Freeman-Millican

What Freeman-Millican does

Freeman-Millican, Inc. (FMI) is a privately held, multi-discipline engineering consulting firm headquartered at 9330 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 1225, in North Dallas, Texas. The firm was established in November 1987 by Larry Freeman and Terry Millican and has operated continuously since, providing professional engineering services under Texas Engineering Firm Registration No. 2827. FMI serves a predominantly public-sector client base concentrated in the North Texas region, including municipal governments, water and utility districts, federal and state agencies, higher education institutions, and select private developers and transportation operators. Its services cover development plan review, design for paving and drainage, water and wastewater treatment and distribution systems, master planning, architectural design for public works facilities, GIS and mapping, topographical surveying, hydraulic modeling, structural analysis, and construction observation and inspection.

The firm's underlying technical capability is its in-house integration of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering with geotechnical and architectural services, enabling delivery of the full project lifecycle from conception through final construction under a single firm. Notable technical components include hydraulic modeling for water distribution and sanitary sewer systems, structural analysis and design for pump stations, lift stations, and treatment facilities, and hydrology and hydraulics analysis for drainage systems. Documented project examples include the Barnes Bridge pump station foundation (City of Mesquite), the Sherman elevated tank and Post Oak Wastewater Treatment Plant structural work (City of Sherman), and the Sunnyvale culvert project. Current leadership comprises Mark D. Hill as President, Richard A. Dormier as Senior Principal, J. Erin Magee as Vice President of Engineering, Victor L. Acuy as Vice President of Operations, Carlos Aguilar as Vice President of Business Development, and John D. Gattis as Principal Architect.

FMI's business model is project-based professional services consulting delivered through direct engagement with city engineers, public works directors, and municipal officials across North Texas. Services are quote-based and project-specific, with no public pricing disclosure. The firm operates from a single Dallas office and reaches its regional market through long-term relationship-based account management; all larger clients have been served since the early 1990s. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the firm has no parent company, no external investors, and no disclosed M&A activity. The firm currently maintains open engineering and design positions, indicating ongoing technical hiring.

Name

Freeman-Millican

Legal name

Freeman-Millican, Inc.

Website

https://fmi-dallas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Freeman-Millican is a privately held Dallas-based engineering consulting firm providing multi-discipline civil, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, and architectural services to municipalities, water districts, and public agencies across North Texas, founded in 1987.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Infrastructure Planning, Capital Programs & Project Delivery Offices (PMOs) (BPAIALAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal engineering services
• Civil engineering consulting
• Water infrastructure design
• Wastewater treatment design
• Drainage system design

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Freeman-Millican, Inc. is a multi-discipline engineering consulting firm providing civil, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, and architectural services for municipal infrastructure projects. Core services include water distribution and treatment design, wastewater collection and treatment design, drainage and hydrology design, paving and roadway design, architectural design for public works facilities, and planning studies. The firm serves cities, water and utility districts, developers, and public agencies primarily across the North Texas region from its single Dallas office.

Product overview

Freeman-Millican, Inc. (FMI) is a full-service civil engineering firm offering a unified portfolio of engineering, architectural, and surveying services for municipal clients in North Texas. The company's integrated approach combines civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering with architectural design, permitting, construction inspection, and surveying services. The core service offerings include water and wastewater infrastructure design (pump stations, lift stations, treatment plants), drainage and paving design, architectural design, and municipal engineering consulting. FMI's multi-disciplinary in-house expertise allows the firm to manage projects from conception through final construction, providing continuity and comprehensive solutions for cities, water districts, and developers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Engineering Services

Named customers29 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: Large national engineering, planning, and consulting firm with strong Texas presence serving municipalities, water utilities, and developers. Competes with FMI for municipal water, wastewater, and transportation engineering engagements across the DFW market.
• Freese and Nichols: Texas-headquartered engineering firm specializing in water, wastewater, and infrastructure for municipal clients across the Southwest. Direct peer to Freeman-Millican — same target customers, similar water/wastewater consulting focus, and comparable multi-discipline engineering model.
• Halff Associates: Texas-based multi-discipline engineering and consulting firm serving municipalities, water districts, and developers with water, wastewater, transportation, and land development services. Closely comparable to FMI in geography, client base, and service mix.
• Pape-Dawson Engineers: San Antonio-based civil engineering firm providing water, wastewater, transportation, and land development services to public and private clients across Texas. Direct competitor in the Texas municipal engineering market with overlapping capabilities in water infrastructure design.
• CP&Y (now part of STV): Texas-headquartered engineering firm providing water, wastewater, transportation, and infrastructure design to public agencies. Direct peer in the Texas municipal engineering market with overlapping water/wastewater treatment plant and pipeline capabilities.
• LJA Engineering: Houston-based multi-discipline engineering firm offering civil, structural, environmental, and surveying services to municipal and private clients in Texas. Comparable scale and service portfolio to FMI, with overlapping municipal and water infrastructure work.

Broad incumbents

• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services firm with major water, transportation, and municipal infrastructure practices. Competes for large municipal engineering programs in Texas but at a scale and geographic breadth far exceeding FMI's.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive water, wastewater, transportation, and municipal practices. Pursues the same Texas public-sector clients as FMI but with a far larger bench and broader service portfolio.
• Black & Veatch: Global engineering, procurement, and construction firm with deep water and wastewater utility expertise. Competes with FMI for municipal water infrastructure work but at significantly greater scale and with EPC capabilities FMI does not offer.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large employee-owned engineering firm with a substantial water and municipal infrastructure practice across the U.S. Overlaps with FMI on water/wastewater treatment, pipeline, and lift station design but operates at a much larger scale nationally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FMIEngineers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freeman-millican-inc.

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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