Why CEC?
Professional services from a consulting engineering firm including Surveying, Program Management, and Construction.
The CEC Story
CEC is a consulting engineering firm that provides professional services to clients, including engineering, surveying, program management, and construction. While CEC may have started purely as an engineering firm in 2007, we realized our scope went beyond traditional engineering services. As our name implies, Civil Engineers & Constructors, we design projects and build them through our sister company, RP Constructors. CEC is now one of the Sioux City Metro’s top civil engineering companies that offers full, end-to-end professional services, from conception to completion.
CEC handles all pre-construction work, including design and surveying, and RP Constructors brings those projects to life. Our business model allows us to be full-service partners to our building clients. CEC stands behind all aspects of our work because we understand how every step of the construction process should work, from developing the initial idea to laying the final block or pouring the last foot of concrete. CEC is made up of engineers who are builders at heart.
Driven by Innovative Engineering
As builders, CEC has the unique perspective of understanding of how long things take to get built.
Timelines get stretched, and deadlines are missed when a project’s design repeatedly changes during the building phase. CEC designs plans with contractors in mind, so they are easier to build, which accelerates schedules and saves money.
CEC’s staff is comprised of in-house, licensed engineers, licensed surveyors, CADD technicians, along with a host of other specialty technicians. We often work in conjunction with RP Constructors to fast-track the more complicated design/build projects we take on. The ability to rapidly respond and take a problem or concept to a fully functional project is a massive benefit for our clients. The ability to self-perform all work gives our clients an advantage.
A Full-Service Partnership
“That part is fun to me: What can we do next? What can we do better than the guy next door or down the street?”
– Ryan Callaghan, CEO/Principal
Offering both design and build services allows CEC to be a two-for-one provider. Clients won’t be shuffled around between multiple design companies and contractors, which can not only delay the entire project but cause headaches. CEC has the infrastructure to provide solutions for clients’ building problems no matter the stage of construction.
Full-service partnerships start with a property survey using a high-tech fixed-wing or UAV LiDAR technology. A certified drone pilot captures images of the land prior to beginning work. These images give a record of comparison that is used upon project completion. Engineers design the project, taking into account any variables that could pose issues in the future. Once the plans are approved, the project is built to exact specifications with safety, timeline, and budget in mind. CEC’s value is providing all the professional services needed to design and build a project but can also offer each service individually.
CEC designs projects to be built and build them to work for years to come.