Proposed 2026 Annual Report / GROWTH
Growth means strengthening our existing markets while remaining alert to the next client, service, geography, partnership, or opportunity that can move Summit forward. Summit treats growth as a shared enterprise responsibility supported by strategy, business development, marketing, communications, proposals, client experience, technology, data, and subsidiary leadership. During the reporting period, this coordinated effort included proposal activity, a substantial project backlog, expanded client and partner use of the Raleigh headquarters, and continued investment in the early career talent pipeline.
Summit submitted 128 proposals between August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2026. This total includes qualifications based selections where Summit participated as either the prime consultant or a subconsultant. The reported win percentage for the same period was 30 percent.
The attached proposal analytics workbook contains 129 proposal records plus the header row. The report retains the provided summary total of 128 and flags this difference for final data confirmation before publication.
Backlog decreased by $9,937,043, or 13.5 percent, from September 2025 to September 2026. The number of projects decreased by 160, or 18.8 percent. Average backlog per project increased from approximately $86,267 to $91,853, a 6.5 percent increase.
MacRae’s Peak hosted 27 client and partner meetings through September 10, 2026, surpassing the 24 meetings hosted during all of 2025. June 2026 recorded nine meetings, the highest monthly count across both years.
Conference participation supports growth by increasing Summit’s visibility, strengthening client and partner relationships, expanding market intelligence, and creating opportunities for employees to represent the company as attendees, speakers, sponsors, and organizers. The 2026 attendee-detail export records broad participation across transportation, engineering, architecture, public works, planning, construction, commercial real estate, and community organizations.
Employees served in higher-engagement roles at 19 events. These roles extend Summit’s presence beyond attendance and place employees in positions that support thought leadership, sponsorship visibility, event leadership, and direct relationship building.
The attendee-detail export also shows sustained participation by employees who represented Summit across multiple conferences, association meetings, sponsorships, speaking opportunities, and industry events.
Data Note: Counts reflect the supplied 2026 attendee-detail export, which includes records filtered for January through December 2026. Scheduled future participation may be included and should be confirmed before publication.
Summit continued to build its early career pipeline through internships, student events, school partnerships, and more active candidate sourcing.
LinkedIn supported Summit’s growth strategy by extending the reach of project stories, employee achievements, recruiting messages, industry participation, and thought leadership. The supplied post-level export includes 112 posts published from September 24, 2025 through August 31, 2026.
Data Note: LinkedIn data is reported at the post level and reflects the platform export supplied for this report. Metrics may include organic and sponsored distribution and can continue to accumulate after a post is published.