CSI Engineering, Inc.

Common Sense In Engineering

CSI Engineering is a Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP), Security, and Communications design firm. We also offer professional staffing services. One of our specialties is in the area of Mission Critical infrastructure design and commissioning.

Maryland Department of Transportation, MBE/DBE/SBE

District of Columbia Department of Transportation, WMATA DBE/SBE

Small, Women and Minority-Owned, Virginia – SWaM

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, DBE/LDBE

Prince George’s County Government, CBSB/MBE

New York Department of Transportation, DBE

Delivering quality solutions on time and within budget

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Engineering Design

From programming and planning to implementation and testing. CSIE offers services for each phase of your project.

Mission Critical Facilities

CSIE’s technology specialists can analyze and evaluate your IT systems and provide you with depth of service, growth evaluations and continuation plans for the future.

Commissioning

CSIE’s Integrated Commissioning Process is the most effective approach to ensuring quality design, construction and operation.

Staffing Services

Providing all levels of program management, analysis, and on site technical support in the public and private sector.

Why CSI

CSI Engineering (CSIE) is a small minority-owned Engineering design firm headquartered in Laurel, Maryland for over 35 years.

Comprehensive spectrum of capabilities in Engineering Design, Consulting, and Staffing with an excellent track record and a long list of satisfied clients

More than thirty-five years of experience serving 24/7 mission-critical environments including data centers, health care centers and enhanced laboratory services

Proven experience in renovation, upgrades and new construction projects over multi-site, multi-phase, and multi-year

Comprehensive verification, testing, and training systems to ensure reliability

Value Engineering is taken into consideration at every step of the way

Small Minority Owned Business, recognized by many local, regional and federal entities with Professional Engineers registered in numerous states

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History

1987 Dave Ghosal, PE assembles a team of like-minded engineers with one mission in mind, to design reliable, safe, and efficient mission critical facility infrastructures. CSI Engineering was formed.

1989 Quantum Chemical Corp. becomes one of CSI Engineering’s first major clients. CSI Engineering designs Quantum’s new data center in Louisville, KY.

1991-1994 CSI Engineering continues rapid growth and expansion of its clientele. CSI Engineering designs data centers and mission critical facility infrastructure systems for several financial institutions, including Capital One Bank.

1995 CSI Engineering joins forces with IBM ad UpTime Institute to form a team ultimately responsible for the development and design of the nation’s first Tier IV data center. The 50,000+ sq. ft. (raised floor space), United Parcel Service (UPS) Windward Data Center in Alpharetta, Georgia is the first site to utilize the evolvability of dual-powered computer equipment. Since the completion of the UPS Windward facility, Tier IV electrical designs have become common and the number of computer hardware products with dual inputs has grown.

1996-1997 CSI Engineering brings its mission critical facility design expertise into the field of healthcare. CSI Engineering designs replacement of Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) systems and addition of new MRI suites at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore City, Maryland.

1996-1999 CSI Engineering provides data center designs for United Parcel Service (UPS) in Mahwah, New Jersey; Nations Bank, Deluxe Electronic Payment Systems, and Qwest Communications.

1998-1999 CSI Engineering enters the State and Federal government sectors. CSI Engineering provides design services for a new consolidated laboratory facility for Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) in Laurel, Maryland; and facility renovations for Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Patuxent River, Maryland.

2000-2003 CSI Engineering delivers network facility designs for Global One, Toucan Capital, COLO.com and Human Genome Sciences.

2001-2005 CSI Engineering provides engineering design and construction support activities for upgrades to medium voltage distribution systems at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince Georges County, Maryland.

2002-2005 CSI Engineering is awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for engineering services in support of Department of State (DOS) Office of Overseas Building Operations. CSI Engineering went on to deliver facility assessment and design packages for multiple worldwide locations.

2003 Department of The ARMY
Baltimore District, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Letter of Recommendation, R.C. Winemiller

2003 Strategic Facilities, Inc.

2003 Fall Conference Corporation Leadership Award

2003 Department of The ARMY
Baltimore District, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Letter of Appreciation, R.C. Winemiller

2004 Deloittle Technology Fast 50 Award

2004-2009 CSI Engineering completes multiple upgrade and new construction projects for United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District in Maryland. Projects include critical power infrastructure upgrades at Fort Meade and new mixed-use secure facilities in Howard County, Maryland.

2005 Deloittle Technology Fast 50 Award

2005 Greater Washington Technology Leader
Leading IT company in the Greater Washington, DC Region
Placed #38 out of #136

2005-2009 CSI Engineering supports IDIQ contracts for General Services Administration (GSA) Mid-Atlantic Region, USACE Louisville District, in Kentucky and USACE Norfolk District in Virginia. Tasks include new construction and upgrades to multiple facilities including Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) in Baltimore, Maryland; National Computer Center (NCC) in Baltimore, Maryland; Social Security Administration (SSA) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Centers in Richmond, Virginia; Saginaw, Michiga; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2006 Deloittle Technology Fast 50 Award

2006-2009 CSI Engineering provides engineering and construction support services for complete infrastructure upgrades at Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia. All new construction and switchovers are performed while maintaining full operations of hospital facilities.

2007 Deloittle Technology Fast 50 Award

2007 Tech Council Maryland
Prince George’s County Tech Award Celebration
Firm of the Year

2007 Maryland Indian Business Round Table (MIBRT)
Emerging Technology if the Year Award

2007 The Maryland General Assembly
The Celebration of our 20th Year in Business in Prince George’s County, MD 1987-2007

2007-2009 CSI Engineering is responsible for infrastructure engineering and construction administration for upgrades and expansion for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Plum Island Animal Disease Center – Bio Safety Level 3 Research Facility in Orient, New York.

2009 U.S. Green Building Council – Member

2010 Department of Defense Employer Support of The GUARD and RESERVE Presented the “Above and Beyond Award”

2010-2012 CSI Engineering provides onsite engineering support services for Department of Justice (DOJ) – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

2010 The National Committee for Employer Support of the GUARD and RESERVES Recognition Award: Patriotic Employer

2010-2013 CSI Engineering performs nationwide facility assessments on over 200 mission critical sites owned by JP Morgan Chase. Facility assessments evolve into design improvements and safety studies. Sites include corporate data centers I and II in Delaware.

2011 CSI Engineering completes engineering and program management services for a secure Arms & Ammunitions Facilities at Camp Stanley in San Antonio, TX.

2011-2013 CSI Engineering teams with Standard Solar, Inc. and Washington Gas Energy Systems on installation of utility-interconnected photo-voltaic systems at two Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) sites. Each installation exceeds 2MW (Megawatt) in capacity.

2011-2013 CSI Engineering provides engineering design services in support of A&E IDIQ with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic. Projects include multiple facility innovations at Philadelphia Navy Yard in Pennsylvania and Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island.

2013 STANDARD SOLAR, WSSC, & Washington Gas Energy Systems
Award “Solar: A Bright Idea”

2013-2017 CSI Engineering under Maryland Department of General Services (DGS) serves as a third-party technical reviewer of construction documents for Maryland Public School Construction Projects.

2013-2020 CSI Engineering joins Parsons Transportation Group for design and construction support of Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project – Phase 2 – Package A – Silver Line Extension.

2014-2019 CSI Engineering joins Gannett Fleming and Parsons Transportation Group (GFP) joint venture for the multi-year Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) General Architecture and Engineering Consultant (GAEC) contract. CSI Engineering successfully delivers over thirty designs spanning from station and facility upgrades to new construction.

2016 CSI Engineering begins design and construction administration support services for Maryland Military Department (MMD) Maryland Army National Guard new multi-unit readiness center in Sykesville, Maryland. The facility is schedule to open late 2020.

2017 CSI Engineering is awarded a contract involving international work through the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for the evaluation of several government data facilities.

2018-2019 CSI Engineering under IBM provides fast-tracked infrastructure engineering services for expansion of Headend Facilities at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, in anticipation of high demand during Super Bowl LIII.

2019 CSI Engineering is a small business enterprise prime awardee in the power category under Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) General Architecture and Engineering Consultant (GAEC) contract.

Over the past several years, we have had a number of contractual relationships with CSIE and in every case have found them to be professionals and extremely easy to work with, particularly with fast moving requirements in support of Homeland and National Security initiatives. Without their support and professionalism, we would likely have not met our objectives.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

We applaud CSI Engineering for its tremendous accomplishments during economically challenging times and for being one of the elite Fast 50 companies in Maryland.

Deloitte and Touche, McLean, VA

Office Managing Partner

CSIE’s focus on mission critical facilities, extensive data center experience, superior design capability, and dedication to customer service were the key factors in our decision to select them for the UPS Data Center project in Atlanta, GA. This well known 172,000 s.f. 6-Sigma serves as living proof.

Strategic Facilities Inc.

Principal (Former Manager, United Parcel Service)

This letter offers the Smithsonian Institute’s recognition and appreciate for the high degree of professionalism displayed by CSI Engineering (CSIE) during the design, design-build and renovation process of the Smithsonian Institute’s new Herndon, VA Data Center. We greatly appreciate CSIE’s commitment to excellence and the ability to overcome the numerous hurdles involved with the engineering, demolition, renovation and construction of our state of-the-art mission critical facility.

Smithsonian, Construction Division

George Golden

I would highly recommend CSIE based on the success achieved on the referenced TOCC as well as their dedication to maintaining excellent customer relationships and capability to deliver quality design, construction and workmanship on time and within budget

US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

Project Manager

…My Quality Assurance Representative has witnessed their abilities to get the job done with little or no impact to the customer operations and more importantly keeping the project progressing.

US Army Corps of Engineers

Project Manager

What made this all work was the personnel. “What can I do to help”, “Not a problem. I’ll take care of it”…It seemed that no matter what the problem was, these guys always had a viable solution. Their management team literally set each and every project up for success

US Army Corps of Engineers

“…CSI Engineering has been supporting the Baltimore District Corps of Engineers with the design and construction of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facility, Washington, DC…Numerous engineering challenges were encountered during the course of the project.In spite of the unique issues and unusual demands, the facility became operational on the scheduled date…Your team members exhibited a high level of professionalism and their combined contributions have resulted in a first class facility for the FAA.

Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers

Chief Realty Services Field Office

We were very impressed with the quality and quantity of work that was produced in the time allotted.

Principal CS Technology, Inc.

Dir. Of Professional Services

I strongly recommend CSIE based on the successes achieved as well as CSIE’s dedication to maintaining excellent customer relations and to deliver quality workmanship on time and within budget.

Baltimore Technology Park

President

CSI involvement has allowed GSA to speed up the process from design to setting start date.

U.S. General Services Administration

Building Manager