From a working civil practice
Win more public-works bids. Clear the counter faster.
Sixteen specialized tools for California civil engineering — built and used daily by a working Glendale engineering firm. Every output is a draft a professional reviews; nothing is auto-submitted.
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For contractors — find, fill, and win bids
RFP Bid Finder
Never miss an open bid again
Scans ~500 California municipal sites every week — cities, all 58 counties, special districts — and delivers the open construction bids in one sorted Excel report with run-health diagnostics.
Auto Bidder
From 300-page spec to bid packet
Reads a bid-spec PDF, extracts every fillable item, auto-fills the reusable ones from your saved company profile, and flags exactly what still needs your input, a signature, or a wet stamp.
Hydrology & Property Map
DPA zone, land use, and imperviousness — instantly
Click any point in LA County and get the DPA drainage zone, land-use designation, and estimated percent impervious for site-planning reference.
For design engineers — site, drainage, and street design
LID Sizing
LID applicability, BMP sizing, and draft permit documents
Walks an LA-area residential project through LID applicability and BMP sizing — LA County menu or City of LA SSR — and drafts the LID report, covenant, sheet notes, and submittal email for the engineer of record.
Street Section Builder
Cross-section, plan, and print-ready exhibit from one street
Lay out a street segment by segment and get a cross-section, a striped plan view, and a true-scale 11×17 exhibit with dimension strings — plus DXF linework for Civil 3D. Design checks are flagged for engineer review.
Driveway Approach
SPPWC 110-2 approach exhibit with the code checks done
Enter the flow line, property line and curb face and get an isometric, a plan, a true-scale centerline section and a grade table on an 11x17 sheet — Types A, B and C. Width, X/Y table, landing, slope and curb-return checks are cited and flagged for engineer review. Several options of one site build into a single package with a comparison sheet.
For construction administration — both sides of the table
Submittal Review
Construction submittals, checked against the spec
Reads a contractor submittal and the governing spec section, checks every required item, drafts the review letter with a recommended action code, and keeps the project submittal register.
Change Order Review
CO labor, rates, and markups — checked to the penny
Reads a change order proposal, verifies every extension, subtotal, and markup against your rate table and caps, computes the corrected total to counter with, and keeps the project CO register.
RateBook
DIR wage and Caltrans equipment rates, cited
Search a craft, classification, or equipment code and get the current DIR prevailing wage (predetermined increases applied) or Caltrans equipment rental rate, with its determination or rate-sheet citation and a link to the source.
Construction Manager
RFIs, submittals, and daily reports in one log
Tracks a job's construction-administration record — RFIs, the submittal log, daily reports, and progress — and drafts the paperwork each step needs for the engineer to sign.
For city/county and agency staff
Spec Template Library
Public-works boilerplate, ready to adapt
A curated set of Word templates for public-works bid documents — title pages, general conditions, bid forms, and exhibits.
Spec Writer
A city's own bid-book format, drafted for your project
Drafts a construction bid/spec package in a city's own format — composed from that city's previously issued bid books, or its template set — with your scope, dates, contract time, and bid schedule written in and every changed or uncertain spot highlighted for engineer review.
Redline Plan Checker
Your review standard, remembered
Learns a reusable checklist from your past correction letters, drafts first-pass comments on new submittals, and tracks which comments were addressed on each resubmittal.
Permit Counter Q&A
Staff-verified answers, memorized
Residents ask zoning questions; verified answers are served instantly, new ones are drafted with code citations and escalated to staff for approval before they're ever reused.
City Letter Writer
PIP and utility letters, drafted in your city's format
Drafts the Initial/Final Project Impact Plan package and mail-merged utility letters from your mailing list, and tracks who has responded — always drafts for the engineer to review and sign.
Civic Survey
Public feedback surveys with analytics and a council-ready report
Build multilingual public surveys with ballot-box integrity options — one per device, email-verified, or mailed access codes — plus live analytics with cross-tabs and a print-ready results report for council packets.
How it works
Set up your profile
Company facts, license numbers, review standards — entered once, reused everywhere.
Run the tools
Upload a spec, kick off a bid scan, or ask a question. Long runs happen in the background with a live log.
Review & submit
Every result is a labeled draft. You review, edit, and approve — the professional stays in charge.
Built the way engineering software should be
Human-in-the-loop by design
Every output is a draft for a professional, never an approval.
Deterministic first
Every tool runs with zero external services. Optional AI-assisted drafting — live today in Redline and Permit Counter — is always clearly labeled: never silent, never required.
Your data stays in your workspace
Profiles, standards, and bid records are exportable and hand-editable — no lock-in.
Questions? support@civildesign.ai
Frequently asked
What is CivilDesign AI?
A software suite of sixteen specialized tools for California civil engineering, built and used daily by a working Glendale engineering firm. It helps contractors, design engineers, construction administrators, and city or county staff find, prepare, and review public-works bids, designs, and permit paperwork.
Which tools are included?
RFP Bid Finder, Auto Bidder, Hydrology & Property Map, LID Sizing, Street Section Builder, Driveway Approach, Submittal Review, Change Order Review, RateBook, Construction Manager, Spec Template Library, Spec Writer, Redline Plan Checker, Permit Counter Q&A, City Letter Writer, Civic Survey. The free Trial and both agency plans include all sixteen; the Consultant plan covers the thirteen consultant-facing tools.
Does it submit bids, letters, or plan comments for me?
No. Every output is a labeled draft for a professional to review, edit, and approve. Nothing is auto-submitted to an agency, a client, or a bidder.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. The Trial plan is free, needs no credit card, and gives you three runs of each tool with no time limit.
What do the plans cost?
Trial is free, Consultant is $500 per month, City is $6,000 per month, and County / City (Metro) is $15,000 per month. The City and County / City (Metro) plans are 12-month agency agreements with unlimited tool runs, billed monthly or prepaid annually. Upgrades are requested from your Account page and confirmed by email at support@civildesign.ai.
Does it use AI, and is it required?
The tools are deterministic first and run with zero external services. Where a tool offers optional AI-assisted drafting, it is clearly labeled and never required.
Where does my data live?
In your own workspace. Company profiles, review standards, and bid records are exportable and hand-editable, so there is no lock-in.
Which areas does it cover?
California. The RFP Bid Finder scans about 500 municipal sites every week across all 58 counties, and the hydrology and LID tools are built around Los Angeles County and City of Los Angeles requirements.
How do I get started?
Create a free workspace, enter your company profile once, and run the tools that fit your work. Long runs happen in the background with a live log, and questions go to support@civildesign.ai.
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