10 Best Civil Engineering Companies in Nigeria

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There are many of such top rated firms in the country and we’ve highlighted in no particular order our best 10 in this article.

#1 China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) Nigeria Ltd

Despite their Chinese origin, CCECC Nigeria is one of the major civil engineering companies in the country.

The company is a subsidiary of CCECC, a China based company which was founded in 1979 but has grown over the years to become a major civil engineering firm worldwide.

CCECC is well known all over the world for the construction of state of the art roads, bridges, rail systems and stadia.

Currently, they are in charge of the Lagos Light Rail and they have also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Nigerian Government to help construct Lagos-Calabar Light Rail which will extend from Calabar to Uyo and down to Lagos.

#2 Saidi Nigeria Ltd

You can’t talk about building and civil engineering in Nigeria without mentioning Saidi Nigeria Ltd.

The company was founded in 1997. Currently, they have a highly skilled team of engineers in charge of its operation. Saidi puts skills and expertise first, as a result, they often organize workshops and seminars to train and retrain their engineers.

Their clients include both government and private individuals and some of their projects include massive housing schemes, estates, road, bridges and dams.

Additionally, Saidi is well known for constructing boreholes, dredging as well as setting up irrigation systems both in the rural and urban areas.

#3 Adold Engineering Company Ltd

Adold Engineering is one of the foremost engineering firms in the country. The company is located in Ikeja and was incorporated in 1976.

Adold has grown rapidly in the last 40 years of its existence and they have completed over 250 projects and some of their clients include:

  • Shell Petroleum Development Company
  • Ecobank Plc
  • Leadway Assurance
  • UBA Plc
  • Globacom Plc
  • ARM
  • Ajayi Crowther University
  • Central Bank of Nigeria
  • First Bank Plc

#4 Sanol Engineering Ltd

Known for their expertise and experience in the different aspects of building construction and civil engineering, Sanol Engineering is one of the major civil engineering firms in the country.

Their popular services include:

  • Highway and Transportation
  • Water supply and waste water
  • Flood and Erosion Control
  • Structures and Geotechnics
  • Master Plan Design
  • Irrigation
  • Sewage and solid waste management
  • Oil and Gas

Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring is a vast field that includes several monitoring instruments such as piezometers, tiltmeters, strain gauges, beam sensors, extensometers etc. A displacement monitoring extensometers is a high precision instrument specially designed for geologists or civil engineers to measure the elongation of a material under stress. This instrument is perfect for tensile tests.

The company was incorporated in 2005. But before then it was called Sanol Blessed Ventures in 1999 but was rechristened Sanol Engineering Consultants in 2004.

Sanol Engineering is well known in the Engineering circle and they are members of the major professional engineering bodies in the country. Some of these include;

  • Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria
  • Nigerian Society of Engineers and the
  • American Society of Civil Engineers

#5 Prowess Engineering Ltd

Located in Ikeja G.R.A, Prowess Engineering is one of the foremost engineering firms in the country.

The company was established in 2005 and their clients range from government establishments to conglomerates and private individuals.

Some of their major projects in the country include:

  • Adekunle Ajasin Sports Complex
  • Conoil Operational Base, Warri
  • Amen Estate, Eleko
  • Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Prayer Camp

Prowess Engineering are experts when it comes to building:

  • Highways
  • Filling station
  • Telecommunication mast
  • High rise building
  • Ware houses and silos

In 2013, Prowess Engineering represented by its Executive Director – Ahmed Abimbola was presented with the gold category for the BID International Quality Award during the Century International Quality Award ERA in Geneva.

#6 Barleyfield Limited

Barleyfield is another major civil and construction engineering firm. The company was incorporated in 1990 and has grown to becom a leading civil and structural engineering company.

They are involved in:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering Services
  • Building and Building Engineering Services
  • Sub-soil Engineering
  • Piling
  • Telecommunication Infrastructure services

Their head office is located in Magodo along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and they have offices in PortHarcourt and Ghana.

The team at BarleyField Limited is led by a group of experienced professionals that are well-trained and highly motivated.

#7 Empee Engineering Consultancy Ltd

Incorporated in 1997, Empee Engineering is another reputable Nigerian civil engineering. The company is registered by the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).

The board of the company is made up of seasoned engineers and the company’s culture is centred on excellence which is quite obvious with their projects.

Empee Engineering is one of the major partners of the government in the construction of roads in all of the geopolitical zones of the country

The company uniquely blends modern technology with a highly skilled workforce which has been influential in their rise to the top has one of the major civil engineering firms in Nigeria.

#8 Aron Nigeria Ltd

Aron is one of the oldest civil engineering firms in the country. Established in 1984, the company has managed to maintain its excellence despite its long years in the civil engineering space.

The firm has a closely knitted yet extensive team of skilled professionals which include quantity surveyors, engineers and architects.

Their engineers include civil, mechanical, structural and building engineers. As a result, the company is known to provide value adding service right from the design of the project to the point of completion.

#9 Oat Construction Ltd

Oat Construction is one of the top building construction and civil engineering company in Nigeria.

They have an amazing portfolio of project with reputable companies which include Mobil, UBA, Conoil, Access Bank and Chicken Republic.

Oat Construction is also involved in services such as

  • Water and Waste-Water Treatment,
  • Environmental Protection,
  • Project Development and
  • Real Estate.

#10 Julius Berger Nigeria

Our list can not be complete if we don’t mention Julius Berger Nigeria.

Julius Berger is one of the leading construction companies in the country and they are well known for their state of the art projects. Also they are involved in all the phases of construction from planning to design, engineering and construction.

Source: YTTRUP Consulting Engineers – Structural, Civil & Geotechnical Engineering

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