Jones, Blair, Waldrup and Tucker

What Jones, Blair, Waldrup and Tucker does

Jones, Blair, Waldrup and Tucker is a consulting engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Gadsden, Alabama, operating continuously since 1944. The firm serves public-sector clients in Alabama, principally municipal governments, county engineering departments, water and wastewater authorities, the Etowah County Park Board, and state transportation agencies, with additional work supporting industrial pretreatment programs for private-sector clients. It maintains documented working relationships with multiple federal and state regulatory bodies, including the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), FEMA, HUD, and USDA Rural Development, which are central to its grant-funded project delivery.

The firm operates across nine service disciplines: water and wastewater engineering, stormwater management, landfill engineering, construction management, land surveying integrated with in-house GIS, regulatory compliance, land planning, parks and recreation, natural gas distribution, and transportation/highway engineering. Project execution is supported by licensed Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors on staff. The technology stack is conventional for a small civil/survey practice and does not include AI/ML components; it relies on GIS for mapping and digital deliverables alongside traditional surveying, engineering design, and construction administration tools.

The business model is project-based professional services, with revenue generated through qualifications-based selection (QBS) and competitive procurement from public-sector clients, typically under hourly-rate or lump-sum contracts tied to capital improvement, grant-funded, or maintenance projects. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging multi-decade incumbency with Alabama municipalities and regulatory agencies. The firm is privately held, employs 1-10 people, and has no disclosed revenue, funding history, or M&A activity.

Name

Jones, Blair, Waldrup and Tucker

Legal name

Jones, Blair, Waldrup and Tucker, Inc.

Website

https://jbwt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jones, Blair, Waldrup and Tucker is a Gadsden, Alabama consulting engineering and land surveying firm, founded 1944, serving Alabama municipalities, water authorities, and state agencies with water, wastewater, transportation, and surveying services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying
• Water wastewater engineering
• Construction management
• Municipal infrastructure consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Gadsden

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services for civil engineering projects including water/wastewater systems, stormwater management, transportation infrastructure, and land development. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service engagements with government and municipal clients.
2. Land Surveying Services: Land surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic mapping, and subdivision surveying. Delivered as part of engineering projects or as standalone professional service engagements.
3. GIS Services: Geographic Information Systems services including needs assessments, data collection, data creation, geo-database design, and GIS support for online deployment. Provided as professional consulting services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Jones, Blair, Waldrup and Tucker is a consulting engineering and surveying firm founded in 1944, headquartered in Gadsden, Alabama, that provides civil engineering, land surveying, and construction management services. The firm serves municipalities, state transportation agencies, private developers, and utility companies across Alabama, with practice areas spanning water/wastewater, stormwater, landfill design, natural gas, transportation infrastructure, parks/recreation, land planning, and GIS surveying.

Product overview

Jones, Blair, Waldrup and Tucker (JBW&T) is a consulting engineering and surveying firm established in 1944 that offers a unified portfolio of civil engineering services rather than a modular software platform. The company provides multiple specialized service lines including Water and Wastewater Services, Stormwater Management, Landfill Design and Compliance, Construction Management, Surveying and GIS Services, Regulatory Compliance, Land Planning and Site Design, Parks and Recreation, Natural Gas Infrastructure, and Transportation Infrastructure. These services are delivered as distinct professional engineering offerings rather than as a single software product with modules, serving municipal, commercial, and residential clients primarily in Alabama.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water and Wastewater Services
• Stormwater Management Services
• Landfill Design and Compliance Services
• Construction Management Services
• Surveying and GIS Services
• Regulatory Compliance Services
• Land Planning and Site Design Services
• Parks and Recreation Services
• Natural Gas Infrastructure Services
• Transportation Infrastructure Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T works with ADEM on projects to ensure regulatory compliance with Alabama environmental standards. ADEM is the primary environmental regulatory agency in Alabama.
• Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T works with ALDOT on transportation infrastructure projects to ensure compliance with state transportation standards and regulations.
• Water Environment Federation (WERF)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T collaborates with WERF on water and wastewater engineering projects, leveraging industry research and best practices.
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T works with FHWA on highway and bridge projects to ensure compliance with federal transportation standards.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T coordinates with FEMA on projects involving floodplains, wetlands, and disaster-related infrastructure assessments.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T works with USACOE on wetland-related projects and water infrastructure requiring federal permits and approvals.
• FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T works with FERC on natural gas infrastructure projects requiring federal energy regulatory approvals.
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T coordinates with USDA on rural infrastructure projects and development initiatives.
• HUD (Housing and Urban Development)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T works with HUD on community development and housing-related infrastructure projects.
• Alabama PowersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T coordinates with Alabama Power on utility infrastructure projects involving power, gas, and related services.
• MunicipalitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJBW&T serves as the engineering and surveying consultant for various Alabama municipalities, providing civil engineering and surveying services for public works projects.
• MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBW&T works with MS4 programs on stormwater management compliance for municipal clients.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: National engineering, planning and consulting firm with strong land development, transportation, and water practices. Increasingly competing in Alabama municipal RFPs against firms like JBW&T.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with full-service water, transportation, and environmental practices that competes for the same federal/state-funded municipal work as JBW&T, especially on larger engineering programs.
• Tetra Tech: Global engineering and consulting firm with deep water, environmental, and federal infrastructure practices that overlaps JBW&T's water/wastewater, stormwater, and FEMA-related work at larger scale.
• Michael Baker International: Large national engineering and consulting firm with major transportation, water, and federal practice. Competes with JBW&T for FHWA/FEMA-funded Alabama municipal projects but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Regional players

• Garver: North Little Rock, Arkansas-headquartered engineering firm with multi-state water, transportation, and municipal practice. Comparable services portfolio (water/wastewater, transportation, surveying) and similar public-sector client mix to JBW&T.
• Neel-Schaffer: Jackson, Mississippi-based engineering firm serving transportation, water and municipal clients across the Southeast US. Comparable civil engineering and surveying services to JBW&T, with overlapping state DOT work and similar municipal client profile.
• Waggoner Engineering: Jackson, Mississippi-based civil engineering and surveying firm with municipal, state DOT, and private developer clients. Highly comparable service mix to JBW&T — water, transportation, land development, GIS/surveying.

Direct peers

• Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC): Montgomery, Alabama-based engineering, architecture and surveying firm serving municipal and private developers across the Southeast. Highly comparable to JBW&T in civil engineering, surveying, water/wastewater and land development services.
• Sain Associates: Alabama-headquartered civil engineering and surveying consulting firm with comparable municipal/government client base across the state. Closest regional peer to JBW&T in size, services (water, transportation, surveying, GIS), and Alabama municipal market focus.
• Volkert Inc. Mobile, Alabama-headquartered engineering firm with strong state DOT and municipal practice across the Southeast. Directly comparable in transportation infrastructure, water, and surveying services to JBW&T, though larger.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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