Civil Drafting Services
When you engage with CAD Drafters’ civil drafting team, you will receive fully detailed and accurate civil drawings and site plans designed specifically for your project concerning engineering, physical infrastructure or land development projec,t no matter the size, complexity or urgency.
Whether it is a grading and drainage plan, road and highway drawings, utility drawings, topographical survey drawings, or a complete site development package, our experienced drafters will deliver precise, compliant, and construction-ready civil drawings. Designing and drafting services are custom-tailored for your unique project needs, local codes, and timelines – enabling you to visualize the whole site, quicker permitting, avoiding costly mistakes and staying on track with construction progress.
Accurate, Code-Compliant Drawings Every Time
We produce civil drawings and site plans that meet local requirements and engineering best practices so your project approvals don’t get bogged down, and construction stays on schedule.
Seamless Extension to your Project Team
Our civil drafters support your project team as an extension of your group – working collaboratively with engineers, architects, and contractors, to create precise, coordinated civil drawings that leave little guesswork and get you less costly rework.
Quick Turnarounds for the Tightest Deadlines
We know time is money in civil works, that’s why we combine expert drafters and technology to give you a detailed site plan, grading drawing, or infrastructure drawings with the accuracy and efficiency to keep your projects on track.
Why Leading Engineers, Developers, and Contractors Choose Our Civil Drafting Services
With over 20 years of proven experience contracting thousands of civil drafting projects in the broad area of infrastructure development, we are consistently delivering detailed, accurate, and fully compliant drawings that meet your project’s unique scope, design intent, and regulatory requirements.
Using the best civil CAD tools and platforms available, including AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, and other advanced software, we help our clients create very detailed information for plans, grading design, drainage design, roads/highways drawings, and utility layouts that seamlessly tie within your overall project plans.
The benefit of working with CAD Drafters for your civil drafting services is that you are adding team members who dedicate their time to produce clear, organized drawings, managing their layers consistently, and adhering to standards that decrease errors that are costly, avoid delays, and expedite approval and construction timeframes.
We have supported engineering firms, developers, architects, contractors, and municipalities across the United States with our civil drafting service, and we are proud of our 98% client satisfaction rating due to dependable delivery, clear communication, providing high-quality drafting, and always providing value to our clients’ projects.
Professional Civil Drafting Services for Plans That Are Accurate and Buildable
CAD Drafters understands that civil drafting is arguably the most critical aspect of any successful infrastructure and/or land development project. Our precise and code-compliant civil drawings help convert clients’ concepts into construction-ready documents that contractors and agencies can use with confidence. Whether you are developing a small site or a large public works project, our drafting specialists will create documentation that gives you peace of mind throughout permitting, bidding, and construction.
1. Site Development Plans
Our site development drafting services produce clear and informative drawings that illustrate property lines, building footprints, roads, sidewalks, landscaping, and amenities. Site development plans are essential when working on approved plans and coordinating with other disciplines to obtain plan approvals.
2. Grading and Earthwork Drawings
Grading drawings may include finished contours for each proposed site feature, spot elevations, slopes, quantities (cut and fill), and logical updates. Good site grading drawings are essential to provide good drainage for site features, sufficient subgrade stability for the foundation of buildings, and effective earthwork execution in the field.
3. Roadway and Highway Plans
We prepare plan sheets for road and highway projects that include coordination and alignment geometry, plan and profile views for each road segment, typical sections, and intersection sheets. Roadway plans will meet the standards of the DOTs and will assist contractors in building roadways that follow good road design and long-lasting durability.
4. Stormwater Management Plans
We also develop stormwater management and drainage plans, including catch basins, culverts, detention ponds, and flow paths. Good design of stormwater drainage can help reduce flooding, limit damage to property, and be effective and environmentally friendly.
5. Utility Layouts
Our civil drafting includes layouts of water lines, sewer systems, storm drains, gas lines, and other underground utility signage. Utility layouts are great to assist with clash detection and are a functional interface with other infrastructure.
6. Erosion and Sediment Control Plans
The site must be protected during the construction phase. We can supply erosion and sediment control plans, including silt fences and sediment traps, and any other erosion control solutions to halt soil erosion and protect adjacent waterways.
7. Subdivision and Lot Layout Plans
We can provide subdivision layouts for residential and commercial developments showing lot boundaries, road networks, easements, and right-of-ways. Subdivision and lot layout plans can assist with planning applications and help with processing approvals.
8. Topographic Maps & Existing Conditions Maps
We can produce detailed topographic maps based on survey data showing all contours, connections/utilities, vegetation, and other features. Topographic or existing conditions maps can serve as base drawings for design and environmental studies.
9. Parking Lot and Site Circulation Plans
We have skilled drafters who create parking layouts, striping details, ADA-approved spaces, and site circulation plans that allow for an efficient flow of traffic and adequate accessibility as per the applicable codes.
10. Bridge and Culvert Draftings
Support transportation infrastructure projects such as bridges and culverts with detailed drafting, including bridge elevations, cross-sections ,and structural components. Reinforcement for construction can also be provided.
11. Retaining Wall and Slope Protection Plans
At times, grade changes on a property can create complicate and require slope stability. We provide retaining wall drafting that includes plans, sections, reinforcement, and drainage details for construction and to ensure durability and performance.
12. As-Built Civil Drawings
After the site is constructed, we can provide as-built drawings that detail the built conditions and any changes made to the plans and the site. These records are essential to maintain a property and for future upgrades or as records for legal reasons.
Sample CAD Works
CAD Drafting Project & Sample
Land Scaping
Shop Drawing
Plumbing Sample
Mechanical Sample
Our Civil Drafting Workflow
CAD Drafters has a tried and tested, collaborative, workflow organized for every civil drafting project that allows us to respect due dates and deliverables on bench and full compliance with local standards. The workflow is designed to ease the client through the transition from initial thoughts and survey data to clear, unambiguous construction documents that the contractor can be confident to build from.
Thorough Coordination and Input Gathering
The workflow starts with an in-depth discussion to understand the site conditions, project requirements, applicable codes, and requirements of all stakeholders. We coordinate with civil engineers, surveyors, project managers and other involved professionals to collect all existing data, including surveys, soil reports and utility information, to ensure that we have all source data so that our base drawings are complete and conflict free. Coordinating early in the workflow process reduces work duplication, resulting in accurate plans.
Drafting, Review, and Final Delivery
Once we have all the inputs lined up, our team of professional drafters will create the first draft civil drawings while following good layer management, using industry best practice standards for readability and compliance. Drafts will be share with the client and the engineer for review, and we will address any comments in a timely manner, as well as conduct our standard quality checks for technical accuracy and drawing consistency. Final approved drawings will be delivered in the formats required for permitting, bidding, and construction on your site keeping your project on schedule and budget.
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How We Handle Drafting
- Start with your design
- We check applicable rules and standards
- Draft in CAD (2D & 3D)
- Add your specifications and notes
- Add structural/MEP information
- After draft is complete we will review for quality
- We will prepare the shop drawings, details, and notes to build
- Deliver in your selected formats
- Keep you updated on the process at every stage
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Why Select CAD Drafters for Your Civil Drafting Services?
When you select CAD Drafters for your civil drafting needs, you’ll be working with a team that understands the complexities, precision, and local compliance of civil engineering projects. From land development and road design to drainage, utilities, and grading plans, our civil drafters will utilize years of experience and strong technical knowledge with civil drafting in every drawing we create. We use industry-leading CAD tools and process solid quality checks to produce the most precise, most accurate, and code-compliant civil drawings for you to help your projects run seamlessly through approvals and construction. In addition to our collaborative approach, with our reliable turnaround times and attention to detail, we become a seamless extension of your own design team allowing you to focus on being an engineering expert and have CAD Drafters manage the critical documentation to bring your projects to completion.
Industries We Serve with Expert Civil Drafting Services
Residential Housing
Commercial Builders
Hospitality and Hotels
Mixed-Use Development
Industrial Facilities
Institutional Projects
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of civil drafting services do you offer?
We offer a full range of civil drafting services: site plans, grading and drainage plans, utility plans, road and highway plans, topographical maps, erosion control plans, subdivision plans, stormwater management plans, pipeline plans, and construction drawings for residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
Do you do local code compliance?
For sure! We have a wealth of experience with local and regional civil engineering requirements and building codes. We draft every plan to not only meet jurisdictional requirements but to help you in the application process by drafting plans in a way that it’s quicker and easier for municipalities and regulatory agencies to approve.
Do you coordinate with surveyors, architects, and engineers?
Yes! Our civil drafters collaborate with surveyors, architects, structural engineers, and contractors to prepare clear and coordinated documents that work towards the goals of the project and reflect accurate field conditions. We also help to integrate survey information into site plans.
What software do you use for civil drafting?
Our goal is to use only trusted industry standard software, including AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, and other CAD software developed explicitly for civil engineering applications. This allows us to ensure the drawings will be accurate, compatible with your team, and be easily exchanged in file formats.
How quickly can I get my civil drawings done?
Of course, turnaround times will greatly depend on the size and complexity of the project, however at MW we pride ourselves on flexibility, and timings can be quick too. If you have deadlines that are aggressive in nature, or you are providing phased projects, we can add resources as needed to meet your timing without sacrificing quality.