What Fleis & VandenBrink does

Fleis & VandenBrink (F&V) is an employee-owned civil engineering and architecture firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It delivers a unified portfolio of professional services spanning civil/municipal engineering, water and wastewater engineering, environmental consulting, site planning and development (including architectural and landscape design), GIS, construction engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, structural engineering, community development, and specialty services such as asset management, underwater diving inspection, and project funding and financing. The firm is prequalified by MDOT in over 30 categories and INDOT in over 10 categories, and uses an ESRI-based GIS platform integrated with Collector, Field Maps, and Survey123 for asset management, GPS data collection, hydraulic modeling, and CAD-based design.

The company serves primarily municipalities, counties, townships, road commissions, and other government agencies across Michigan and Indiana, with secondary work for educational institutions, healthcare systems, commercial businesses, and HOAs. F&V generates revenue through project-based professional services fees negotiated per scope, with multi-year contracts covering planning, design, permitting, funding assistance, and construction oversight. Roughly 90 percent of work comes from repeat clients, indicating strong incumbency once embedded in a municipality's capital planning cycle.

F&V distributes its services through eleven offices (Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Farmington Hills, Grand Blanc, Midland, Muskegon, and Traverse City in Michigan; Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Danville in Indiana), delivering all work through in-house professional staff. The firm has extended its offering through two affiliated companies, F&V Operations and F&V Construction, enabling integrated design-build-operate delivery. Go-to-market relies primarily on direct engagement with municipal engineering departments, public works agencies, and road commissions, supplemented by content marketing, industry events, and repeat-client referrals; the firm does not use resellers or intermediaries.

Name

Fleis & VandenBrink

Legal name

Fleis & VandenBrink

Website

https://fveng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Fleis & VandenBrink is an employee-owned civil engineering and architecture firm serving municipalities, counties, and government agencies across Michigan and Indiana. It delivers integrated planning, design, funding, construction, and operations services through eleven offices and affiliated construction and operations entities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ), Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Municipal infrastructure engineering
• Water wastewater engineering
• Environmental consulting
• Transportation engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based professional services fees for civil engineering, water/wastewater engineering, environmental consulting, transportation engineering, structural engineering, and related services. Revenue is generated through fixed-fee contracts with municipalities, counties, and government agencies for planning, design, permitting, and construction oversight services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fleis & VandenBrink is an employee-owned civil engineering and architectural design firm that provides multi-disciplinary professional consulting services to municipalities, counties, and government agencies across Michigan and Indiana. Its core offerings include civil/municipal engineering, water and wastewater engineering, environmental consulting, site planning and development, GIS services, construction engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, structural engineering, community development, and specialty services such as asset management, underwater diving inspection, and grant funding assistance. Services span planning, design, permitting, funding assistance, and construction-phase inspection, delivered by in-house licensed engineers through 11 regional offices.

Product overview

Fleis & VandenBrink (F&V) is an employee-owned, multi-disciplined civil engineering firm operating as a services-based consultancy rather than a software product company. Its offering is a unified portfolio of professional engineering and consulting services organized across core disciplines and specialty sub-services. The core service lines include Civil/Municipal Engineering, Water & Wastewater Engineering (encompassing Water Systems Engineering and Water & Wastewater Treatment sub-services), Environmental Consulting Solutions, Site Planning & Development (including Architectural Design and Landscape Architecture sub-services), GIS Services, Construction Engineering, Transportation Engineering (including Road Commission Projects sub-service), Traffic Engineering, Structural Engineering, Community Development (including Brownfield Redevelopment sub-service), and Specialty Services (encompassing Asset Management Services, Underwater Diving Inspection, and Project Funding & Financing). These services are delivered through 11 offices across Michigan and Indiana. The company does not offer a software product or SaaS platform; all offerings are professional consulting and engineering service engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• F&V Operations: Operations division providing operational services for engineering projects
• F&V Construction

Products and services

• Civil/Municipal Engineering Engineering services for public infrastructure including roadway and utility design, stormwater drainage systems, watermain and sanitary sewer improvements, site grading, parking lot and trail design, and construction-phase inspection for municipalities.
• Water & Wastewater Engineering Planning, design, and construction oversight for water and wastewater treatment systems, including lift stations, filtration systems, bio-reactors, clarifiers, headworks buildings, SCADA systems, and watermains for municipalities and counties.
• Water Systems Engineering Design, construction, and maintenance of water collection, treatment, and distribution systems for municipalities and commercial infrastructure.
• Water & Wastewater Treatment Design of water and wastewater treatment systems addressing local capacity, reliability, and expansion needs, including upgrades for aging systems to meet compliance and safety standards.
• Environmental Consulting Solutions Environmental compliance and site assessment services including Phase I & II ESAs, BEAs, due care evaluations, vapor intrusion assessments, PFAS sampling, soil remediation, hazardous materials surveys, UST closures, demolition, wetland delineation, landfill design, and industrial stormwater management.
• Site Planning & Development Municipal site planning services covering feasibility studies, site grading and earthwork design, stormwater and utility design, permitting, construction oversight, parking lot and streetscape design, and ADA compliance.
• Landscape Architecture & Design Landscape design services including planting design, splashpad and water feature design, rooftop gardens, healing gardens, hardscape and streetscape design, and post-construction GIS documentation.
• Architectural Design Comprehensive architectural design services for municipalities, institutions, and businesses, integrated within site development and enhancement projects.
• GIS Services Geographic Information Systems services including asset management mapping, field data collection with mobile forms, record management tied to maps, spatial analysis, ongoing GIS maintenance, and ArcGIS Online web mapping.
• Construction Engineering Construction phase services including on-site inspection, resident project representation, quality assurance and control, material testing, condition assessment, construction staking, and MDOT/INDOT prequalification in over 30 and 10 categories respectively.
• Transportation Engineering Planning, design, and construction of transportation infrastructure including roadways, bridges, corridors, multimodal networks, non-motorized trails and paths, and intersection improvements.
• Road Commission Projects Engineering and construction services for county and municipal road commissions covering transportation planning, roadway and intersection design, bridge and culvert design, pavement management, traffic studies, and LAP project administration.
• Traffic Engineering Traffic analysis, design, and operations services including congestion management studies, parking studies, pedestrian studies, travel time studies, traffic impact studies, signal warrant analysis, safety studies, school traffic studies, and complete streets design.
• Structural Engineering Structural engineering for buildings, bridges, towers, and other structures including biennial bridge inspections, bridge design and replacement, structural condition assessments, building alterations, LEED services, and concrete construction technology.
• Community Development Municipal planning and community development services including visioning, master planning, public space and streetscape design, non-motorized trail connectivity, capital improvement planning, and grant writing for MDNR, CDBG, and TAP programs.
• Brownfield Redevelopment Brownfield site assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment consulting including Act 381 Work Plans, due diligence, EGLE and MEDC coordination, risk mitigation, and remedial action oversight.
• Specialty Services A bundle of specialized engineering services including Asset Management Services, Underwater Diving Inspection, and Project Funding & Financing for municipalities and infrastructure owners.
• Asset Management Services Infrastructure asset management including inventory and database development using GIS, level of service development, condition assessment, hydraulic modeling, performance evaluation, capital improvement planning, risk analysis, and continual improvement modification.
• Underwater Diving Inspection PADI-certified underwater inspection, survey, and sampling services for water structures, including relocation of endangered species such as mussels and ecological assessments.
• Project Funding & Financing Grant identification, application support, and project financing assistance helping clients secure funding through SRF, USDA RD, SAW, EDA, CDBG, SPARK Grants, and other state and federal programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 90 percent of work comes from repeat clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• F&V OperationscoreOthersAffiliate company (fv-operations.com) providing operational services complementing engineering design services. Part of the F&V ecosystem of companies offering design, build, and operate capabilities.
• F&V ConstructioncoreOthersAffiliate company (fv-construction.com) providing construction services. Enables F&V to offer integrated design-build-operate services for infrastructure projects.
• Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMDOT Local Agency Program (LAP) partner. F&V is prequalified in over 30 MDOT categories for road and bridge projects. Works with MDOT on funding applications, project delivery, and regulatory compliance.
• Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINDOT prequalified in over 10 categories for transportation projects. Partnership enables delivery of road and bridge construction engineering, inspection and testing services.
• Michigan EGLE (Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates with EGLE on environmental assessments, brownfield redevelopment, PFAS investigations, and regulatory approvals for infrastructure projects across Michigan.
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with MEDC on brownfield incentive strategies, Act 381 Work Plans, and redevelopment funding coordination for Michigan communities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OHM Advisors: Michigan-headquartered multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, and planning firm serving municipalities and government clients across the Midwest with civil, water, environmental, and transportation services - directly comparable geographic and service profile to F&V.
• Hubbell, Roth & Clark: Long-standing Michigan-based civil, environmental, and municipal engineering consultancy serving cities, townships, and counties - directly overlaps F&V's primary municipal/government client base and core water/wastewater/transportation service lines.
• DLZ: Midwest-based engineering and architectural services firm offering transportation, water/wastewater, civil/site, structural, and environmental engineering to public agencies - comparable municipal/government DNA with similar DOT prequalification focus.
• Prein&Newhof: Michigan-based civil engineering and surveying firm providing municipal water, wastewater, transportation, and environmental services to local governments - near-perfect overlap with F&V's geographic and service profile at similar scale.
• Wightman & Associates: Michigan-headquartered engineering, architecture, and surveying firm with municipal water, wastewater, site development, and GIS practices - closely comparable size, geographic footprint, and municipal focus to F&V.
• Fishbeck: Michigan/Indiana-based engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction management consultancy serving public and private clients with water/wastewater, civil, transportation, and structural services - peer in both geography and service mix.
• Jones & Henry Engineers: Midwest civil and environmental engineering consultancy specializing in water, wastewater, and stormwater for municipalities and industrial clients - comparable technical services and municipal client concentration.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: International engineering, architecture, and environmental firm with a substantial US municipal water, infrastructure, and environmental practice - overlap in service lines and government client base but much broader portfolio and geographic footprint.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and consulting firm with significant US municipal water, environmental, and infrastructure practices, including the acquired Mannik & Smith Group - direct overlap with F&V's water/environmental services but at far larger scale and global reach.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with deep water, environmental, and transportation practices serving US municipalities - competes for the same MDOT/EPA-funded municipal RFPs but at materially larger scale and with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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