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About
Us

Statement of Qualification

CIVE® is a Design Build firm that’s led by engineers of all facets, from civil to structural to MEP, CIVE® has them as leaders. Our Houston location serves the commercial and industrial industries while our Doha, Qatar office spearheads the infrastructure construction sector there. Being led by engineers allows our clients’ ideas to take root and come alive right before their eyes in real time. Our commitment to excellence gives the project life, and our commitment to value engineering brings it to fruition!


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Commitment to Value Engineering

Design is as much a science as it is an art. As a Design Build firm in Houston, CIVE® combines the two in pursuit of excellence in Value Engineering into its systems.

Unlike most, CIVE® identifies Value Engineering not as a means of cutting corners, rather as an efficient tool to mitigate cost while preserving quality and integrity. By striving to design without overdesigning, CIVE delivers structures with class and the structural soundness that alleviates redundant budget pressures that many projects face.

CIVE®’s ability to truly Value Engineer each of its projects comes with experience, technical expertise and devotion to its QUALITY POLICY which has saved its clients hundreds of thousands of dollars in investment capital over time.

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Katelyn Whalen
Co-founder

"Gone about ourselves, he typically gods scarfs, alarm always himself the point small pouring that play."

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Mission

Become a fully vertically integrated company, while controlling all stages of the building process, with specific focus on effectiveness, execution, and adherence to quality systems; and achieve client satisfaction through stringent quality measures at all levels of company operations.

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Vision

Be the cornerstone that leads our industry by combining the aspects of architecture and construction with expertise in value engineering.

Experts
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Hachem Domloj – PE
President
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Steve Williams
Vice President
We Know The Team Is The Engine of Success

We invest in our team because we know the team is the engine of success. We made the engine that takes advantage of best practices, gathering the experts from the field to make an experienced, well-rounded group of professionals.

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Hikmat Zerbe – PhD, PE
Head of Structural Engineering
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Fadel EI Samman
Projects Director
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Saad Kejji
Office Manager
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Ellie Hage
Program Manager
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Martin Schneider
Operations Manager
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Badih Safah
Director of Projects
Our History
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2003

Hachem laid the first foundation of CIVE® – a name inspired by Civil Engineering course code, found in many universities’ academic curriculum – as a Civil & Structural Engineering consulting firm in a 10’ x 10' office in Houston.

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2004

The company took off in the design engineering realm to take on more complex projects, gaining trust of its newly developed and a growing client base along the way.

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2006

CIVE® grew to become a full service design firm, by adding architectural design to its service mix as well.

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2008

CIVE® vertically integrated its operations and added engineering-driven construction into its service mix. Clients could now enjoy a fully engineered structure from design to construction, with a maximized ROI.

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2008

CIVE® went international, by establishing its first office in Doha, Qatar and became part of the country's development drive. CIVE® executes heavy infrastructure projects in Qatar.

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2014

The company entered industrial sector by building a cement distribution facility, spread over 10 acre of fully developed tract.

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2018

CIVE® won a project that has really put Houston on the map. Houston will soon be home to the world's largest privately owned cement terminal ever built! CIVE is performing both design, construction and procurement for this project at the Port of Houston.

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2019

CIVE Ready Mix LLC is born, as an independent entity, unrelated to CIVE Inc.

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Awards

Our awards show our dedication and commitment to every single project we do. We don't work on our projects because of the awards, but we get awards as a testament of our determination towards our work.

Affiliates

Our awards show our dedication and commitment to every single project we do. We don't work on our projects because of the awards, but we get awards as a testament of our determination towards our work.