Different projects require different approaches. One thing does not change: CEI believes in establishing clear expectations from the beginning. Choose the type of project below to see what to expect.

Structural Inspection Process | Structural Design Process | Forensic Engineering Process

Structural Inspection Process

  1. Tell us what is happening: Submit the property information, concern, relevant photos/documents, and any deadline.
  2. Schedule the inspection: Our administrative team coordinates an available engineer and confirms the scope.
  3. Engineer evaluates the structure: The engineer performs the agreed on-site assessment, observations, and measurements.
  4. Receive your findings: CEI provides the verbal findings and/or written documentation included in the agreed scope.

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Structural Design Process

  1. Share your project with us: Send us your architectural drawings, project scope, site information, anticipated schedule, and other available documents such as a soils report. We’ll review the project and let you know if anything else is needed.
  2. Align on scope and expectations: Before engineering begins, we confirm the scope, deliverables, fee, schedule, and responsibilities so everyone understands what to expect. For larger or ongoing projects, we may also schedule a kickoff meeting to establish coordination and communication expectations.
  3. Design and coordinate: Your engineer develops the structural design and coordinates with the project team as needed. We focus on practical solutions that support the architectural intent and help keep the project moving.
  4. Review and deliver: Our team completes an internal review before issuing the structural drawings, calculations, or other deliverables included in your scope.
  5. Support construction: We remain available as the project moves into construction. RFIs, revisions, site observations, inspections, and other construction-phase services are provided as included in the project scope or added when needed.

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Forensic Engineering Process

  1. We start by listening: We’ll talk through your concern, who’s involved, what occurred, and what deliverable you need at the end (advice, a report, legal testimony, etc.). We’ll tell you honestly how or if we can help.
  2. We review the background: Before anyone visits the site, we go through the relevant reports, records, photos, claim materials, and construction documents. We will show up prepared and ready to assist.
  3. We see it for ourselves: A licensed engineer goes to the site and documents existing conditions firsthand (observations, measurements, and whatever field work the situation calls for). Conclusions rest on evidence, not assumptions.
  4. We determine the cause and extent: We evaluate the possible explanations against the physical evidence, the records, engineering principles, and the applicable codes and standards. The answer follows the evidence, wherever it leads.
  5. You get a clear, defensible answer: We keep you updated and deliver findings in the form you need (a verbal summary, a written engineering report, or both). We base our opinions on the facts and deliver them in language a non-technical person can follow.

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