From site evaluation through construction, we design civil infrastructure that aligns with Texas conditions, city requirements, and development schedules. Our role is to turn site challenges into buildable solutions that keep your project moving forward.
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Early engineering clarity helps developers avoid costly surprises, overdesigned solutions, and permitting delays that push financing windows and construction schedules.
We focus on clarity, speed, and engineering submittals that hold up under regulatory review.
We evaluate sites before you commit capital so you understand what’s buildable, what infrastructure is required, and what it will cost. Topography constraints, utility availability, drainage limitations, and access requirements assessed against your timeline and budget. You get real numbers for your pro forma, not estimates that fall apart during design.
Our engineering packages meet Texas city standards the first time. Site plans, grading plans, drainage studies, and utility coordination prepared to local specifications. We know what plan reviewers in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and smaller Texas cities expect because we work with them regularly. Fewer comments and revisions mean fewer delays.
We design with schedule as a constraint. Fast feasibility answers during site evaluation. Permit applications structured to move through review without unnecessary back-and-forth. Construction drawings contractors can bid immediately without waiting for clarifications. Your project maintains momentum from concept through construction.
We support developers with wastewater-focused engineering services that integrate cleanly with civil and site design.
Before you make an offer on Texas land, you need to know what you can build and what it will cost to develop. We evaluate site constraints—topography, drainage, existing utilities, access—and show you how your development fits. We identify deal-breakers early: floodplains that limit building area, utility extensions that exceed budget, drainage issues requiring expensive solutions.
Our concept plans include preliminary site layouts, utility routing, major grading requirements, and cost estimates. You see exactly what the site can handle and what infrastructure you’ll need. This gives you real numbers before you’re committed, not vague guesses that change during permitting.
Getting development permits in Texas means working through city engineering departments, county regulations, drainage districts, and sometimes TxDOT. Each jurisdiction has different requirements, and mistakes cost time. We handle the entire permitting process, site plans, drainage studies, utility plans, grading plans prepared to local standards. We coordinate directly with city engineers and plan reviewers, respond to comments, and manage revisions until approval.
Whether you’re in major Texas metros or smaller cities, we know what local reviewers expect. We understand Texas drainage requirements, water quality regulations, and how to structure applications that move through review without delays.
Once your site is planned and permitted, you need construction drawings Texas contractors can build from. We produce complete civil plan sets in AutoCAD Civil 3D that include everything needed for competitive bidding and construction. Our drawings cover site grading, drainage, utilities (water, sewer, storm), paving, erosion control, and all associated details. Every sheet includes plans, profiles, sections, details, and specifications that meet Texas standards. All work is reviewed and stamped by a Texas-licensed PE.
Contractors get clear, accurate drawings with the details they need to price correctly and build right the first time. Fewer questions during bidding, fewer RFIs during construction, fewer change orders eating into your budget.
Texas weather brings intense thunderstorms, prolonged dry periods, and occasional freezes. Your grading and drainage system needs to handle it all without flooding buildings, ponding on pavements, or eroding slopes. We design grading plans that move water where it needs to go, building pads at proper elevations, drainage swales and inlets, detention ponds when required, outlet structures that meet city standards.
We account for Texas soil conditions: expansive clays that swell and shrink, sandy soils that drain quickly, rocky caliche layers that make excavation expensive. Our drainage calculations verify that every pipe, inlet, and pond is sized correctly for Texas storm intensities using AutoCAD SSA and Hydroflow Express. The result? A site that drains properly in heavy rain, doesn’t create flooding problems for neighbors, meets detention requirements, and satisfies city engineers reviewing your plans.
Your Texas development needs water, sewer, electric, gas, and communications, all routed to avoid conflicts, meet utility company standards, and stay within budget. We coordinate utility layouts that work: verifying service availability, sizing water and sewer mains for your loads, routing utilities to minimize conflicts and construction costs, preparing plans that meet utility company requirements.
We work directly with utility providers throughout design, early coordination meetings, plan submittals, comment responses, final approvals. This prevents surprises during construction when contractors dig and find conflicts that should have been resolved on paper. For developments requiring utility extensions, we calculate fair-share contributions, coordinate construction with utility companies, and handle the documentation.
Your paving takes a beating in Texas, extreme heat, heavy trucks, thermal cycling. Poor paving design means premature failure, constant maintenance, and unhappy tenants or buyers. We design parking lots, access drives, and internal streets that last. This includes proper pavement sections for Texas conditions and your traffic loads, adequate base preparation for soil types, drainage integration with site grading, striping and signage that meets ADA and local requirements.
Our paving plans balance upfront cost with long-term performance. We don’t over-design and waste your money. We don’t under-design and leave you with cracking pavement in three years. We design for the actual conditions and loads your site will see. Contractors get complete paving plans with sections, details, and quantities for accurate bidding.
If you’re developing retail or commercial sites in Texas with drive-through facilities, ATM kiosks, or similar structures, you need site plans that handle traffic flow, stacking lanes, utilities, and ADA access—all while maximizing your usable building area.
We design kiosk sites that work efficiently. This includes vehicle circulation that prevents backups onto public streets, adequate stacking for peak periods, utility routing that doesn’t conflict with pavements or foundations, and grading that drains properly in Texas weather.
Our kiosk site plans account for drive-through operations, pedestrian access, delivery vehicle needs, and future maintenance access. We coordinate with your architect and equipment suppliers to make sure everything fits and works together.
You get a site layout that functions smoothly from day one, no traffic jams, no drainage problems, no utilities in the wrong place requiring expensive relocations after construction starts.
Texas civil engineering projects face unique challenges, including:
We understand Texas permitting processes and local review dynamics. Our designs reflect real-world conditions and reviewer expectations, not idealized assumptions. We’ve permitted projects across Texas, from single-lot commercial pads to large residential subdivisions, and we know what works, what cities approve, and what saves you money in different Texas markets.
If you’re developing retail or commercial sites in Texas with drive-through facilities, ATM kiosks, or similar structures, you need site plans that handle traffic flow, stacking lanes, utilities, and ADA access—all while maximizing your usable building area.
We design kiosk sites that work efficiently. This includes vehicle circulation that prevents backups onto public streets, adequate stacking for peak periods, utility routing that doesn’t conflict with pavements or foundations, and grading that drains properly in Texas weather.
Our kiosk site plans account for drive-through operations, pedestrian access, delivery vehicle needs, and future maintenance access. We coordinate with your architect and equipment suppliers to make sure everything fits and works together.
You get a site layout that functions smoothly from day one—no traffic jams, no drainage problems, no utilities in the wrong place requiring expensive relocations after construction starts.
Texas weather throws everything at your site—intense thunderstorms, prolonged dry periods, occasional freezes. Your grading and drainage system needs to handle it all without flooding buildings, ponding on pavements, or eroding slopes.
We design grading plans that move water where it needs to go. This includes building pads at proper elevations, drainage swales and inlets, detention ponds when required, and outlet structures that meet city standards. We account for Texas soil conditions—expansive clays that swell and shrink, sandy soils that drain quickly, or rocky caliche layers that make excavation expensive.
Our drainage calculations verify that every pipe, inlet, and pond is sized correctly for Texas storm intensities. We use AutoCAD SSA and Hydroflow Express for modeling, ensuring systems meet both city requirements and real-world performance needs.
The result? A site that drains properly in heavy rain, doesn’t create flooding problems for neighbors, meets detention requirements, and satisfies city engineers reviewing your plans. No ponding, no erosion, no expensive fixes after construction.
Your Texas development needs water, sewer, electric, gas, and communications—all routed to avoid conflicts, meet utility company standards, and stay within your budget.
We coordinate utility layouts that work. This includes verifying service availability, sizing water and sewer mains for your loads, routing utilities to minimize conflicts and construction costs, and preparing plans that meet utility company requirements for approval and construction.
We work directly with utility providers throughout design—early coordination meetings, plan submittals, comment responses, final approvals. This prevents surprises during construction when contractors dig and find conflicts that should have been resolved on paper.
For developments requiring utility extensions, we calculate fair-share contributions, coordinate construction with utility companies, and handle the documentation. You get utilities that serve your project reliably without last-minute complications or change orders to relocate lines that weren’t coordinated properly.
Your paving takes a beating in Texas—extreme heat, heavy trucks, thermal cycling. Poor paving design means premature failure, constant maintenance, and unhappy tenants or buyers.
We design parking lots, access drives, and internal streets that last. This includes proper pavement sections for Texas conditions and your traffic loads, adequate base preparation for soil types, drainage integration with site grading, striping and signage that meets ADA and local requirements, and details for curbs, sidewalks, and accessible routes.
Our paving plans balance upfront cost with long-term performance. We don’t over-design and waste your money on pavement you don’t need. We don’t under-design and leave you with cracking pavement in three years. We design for the actual conditions and loads your site will see.
Contractors get complete paving plans with sections, details, and quantities for accurate bidding. You get pavements that perform reliably in Texas heat without constant repairs.
Modern Engineering Solutions helps Texas developers handle civil engineering so your projects stay on track. Whether you’re evaluating a land purchase, navigating city permitting, or preparing construction documents, we give you clear answers and reliable deliverables from concept through construction.
We handle Site Planning, Permitting, Grading and Drainage, Utility Design, and Construction Drawings—everything you need for land development in Texas. These services work together to get projects approved faster, keep infrastructure costs under control, and prevent construction delays.
Contact us today to discuss your development. We’ll help you evaluate your site, navigate local requirements, and keep your project on schedule. Let’s work together on your next Texas project.
You’re building projects, not running an engineering firm. We translate complex city requirements and engineering constraints into straightforward answers you can use to make business decisions. No technical jargon—just clear information about costs, timelines, and what you actually need to do.
Texas cities all have different standards—different storm frequencies, different detention requirements, different plan review processes. We work across Texas daily and know exactly what each jurisdiction expects. That means plans that move through review instead of bouncing back with endless comments.
Delays cost you money—carrying costs, missed construction windows, frustrated investors. We structure our work to keep your project moving. Fast feasibility answers during site evaluation. Complete permit applications that don’t need multiple revisions. Construction drawings contractors can bid immediately.
You need accurate civil infrastructure costs before you finalize your land purchase or lock in your budget. We provide realistic estimates during feasibility—not vague ranges that leave you guessing. You’ll know what grading, utilities, and paving will actually cost before you’re committed.
We’ve designed and permitted developments throughout Texas. Small commercial pads to large residential subdivisions. Urban infill to greenfield sites. We know what works, what cities approve, and what saves you money in different Texas markets.
When you have a question, you get an answer—not a voicemail. When city reviewers ask for clarification, we respond immediately. When contractors need information, we don’t slow them down. Your project has momentum, and we keep it that way.
We understand your business. You need projects that pencil out, timelines you can count on, and infrastructure that works without constant problems. We design civil improvements that deliver on all three—because expensive, over-engineered solutions that drain your budget don’t help anyone.