HUSSEY GAY BELL

What HUSSEY GAY BELL does

Hussey Gay Bell is a privately-held, integrated engineering, architecture, and surveying firm founded in April 1958 in Savannah, Georgia. Headquartered at The Bell Building, 329 Commercial Drive, the firm operates eight offices across Georgia (Savannah, Atlanta, Blue Ridge, Statesboro), South Carolina (Charleston, Columbia, Greenville), and Tennessee (Nashville), plus a Middle East subsidiary (HGBD Arabia, LLC, Riyadh) founded in 2005. The firm employs 160+ total staff including 175 engineers and architects, holds multi-state professional licensure across 11+ states, and is recognized as an ENR Top 500 and Top Southeast Design Firm.

The firm delivers an integrated service portfolio spanning civil/site development, water and wastewater engineering, transportation systems, structural engineering, environmental engineering, natural gas systems, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying (including 3D Scanning and Subsurface Utility Engineering), construction management, and grant/loan funding assistance. Notable technical differentiators include world-record-breaking Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) capability with single-pull projects in excess of 2,500 LF and subaqueous lines up to 36 inches under sensitive coastal watersheds, and design of the first flat-plate membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment facility in coastal Georgia. Marquee projects include the $276M Savannah Convention Center Expansion, $165M Enmarket Arena, $7.59B Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America campus (with six Tier One supplier projects), the $350M Charleston Water System Sewer Tunnel Replacement Program (six phases), the $92M Windsor Forest High School, and the $18.1M Pooler Municipal Complex.

Revenue is generated through fee-based professional services on a project-by-project basis, delivered via direct enterprise field sales anchored by principals engaging public-sector clients (municipalities, counties, port authorities, K-12 and higher education systems, healthcare systems) and large private clients (Hyundai Tier One suppliers, Pulte Homes, Kessler Collections). The go-to-market combines relationship-driven principal engagement, sustained multi-decade public-sector relationships, geographic expansion via new offices and acquisitions (Stigall Engineering 2017, Hayes James & Associates 2022), and a dedicated Korean Partners program (한국파트너) targeting Korean industrial suppliers establishing U.S. operations in the Southeast. The firm is privately held under third-generation Bell family leadership (CEO/Chairman G. Holmes Bell IV) with no disclosed external investors or public-market activity.

Name

HUSSEY GAY BELL

Legal name

Hussey Gay Bell

Website

https://husseygaybell.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hussey Gay Bell is a privately-held engineering, architecture, and surveying firm founded in 1958, serving public-sector and large private clients across the Southeast U.S. with integrated design services across infrastructure, industrial, healthcare, education, and government sectors from eight offices in GA, SC, and TN.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Savannah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering, Architecture & Surveying Professional Services: Fee-based professional services revenue from engineering (civil, water/wastewater, transportation, structural, environmental, natural gas), architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, permitting, and construction phase services. Mix of public-sector and private-sector clients with project-based engagements across seven core market sectors.
2. Construction Phase / Construction Management Services: In-house construction management division provides preconstruction meetings, contract administration, on-site construction observation, and close-out services as a complement to design services.
3. Grant and Loan Funding Assistance: Revenue from managing and designing projects funded through grant, loan, and aid programs via GEFA, USDA Rural Development Fund, CDBG, ARC, OneGeorgia Authority, EPA, FEMA, GEMA and more.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hussey Gay Bell is a professional engineering, architecture, and surveying services firm delivering turnkey design and construction phase services across civil/site development, water/wastewater, transportation, structural, environmental, and natural gas engineering, as well as architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. Engagements span master planning and site due-diligence through permitting, construction administration, and close-out, delivered primarily to public-sector and large private clients across Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Saudi Arabia.

Product overview

Hussey Gay Bell is a professional engineering, architecture, surveying and design services firm (not a software product company), offering an integrated suite of technical service lines organized around seven core market sectors: commercial, residential, education, government, healthcare, industrial, transportation and water. The firm's service portfolio comprises eleven distinct practice areas that work in concert as a unified design offering: Civil Engineering/Site Development, Water/Wastewater Engineering, Transportation Systems Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Natural Gas Systems Engineering, Surveying, and Support Services (Permitting, Construction Phase Services, and Grant/Loan Funding Assistance). These service lines are delivered through eight office locations across Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee by 160+ employees, supporting turnkey project delivery from master planning and site due-diligence through construction administration and close-out. The firm's expertise is recognized as an ENR Top 500 and Top Southeast design firm, with notable signature projects including the $276M Savannah Convention Center Expansion, $165M Enmarket Arena, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America campus, and West Ashley Sewer Tunnel Replacement Program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Civil Engineering / Site Development Turnkey civil engineering and site development services including master planning, site due-diligence, utility analysis, water/sewer/gas/power design, site plan development, grading and drainage, hydrology reports, parking and drives, traffic studies, access and spine road design, environmental site assessments, and erosion control. Served to public-sector and large private clients across the Southeast U.S. and Saudi Arabia.
• Water / Wastewater Engineering Design of water resources projects including tunnels, conveyance, collection, distribution and storage, drinking water treatment and supply, wastewater treatment, reuse water designs, and horizontal directional drilling. Portfolio includes thousands of projects ranging from 50–7,000 GPM pump stations, 500+ miles of collections, 400+ miles of water mains, and 50+ wastewater treatment plants from 0.098 to 27 MGD. Notable projects include the $350M Charleston Water System Sewer Tunnel Replacement Program across six phases.
• Transportation Systems Engineering Engineering for multiple modes of transportation including highways and roadways, ports, bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Services span concept development, alternatives analysis, preliminary and final design, public engagement, and construction administration. 25+ years of state and local DOT project management experience through Director of Transportation Clint Parker.
• Structural Engineering In-house structural engineering for buildings, bridges, pipelines, and tunnels with expertise across concrete, steel, wood, masonry, alloys, and composites, including resilient design for seismic/wind load considerations and security hardening. Directed by Ben Crellin at the Savannah headquarters.
• Architecture Architectural services from master planning and site selection through programming, detailed design, and construction administration. Portfolio spans neoclassical, modern, contemporary, and New Urbanism styles across commercial, education, government, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Notable projects include the College of Coastal Georgia Center for the Arts, Mercer University Spearman C. Godsey Science Center, and SCCPSS Windsor Forest High School.
• Interior Design In-house interior design services complementing architecture for educational, governmental, healthcare, and industrial clients, focused on finishes, fixtures, and furnishings that create symbiosis between façade and interior. Directed by Ellen Wooditch with 14+ years of practice.
• Landscape Architecture Licensed and award-winning landscape architecture practice designing parks, gardens, civic and public spaces, hardscapes, and outdoor environments to achieve environmental, social, and aesthetic outcomes. Led by Vice Presidents Reid Dyer (Blue Ridge) and Christie Sims (Atlanta).
• Environmental Engineering Environmental engineering covering mitigation, remediation, environmental due diligence and investigations, landfill permitting and design, NEPA compliance, oil spill prevention plans, and underground storage tank closure and cleanup across all market sectors.
• Natural Gas Systems Engineering Full range of natural gas system consulting including feasibility studies, route studies, distribution system modeling, pipeline design, regulator and relief design, permitting, project and construction management, construction observation, and as-built documentation.
• Surveying Surveying services employing the latest equipment and software for field collection, data processing, quality control, and high-quality deliverables. Features Professional Land Surveyors with more than 20 years of experience, 3D Scanning capabilities, and Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE). Notable project: 469-acre survey of Mason Mega Rail for Georgia Ports Authority.
• Support Services (Permitting, Construction Phase, Grant/Loan Funding Assistance) Permitting with regulatory and governing agencies at local, regional, state, and federal level; construction phase services including preconstruction meetings, contract administration, on-site construction observation, and close-out services; grant and loan funding assistance via GEFA, USDA Rural Development Fund, CDBG, ARC, OneGeorgia Authority, EPA, FEMA, GEMA, and more.

Quantifiable outcome

• $7.59 billion Hyundai-LGES investment served; 8,500 new jobs expected
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• TVS / Hansen (TVS/Hansen)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHussey Gay Bell acted as subconsultant to TVS/Hansen on the $276 million Savannah Convention Center Expansion, providing comprehensive civil engineering, site development, surveying, permitting, and construction phase services for this high-profile project on Hutchinson Island.
• Perkins&WillflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerkins&Will team provided design and construction administration for the $165 million Enmarket Arena; Hussey Gay Bell was a subconsultant providing site/civil engineering, grading, drainage, erosion control, on- and off-site utility designs, surveying, permitting, and Canal District master planning and public outreach support.
• AECOM HuntcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with AECOM Hunt delivering Enmarket Arena via fast-track CM-at-Risk method; Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) provided overall project management.
• MAP Group / TOMA (Korean)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Korean-based MAP Group/TOMA to deliver Hyundai MOBIS projects on the Bryan County Mega Site, enabling delivery for Hyundai Tier One suppliers.
• Black & VeatchflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHussey Gay Bell is a subconsultant to Black & Veatch on Charleston Water System's West Ashley Sewer Tunnel Extension Phase VI, providing civil engineering/site development, water and wastewater engineering, surveying, permitting and construction phase services.
• SmithGroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHussey Gay Bell is a subconsultant to SmithGroup on the new Dental College of Georgia Savannah facility on Georgia Southern's Armstrong Campus, providing civil engineering, site development, surveying, permitting and construction phase services.
• CHA Consulting, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHussey Gay Bell served as design subconsultant to CHA Consulting, Inc. for the Baseball Field House Renovation at the Wiggins Baseball Complex (Georgia Southern University).
• Theatre ProjectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTheatre consulting partner on College of Coastal Georgia's Center for the Arts project alongside Hussey Gay Bell's full-service design team.
• Dulohery WeekscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team partner on CCG Center for the Arts and the North Georgia Technical College Dr. Mark A. Ivester Center for Living and Learning.
• Stage FrontminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team partner on CCG Center for the Arts project.
• Mandel DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team partner on CCG Center for the Arts.
• J&A EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team partner on CCG Center for the Arts (MEP engineering).
• GleedsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team partner (cost management/PM) on CCG Center for the Arts.
• Elkins Constructors, LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the $18.1 million Pooler Municipal Complex project in Pooler, Georgia.
• JE Dunn ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCM-at-Risk general contractor for Windsor Forest High School (Phase I) — a $92M, 202,000 SF school for SCCPSS in Savannah, GA. Savannah-based general contractor.
• hrd groupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural design partner for the Northside Hospital Atlanta Emergency Department Expansion alongside Hussey Gay Bell's surveying and civil engineering.
• McKnight Construction Co.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor partner on College of Coastal Georgia's Center for the Arts project.
• Rael Development CorporationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOwner/developer of Charme on Georgia Avenue student housing community at Georgia Southern University — Hussey Gay Bell led civil engineering efforts.
• dwell design studio, llcminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitect of record on Charme on Georgia Avenue student housing project; Hussey Gay Bell provided civil engineering, permitting, surveying, construction phase services.
• Broeren Russo Builders, Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor partner on Charme on Georgia Avenue.
• Parrish Construction GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor on Georgia Transformer expansion groundbreaking in Rincon.
• Bowen & Watson, Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team partner on North Georgia Technical College Dr. Mark A. Ivester Center for Living and Learning.
• Palacio CollaborativeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team partner on North Georgia Technical College project.
• Pulte HomesflagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNational homebuilder client; Hussey Gay Bell served as lead civil engineer and surveyor for Grand Arbor, a 200+ single-family home community in Blythewood, SC (former Crickentree Golf Club).
• Hayes James & Associates (acquired)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlanta-based engineering and land surveying firm acquired by Hussey Gay Bell in 2022, growing Georgia operations to four locations (added Blue Ridge and expanded Atlanta operations). Brought leaders Mark Bond, Christie Sims, Reid Dyer, Bruce Hamilton, Art Cannington, and Brenda into the firm.
• Stigall Engineering (acquired)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired in 2017, enabling opening of the firm's Nashville, TN office.
• Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvided overall project management alongside AECOM Hunt joint venture for the Enmarket Arena fast-track delivery.
• Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA)flagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-standing engagement across Hyundai Megasite in Bryan County, GA, including work on six Tier One supplier projects and the joint LG Energy Solution (LGES) battery facility — a $7.59 billion investment supporting 8,500 new jobs.
• Effingham County Industrial Development AuthorityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner on Georgia Transformer expansion project in Rincon.
• Georgia Department of Economic DevelopmentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerState-level partner on Georgia Transformer expansion.
• Raydient Places + PropertiescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReferenced as one of the firm's regional powerhouses / clients served across residential, industrial, and master-planned community developments in the Southeast.
• Mercer University Board of TrusteesminorOthersG. Holmes Bell IV was named to Mercer University's Board of Trustees in 2018; serves on the boards of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Savannah Chamber of Commerce, Bethesda Academy, and SAGIS — providing institutional civic/industry relationships.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Thomas & Hutton: Savannah-headquartered, multi-disciplinary civil engineering, surveying, planning, and architecture firm serving GA, SC, NC, TN, and FL. Strongest direct geographic peer to HGB with overlapping services, similar public-sector client base, and comparable size.
• Kimley-Horn: Top U.S. planning, engineering, and design consulting firm with significant Southeast presence. Competes directly with HGB in civil/site development, water/wastewater, transportation, and land development across GA, SC, and TN markets.
• Clark Nexsen: Southeast architecture, engineering, and planning firm headquartered in Norfolk, VA with offices across NC, SC, GA, and VA. Competes in higher education, government, healthcare, and transportation sectors with comparable integrated service delivery.
• Pond & Company: Atlanta-headquartered architecture, engineering, and planning firm serving federal, commercial, and industrial clients across the Southeast. Direct competitor on industrial site development, federal projects, and military/government work (130+ USACE-type engagements).
• W.K. Dickson & Co. Southeast-focused water/wastewater, utility, and civil engineering firm with offices in GA, SC, NC, TN, and VA. Direct competitor on municipal water/wastewater, sewer tunnel, and utility infrastructure projects (HGB's signature CWS program overlap).
• Halff Associates: Texas-rooted, multi-state engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with expanding Southeast footprint. Comparable mid-sized private AEC firm with similar public-sector and private development client mix.
• Woolpert: National architecture, engineering, geospatial, and consulting firm with established Southeast presence. Competes in public-sector, federal, transportation, and water infrastructure with integrated service lines similar to HGB.
• Dewberry: East Coast-based engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with strong water/environmental, transportation, and government portfolios. Direct competitor on federal, state DOT, and municipal infrastructure work across the Carolinas and Virginia.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with deep water/wastewater, transportation, and healthcare practices. Larger incumbent competing for marquee municipal and federal projects that HGB supports as subconsultant (similar to HGB's role under Black & Veatch on CWS Phase VI).

Others

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Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles28 records

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