Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates

What Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates does

Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates, Inc. (DMP) is a privately held civil engineering and geomatics firm founded in 1965 and headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, with a second office in Winston-Salem, NC. The firm operates three integrated service lines: Civil Engineering (land and site development, municipal infrastructure, streets and sidewalks, water and wastewater, stormwater), Geomatics (boundary and topographic surveying, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), unmanned aerial systems with LiDAR, 3D laser scanning, hydrography, and GPS/control surveys), and Construction Administration (contract administration, observation, QA/QC, cost control, and documentation). Technical capability rests on professional staff licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, together with advanced instrumentation including Riegl aerial LiDAR, Trimble SX10 3D laser scanning, GPS, robotic total stations, and ground penetrating radar (GPR) with electromagnetic equipment for vacuum-excavation-based utility exposure. The Geomatics department is described as one of the largest surveying operations in the North Carolina Triad, with capabilities spanning Level A (vacuum excavation exposure), Level B (geophysical delineation), and conflict analysis using conflict matrices for design-stage clash detection.

DMP serves two primary customer segments: state and local municipalities (with infrastructure projects in water/wastewater treatment, stormwater, streets, and sidewalks) and commercial/industrial developers (site design for distribution, manufacturing, healthcare, and education facilities). Notable engagements include the Frank L. Ward Water Treatment Plant Expansion for the City of High Point, the Black River Wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration System Replacement and Peak Flow Enhancements for the City of Dunn (including a design-build partnership with T.A. Loving Company), the Mountain-to-Sea Trail Connector for the Town of Oak Ridge, multi-year street and sidewalk improvements for the Town of Butner, and site engineering for marquee private clients including Polo Ralph Lauren, Thomas Built Buses, and Moses Cone Health. The firm has been continuously ranked among the Largest Triad Engineering Firms by the Triad Business Journal Book of Lists since 2010, and its Stewart Mill Lift Station project received the 2020 Honors Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina.

The business model is project-based B2B professional services delivery, with revenue generated through contracted engagements scoped per project, deliverable via direct professional staffing rather than through resellers or channel partners. Pricing is quote-driven and not publicly disclosed. The firm employs six principals, all long-term employees, under the leadership of President Mike Slusher (with the firm since 1994). Sales motion is relationship-driven and built on a long-tenured repeat-client base across government municipalities, school systems, healthcare systems, and private commercial/industrial developers, supported by targeted digital marketing (DMP Pulse blog, LinkedIn, Facebook) and active participation in industry organizations such as ACEC/NC, NC One Water, NAIOP, and TREBIC.

Name

Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates

Legal name

Davis•Martin•Powell & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://dmp-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates is a privately held civil engineering and geomatics firm delivering surveying, subsurface utility engineering, and construction administration services to municipalities, schools, healthcare systems, and commercial and industrial developers across North Carolina and adjacent states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

High Point

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Services: Project-based professional services revenue from civil engineering design and management for land development, municipal infrastructure, water/wastewater, stormwater, and transportation projects.
2. Geomatics/Surveying Services: Revenue from surveying, mapping, SUE, and remote sensing services provided to engineering projects, private developers, contractors, NCDOT, and public utility companies.
3. Construction Administration Services: Oversight and management services ensuring projects adhere to design specifications, budgets, and timelines including contract administration, observation, and documentation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates is a civil engineering and geomatics firm providing three integrated service lines: Civil Engineering (land and site development, municipal infrastructure, water/wastewater, stormwater, streets and sidewalks), Geomatics (boundary and topographic surveys, SUE, UAS/LiDAR remote sensing, 3D mapping, hydrography, GPS and conventional surveys), and Construction Administration (contract administration, observation, QA/QC, cost control, documentation). Services span planning, permitting, surveying, design, and construction oversight for government municipalities and private developers.

Product overview

Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates (DMP) is a civil engineering and geomatics firm offering three core integrated service lines: Civil Engineering (land development, municipal infrastructure, water/wastewater, stormwater), Geomatics (surveying, SUE, UAS/LiDAR, 3D mapping), and Construction Administration. These services work together to provide end-to-end project delivery from planning and surveying through design to construction oversight.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• FHWA estimates incorporating SUE into projects can reduce total project costs by up to 15%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• T.A. Loving CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-Build partnership for Black River Wastewater Treatment Plant Peak Flow Enhancements project. DMP worked with T.A. Loving Company as the selected Design-Build team to implement wastewater treatment improvements for the City of Dunn.
• DHM (Design Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partnership with DHM for Welden Village Development project in Kernersville, NC. DMP and DHM completed Final Development Plans for the first two residential phases of Welden Village.
• Rowan Salisbury School SystemminorOthersSchool system client for Salisbury High School Stadium Repairs project bid.
• Davidson County Board of EducationminorOthersSchool system client for Ledford High School Tennis Court Improvements project bid.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with significant NC presence providing water, civil, and surveying services — a broad incumbent competing with DMP on mid-to-large municipal infrastructure.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national engineering, planning, and consulting firm with major NC offices (Raleigh, Charlotte) offering the full spectrum of civil, water, and geomatics services — competes with DMP on larger municipal and developer RFPs.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with water, civil, and surveying practices active across the Carolinas — a broad incumbent competing on larger municipal and transportation pursuits that DMP may partner on or compete against.
• Bowman Consulting Group: Public engineering and surveying firm with strong Mid-Atlantic/Southeast footprint offering civil engineering, SUE, and geomatics — competes with DMP on regional land development and utility coordination work.

Direct peers

• WithersRavenel: NC-based (Cary) engineering and geomatics firm providing civil engineering, surveying, SUE, and construction administration to municipalities and private developers — a like-for-like Triad/Research Triangle competitor to DMP.
• Stewart Engineering: Raleigh-headquartered civil, structural, and geomatics firm with municipal infrastructure, water resources, and surveying services — a direct NC competitor in the same engineering and surveying segments as DMP.
• SEPI Engineering & Construction: NC-based civil engineering and surveying firm providing transportation, municipal, land development, and SUE services — a direct Southeast peer with overlapping services and clients.
• McKim & Creed: North Carolina-headquartered (Raleigh) civil engineering and surveying firm offering land development, municipal infrastructure, water resources, and geomatics/SUE services — directly comparable to DMP across service lines, geography, and client base.
• ESP Associates: Charlotte, NC-based engineering, surveying, and geomatics firm with comparable municipal, commercial, and transportation clients — directly competes with DMP across NC engineering and surveying work.

Others

• T.A. Loving Company: NC-based design-build general contractor partnered with DMP on the City of Dunn Black River WWTP project — a collaborator/construction-side counterpart rather than competitor, but adjacent ecosystem participant relevant to design-build delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/davismartinpowell
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/davis-martin-powell-&-associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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