Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.

Name

Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.

Legal name

Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.

Website

https://gha-engineers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Municipal infrastructure engineering
• GIS asset management
• Transportation engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Vernon Hills

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Services: GHA provides civil engineering, surveying, transportation planning, water resources, and construction management services for municipalities, schools, park districts, and private organizations. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees for engineering design, consulting, and implementation services.
2. GIS & Asset Management Services: Comprehensive GIS services including asset management, GPS locating, utility network consulting, and custom web/mobile application development. These services support infrastructure planning and maintenance for public and private sector clients.
3. Building & Grounds Operations: Facilities management services including facility assessments, operations & maintenance support, construction & renovation oversight, and grounds & athletic facility management for schools, municipalities, and park districts.
4. Traffic Data Collection & SCAT: Traffic data collection services and Signal Design, Coordination & Timing (SCAT) services for municipal and state transportation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gewalt Hamilton Associates is a civil engineering and land surveying firm that delivers professional engineering services including municipal engineering, site civil engineering, transportation planning, water resources, construction engineering, land surveying, public works operations, and building & grounds operations for municipalities, schools, park districts, healthcare facilities, and private developers. The firm supplements its services with a GIS & Asset Management practice that includes a proprietary 3D mapping platform (GUIDE) and Esri ArcGIS-integrated asset management systems.

Product overview

Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. (GHA) is a Professional Engineering and Land Surveying firm founded in 1981 that provides civil engineering, surveying, transportation planning, water resources, and construction management services. The company operates a portfolio of specialized products and services centered around their GIS & Asset Management division, which includes GUIDE (Geospatial Utility & Infrastructure Data Explorer) as a proprietary web-based 3D mapping platform, complemented by Esri ArcGIS-integrated asset management and work order systems. Their core service offerings span municipal engineering, site civil engineering, water resources, construction engineering, land surveying, public works operations, and building & grounds operations. GHA serves diverse markets including public sector (government, parks & recreation, education/institutions), private sector (industrial/retail, healthcare & seniors, residential/HOAs), with a multidisciplinary approach that integrates these services to deliver comprehensive infrastructure solutions for municipalities, schools, park districts, and private organizations across the Midwest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Services Core professional engineering services including civil engineering, land surveying, transportation planning, water resources, and construction management for municipalities, schools, park districts, and private organizations.
• Municipal Engineering Services Engineering services for municipal clients including roadway/highway engineering, signal design coordination & timing (SCAT), traffic data collection, and traffic impact & parking studies.
• Site Civil Engineering Civil site design services for commercial, industrial, retail, healthcare, senior living, and residential projects, including utility infrastructure, stormwater management, and ADA compliance.
• Water Resources Services Water resource engineering including stormwater management systems, water distribution, wastewater collection, and environmental consulting.
• Construction Engineering Construction engineering services including constructability review, value engineering, project budgeting, construction documentation, Phase III resident engineering, construction observation, and NPDES compliance monitoring.
• Building & Grounds Operations Comprehensive facilities and grounds management including facility assessments, operations & maintenance services, construction & renovation support, and grounds & athletic facility management for schools, municipalities, and park districts.
• Land Surveying Services Professional land surveying services using state-of-the-art equipment including total robotic stations, GPS units, drones, and CUES SPiDER Manhole scanner for boundary surveys and topographic conditions.
• Public Works Operations Public works operations support and management services for municipalities.
• Capital Improvement Projects Capital improvement program services including long-term planning, roadway design, street maintenance, stormwater conveyance, wastewater collection, water distribution, and construction phase services.
• GIS & Asset Management Services Comprehensive GIS services including asset management, GPS locating, utility network consulting, and custom web/mobile application development supporting infrastructure planning and maintenance for public and private sector clients.
• GUIDE – Geospatial Utility & Infrastructure Data Explorer Web-based 3D mapping application for planning and visualization that combines 2D and 3D data for real-time spatial analysis, featuring daylight simulation, shadow casting, and line-of-sight analysis; acts as a system of record for utilities, property data, and assets.
• GIS Asset Management & Esri-Native Work Order System Asset management system that integrates with Esri's ArcGIS platform to organize, track, manage, and maintain physical assets, with seamless Esri-native tool integration to streamline work order management, scheduling, tracking, and reporting of maintenance activities.
• GPS Asset Locating GPS technology service to accurately locate, record, and map physical assets like infrastructure, utilities, and equipment by capturing precise geographic coordinates for enhanced asset management.
• Cloud Hosted Custom Web/Mobile Applications Development of cloud-hosted, custom web and mobile applications tailored to specific business or organizational needs with seamless integration with GIS and Asset Management systems.
• Drone Data Capture and Processing Drones deployed to capture high-resolution aerial imagery and spatial data (e.g., LiDAR), processed to generate detailed maps, 3D models, and analytics for land surveying, construction monitoring, and asset inspections.
• Utility Network Consulting Consulting services for implementation or upgrade to Esri's Utility Network, assisting organizations in planning, preparing, and deploying networks for tracing, connectivity, and spatial analysis.
• Signal Design, Coordination & Timing (SCAT) Traffic signal coordination and timing design services for municipal and state DOT transportation projects, including IDOT D2-5 traffic signal coordination and traffic signal controller/detector monitoring.
• Traffic Data Collection Traffic data collection services including turning movement counts and volume classification for municipal and state transportation projects.
• Traffic Impact & Parking Studies Traffic impact and parking studies for municipal and private development projects.
• Roadway / Highway Engineering Roadway and highway engineering services for county and municipal clients, including road reconstruction, water, and street improvements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Greg Petry SportsPark recognized as top sports complex in Northern Illinois by Enjoy Illinois
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cristo Rey St. Martin College PrepcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004GHA has participated in the Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) through Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep in Waukegan, IL since 2004. Through this program, high school students gain valuable experience that reinforces critical thinking and organizational skills that encourage success in college and throughout their lives.
• Friends of the Chicago RiverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHA team members collaborate with Friends of the Chicago River at North Park in Lincolnshire, participating in preserving rivers and deepening connection with the natural environment. Efforts aim to ensure this natural resource stays clean for future generations.
• Lake County Division of TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHA partners with Lake County Division of Transportation for Adopt-A-Highway initiatives, enhancing cleanliness and safety of local highways twice yearly.
• Kansas Department of TransportationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHA partners with Kansas Department of Transportation for Adopt-A-Highway initiatives in Kansas, supporting local highway maintenance efforts.
• Lake County Forest Preserves - Youth Conservation CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHA is a financial and experiential supporter of the YCC Program in association with Lake County Forest Preserves. GHA’s Emerging Professionals Network hosts education days at the Vernon Hills office for program participants.
• City Colleges of Chicago FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHA proudly supports the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Black Equity and Excellence Scholarship Fund, donating scholarship opportunities to STEM-focused, African American candidates in technical and engineering fields.
• College of Lake County FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHA supports the College of Lake County Foundation with donated scholarship opportunities for engineering and CAD drafting students.
• Northern Illinois Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHA partners with the Northern Illinois Food Bank where dedicated team members volunteer to pack and sort food, aiding families across Northern Illinois to address food insecurity.
• St. Jude Children's Research HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHA hosts an annual Grilling for St. Jude’s event to support the institution’s mission in combating childhood diseases.
• Cancer Wellness CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHA consistently supports the Cancer Wellness Center’s Stepping up to Wellness Run/Walk, participating and raising awareness for cancer wellness.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with deep Midwest municipal and transportation practices. Broad incumbent that competes on larger IDOT, county, and infrastructure programs where GHA participates.
• Kimley-Horn: National multi-disciplinary engineering and planning firm with significant presence in Illinois/Midwest. Competes for the same IDOT, municipal, and private development RFPs but at a much larger scale and broader service breadth.

Direct peers

• HR Green: Multi-state engineering, consulting, and technical services firm with strong municipal, transportation, and water resources practices. Comparable service portfolio and similar pattern of long-tenured municipal engineer relationships.
• V3 Companies: Illinois-headquartered engineering, planning, and land surveying firm serving municipalities, DOTs, and private developers. Direct peer in civil/site engineering, GIS, and Midwest municipal market.
• Baxter & Woodman: Midwest-focused civil engineering, water resources, and GIS firm with similar municipal, IDOT, and park district client base. Competes head-to-head for Village/City Engineer contracts in Illinois and surrounding states.
• Engineering Enterprises, Inc. (EEI): Sugar Grove, IL-based civil engineering, surveying, and construction management firm of comparable size serving municipalities, townships, and school districts. Directly comparable on municipal engineer relationships and Midwest footprint.
• Trotter and Associates: St. Charles, IL-based civil engineering, surveying, and water resources firm of similar scale serving municipal and school district clients in northern Illinois. Direct competitor for municipal engineer and K-12 site design contracts.
• Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. Illinois-headquartered civil engineering, surveying, and water resources firm serving municipalities, counties, and IDOT. Closest direct competitor in size, geography, and service mix, including municipal engineer appointments and stormwater/MS4 work.

Regional players

• RJN Group: Engineering and infrastructure services firm with Midwest presence, focused on wastewater, water, and asset management for municipalities. Comparable on GIS/asset management and underground infrastructure inspection (e.g., manhole scanning).
• Hitchcock Design Group: Naperville, IL-based planning, landscape architecture, and civil engineering firm serving park districts, municipalities, and private developers. Comparable in park district and education market overlap, particularly for landscape architecture-led engagements.

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

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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