Hbm Engineering Group, LLC

HBM is an experienced civil and structural engineering firm located in Hillside, Illinois. The firm is registered with the Illinois Department of Business Regulation as a Professional Design Firm offering professional and structural engineering services and can be licensed in any state as required. HBM is pre-qualified by the City of Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) for: Design of Simple Highway Bridges, Typical Highway Bridges, Advanced Typical Highway Bridges and Complex Highway Bridges. In addition, HBM is pre-qualified by the Illinois Department of Transportation for the following work categories: Highways – Roads and Streets, Highways – Freeways, Structures – Highway: Advanced Typical, Structures – Highway: Simple, Structures – Highway: Typical, Special Studies – Location Drainage, Location Design Studies – Rehabilitation, Structural Geotechnical Reports, and Structures - Railroad. Also, HBM is pre-qualified by the Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) for Civil and Structural Engineering Services. HBM is a Female Business Enterprise (FBE) certified by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certified by the City of Chicago, the Women Business Development Center and the Women Business Enterprise National Council, and a Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) certified by the City of Chicago. Also, HBM is an 8(a) SBA certified firm.
HBM offers a wide array of engineering and construction services to a broad spectrum of clients including government agencies, municipalities, private enterprises, architects, insurance companies, utilities, contractors and private citizens. The firm maintains substantial professional liability insurance as well as general liability and worker’s compensation insurance. The firm specializes in 1) bridge inspection in accordance with National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS); 2) transportation and roadway facilities; 3) highway bridges and related transportation structures; 4) buildings and other structures; 5) construction management; 6) geotechnical engineering; 7) design/build using CFRP; and 8) special services such as residential and commercial facility structural inspections, expert witness, design reviews, technical education and training.
HBM Team
HBM’s diverse team includes structural engineers, professional engineers, construction managers, geotechnical engineers, rating engineers and field inspectors with excellent experience. Each team member brings a solid background of technical knowledge and experience to every project, earning HBM outstanding qualifications in the fields of civil, structural and geotechnical engineering. HBM staff members are familiar with the latest requirements and guidelines of CDOT, IDOT, ISTHA, AASHTO and AREMA. HBM’s engineers have excellent and respected reputations with federal, state and local governmental agencies in the performance of professional services. HBM staff is continuously developed through in-house and external training. HBM staff has the experience and qualifications needed to design, detail and prepare construction documents for bridges ranging from simple to complex.
HBM Engineering Group, LLC’s staff is qualified to perform in-depth fracture critical (FCM) inspection and biennial inspections in accordance with the Current Manual of Maintenance Inspection of Bridges (AASHTO), Structure Information and Procedure Manual (IDOT), National Bridge Inspection Standards, Inspection of Fracture Critical Members (FHWA IP-S6-26), and the Guide Specifications for fracture Critical Non-Redundant Steel Bridge Members (AASHTO). The project manager and the inspection teams carrying the Inspection possess the following qualifications:

1. Registered professional and structural engineers (Four inspection team leaders)
2. Completed formal inspection training courses by:
• FHWA-NHI Course No. 130055, Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges
• FHWA-NHI Course No. 130053, Bridge Inspection Refresher Course
• FHWA-NHI Course No. 130078, Fracture Critical Techniques for Steel Bridges
3. Bridge load capacity rating, instrumentation and physical testing of bridges.
4. Emergency inspection and emergency repair plans of in-service bridges if required
5. NBIS bridge rating and bridge inspection reports and rating forms by IDOT and CDOT