Garver

What Garver does

Garver is an employee-owned, multi-disciplined engineering, planning, and environmental services firm headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1919 by Neal Garver — Arkansas's first bridge engineer — the firm provides infrastructure design, planning, construction engineering and inspection, and environmental services across six core markets: Aviation, Transportation, Water and Wastewater, Federal, Buildings, and Field Services. The firm operates 30+ offices across 21 states with 1,400+ employees and ranks #85 on ENR's Top 500 Design Firms (2026) and #15 on ENR's Top Aviation Design Firms.

The firm generates revenue primarily through project-based professional services contracts with public-sector clients — state departments of transportation, airports, municipal water utilities, and federal agencies — won via competitive bidding, RFQ/RFP processes, and long-term relationships. Specialized service platforms include AssetMax (a data-driven pavement management solution), the Aviation Design Center (ADC), the Carolina Water Design Center, and an alternative project delivery practice spanning design-build, progressive design-build, and CMAR. Named clients include DFW International Airport, ARDOT, TDOT, MDOT, TxDOT, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, and the City of Diamondhead, MS.

Garver is privately held and employee-owned, with no external parent or institutional equity ownership. The firm pursues organic growth supplemented by selective geographic expansion — recent office openings include Albuquerque (October 2024), Lincoln NE (January 2020), Rogers AR (February 2020), and Louisiana/Texas (August 2019), plus a 2017 acquisition of Wichita, Kansas-based Ruggles & Bohm. The firm has appeared on Zweig Group's Hot Firm List for 15 consecutive years and received the inaugural Best Firm to Work For Legacy Award, reflecting a culture-driven growth model rather than a roll-up strategy.

Name

Garver

Legal name

Garver LLC

Website

https://garverusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm serving aviation, transportation, water/wastewater, federal, and building markets. With 1,400+ employees across 30+ offices in 21 states, it ranks #85 on ENR's Top 500 Design Firms and #15 on ENR's aviation list.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Engineering Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Specialized Design Services (541490)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP) & Permit Compliance Support (EUAHAAAF)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Aviation infrastructure design
• Transportation engineering
• Water wastewater engineering
• Construction engineering inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

North Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Fee-for-service engineering, planning, environmental, and inspection services for infrastructure projects. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with government agencies, municipalities, and federal clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Garver is a multi-disciplined engineering, planning, and environmental services firm that delivers infrastructure design, construction engineering and inspection, environmental, and program management services for public-sector clients. Its work spans aviation (airport planning, runway/taxiway design, terminal facilities), transportation (highway/bridge design, interchange projects, CEI), water and wastewater (treatment plants, distribution systems, PFAS treatment), federal/military facilities, commercial buildings, and field services, supported by specialized offerings such as AssetMax pavement management and dedicated Aviation and Water Design Centers.

Product overview

Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm offering a portfolio of specialized infrastructure services. The company operates as a unified services platform across six core markets (Aviation, Buildings, Field Services, Federal, Transportation, and Water and Wastewater), supported by specialized offerings including AssetMax (pavement management), the Aviation Design Center (ADC), and the Carolina Water Design Center. Services span the full project lifecycle from planning and design through construction engineering and inspection, with supporting capabilities in environmental services, geospatial solutions, program management, and project controls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aviation Engineering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Level of Service improved from F to C/D during peak hours for I-10 Diamondhead Interchange
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Trees for HoustonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 November 2025Collaborative tree planting initiative with TxDOT and Trees for Houston to plant 25 trees in Houston honoring 24 fallen workers since 1951 and raise awareness of work zone safety. Event included commemorative plaque installation.
• North Central Texas Council of GovernmentscoreOthersManaged federal transportation programs providing predominant funding for DFW Airport East-West Connector project ($30.8 million). Key partner in coordinating regional transportation initiatives.
• Sinacola Construction Co.coreOthersConstruction contractor led the East-West Connector project at DFW Airport. Primary construction partner for the 1.65-mile roadway extension.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HDR Inc. Top-10 ENR design firm with parallel aviation (top-ranked), transportation, and water practices serving DOTs, airports, and municipalities - directly competing with Garver for public infrastructure design mandates.
• Kimley-Horn: Private employee-owned planning and engineering firm ranked among ENR Top 20, with a strong aviation, transportation, and water/municipal portfolio and similar relationship-driven public-sector GTM motion to Garver.
• Olsson: Employee-owned engineering firm of similar employee count (~2,000) with concentrated Midwestern footprint and aviation, water, and transportation practices - a close size and cultural peer to Garver.
• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned multi-discipline engineering firm of similar cultural model, with aviation, transportation, water, and federal practices serving public-sector clients nationwide - the closest structural and competitive analog to Garver.
• Tetra Tech: Engineering and consulting firm with concentrated water, environmental, and federal practices - directly competing with Garver's water/wastewater and environmental service offerings for public-sector clients.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Public North American consulting firm with strong water, environmental, and community development practices that directly competes with Garver's water/wastewater and environmental service lines.
• WSP USA: Global professional services powerhouse with a large US transportation, water, and buildings practice that competes with Garver on state DOT and municipal pursuits while also offering broader program management capabilities.
• AECOM: One of the largest global design firms with deep aviation, transportation, and water practices competing with Garver for major public-sector infrastructure programs and mega-project pursuits.
• Black & Veatch: Employee-owned global infrastructure firm with deep water, environmental, and energy practices that competes with Garver particularly on municipal water/wastewater design-build pursuits.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering and consulting firm pursuing DOT, water, and federal infrastructure programs that overlap with Garver's core service lines and increasingly compete via advanced digital delivery capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/garverusa
• Facebookfacebook.com/garverusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/garver

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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