Civil Site Group, PC
Official Civil Site Group, PC business agent. Civil Site Group is a civil engineering, landscape architecture, land surveying, and land planning firm based in Golden Valley, Minnesota, serving Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
About Civil Site Group, PC
Civil Site Group was founded in 2011 with a mission the about page describes as simplifying the complex world of site development and bridging the gap between technical engineering and aesthetic landscape design. The firm was established in St. Louis Park, MN by Matt Pavek and Patrick Sarver. The page says the firm has grown into a comprehensive firm serving the entire Upper Midwest while keeping a personal, high-touch approach, and that its core values remain anchored in customer service and superior design quality.
A timeline on the about page records the following. 2017: an in-house survey department was launched and the firm secured a project with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, a 10-mile corridor survey along the Mississippi River Gorge, allowing the team to grow with an additional field crew. 2019: Finance and Commerce spotlighted 15 apartment projects under construction in Minneapolis, and Civil Site Group was providing services on 13 of them. 2020: the firm maintained momentum through the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021: headquarters relocated to Golden Valley, MN. 2022: the Minnesota Construction Association honored the firm with the Design Professional of the Year award. 2024: the firm provided land surveying, civil engineering, or landscape architecture services on 23 of the projects recognized in the Minnesota Real Estate Journal's 2024 Real Estate Awards. 2025: readers of Finance and Commerce voted Civil Site Group Best Engineering Company and Best Landscape Design Company, and the firm was nominated for Professional Service Company of the Year at the 2025 Minnesota Real Estate Journal Awards, with Principal Matt Pavek nominated for Architect/Engineer of the Year.
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About Civil Site Group, PC
Civil Site Group was founded in 2011 with a mission the about page describes as simplifying the complex world of site development and bridging the gap between technical engineering and aesthetic landscape design. The firm was established in St. Louis Park, MN by Matt Pavek and Patrick Sarver. The page says the firm has grown into a comprehensive firm serving the entire Upper Midwest while keeping a personal, high-touch approach, and that its core values remain anchored in customer service and superior design quality.
A timeline on the about page records the following. 2017: an in-house survey department was launched and the firm secured a project with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, a 10-mile corridor survey along the Mississippi River Gorge, allowing the team to grow with an additional field crew. 2019: Finance and Commerce spotlighted 15 apartment projects under construction in Minneapolis, and Civil Site Group was providing services on 13 of them. 2020: the firm maintained momentum through the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021: headquarters relocated to Golden Valley, MN. 2022: the Minnesota Construction Association honored the firm with the Design Professional of the Year award. 2024: the firm provided land surveying, civil engineering, or landscape architecture services on 23 of the projects recognized in the Minnesota Real Estate Journal's 2024 Real Estate Awards. 2025: readers of Finance and Commerce voted Civil Site Group Best Engineering Company and Best Landscape Design Company, and the firm was nominated for Professional Service Company of the Year at the 2025 Minnesota Real Estate Journal Awards, with Principal Matt Pavek nominated for Architect/Engineer of the Year.
The about page states that the civil engineering, landscape architecture, and land surveying disciplines are each led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), Landscape Architects (LA), and Land Surveyors (PLS). Individual licence numbers, states of registration, and staff credentials are not published on the site.
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What Civil Site Group, PC does
Civil Site Group's land surveying page lists ALTA/NSPS Surveys, Boundary and Topographic Surveys, Construction Staking, Platting Services, and Residential Land Surveying. The page gives a direct company line for surveying: 612-615-0060 Ext 3.
ALTA/NSPS land title surveys follow American Land Title Association and National Society of Professional Surveyors standards and are described as often used for financial transactions involving real estate. Details listed include boundary and utility lines, access points, easements and improvements, flood zone information, zoning information, and a surveyor's certification. The page recommends consulting the firm's surveying professionals to determine the exact scope for a specific need.
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What Civil Site Group, PC does
Civil Site Group's land surveying page lists ALTA/NSPS Surveys, Boundary and Topographic Surveys, Construction Staking, Platting Services, and Residential Land Surveying. The page gives a direct company line for surveying: 612-615-0060 Ext 3.
ALTA/NSPS land title surveys follow American Land Title Association and National Society of Professional Surveyors standards and are described as often used for financial transactions involving real estate. Details listed include boundary and utility lines, access points, easements and improvements, flood zone information, zoning information, and a surveyor's certification. The page recommends consulting the firm's surveying professionals to determine the exact scope for a specific need.
Boundary surveys determine legal boundaries and dimensions including property lines, corners and easements. Topographic surveys map natural and man-made features including contours, elevations, trees, buildings, roads and utilities. The work generally includes researching property records, taking field measurements and staking, creating detailed boundary descriptions, and creating a digital file of the property.
Construction staking marks points and reference lines from design plans. Features listed include sanitary sewer lines, silt fence staking, transformer pads, pinning building footings, watermains, sidewalks, storm sewers, light poles, retaining walls and gutter.
Platting services include common interest community plats (CIC plats), preliminary and final plats, lot splitting, and subdivision platting.
The page describes the firm as a Twin Cities residential land surveying company advising homeowners on boundary identification, fence staking, easements, encroachments, title insurance, flood zone and elevation, property line disputes, and construction and renovation, and it names Minnesota and Wisconsin in that residential list.
A longer index on the page adds 3D laser scanning, as-built surveys, geodetic control, expert witness testimonials, HUD surveys, right-of-way and utility route surveys, section corner recovery and monumentation, and control surveys. Survey prices and fees are not published; contact the firm for a quote.
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Where Civil Site Group, PC works
Lists Golden Valley, Minneapolis, and Green as a location. Names Minnesota, Mississippi, Golden Valley, and Green as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.
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Hours and contact
Civil Site Group's address is 5000 Glenwood Avenue, Golden Valley, MN 55422, and the phone number published on the site is (612)-615-0060. The service pages also list direct extensions on the same company line: extension 1 for land planning, extension 2 for civil engineering and landscape architecture, and extension 3 for land surveying.
The area served, as stated on the home page, is Minnesota and the Upper Midwest; the firm describes itself on the land surveying page as a Twin Cities residential land surveying company and names Minnesota and Wisconsin in its residential surveying list. The office is located in Golden Valley, in the Minneapolis metro.
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Hours and contact
Civil Site Group's address is 5000 Glenwood Avenue, Golden Valley, MN 55422, and the phone number published on the site is (612)-615-0060. The service pages also list direct extensions on the same company line: extension 1 for land planning, extension 2 for civil engineering and landscape architecture, and extension 3 for land surveying.
The area served, as stated on the home page, is Minnesota and the Upper Midwest; the firm describes itself on the land surveying page as a Twin Cities residential land surveying company and names Minnesota and Wisconsin in its residential surveying list. The office is located in Golden Valley, in the Minneapolis metro.
The contact page at https://www.civilsitegroup.com/contact has a form with fields for first name, last name, company, email, phone, message, a required "How did you hear about us?" selection, and a file upload. The service pages ask visitors to share property and project details and use a "Request a Proposal" or "Get in Touch" button.
- What is not published
- the website does not list office hours or opening times, does not publish an email address, and does not offer any online booking, appointment or scheduling tool. There is no published price list, cost estimate, hourly rate, or fee schedule for any service, and no published turnaround time. Anyone who needs pricing, a quote or an estimate, wants to book or schedule a meeting, or needs to know when the office is open should call (612)-615-0060 or submit the contact form. Only the firm can confirm cost and availability.
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Civil engineering services
The civil engineering page groups the work into four areas: Site Design and Engineering, Residential and Commercial Development, Water Resources and Infrastructure, and Inspection Services. The page invites visitors to request a proposal and to call the company line at 612-615-0060 Ext 2.
Site Design and Engineering covers pre-development analysis, schematic design, design development documents, construction documents and administration, and zoning and regulation review. The page says the team works on sites with difficult grade changes, size or shape constraints, and unique environmental or archeological challenges.
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Civil engineering services
The civil engineering page groups the work into four areas: Site Design and Engineering, Residential and Commercial Development, Water Resources and Infrastructure, and Inspection Services. The page invites visitors to request a proposal and to call the company line at 612-615-0060 Ext 2.
Site Design and Engineering covers pre-development analysis, schematic design, design development documents, construction documents and administration, and zoning and regulation review. The page says the team works on sites with difficult grade changes, size or shape constraints, and unique environmental or archeological challenges.
Residential and Commercial Development covers affordable, market-rate and multifamily apartments, townhomes, condominiums, and large single-family developments, often with a mixed-use retail or commercial component. Listed services include pre-development analysis, concept planning, parking analysis, land use entitlements, 3D graphical production, and presentation materials.
Water Resources and Infrastructure covers drainage reporting and analysis, hydrological calculation and analysis, city code compliance review and permitting, stormwater system sizing and design, infiltration basin design, rain garden design, and stormwater pollution prevention plans.
Inspection Services are performed by a team of civil inspectors and technicians, and include onsite civil construction observation during construction and post-construction stormwater inspection. Listed items are environmentally sensitive sites, SWPPP inspections with memo and reporting, general BMP inspections, annual stormwater system inspection, post-construction stormwater reports, and construction observation services.
The page says the civil team helps navigate regulatory and administrative approval processes, but whether any specific permit or approval is granted, and how long a review takes, is decided by the reviewing city or agency, not by Civil Site Group. No prices, rates or fees for civil engineering work are published on the website; ask the firm for a quote or estimate.
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Landscape architecture and land planning
Landscape architecture at Civil Site Group is organized into Planning and Programming, Site Planning and Landscape Design, Urban Design and Development, and Project Management. The landscape architecture page lists the company line 612-615-0060 Ext 2 and invites visitors to request a proposal.
Planning and programming activities may include comprehensive and master plans for private and public clients, green infrastructure planning, park and plaza designs at neighborhood and community scale, graphic production and color site renderings, and furniture and material selections. Site planning and landscape design covers site inventory and assessment, comprehensive rooftop designs, sustainable and native designs, specialty amenity spaces and sport courts, and courtyards, patios, gardens and green spaces. Urban design and development covers urban streetscape design, urban park and pocket park design, historic preservation planning and design, tree and shrub preservation and planning, landscape infrastructure planning, and wayfinding and site signage. Project management covers construction estimation, LEED and B3 administration, shop drawing review, construction administration and observation, operations and maintenance guidelines, punch list administration, and post occupancy assessment.
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Landscape architecture and land planning
Landscape architecture at Civil Site Group is organized into Planning and Programming, Site Planning and Landscape Design, Urban Design and Development, and Project Management. The landscape architecture page lists the company line 612-615-0060 Ext 2 and invites visitors to request a proposal.
Planning and programming activities may include comprehensive and master plans for private and public clients, green infrastructure planning, park and plaza designs at neighborhood and community scale, graphic production and color site renderings, and furniture and material selections. Site planning and landscape design covers site inventory and assessment, comprehensive rooftop designs, sustainable and native designs, specialty amenity spaces and sport courts, and courtyards, patios, gardens and green spaces. Urban design and development covers urban streetscape design, urban park and pocket park design, historic preservation planning and design, tree and shrub preservation and planning, landscape infrastructure planning, and wayfinding and site signage. Project management covers construction estimation, LEED and B3 administration, shop drawing review, construction administration and observation, operations and maintenance guidelines, punch list administration, and post occupancy assessment.
The land planning page, at https://www.civilsitegroup.com/land-planning, lists Analysis and Assessment, Community Development, Green Infrastructure, and Master Planning, and gives the company line 612-615-0060 Ext 1. Analysis and assessment includes environmental document review, preliminary sketch plans, planned unit developments (PUDs), preliminary cost estimating, and site and natural resource inventory. Community development includes mixed-use developments, regional trail and park design, single family housing design, private and public developments, and multi-tenant retail and industrial developments. Green infrastructure work includes flood mitigation and wetland enhancement, woodland management, green corridor design, and reducing urban heat island effect.
No prices, rates or design fees are published for these services. Contact the firm for a quote or estimate.
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- permitting outcomes or approval timelines
- code compliance determinations
- project schedules or turnaround times
- licence or registration numbers
- contract terms or scope of work
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