CE&G through the years

What began in 1993 as a two-person firm has grown into a Bay Area renowned network of the best geotechnical and related civil engineering (geo-civil) consulting and design services throughout California.

CE&G’s staff includes 35 full-time equivalent employees consisting of seven registered geotechnical engineers, and four certified engineering geologists, six civil engineers, CADD/GIS specialists, plus certified lab and field technicians. Most of CE&G’s project managers have been with the company for over 14 years. The focus and nature of the work completed by CE&G has evolved over the past nearly three decades.

Enjoy highlights from over a quarter-century of CE&G history, including some of our most significant company milestones and groundbreaking projects.

Milestones in Our Journey

2022

CE&G expands its Geospatial services to include aerial LiDAR scanning equipment and hyperspectral imagery to support analysis, design, construction, and long-term monitoring for asset management.

2021

CE&G secures federal SBSA contracts for USACE SF District On-Call Geotechnical and Civil Engineering, DOI MATOC for Geotechnical Engineering

2021

CE&G expands to 35 employees

2021

CE&G adds staff augmentation to its services, with the City of Dixon as its first client

2021

CE&G leading Hwy 1 Rat Creek geotechnical reconnaissance study on behalf of ASCE Geo-Institute technical committee

2020

CE&G expands its Geospatial services to include terrestrial LiDAR scanning equipment to support analysis, design, construction, and long-term monitoring for asset management.

2019

CE&G secures 25+ on-call contracts

2018

CE&G celebrated its 25th anniversary of providing Pragmatic ExpertiseTM

2017

CE&G re-located its Oakland office and laboratory to Hayward, CA

2017

CE&G expanded to a larger office within Walnut Creek, CA

2016

CE&G earns CalGeo Project of the Year award / ENR Best Projects award for Penitencia WTP FM Seismic Retrofit

2016

CE&G began offering Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) services

2015

CE&G began initiated its geotechnical Construction Management (geoCMTM services)

2014

CE&G opened its San Jose, CA office

2014

CE&G secured its first direct contract with Santa Clara Valley Water District

2010

CE&G expanded its focus on levee and dam projects

2009

CE&G expanded work as geotechnical partners with water-focused primes

2008-2013

CE&G secured several multi-year public agency contracts

2006

CE&G opened its Oakland, CA office and laboratory

2002-2008

CE&G gained private industry work during the real estate bubble until the market collapsed

2000

CE&G began working successfully with several local small developers

2000

CE&G broadens its peer review clients and capabilities

1999

CE&G earns first APWA Project of the Year award for Stanley Blvd Emergency Repairs

1998

Due to the El Nino storm season, CE&G’s team expanded to 8 employees

1995

CE&G opened its Walnut Creek, CA office

1995

CE&G secured its first contract with Alameda County, currently our biggest customer to date

1993

Phil Gregory and Mitch Wolfe founded Cal Engineering & Geology