About DMP

Founded in 1965, DMP has become one of North Carolina’s most respected engineering and surveying firms. Over the past six decades, we have maintained the core values of our founders while consistently delivering value and satisfaction to our clients. At DMP, we believe that effective communication is essential to providing products that meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.

DMP is renowned for its integrity and high-quality service, as demonstrated by our extensive list of long-term, repeat clients. We are committed to leveraging innovation to enhance our services and find creative solutions that benefit our clients.

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Civil Engineering

Our Civil Engineering team excels in designing and managing infrastructure projects, including land and site development, water and wastewater management, and urban/suburban development.
  • Land & Site Development

  • Municipal Infrastructure

  • Planning & Funding

  • Parks & Recreation

  • Streets & Sidewalks

  • Water

  • Wastewater

  • Stormwater

Geomatics

Our Geomatics group uses advanced surveying and mapping technologies to provide precise spatial data and analysis, essential for informed decision-making and accurate project execution.
  • Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)

  • Remote Sensing/Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)

  • 3D Mapping

  • Hydrography

  • GPS & Control Surveys

  • Conventional Surveys

Construction Administration

Our Construction Administration group oversees the entire construction process, ensuring that projects adhere to design specifications, budgets, and timelines.
  • Project Management

  • Contract Administration

  • Construction Observation

  • Documentation & Reporting

  • Quality Control (QA/QC)

  • Cost Control

  • Communication & Coordination

  • Regulatory Compliance

  • Closeout Procedures

Industries served over the last 20 years

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Developer & Residential properties

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Commercial Properties

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Education Systems

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State and Local Municipalities

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Healthcare Facilities

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Industrial & Manufacturing Spaces

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Non-Profit Organizations

Our Service Area

From our strategically located offices in North Carolina, being in the heart of the Piedmont Triad, DMP enjoys exceptional connectivity to our entire service area via major highways and interstates.

Our esteemed professional staff holds licenses to practice in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, ensuring we provide expert services across these regions.

Our Core Values

Integrity

Prioritize honesty and transparency

Innovation

Embrace change and new ideas

Communication

Work together towards shared goals

Leadership

Mentorship and leading by example

Accountability

Responsibility for actions and consequences

Our Core Values

Stability

Six decades of building long-term relationships and cultivating new ones.

Value

We design the "right-size" solution for each of our clients.

Experience

Team members with many years of experience on diverse projects.
Our Mission

At DMP our mission is to strengthen communities by delivering reliable and innovative civil engineering and geomatic solutions. Applying a personalized approach, recognizing that every client and employee is unique, we build lasting relationships and provide positive contributions to the areas that we serve.

Professional Affiliations & Community Involvement

Our professional affiliations and active community involvement are integral to our mission and success. These connections ensure we stay at the forefront of industry developments and best practices, allowing us to deliver the highest quality of service to our clients. Our engagement in professional organizations and community activities reflects our commitment to leadership, continuous learning, and contributing to the well-being of the communities we serve.

Professional Affiliations

Community Involvement

Triad Business Journal Book of Lists has ranked DMP as one of the Largest Triad Engineering Firms since 2010.

How It All Started

Harold Martin and Bob Davis established Davis-Martin Inc., engaged in a general practice of Engineering, Land Planning and Surveying for local government and private developers throughout North Carolina.
February 1965
1971

The firm was renamed Davis-Martin and Associates, Inc.

Charles “Ed” Powell, a Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor, joined the firm in 1971. Mr. Powell focused on the Municipal Engineering clientele, and increased the firm’s presence in the water and wastewater treatment market with several major projects funded the EPA Clean Water Act. Mr. Powell was named as a partner in 1974 and served as President from 2002 until his retirement in 2010.
1971
1979

In 1979, the firm was renamed Davis • Martin • Powell and Associates, Inc. Since then, the firm has gone through two more generations of ownership changes and celebrated our 50th Anniversary in 2015.

Mr. Harold L. Martin, a Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor, headed the Engineering efforts. Over time he focused on commercial and residential development and directed the Land Planning and Land Development. Mr. Martin led major urban renewal and community development programs, recreation facilities, street and highway programs, utility systems and site-grading for major residential subdivisions, apartment complexes and industrial developments. Mr. Martin served as President from 1965 until his retirement in 1996.
1965 - 1996
1996 - 2002

Mr. Davis, with a background in Construction Administration and Land Surveying, directed all surveying efforts for the new firm. Under Mr. Davis’s direction, the firm surveyed over 30,000 individual projects ranging from simple lot surveys, 150 lot residential subdivisions, 1000+ acre boundary surveys, sedimentation surveys of various 500+ acre lakes, etc. Mr. Davis also led projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, and began long term relationship with Carolina Power & Light (now Duke Energy). Mr. Davis served as President from 1996 until his retirement in 2002.

The Importance of Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) in Civil Projects

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