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TRANSPORTATION

CSA is dedicated to serving the Transportation industry, including highways and bridges, rail, airports and port facilities. We provide a full range of infrastructure services, including planning, development, program management, design, environmental permitting, construction management / inspection, and operations and maintenance. CSA’s professional services to the transportation industry have been engaged in over 60 significant transportation projects in recent years with a combined total installed cost of over $2 billion.

RAIL

CSA has extensive experience in the planning, design, engineering, landscape architecture, and construction administration services for rail and transit facilities in the continental United States and in Puerto Rico. Our work has ranged from station and maintenance facilities design for AMTRAK, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), New Jersey Transit (NJT), Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA-PATCO), and the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation (Tren Urbano); to engineering and installation of automated control systems including train protection, train operation and automatic train supervision for the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA).

HIGHWAYS / BRIDGES

Highways/Bridges has always been one of CSA’s primary segments. A dedicated and specialized team of professionals render specific services to our clients in this field, including:

• Transportation Planning
• Route Studies
• Community Integration
• Environmental Management
• Traffic Engineering
• Highway Design
• Bridge Design
• Hydrologic-Hydraulic Studies
• Scour Analysis and Design
• Bridge Inspection and Evaluation
• Construction Services
• Natural Disaster Assistance

AIRPORTS

CSA provides architectural and engineering design support to aviation projects, including support facilities, airport terminals, runway aprons, maintenance hangars and other airport infrastructure projects. Our experience includes work for private and public (state and federal) clients at several important international airports. This includes major projects at: LMM International Airport, Carolina PR, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia Northeast Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and Miami International Airport.  CSA also played a vital role in ensuring air passenger safety for our nation's airports, during the rollout of new federalized airport security measures at 438 airports by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA). 

PORTS

CSA provides architectural and engineering design support to port facility projects. CSA’s work at significant marine and port related projects includes: engineering for the $110 million improvement program for the Port of Miami, in support of 33 port improvement projects; engineering design for installation of Relocatable Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM) Systems at five seaport terminals at the port in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and environmental impact and economic studies plus a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement for the US Army Corps of Engineers for a proposed $1 billion Port of the Americas international super-port project on the Southern  Coast of Puerto Rico.

 

INFRASTRUCTURE

CSA’s main market sector is Infrastructure. Our extensive experience in Water, Power, Communications and Public Works enable us to be one of the leading service providers in the United States and the Caribbean.  Over the years, we have completed over 200 infrastructure projects with a combined total installed cost of over $3 billion.

WATER RESOURCES

Engineering New Record (ENR) list CSA Group as one of the Top 25 Water Supply Firms in the United States. CSA, as Program Manager for the Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, has overseen the design and construction of improvements to the island’s water and wastewater infrastructure, that includes 11 strategic projects and over 500 immediate action projects.  In the International arena, CSA, in a joint venture, was involved in a $600 million USAID-financed program to build and improve potable water treatment plants, water distribution networks, storm and sewer systems, pumping stations and wastewater treatment facilities in Honduras.

POWER

CSA has been an active player in the power industry for many years, with a professional team rendering engineering / design, construction management / inspection, operations / start-up, transmission / distribution, and environmental permitting services. Of particular note is our staff’s expertise in desalination. CSA Group desalination specialists can boast of wide experience in desalination in Puerto Rico, Florida and around the world. The staff’s experience now includes over 150 projects, which have been successfully completed in desalination and advanced water treatment applications. These projects have ranged in scope of services from feasibility studies to design and construction management for major international turnkey desalination and power facilities.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

CSA’s Communications and Signal Unit has been instrumental in fulfilling the need for wireless communications interoperability among state government agencies and Emergency Management Services (EMS) entities. Even before September 11th and the Katrina Hurricane disaster, when the need for such a system became vital, CSA was helping the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania implement its Public Safety Radio System. This wireless telecommunications system is designed to provide an open interface between the various department communications systems that are utilized by 22-state agencies and various local EMS entities. CSA services included management and engineering for site development and facility installation at 250 tower sites. CSA is continuing its work with the Pennsylvania Office of Public Radio System providing ongoing engineering, construction management and O&M support services.

 

GENERAL BUILDING

Buildings are the main ingredient in our work experience, be it housing, hospitality, educational or commercial buildings. For 50 years, CSA has successfully planned, managed, obtained permits, designed and supervised construction for hundreds of building projects, including a combined total installed cost of over $2 billion in projects over the last few years.

HOUSING

New construction and modernization of private and public housing projects has been a staple of CSA's architectural, engineering, and construction management expertise.  A recent example of our private development work is the Finca Ocaņa residential complex comprising of an estimated 390 apartments on an 18 acre tract of land located in the Municipality of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. The project consist of the design of six buildings, seven stories high, containing three bedroom units, access control and community facilities, such as a 3,000 square foot clubhouse, swimming pool and play areas.   In the pubic housing arena, a recent project is the Lirios del Sur Modernization, for which CSA is preparing an emergency and definitive construction program including construction documents for civil and electrical site work, and architectural design.  The limited modernization definitive work included in this project encompasses the evaluation and renovation of the existing sanitary system, the upgrading of site utility conduits and/or piping networks, buried or overhead, within property limits; streets, sidewalks, curbs, fire hydrants, poles and other street furniture. It also provides accessibility compliance by designing the remodeling of dwelling and non-dwelling units that do not comply with the HUD 504 guidelines.

HOSPITALITY

CSA has designed and remodeled various resorts and hotels including the Macao Beach Resort (MBR) complexes, which include the Macao Beach Resort (MBR) complexes, which include the Rōco Ki Beach Resort, an expansive multifaceted tourist and residential beachfront gated resort community located on the eastern shore of the Dominican Republic at Punta Macao.

Recently, CSA prepared an Environmental Impact Statement for the San Miguel Four Seasons Resort project in Puerto Rico. The resort development includes the construction of a resort hotel, hotel villas, beach facilities, tennis complex, 18-hole golf course and the necessary infrastructure (access roads, wastewater treatment plant, water mains, etc.). The most outstanding feature of this project is not only the conservation but the enhancement of the natural resources in its surroundings. The project proposes conservation zones and protection activities managed through integral plan for the care of these resources.

EDUCATIONAL

Our work in educational projects has included designs for classrooms, administration buildings, support facilities, libraries, dormitories, parking, road access, and recreational facilities (baseball and basketball courts, pools and tracks). For the Florida International University project, a new school designed with the potential to become a new generator of architectural influence. The project consisted of five concrete structures, 92,500 square feet of classrooms and offices: office wing, studio wing, and lecture hall, gallery and model shop.

Currently CSA, in a joint venture effort, provides the Cincinnati Public Schools Board with project review and oversight of all phases of a $985m, 50 plus facilities capital improvement program.  The ten-year Facilities Master Plan calls for construction of dozens of new school buildings and full renovation of many more to upgrade CPS aging fleet of buildings.

COMMERCIAL

CSA's professional staff has designed projects for a wide variety of commercial clients, including Walgreens, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Home Depot, Rooms to Go, Kmart, JC Penney, Just for Feet, Toys ‘R’ Us, and several shopping center developers. Our partnership with Rooms to Go includes the architecture and engineering design for a Warehouse and Distribution Center, a 250,000 square feet facility built on a 19.5 acre site.

A showcase commercial project is the new home of the Philadelphia Eagles football team, Lincolnd Financial Field, designed to seat 68,000 fans in a state-of-the-art facility that incorporates the latest amenities and viewpoints to maximize the customers’ entertainment experience. Another significant project is the current development of the new Puerto Rico Convention Center District. The convention facility and its anticipated ancillary hotels, restaurants, retail establishments, park system and commercial developments are to be constructed on approximately 110 acres of land in Isla Grande.

 

INDUSTRIAL

Our participation in the challenging Industrial Sector includes work in the Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing segments. Over 200 projects in recent years and strategic alliances positions CSA as a leading professional services provider in this sector.

PHARMACEUTICAL

CSA has successfully designed and/or implemented multiple projects for Amgen, Bristol-Myers, DuPont, Cardinal Health, Pfizer, and Wyeth. Services provided for this market segment include: Technical Consulting; Engineering and Design; Turn-Key Design / Build; Pre-Construction and Pre-Purchase Services; Start-Up, Commissioning and Certification; Validation and Compliance; and Environmental Permitting, Health and Safety Services.

MANUFACTURING

As a full service, project delivery group, CSA partners with its' Manufacturing clients in projects regarding new facilities or upgrading existing ones. Our approach is always targeted to quality in order to comply with each project's requirements through cost-effective solutions. CSA offers a wide range of services targeted to the industry, from design to compliance/permitting and operations & maintenance consulting.

• Planning
• Project Management
• Architecture and Engineering Design
• Compliance and Permitting Issues
• Environmental Assessments, Impact Statements and Management
• Equipment Installation and Relocation
• Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Construction Management
• Inspection
• Operations and Maintenance Consulting

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