We are CSI

Construction Survey, Inc. (CSI) has been providing land surveying services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area since 1992. Specializing in construction related surveys, the company’s professionals bring an understanding of the demands of construction projects along with the technical skill and flexible service required to get the job done.

With extensive construction and surveying experience at BKF and other firms, Land Surveyor Steve Lally recognized the demand for responsive and professional construction staking and surveying in the aftermath of the Oakland Hills Firestorm. He established CSI to meet this need, providing critical support for the recovery and rebuilding efforts.

Denise Baker, LS 7947, CSI President since 2010, comes from a long family line of engineers and surveyors (see photo below). She began her land surveying career with Moldenhauer Engineering (Davis, CA), has experience with BKF Engineers (Vallejo, Redwood City, and Walnut Creek),  and joined CSI in 1996.

Our survey roots run deep.

William Anderson (Denise’s Grandfather) surveying for Iowa Rural Electric, 1940s

CSI meets the construction industry’s changing needs with the support of a talented team of surveyors, technicians, and support staff, focusing primarily on staking, monument preservation, and monitoring for public works, commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential projects. The collaboration, flexibility and and trust between our team members is what enables CSI to be the nimble, responsive and accurate surveying partner our clients know they can rely on. We’re proud of the way we truly work together and the service we provide.

And we’re still growing.

Lester Pascual doing GPS site calibration for Napa River restoration, 2021.

CSI is affiliated with the Operating Engineers Union Local 3, California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA), Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (BRPLS), and is a certified small and woman owned business — DBE Certification #40114 (California Unified Certification Program).

What CSI can bring to YOUR NEXT PROJECT

  • Skilled team with 40+ years’ combined experience.
  • Surveyors with expertise in commercial, industrial, residential and institutional projects.
  • The latest best practices, technology, equipment, and software such as Trimble Robotic Total Stations,  Trimble R10 Integrated GNSS System, Trimble Business Center, and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
  • It’s in our name:

Construction: we anticipate the needs and understand the pace of projects.

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