Civil Engineering services

Paradigm

Our goal at CDS is to provide complete civil engineering services for a fair fee. We believe an engineer MUST physically visit every site they design. We believe in personal communication and developing relationships with our clients and the agencies we work with. At CDS we have no "layers" of staff, just highly accountable, agile, skilled engineers to get your project done.

Planning Services

Project feasibility and due diligence investigations
Minor and Conditional Use Permits
Zoning and General Plan Amendments
Site planning and design development
Preliminary site and utility design
Tentative Mapping

Civil Engineering Services

Onsite construction document preparation including:
- Grading and drainage plans and earthwork calculations
- ADA and Title 24 compliance design
- Retaining wall calculations, plans and profiles
- Domestic water system design
- Site fire system design
- Sanitary sewer design
- Septic design
- Sewer lift stations
- Storm drain system design
- Hydrology and Hydraulics reports
- Dry utility coordination
- L.I.D. (Low Impact Development)
- Stormwater Quality Plans
- Erosion Control Plans
Public Improvement Plans including:
- Street plan and profile design
- Sanitary sewer plan and profile
- Water conveyance system plans
- Storm drain plan and profile design
- Traffic control plans
- Signing and striping plans
- Field inspection

Permit Processing Services

Project Management and Permitting Assistance with:
- City and County Agencies
- Fire Department
- Caltrans
- EPA
- California Regional Water Quality Control Board
- Army Corp of Engineers
- Department of Fish and Game

Surveying

CDS contracts with with several local Licensed Surveyor to provide complete survey services in conjunction with our engineering projects: