Milhouse Construction

Milhouse provides Construction Management Services for a wide variety of infrastructure projects, from municipal utility construction to local roads and streets to interstate highways and bridges. Key clients include State Departments of Transportation, Highway Toll Authorities, City and County governments, rail and transit authorities, local municipalities, multiple public utility companies, and various private clients. Our dedicated professionals work closely with the client, the contractor, and the community through all phases of the construction process to ensure all projects are completed with the utmost quality and satisfaction.

Milhouse provides Civil Engineering services in the site civil, transportation, and natural gas categories. Services include feasibility and site planning, environmental remediation, grading, earthwork, drainage, and utility design. Project site work includes storm water management, entitlement and permitting, parking lot design, ADA ramp design, coordination with government agencies, and construction management and administration. Natural Gas Engineering Design services include transmission, distribution, gathering systems, pressure improvements, vault repair and replacement, SCADA, construction field support and services.

Milhouse provides comprehensive Structural Engineering Services. These services include inspection, condition evaluation and assessment, rehabilitation, design, construction evaluations for contractors, and preparation of contract plans, specifications, and cost estimates for various types of structures including highway and railroad bridges, transit structures, substations, buildings, retaining walls, culverts, vaults, manholes and junction chambers. With our expertise in the transportation arena, we provide innovative solutions for Departments of Transportation and Transit Agencies to maintain safe and secure bridge structures while economizing shrinking budgets.

Construction projects often have environmental liability or regulatory implications. To assist our clients in managing these implications we have expanded our offerings to include environmental services. These services provide our clients with turn-key solutions and project-specific alternatives for their environmental needs. Whether the issues are regulatory-driven or liability-driven, we can present various solutions to meets our clients needs.

Milhouse provides Mechanical Engineering Services for facility HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems, including piping and ductwork design, air-handling systems, central plants, controls, and special systems for laboratories and other critical spaces as well as providing services for commissioning, start-up and retro- commissioning. We put a strong emphasis on energy and resource efficiency in our analysis and design; our approach to sustainability in the built environment is integrated into our overall design process, resulting in additional synergies with other disciplines.

Milhouse provides Architectural Design Services in the areas of forensic investigation of existing and historic buildings, construction documentation, construction administration, and LEED-accredited professional design, among others. Our expertise is focused on providing innovative solutions in the design for the rehabilitation of existing buildings and new construction. We provide full Architectural Design Services for Aviation, Healthcare, Education, Commercial, and Parks & Recreation facilities.

Milhouse provides Electrical Engineering Services in low-and medium voltage power and controls, SCADA and telemetry, fire and hazardous gas alarm systems, serving public and private utility providers in Chicago and around the nation. Our electrical specialists focus their deep industry expertise to help utility providers maintain uninterrupted services to their customers. We provide innovative engineering, economic and planning services to electric utilities, rural electric distribution cooperatives, and industrial clients across the US, partnering with other firms to best serve our clients.