Bowman Consulting acquires California firm

Reston-based engineering services firm Bowman Consulting Group has acquired San Diego-based Project Design Consultants, the company recently announced.

Founded in 1976, PDC has 65 employees and provides civil engineering, surveying, planning and landscape architecture to clients in Southern California.

“PDC presents a compelling opportunity for Bowman to advance our market expansion and service diversification initiatives,” Bowman founder and CEO Gary Bowman said in a statement. “California is a new frontier for us, and we are fortunate that Greg [Shields, CEO] and the PDC management team will be leading the effort. The team of professionals at PDC will fit right into the Bowman organization. and we will immediately support each other and maximize our collective utilization. PDC’s well respected and long-standing market presence will add both depth and breadth to our mix of business and will promote our strategic initiative to expand our base of revenue both into Southern California and with key public sector and utility clients.”

Bowman expects the PDC acquisition to contribute $14 million of annualized net service billing.

Bowman Consulting Group has 1,500 employees spread across more than 60 offices throughout the United States. The engineering services firm is publicly traded.