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2022 Justice Facility Sector Giants: Top architecture, engineering, and construction firms in the U.S. justice facility/public safety sector

Feb. 7, 2023
17 min read

Stantec, DLR Group, Turner Construction, STO Building Group, AECOM, and Dewberry top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms for justice facility/public safety buildings work, including correctional facilities, fire stations, jails, police stations, and prisons, as reported in the 2022 Giants 400 Report.

 

Top 80 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms
Top 50 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms
Top 55 Justice Facility/Public Safety Contractors + CM Firms

 

Top 80 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings   FIRM 2021 REVENUE 1 Stantec $40,792,702 2 DLR Group $32,200,000 3 HDR $30,000,000 4 HOK $24,337,176 5 Moseley Architects $20,646,893 6 PGAL $16,865,000 7 Leo A Daly $16,352,424 8 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill $12,076,000 9 Wold Architects and Engineers $10,410,000 10 NORR $10,272,163 11 TreanorHL $8,271,541 12 HGA $8,169,948 13 Fentress Architects $6,400,000 14 Clark Nexsen $6,124,000 15 H2M architects + engineers $5,324,484 16 FGM Architects $5,016,451 17 Hoefer Welker $4,939,000 18 Grace Hebert Curtis Architects $4,619,936 19 KZF Design $4,095,511 20 KMB Architects $3,957,076 21 Elevatus Architecture $3,800,000 22 Huitt-Zollars $3,754,444 23 McMillan Pazdan Smith $3,417,611 24 Nelson Worldwide $2,963,762 25 TowerPinkster $2,700,000 26 Urbahn Architects $2,678,400 27 Wendel $2,575,744 28 BKV Group $2,400,000 29 SLAM Collaborative, The $2,347,519 30 AHL $2,224,009 31 GPD Group $2,125,000 32 RSC Architects $2,000,000 33 Carrier Johnson + Culture $1,996,630 34 Moody Nolan $1,919,313 35 KCBA Architects $1,894,000 36 RDG Planning & Design $1,779,075 37 Goodwyn Mills Cawood $1,573,971 38 SchraderGroup $1,459,606 39 Think Architecture $1,394,067 40 Finegold Alexander Architects $1,385,599 41 Cromwell Architects Engineers $1,200,322 42 BWBR $1,187,056 43 Grimm + Parker Architects $1,158,173 44 Miller Dunwiddie $1,050,000 45 Bailey Edward Design $950,204 46 CPL Architecture, Engineering, Planning $841,182 47 Bray Associates Architects $823,397 48 Barge Design Solutions $806,755 49 BSSW Architects $750,000 50 TETER $735,114 51 HMC Architects $655,360 52 JCJ Architecture $597,816 53 BSA LifeStructures $583,331 54 CBRE $566,161 55 AE7 $551,382 56 Method Architecture $513,295 57 BKSK Architects $464,143 58 Lawrence Group/Integrate Construction Partners $453,978 59 GRW $421,094 60 MA Design $397,023 61 Michael Baker International $382,526 62 Luminaut $375,435 63 Epstein $361,000 64 Little Diversified Architectural Consulting $356,123 65 Larson Design Group $346,330 66 RRMM Architects $282,576 67 Cooper Carry $266,711 68 Hafer $239,917 69 CTA Architects $225,522 70 Clark & Enersen $191,095 71 LS3P Associates $164,280 72 REES $154,000 73 STR Partners $71,250 74 Garmann Miller $62,180 75 CSO Architects $56,548 76 BSB Design $56,347 77 Kirksey Architecture $50,680 78 ZGF Architects $35,057 79 KG+D Architects $29,720 80 Design Collaborative $24,849 81 Massa Multimedia Architecture $21,000 82 Dahlin Group Architecture | Planning $19,579 83 GMB Architecture + Engineering $15,000 84 CSArch $11,658 85 Stengel Hill Architecture $10,470 86 Manning $7,100 87 Parkhill $6,785 88 BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers $5,573 89 Perkins and Will $4,524

Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report

 

 

Top 50 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings   FIRM 2021 REVENUE 1 AECOM $38,300,000 2 Dewberry $12,874,308 3 DLZ Corporation $11,192,251 4 Ross & Baruzzini $9,292,391 5 Kimley-Horn $8,842,233 6 IMEG Corp. $8,290,200 7 Jensen Hughes $7,872,867 8 KPFF Consulting Engineers $6,498,870 9 TLC Engineering Solutions $4,693,178 10 SSOE Group $3,442,160 11 LaBella Associates $3,120,000 12 Langan $3,000,000 13 Walter P Moore $2,934,886 14 WSP $2,688,311 15 Farnsworth Group $2,677,735 16 JQ Engineering $2,192,685 17 Henderson Engineers $1,984,938 18 Newcomb & Boyd $1,905,775 19 Salas O'Brien $1,745,472 20 Shive-Hattery $1,578,559 21 Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates $1,560,000 22 French & Parrello Associates $1,532,521 23 Prime AE Group $1,492,868 24 Primera Engineers $1,486,400 25 CMTA $1,213,547 26 Osborn Engineering $1,200,000 27 Becker Morgan Group $1,173,594 28 STV $1,119,437 29 Martin/Martin $1,099,018 30 I. C. Thomasson Associates $986,429 31 Heapy $868,875 32 ME Engineers $800,000 33 M/E Engineering $797,130 34 BKF Engineers $636,435 35 Syska Hennessy Group $613,790 36 SSC Engineering $599,550 37 Gresham Smith $566,503 38 Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers $540,897 39 Smith Seckman Reid $515,187 40 NV5 Global $473,268 41 Ruby + Associates Structural Engineers $437,873 42 FSB Architects + Engineers $324,006 43 Vanderweil Engineers $310,800 44 Davis, Bowen & Friedel $301,013 45 EAPC Architects Engineers $279,908 46 DeSimone Consulting Engineering $246,848 47 GRAEF $226,458 48 Halff Associates $214,000 49 Wallace Design Collective $200,000 -- Highland Associates $200,000 51 TEECOM $145,579 52 JP Harvey Engineering Solutions $119,435 53 PBS Engineers $100,000 54 P2S $94,697 55 Affiliated Engineers Inc. $84,165 56 Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers (KLH) $79,365 57 Paradigm Structural Engineers $24,314 58 Schaefer $17,834 59 KCL Engineering $11,937 60 Magnusson Klemencic Associates $3,220

Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report

 

 

Top 55 Justice Facility/Public Safety Contractors + CM Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings   FIRM 2021 REVENUE 1 Turner Construction $611,516,553 2 STO Building Group $333,000,000 3 Barton Malow Holdings $217,130,033 4 Core Construction Group $192,277,140 5 AECOM $182,800,000 6 Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., The $180,326,480 7 Clark Group $178,320,178 8 JE Dunn Construction $150,319,009 9 Balfour Beatty US $97,320,863 10 Brasfield & Gorrie $83,628,637 11 Nabholz Construction $57,620,369 12 Gilbane Building Company $52,509,000 13 Manhattan Construction $51,722,654 14 Hensel Phelps $47,375,463 15 Walsh Group, The $39,632,129 16 Boldt Company, The $39,409,000 17 Adolfson & Peterson Construction $38,971,256 18 Hagerman Group, The $38,100,000 19 Alberici-Flintco $25,699,585 20 Hoar Construction $24,717,000 21 W. M. Jordan Company $16,473,403 22 Messer Construction $16,201,016 23 McCarthy Holdings $15,606,701 24 Kraus-Anderson $12,000,000 25 LeChase Construction Services $11,435,606 26 Fite Building Company $10,260,638 27 Joeris General Contractors $10,217,520 28 Howard Shockey & Sons $9,511,851 29 Miron Construction $8,452,000 30 HPM $7,654,000 31 AFG Group $7,585,370 32 Kaufman Lynn Construction $6,531,907 33 Hill International $6,263,062 34 Wendel $5,995,828 35 Yates Companies, The $5,930,000 36 McCownGordon Construction $5,506,283 37 S. M. Wilson & Co. $5,247,422 38 Skanska USA $4,815,825 39 Jacobs $4,148,896 40 J.H. Findorff & Son $4,097,856 41 Kitchell Corporation $3,928,279 42 CBRE $3,227,601 43 Weitz Company & Affiliates, The $2,813,973 44 McDonough Bolyard Peck $1,914,771 45 STV $1,725,875 46 PMA Consultants $1,353,241 47 Saunders Construction $1,315,230 48 VJS Construction Services $1,256,130 49 Progressive AE $1,128,750 50 PCL Construction Enterprises $1,115,267 51 Batson-Cook Construction $765,185 52 Andersen Construction $597,000 53 Sundt Construction $578,596 54 W.E. O'Neil Construction $523,961 55 Clancy & Theys Construction $249,288 56 KBE Building Corporation $151,457 57 Henderson Engineers $95,073 58 Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors $67,801 59 Arora Engineers $30,000 60 Benchmark Construction $25,663

Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report

 

2022 GIANTS 400 - AEC DISCIPLINE RANKINGS

A. Top 180 Architecture Firms
B. Top 110 Architecture/Engineering (AE) Firms
C. Top 80 Engineering Firms
D. Top 45 Engineering/Architecture (EA) Firms
E. Top 200 Contractors                
F. Top 90 Construction Management Firms   
             

 

2022 GIANTS 400 - BUILDING SECTOR AND SPECIALTY RANKINGS                 

Note: All categories below except for 08 and 23 include multiple rankings for the sector: Top Architecture+AE Firms; Top Engineering+EA Firms; and Top Contractors+CM Firms.

01. Airport Terminals
• Top 55 Airport Terminal Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 65 Airport Terminal Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Airport Terminal Contractors and CM Firms

02. Convention Centers/Conference Centers
• Top 35 Convention Center Architecture + AE Firms for 2022
• Top 30 Convention Center Engineering + EA Firms for 2022
• Top 25 Convention Center Contractors + CM Firms for 2022

03. Cultural Facilities – All Cultural Facilities Work   
• Top 110 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work 

04. Cultural Facilities – Museums and Galleries
• Top 70 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 35 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Museums and Galleries

05. Cultural Facilities – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 30 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues

06. Cultural Facilities – Public Libraries
• Top 50 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 30 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 20 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Public Libraries

07. Data Centers        
• Top 30 Data Center Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 60 Data Center Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 50 Data Center Sector Contractors and CM Firms

08. Design-Build Work
• Top 100 Design-Build Construction Firms

09. Government - All Government Buildings Work
• Top 160 Government Sector Architecture + AE Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Engineering + EA Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Contractors + CM Firms - All Government Work

10. Government - Federal Civilian Government
• Top 70 Federal Government Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 65 Federal Government Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 45 Federal Government Contractors + CM Firms 

11. Government - Local Government Buildings
• Top 130 Local Government Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 80 Local Government Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 70 Local Government Contractors + CM Firms 

12. Government - State Government Buildings
• Top 80 State Government Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 55 State Government Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 45 State Government Contractors + CM Firms

13. Government - Military
• Top 50 Military Facility Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 50 Military Facility Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 35 Military Facility Contractors + CM Firms 

14. Government - Veterans Administration Facilities
• Top 40 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 25 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 15 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Contractors + CM Firms

15. Healthcare – All Healthcare Facilities Work
• Top 170 Healthcare Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Healthcare Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 115 Healthcare Sector Contractors and CM Firms       

16. Healthcare – Hospitals
• Top 130 Hospital Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 80 Hospital Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospital Facility Contractors and CM Firms 

17. Healthcare – Medical Office Buildings, Dental Offices
• Top 100 Medical Office Building Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Medical Office Building Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Medical Office Building Contractors and CM Firms

18. Healthcare – Outpatient Facilities 
• Top 100 Outpatient Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Outpatient Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Outpatient Facility Contractors and CM Firms

19. Hospitality – All Hospitality Facilities Work (Hotels, Resorts, Casinos)
• Top 120 Hospitality Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Hospitality Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospitality Facility Contractors and CM Firms

20. Hospitality — Hotel, Resorts
• Top 115 Hotel Sector Architecture and AE Firms for 2022
• Top 70 Hotel and Resort Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Hotel and Resort Contractors and CM Firms

21. Hospitality — Casinos
• Top 20 Casino Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 25 Casino Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 25 Casino Contractors and CM Firms

22. Industrial Buildings — Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses
• Top 95 Industrial Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Industrial Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 110 Industrial Facility Contractors and CM Firms
       
23. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

• Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms for 2022

24. Multifamily — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 175 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 75 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 110 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work

25. Multifamily — Apartments, Condominiums
Top 155 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 65 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 100 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work

26. Multifamily — Senior Living Facilities
Top 80 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 30 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 50 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Senior Living Facilities

27. Multifamily — Student Housing Facilities
Top 70 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 35 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 40 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Student Housing Facilities

28. Office — All Office Building Work                
• Top 200 Office Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 85 Office Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 130 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms

29. Office — Buildings/Core+Shell 
• Top 150 Office Building Core+Shell Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 75 Office Building Core+Shell Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 100 Office Building Core+Shell Contractors and CM Firms

30. Office — Workplace/Interior Fitouts 
• Top 165 Workplace/Interior Fitout Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Workplace/Interior Fitout Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Workplace/Interior Fitout Contractors and CM Firms

31. Parking Structures
• Top 50 Parking Structure Architecture and AE Firms 
• Top 40 Parking Structure Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Parking Structure Contractors + CM Firms 

32. Public Safety/Justice Facilities
• Top 80 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 55 Justice Facility/Public Safety Contractors + CM Firms

33. Reconstruction Work
• Top 200 Reconstruction Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Reconstruction Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 140 Reconstruction Sector Contractors + CM Firms

34. Religious Structures/Places of Worship
• Top 80 Religious Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Religious Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Religious Facility Contractors + CM Firms

35. Retail — All Retail Buildings Work               
• Top 130 Retail Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 70 Retail Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 80 Retail Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Retail Buildings Work

36. Retail — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks

37. Retail — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 90 Retail Architecture and AE Firms - Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 50 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 60 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers

38. Retail — Restaurants
• Top 95 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Restaurants
• Top 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Restaurants
• Top 35 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Restaurants

39. Science & Technology (S+T) Facilities - All S+T Buildings Work
• Top 100 Science + Technology Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Science + Technology Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 70 Science + Technology Facility Contractors and CM Firms
          
40. Science & Technology — Laboratories

• Top 85 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 55 Laboratory Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 45 Laboratory Facility Contractors and CM Firms              

41. Schools — PK-12, Public, Private, Charter, Military
• Top 160 K-12 School Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 K-12 School Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 100 K-12 School Sector Contractors and CM Firms

42. Sports Facilities/Stadiums/Recreation Facilities 
• Top 110 Sports Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 75 Sports Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Sports Facility Contractors and CM Firms      

43. Telecommunications Buildings
• Top 7 Telecommunications Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 20 Telecommunications Facility Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 10 Telecommunications Facilities Contractors + CM Firms

44. Transit Facilities — Bus/Rail Terminals and Stations
• Top 40 Transit Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Transit Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 20 Transit Facilities Contractors + CM Firms

45. University / College Facilities 
• Top University Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top University Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top University Sector Contractors and CM Firms

 

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