HVJ Associates is an American geotechnical engineering firm based in Houston, Texas. It is the largest minority-owned firm in Texas.
History HVJ Associates was founded in 1985 by an African-American civil engineer, Herb Johnson. Johnson has endowed a professorship in the name of Oswald Rendon-Herrero at the Mississippi State University.
In 1994, HVJ was included in Inc. 500 companies.
In 2017, HVJ received ACPA award for concrete-related work.
In 2019, 2020, and 2021, HVJ was included in Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms list.
Franchising HVJ Associates operates a franchising model in which it establishes offices in new locations. The firm implements its operating model and trains the branch manager. Once a revenue threshold is met, the branch is converted into an independently owned franchise through an asset purchase agreement.
Projects Grand Parkway Houston Galveston Navigation Channel Project Scenic Woods Area Sewer Project
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