Carlson Brigance And Doering

What Carlson Brigance And Doering does

Carlson, Brigance & Doering (CBD) is a Texas-based civil engineering and land surveying professional services firm founded in 1986 and operating as an employee-owned company (ESOP since 2020). The firm serves residential developers, commercial developers, industrial clients, and municipal/government entities across Central and South Texas, delivering integrated services that span the project lifecycle — from initial planning, feasibility studies, and platting through design, permitting, and construction administration. Service lines include civil engineering (streets, drainage, water/wastewater, detention, water quality, erosion control), land surveying (boundary, ALTA/ACSM, subdivision platting, right-of-way, construction staking, GPS-based geodetic), traffic engineering (impact analysis, signal design, simulation via Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, VISSIM, CORSIM), GIS and spatial analysis (ESRI ArcMap, Trimble Business Center, TDS, Autodesk AutoCAD), drone-based aerial surveying and LiDAR mapping (GeoCue TrueView 435), construction administration, and environmental services (Phase I/II/III ESAs, Texas Risk Reduction Program coordination, wetland delineation, TDSHS-licensed asbestos consulting).

The firm holds Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Engineering Firm License #F-3791 (Registration #10024900) and operates from three offices: Austin (5501 West William Cannon Drive, headquarters), Round Rock (2007 Sam Bass Road, Suite 200; Branch Manager Brendan McEntee since 2019), and San Antonio (1270 North Loop 1604 East, Suite 1201; Branch Manager Earl 'Mac' McIntosh, opened 2025). Its revenue model is project-based professional services sold on a proposal/contract basis to private developers, home builders, contractors, and municipalities, with pricing not publicly disclosed. CEO Charles R. Brigance, Jr. personally oversees civil infrastructure planning, design, permitting, and construction totaling $10-20 million annually, and the firm's portfolio includes high-visibility credits such as Circuit of the Americas, Easton Park, Santa Rita Ranch, The Colony, and The Ranch at Caliterra. Marketing is primarily reputation-driven, supported by an online project album, management team profiles, and Civil Engineering magazine editorial coverage; the firm is actively recruiting across engineering, surveying, GIS, traffic, and CAD disciplines.

Name

Carlson Brigance And Doering

Legal name

Carlson, Brigance and Doering, Inc.

Website

https://cbdeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Carlson, Brigance & Doering is a Texas-based, employee-owned civil engineering and land surveying firm founded in 1986, serving residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal clients across Central and South Texas with integrated civil engineering, surveying, drone LiDAR, traffic engineering, GIS, construction administration, and environmental services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Texas

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Services: Provides comprehensive civil engineering services from initial planning and feasibility studies through design and construction for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal clients. Services include design of streets, drainage, water, wastewater, detention, water quality, and grading/erosion control.
2. Land Surveying Services: Land surveying department offering boundary surveys, ALTA/ACSM acreage and commercial surveys, subdivision platting, right-of-way surveying, construction staking, topographic surveys, and GPS-based geodetic surveying.
3. Environmental Services: Environmental division providing Phase I, II, and III environmental site assessments, remediation design, Texas Risk Reduction Program coordination, groundwater monitoring, wetland delineation, and asbestos consulting services.
4. Traffic Engineering Services: Traffic engineering services including traffic impact analysis, traffic data collection, signing and pavement marking design, accident analysis, signal design, traffic calming, and ITS design.
5. Construction Administration: Full construction administration services including construction staking, change order negotiation, site inspections, contractor pay estimate review, and project acceptance facilitation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carlson, Brigance & Doering is a Texas civil engineering and land surveying firm providing integrated land development services from initial planning and feasibility through design and construction. Core offerings include civil engineering (streets, drainage, water/wastewater, subdivision design), land surveying (boundary, ALTA, platting, GPS geodetic), traffic engineering, GIS/spatial analysis, drone-based LiDAR mapping, construction administration, and environmental due diligence (Phase I/II/III ESAs, asbestos consulting).

Product overview

Carlson, Brigance & Doering is a civil engineering and land surveying firm established in 1986, offering an integrated suite of services. The core offerings include Civil Engineering (subdivision design, infrastructure planning), Land Surveying (boundary surveys, platting, GPS-based geodetic surveying), Drone Services (aerial LiDAR and photography for site monitoring), Traffic Engineering (impact analysis, signal design), GIS and Spatial Analysis (mapping, remote sensing), Construction Administration (project oversight, contractor coordination), and Environmental Services (Phase I/II/III ESAs, asbestos consulting). These services are designed to support land development projects from initial planning through construction and acceptance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Full-service civil engineering capabilities including feasibility studies, cost estimating, land planning, platting, and commercial site development. Covers streets and roadway design, drainage systems, water and wastewater systems design, erosion control, and traffic impact analysis.
• Land Surveying Comprehensive land surveying services including boundary/land title surveying, ALTA/ASCM acreage and commercial surveys, subdivision platting and processing, right-of-way surveying, construction staking, topographical surveys, and GPS-based geodetic surveying using static and real-time kinematic methods.
• Drone Services Aerial imagery and mapping services using 4K cameras at 60 fps and LiDAR units. Utilizes GeoCue TrueView 435 for survey-grade accuracy in 3D point cloud generation, supporting site inspections, construction progress reports, and environmental surveys.
• Traffic Engineering Traffic engineering services including traffic impact analysis, traffic data collection, signing and pavement markings design, accident analysis, signal design, traffic calming, and ITS design using industry-standard software including Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, VISSIM, and CORSIM.
• GIS and Spatial Analysis Geographic Information Services and spatial analysis including analytical, remote sensing, and mapping services. Uses ESRI ArcMap, Trimble GPS and robotic total stations, Trimble Business Center, TDS software, and Autodesk AutoCAD for geospatial data creation, integration, analysis, and visualization.
• Construction Administration Full construction administration services including construction staking, change order negotiation, site progress inspections, contractor pay estimate review, owner-contractor dispute resolution, and bid advertising and analysis.
• Environmental Services Environmental due diligence, site investigation, and remediation services including Phase I/II/III Environmental Site Assessments, Texas Risk Reduction Program compliance, wetland delineation, and endangered species studies. Also provides asbestos consulting through TDSHS-licensed professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects that would normally take a week to complete can be completely flown and processed in a day's time using drone/LiDAR technology
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BGE, Inc. Texas-headquartered (Houston) civil engineering and land surveying firm with comparable land development, public works, and surveying services.
• Pape-Dawson Engineers: Texas-based civil engineering, surveying, and environmental services firm with comparable service lines and a similar regional developer/municipal client base across the state's largest metros.
• Halff Associates: Texas-based multi-discipline engineering and surveying firm serving public and private clients with land development, transportation, and environmental services comparable to CBD.
• LJA Engineering: Texas-headquartered civil engineering and surveying firm with offices across the state offering subdivision, transportation, and land development services closely overlapping with CBD's portfolio.
• Doucet & Associates: Texas-based civil engineering, surveying, and planning firm with similar service mix serving developers, municipalities, and landowners across the state.
• K Friese + Associates: Central Texas (Austin/San Antonio)-focused civil engineering and surveying firm competing directly for the same municipal and developer work as CBD in its core metros.
• Bury+Partners (now part of Westwood Professional Services): Texas-rooted civil engineering and surveying firm with overlapping land development, transportation, and municipal service lines serving Central Texas and surrounding markets.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global multi-discipline engineering and design firm with broad Texas presence offering surveying, civil engineering, environmental, and infrastructure services that overlap with CBD's portfolio.
• WSP USA: International engineering consultancy with significant Texas land development, transportation, and environmental practices that compete for larger public and private sector programs.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national civil engineering and land planning firm with a substantial Texas practice that competes with CBD on land development, transportation, and environmental projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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