Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.

What Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. does

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is a privately held, full-service civil infrastructure engineering firm founded in 1935 in Houston, Texas, and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leo A Daly Company since 1991. The firm delivers integrated planning, engineering design, and program/construction management services for municipal, water authority, and education clients, with 385+ professionals (also stated as 400+) distributed across 15 offices in Texas, Illinois, Michigan, and California. Its core service lines cover water (pipelines, pump stations, hydraulic and transient modeling, treatment), wastewater, stormwater management (including 2D modeling and master planning at watershed scale), transportation (highways, bridges, ports, rail, traffic), facilities engineering, right of way acquisition, and K-12/higher-education bond program management.

The firm's underlying technology centers on advanced civil engineering modeling—2D stormwater modeling, hydraulic and transient analysis, GIS-based asset management tools, and trenchless design methods (ranked among the Top 50 trenchless engineering firms in North America at #18 in 2025)—delivered through multidisciplinary project teams rather than a packaged software product. LAN generates revenue through professional services fees on a project-by-project, quote-driven basis under multi-year contracts, with all revenue sourced from government, water authority, school district, and nonprofit clients secured predominantly through public-sector RFP/RFQ processes. A growing Grants and Funding Services line, which has helped clients secure $360M+ in funding since 2022 against a $5B+ monitored opportunity set, extends the firm beyond pure engineering into funding advisory and grant administration. In 2024, the firm completed a strategic partnership with Hennick & Company alongside senior employee equity acquisition—the first ownership transition from the Daly family in over a century—followed by leadership transition (Steve Gilbreath named President, March 2025), Houston HQ relocation, and new office openings in Lubbock and College Station.

Name

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.

Legal name

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.

Website

https://lan-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is a privately held, full-service civil infrastructure engineering and program management firm founded in 1935, serving municipal, water authority, and education clients across 15 U.S. offices through planning, design, and PM/CM services for water, wastewater, stormwater, transportation, and facilities projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Services: Fees for planning, engineering design, and technical consulting services for infrastructure projects including water systems, wastewater, stormwater, transportation, and facilities.
2. Program and Construction Management: Fees for program management and construction management services overseeing complex infrastructure capital improvement programs for municipal clients.
3. Grant Administration Services: Fees for grant strategy, application development, and administration services helping communities secure and manage federal and state funding for infrastructure projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is a full-service civil engineering firm providing planning, engineering, and program management services for public infrastructure. Its work spans water, wastewater, stormwater, transportation, and facilities projects for municipalities, water authorities, school districts, and other government clients. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leo A Daly Company and operates 15 offices with 385+ professionals.

Product overview

LAN is a national, full-service civil infrastructure engineering firm offering integrated planning, engineering, and program management services through a unified service delivery model. The company's portfolio spans multiple interconnected service areas: Water Services (encompassing pipelines, pump stations, treatment, and hydraulic modeling), Wastewater Services, Stormwater Management, Transportation Infrastructure, Facilities Engineering, and specialized Right of Way acquisition services. These services are delivered through core capabilities in program and construction management, supported by grants and funding expertise. Rather than modular software products, LAN offers professional services organized by infrastructure domain, with multidisciplinary teams that combine planning, design, and program management to guide projects from concept through delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Engineering Services Planning, design, and program management for municipal infrastructure projects including water, wastewater, stormwater, streets, and utilities, delivered to cities, counties, and municipal utility districts.
• Transportation Engineering Services Engineering and program management for roadway, highway, bridge, and traffic infrastructure projects serving state DOTs, counties, and regional mobility authorities.
• Stormwater Management Services Drainage planning, flood control, and stormwater modeling and design using 2D modeling and asset management tools, serving flood control districts and municipalities.
• Water and Wastewater Engineering Services Planning, modeling, and design of potable water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems, including hydraulic and transient modeling for utilities and water authorities.
• Program Management Services Multi-year capital improvement program oversight including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and stakeholder coordination for public agencies and institutions.
• Facilities Engineering Services Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural engineering for new construction and renovation of public facilities including schools, universities, and government buildings.
• K-12 Bond Program Management End-to-end program management for school district bond programs including planning, design oversight, construction administration, and closeout for voter-approved capital programs.
• Higher Education Engineering Services Planning, engineering, and program management services for colleges and universities including campus utility infrastructure, facilities, and capital program delivery.
• Right of Way Services Right of way acquisition, title research, appraisal coordination, and easement documentation supporting transportation and utility infrastructure projects.
• Grants and Funding Services Identification, application, and administration of federal, state, and local infrastructure grants and funding programs for public clients pursuing capital projects.
• Utility and Special Districts Services Engineering, planning, and program management services for municipal utility districts, water control and improvement districts, and other special-purpose public districts.
• Trenchless Technology Services Specialized trenchless construction methods for water and wastewater pipeline rehabilitation and installation, minimizing surface disruption for utility clients.
• Construction Management Services Construction administration, inspection, and management oversight for public infrastructure and facilities projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Protected over 2,000 homes from flooding through Exploration Green Detention Facility capable of holding 500 million gallons of stormwater
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Hennick & CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic partnership completed in 2024 where Hennick & Company partnered with LAN. 42 members of the Senior Leadership Team also acquired a significant equity interest in the company, marking the first ownership transfer from the Daly family in over 100 years. This represents the most significant expansion of equity ownership in the company's history.
• Leo A Daly CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1991LAN became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Leo A Daly Company in 1991, enhancing LAN's ability to provide services for a wide range of projects throughout the U.S. and internationally. LAN operates as part of the LEO A DALY network.
• Jacobs Engineering GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacobs Engineering Group served as engineer of record for the Bob Hall Pier Reconstruction Project, partnering with LAN which provided program and construction management services. Both firms received the 2026 Project of the Year award from ASCE Corpus Christi.
• KCI TechnologiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCI Technologies partnered with Houston Public Works and LAN on the Northeast Transmission Line project. The project received the 2024 Project of the Year Award for Water/Wastewater greater than $100M from CMAA-Houston Chapter.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HDR, Inc. National architecture/engineering/consulting firm with deep municipal water, wastewater, transportation, and program management practices. Closely comparable to LAN in service mix, public-sector client base, and infrastructure lifecycle capabilities, but with broader geographic footprint and substantially larger scale.
• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and construction firm with strong water, wastewater, stormwater, and transmission practices serving municipal clients nationwide. Highly comparable service portfolio to LAN with similar program management focus, though much larger and more diversified across power and industrial sectors.
• Kimley-Horn: National planning, engineering, and design consulting firm with a strong water, transportation, and land development practice and major Texas presence. Direct competitor to LAN on municipal infrastructure and site development work, with comparable size and culture.
• Halff Associates: Texas-based engineering and architecture firm focused on water, wastewater, transportation, and environmental infrastructure for municipal clients. One of LAN's closest direct competitors in the Texas public-sector market, with overlapping service lines and similar scale.
• Pape-Dawson Engineers: Texas-headquartered civil engineering firm providing water, wastewater, transportation, and land development services to public and private clients. Direct competitor to LAN across Texas municipal and water authority work, with comparable regional focus.
• Freese and Nichols: Texas-based engineering, architecture, and planning firm with a dominant water/wastewater/stormwater practice serving municipal clients across the state. One of LAN's most direct Texas competitors, particularly on water supply and treatment programs.
• Garver: Employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm with strong water, wastewater, transportation, and aviation practices. Comparable to LAN in service mix, mid-market scale, and public-sector focus, with multi-state U.S. presence.

Broad incumbents

• WSP USA: Global engineering and professional services firm with a major U.S. municipal infrastructure practice (water, environment, transportation). A larger incumbent that competes with LAN on Texas municipal programs and has significantly deeper bench and global resources.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering, technical, scientific, and program management firm. Has co-partnered with LAN on projects (e.g., Bob Hall Pier) and directly competes on the largest municipal water and PMCM programs, with vastly greater scale and breadth.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with significant U.S. water, environment, and transportation practices. Competes with LAN on major municipal and water authority programs; much larger and more diversified across geographies and end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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