Every fact below carries a source link and an as-of date. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- Greenwood Village, ColoradoSource: merrick.com/locations · As of 2026-10-06
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm states it is 100% employee-owned; DOL Form 5500 lists the Merrick & Company 401(k) and ESOP plan (see ESOP data)Source: merrick.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
- Sponsor or parent
- Combined 401(k) and ESOP plan sponsored by Merrick & Company, DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-04-01Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2026-01-14
- Website
- merrick.comSource: merrick.com · As of 2026-10-06
Legal name, DBA and former names
- Merrick & Company (firm site, Texas board record and DOL Form 5500 sponsor name)Source: merrick.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI MSCKD57619M7 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 3911.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/5c3d2628-0297-607a-6d… · As of 2026-10-06
Offices
- U.S. offices in Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and other states, plus international locations in Canada and the United Kingdom, per the Locations page.Source: merrick.com/locations · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm states it is 100% employee-owned; DOL Form 5500 lists the Merrick & Company 401(k) and ESOP plan (see ESOP data)Source: merrick.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
Sponsor, parent or transaction
- Combined 401(k) and ESOP plan sponsored by Merrick & Company, DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-04-01.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2026-01-14
Services and markets
- Engineering, architecture, surveying, geospatial, and science and technology consulting.Source: merrick.com/who-we-are · As of 2026-10-06
Leaders
- Tammy Johnson, EMBA, PMP, CEO, President and Chair of the Board.Source: merrick.com/who-we-are/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
- Michael Martin, PE, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer.Source: merrick.com/who-we-are/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
- Steve Betts, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Source: merrick.com/who-we-are/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists MERRICK & COMPANY (firm no. 3911, 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 MERRICK & COMPANY with 17 areas of certification, renewal status JANUARY 10, 2024 ( ACTIVE )Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt9.htm · As of 2026-10-05
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record MERRICK & COMPANY (Greenwood Village, CO), contract award obligations: FY2021 $16,422,323, FY2022 $21,284,614, FY2023 $21,597,234, FY2024 $6,331,793, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/5c3d2628-0297-607a-6d… · As of 2026-10-06
ESOP plan data (Form 5500)
- DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-04-01: MERRICK & COMPANY 401(K) AND ESOP (ACK_ID 20260114200835NAL0016171185001), 996 active participants and total plan assets of $207,797,110 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2026-01-14
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-04-01, NAICS 541330: MERRICK & COMPANY 401(K) AND ESOP (ACK_ID 20260114200835NAL0016171185001, 996 active participants); MERRICK AND COMPANY GROUP HEALTH PLANS (ACK_ID 20250724064152NAL0002454979001, 973 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2026-01-14
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
- 2026-08-17: leadership promotions announced, including Elise Snyder, CPA, Senior Vice President, Finance.Source: merrick.com/news/leadership-promotions · As of 2026-08-17
Sources of record
- https://www.merrick.com/who-we-are/
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/5c3d2628-0297-607a-6d59-d72db45b9a46-P/latest
- https://www.merrick.com/locations/
- https://www.merrick.com/
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
- https://www.merrick.com/who-we-are/leadership/
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt9.htm
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-2
- https://www.merrick.com/news/leadership-promotions/
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
