Site civil and dry utility engineering, from first feasibility sketch to final inspection.
Calichi Design Group is a site civil and dry utility engineering firm founded in Oakland, California in 2009. The practice delivers grading, drainage, stormwater, ADA compliance, fire access, and permitting services alongside joint trench and dry utility coordination spanning electric, gas, telephone, and fiber. With four offices and PE licenses across seven states, Calichi follows clients into 42 states, emphasizing principal involvement from project kickoff through final inspection and fixed-fee proposals returned within five business days.
QSD / QSP · LEED AP · NCEES Record Holder
Reco PriantoPrincipal in Charge
Dave ConnerOakland Office Lead
Aaron MackPortland & Hood River Lead
Stephen LandesMaui Office Lead
Full-scope site civil services from pre-design through construction closeout.
Site constraints mapped before design starts.
Tentative maps, conditional use permits, and planning submittals.
Layout tested for yield, code compliance, and cost.
Tentative and final maps prepared to recorder-ready standard.
Grading plans, earthwork, retaining walls, and cut/fill analysis.
C.3, LID, PDP, and BES stormwater frameworks.
Drainage calculations and pipe sizing performed in-house.
Continuous simulation and hydromodification management plan sizing.
EPAnet modeling, fire flow analysis, and domestic pressure design.
Collection systems and service connections.
Path of travel, accessible parking, and ramps.
Access roads, turnarounds, and hydrant placement.
Plan check responses and resubmittals.
RUSLE calculations, BMP selection, and QSD sign-off.
Independent review to identify issues before plan check.
RFI responses and field revisions by the engineer of record.
Record drawings reflecting what was built.
Joint trench and dry utility coordination from will-serve letters through final field connections, covering electric, gas, telephone, data, and fiber across every franchise provider.
Capacity confirmation from each utility provider.
PG&E, gas, telecom, and CATV paperwork.
Reserves trench alignment and timeline.
Single coordinated trench design covering all providers.
Greenbook-compliant electrical design.
Overhead-to-underground conversions.
Rule 20 A, B, and C undergrounding.
Pad locations and clearance routing.
Primary vaults, pull boxes, and splice vaults.
Conduit sizing, routing, and separation.
All providers shown on one construction sheet.
PG&E 79-980 applications for construction power.
Multi-provider coordination before mobilization.
Field changes documented and approved.
Education · Affordable Housing · Mixed-Use · Multifamily Residential · Retail · Industrial · Healthcare · Senior Living · Hospitality · Parking · Government · Land Development
Oakland, CA · Education · 2022 · Client: Oakland Unified School District
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. ENR Best Project Award 2022.
Dublin, CA · Parking · 2024 · Client: McCarthy Building Companies
First design-build project in Alameda County since 2017. Five-level, 507-space transit-oriented parking structure adjacent to Dublin/Pleasanton BART. Parksmart Bronze certified. Completed 2024.
Chicago, IL · Retail · Client: Fletcher Jones Motor Cars
Ground-up four-story Audi and Mercedes-Benz service facility on 8.5 acres in Goose Island, Chicago. 411,525 SF with 40+ service bays per level and internal drive ramp. Part of a 12+ dealership national program with Gensler and Skender.
Oakland, CA · Affordable Housing
222-unit, 19-story, 179,020 SF affordable housing tower. The tallest mass timber building in the world at the time of completion and the first prescriptive Type IV-A building in the US.