Civil Engineering
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YA Creative Design Partners has years of experience providing civil engineering services to residential and commercial projects across California. Our team has successfully prepared and permitted hundreds of projects involving different types of civil engineering plans such as grading, drainage, stormwater management, street improvements, utilities, and erosion control. We have the knowledge and professional expertise in understanding the various complex requirements issued by your local governing agency and the staff to assist your development team in achieving project goals.
Grading Services
Almost every proposed project which involves structures requires the preparation of a grading plan that adheres to the building code and local ordinances. A grading plan includes proposed elevations and cut/fill calculations that addresses drainage concurrently. Grading is the movement of gravel, sand, sediments, and other materials in order to alter the natural contour of the land. Local ordinances have become more strict over the years by imposing limits pertaining to the amount of dirt you can export from the project site and the total amount of excavation. This is why it is very important that you work with a team that has experience with your project’s local agency and relations with agency personnel to ease the process until permit issuance. At the early stages of design, we work directly with your architect to make sure that all elements of the design are addressed in conjunction and coordination with local civil engineering requirements in order to reduce the amount of future delays.
Drainage Services
95% of issues pertaining to the structural integrity of a building are caused by inadequate drainage design, stormwater management, no proper maintenance strategy, and settlement. Drainage design uses methods for the collection of water, treatment, and eventually discharge. Our hydrology team assesses project specific details in order to calculate the total volume of water received in a rainy event. The volume of water is used to size drainage components such as stormwater water planters, drywells, catch basins, culverts, pipes, curb drains, trench drains, channel drains including downspouts, and area drains.
YA Creative Design Partners 8 Civil Engineering services FOR YOUR SUCCESSFUL PROJECT DELIVERY
Subdivision Engineering
- As-Built Grading Plans
- As-Built Improvement Plans
- Cost Estimating
- Demolition Plans
- Dry Utilities Design
- Expert Witness Consulting
- Final Tract Map Preparation
- Fire Master Plans
- Golf Course Design
- In-tract Infrastructure Design and Improvement Plans
- Parking Distribution Plans
- Project Management / Administrative Services
- Retaining Wall Design
- Rough Grading Plans / Precise Grading Plans
- Value Engineering
- Wall and Fence Plans
Drainage Design/Watershed Management
- CLOMR / LOMAR Analysis
- Hydraulic Calcs / Hydrology Reports
- Master Plans of Drainage
- Specifications and Provisions
- Storm Drain Pipeline / Drainage Structures / Channel Design
Public Works
- Freeway, Highway, and Street Design / Rehabilitation
- Traffic Engineering
- Drainage Design / Flood Control Facilities
- Water Resources
- Water Quality Engineering (Stormwater quality & NPDES Compliance)
- Construction Bidding / Management
Water Quality Engineering (Stormwater Quality & NPDES Compliance)
- Erosion and Sediment Control Plans
- Hydromodification Analysis
- Sediment Transport Studies
- Site Inspections / Monitoring
- Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures
- Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plans (SUSMP)
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
- Water Quality Management Plans (WQMP)
- Erosion and Sediment Control Plans
- Hydromodification Analysis
- Sediment Transport Studies
- Site Inspections / Monitoring
- Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures
- Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plans (SUSMP)
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
- Water Quality Management Plans (WQMP)
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A grading plan is a drawing that addresses the redistribution of dirt, gravel, and other material on a site altering the natural contour of the land in order to meet project specific goals and adhere to building code requirements.
An LID plan is a drawing that addresses the treatment of stormwater through various Best Management Practices (BMP) methods to reduce pollutants in the water and to replenish groundwater aquifers.
Erosion control plans are prepared by a licensed civil engineer to specify and design measures to control construction debris run-off during the rainy season.
You can search the engineer’s name and licensure status by visiting: https://search.dca.ca.gov/
We recommend asking for prior approved plans and/or permits related to your scope. If they can’t provide proof, hire a different firm. Many companies online falsely claim experience.
Yes. A lack of direct contact is a red flag. Your engineer should be licensed, accessible, and personally involved. We encourage in-office discussions for complex projects.
A GPI is a required field inspection for projects in a “Hillside Grading Area” to assess grading needs based on existing conditions.
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