What Midwestern Consulting does

Midwestern Consulting, LLC is a private civil engineering firm founded in 1967 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The firm provides multi-disciplinary professional services across eight practice areas: land development, surveying, institutional, wireless communications, municipal, transportation, permitting facilitation, and landscape architecture. Its core technology stack combines GPS, robotic total stations, 3D high-definition laser scanners, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and BIM-compatible 3D TruView visualization, enabling accurate as-built surveys and integrated design deliverables. The firm serves municipalities, developers, institutional clients (universities, schools, healthcare systems), and telecommunications carriers — most notably a 35+ year relationship with Verizon Wireless covering 1,500+ cell tower sites across Michigan and Ohio.

The firm operates a project-based professional services revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing, delivering engagements on a quote basis tailored to scope and complexity. Go-to-market is direct enterprise consulting with no intermediaries, supported by a website with market-specific case studies and a modest LinkedIn/Facebook presence. Midwestern holds multiple credentialed prequalifications — MDOT Prequalified, LEED Accredited Professionals, and EGLE Certified Stormwater Management Operators — that qualify it for public infrastructure and sustainable design work. The firm has won the ACEC/Michigan Eminent Conceptor Award (2003) and Engineering Honorable Concept Award (2006) and is privately held with no disclosed funding, parent company, or M&A activity.

Midwestern is a regionally focused, owner-operated consulting firm in the 11–50 employee range serving the Midwest. Customer concentration is moderate, with Verizon Wireless as the largest disclosed volume relationship and a diversified book of municipal, educational, and healthcare clients. The technology footprint is modern by surveying standards but contains no AI/ML components; growth signals are limited to two new service line launches in 2021 and an active hiring posture, consistent with steady incremental expansion rather than rapid scaling.

Name

Midwestern Consulting

Legal name

Midwestern Consulting, LLC

Website

https://midwesternconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Midwestern Consulting is a private civil engineering firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, delivering land development, surveying, transportation, municipal, wireless infrastructure, and landscape architecture services to municipalities, developers, institutions, and carriers across the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying
• Transportation engineering
• Municipal engineering
• Landscape architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Ann Arbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Civil engineering consulting services including land planning, civil engineering, landscape design, land surveying, transportation design, municipal consulting, wireless infrastructure services, permitting facilitation, and construction observation. Revenue generated through project-based professional service engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Midwestern Consulting is a professional civil engineering firm delivering land planning, civil engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, transportation design, municipal consulting, wireless infrastructure, and permitting/construction observation services. Engagements are project-based consulting contracts for municipalities, developers, institutional clients, and wireless carriers, using technology such as high-definition laser scanning, GPS, robotic total stations, and UAVs.

Product overview

Midwestern Consulting is a professional civil engineering firm offering a portfolio of distinct service lines. The core offerings include Land Development Services (civil engineering, land planning, surveying for development projects), Surveying Services (boundary, topographic, laser scanning, GPS, UAV surveys), and Landscape Architecture Services. Additional specialized service lines include Transportation Services (highway design, traffic studies, roadway surveys), Municipal Services (public infrastructure consulting), Institutional Services (educational and healthcare facilities), Wireless Communications Services (cell tower infrastructure), and Permitting Facilitation and Construction Observation Services. These services are delivered as professional consulting offerings rather than software products, with multidisciplinary teams combining traditional engineering methods with advanced technology such as high-definition laser scanning and GPS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Development Services Comprehensive land planning, civil engineering, landscape design, and land surveying services for residential, retail, commercial, and mixed-use development projects ranging from small scale to large multi-phased developments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,500 cell tower sites served in Michigan and Ohio since 1986
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick (AEW): Michigan civil engineering, surveying, and landscape architecture firm serving municipal, institutional, and private developers. Directly comparable in service mix and regional footprint.
• Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. Michigan-based civil engineering and architectural firm offering water, wastewater, transportation, and surveying services to municipalities and developers. Closely comparable regional peer with overlapping public-sector and MDOT-qualified capability.
• Fleis & VandenBrink Engineering: Michigan-based full-service engineering, architectural, and environmental firm serving municipalities, developers, and industry. Comparable in scale, multi-disciplinary mix, and reliance on Midwest public-sector and private development clients.
• Spalding DeDecker: Michigan civil engineering, surveying, and construction engineering firm with strong municipal and transportation practice. Comparable regional peer with similar headcount scale and service-line overlap.
• OHM Advisors: Michigan-based engineering, architecture, and planning firm serving public and private clients across the Midwest and beyond. Comparable multi-disciplinary platform focused on municipal, institutional, and land development work.
• Wightman: Michigan and Indiana-based architecture, engineering, and surveying firm with strong municipal and development portfolio. Comparable regional peer with overlapping service lines and client base.

Broad incumbents

• DLZ Corporation: Midwest-headquartered engineering and architecture firm with significantly broader geographic reach and headcount. Competes for the same transportation, municipal, and infrastructure engagements but at larger scale.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with a deep water, environmental, and infrastructure practice. Overlaps with Midwestern's civil, environmental, and stormwater capabilities as part of a much broader portfolio.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with transportation, water, and environment practices that compete for large municipal and DOT projects in the Midwest. Relevant incumbent for benchmarking scale and procurement positioning.
• Stantec: International engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a substantial Midwest presence. Competes on the same municipal, transportation, and land development engagements with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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