Marshall Design-Build

What Marshall Design-Build does

Marshall Design-Build is a privately held, family-owned design-build construction firm headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, with a regional office in Savannah, Georgia. Founded in 1976 and operating for more than 40 years, the company combines the functions of architect, engineer, and construction manager into a single contracting entity. Its service offering spans commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors — including manufacturing plants, automotive dealerships, bank branches, medical offices, schools, and churches — across Alabama and the broader Southeast U.S. Notable projects include a 500,000 sq. ft. Smart Alabama manufacturing plant in Luverne, a 343,750 sq. ft. DAS North America facility in Montgomery, and an 81,325 sq. ft. Reinhardt Toyota-Lexus dealership, alongside ongoing relationships with international automotive component suppliers such as Daehan Solution and TEKSID.

The company delivers projects through a unified design-build methodology covering site selection, feasibility studies, architectural design, engineering, construction, and project management under a single contract. Its core technical differentiator is the integrated delivery model rather than any proprietary software or automation platform: design fees are structured as lump sum (not percentage of project cost), change orders are absorbed by Marshall at its own cost, and in-house staff cover estimating, scheduling, procurement, construction administration, safety, quality, and cost control. No AI/ML, proprietary technology platforms, patents, or API products are disclosed.

Marshall Design-Build generates revenue through project-based professional services fees under direct enterprise contracts with commercial, industrial, and institutional clients — including local, national, and international property owners and developers. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by a content website and organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), with phone-based inbound contact as the primary conversion mechanism. Pricing is project-specific and quote-based, not publicly disclosed, and the firm maintains no external institutional investors, parent company, or acquisition history. The leadership team of four family members (Warren Marshall as Manager; Mitch, Travis, and Chet Marshall as Principals) reflects a multi-generational ownership and management structure.

Name

Marshall Design-Build

Legal name

Marshall Design-Build LLC

Website

https://marshall-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marshall Design-Build is a privately held, family-owned design-build construction firm in Montgomery, AL, delivering integrated architecture, engineering, and construction services for commercial, industrial, medical, educational, and religious clients across Alabama and the Southeast U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Design-Build Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Architectural Services (54131), Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA), Retail & Mixed-Use Commercial Construction (IMAFACAB), Healthcare Facility Construction (Hospitals, Clinics, Labs) (IMAFACAD), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Design-build construction
• Construction management
• Industrial facility construction
• Commercial design-build
• Institutional building construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Montgomery

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design-Build Construction Services: Full-service design-build project delivery combining architecture, engineering, and construction management under a single contract. Services include site selection, feasibility studies, architectural design, engineering, construction, and project management. Revenue generated through project-based fees with design fees structured as lump sum rather than percentage of total project cost.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Marshall Design-Build delivers integrated design-build and construction management services, combining the roles of architect, engineer, and construction manager under a single contract for commercial, industrial, medical, institutional, religious, and retail clients. Each project covers site selection, feasibility studies, architectural design, engineering, construction, and project management, with design fees structured as a lump sum rather than a percentage of total project cost.

Product overview

Marshall Design-Build operates as a design-build construction company offering integrated services that combine architect, engineer, and construction manager functions under a single entity. The company provides core Design-Build Services and Construction Management as its primary offerings, supplemented by specialized vertical market services including Office, Industrial, Medical, Churches & Schools, and Retail Design-Build. The company has served local, national, and international clients across commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors for over 50 years, with projects spanning from car dealerships to condominiums and schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design-Build Services Integrated design and construction services combining architect, engineer, and construction manager functions under a single contract for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients across the Southeast.
• Construction Management Professional management of construction projects including estimating, scheduling, procurement, construction administration, safety, quality, and cost control, delivered as a turnkey service.
• Office Design-Build Design and construction services for office buildings and commercial office spaces, including bank branches and professional offices.
• Industrial Design-Build Design and construction services for industrial facilities including manufacturing plants, warehouses, and production facilities such as automotive component and food processing plants.
• Medical Design-Build Design and construction services for medical facilities including physician offices, dental practices, veterinary hospitals, and specialty clinics.
• Churches & Schools Design-Build Design and construction services for churches, schools, and other educational and religious institutional facilities.
• Retail Design-Build Design and construction services for retail spaces and automotive dealerships, including showrooms, service areas, and customer experience zones.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% customer satisfaction rate maintained across all projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Caddell Construction: Montgomery, Alabama-headquartered general contractor with strong federal, institutional, and commercial portfolio. Local market overlap with Marshall and comparable design-build capabilities in the Alabama region.

Broad incumbents

• Gray Construction: Kentucky-based design-build specialist with strong industrial, food & beverage, and manufacturing focus — directly overlapping Marshall's Smart Alabama, Foster Farms, and automotive component manufacturing projects.
• Haskell: Jacksonville-based design-build firm with broader national footprint and Process Industrial, Commercial, and Government divisions. Larger incumbent competing for the same industrial and institutional design-build opportunities Marshall pursues.

Emerging players

• Warfel Construction: Mid-Atlantic design-build firm with comparable institutional, healthcare, and senior living focus. Comparable scale and vertical mix, though operating in a different geography — represents the type of expanding peer Marshall may eventually compete against.
• ARCO Murray: National design-build firm specializing in light industrial, warehouse, and multifamily with growing Southeast presence. Emerging competitor pursuing the same industrial/manufacturing build opportunities as Marshall.

Direct peers

• Brasfield & Gorrie: Birmingham-based design-build firm with comparable commercial, healthcare, industrial, and institutional focus. Competes directly with Marshall in the Alabama/Georgia market on similar project types and delivery model.
• Robins & Morton: Alabama-headquartered general contractor with design-build capabilities serving commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients across the Southeast. Closely comparable in scale, geography, and vertical mix to Marshall Design-Build.
• Hoar Construction: Birmingham, Alabama-based design-build contractor serving commercial, multifamily, healthcare, and institutional clients. Similar size band and Southeast operating footprint, with comparable service offering and family-influenced culture.
• Doster Construction: Alabama-based general contractor with design-build delivery across industrial, commercial, healthcare, and senior living. Similar regional base, project scale, and customer overlap in the Alabama/Georgia market.
• BL Harbert International: Birmingham, Alabama-based design-build contractor with strong international presence including Korean client relationships. Direct peer given overlapping Southeast US base, design-build delivery model, and comparable industrial/institutional project portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/marshalldesignbuild/?ref=page_internal
• Instagraminstagram.com/marshalldesignbuildllc

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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