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One engineer. Pre-design to permit.

Site civil and dry utility engineering for developers, architects, school districts, and public agencies. Fixed-fee proposals returned within five business days.

400+
Projects delivered
7
State PE licenses
$300M
Largest project
✓ SLBE Certified Oakland · Alameda County · OUSD · Port of Oakland
Completed mixed-use development with graded terracing and retaining walls — Calichi Design Group site civil engineering

Trusted by our clients

Lucid Motors Oakland Unified School District Gensler JPMorgan Chase Related California MidPen Housing Fletcher Jones Motor Cars San Francisco Unified LCA Architects Port of Oakland Starbucks Madison Park Financial BART Acalanes Union HSD DIALOG oWow County of Alameda CarMax Signature Development KIPP Northern California Planet Fitness Forge Development Partners Fremont Unified SFPUC McCarthy Building Companies Pacific West Communities Marin Community College QKA Architects City of Oakland Relativity Architects
Project types we serve
K-12 & Higher Ed Affordable Housing Mixed-Use Industrial Retail & Commercial Automotive Healthcare Senior Living Resorts & Hospitality Subdivisions

How we work

1

Define it

Send us the site plan. We'll flag what the city will ask for, what the stormwater rules require, and what it'll cost — fixed fee, usually back to you in a week.

2

Design it

One engineer, start to finish. Grading, drainage, utilities — coordinated with your architect, submitted to the agency, revised until it's approved. No handoffs.

3

Build it

Plan check responses, RFIs, field visits, punch list — we're there until the last inspection closes. The engineer who drew it is the one answering questions on-site.

Recent projects

Fremont High School Net-Zero Campus

Fremont High School Net-Zero Campus

Oakland, CA · K-12 Education · ENR Best Project

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

Dublin Transit Center Parking Garage

McCarthy / IPD · Dublin, CA · 507 spaces

First design-build in Alameda County since 2017. 5-level TOD structure adjacent to Dublin/Pleasanton BART. Parksmart Bronze certified. Completed 2024.

Fletcher Jones Elston Service Facility

Fletcher Jones Elston Service Facility

Gensler / Skender · Chicago, IL · 411,525 SF

Ground-up four-story Audi and Mercedes-Benz service facility on 8 acres. Part of a national program with Gensler (architect) and Skender (GC) spanning 12+ dealership projects.

We follow our clients, not a map.

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 designed and delivered projects across the US and the world. We believe the engineer who scopes the project should be involved throughout — not a junior engineer, not a rotating team, but a principal who learns your project and sees it through to the finish. Consistently competent engineering design and management.

17+
Years in business
4
Offices
42
States served
HAWAII

What our clients say

From architects, developers, and project managers we've worked with.

I just want to take a moment to appreciate your team's understanding of the need to design fast, with high precision, and just get things done. Developers need more engineers to be like Calichi to push the process.

Jeremy HarrisArchitectural Director, oWow

I know it does not help when jumping through flaming hoops for a city, but you guys are the best civil engineers I have had the pleasure of working with.

Matt SeveranceAssociate, Gensler

Reco and Calichi's presentation was directly on point. Professional and concise. It is nice to see that there is hope out there.

John LindskogVP Market Director, Chase

After meeting and working with Austin and Reco, our reservations were eased. The quality of product exceeded expectations from start to finish.

Joe BerardiPrincipal, Berardi + Partners

The city reps clearly loved the site plan design. Great job today. Thanks for directing and addressing the site and traffic questions.

Jason SheetsPrincipal Architect, MODA4 Design

I have worked with Calichi on many different projects as an integrated design and design build project team. Their collaborative and sustainable approach to projects provides innovative designs that are both budget and schedule conscious. The commitment and accessibility from their Principal, Reco Prianto, and his team's flexible design approach, is the reason I continue to reach out so we can work together on future projects.

Tom Kooiker, DBIAProject Director – Northern Pacific Region, McCarthy Building Companies

Oakland

California — Headquarters

3206 Hannah Street #3
Oakland, CA 94608

(510) 250-7877

PE licensed: CA · AZ · CO · NM
WA · OR · HI

Portland

Oregon

3450 N Williams Ave Ste 7
Portland, OR 97227

(503) 843-8211

PE licensed: OR · WA

Hood River

Oregon

104 3rd Street
Hood River, OR 97031

(541) 716-0444

PE licensed: OR · WA

Maui

Hawaii

PO Box 1406
Haiku, HI 96708

(808) 419-7439

PE licensed: HI

Calichi

Tell us about your project.

Share the scope and schedule. We'll return a fixed-fee proposal within five business days.