Gilboa Engineers

Gilboa Engineers is one of Israel’s longest-established and leading engineering firms, founded in 1969. The company provides comprehensive design, planning and engineering services across infrastructure, water, sewage and drainage, MEP, fire protection, hydrology, urban planning, infrastructure and systems coordination, and BIM/3D modelling using advanced REVIT technology. Headquartered in Israel and active internationally, Gilboa employs approximately 200 engineers, planners and consultants and is led by Eng. Erez Gilboa, M.Sc., with over 28 years of professional experience. With thousands of projects worldwide, the firm’s expertise spans high-rises, offices, commercial and residential developments, industrial and logistics facilities, infrastructure, public buildings, hotels, hospitals, laboratories, and hi-tech and R&D complexes. Gilboa has expanded its capabilities through the acquisition of Elisha Frankel, specializing in healthcare planning, and the engineering division of TAHAL, strengthening its expertise in major infrastructure and complex engineering projects, including water systems, desalination facilities and large-scale national infrastructure.

A comprehensive package of solutions and close accompaniment -

ONE STOP SHOP / Comprehensive Planning

The company provides its clients with comprehensive engineering services as a ONE STOP SHOP, including full facilitation, as of the statutory planning stage, through conceptualization, schematic/preliminary design, general design, detailed design, supervision, engineering coordination and system coordination (superposition), using advanced software such as modeling through Building Information Modeling (BIM) software. The company provides engineering services, consulting, specification, design, and planning services from the early stages of the design to the detailed design and delivery of the facility, including handling and the acquisition of building permits and supervision, while complying within the budget and the schedule, and without compromising with the engineering quality, with full transparency and cooperation with its clients throughout all the design stages and processes. The team emphasizes high availability and interpersonal service. The company maintains a high security clearance and ISO 9000 certifications, and its operations are carried out in compliance with all the regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Clients and Partners

Gilboa’s broad and diverse clientele includes government authorities, water corporations, municipal entities and large developers, such as The Ministry of Defense, The Prime Minister’s Office, The Ministry of Housing, Mekorot, water corporations, municipalities, Levinstein, Azorim, Gabai, Bonei Hatichon, Google, Tidhar, Mivne, Elad Israel, Shikun & Binui, Canada Israel, Vitania, SGS, Acro Real Estate, Rotem Shani, Ashdar, Hagag, Aura Israel, Almog, Ad 120, Africa Residences, Solel Bone, Karasso, Leumi Bank, Microsoft, Intel, MobileEye, HaPoalim Bank, WIX, Amot Investments, Azrieli, Gav-Yam, Shapir, Bluegen and more.

Areas of Expertise

Water Infrastructures Design: Design of water supply systems, supply sources, consumption projections and alternatives analysis, including pumping stations, supply lines of various types and diameters, reservoirs, desalination plants, PFAS treatment etc.
Sewage and Drainage Design: Design of sewage and drainage systems, open drainage and sub-surface drainage.
Plumbing Systems Design: Water systems, rainwater management systems, energy and water heating systems, pump rooms, pressure boosting pumping stations and sewage treatment facilities.
Fire Extinguishing Systems Design: Water-based (hydrants and sprinklers) and foam-based fire extinguishing systems.
HVAC and Smoke Exhaust Systems Design: Cooling, heating and ventilation systems, pressurization systems for evacuation spaces, compressed air, medical gases, basement smoke exhaust systems, kitchen hoods, toxic gas handling and central heating systems.
Systems Coordination (Superposition): Reviewing and approving all the architectural, structural and engineering elements to detect conflicts between the various systems and between elements in the structure and offering potential alternatives and solutions to be used by the project managers, supervisors and contractors.
Model Management: Managing work processes in the BIM software, including the related technologies, definition and control of the project’s standards, both in the framework of the intra-organizational processes and systems, and as part of model management in external projects, where the company provides support to the project’s manager and consultants.
Hydrology and Rainwater Management: Preparation of hydrological reports and studies, annexes and drawings.
Engineering Coordination: Coordination of subterranean infrastructure elements vis-à-vis all municipal authorities, using engineering information from the municipalities, preparation of “engineering coordination” plans of water, sewage, and drainage connections with other systems.
Statutory Planning (Zoning Plans and Urban Renewal): The company executes and receives approvals for hundreds of zoning plans. The working process includes reviewing the impact of the plan on the municipal infrastructures, preparation of water, sewage and drainage annexes, statutory committees, and handling of construction permits.

Selected Projects

Assuta Village Towers, Tel Aviv: Residential tower and conservation complex. Elite Exchange, Ramat Gan: Mixed-use complex.
TOHA 1 & TOHA 2, Tel Aviv: Totzeret Haaretz.
Tzukei HaShmura, Netanya: Ir Yamim, Residential towers.
Florentin Quartet, Tel Aviv: Four residential towers. Beit Asia, Tel Aviv: mixed use towers.
Corex House, Herzliya: mixed use towers. 
Rasco, Hadera: Residential 3 towers.
HaElef Complex, Rishon LeZion: Residential towers.
Gymnasia Tower, Tel Aviv: Residential tower.
The Young Towers, Tel Aviv: 2 mixed use towers.
Sarona Towers: Tel Aviv, mixed use towers.
BLUE, Tel Aviv: Residential 6 towers, Glilot.
Semel Complex, Tel Aviv: Underground tunnel and residential towers (Semel South, North & Infinity).
Microsoft: Herzliya Pituach.
MobileEye: Hahotzvim mount, Jerusalem.
APPLE House: Herzliya Pituach.
BLUE Offices & Commercial Campus, Tel Aviv: Glilot. Teva Offices,
Vitania Tower, Tel Aviv: Ramat Hahayal. Azrieli Center: Holon.
Fedco House, Herzliya Pituach.
Delta: Caesarea.
Ben-Gurion University Research Dormitories, Be’er Sheva.
Bar Ilan University Dorms: Ramat Gan.
Seminar Hakibutzim College: Tel Aviv.
Weitzman Institute: Neurobiology Laboratory Building.
Toyota Logistic Center; Carasso Motors Center; M.A.N. Service Center; Taavura Logistics Center; Telcar Logistics Center – Meuyan Sorek, Rishon Lezion.
Intel FAB 28 & FAB 38, Kiryat Gat.
Sabha Desalination Plant, Eilat.
Shluhot Pool (“David Levy Pool”).