One Team, One Vision, Complete Continuity.
Civil Engineering
From the first feasibility sketch to permit-ready plans, we carry a site through every phase of design.
Conceptual Engineering & Site Planning
- Evaluate site feasibility and development potential early in the process.
- Prepare conceptual grading and site layout options.
- Identify ADA access and site circulation constraints.
- Outline preliminary utility connections and infrastructure needs.
- Assess stormwater management opportunities and challenges.
Preliminary Engineering & Entitlements
- Develop site plans suitable for city and agency review.
- Advance grading design and site layout.
- Design ADA-compliant access and path of travel.
- Prepare stormwater quality and treatment concepts.
- Coordinate wet utility layouts (water, sewer, fire).
- Assist with entitlement submittals and agency coordination.
Construction Documents
- Produce complete, permit-ready construction plans.
- Finalize grading and drainage design for construction.
- Design ADA-compliant site improvements.
- Prepare stormwater control and SWPPP documents.
- Complete wet utility design (water, sewer, fire systems).
- Deliver coordinated, buildable plans to support bidding and construction.
Land Planning & Development
Due diligence and strategy that turn raw ground into an approved, buildable project.
- Perform due diligence to identify site constraints and development risks.
- Review zoning, general plan, and local agency requirements.
- Evaluate site feasibility, yield, and development potential.
- Identify environmental, floodplain, and permitting considerations.
- Coordinate with agencies, consultants, and utility providers early in the process.
- Provide site planning input to optimize layout, access, and circulation.
- Support project budgeting with preliminary cost considerations.
- Assist with project strategy, timelines, and entitlement path.
Construction Administration
We stay engaged through construction so the plans get built the way they were designed.
- Provide ongoing support during construction to ensure plans are properly implemented.
- Respond to contractor RFIs and clarify design intent.
- Review submittals, shop drawings, and material specifications.
- Coordinate with contractors, owners, and agencies throughout construction.
- Review and process plan revisions and change orders.
- Conduct site visits to observe progress and general conformance with plans.
- Assist with resolving field issues and unforeseen site conditions.
- Support project closeout, including punch lists and final certifications.
Surveying & Mapping
Survey and mapping services coordinated through Licensed Professional Land Surveyors.
- Coordinate surveying services through Licensed Professional Land Surveyors.
- Integrate survey data into engineering design for improved accuracy and coordination.
- Provide boundary, topographic, and ALTA/NSPS land title surveys.
- Support development with construction staking and field layout.
- Prepare Record of Survey maps, Parcel Maps, and Lot Line Adjustments.
- Develop easement exhibits and legal descriptions.
- Deliver specialized surveying services tailored to project needs.
- Reduce conflicts, control costs, and keep projects moving efficiently.
Common Questions
What clients ask us first.
What services does RAK Civil Engineers provide?
We provide civil engineering design, land planning and development, construction administration, and surveying and mapping coordinated through Licensed Professional Land Surveyors. Design work covers grading and drainage, stormwater management, wet utility and infrastructure design, roadway and site improvements, parking lot design, and ADA-accessible site improvements.
Do you help with permitting and entitlements?
Yes. We prepare site plans suitable for city and agency review, advance grading design and site layout, and assist with entitlement submittals and agency coordination. Our team stays involved from initial feasibility through design, permitting, construction documentation, and construction administration.
What is a SWPPP, and do you prepare them?
A SWPPP — Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan — documents how a construction site will control erosion, sediment, and stormwater runoff. We prepare stormwater control and SWPPP documents and provide Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) services, along with Low Impact Development (LID) and bioretention design.
Do you provide land surveying and ALTA surveys?
Yes. Survey and mapping services are coordinated through Licensed Professional Land Surveyors and include boundary, topographic, and ALTA/NSPS land title surveys, Records of Survey, Parcel Maps, Lot Line Adjustments, easement exhibits and legal descriptions, construction staking, and FEMA Elevation Certificates.
Which counties do you serve?
We provide services throughout California, with a primary focus in Northern California — Solano, Sacramento, Contra Costa, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, and Yolo Counties and surrounding areas. Our office sits in the Fairfield–Vacaville corridor between the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento.
Which agencies do you coordinate with?
Our experience includes coordination with local municipalities, Public Works and Planning Departments, sanitary and water districts, utility providers, and other reviewing agencies — including Fairfield, Vacaville, Vallejo, Napa, and Sacramento Public Works and Planning Departments, Solano Irrigation District (SID), and Suisun-Solano Water Authority (SSWA).
What types of projects do you work on?
Commercial, industrial, public works, multifamily, subdivisions, single-family, self-storage, and private development projects, as well as individual homeowner improvements.
How We Work
We collaborate with architects, developers, contractors, agencies, and property owners — from concept through construction.