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Planning & Design Services

Our staff are experienced in identifying design constraints, preparing design solutions, and developing permitting strategies that are in compliance with regulatory requirements. NTH has extensive experience designing multiple facets of infrastructure including roads and underground utilities. 
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Capabilities
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Design
  • Stormwater Management and Design / Erosion Control
  • Pavement Design / Parking Lot
  • Site Plan Development
  • Water Main / Sanitary Sewer Design
  • Road Design / Traffic Control Plans
  • ADA Compliance Studies
  • Low-Impact Design / Green Infrastructure
  • Preparation of Bid Documents including technical specifications and engineering drawings
Asset Management System Implementation
  • Pavements
  • Roofing
  • Building Systems
 
Assessment
  • Structural Distress Evaluations
  • Condition Investigations / Evaluations
  • Conventional / Nondestructive Testing
  • Repair / Restoration Recommendations

Environmental Due Diligence / Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Studies

We specialize in conducting thorough environmental site assessments (ESAs) to provide information to make risk-based decisions and mitigate potential exposure and liability for property transactions and redevelopments. We perform hundreds of Phase I and II ESAs, remedial investigations, and site closures each year​.
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Capabilities
  • Site Assessments
  • Brownfield Redevelopment
  • Financing Incentives
  • Remedial Investigations
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Soil / Groundwater / Sediment Remediation Design
  • Risk Assessment / Toxicology
  • Facility Decommissioning
  • Demolition Specifications
  • Storage Tank Management
  • Pollution Prevention Plans
  • Facility Response Plans
  • EHS Compliance Training

Brownfield Redevelopment

​​Our regulatory insight and practical construction experience, combined with an extensive depth of knowledge and expertise in all critical areas of brownfield redevelopment, including grant and tax incentive financing mechanisms, enable us to provide quality support and guidance for successful redevelopment strategies.
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​NTH has helped clients resolve Brownfield environmental and infrastructure problems through securing federal, state, and local funding sources, including:
  • Michigan’s Brownfield Tax Increment Financing
  • Brownfield Michigan Business Tax (MBT) Credit
  • Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) Certificate
  • Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (OPRA)
  • Michigan’s Renaissance Zone Program
  • MEDC’s Industrial Development Revenue Bond (IDRB) Program
  • Downtown Development Authorities
  • Clean Michigan Initiative (CMI) Brownfield Redevelopment Grants (BRG) and Brownfield Redevelopment Loans (BRL)
  • U.S. EPA’s Brownfield Redevelopment Initiatives
  • Brownfield Economic Development Initiative
  • Local and Regional Development Entities
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities
  • Tax Increment Financing Districts

Geotechnical Engineering Services

Our geotechnical veterans provide unparalleled expertise in designing underground projects, providing field engineering during construction, investigating failures of underground facilities, and assisting contractors in the construction of new underground facilities.
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Capabilities
Design
  • Foundations
  • Tunnels and Shafts
  • Shoreline Protection and Seawalls
  • Cofferdams
  • Dewatering Systems
  • Excavation Support System
  • Geosynthetics
  • Civil and Site Engineering
  • Geodynamic Analysis
  • Value Engineering
 

​Investigations
  • Soils and Rock
  • Soil Dynamics / Vibration Analysis
  • Slope / Excavation Stability Evaluations
  • Subsurface Utility Engineering
  • Infrastructure Condition Evaluation
  • Failure Analysis
  • Forensic Engineering

​Construction
  • Resident Engineering
  • Construction Monitoring / Testing
  • Changed Conditions Claims
  • Litigation Assistance

Grant Writing

Our professionals provide assistance to clients in researching available information, preparing documentation along with supporting materials, writing and submitting successful grant applications to various agencies. We are also familiar and capable of assisting our clients in the reporting and close-out documentation phase once implementation is complete.
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