Benchmark Engineering & Surveying

What Benchmark Engineering & Surveying does

Benchmark Engineering & Surveying, LLC is a Mississippi-based professional services firm founded in January 2004 in Brandon by Greg Bonds, P.E. and Mike Love, P.L.S. The company delivers civil consulting engineering, land surveying, and structural engineering services to municipal, county, state, and private-sector clients across the state of Mississippi, with particular concentration in the Jackson metro area. Its service portfolio spans roadway design, traffic impact analysis and signal design, civil site engineering, subdivision design, hydrology and hydraulic engineering, utility infrastructure planning and permitting, erosion control planning, FEMA elevation certificates, and a full Structural Engineering Division added in September 2023.

Operations are anchored by three Mississippi offices (Brandon headquarters established 2004, Flowood opened 2018, Madison opened 2023 to house the Structural Engineering Division), approximately 50 employees (grown from 3 at founding), six full-time field survey crews and four CAD technicians under Director of Surveying Mike Love, and a leadership bench that includes licensed Professional Engineers across Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, and Florida. The firm holds three Mississippi Department of Transportation Master Contracts (Traffic Engineering, Professional Surveying, and Roadway Design) that provide recurring state-government work. Technical capability centers on advanced CAD and design software, fully integrated electronic data collection, and UAV/LiDAR aerial mapping adopted since 2016.

The business model is project-based professional services billing to B2B and B2G clients through direct sales and relationship-driven engagement, with no disclosed subscription, SaaS, or productized offering. Revenue streams include engineering consulting, land surveying, and state-government managed services contracts; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customer concentration is spread across municipal infrastructure (City of Brandon, City of Flowood, Rankin County, Madison County), private developers (Cornerstone Subdivision, Lineage Lake), corporate clients (FedEx, Hampton Inn, River Hills Bank), educational institutions (Mississippi State University, Northwest Rankin High School, Hartfield Academy), and religious and nonprofit clients, with the firm remaining privately held by its founders and with no external institutional investment.

Name

Benchmark Engineering & Surveying

Legal name

Benchmark Engineering & Surveying, LLC

Website

https://benchmarkms.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Benchmark Engineering & Surveying is a Mississippi-based civil, structural, and land surveying professional services firm serving municipalities, counties, MDOT, private developers, and corporate clients statewide from offices in Brandon, Flowood, and Madison.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering and Land Surveying Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Structural engineering design
• UAV LiDAR mapping
• Transportation infrastructure design

Headquarters

HQ city

Brandon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for civil engineering, structural engineering, hydrology & hydraulic engineering, and traffic engineering. Services are billed through project-based contracts for municipalities, counties, and private developers.
2. Land Surveying Services: Comprehensive surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA surveys, construction layout, UAV mapping, and hydrographic surveys. Billed as professional services on a per-project basis.
3. MDOT Master Contracts: Selected for multiple MDOT Master Contracts for Traffic Engineering Services, Professional Surveying Services, and Roadway Design Services, providing ongoing revenue streams from state government contracts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Benchmark Engineering & Surveying is a civil consulting engineering, structural engineering, and land surveying firm that delivers professional design, surveying, and inspection services for public infrastructure, residential subdivisions, commercial site development, and transportation projects. It serves municipalities, counties, the Mississippi Department of Transportation, private developers, and corporate clients across Mississippi from its offices in Brandon, Flowood, and Madison. Services are billed through project-based contracts covering the full lifecycle from concept, surveying, and design through permitting and construction support.

Product overview

Benchmark Engineering & Surveying is a civil consulting engineering and land surveying firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services. The company operates as a unified service offering organized around three main divisions: Land Surveying, Civil Consulting Engineering, and Structural Engineering. Services include roadway design, traffic impact analysis and signal design, civil site engineering, subdivision design, land surveying, UAV/drone mapping, hydrology and hydraulic engineering, utility infrastructure planning, erosion control planning, and FEMA elevation certificates. The portfolio is delivered as an integrated set of professional engineering and surveying services rather than distinct software products, with the Structural Engineering Division (added in 2023) housed in the Madison office to complement civil engineering capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roadway Design Civil engineering service for roadway design projects, including topographic surveying, right-of-way surveying, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, traffic analysis, subsurface utility engineering, and construction inspection, primarily for MDOT and municipal clients.
• Traffic Impact Analysis, Traffic Signal Design, and Traffic Control Plans Engineering services providing traffic impact analysis (TIA), traffic signal warrant analysis and design, and traffic control plans for work zones, delivered to MDOT, municipalities, counties, and private developers.
• Civil Site Engineering Complete site plan design services for commercial developments, including site surveying, grading, water distribution, sanitary sewer, storm water detention, erosion control, and utility coordination.
• Structural Engineering Full structural engineering design services for building projects ranging from residential additions to large commercial buildings, including structural inspection, foundation design, metal roofing calculations, wall panel calculations, and sign engineering.
• Subdivision Design Civil engineering and land surveying services for residential and commercial subdivision projects, including master planning, zoning requests, construction plans for roadways, utilities, storm drainage, and final recording plat.
• Land Surveying Comprehensive surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, flood elevation surveys, ALTA surveys, hydrographic surveys, right-of-way surveys, construction layout, and UAV aerial mapping.
• UAV Mapping Drone-based aerial mapping and data collection services with up to 1cm/pixel resolution, including topographic surveys, 2D/3D aerial imagery, pipeline/bridge/water tank inspections, roof inspections, and mining volume calculations.
• Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering Hydrology and hydraulic engineering services including storm drain network design and modeling, detention/retention basin design, pond/lake design, ditch improvement projects, storm drain inspection, and levee inspection.
• Utility Infrastructure Planning and Permitting Planning, designing, and permitting of utility infrastructure, including water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, and storm drain systems, for residential, commercial, and municipal projects.
• Erosion Control Planning and Permitting Consulting services to prepare erosion control plans and submit permitting paperwork, including weekly inspections of project sites.
• FEMA Elevation Certificates Services to prepare FEMA Flood Elevation Certificates for submittal to FEMA, as well as surveying services for Letter of Map Amendments (LOMAs).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 residential and commercial subdivision projects completed since 2004
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 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

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Global engineering and consulting firm with major water, transportation, and infrastructure practices. Competes with Benchmark on MDOT and larger municipal pursuits where scale and federal contract vehicles matter.
• TranSystems: Engineering and consulting firm focused on transportation, infrastructure, and federal clients. Comparable on roadway and traffic engineering services Benchmark delivers under MDOT contracts.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a substantial U.S. transportation and infrastructure practice, pursuing large state DOT programs that increasingly overlap with regional firms' traditional territory.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm pursuing transportation, water, and community development work across the Southeast, including Mississippi DOT-adjacent opportunities.
• Michael Baker International: National engineering firm with a strong transportation, bridge, and infrastructure practice competing for state DOT master contracts across the Southeast, including MDOT.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national engineering firm with deep land development, transportation, and traffic practices. Increasing presence in Mississippi metro markets where Benchmark serves private developers and municipalities.

Direct peers

• Neel-Schaffer: Jackson, Mississippi-headquartered civil engineering, transportation, and surveying firm. Closest direct peer given overlapping geography, similar B2B/B2G service mix, and comparable client base across Mississippi DOT and municipal work.
• Garver: Multi-discipline engineering firm with strong transportation, water, and facilities practices across the central and southern U.S. Comparable on service breadth and pursuit of state DOT master contracts.
• Waggoner Engineering: Mississippi-based civil, structural, and surveying firm with deep municipal and developer relationships. Comparable on service mix (civil + structural + surveying), regional footprint, and target client segments.
• Pickering Firm: Mississippi-rooted engineering, architecture, and surveying firm serving municipalities, counties, and private developers. Comparable on regional concentration and full-service civil/surveying offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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