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Our Mission:
Olivas Valdez Inc. is a certified small business construction and engineering company with a focus on transportation infrastructure projects, serving both the public and private sector in Southern California, Oregon and Washington. Our mission is to provide excellent services to our customers through an experienced and unionized workforce. Our employees have created of Olivas Valdez Inc. a family in which every employee is expected to exceed on each single task and to think independently but with a strong sense of teamwork. The communities we serve are the top of our priority list and our hands-on management and workers through our relatively short existence have created close relationships with the neighborhoods we service. We are a small business and we partnership with small businesses for our material, equipment and subcontracting needs. Partnerships are based on respect, long-term relationships and understanding of mutual needs.

Brief History:
Established in 2000 by two Civil Engineers and former CalTrans employees, Olivas Valdez Inc. is a minority owned full service construction and engineering company which focuses on transportation infrastructure, serving both public agencies as well as private corporations.

In a highly competitive industry, Olivas Valdez Inc. has been able to main a steady grown rate since the company was first established. Management has been able to complete successfully (in operational and financial aspect) every single construction and management project the company has ever engaged in. Our corporate strategy is to provide our clientele superior quality services in a timely manner, with the intention of building long-term relationships based on performance and trust.

The main focus of the company is to act as a general contractor on transportation related construction projects providing services in two areas: construction services and construction management in the Southern California counties.

Certified as a small business company, Olivas Valdez Inc. concentrates in roadway construction projects such as construction of curb, gutters, sidewalks, American with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps, intersections, bridge retrofitting and construction, freeway exit ramps, sound walls and other structural concrete-related projects.

What We Value:
The values of Olivas Valdez, Inc. are focused on: providing excellent construction and engineering services to our customers through an experienced management and unionized workforce, achieving established financial goals and building financial strength for future business growth, encouraging employees to exceed on individual tasks with strong sense of team work, building strong relationships with communities, and partnering with small businesses for materials, equipment, and subcontracts.

Olivas Valdez Inc. employs individuals with a history of working together on different projects and in different capacities. Their interactive past experiences, based on our team approach to problem resolution, affords our firm the opportunity to provide turnkey services while maximizing efficiency and cost effectiveness. To further assist our field crews, we have developed a diverse group of knowledgeable professionals with backgrounds covering a spectrum of engineering principles.

Individuals assigned as an extension of a government agency staff, will have extensive experience in preparing and reviewing public works contact documents; from the initial planning stages to the closing of the contract. Their experience shall include: budget development, plans and specifications, scheduling, project cost analysis, contract change orders, on going submittals, and preparation of as built drawings.

What separates our firm from others, is the fact that most of our staff has been directly employed within all sectors of the transportation infrastructure community. We have worked for governmental agencies, private sector design firms, as well as general contractors. By bringing individuals together with this diverse background help our team to fully understand the complexities of our clients needs.

Our current management team consists of:


Robert J. Valdez
President & Treasurer





Jessica Arauz
Project Manager & Estimator

Francisco "Paco" Olivas, P.E.
Vice-President & Secretary