Plans & PS&E
Any milestone from 30% to 100%, any discipline: roadway, drainage, structures, traffic, utilities, staging and more.
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CivilRisk IQ reviews plans, technical reports, environmental documents and Caltrans submittals with a team of 21 AI specialists. An accountable engineer or decision-maker then verifies what matters, so every finding is tied to its source and ready for a decision.
State highway and local projects · Typical review in 5–10 business days
CRIQ candidate issueHigh
Temporary conveyance at Zeiders Road culvert replacement is unclear
- Sheet
- D-7 · source PDF p. 82
- Discipline
- Hydraulics / Drainage
- Status
- Open · awaiting your team’s response
Observation. D-7 removes the existing double 6 ft × 2 ft RCB culvert at Zeiders Road and builds a new one at the same crossing. No temporary flow route is shown for the interval in between.
Why it matters. Without a coordinated diversion, runoff could flood the work area or roadway and delay construction.
Next check. Compare staging and temporary drainage sheets with the existing flow path; confirm the excavation, diversion and reconnection sequence.
By the numbers One real review: I-215 / Keller Interchange, 95% PS&E plans
281plan-set pages reviewed in one I-215 / Keller Interchange 95% PS&E run
1,212 → 474raw candidates narrowed to retained findings by manager and Red Team review
21AI specialists: 12 plan-set disciplines and 9 environmental resource areas
100%of released findings signed off by an accountable human reviewer
The difference
Same course. A very different round.
Traditional review often finds the hazards once you are already in them. CivilRisk IQ shows you where they are before you swing, so your team can choose the next move with confidence.
How it works
From project records to a decision, in four steps.
- 01
Define the record
Agree on the plans, reports, studies and versions in scope. No project files are needed for the first conversation.
- 02
Specialist AI review
Discipline specialists read every sheet and page in parallel; a manager and a Red Team cull duplicates and weak claims.
- 03
Human judgment
A licensed engineer (design) or an authorized decision-maker (environmental) checks the evidence and decides what is released.
- 04
Decision-ready outputs
Executive summary, findings register, and PDF comment files for Bluebeam or Acrobat, plus optional portal access.
What we review
If it's part of the project record, we can review it.
State highway projects or local capital improvements, early studies or final bid packages: the same specialist team and the same evidence-first method.
Environmental documents & technical studies
EIR, EIS, EA, IS/MND and every study inside them: biology, cultural, noise, air quality, water quality, hazardous materials, visual, traffic.
Design technical reports
The reports behind the plans: geotechnical, soils and materials, foundation, structures, hydrology and drainage, traffic and utility reports.
Caltrans submittals
PSRs, project reports, PA&ED and PS&E packages, design standard decision documents, storm water data reports: check them as part of a thorough QA process.
Local capital improvement projects
City and county work off the State Highway System: pavement rehab, curb and gutter, sidewalks and ADA ramps, storm drains, signals.
Specs, estimates & schedules
Special provisions, quantities, engineer's estimates and construction schedules, checked against the plans they support.
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A real finding, step by step
I-215 / Keller Interchange: Bioswale 45.
How to read our examples: these are real candidates from CRIQ reviews of actual plan sets. Each shows its status; a candidate is a question for the design engineer, not a verified defect or a statement about current field conditions.
I-215 / Keller Interchange · Bioswale 45 drainage profileStatus: engineer verification
Three flow-line elevations define the question.
I 308+07.99
FL 1568.55 ft
Bioswale 45 beginningI 311+90.3
FL 1566.96 ft
Intermediate gradeI 313+00.85
FL 1567.73 ft
End gradeThe last roughly 110 feet rises 0.77 feet.
I 311+90.3: FL 1566.96
I 313+00.85: FL 1567.73
End elevation is 0.77 ft above the intermediate low point.
Where does flow leave the low point?
No collection point was identified in the compared sheets. A rising grade alone does not establish a drainage defect.
Source-plan and drainage-design check neededVerify the annotations and the intended outlet.
D-3 and D-5 profile labels
Confirm stationing, flow-line elevations and the plotted grade on the source sheets and adjacent drainage details.
Low-point drainage path
Is there an inlet, underdrain, cross-sheet connection or intentional reverse flow?
Engineer decides whether the concern holdsA specific, bounded question for the drainage designer.
Findings-register entry
I-215 / Keller · Bioswale 45 · D-3 and D-5
- Record
- FL 1566.96 at I 311+90.3; FL 1567.73 at I 313+00.85.
- Status
- Pending engineer verification against the source plans.
- Next action
- Confirm the low-point collection feature or intended flow path with the drainage designer; document the answer on the plans.
A measured plan question. A traceable design response.
Two more candidates from real plan sets
Check the temporary barrier gap
Sheet TH-02 ends a Type K railing run at Sta. 19+02.11; TH-01 begins one at 19+58.82 at nearly the same offset. If both apply to the same stage, the ~57 ft gap needs protection.
Candidate · traffic handlingClear the ground-anchor path
Anchor rows with 20 ft unbonded lengths sit near existing piles and widening footings; 3-D drilling clearance isn't shown on the plans (source PDF p. 259).
Candidate · structuresMeet the review team
21 AI specialists. One accountable human reviewer.
Each specialist is an AI reviewer built around one discipline, with its own checklist of what to look for. Tap a face to see its focus. The specialists prepare; a person with authority over the work decides what's released.
The accountable reviewer
Your engineer or decision-maker
Every released finding is signed off by a person with authority over the work: a licensed engineer for plans and technical reports, or an authorized decision-maker for environmental documents.
How review sign-off works →Tap a specialist to see what it looks for.
Questions agencies and design teams ask
Frequently asked questions
What does CivilRisk IQ review?
Almost any project record: plans at any PS&E milestone, on or off the State Highway System; environmental documents and every technical study inside them; the design technical reports behind the plans, such as geotechnical, materials, structures and drainage reports; Caltrans submittals; and specifications, estimates and schedules.
Does AI make the final call?
No. AI specialists find and organize candidate issues. A person with authority over the work decides what is released: a licensed engineer for plans and technical reports, or an authorized decision-maker for environmental documents.
How long does a review take?
A typical review takes 5 to 10 business days, depending on the size of the package and the agreed scope.
What do we receive?
An executive summary, a findings register with sheet and page references, PDF comment files that open in Bluebeam or Adobe Acrobat, and optional portal access where your team can confirm, revise or dismiss each finding. See report formats.
Are our documents used to train AI?
Your documents are used for your review. Raw client documents never train models silently; only de-identified, engineer-adjudicated examples are used to improve CivilRisk IQ's review methods. Security & data.
Who is CivilRisk IQ for?
California public agencies, including Caltrans districts, transportation commissions, cities and counties, and the AEC design firms that deliver their projects.
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