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Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. (CobbFendley)

Employee-owned (ESOP)HQ Houston, Texascobbfendley.com

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Headquarters
Houston, Texas, as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design Firms; USAspending and the Texas board record also list HoustonSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
Founded
1980Source: cobbfendley.com/about-us · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm's careers page states "As an ESOP"; a DOL Form 5500 ESOP plan filing is listed under ESOP dataSource: cobbfendley.com/careers · As of 2026-10-06
Sponsor or parent
DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01 names the Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan as the sponsor's planSource: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-29
Website
cobbfendley.comSource: cobbfendley.com · As of 2026-10-06

Legal name, DBA and former names

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Ownership type

  • Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm's careers page states "As an ESOP"; a DOL Form 5500 ESOP plan filing is listed under ESOP data.Source: cobbfendley.com/careers · As of 2026-10-06

Sponsor, parent or transaction

  • DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01 names the Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan as the sponsor's plan.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-29

Services and markets

  • Infrastructure solutions including subsurface utility engineering, private and public utilities, municipal public infrastructure, transportation, and technology and data.Source: cobbfendley.com/locations · As of 2026-10-06

Leaders

Licences (board records)

DOT prequalification

  • TxDOT Active Precertified Firms lists COBB, FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. with 80 areas of certification, renewal status JANUARY 12, 2024 ( ACTIVE )Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt3.htm · As of 2026-10-05

Federal awards (contracts)

  • USAspending recipient record COBB, FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. (Houston, TX), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/1570d3e2-e60b-1bdb-ef… · As of 2026-10-06

ESOP plan data (Form 5500)

  • DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01: COBB, FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20250929162257NAL0005134963001), 599 active participants and total plan assets of $30,233,265 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-29

Public filings

  • DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: COBB, FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20250929162257NAL0005134963001, 599 active participants); COBB, FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (ACK_ID 20250923103147NAL0014545266001, 679 active participants); COBB FENDLEY AND ASSOCIATES BUSINESS TRAVEL ACCIDENT PLAN (ACK_ID 20260818094616NAL0019583683001, 100 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-29

Rankings and awards

News timeline

Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.

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