MACG (company)

MACG (company)
Name	MACG
Type	Private
Industry	Construction management
Founded	1981
Founder	Richard L. McCarthy
Headquarters	Houston, Texas, United States
Area served	United States
Key people	William J. Garrison (CEO)
Revenue	Not publicly disclosed
Num employees	Approx. 50–200

MACG (company) is an American construction management and engineering consulting firm founded in 1981, based in Houston, Texas. The firm provides program and construction management, cost estimating, scheduling, and claims consulting for public and private sector clients across the United States. MACG has participated in transportation, healthcare, higher education, and energy infrastructure programs.

History

MACG was founded in 1981 amid the expansion of the Interstate Highway System, the post-1970s energy sector build-out in Texas, and the growth of construction management as a discipline in the United States. Early engagements included municipal transportation projects in Houston and facilities work for regional hospital systems affiliated with institutions such as Texas Medical Center. During the 1990s and 2000s MACG expanded services following trends set by firms like Turner Construction Company, AECOM, and Jacobs Engineering Group while competing in markets served by Bechtel and Fluor Corporation. The company navigated the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent stimulus-driven infrastructure programs such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, winning assignments alongside state departments of transportation including Texas Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation, and California Department of Transportation. In the 2010s MACG diversified into claims and dispute resolution work during a period marked by high-profile construction litigation involving parties like Skanska and Walsh Group. Recent years saw MACG advising higher-education clients affiliated with University of Texas, Texas A&M University, and healthcare systems linked to MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Services and Products

MACG offers program management, project management, cost estimating, scheduling, contract administration, construction claims consulting, and forensic schedule analysis. These services are comparable to offerings from firms such as Deloitte (in infrastructure advisory), KPMG (for forensic consulting), and specialist practices like Hill International. MACG produces deliverables including value-engineering studies, baseline schedules prepared to Critical Path Method, earned value management reports aligned with standards from Project Management Institute, and opinions of probable cost informed by historical data akin to that held by RSMeans. For dispute resolution MACG provides expert testimony that interfaces with tribunals such as American Arbitration Association panels and courts in jurisdictions like the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Organization and Leadership

MACG’s corporate leadership has included executives with backgrounds in major organizations such as Bechtel, HNTB, and Jacobs Engineering Group. The board and senior management typically maintain professional affiliations with industry bodies such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, Construction Management Association of America, and Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering. Senior staff frequently hold certifications from Project Management Institute (PMP) and the Chartered Institute of Building. The company’s organizational structure features discipline leads for cost, schedule, claims, and program controls and regional offices coordinated from a headquarters in Houston.

Projects and Clients

MACG has worked on transportation programs including highway reconstructions, bridge replacements, and toll projects with agencies like Texas Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation, and California Department of Transportation. In healthcare, clients have included hospital systems connected to Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist Hospital, supporting renovation, seismic upgrade, and new-construction programs. Higher-education assignments have involved campuses associated with University of Houston and Rice University. Energy and industrial engagements have interfaced with operators and contractors in the Gulf of Mexico and with firms like ExxonMobil and CenterPoint Energy on infrastructure and utility relocation. MACG has also provided claims and dispute consulting on projects involving contractors such as Kiewit and litigated matters presented before bodies like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Financial Performance

As a privately held firm, MACG does not publish consolidated financial statements like publicly traded companies such as AECOM or Fluor Corporation. Revenue estimates in industry directories place the firm in the small- to mid-size range of the construction management sector. MACG’s financial profile has been influenced by procurement cycles tied to state capital programs, municipal bond markets such as those for Texas Municipal Bonds, and federal infrastructure funding initiatives including surface transportation reauthorization acts like FAST Act.

Corporate Affairs and Governance

MACG adheres to professional standards and codes of conduct arising from affiliations with organizations such as the American Institute of Architects (in client-facing coordination), the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Construction Management Association of America. Governance includes internal policies on ethics, risk management, and quality assurance patterned after industry practices used by companies like Swinerton and DPR Construction. The firm engages in contract risk allocation using standardized documents influenced by templates from the American Institute of Architects and consensus standards published by entities such as ASTM International.

Awards and Recognition

MACG has received regional recognition and industry awards for project delivery and claims expertise, competing in award programs run by bodies like the AGC of America, Construction Management Association of America, and state-level Associations such as the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. Individual staff have been recognized with honors from the Project Management Institute and the American Society of Civil Engineers for contributions to scheduling, cost engineering, and forensic analysis.

Category:Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States Category:Companies based in Houston