What C C Johnson & Malhotra does

C C Johnson & Malhotra, P.C. (CCJM) is a private, minority-owned multi-disciplinary engineering firm founded in 1979 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm delivers professional engineering services across nine core practice areas: Buildings and Facilities (MEPFP), Civil/Site, Commissioning, Construction Management and Inspection, Energy, Smart Technology, Surveying, Transportation, and Water/Wastewater. Its technical work is grounded in standard engineering tooling — CAD/BIM for design, SCADA system design for water/wastewater monitoring, advanced surveying equipment (robotic total stations, GNSS dual-frequency receivers, 3D laser scanning), energy modeling, and building automation integration — rather than proprietary software products.

CCJM generates revenue through fee-based professional services engagements, typically structured as project-specific contracts with multi-year horizons, billed under public-sector RFP/RFQ procurement or design-build delivery models. The firm is DBE, MBE, and SBE certified, which provides access to set-aside and preference programs on government infrastructure work. Its customer base skews to public-sector and institutional buyers: state DOTs and transit authorities (MDOT MTA, WMATA), municipal water and wastewater agencies (DC Water, City of Baltimore, Back River WWTP), federal research facilities (Argonne National Laboratory), healthcare systems (Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland Medical System), and educational institutions (Chicago Public Schools, Malcolm X College, City Colleges of Chicago). Distribution is via direct enterprise engagement and a regional office network of six locations spanning the Mid-Atlantic (Baltimore/Hunt Valley/Rockville, MD; Washington, DC; Camp Hill, PA) and the Midwest (Chicago, IL).

The firm operates a relatively flat leadership structure led by CEO/Board Chairman Kumar Malhotra, Ph.D., P.E., and President Anil Ahuja, P.E., supported by senior VPs across offices and a recently appointed Director of Surveys. Notable project references include the 16.5-mile P3 Purple Line light rail (in which CCJM served as Engineer of Record for portions of the work), the Harry W. Nice / Sen. Thomas 'Mac' Middleton Bridge Replacement, the Back River WWTP serving 1.3 million residents, and the Malcolm X College campus project. Marquee engagements in water, transportation, and LEED-certified design underpin the firm's positioning in regulated infrastructure niches, though the firm shows no evidence of AI/ML-native capabilities, significant M&A, or external capital raises.

Name

C C Johnson & Malhotra

Legal name

C.C. Johnson & Malhotra, P.C.

Website

https://ccjm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

C C Johnson & Malhotra is a Baltimore-based, minority-owned multi-disciplinary engineering firm providing MEP, civil, transportation, water/wastewater, surveying, energy, and commissioning services to government agencies, healthcare systems, and educational institutions across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Fee-based professional engineering services for design of buildings, infrastructure, transportation, water/wastewater systems. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with government agencies, institutions, and private clients.
2. Construction Management & Inspection: CMI services for construction oversight, contract compliance verification, QA/QC inspection during construction of roads, bridges, and building systems
3. Commissioning Services: Independent commissioning and start-up services throughout project lifecycle for building systems, energy, smart technology, and water/wastewater facilities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

C.C. Johnson & Malhotra, P.C. (CCJM) is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm providing professional design, construction management and inspection, surveying, and commissioning services across nine practice areas: Buildings and Facilities (MEPFP), Civil/Site, Energy, Smart Technology, Surveying, Transportation, Water/Wastewater, Commissioning, and Construction Management & Inspection. Services are delivered to government agencies, healthcare institutions, educational institutions, transportation authorities, and commercial clients under project-based contracts procured through RFP/RFQ and direct long-term engagements.

Product overview

C C Johnson & Malhotra (CCJM) is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm providing a portfolio of professional engineering services organized into nine core service areas: Buildings and Facilities (MEPFP engineering), Civil/Site development, Commissioning, Construction Management & Inspection, Energy, Smart Technology, Surveying, Transportation, and Water/Wastewater. The firm operates as a professional services consultancy rather than a software product company; all offerings are service-based engagements delivered by engineers, architects, surveyors, and technicians. Notable projects include the P3 Purple Line transit project, Back River Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant, 540 West Madison smart office building, and various transportation bridges including the Harry Nice-Middleton Bridge and Market Street Bridge. The company is DBE, MBE, and SBE certified and serves commercial, industrial, transportation, municipal, and governmental markets from headquarters in Baltimore, MD with regional offices in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buildings and Facilities Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection (MEPFP) engineering services for buildings, including innovative system upgrades, facility assessments, renovations, and new construction from concept to close-out. Designed for government, healthcare, education, and commercial clients.
• Civil/Site Land surveys, site evaluations, detailed site design, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, stormwater management, drainage, sanitary sewer collection, roadway design, and green infrastructure/LEED compliance for development and infrastructure projects.
• Commissioning Independent commissioning and start-up services throughout a project's lifecycle: design phase review, construction phase witness and testing, and post-construction commissioning reporting for buildings, energy, smart technology, and water/wastewater systems.
• Construction Management & Inspection Services CMI services for roads/bridges and MEP construction, including QA/QC, contract compliance verification, project controls, maintenance of traffic, utility coordination, and safety/OSHA compliance for owners and agencies.
• Energy High-performance facility design, energy audits, carbon footprint analysis, energy modeling, energy conservation measures, renewable energy solutions (solar and wind), and LEED/EnergySTAR certification services.
• Smart Technology Smart buildings, smart cities/neighborhoods, smart transportation, and smart water management solutions including energy-efficient net-zero buildings, sustainable development, zero-emission planning, and water reclamation systems.
• Surveying Quality surveying services including topographic, boundary, construction stakeout, 3D laser scanning, bathymetric surveys, right-of-way surveys, property research, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, and construction stakeouts using state-of-the-art robotic and GNSS instruments.
• Transportation Highway design, bridge design and preservation, bridge condition inspection and load ratings, stormwater management, utility relocation, and construction management and inspection services for transportation authorities and state DOTs.
• Water/Wastewater Water supply, wastewater collection and treatment, and stormwater engineering services including hydraulic analysis, pumping stations, transmission systems, nutrient removal, odor control, and water reclamation/reuse for municipal utilities and authorities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Back River WWTP serves 1.3 million residents in 140 square mile area treating 180 million gallons per day
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PHR+A (Joint Venture Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005CCJM formed a joint venture with PHR+A for DC Water Infrastructure Project (2005-2013). CCJM/PHR+A Joint Venture was responsible for design of repair, replacement, upgrade and extension of water distribution and wastewater collection systems for DC Water.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dewberry: National professional services firm with extensive water/wastewater, transportation, environmental, and building engineering practices; competes with CCJM on East Coast government infrastructure work.
• Stantec: Multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with comparable water, buildings, and infrastructure practices; competes on government and institutional RFPs across CCJM's geographies.
• WSP USA: Global professional services firm with extensive water, transportation, buildings, and environmental engineering practices; competes with CCJM on larger public infrastructure programs and as a prime contractor on multi-discipline RFPs.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting giant with deep water, transportation, and buildings practices; competes for the same federal/state program work and often partners with or subsumes smaller DBE firms like CCJM.

Direct peers

• Brown and Caldwell: Specialist engineering and consulting firm focused on water/wastewater and environmental infrastructure for municipal utilities, directly overlapping CCJM's Back River/DC Water/utility practice.
• Clark Nexsen: Mid-size architecture and engineering firm with MEP, structural, civil, and transportation practices serving government, healthcare, and education clients — comparable scale, service mix, and client profile to CCJM.
• Whitman, Requardt & Associates (WRA): Baltimore-based multi-disciplinary engineering firm of comparable size serving water/wastewater, transportation, and infrastructure clients across the Mid-Atlantic. Most direct geographic and service-line peer to CCJM.
• Kimley-Horn: Privately held, mid-to-large multi-discipline engineering consulting firm with similar practice mix (transportation, water, MEP, land development) and similar government/institutional client emphasis.
• Rummel, Klepper & Kahl (RK&K): Mid-Atlantic civil engineering firm specializing in transportation, bridges, water, and construction management — closely overlapping with CCJM's transportation and infrastructure practice and Mid-Atlantic customer base.
• Gannett Fleming: Multi-discipline engineering firm with strong water/wastewater, transportation, and MEP practices serving government and institutional clients nationwide. Comparable in service breadth and public-sector focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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