What Chagrin Valley Engineering does

Chagrin Valley Engineering, Ltd. (CVE) is an Ohio-licensed civil, environmental engineering, and surveying firm headquartered in Cleveland with additional offices in Avon and, as of October 2025, Columbus. Founded in 1996 by four partners, the firm has grown to a partner-led organization of 51–100 professionals delivering seven core service lines: Civil Engineering and Site Planning, Environmental Services, Geographic Information Systems, Land Surveying, Municipal Engineering, Water Resources Services, and Transportation Services.

CVE's work is built on industry-standard engineering and GIS software (AutoCAD Civil 3D, OpenRoads Designer, HEC-RAS, Hydraflow, Synchro, HCS) rather than proprietary technology. Its competitive basis lies in regulatory prequalifications — notably ODOT prequalifications in roadway design, environmental assessment, traffic signal design, and highway lighting/EA-EIS preparation — and in domain credentials such as being the first Ohio firm to execute a pilot in-lieu-fee wetland mitigation agreement through the OEPA. Service delivery covers the full municipal infrastructure lifecycle from funding application (NEORSD MCIP, Ohio Public Works Commission) through planning, design, permitting, and construction administration.

CVE's business model is professional services revenue: project-based fees, hourly consulting, and municipal retainer agreements. The firm serves as City Engineer for 16+ municipalities (including North Olmsted, Maple Heights, Pepper Pike, Moreland Hills, Macedonia, Bay Village, and Avon Lake), works with Cuyahoga County and ODOT, supports utilities such as Cleveland Water and NEORSD, and selectively serves private commercial clients (Arhaus, Spire Institute). Go-to-market relies on direct enterprise-style engagement with municipal officials, supplemented by public-bid procurement via plancycle.com and content marketing through the firm's blog. The firm is privately held by its partners with no identified institutional ownership.

Name

Chagrin Valley Engineering

Legal name

Chagrin Valley Engineering, Ltd.

Website

https://cvelimited.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chagrin Valley Engineering is an Ohio-based civil, environmental, and surveying firm serving as City Engineer for 16+ municipalities plus ODOT, Cuyahoga County, and regional water and sewer utilities. The partner-led firm delivers infrastructure design, permitting, and funding support from offices in Cleveland, Avon, and Columbus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Environmental engineering consulting
• Land surveying services
• Municipal engineering services
• Transportation engineering design

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering and surveying services billed on project basis. Services include civil engineering design, environmental services, land surveying, transportation engineering, municipal engineering, and water resources. Revenue generated through project fees, hourly consulting rates, and contract-based municipal engineering retainer services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chagrin Valley Engineering, Ltd. is a civil and environmental engineering and surveying firm that provides public and private clients with practical engineering solutions. The firm's core offerings span civil engineering and site planning, environmental services, GIS, land surveying, municipal engineering, water resources, and transportation engineering, delivered through multi-disciplined teams of engineers, environmental scientists, surveyors, and GIS specialists. Services cover the full project lifecycle from planning and design through permitting, funding assistance, and construction administration.

Product overview

Chagrin Valley Engineering is a civil and environmental engineering and surveying firm founded in 1996 that provides infrastructure solutions to public and private clients. The company offers seven core service areas: Civil Engineering and Site Planning, Environmental Services, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Land Surveying, Municipal Engineering, Water Resources Services, and Transportation Services. Services are delivered through a multi-disciplined team of engineers, environmental scientists, surveyors, and GIS specialists. The company operates offices in Cleveland, Avon, and Columbus, Ohio, and serves municipal clients, utilities, county agencies, and the Ohio Department of Transportation. The firm also offers specialized services including stormwater management, traffic signal system design, environmental permitting, and land surveying. Recent expansion includes new Columbus office and additional ODOT prequalifications for traffic signal and highway lighting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering and Site Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced E. coli count from 1,553,100 to 422 in Maple Heights sewer project (2018-2019)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HDRminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 August 2025CVE partnered with HDR on ODOT SR 4 stabilization project near Stanley Avenue, providing engineering design for historic landfill challenge.
• Cleveland MetroparkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2024Partnership on RAISE project for trail and recreational infrastructure improvements. CVE providing engineering services for Metroparks enhancement initiatives including Foster's Run stream restoration.
• Cuyahoga County Department of Public WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Milan-Harlen Sewer Improvement project including property acquisition coordination and construction management.
• Ohio Public Works CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for municipal infrastructure projects, CVE assists clients in securing OPWC grants and loans.
• Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEORSD MCIP funding program partner, CVE prepares and submits funding applications for member communities for sewer and stormwater projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HDR: Global architecture and engineering firm with extensive transportation, water, and municipal practices. Already a CVE partner on the SR 4 ODOT project, representing both a competitor and a subcontractor channel in Ohio transportation work.
• Woolpert: Ohio-based national architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm offering surveying, GIS, civil engineering, and environmental services. Overlaps CVE's GIS/surveying/municipal capabilities at a larger national scale and serves many of the same Ohio public-sector clients.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with extensive water, environmental, and infrastructure practices. Competes with CVE on environmental permitting, water resources, and municipal infrastructure work, though at significantly larger scale.
• Stantec: Global engineering, environmental, and infrastructure consulting firm with strong water, transportation, and municipal practices in Ohio. Represents a larger-scale competitor on municipal and ODOT projects in the same geography.

Direct peers

• ms consultants: Mid-sized Ohio-headquartered engineering and architecture firm providing civil, transportation, environmental, and municipal engineering to public and private clients. Closely matches CVE in regional focus, multi-discipline offering, and ODOT/ municipal client base.
• CT Consultants: Ohio-based civil and environmental engineering firm serving municipalities, counties, and ODOT with water, sewer, roadway, and surveying services. Highly comparable in service portfolio, customer mix, and geographic footprint in Ohio.
• Korda/Nemeth Engineering: Columbus, Ohio-based civil engineering firm providing site development, transportation, water resources, and surveying to public and private clients. Comparable multi-discipline Midwest firm directly overlapping CVE's core service lines.
• DLZ Corporation: Ohio-headquartered engineering and architecture firm with similar municipal, transportation, environmental, and surveying capabilities. Comparable in scale, ODOT prequalification scope, and Ohio-centric client base.
• Jones & Henry Engineers: Mid-sized Ohio-based civil and environmental engineering firm specializing in water, wastewater, and stormwater services for municipal and utility clients. Highly comparable in water resources focus and public-sector client mix.
• E.L. Robinson Engineering: Ohio-based civil engineering firm offering transportation, environmental, and municipal engineering services to public-sector clients in Ohio. Directly comparable in size, geography, service mix, and ODOT prequalification strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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