An in-depth and visual description of our company's work.

1.  The Firm
 Founder
 Dedicated Members (RHS Team)
 Services
RHS Consulting
Design, L.L.C.
Engineers – Developers - Construction Managers

2. RHS Consulting Design is a multidisciplinary consulting
engineering firm that provides quality and reliability in a
wide range of engineering fields. We are a Small Business
Enterprise (SBE) certified by the Department of
Administrative Services and are on the pre-qualified list with
several Departments of Transportation.
RHS was founded in 2003, incorporated into the state of
Connecticut in 2005, and is licensed to practice professional
engineering services in the states of Connecticut, New York,
and Florida.
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3. • Mr. Rifat Saleh, PE, director of structural
engineering, has more than 27 years of
experience in structural design and construction
of buildings, bridges, railroads, marine
structures, tunnels, and other structures. He is
a licensed professional engineer in multiple
states, with both Bachelor’s and Master’s
degrees in civil engineering. He also serves as a
structural engineering specialist with the Urban
Search and Rescue of Connecticut (USAR), TF-
1, as part of the Homeland Security Task Force.
• In addition to overseeing RHS and
participating in several multi-million dollar
design projects, Mr. Saleh works as an adjunct
professor teaching structural engineering
courses at the University of Hartford.
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4. The RHS team, composed of highly educated, competent, successful engineers and
construction managers, demonstrates strong capabilities and has completed several
successful design and construction supervision projects. Together, we have over 100 years
of experience.
Rifat H. Saleh, P.E
President, Chief Engineer
Bridge Condition Construction Engineering
Bridge - Structure Highway Design
Inspection Railroad Facilities and Administration
Mahdi Allam, PHD
Akram Ahmad, P.E. Ted Johanson, P.E.
Brian Safa, P.E. Darek Al-Ayoub, C.M.
Bruce Adnani, P.E. Bernardo Capuno, P.E.
Carmine Corbo, P.E. Amber Saleh
Leslie Smith, P.E.
Tom Dunn Jaime Cabral
Yosra Ahmed
Derek Schmaltz
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5.  Highway design
 Bridge and structure design
 Bridge and structure condition evaluation and load rating
analysis
 Facility design
 Marine structures
 Construction engineering and management (roadways,
highways, bridges, railroads, aviation)
 Buried structures (tunnels, arches, culverts)
 Turntables, railroad car hoists and body stands
 Underpinning, temporary shoring, sheetpiling, braced
excavation
 Traffic Data Collection (TDC)
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6. o Geometric design (horizontal and vertical alignments, sight desistance)
o Geotechnical boring programs
o Hydrology/Hydraulic Study
o Storm drainage design
o Utilities (under and above ground utilities: water main, sanitary sewer, cable,
telephone, electric)
o Safety improvements
o Erosion control measures and environmental impact items
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7. Our bridge safety inspection process consists of:
 In-depth inspection
 Condition evaluation reports
 Load Rating analysis using the LRFR
Method for AASHTO loading
 Our team is certified by the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) -
National Bridge Inspection Standard
(NBIS), and trained to identify fatigue
prone details, perform non-destructive
testing (mag particle, dye penetrant) to
identify suspected cracks, and to use
access equipment from bucket trucks to
underbridge access equipment.
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10.  Preliminary Engineering Study (survey, condition survey,  Final Design (final plans and complete construction
geotechnical boring reports) documents)
 Bridge Type Study: (Value Engineering)  Submissions: 30%, 60% & 100 %.
 Superstructure alternates of different materials  Perform Final Design Computations.
including Steel, Prestressed deck units, AASHTO  Prepare Final plans and special provisions for
Beams, box girders, etc. the selected alternate.
 Selection will be based on site specific, span length,
 Prepare final Construction Cost Estimates.
environmental, and esthetics
 Complete Bid Documents.
 Perform hydrology and hydraulic report
 Perform traffic signalization study
 Environmental impact study
 Prepare field sketches and provide illustrative photos.
 Identify the type of foundation (spread footing or
piles). If necessary, take a test pit
 Subsurface exploration and a geotechnical report.
 Utility coordination
 Evaluation of differing site conditions
 Evaluation of the suitability of different types of
temporary shoring and dewatering systems
 Provide means and methods for shoring of the
adjacent structure during construction
 Provide construction cost estimate for the each
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13.  Attend a preconstruction meeting with
the selected contractor, utility
companies and city officials
 Review and advise the client on the
contractor’s schedule of values and
construction progress schedule
 Provide an on-site, full-time resident
engineer to oversee construction
activities
 Review construction contractor claims/
disputes and make recommendations in
writing to the client and recommend
resolution of such claims/disputes
 Review contractor’s requisition
 Perform quantity survey
 Review and approve change-orders
 Review and approve working and shop
drawings
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14.  Provide value engineering to
contractors
 Design Temporary shoring
 Temporary sheeting
 Soldier piles drilled in place with
lagging, with or without tie backs
 Underpinning
 Soil nailing
 Tunneling and jacking of structures
 Slurry trenches
 Diaphragm walls
 Mini-pile underpinning
 Braced underpinning
 Underpinning with tiebacks
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17.  Metro North RR cars for
Copper E 80 Loadings
 Maximum truck wheel
base spacing 8’-6” and
truck centers 59’-6”
 Maximum weight:
40 Tons per Axle
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