California Top Design Firms 2016
May 2016
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2016 California Top Design Firms
|
Rank 2016/2015 |
Company / Location / Website / Top Officer |
Lic. Arch. Engr. Leed AP |
Largest Project to Break Ground its Location Project Value ($ Mil.) |
Market Sectors By % of Revenue** |
Regional Rev. 2015 ($ Mil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1/1 |
AECOM *
Los Angeles | aecom.com Peter J. Holland, Executive Vice President |
43 570 97 |
Not Provided |
37 Transportation 26 General Building 10 Water Supply |
674.29 |
|
2/2 |
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Sacramento | wsp-pb.com/usa Teri Zink, West Regional Business Manager |
11 315 58 |
Park Tower San Francisco 690.00 |
86 Transportation 10 General Building 3 Water Supply |
252.83 |
|
3/4 |
Gensler
San Francisco | gensler.com Andy Cohen, Co-CEO |
256 — 317 |
Broadcom Irvine Not Provided |
81 General Building 13 Transportation 3 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure |
229.20 |
|
4/— |
HDR
Irvine | hdrinc.com Kip Field, SoCal Area Manager; Graham Sharpe, VP, Managing Principal at HDR Engineering; and Todd Tierney, Director of Operations, West Region |
28 189 67 |
Not Provided |
38 Transportation 27 Water Supply 14 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
214.68 |
|
5/3 |
Stantec
Irvine | stantec.com Alfonso Rodriguez, Vice President |
48 214 64 |
One Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Not Provided |
28 General Building 25 General Building 18 Transportation |
210.66 |
|
6/5 |
Arcadis North America
Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Arcadis.com John Jastrem, CEO |
— 110 — |
Not Provided | 65 Hazardous Waste 24 Other General Building 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
180.04 |
|
7/6 |
Arup
San Francisco | arup.com Andy Howard, Americas Chairman |
— — — |
San Francisco Bay Bridge West Span Bike
Pedestrian Maintenance Path San Francisco Not Provided | 68 General Building 28 Transportation 3 Petroleum |
117.43 |
|
8/12 |
Carollo Engineers Inc.
Walnut Creek | carollo.com Ken Wilkins, Client Service Manager |
— 147 7 |
Regional San EchoWater Flow Equalization Project Sacramento 115.00 |
65 Sewerage/Solid Waste 34 Water Supply |
102.58 |
|
9/13 |
Kimley-Horn
Orange | kimley-horn.com George Fares, Regional Leader |
— 192 16 |
LAX Midfield Terminal Los Angeles 961.00 |
67 Transportation 29 General Building 4 Water Supply | 100.49 |
|
10/9 |
Michael Baker International
Pittsburgh | mbakerintl.com Rick Rubin, Senior Vice President & Regional Director |
— 140 38 |
I-10/Jefferson Indio 42.50 |
32 General Building 23 Transportation 20 Water Supply |
96.80 |
|
11/7 |
HNTB Corp.
Santa Ana | hntb.com Art Hadnett, West Division President |
20 142 6 |
6th Street Viaduct Los Angeles 420.00 |
98 Transportation 2 General Building |
95.45 |
|
12/15 |
HOK
San Francisco | hok.com Anton Foss, Managing Principal |
84 16 182 |
San Mateo Maple Street Correctional Center Redwood City 125.00 |
67 General Building 33 Transportation |
90.24 |
|
13/14 |
PSOMAS
Los Angeles | psomas.com Ryan McLean, CEO |
— 68 66 |
Not Provided |
33 General Building 25 Transportation 18 Petroleum |
89.89 |
|
14/16 |
Burns & McDonnell
Brea | burnsmcd.com Renita Mollman, Vice President, General Manager |
— 31 3 |
Not Provided |
88 Power 8 Transportation 3 Hazardous Waste |
78.55 |
|
15/18 |
BKF Engineers
Redwood City | BKF.com David LaVelle, President & CEO |
— 128 45 |
Scott Boulevard Campus Santa Clara 250.00 |
69 General Building 28 Transportation 2 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure |
72.36 |
|
16/17 |
HMC Architects
Los Angeles | hmcarchitects.com Brian Staton, President & CEO |
72 — 40 |
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital New Patient Tower Valencia 110.00 |
100 General Building |
65.98 |
|
17/48 |
HKS Inc.
Los Angeles | hksinc.com Scott Hunter, Principal & Senior Vice President |
34 — 41 |
Confidential Project San Diego 280.00 |
99 General Building 1 Transportation |
65.27 |
|
18/19 |
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Pleasanton | hatchmott.com Tony Purdon, Executive Vice President |
1 96 7 |
LA Metro Regional Connector Los Angeles 1,400.00 |
95 Transportation 3 Sewerage/Solid Waste 2 Water Supply |
64.28 |
|
19/21 |
SmithGroupJJR
San Francisco | smithgroupjjr.com Joyce Polhamus, Vice President, Office Director |
66 — 65 |
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center Downey 228.00 |
100 General Building |
59.29 |
|
20/24 |
LPA Inc.
Irvine | lpainc.com Dan Heinfeld, President |
66 25 132 |
400 Spectrum Center Drive Camden, Irvine Not Provided |
100 General Building |
58.86 |
|
21/22 |
Engineering & Testing Services Corp.*
San Ramon | ce-labs.com Gary M. Cappa, President & CEO |
— 15 — |
CPMC Van Ness and Geary Campus San Francisco 700.00 |
85 General Building 10 Transportation 1 Manufacturing |
53.65 |
|
22/26 |
T.Y. Lin International
San Francisco | tylin.com Alvaro J. Piedrahita, President & CEO |
2 100 2 |
I-10/Jefferson Road Interchange Indio 42.50 |
94 Transportation 4 Other Project Types 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
50.30 |
|
23/23 |
Spec Services Inc.
Fountain Valley | specservcies.com Kim R. Henry, President & CEO |
— 32 — |
Not Provided |
100 Petroleum |
49.37 |
|
24/29 |
DLR Group*
Santa Monica | dlrgroup.com Adrian Cohen, Senior Principal, California Regional Leader |
48 6 40 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Modernization
and Renovation Los Angeles 270.00 |
100 General Building |
48.82 |
|
25/34 |
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
San Francisco | sgh.com Ronald Hamburger, Senior Principal |
8 86 15 |
Not Provided |
60 General Building 26 Power 5 Petroleum |
43.91 |
|
26/35 |
Perkins+Will
Los Angeles | perkinswill.com Eric Van Aukee, Managing Director, Principal |
70 — 107 |
HCA Riverside Community Hospital Replacement
Tower Riverside 145.00 |
99 General Building 1 Transportation |
41.42 |
|
27/30 |
ZGF Architects LLP
Los Angeles | zgf.comTed A. Hyman, Partner |
35 — 30 |
University of California, Los Angeles, The
Wasserman Football Center Los Angeles 38.00 |
99 General Building 1 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure |
38.00 |
|
28/27 |
Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental
Sciences Consultants
San Diego | ninyoandmoore.com Avram Ninyo, Principal Engineer |
— 30 1 |
John Wayne Airport Terminal Improvements Santa Ana 5.00 |
48 General Building 20 Transportation 14 Water Supply |
37.70 |
|
29/38 |
Harley Ellis Devereaux
Los Angeles | hed.design J. Peter Devereaux, Chairman & CEO |
49 3 59 |
LACCD Firestone Education Center Los Angeles 52.00 |
100 General Building |
36.40 |
|
30/36 |
GEI Consultants Inc.
Rancho Cardova | geiconsultants.com Dan Wanket, West Regional Operations Manager |
— 751 — |
USACE- Motco 100% Design Concord 6.75 |
85 Water Supply 12 Transportation 2 Power |
36.40 |
|
31/32 |
DES Architects + Engineers
Redwood City | des-ae.com C. Thomas Gilman, President, Principal |
33 12 45 |
The Cove South San Francisco 197.00 |
100 General Building |
34.05 |
|
32/42 |
Perkins Eastman
San Francisco | perkinseastman.com Erich Burkhart, Principal & Executive Director |
45 — 33 |
Marin General Hospital Greenbrae 349.00 |
100 General Building |
33.30 |
|
33/31 |
Lionakis
Sacramento | lionakis.com Donald McAllister, President |
45 10 80 |
Mission College Student Engagement Center Santa Clara 52.70 |
100 General Building |
31.99 |
|
34/44 |
MVE + Partners Inc.
Irvine | mve-architects.com Carl McLarand, Chairman & CEO |
24 — 28 |
Station Park Green San Mateo 354.00 |
100 General Building |
30.87 |
|
35/41 |
Langan
San Francisco | langan.com Philip T. Tringale, Director of Western Region |
— 54 9 |
Cathedral Hill Hospital (Sutter Health CPMC) San Francisco 2,500.00 |
78 General Building 8 Transportation 6 Industrial Process |
27.50 |
|
36/38 |
RMC Water and Environment
Walnut Creek | rmcwater.com Alyson Watson, President |
— 46 5 |
Phase 1A Recycled Water System Pleasanton 14.80 |
69 Water Supply 31 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
26.00 |
|
37/— |
MacKay & Somps Civil Engineers Inc.
Pleasanton | msce.com James C. Ray Jr., President |
— 32 1 |
Wallis Ranch Dublin 150.00 |
100 Other Project Types |
25.94 |
|
38/37 |
Wood Rodgers Inc.
Sacramento | woodrodgers.com Mark Rodgers, President |
— — — |
Not Provided |
38 Water Supply 25 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure 13 General Building |
25.17 |
|
39/— |
Steinberg*
Los Angeles | steinberg.us.com David Hart, CEO |
39 — 55 |
3033 Wilshire Tower Los Angeles 78.00 |
100 General Building |
24.95 |
|
40/49 |
Sandis Civil Engineers Surveyors Planners*
Campbell | sandis.net Ken Olcott, President |
— 22 5 |
Stanford University Escondido Graduate Housing Stanford 550.00 |
81 General Building 9 Other Project Types 5 Transportation |
23.10 |
|
41/51 |
Terracon Consultants Inc.
Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com Swaminathan Srinivasan (Vasan), Chief Operating Officer, Western Operating Group Manager |
4 12 1 |
Perris Dam Seismic Remediation Perris 75.00 |
67 General Building 14 Other Project Types 11 Power |
22.88 |
|
42/— |
Gannett Fleming
Los Angeles | gannettfleming.com John A. Derr, Executive Vice President & Regional Director |
1 5 — |
LA Metro Regional Connector Los Angeles 1,500.00 |
95 Transportation 3 Hazardous Waste 1 Water Supply | 22.77 |
|
43/43 |
Atkins North America*
San Diego | atkinsglobal.com/en-GB/locations/ north-america David Quinn, Chief Financial Officer |
3 42 11 |
Not Provided |
36 Water Supply 32 General Building 25 Transportation |
21.72 |
|
44/— |
Taylor Design
Irvine | WeAreTaylor.com Gary Davidson, Chief Financial Officer |
20 — 8 |
Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center Downey 180.00 |
100 General Building |
21.50 |
|
45/72 |
David Evans and Associates Inc.*
Tustin | deainc.com Mark Miner, California Regional Manager |
— 59 9 |
City of Champions Revitalization Project Inglewood 2,300.00 |
86 General Building 9 Water Supply 5 Transportation | 20.27 |
|
46/53 |
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
San Francisco | scb.com Chris Pemberton, Principal |
26 — 31 |
150 Van Ness San Francisco 161.00 |
100 General Building |
20.27 |
|
47/45 |
Dokken Engineering
Folsom | dokkenengineering.com Richard Liptak, President |
— 49 — |
Not Provided |
100 Transportation |
20.10 |
|
48/47 |
CO Architects
Los Angeles | coarchitects.com Scott Kelsey, Managing Principal |
25 — 18 |
UC San Diego Health Outpatient Pavilion La Jolla 81.00 |
100 General Building |
19.94 |
|
49/46 |
Syska Hennessy Group
Culver City | syska.com Gary Brennen, Co-President |
— 25 23 |
United Airlines, Terminal 7 & 8 Los Angeles 400.00 |
85 General Building 7 Power 4 Transportation |
19.42 |
|
50/11 |
MWH Global Inc.
Broomfield, Colo. | mwhglobal.com Alan Krause, CEO |
3 60 — |
Big Tujunga Dam Underground Improvement
Project Tujunga 1.40 |
72 Water Supply 19 Power 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste | 18.42 |
|
51/52 |
Carrier Johnson + Culture
San Diego | carrierjohnson.com Gordon R. Carrier, Chairman & CEO, Design Principal |
29 18 18 |
Ballpark Village San Diego 244.74 |
100 General Building |
18.25 |
|
52/40 |
Cannondesign
Los Angeles | cannondesign.com Michael J. Smith, Principal |
24 — 26 |
Not Provided |
100 General Building |
18.10 |
|
53/61 |
Mazzetti
San Francisco | mazzetti.com Jon Inman, Team Leader, Pacific Regional Lead |
— 21 16 |
Marin General Hospital Greenbrae 550.00 |
99 General Building 1 Telecommunications |
17.76 |
|
54/55 |
Thornton Tomasetti Inc.
Los Angeles | thorntontomasetti.com Stephan Eisenreich, Vice President & LA Office Director |
6 60 33 |
UCLA Mo Ostin Basketball Center Los Angeles 25.00 |
94 General Building 5 Transportation 1 Telecommunications |
17.28 |
|
55/— |
Integral Group
Oakland | integralgroup.com Gerry Faubert, Vice President, Regional Director - US West |
— 28 36 |
Not Provided |
100 General Building |
16.45 |
|
56/68 |
SWCA Environmental Consultants
Pasadena | swca.com Joseph J. Fluder III, Chief Operating Officer |
— — — |
Not Provided |
44 Power 31 General Building 16 Transportation |
15.14 |
|
57/58 |
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects*
Santa Rosa | qka.com Mark Quattrocchi, Principal |
21 — 8 |
Bella Vista Elementary School San Ramon 27.60 |
100 General Building |
13.90 |
|
58/60 |
RBB Architects Inc.
Los Angeles | rbbinc.com Joseph Balbona, CEO |
20 — 18 |
Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach 12.99 |
100 General Building |
13.70 |
|
59/62 |
Ratcliff
Emeryville | ratcliffarch.com Dan Wetherell, Principal & CEO |
29 — 18 |
NorthBay Medical Center Expansion Fairfield 159.00 |
100 General Building |
13.50 |
|
60/73 |
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects
New York City | pcf-p.com George H. Miller, Managing Partner |
— — — |
Santa Clara Square Phases II and III Santa Clara Not Provided |
100 General Building |
13.01 |
|
61/56 |
Quad Knopf Inc.
Visalia | quadknopf.com Michael D. Knopf, CEO |
— 21 3 |
Kern Justice Facility at Lerdo Bakersfield 100.49 |
35 Transportation 25 Water Supply 12 General Building | 12.96 |
|
62/54 |
Bar Architects
San Francisco | bararch.com Chris Haegglund, President & CEO |
25 — 45 |
Bay Meadows Blocks Res-7 & MU-4 San Mateo 87.50 |
100 General Building |
12.41 |
|
63/64 |
Affiliated Engineers Inc.*
San Francisco | aeieng.com Mike Bove, Principal |
— 19 19 |
School of Medicine Renovation at Stanford Palo Alto 10.00 |
70 General Building 21 Power 8 Industrial Process |
12.24 |
|
64/71 |
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
San Francisco | wje.com Kent Sasaki, Principal & Unit Manager |
7 30 — |
Not Provided |
89 General Building 5 Transportation 4 Manufacturing | 12.02 |
|
65/69 |
Salas O'Brien
San Jose | salasobrien.com John Salas, Managing Principal |
3 17 6 |
Not Provided |
68 Telecommunications 28 General Building 4 Power |
11.16 |
|
66/74 |
Mead & Hunt Inc.*
Sacramento | meadhunt.com Jon Faucher, Vice President |
1 20 5 |
Not Provided |
62 Transportation 36 Water Supply 2 Other Project Types |
10.83 |
|
67/86 |
Interface Engineering
San Francisco | interfaceengineering.com Hormoz Janssens, Managing Principal |
— 15 7 |
1625 Plymouth Office Development Mountain View 65.00 |
99 General Building 1 Transportation |
10.67 |
|
68/76 |
Dewberry
Sacramento | dewberry.com David Pavolko, Operations Manager |
5 7 8 |
Not Provided |
96 General Building 3 Water Supply 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
10.01 |
|
69/65 |
Dahlin Group Inc.
Pleasanton | Dahlingroup.com Nancy Keenan, President |
38 — 33 |
Emerald Glen Aquatic Center Dublin 33.00 |
96 General Building 10 Other Project Types |
10.00 |
|
70/70 |
Lee & Ro Inc.*
City of Industry | lee-ro.com M. Steve Ro, CEO |
— 28 — |
Beachwood Sewer City of Burbank 10.00 |
54 Sewerage/Solid Waste 46 Water Supply |
9.50 |
|
71/63 |
Hawley Peterson Snyder
NewSunnyvale | hpsarch.com Alan E. Turner, President |
16 — 6 |
Sutter/Palo Alto Medical Foundation Dublin 13.59 |
100 General Building |
9.04 |
|
72/— |
Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture
Sacramento | dreyfussblackford.com John C. Webre, President |
16 — 8 |
PG&E Gas Operations Technical Training Center Winters 35.00 |
100 General Building |
8.80 |
|
73/— |
Buehler & Buehler Structural Engineers Inc.
Sacramento | bbse.com Scott Hooker, President |
— 40 9 |
Golden 1 Center Sacramento 448.00 |
100 General Building |
8.50 |
|
74/77 |
Cowi North America Inc.
Seattle | cowi-na.com Steven Hunt, President & CEO |
— 11 — |
Tesoro Avon Trestle Martinez 60.00 |
96 Transportation 4 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
8.39 |
|
75/67 |
Tait & Associates Inc.
Santa Ana | tait.com Thomas F. Tait, CEO |
1 9 — |
Meridian Shopping Meridian 12.50 |
100 General Building |
8.32 |
|
76/82 |
JCJ Architecture
San Diego | JCJ.com Mark Griffith, Managing Principal |
7 — 5 |
Hollywood Park Casino Hollywood Park 49.50 |
100 General Building |
7.13 |
|
77/79 |
PBS Engineers Inc.
Glendora | pbsengineers.com Kunal G. Shah, President |
— 10 5 |
Westfield Century City Mall Renovations Los Angeles 800.00 |
65 Transportation 35 General Building |
6.81 |
|
78/78 |
Project Design Consultants
San Diego | projectdesign.com Greg Shields, CEO |
1 12 1 |
Millenia Phase 2 Grading Chula Vista 4,000.00 |
39 Master-Planned
Development/Site
Infrastructure 32 General Building 12 Other Project Types |
6.62 |
|
79/85 |
Architectural Nexus Inc.
Sacramento | archnexus.com Charlie Downs, Senior Principal |
8 — 5 |
Lincoln High School Performing Arts Center Stockton 7.68 |
100 General Building |
4.95 |
|
80/81 |
Kwan Henmi Architecture & Planning Inc.
San Francisco | kwanhenmi.com Denis A. Henmi, CEO |
10 — 14 |
Sonoma County- Fleet Building Sonoma 7.00 |
70 General Building 30 Transportation |
4.91 |
|
81/59 |
Nadel Inc.
Los Angeles | nadelarc.com Herbert Nadel, CEO |
18 — 2 |
San Clemente Plaza San Clemente Not Provided |
100 General Building | 4.38 |
|
82/80 |
RS&H Inc.
San Francisco | rsandh.com Joseph P. Jackson, Vice President |
1 1 3 |
Long Beach Airport Taxiway J Long Beach Not Provided |
100 Transportation |
3.48 |
|
83/84 |
Wilson & Co., Engineers and Architects
San Bernardino | wilsonco.com Larry G. Long, Vice President |
— 1 1 |
Hobart Yard Pavement Improvement Commerce 3.50 |
86 Transportation 6 General Building 5 Petroleum |
3.22 |
|
84/88 |
RNL Design Inc.
Los Angeles | rnldesign.com Pat McKelvey, Principal |
8 — 7 |
Not Provided |
99 General Building 1 Other Project Types | 3.20 |
|
85/— |
Architecture Design Collaborative
Costa Mesa | adcollaborative.com Craig Chinn, Founding Principal |
7 — 2 |
Anton Arcade Sacremento 29.00 |
100 General Building |
2.81 |
|
86/87 |
SB Architects
San Francisco | sb-architects.com Scott A. Lee, President, Principal |
8 — 10 |
Lodge at Pebble Beach Renovations Pebble Beach Not Provided |
100 General Building |
2.59 |
|
87/89 |
R.M. Byrd and Associates Inc.
Ontario | rmbyrd.com Rick Byrd, President |
— 5 — |
Portola High School Irvine 130.00 |
100 General Building |
2.19 |
|
88/90 |
JBA Consulting Engineers
Irvine | jbace.com Vic A. Sibilla, Executive Director of Project Operations |
— 3 1 |
Graton Resort & Casino Phase II Rohnert Park 175.00 |
100 General Building |
1.90 |
|
89/— |
Electrical Consultants Inc.
San Diego | electricalconsultantsinc.com Bruce J. LaMeres, COO |
— 4 — |
Not Provided | 100 Power |
1.40 |
|
90/96 |
Collins Engineers Inc.
Seattle | collinsengr.com Glenn Gerschke, Division Manager |
— — — |
Not Provided | 96 Transportation 2 General Building |
0.65 |
| *REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED. ***MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO OMISSION OF OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MARKET CATEGORIES AND/OR ROUNDING. |
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