies for roadways, water systems, stormwater infrastructure, and public facilities to keep communities running smoothly.
- New construction: From concept to completion, raSmith delivers innovative engineering solutions for new municipal construction projects. Whether it’s roadways, utilities, stormwater systems, or public facilities, our experienced team ensures quality design, regulatory compliance, and efficient project execution.
Municipal Engineering Services
Planning and Funding
- Ordinance and resolution writing
- Grant writing
Stormwater Management
- Stormwater management
- Planning
- Modeling/mapping
- Streambanks, wetlands, and permitting
- Inspections
Wastewater and Sanitary Sewer Systems
- Master planning and system modeling
- Asset management programs
- Flow monitoring
- Lift station analysis and design
- Combined sewer overflow (CSO) control and elimination
- Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems Design (Interceptors, Relays, Extensions)
- Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Surveys (SSES)
- Capacity, Management, Operations, and Maintenance (CMOM) Programs
Water Distribution Systems
- Asset management programs
- Lead service line (LSL) replacements
- Water distribution system design (relays and extensions)
GIS Development
Transportation
- Highway and street design
- Intersections
- Roundabouts and road diets
- Rehabilitation and reconstruction
- Realignments
- Signalization
- ADA compliance
- Utility coordination/relocation
- Traffic studies and analysis
- Traffic control plans
- Traffic counts
- Capacity analysis
- Impact studies
- Crash and safety analysis
- Bike and pedestrian facility design and planning
- Roadway rehabilitation and reconstruction design
- Roadway rural to urban conversion
Civil and Community Spaces
- Capital improvement planning
Development and Plan Reviews
- Engineering and permit reviews
- Ordinance compliance
- Land use plan compliance
- Certified Survey Maps (CSM)
- Plats
- Easements
- Affidavit of corrections
- Subdivision developer agreement reviews
- Impact fee reports/studies