Launching in San Joaquin Valley, California

The Digital PE
for Every Municipality

AI-powered civil infrastructure plan review that reads plans the way a PE reads them — against your city's exact standards, not generic engineering principles. Jurisdiction-specific. Self-improving. Built on 20+ years of California public works experience.

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Founder's Engineering DNA — The Expertise Embedded in Every Review
20+Years California Engineering Experience
$100M+Public Savings & Grants Secured
90K+US Local Government Entities Targetable
1stCalifornia's First Diverging Diamond Interchange
The Problem

A Growing Infrastructure Crisis

America's civil engineering workforce is shrinking — and infrastructure can't wait.

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Manual & Time-Intensive

Plan review requires engineers to manually cross-reference submissions against hundreds of pages of city-specific standards — a process taking days or weeks and creating costly project delays.

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Inconsistent Across Jurisdictions

Every city has its own engineering standards. Without a systematic approach, review quality varies by reviewer, city, and workload — creating risk, rework, and inequity in infrastructure outcomes.

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Expertise Walking Out the Door

The engineers who built America's water, sewer, road, and bridge infrastructure are retiring faster than they can be replaced. Their institutional knowledge leaves with them — permanently.

Core Differentiator

Not General AI.
Jurisdiction-Specific Intelligence.

Every municipality has different standards. Civilinfra.ai loads each city's exact criteria as the AI's operating context — the same way a 20-year PE internalizes a city's standards over a career.

The Municipal Dataset Is the System Intelligence

When a plan set is submitted for City of Clearwater review, Civilinfra.ai loads Clearwater's exact standards, thresholds, and PE-validated criteria as the operating context. When the same plan set is submitted for another jurisdiction — a different dataset loads. Different standards. Different criteria. Different comments. Every review is jurisdiction-accurate, not generically approximate.

✗ Generic AI Plan Review
✗ Applies general engineering principles
✗ No jurisdiction-specific standards loaded
✗ Same review logic for every city
✗ Cannot read pipe profiles or utility conflicts
✗ Gets no smarter with each project
✗ No PE validation layer
✓ Civilinfra.ai
✓ Loads your city's exact published standards
✓ Jurisdiction-specific criteria per municipality
✓ Discipline-specific reading: profiles, details, notes
✓ Reads pipe slopes, clearances, invert elevations
✓ Self-improving dataset — smarter every project
✓ Optional Licensed PE (Civil) QA/QC review
Process

From Submittal to Comment Set —
Streamlined. Fewer Rounds. Better Outcomes.

Four steps from plan upload to a structured, tiered, jurisdiction-specific review output.

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Standards Ingestion

Municipal Standards Dataset Built & Maintained

Your city's standard plans, specifications, and construction details are uploaded and processed into a structured dataset — organized by discipline: water, sewer, storm, street, traffic, ADA, and construction notes. PE clarifications and corrections continuously improve the dataset with every project.

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Plan Upload

Engineer Submits Plan Set

Engineering firms upload their plan set — PDF, TIFF, JPG (minimum 300 DPI), or AutoCAD files. Plans are organized into a secure project folder: plan views, profiles, construction details, and notes — all processed and prepared for AI review.

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AI Deep Review

AI Reviews Plans Against Your Standards

Civilinfra.ai reads plans the way a PE reads them — sheet by sheet, detail by detail. Profiles are checked for pipe slopes, invert elevations, manhole depths, and utility clearances. Construction notes are verified against standard requirements. Plan views are cross-checked against profile data. Every finding is tied to your city's exact standard plan reference.

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Tiered Output

Plan Preparedness Score & Comment Set Generated

A quantified Plan Preparedness Score shows overall submittal readiness. Comments are tiered — Critical, Major, Minor — with exact sheet references and standard plan citations. Too many comments signals an underprepared submittal. Engineers know exactly what to fix before resubmission.

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Optional

PE (Civil) QA/QC Review

At any project phase, users may request review by a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) — Civil. PE corrections are captured and written back into the municipal dataset — making the system smarter for every future review in that jurisdiction. Expertise permanently preserved.

Live Platform Demo

See the AI Review
Engine in Action

Walk through a complete plan review of a real City of Tracy project — Corral Hollow Sewer Capacity Upgrade Phase 2 (CIP 74165) — using actual City of Tracy Std Plan 200 engineering standards. No signup required.

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Login
RBAC · Jurisdiction
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Jurisdiction Dataset
RAG · pgvector
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Upload Plans
PDF · DWG · TIFF
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AI Review
Civilinfra AI · RAG
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PE Validation
Optional · Override
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Output
Score · Comments
Sample Output · City of Tracy
Corral Hollow Sewer Capacity Upgrade Phase 2 — CIP 74165
Plan Preparedness Score42% — Needs Revision
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Critical
5
Major
5
Minor
Critical · C001 · Sheet C01 · STA 11+00 to 17+00 Profile indicates S=-0.0011 on multiple 21-inch PVC segments. Minimum self-cleaning velocity of 2.0 ft/sec not achieved. Provide hydraulic calculations or revise profile grades per City of Tracy standards...
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Civilinfra AI Engine
City-specific RAG pipeline · Real City of Tracy Std Plan 200 · PE-validated output · BPELSG compliant workflow
Validated on real project: CIP 74165 Corral Hollow, City of Tracy — 550 PE-curated rules, 18 disciplines. Engine architected for 483 California cities.
● 11 AI-generated review comments
● Exact sheet & station references
● Std Plan citations (200, 204, 307)
● Interactive PE triage workflow
● Word export + Compliance Record
3D Spatial Intelligence · Pilot Feature
3D Spatial Intelligence — auto-generated from submitted plan sheets
Civilinfra.ai reads your drawings and builds a live 3D utility corridor model — showing every pipe, manhole, slope, and conflict at true engineering scale. Rotate, zoom, and inspect any element. PE-level compliance checks fire in real time.
🖥 Optimized for Desktop — recommended for accurate PE assessment
Features
● Multi-utility layer control (Sewer / Water / Storm)
● True slope visualization at engineering scale
● Data confidence layer — VERIFIED vs ASSUMED
● PE Correction Interface with audit trail
● City of Tracy · 21" Sewer · 850 LF · UPRR Crossing
Launch Interactive Demo → Explore 3D Viewer → Request Pilot Access
No login required · Interactive proof-of-concept · Real City of Tracy standards · BPELSG compliant
Hero Feature

The Plan Preparedness Score

Every review produces a quantified readiness score — making submittal quality measurable, trackable, and actionable for the first time.

Overall Plan Preparedness — Sample Review
City of Clearwater · Sewer Improvement Project · Round 1 Submittal
62%
Needs Revision
Water Systems78%
Sewer Profile Compliance54%
Construction Notes41%
ADA Compliance88%
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Critical
11
Major
18
Minor
Coverage

Built for High-Stakes Infrastructure

Discipline-specific review — not a general scan, but targeted reading of exactly what matters in each infrastructure category.

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Water Systems

Distribution and treatment infrastructure — pipe sizing, pressure zones, material specifications, fire flow requirements.

ProfilesDetailsNotes
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Sewer Systems

Sanitary sewer — pipe slopes, manhole depths, invert elevations, cover requirements, utility clearances.

ProfilesSlopesClearances
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Storm Drainage

Storm sewer design — hydraulic capacity, inlet sizing, pipe grades, outlet protection, detention requirements.

HydraulicsGradesInlets
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Dry Utilities & Pipeline

Gas, electrical, telecom, fiber — clearances, crossing angles, separation requirements, conflict resolution.

ConflictsSeparationCrossings
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Transportation Design

Roadway geometry, intersection design, interchange configurations — reviewed against Caltrans, AASHTO, and local guidelines.

GeometryCaltransAASHTO
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Traffic Safety

Sight distance, conflict point analysis, pedestrian and bicycle facility compliance, ADA, safety countermeasures.

ADAMUTCDSight Distance
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Traffic Control

Construction TCPs, signal design, signage and striping plans reviewed for MUTCD compliance and local standards.

TCPStripingSignals
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Subdivision & Development

New development infrastructure ensuring every subdivision meets city standards for long-term community safety and serviceability.

GradingUtilitiesStreets
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ADA Compliance

Public rights-of-way accessibility — curb ramps, detectable warnings, cross slopes, pedestrian signals, and sidewalk connectivity reviewed against PROWAG and federal ADA standards.

PROWAGRampsClearances
Self-Improving Intelligence

The PE-in-the-Loop Learning Loop

Every PE correction makes the municipal dataset smarter. More projects means more accurate reviews — permanently preserving licensed engineering expertise in your jurisdiction's intelligence layer.

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AI Generates Comments

Based on city-specific standards dataset loaded for the jurisdiction

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PE Reviews & Refines

Licensed Civil PE provides optional QA/QC — edits, adds, or rejects comments

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Corrections Captured

PE judgment written back into the municipal dataset as structured data

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Dataset Improves

More accurate, more jurisdiction-specific with every review cycle

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Expertise Preserved

Licensed PE knowledge permanently captured — survives retirement and staff turnover

Our Foundation

Built on Research. Proven in Practice.

Civilinfra.ai's engagement with AI in civil engineering began in the Pre-ChatGPT era — long before AI became mainstream.

ASCE Sacramento Section Outstanding Project of the Year Award Ceremony 2022
🏆 ASCE Sacramento Section — Outstanding Project of the Year, 2022
California's First Diverging Diamond Interchange Award Ceremony
California's First Diverging Diamond Interchange — Aerial View
California's First Diverging Diamond Interchange — Aerial View
Photo Credit: Mark Thomas  ·  ASCE & APWA Project of the Year, 2021
AI + Civil Engineering Timeline
Pre-ChatGPT Era
AI algorithms — Optimum Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Design of Steel Bridges
Stanford University
MS — Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford
Jan 2003
California PE career begins — 20+ years public works leadership
🏆 2021
APWA Sacramento Chapter — Project of the Year
🏆 2021
ASCE Sacramento Section — Outstanding Project of the Year
2026
Civilinfra.ai — AI returns to civil infrastructure
Real-World Validation

Already in Progress

Civilinfra.ai is not a concept — it is a validated approach backed by preliminary testing against real civil engineering standard plans from a San Joaquin Valley municipality.

Join the Pilot Program

We are accepting a limited number of pilot partners for the inaugural San Joaquin Valley cohort. Your city gets AI-assisted plan review at no cost — in exchange for feedback that helps us improve the system.

✓ No cost to pilot cities ✓ No risk or obligation ✓ Real submittals reviewed ✓ Feedback shapes the platform
Apply for Pilot Partnership →
Validation Completed
✓AI successfully read and interpreted engineering dimensions, material specifications, slope requirements, and construction notes
✓AI generated specific, located plan review comments comparable to professional PE outputs
✓Plan completeness screening validated against real submittal requirements
✓Pilot program launching — sewer, water, street, transportation, and traffic safety plan review
Vision

Building the Future of Infrastructure Intelligence

America needs its infrastructure knowledge preserved, scaled, and made universal.

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Faster Approvals

AI-assisted review reduces cycles from weeks to days — accelerating infrastructure delivery across every municipality.

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Consistent Compliance

Every submittal reviewed against the same standards, every time — eliminating costly variability across reviewers and workloads.

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Knowledge Preserved

Every review strengthens the system. Every licensed Civil PE's expertise permanently captured, extended, and made available to future generations.

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Universal Access

Small cities get the same engineering intelligence as the largest agencies — regardless of budget or staff capacity.

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Digital Twin

Every city's infrastructure mapped, modeled, and managed through AI-powered spatial intelligence.

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3D Spatial QA/QC

Automated three-dimensional conflict detection — cover depth, utility separation, and grade continuity verified spatially before construction begins.

We are not simply automating plan review.
We are building the civil engineering knowledge infrastructure for the next generation — and beyond.

Get in Touch

Ready to Transform Your Plan Review?

Whether you are a municipal agency exploring the pilot program, an engineering firm interested in early access, or a partner organization — we would love to hear from you.

📧info@civilinfra.ai
📞650-318-1844
📍425 Page Mill Road, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94306
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Investor Materials

Civilinfra.ai — June 2026 Deck

Pre-seed · Patent Pending #64/069,095 · NSF SBIR Submitted #00113625

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Professional Oversight

What Is a Licensed PE (Civil)?

California Practice Act — Civil Engineering Licensure

A Professional Engineer (PE) — Civil is a licensed civil engineer registered by the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (BPELSG). Under California's Practice Act, only a licensed Civil PE may legally practice or offer civil engineering services to the public.

Licensure requires an accredited engineering degree, passing the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Professional Engineer (PE) exams, and a minimum of 6 years of progressive supervised engineering experience. The Civil PE license designation issued by BPELSG is "C" — distinct from other engineering disciplines such as Structural (S) or Geotechnical (GE).

Our platform does not replace engineers — it supports and scales their expertise. The optional PE QA/QC layer ensures professional oversight on high-liability infrastructure review when it matters most. Source: bpelsg.ca.gov