Commercial Site Solutions

What Commercial Site Solutions does

Commercial Site Solutions (CSS, Inc.) is a private civil engineering and landscape architecture firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Lutz, Florida, with a second office in Easley, South Carolina. The firm provides site planning, site assessment and due diligence, civil engineering design, stormwater management and treatment, landscape architecture, entitlement and permitting, value engineering, and construction inspection services for commercial, industrial, residential, mixed-use, and municipal developments across the Southeast United States. Its named client base spans national retailers, grocery anchors, automotive dealerships and service chains, gas/convenience operators, and federal entities, with representative projects including Harris Teeter, Lowe's, Caliber Collision (multi-site under a 37-state program), Hendrick Honda, Murphy Express, and a VA Outpatient Center in New Port Richey, FL.

The firm monetizes exclusively through project-based professional services fees — billing for site planning, design, permitting, and inspection engagements on individual development projects. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and the go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct engagement with national and local developers, municipal clients, and government entities, supported by content marketing via a company blog and a LinkedIn presence. No software, SaaS, or productized offering is part of the business; delivery is staffed by licensed professional engineers (PE registrations spanning roughly 13 states led by co-founder Scott K. Stannard) and a registered landscape architect.

In May 2023, CSS was acquired by Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC), a larger multi-discipline engineering and architecture firm. CSS's team and brand have been retained, and the firm now operates within GMC's network, gaining access to additional in-house disciplines and cross-sell capacity. Prior to that, the firm had expanded organically and through the 2013 acquisition of Gaylor Engineering, which added ethanol plant design capability. The company employs between 11 and 50 people, operates from two offices, and has no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or institutional investors.

Name

Commercial Site Solutions

Legal name

CSS, Inc.

Website

https://css-eng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lutz

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services billed on a project basis for site planning, engineering design, entitlement and permitting, construction inspection, stormwater management, and landscape architecture. Revenue is earned through fees for services rendered on individual development projects for commercial, industrial, residential, and municipal clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Commercial Site Solutions (CSS, Inc.) is a civil engineering consulting firm that provides site planning, civil engineering design, entitlement and permitting, stormwater management, landscape architecture, value engineering, and construction inspection services for commercial, industrial, residential, and mixed-use developments. The firm serves national and local developers and municipal clients primarily across the Southeast United States, with offices in Lutz, Florida and Easley, South Carolina. Since May 2023, CSS has operated as part of the Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) network.

Product overview

Commercial Site Solutions (CSS, Inc.) is a civil engineering firm offering a comprehensive suite of site development services. The company provides integrated services including site planning, engineering design, stormwater management, landscape architecture, and permitting/ entitlement services for commercial, industrial, residential, and mixed-use developments. The core offerings include Site Planning and Concept Layout, Site Assessment and Due Diligence Reports, Site Engineering and Design, Stormwater Management and Treatment (including underground drainage solutions), Value Engineering, Landscape Architecture, and Site Development Entitlement & Permitting. Supporting services include Construction Cost Estimating, Construction Inspections and Certifications, Stormwater Facility Inspections and Certifications, Municipal Rate Studies, and Municipal Facilities Evaluation and Design. CSS serves diverse market sectors including commercial retail, automotive dealerships, gas stations, grocery-anchored developments, office space, multi-use developments, residential developments, industrial projects, municipal projects, marinas, and dredge and fill projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Planning and Concept Layout

Quantifiable outcome

• Managed over 300 small to large retail center projects across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic for Fortune 500 companies between 1993 and 2006.

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Commercial Site Solutions joined Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) in May 2023. CSS's existing team remains intact and continues to offer its suite of services while also gaining access to GMC's multitude of in-house disciplines and extensive network of professionals, expanding their service offerings.
• Cross Development, LLCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSS partnered with Cross Development, LLC to provide civil engineering services for multiple Caliber Collision stores in Florida as part of Caliber Collision's 37-state expansion program. CSS provided land planning, site due diligence, engineering design, entitlement and permitting coordination, value engineering, and landscape design to meet Scenic Corridor Overlay requirements.
• SASD Development Group, LLCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSS partnered with SASD Development Group, LLC of San Diego, California to provide site and civil engineering for a new VA Outpatient Center in New Port Richey, Florida. CSS designed innovative underground drainage solutions to overcome significant site constraints including wetlands, stormwater rate attenuation, volume-sensitive drainage, and flood plain impacts.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bohler Engineering: Bohler is a national site/civil engineering and landscape architecture consulting firm focused on commercial real estate development, with very similar services (site planning, entitlement, stormwater, landscape) for retail, automotive, and grocery-anchored projects—directly comparable to CSS.
• Bowman Consulting: Bowman is a multi-discipline engineering firm offering site/civil engineering, surveying, and entitlement services for commercial developers across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast—comparable in service mix and customer types to CSS.
• DRMP: DRMP is a multi-discipline engineering firm headquartered in the Southeast with strong site/civil engineering, surveying, and landscape architecture practices serving commercial and mixed-use developers—highly comparable to CSS in geography and offerings.
• SEPI Engineering & Construction: SEPI is a Southeast-based civil engineering firm providing site development, transportation, and environmental services for commercial and public-sector clients—directly competing for the same developer clients in NC, SC, and FL.
• LJA Engineering: LJA is a mid-sized civil engineering consulting firm providing site development, land planning, and entitlement services for commercial, residential, and public-sector clients across the Southeast U.S.—overlapping closely with CSS's core market and services.
• LandDesign: LandDesign is a national landscape architecture and civil engineering firm combining site design, planning, and stormwater services—matching CSS's integrated civil + landscape architecture offering for commercial and mixed-use developments.
• McKim & Creed: McKim & Creed is a Southeast-focused civil engineering and surveying firm offering site/civil engineering, landscape architecture, and stormwater services for commercial and residential developers—a direct head-to-head competitor in CSS's geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• KCI Technologies: KCI is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm with site/civil engineering and landscape architecture practices serving commercial and public-sector clients in the Eastern U.S.—larger and broader than CSS but directly competitive on shared engagements.
• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is one of the largest U.S. civil engineering consulting firms, offering site/civil and land development services alongside broad infrastructure practice—directly competing for commercial development engagements while operating at much greater scale.
• Stantec (Site Development practice): Stantec is a global design and engineering firm with an active site/civil and landscape architecture practice serving commercial, retail, and municipal clients—competing with CSS especially on larger multi-site developer programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commercialsitesolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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