ABOUT
PAGE
“As a matter of integrity, we use time-tested civil engineering methods others skip….”
JOSHUA HAUGAARD / FOUNDER, KARTTA CIVIL
A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER
I started Kartta Civil because I was tired of seeing prints that weren’t worth the paper they were drawn on. No one walking the route. No surface verification. Utilities missing. That kind of engineering costs time, money, and sometimes reputations. I knew there was a better way, so we built it.
At Kartta Civil, we keep it simple. If we don’t walk it, we don’t design it. That’s our Boots-on-the-Ground Guarantee. We show up first, eyes on the job, and take a deliberate approach to understanding what’s really out there. When we deliver a plan, it’s not a guess. It’s the truth.
Our work is built on craft. We build right-of-way and public utility easements into our drawings so clients know what’s legal before they break ground. We draft utilities into the prints so crews can make field calls without second-guessing. And we kick off permitting while we engineer, not after, because permitting is an integral part of the job, not an afterthought.
We also deliver clean, database-ready shapefiles. No filler. No patchwork. You get an as-built record of your network that holds up long after construction is done.
We believe good engineering should be authentic and accountable. As a matter of integrity, we use time-tested civil engineering methods others skip because doing it right the first time still matters. You’re out there building the future of connectivity, quietly and without fanfare. You deserve prints your crews can trust, decision-makers can stand behind, and permitting agencies can approve.
If our name’s on it, it’s been walked, verified, and drawn to be built.
See you in the field.
Joshua
PROVEN METHODS OTHERS SKIP
BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND GUARANTEE
We walk it before we draw it. It’s not a slogan, it’s a promise. Our crew logs every utility into GIS so engineering starts with facts. The result is prints accurate within three inches and problems solved before they cost you time.
PERMITS IN PLAY EARLY
We kick off permitting while we’re still walking the route, so we know what each agency requires for approval. By the time your plans are approved, permits are already moving, if not in hand. We design for buildability, and that includes permitting from the start.
We map the buried stuff, identifying utilities before design begins. Engineering works from a complete picture, not partial data. Crews aren’t blindsided mid-build by what’s underground. It means fewer surprises, fewer change orders, and smoother installs.
UTILITIES MAPPED
ROW & PUE RESEARCH BAKED IN
Our prints come loaded with Right-of-Way (ROW) and Public Utility Easement (PUE) research. Designs stay inside legal lines from day one. Crews have the information they need to make confident field decisions and your project stays on track.
CONSTRUCTIBLE PRINTS
We hand your design over in clean shape files, ready for your database. Your infrastructure data is organized, accurate, and complete. That visibility supports maintenance today and expansion tomorrow. It’s your network, you deserve to know where every inch of it lives.
DATABASE-READY FILES
Our engineers design from real-world conditions, not assumptions. Our plans, full of verified site data, support the crews building them. The result is drawings that are trusted in the field, respected in the boardroom, and approved by permitting agencies.
OUR PROJECTS >
You deserve a better way to work.