Lamp, Rynearson and Associates, Inc.

What Lamp, Rynearson and Associates, Inc. does

Lamp, Rynearson and Associates is an employee-owned (ESOP since 1976) civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, founded in 1959. The firm operates from three offices — Omaha (corporate headquarters), Kansas City (regional headquarters), and Fort Collins — and is staffed by licensed professional engineers and surveyors delivering infrastructure design, surveying, and site/landscape work for municipal, federal, institutional, private development, and utility-scale energy clients across Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, and Kansas. Notable engagements include multi-decade capital programs at Eppley Airfield, work for the City of Omaha, Offutt AFB, Henry Doorly Zoo, the Bighorn Solar Field, and Heartwood Preserve.

Service delivery is built around multi-discipline technical teams that combine traditional civil/site design, land surveying, and landscape architecture with a formalized 3D Services practice covering 3D laser scanning, LiDAR, drone-based photogrammetry, GIS, and BIM-integrated survey deliverables. CMMC Level 2 certification enables the firm to handle controlled unclassified information for DoD and federal infrastructure contracts, a credential that differentiates it from non-cleared regional peers. Revenue mechanics are project-based, anchored by long-cycle municipal on-call contracts, multi-phase capital programs, and fixed-scope private developer engagements, with subconsultant and pass-through billing on large programs (e.g., the $375M+ Eppley capital program) materially shaping top-line mix.

The firm is privately held under ESOP ownership with no external funding rounds; governance is led by CEO Dave McIvor (who succeeded Nancy Pridal in late 2024), COO Terry Atkins, and CFO Robin Matthes. Historical growth has been a mix of organic multi-state licensure expansion and two material acquisitions — Picket Engineering in 2007 and the Larkin Group in 2013 — that seeded the firm's Colorado and Kansas City footprints. The 2025 Impact Report cites approximately 52 employees, while third-party firmographic data lists 101–250, an internal-vs-total-staff discrepancy that is itself a useful signal for valuation triangulation.

Name

Lamp, Rynearson and Associates, Inc.

Legal name

Lamp Rynearson

Website

https://lamprynearson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lamp, Rynearson and Associates is an employee-owned civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture firm founded in 1959, serving municipal, federal, institutional, and private-sector clients across Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, and Kansas from offices in Omaha, Kansas City, and Fort Collins.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying
• Landscape architecture
• Municipal infrastructure design
• Construction administration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Civil engineering design services for infrastructure projects including roadways, water/wastewater systems, stormwater management, and site development. Revenue generated through professional service fees on project-based contracts with municipalities, developers, and federal clients.
2. Land Surveying and Geomatics: Comprehensive surveying services including topographic surveys, boundary surveys, construction staking, ALTA/NSPS surveys, and right-of-way surveys. Billed as professional service engagements.
3. Landscape Architecture: Design services for parks, trails, streetscapes, and outdoor spaces. Professional service fees on project engagements with public and private clients.
4. Grant Writing and Funding Assistance: Assistance with identifying and applying for infrastructure funding, grant writing services, and preliminary engineering reports for funding applications.
5. Construction Administration: Construction observation, contract administration, and project oversight services during construction phase of infrastructure projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lamp Rynearson provides civil engineering design, land surveying/geomatics, landscape architecture, and construction administration services for infrastructure projects including roadways, water/wastewater systems, stormwater management, airports, federal/military facilities, oil and gas well pads, and commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments. Services are sold as project-based professional engagements to municipalities, utilities, developers, school districts, and federal agencies across Nebraska, Colorado, and Missouri/Kansas.

Product overview

Lamp Rynearson is a civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture firm operating as a unified professional services practice rather than a software product company. The firm offers a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected engineering and design services organized around core practice areas: 3D Services (laser scanning, modeling, drone mapping), Aviation, Commercial Development, Construction Administration, Education & Athletic Facilities, Environmental Services, Federal Civil Design, Fire Station Engineering, Geomatics/Survey, Geographic Information Systems, Grant Funding, Landscape Architecture & Planning, Municipal Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, Redevelopment, Residential Development, Roadways & Traffic, Solar, Sustainable Design, Stormwater Management, Drinking Water, and Wastewater services. The firm also operates community outreach programs including the Legacy LAB (K-12 STEM education) and the Legacy Listening Podcast series. Services are delivered through three regional offices in Omaha, Kansas City, and Fort Collins.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Legacy Listening: The company's podcast featuring conversations about engineering, community impact, and company culture

Products and services

• 3D Services Advanced 3D scanning, modeling, and visualization services using terrestrial and mobile scanners, drones, and photogrammetry to deliver highly accurate data for design, construction, and stakeholder engagement on infrastructure projects.
• Aviation Services Airport survey, planning, and design services including runway/taxiway/apron design, landside design, navigation aids, and approach surveys for airfield projects.
• Commercial Development Civil engineering, surveying, and landscape architecture services for retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use commercial projects, including site planning, entitlements, and construction administration.
• Construction Administration Construction contract administration services including contract management, owner's representation, plan reviews, bidding, shop drawing reviews, construction observation, and utility coordination.
• Education & Athletic Facilities Engineering and design services for school districts including master planning, site plans, amenities, athletic facilities, community engagement, and funding support for educational infrastructure.
• Environmental Services Environmental compliance, wetland delineation, stream assessments, NPDES permitting, stormwater management, habitat assessments, and regulatory compliance services.
• Federal Civil Design Federal engineering services including airfield design, base utility replacement, entry control facilities, survey, transportation, and facility sustainment for military and government projects.
• Fire Station Engineering Civil engineering and surveying services for fire stations, public safety facilities, and emergency operations centers using collaborative delivery methods.
• Geomatics/Survey Land surveying services including bathymetric, topographic, boundary, construction staking, right-of-way, ALTA/NSPS, and control surveys using LiDAR, drones, and terrestrial 3D scanning.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) GIS solutions including systems needs assessments, utility mapping, 3D mapping, application development, GPS mapping, CAD to GIS conversion, and custom cartography via cloud-based platforms.
• Grant Funding Services Grant writing, funding identification, preliminary engineering and design, and assistance with tax incentive programs, brownfields funding, and outdoor recreation funding for public clients.
• Landscape Architecture & Planning Landscape architecture and planning services for streetscapes, parks, trails, mixed-use developments, planting design, and public engagement and facilitation.
• Municipal Infrastructure Municipal engineering services including on-call engineering, capital improvement planning, development review, feasibility studies, subsurface utility engineering, and pavement management.
• Oil & Gas Services Oil and gas permitting, site planning, design, and construction services for well pads, including COGCC permitting, local land use permitting, and stormwater/floodplain management.
• Redevelopment Civil engineering services for urban revitalization including revitalization, infill development, conceptual planning, community outreach, and utility coordination.
• Residential Development Engineering and design services for subdivisions, multifamily developments, and affordable housing projects including site planning, platting, grading, and drainage design.
• Roadways & Traffic Transportation engineering including arterial roadway design, intersection and roundabout design, traffic signal plans, corridor studies, and multimodal bike and pedestrian trail design.
• Solar Services Engineering services for solar projects including site design, drainage studies, surveying, and infrastructure support for large-scale solar installations.
• Sustainable Design Sustainable infrastructure design services incorporating Envision certification, LEED standards, and environmentally responsible engineering practices.
• Stormwater Management Stormwater management services including NPDES compliance, SWPPP development, post-construction stormwater management, and SPCC planning.
• Drinking Water Services Engineering services for drinking water systems including water distribution, hydraulic modeling, pump station design, and water main replacement programs.
• Wastewater Services Wastewater engineering including collection systems, pump station design, treatment facility upgrades, and wastewater infrastructure improvements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $375 million in infrastructure improvements completed at Eppley Airfield
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Garver: Multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, and environmental services firm headquartered in the South-Central U.S. with aviation, transportation, water, and federal practices that overlap directly with Lamp Rynearson's service portfolio.
• Kirkham Michael: Omaha-based civil engineering and consulting firm serving Nebraska and the broader Midwest with transportation, water resources, and municipal infrastructure services. Closely comparable in size, regional footprint, and client mix to Lamp Rynearson.
• Olsson: Omaha-headquartered engineering, planning, and environmental services firm with comparable multi-disciplinary capabilities across the Midwest. Direct head-to-head competitor on municipal, transportation, water, and power infrastructure projects in Nebraska and surrounding states.
• JEO Consulting Group: Lincoln, Nebraska-headquartered full-service engineering, surveying, and planning firm. Competes directly with Lamp Rynearson for municipal, K-12, transportation, and water/wastewater work across Iowa, Nebraska, and the Midwest.
• Alfred Benesch & Company: Midwest-based civil and structural engineering firm with comparable municipal, transportation, aviation, and water practice areas. Similar size band and multi-state operating model make it a direct competitive peer in adjacent Midwest geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with broad infrastructure practice. Competes with Lamp Rynearson for federal, water, and community development projects in the Midwest while operating at much greater scale.
• HDR Inc. Omaha-headquartered global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm and a direct hometown incumbent. Significantly larger and broader, but competes for the same municipal, aviation, water, and federal clients across the Midwest.
• Black & Veatch: Overland Park/Kansas City-based global engineering, procurement, and construction firm with deep water, wastewater, and power practices that compete for the same municipal and utility clients Lamp Rynearson serves in the KC market.
• WSP USA: Global professional services firm with extensive U.S. transportation, water, and federal practices. Increasingly competes for the same municipal, federal, and aviation opportunities either directly or as a prime where Lamp Rynearson may serve as subconsultant.
• Burns & McDonnell: Kansas City-headquartered engineering, construction, and architecture firm with overlapping municipal, federal, aviation, and environmental practices. A much larger incumbent competing for similar Kansas City and federal contract opportunities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lamp-rynearson-and-associates-inc.
• Xx.com/lamprynearson

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles27 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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