Clough Harbour

CHA Consulting, Inc. (previously known as Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP) is an international engineering consulting firm headquartered in Albany, New York.[1] The firm was founded in 1952 by John Clarkson, P.E., in Boston, Massachusetts and focused on civil design work. The firm was subsequently purchased by Ronald Clough and renamed Clough & Associates. Ronald Clough then partnered with Bill Harbour and the firm was renamed Clough, Harbour & Associates, LLP.

CHA Consulting, Inc.
FormerlyClough, Harbour and Associates, LLP
TypeLimited liability partnership (Private)
Founded1952
Headquarters575 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Number of locations
31 (Includes Subsidiaries as of 2017)
Key people
Mike Carroll, CEO
ServicesConsulting Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management (CHATS)
Revenue$278 Million (2017)
Number of employees
900 (Includes Subsidiaries as of 2017)
SubsidiariesCHA Tech Services LLC,

Gryphon Engineering, Novara GeoSolutions, PDT Architects,

American Fire Protection Inc. (Affiliate)
Websitehttp://www.chacompanies.com

Some of the firm’s first notable projects were work on Boston’s “Inner Belt” highway, and work on the Interstate Highways throughout the Northeast.[2]

CHA has grown substantially since then and now has a large presence in several different engineering fields, including power supply and distribution, communications infrastructure, structural, electrical, mechanical, environmental, geotechnical, civil, aviation, rail, and traffic/transportation engineering, as well as landscape architecture, land use planning, surveying, sports and recreation, wetland delineation, construction engineering and technology services.[3]

According to a recent listing by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a publication which ranks design firms based on information about their revenue, CHA is the 53rd largest engineering design firm in the United States.[4]

CHA Consulting and its subsidiary companies were recently sold to First Reserve, a private equity firm which focuses on the acquisition of internationally-based energy companies.[5]

Notable projects

In the Albany, NY area, CHA has engineered some large scale projects, including the Times Union Center, the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, the Albany Pedestrian Walkway, the expansive Colonie Town Park, and the Albany Capital Center.[6]

Albany Capital Center

In 2017, CHA completed work on the Albany Capital Center, an 82,000 square foot conference center in downtown Albany which received both the award for APWA Capital Branch Project of the Year - Structures More Than $75 M and 2018 ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Gold Award: Structural Systems.

The Times Union Center

The Times Union Center is an indoor performance arena located in Albany, NY for which CHA Consulting was engaged to provide engineering and design services. It seats approximately 16,000 people and is frequently used to host concerts, speakers, and sporting events.

Rensselear Station and Albany Track Enhancements

CHA Consulting designed the $50 million project including renovations and improvements to Albany's Rensselear Station, which included the addition of a fourth track.[7] Furthermore, improvements to the train tracks between Albany, NY and Schenectady, NY are currently ongoing, a project which received the 2018 ACEC Gold Award for Excellence in Engineering.

Subsidiaries

CHA Tech Services, LLC

CHA Tech services is a subsidiary of CHA Consulting which focuses specifically on construction management. They, like CHA, do work in a variety of markets including industrial, warehousing, and sports-related projects.[8]

CHA Canada

CHA Canada, formerly Gryphon International Engineering Services, is a multi-disciplinary engineering and design firm out of Ontario, Canada, which works specifically in the field of energy and thermal power which was acquired by CHA Consulting in 2011. They complete projects related to power storage, cogeneration, combined cycle, and renewables.[9]

Novara Geosolutions

Novara is a geospatial software development firm headquartered in Norwell, MA. They specialize in the service of projects in the pipeline and utilities markets.

PDT Architects

PDT Architects is an architectural design firm out of Portland, Maine, and a subsidiary of CHA consulting. They have consulted on many projects in the areas of education, preservation, residential, and healthcare.

American Fire Protection, Inc.

American Fire Protection specializes in the design, installation, and maintenance of complex fire protections projects large and small. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and consults on projects pertaining to sprinklers, special hazards, inspections, and fire suppression.

References
  1. "CHA - About". Chacompanies.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  2. "CHA - NYS Route 7 over I-87 Interchange Reconstruction". Chacompanies.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. "CHA - Markets". Chacompanies.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  4. "ENR 2018 Top 500 Design Firms". Enr.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  5. "Cha Consulting in Albany sold to private equity". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. "Businesses look to Albany for meetings, trade shows as convention center opens". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  7. "CHA: Rensselear Station". Chacompanies.com.
  8. "CHA Tech Services - Markets". Chatechservices.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  9. "Gryphon International Engineering Services Inc". Gryphoneng.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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