Every fact below carries a source link and an as-of date. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- 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
- Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc., doing business as CobbFendley (Texas board record)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI CUN1V8AMLY29 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 274.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/1570d3e2-e60b-1bdb-ef… · 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 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
- Monica Silver, PE, President and Chief Executive Officer.Source: cobbfendley.com/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
- Charles Eastland, PE, Chief Operations Officer.Source: cobbfendley.com/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. DBA CobbFendley (firm no. 274, type NS, expires 2028-07-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
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
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
News timeline
- 2026-02-24: firm announced new roles at the close of 2025.Source: cobbfendley.com/celebrating-growth-announcing-n… · As of 2026-10-06
Sources of record
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/1570d3e2-e60b-1bdb-ef14-3a1dc20099e5-P/latest
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-2
- https://www.cobbfendley.com/about-us/
- https://www.cobbfendley.com/
- https://www.cobbfendley.com/careers/
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
- https://www.cobbfendley.com/locations/
- https://www.cobbfendley.com/leadership/
- https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt3.htm
- https://www.cobbfendley.com/celebrating-growth-announcing-new-roles-at-cobbfendley-2/
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
