The Hebei Research Institute of Construction & Geotechnical Investigation Co., Ltd. (CHCI) was founded in 1953. It has now developed into a major geotechnical engineering company in China that provides engineering services in construction, geotechnical investigation, surveying and mapping, design, research and development, and machinery manufacture for corporations, and national, provincial/municipal, and local governments in China and many other countries. HRICGI has currently 696 employees, of which 568 are professional and technical personnel, including one national geotechnical investigation master, two Hebei geotechnical investigation masters, 20 employees with senior professional titles, 66 with associate senior professional titles, 159 with intermediate professional titles, and 223 personnel with primary professional titles. The Company has 221 nationally-registered professional civil engineers (geotechnical engineer), architecture engineers, structural engineers, construction engineers, cost engineers, surveyors, safety engineers, and accountants. The company has a total asset of 1.964 Billion Chinese yuan (approximately $ 0.317 Billion) with a net asset of 1.038 Billion Chinese yuan (approximately $ 0.167 Billion), The Company possesses 1.600 piece (sets) of various equipment, with an original value of 306 million Chinese yuan (approximately $ 49.4 million) and a net value of 126 million Chinese yuan (approximately $20.3 million),including various auger drilling rigs, sonic drilling rigs, deep well drilling rigs, construction machinery for super-large diameter pile foundation and large diameter engineering shafts (φ2.0m～φ10.0m), cranes, concrete mixing and transportation equipment, as well as advanced instruments and devices for building materials testing, soil testing, in-situ testing, engineering survey, engineering testing and monitoring, and engineering geophysics.