Designing for the Future
Site civil and dry utility engineering for developers, architects, school districts, and public agencies. Local fluency in four Western markets, backed by projects in 42 states. The engineer who scopes your project is the one who signs the plans.
What we do
Two practices. Everything your project needs, from the first sketch to the last inspection.
Civil Engineering
Due diligence through as-built. Grading, stormwater, water, sewer, ADA, fire access, permitting — 17 services covering the full civil scope of a development project.
Explore Civil services →Dry Utility
Will-serve letters through field conflict resolution. Joint trench design, PG&E Greenbook coordination, transformer siting — 14 services managing every provider in the ground.
Explore Dry Utility services →How we work
Scope it
You tell us about the project. We identify the civil scope, flag regulatory triggers, and give you a fixed-fee proposal — usually within a week.
Design it
Same engineer from start to finish. Grading, stormwater, utilities — coordinated with your architect and the reviewing agency in parallel.
Build it
We stay with the project through plan check, respond to RFIs, and handle field visits through the last inspection. We don't hand off and disappear.
Recent projects
Fremont High School Net-Zero Campus
Demolished and rebuilt 95% of a 12-acre OUSD campus. Nine new buildings, net-zero energy, 40-foot retaining walls, and full utility infrastructure for 1,200 students.
Dublin Transit Center Parking Garage
5-story design-build parking structure adjacent to BART. Full civil scope from site plans through hydrology report. Grand opening June 2024.
Fletcher Jones Elston Service Facility
Ground-up four-story Audi and Mercedes-Benz service facility on 8 acres. Civil engineering for one of our largest commercial builds.
Geography is not a limitation.
We go where our clients take us. Oakland to LA. San Diego to Portland. Maui to Hood River. Wherever your project is, we'll learn the permit requirements and get it through plan check.
We've delivered projects across California — Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Central Valley — plus Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and six other states. Same engineer from day one through construction. Not a junior. Not a rotating team. The person who scoped your project reviews the plans before they go to the city.
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Four offices. Projects everywhere.
From the field
Does My Project Trigger C.3? The Thresholds That Matter
The square footage thresholds that determine whether your project needs a full stormwater control plan — and what happens if you're close to the line.
The PG&E Green Book: A Civil Engineer's Translation Guide
600 pages of PG&E standards that govern every joint trench in their territory. Here's what actually matters for your project.
How to Calculate ADA Parking Requirements
The CBC 11B parking count table everyone looks up wrong — and the van-accessible stall that catches people every time.
Tell us about your project.
Share the scope and schedule. We'll return a fixed-fee proposal within five business days.
Or email info@calichi.com