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Our Milan office works in close coordination with the other offices in the Region, offering specialized expertise in the fields of Tunnelling & Geotechnical Engineering, and Structural Engineering. It also features a Hydraulics department, which expands the capabilities of our Italian offices by focusing on the design of drainage, water distribution and on hydraulic compatibility analysis. The service offering is completed by the Project Management Section, which ensures the highest quality standards in the management of complex, multidisciplinary projects.

Our fields of activity and services

The coexistence of these professional skills enables our office to work in synergy, developing comprehensive and innovative solutions at every stage of the design process.

Civil  and structural Engineering

  • Design of new works for infrastructure projects  
  • Refurbishment of existing structures 
  • Bridges 
  • Underpasses 
  • Hydraulic culverts 
  • Retaining walls  
  • Temporary support structures 
  • Structural verification and quality control throughout all design and execution phases 
  • Overall management of large-scale infrastructure projects 
  • Technical assistance to the Client / Contractor during construction phase 

Geotechnical Engineering 

  • Geotechnical model 
  • Seismic Geotechnical model 
  • Design of foundations for civil works 
  • Interventions on existing foundations 
  • Ground improvement & consolidation works 
  • Earthworks 
  • Anchorages and nail walls 
  • Microtunneling 
  • Retaining civil works as walls, micropiles, piles, sheet pile etc 
  • Slope stabilization 
  • Cut & cover 
  • Tunnel 

Hydraulic

  • Hydrological modeling (HEC-HMS)
  • River hydraulic modeling (HEC-RAS 1D and 2D)
  • Design of sustainable urban drainage system - Nature Base Solutions
  • Design of conventional drainage systems
  • Landslide body drainage
  • Sewerage design for wastewater
  • Hydraulic compatibility studies
  • River engineering works
  • Rip-Rap
  • Sediment transport analysis
  • Basin reclamation
  • Hydraulic risk assessment and flooding analysis
  • Construction site hydraulics

Project Management

  • Project planning (schedule, costs, resources) and preparation of the contractual baseline
  • Development of the Project Management Plan (PMP), including objectives, strategy and governance
  • Technical and administrative project coordination
  • Progress monitoring, cost control and preparation of periodic project reports
  • Project risk management, including mitigation and opportunity plans
  • Management of contractual changes and variations (change management)
  • Coordination of suppliers, consultants and subcontractors
  • Organization and facilitation of progress meetings, technical committees and steering committees
  • Verification of project compliance with contractual, regulatory and quality requirements
  • Client support during tendering, negotiation, bid evaluation and contract management

Key people

Paolo Fontana

  • Head of office Milan, Lomazzo, Brescia a.i.
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Paolo Perazzelli

    • Head of Tunnelling and Geotechnics Italy
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    Guido Andreotti

      • Senior Civil Engineer
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      ARX Italia Srl

      Corso Sempione 30
      20154 Milan

      +39 389 4396173
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