Hickman Williams and Associates

What Hickman Williams and Associates does

Hickman, Williams & Associates, Inc. (HWA) is a privately held civil engineering, land surveying, and land use planning firm established in 1987 and headquartered in Bend, Oregon. The firm serves public agencies and private developers throughout Central Oregon and the broader Pacific Northwest, delivering integrated services across six core lines: Civil Engineering (roadway design, infrastructure, drainage, water/wastewater systems, ADA compliance), Surveying (boundary, topographic, hydrographic, ALTA surveys, construction staking), Land Use Planning (feasibility analysis, entitlements, application processing), Water Rights consulting, Construction Management (inspection, documentation, contractor coordination), and Project Management (team leadership, permitting, QA/QC). The firm's client base is anchored by municipal customers including the City of Bend, City of Redmond, Deschutes County, and the Oregon Department of Transportation, with additional work for healthcare, education, and parks districts.

The firm operates as a professional services practice with approximately 11 named technical staff plus three principals, working from a single Bend headquarters. Technology consists of industry-standard surveying and engineering tools: Trimble Business Center and Trimble Access for field and office survey workflows, Autodesk Civil 3D for design and documentation, RTK GPS for high-precision data collection, and GPS-integrated echo sounding for hydrographic surveying. No proprietary software, AI/ML capabilities, or technology products are offered; the firm's value is delivered through licensed Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors applying domain expertise accumulated over 37 years of continuous regional practice.

HWA generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements, typically quoted on a fixed-project or hourly basis with multi-year contract cadences on municipal work. The firm pursues sales through direct engagement with government agencies and private developers, supported by a company website, LinkedIn presence, and earned media coverage (notably a 2019 Cascade Business News Top Projects recognition). Customers include City of Bend, City of Redmond, Deschutes County, ODOT, St. Charles Hospital, Bend Park & Recreation District, and Bend-La Pine Schools, with landmark projects such as the $30 million Reed Market Road improvements and the $32 million Murphy Road Extension underscoring the firm's capacity to deliver large-scale public infrastructure.

Name

Hickman Williams and Associates

Legal name

Hickman, Williams & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://hwa-inc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hickman, Williams & Associates (HWA) is a Bend, Oregon-based civil engineering, land surveying, and land use planning firm founded in 1987, serving municipal agencies and private developers across Central Oregon with integrated design, surveying, and construction management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering and Surveying Services: Project-based professional services revenue from civil engineering design, land surveying, land use planning, water rights consulting, project management, and construction management services for government and private sector clients. Services delivered on fixed-project or hourly consulting basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hickman, Williams & Associates (HWA) is a privately held civil engineering, land surveying, and land use planning firm delivering project-based professional services to government agencies and private developers in Central Oregon. The firm offers six integrated service lines—Civil Engineering, Surveying, Land Use Planning, Water Rights consulting, Construction Management, and Project Management—covering the full lifecycle of land development and public works projects from initial surveying and entitlements through engineering design, permitting, and construction administration.

Product overview

HWA (Hickman, Williams & Associates) is a civil engineering, surveying, and land use planning firm that provides professional consulting services rather than software products. The firm's offerings consist of six integrated core service lines: Civil Engineering (roadway design, infrastructure, drainage, water/wastewater systems), Surveying (boundary, topographic, hydrographic, ALTA surveys, construction staking), Land Use Planning (feasibility analysis, entitlements, application processing), Water Rights consulting, Construction Management (inspection, documentation, contractor coordination), and Project Management (team leadership, permitting, QA/QC). These services work together to support land development and public works projects from initial surveying and planning through engineering design, permitting, and construction administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Cost-effective, accurate, and prompt civil engineering design services including roadway and infrastructure design, 3D modeling, grading, drainage and earthwork analyses, storm water management systems, water supply and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, irrigation design, site development design, and pedestrian ADA compliance for government agencies and private developers.
• Surveying Land surveying services ranging from simple property boundary surveys to large-scale residential and commercial development projects, including control surveys, topographic surveys, hydrographic surveys, boundary surveys, ALTA surveys, development platting, construction staking, legal descriptions and easements, land divisions, and lot consolidations for public and private clients.
• Land Use Planning Feasibility analysis, conceptual layout and design work, application processing and jurisdiction approvals, including tentative plans, master site plans, site plans, conceptual designs and renderings, burden of proof narratives, land-use application process coordination, public meetings, notifications, and presentations for private developers and applicants.
• Water Rights Water rights consulting services assisting irrigation owners and users in the acquisition and administration of water rights, including claims of beneficial use, quasi-municipal water rights, transfers, points of diversion, and weir design.
• Construction Management Construction management services ranging from small private projects to large public projects, including bidding period services, contract development, contractor submittal reviews, construction inspection, daily progress reports, field inspection reports, material installation reports, traffic control inspections, erosion control monitoring, field testing coordination, storm drainage facility testing and certification, payment coordination, and as-built drawing preparation.
• Project Management Full-service project management expertise to ensure successful project completion, including large team leadership and management of interdisciplinary professionals, federal, state, and local jurisdiction coordination and approvals, EPA and DEQ registration, NPDES 1200-C permitting, public notifications, meetings and presentations, development coordination, and established quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC).

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered $30 million Reed Market Road improvement project under budget
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mackay Sposito: Vancouver, WA-based civil engineering and surveying firm of similar size serving municipalities and private developers across the Pacific Northwest. Directly comparable in scope, regional focus, and target market.
• Otak: Regional civil engineering, architecture, and planning firm headquartered in Portland. Comparable service portfolio (civil engineering, surveying, land use planning) targeting similar municipal and developer clients in the Pacific Northwest.
• Harper Houf Peterson Righellis (HHPR): Portland-based civil and structural engineering firm serving public and private clients across Oregon. Comparable in size, geographic focus (Pacific Northwest), and municipal project orientation.
• Century West Engineering: Oregon-based civil engineering firm of comparable size serving municipalities and private developers across the Pacific Northwest. Most direct functional peer given overlapping service lines (civil engineering, surveying, land use planning) and similar target clients.
• David Evans and Associates: Pacific Northwest-based engineering and consulting firm with similar civil engineering, surveying, and land development offerings. Larger than HWA but directly comparable in service mix and regional public-sector client base.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with broad civil engineering and surveying capabilities. Competes for large public infrastructure projects in Oregon and represents a potential threat if it expands local municipal engagements.
• Jacobs: Global professional services firm with significant civil engineering and infrastructure capabilities. Larger and broader in scope than HWA but competes for similar municipal water, transportation, and infrastructure work.
• Kimley-Horn: Large U.S. engineering consultancy offering civil engineering, land development, and surveying services nationally. While much larger and not regionally specialized, it competes for similar municipal and developer clients in markets where HWA also operates.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with strong presence in transportation, water, and infrastructure—directly adjacent to HWA's service lines. Represents the kind of large incumbent that competes for major Oregon DOT and municipal projects.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with established Pacific Northwest presence. Offers civil engineering and surveying services that overlap with HWA's municipal client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hickman-williams-associates-hwa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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