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Local Government

Empower your community with solutions tailored to local needs. CDM Smith helps municipalities, counties and regional authorities strengthen infrastructure, environment, transportation and water systems.

Market Lead

Tom Schoettle, PE, BCEE

Real results for real communities

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We are proud to help municipalities, counties and regional organizations find innovative and cost-effective solutions for all infrastructure needs.

Full Service Solutions

We are proud to have
helped municipalities, counties, and
regional organizations find innovative
and cost‑effective solutions for over 75 years.

Resilient, future-ready systems

Incorporating adaptive approaches, digital tools and flexible capacity so infrastructure performs under stress and remains serviceable for decades.

Financing support

Optimizing lifecycle cost, improving constructability, and helping secure grants and low-interest financing so communities get more value and capacity out of every capital-program dollar.