George, Miles & Buhr, LLC

What George, Miles & Buhr, LLC does

George, Miles & Buhr, LLC (GMB) is a Mid-Atlantic architectural and engineering design firm founded in 1960 and headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, operating from five offices across Maryland and Delaware. The firm provides six integrated professional consulting services - Architecture, Civil/Site Engineering, Water/Wastewater Engineering, Structural/Marine Engineering, Consulting, and Construction Services - delivered under a single practice rather than a platform-plus-modules structure. Its Government vertical is primary, with municipal, county, and state agencies as Trusted Advisors for public works, water/wastewater infrastructure, and emergency facilities; secondary verticals cover Institutional (healthcare, education, religious), Commercial & Residential Development, Environmental (coastal resiliency, sustainable site design), and Industrial (aerospace, manufacturing). Notable project categories include water/wastewater treatment plant upgrades, stormwater and porous-asphalt streets, marine facilities, EMS and emergency operations complexes, and adaptive-reuse cultural buildings, with project values documented from roughly $1.86M to $8.3M.

The business model is classic professional services: project-based consulting contracts, on-call services agreements, and multi-phase planning engagements, with pricing quoted per-project based on scope and complexity rather than published rate cards. Revenue is earned through design fees, construction administration, and inspection services, and is supported by grant and funding assistance procurement for government clients (e.g., coordinating MDE and USDA-RD grants on the Morris Mill water distribution project). GMB also derives reputational and relationship value from a long-running international portfolio, having partnered with Baylor College of Medicine on the design and project management of nine Children's Clinical Centers of Excellence across eight African countries, treating over 90,000 children.

Marketing and customer acquisition rely on a 210+ project website portfolio, LinkedIn and Facebook presence, and industry awards (ACEC of Delaware Honor Award 2017, Conceptor Award 2021), reaching prospects via direct outreach and established relationships rather than paid demand-generation. The firm is a privately held LLC with no disclosed parent company, private-equity sponsorship, or acquisition history; ownership appears to remain with the professional staff. No external funding rounds, M&A activity, restructuring events, regulatory actions, or AI/ML product initiatives are present in available sources, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

George, Miles & Buhr, LLC

Legal name

George, Miles & Buhr, LLC

Website

https://gmbnet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

George, Miles & Buhr, LLC (GMB) is a privately held Mid-Atlantic architectural and engineering consulting firm, founded in 1960 and headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, that delivers integrated architecture, civil/site, water/wastewater, structural/marine, consulting, and construction services primarily to municipal, county, and state government clients across Maryland and Delaware.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Architectural engineering services
• Civil site engineering
• Water wastewater engineering
• Structural marine engineering
• Government infrastructure consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Salisbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering & Architectural Consulting Services: GMB generates revenue through project-based professional consulting contracts with government, institutional, and private-sector clients. Services span architecture, civil/site engineering, water/wastewater engineering, structural/marine engineering, consulting, and construction services. Revenue is earned through design fees, construction administration, and on-call service retainer arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

George, Miles & Buhr, LLC is a Mid-Atlantic architectural and engineering design firm providing integrated professional consulting services across Architecture, Civil/Site Engineering, Water/Wastewater Engineering, Structural/Marine Engineering, Consulting, and Construction Services. The firm serves government, institutional, and private-sector clients through project-based contracts, on-call services agreements, and multi-phase planning engagements spanning municipal infrastructure, healthcare, education, commercial, industrial, and environmental projects.

Product overview

George, Miles & Buhr, LLC (GMB) is an architectural and engineering design firm offering six integrated professional consulting services: Architecture, Civil/Site Engineering, Water/Wastewater Engineering, Structural/Marine Engineering, Consulting, and Construction Services. These service lines serve clients across government, community, institutional, environmental, commercial, and industrial sectors in the Mid-Atlantic area. The firm operates as a unified professional services practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design covering residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and government building projects across the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Civil / Site Engineering Civil engineering services including site development, grading, drainage, stormwater management, and infrastructure design for various project types.
• Water / Wastewater Engineering Engineering services for water treatment plants, wastewater treatment systems, water distribution, and sewer collection infrastructure projects.
• Structural / Marine Engineering Structural engineering for buildings, bridges, and marine facilities including bulkheads, piers, docks, and coastal structures.
• Consulting Services Advisory and consulting services including trusted advisor roles, on-call engineering, asset management, funding assistance, and GIS & drone services for government clients.
• Construction Services Construction administration, inspection, and management services overseeing project execution through completion.

Quantifiable outcome

• GMB completed Lewes Front Street & Savannah Road Water & Sewer Improvements ($3.08M) below budget and on schedule, coordinating with multiple stakeholders in the downtown business district.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Baylor College of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGMB worked with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, providing design and project management services for nine Children's Clinical Centers of Excellence across Africa. These centers treated over 90,000 children in 8 countries, focused on caring for children with HIV/AIDS and providing education for nurses and physicians. GMB provided the initial architectural design and overall project management of the prototype center in Botswana, and subsequent project management for all other centers.
• Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)coreOthersGMB worked with MDE on the Morris Mill Water Distribution System project, where MDE provided $3M in grant funding alongside USDA Rural Development. MDE also participated in grant eligibility coordination for the Harbour View MBR WWTP project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global engineering and infrastructure services firm with significant water, environmental, and government practices across the U.S. Competes with GMB on larger Mid-Atlantic municipal pursuits and could acquire or partner to scale regional capabilities.
• WSP USA: Global professional services firm with major water, environment, and transportation practices in the U.S. Targets state-level and large municipal master contracts that compete with GMB's local engagements.

Regional players

• McKim & Creed: Southeast U.S. engineering firm with water/wastewater, civil/site, and surveying practices. Compares on service mix and government-sector orientation, though primary geography (Carolinas/Virginia) only partially overlaps GMB's Mid-Atlantic territory.

Direct peers

• Clark Nexsen: Mid-Atlantic A/E firm (Virginia/North Carolina) offering architecture, structural, civil, and MEP services to government, higher education, and healthcare clients. Comparable size, multi-discipline model, and public-sector client base.
• Pennoni Associates: Mid-Atlantic-headquartered (Philadelphia) multi-discipline engineering firm with deep government-sector civil, water, and structural practices. Closest regional peer in size, service mix, and public-sector orientation.
• KCI Technologies, Inc. Sparks, MD-headquartered engineering firm with water/wastewater, transportation, and civil/site practices serving Mid-Atlantic municipal clients. Similar size band and customer overlap as GMB.
• Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP (RK&K): Baltimore-based multi-discipline engineering firm serving state DOT, municipal, and water/wastewater clients across the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable size and government-sector focus.
• Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc. Mid-Atlantic A/E firm headquartered in Salisbury, MD — same town as GMB — offering architecture, civil/site, structural, water/wastewater, and surveying for government, institutional, and commercial clients. Direct regional head-to-head competitor on Eastern Shore public-sector RFPs.
• Timmons Group: Virginia-based civil engineering and surveying firm with water/wastewater, land development, and government infrastructure practices. Competes for adjacent-state Mid-Atlantic public-sector work.
• Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP: Baltimore-based A/E firm with strong water/wastewater, civil, and structural engineering practices serving Maryland municipalities and institutions. Comparable service lines and public-sector client mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/george-miles-buhr-llc-gmb-461595720590937
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/george-miles-&-buhr-llc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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