What LPD Engineering does

LPD Engineering PLLC is a woman-owned civil engineering consultancy founded in 1999 by Laurie Pfarr, headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm provides civil site design and consulting services — including planning and feasibility, site grading and layout, stormwater management (including green stormwater infrastructure), water and sewer utility design, sustainable and net-zero site design, roadway design, ADA accessibility design, and public utility infrastructure and electrification — for public and private sector clients across the Pacific Northwest. LPD operates using industry-standard design software (AutoCAD/Civil 3D and conventional stormwater modeling tools), with no proprietary technology platform. Its deliverables span the full project lifecycle from planning through construction administration.

The firm serves a diverse mix of clients across 10 market sectors: K-12 education (Bellevue School District, Seattle Public Schools, Lake Washington School District, Edmonds School District), higher education (University of Washington, Central Washington University, Olympic College, Skagit Valley College), parks and recreation (Seattle Parks and Recreation, Parks Tacoma), municipal and civic (City of Seattle, King County Metro, Port of Seattle, Washington State Department of Health), housing authorities and developers (Renton Housing Authority, Blue Ridge Cascade), healthcare (Northwest Kidney Centers), and private commercial. LPD's revenue model is professional services fees earned project-by-project, procured through public sector RFPs, design-build and GC/CM team formations, and repeat client referrals within the architecture and engineering community. With 13 team members serving 50 jurisdictions, the firm has built particular depth in sustainable/net-zero facility design (including Washington's first public net-zero PK-12 school), infrastructure electrification (battery-electric bus bases), and historic preservation projects. The business is founder-controlled, privately held, and operates without external institutional investment.

Name

LPD Engineering

Legal name

LPD Engineering PLLC

Website

https://lpdengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LPD Engineering is a woman-owned civil engineering consultancy in Seattle providing site design, stormwater management, utility, and sustainable infrastructure services for public and private clients across 50 Washington State jurisdictions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Consulting and Design Services: LPD Engineering generates revenue by providing civil site design and consulting services on a project-by-project basis. Projects are procured through public sector RFPs, design-build team formations, and direct client engagements. Revenue is earned through professional engineering fees for planning, design, construction documents, bidding, and construction administration phases. The firm serves a diverse mix of public and private clients across multiple market sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LPD Engineering is a woman-owned civil engineering firm that provides civil site design and consulting services for public and private sector projects across the Pacific Northwest. Its core work covers planning, site grading, stormwater management (including green stormwater infrastructure), water and sewer utilities, roadway design, ADA accessibility, and sustainable/net-zero site design, delivered through prime consultant and subconsultant engagements from planning through construction administration.

Product overview

LPD Engineering is a civil engineering firm offering comprehensive civil site design and consulting services on a diverse mix of public and private projects. The company operates as a single unified service offering with specialized service modules including Planning & Feasibility, Site Grading & Layout, Stormwater Management, Water & Sewer Utilities, Sustainable Design, Roadway Design, and Public Utility Infrastructure & Electrification. These service modules are delivered through collaborative engagement with clients, architects, and regulatory agencies across market sectors including K-12 education, higher education, healthcare, parks and recreation, civic/public, athletic facilities, infrastructure, commercial, and multi-family/mixed-use development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Site Design and Consulting Services
• Stormwater Management and Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Design
• Sustainable and Net-Zero Civil Site Design
• Electrification Infrastructure Civil Design
• Planning and Feasibility Studies

Quantifiable outcome

• King County Metro Interim Base Electrification: $115M facility supporting 120 battery-electric buses for zero-emission fleet by 2035
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Owen Richards ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLPD Engineering collaborated with Owen Richards Architects as the architecture lead on the Volunteer Park Outdoor Amphitheater Replacement project for Seattle Parks and Recreation. LPD provided civil engineering services including site improvements, utility coordination, and accessibility design while Owen Richards led architectural design.
• Walker MacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered as landscape architects on the Volunteer Park Outdoor Amphitheater Replacement project. Walker Macy led landscape architecture while LPD Engineering provided civil site engineering supporting the new 4,000 SF performance pavilion and surrounding site improvements.
• McKinstrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcKinstry served as a partner in the progressive design-build team for King County Metro's $115M Interim Base Electrification project in Tukwila. McKinstry brought expertise in electrification infrastructure while LPD Engineering provided comprehensive civil engineering including utility coordination, grading, and stormwater management.
• StanteccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStantec collaborated with LPD Engineering on the progressive design-build team for King County Metro's Interim Base Electrification project. Stantec provided engineering design support while LPD delivered civil site engineering for the 12.5-acre battery-electric bus facility.
• Weinstein A+UcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeinstein A+U is a recurring architecture partner on multiple LPD projects including Beacon Crossing affordable housing (with developer Blue Ridge Cascade) and Seattle Fire Station 22. LPD serves as civil engineer while Weinstein A+U leads architectural design.
• BuildingWorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuildingWork is a repeat architecture partner for LPD Engineering, having collaborated on the historic Metropole Building renovation (LEED Platinum) and Seattle Public Library Green Lake Branch renovation (LEED Gold). LPD provides civil engineering services as subconsultant to BuildingWork's architectural leadership.
• DLR GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDLR Group is a key architecture partner for LPD Engineering on multiple school projects including John Rogers Elementary School (Seattle Public Schools' first net-zero energy school) and Montlake Elementary School modernization. LPD provides civil engineering through DLR Group-led project teams.
• DA Hogan & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDA Hogan & Associates is a recurring landscape architecture and field design partner on athletic facility projects including the Tacoma Public Schools $29.4M athletic facilities improvement program (with Korsmo Construction), Stadium High School Field at Peck Complex, and CWU Recreation Expansion. LPD provides civil engineering as part of DA Hogan-led project teams.
• Integrus ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrus Architecture is a repeat partner on multiple LPD projects including Tesla STEM High School (Lake Washington School District), Vashon Island High School replacement (with Skanska), and Oak Heights Elementary School (Edmonds School District). LPD provides civil engineering as subconsultant to Integrus on school facility projects.
• Sierra Martin ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSierra Martin Architects partnered with LPD Engineering on the Bellevue School District Evergreen Transition Program (ETP) facility and Puesta del Sol Elementary School (Washington's first Net-Zero PK-12 facility). LPD provides civil engineering supporting sustainable site design including geothermal wells and stormwater systems.
• MahlumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMahlum is a prominent architecture firm partner on several LPD projects including Big Picture School (Bellevue School District), the UW Mechanical Engineering Building II Feasibility Study (prime architect), and the NW Kidney Centers facilities. LPD serves as civil engineering subconsultant to Mahlum's architectural leadership.
• GGLOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGLO partnered with LPD Engineering on the Norpoint Park transformation project for Parks Tacoma. GGLO led landscape architecture while LPD provided civil engineering including stormwater management through innovative rain gardens for the 42,000+ SF impervious surface.
• SkanskacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSkanska served as the general contractor/GC/CM on multiple LPD projects including Vashon Island High School replacement and Montlake Elementary School historic modernization and addition. LPD provided civil engineering services in close collaboration with Skanska's construction management.
• Korsmo ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKorsmo Construction partnered with LPD Engineering as the general contractor on the Tacoma Public Schools $29.4M district-wide athletic facilities improvement program and the Stadium High School Field at Peck Complex. LPD provided civil engineering as part of progressive design-build teams.
• MithuncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMithun (now known as Mithun | design) partnered with LPD Engineering on the Sue Krienen Early Learning and Childcare Center at Skagit Valley College's Mount Vernon campus. LPD provided civil engineering services from validation through construction on this Head Start facility.
• Miller Hull PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiller Hull Partnership partnered with LPD Engineering on Fire Station 31 (Seattle FAS) and the South Laboratory Addition for Washington State Department of Health Public Health Laboratories in Shoreline. LPD provides civil engineering supporting modern public facility projects.
• The Miller Hull PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Miller Hull Partnership collaborated with LPD Engineering on the South Laboratory Addition project for the Washington State Department of Health Public Health Laboratories campus in Shoreline. LPD provides civil engineering including stormwater management, utility infrastructure, and sustainable parking lot design.
• Schemata WorkshopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchemata Workshop partnered with LPD Engineering on the Renton Housing Authority Sunset Court Apartments (50-unit mixed-income housing, PCBC Golden Nugget Merit Award winner). LPD provided civil engineering including stormwater management and utility coordination supporting the master plan vision.
• NAC ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAC Architecture partnered with LPD Engineering on the Newport High School $97.91M modernization and expansion project for Bellevue School District. LPD provides comprehensive civil engineering services including site planning, grading, drainage, and utility coordination.
• McGranahancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcGranahan Architects partnered with LPD Engineering on the Highland Middle School complete replacement project for Bellevue School District. LPD provided comprehensive civil engineering including four cast-in-place stormwater detention tanks, arterial road widening, and 132-bore geothermal field coordination.
• Site WorkshopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSite Workshop partnered with LPD Engineering on Yesler Terrace Park, a 1.77-acre urban renewal project for Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle Housing Authority. LPD provided civil engineering including natural drainage facilities and green stormwater infrastructure in a combined sewer area.
• Johnson+SoutherlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohnson+Southerland served as landscape architects on the Seward Park Play Area Improvements and Trail Plan project for Seattle Parks and Recreation. LPD donated civil engineering services for the playground component and provided trail planning civil engineering support.
• Tetra TechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTetra Tech collaborated with LPD Engineering on the Port of Seattle's $15M Shilshole Bay Marina Customer Service Facilities project. Tetra Tech provided engineering support while LPD delivered comprehensive civil engineering including utility infrastructure, geothermal wells, and sustainable stormwater management.
• Starling Whitehead and Lux ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStarling Whitehead and Lux Architects partnered with LPD Engineering on the Innovation and Technology Learning Center (ITLC) at Olympic College's Bremerton campus. LPD provides civil engineering from predesign through construction including bioretention stormwater management within a Category 1 aquifer protection area.
• Wittman Estes Architecture + LandscapecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWittman Estes Architecture + Landscape partnered with LPD Engineering on the French Creek Workshops Residence, a multi-structure compound on a 4.5-acre forested parcel in Snohomish County. LPD provided civil engineering including site design, grading for 36-foot grade change, wetland buffer coordination, and reflecting pool stormwater integration.
• Studio Meng Strazzara and Hastings+Chivetta ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Meng Strazzara and Hastings+Chivetta Architects partnered with LPD Engineering on the Health Education Program Facilities project at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. LPD provided civil engineering including parking lot reconstruction, fire access, utility re-routing, and bioretention stormwater facilities.
• Sammamish ParkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSammamish Parks partnered with LPD Engineering as the City of Sammamish parks agency on the Evans Creek Preserve multi-phased development (179-acre natural area), with LPD serving as prime consultant. LPD provided comprehensive civil engineering for trail systems, pedestrian bridges, and low-impact stormwater management.
• ORA ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerORA Architects partnered with LPD Engineering on the Seattle Children's Theatre expansion and modernization project at Seattle Center. LPD provides civil engineering including site development, utility coordination, and accessibility infrastructure for the new education wing and public space enhancements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: WSP is a global professional services firm with major civil, structural, and environmental engineering practices and active Seattle/Pacific Northwest operations. WSP competes with LPD on large public-sector infrastructure, transportation, and civic projects where multi-discipline delivery is preferred.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global consulting and engineering services firm with deep Pacific Northwest presence and strong water/environmental practice. LPD partnered with Tetra Tech on the Port of Seattle Shilshole Bay Marina project; Tetra Tech competes on the same civil site and infrastructure engagements at scale.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global multi-discipline engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with significant Pacific Northwest operations. LPD partnered with Stantec on the King County Metro electrification project, and Stantec competes with LPD on the same public-sector RFPs but with broader service breadth and global resources.
• HDR: HDR is a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with active Pacific Northwest operations serving transit, water, and civic clients. As a multi-discipline incumbent with bench depth on flagship public-sector work, HDR competes with LPD on the largest infrastructure and civic assignments.

Direct peers

• Otak: Otak is a Pacific Northwest architecture, engineering, and planning firm with offices in Washington and Oregon, providing civil site design, water resources, and infrastructure services. Its portfolio of public-sector K-12, parks, and civic projects makes it a close comparable in market positioning and service mix.
• PACE Engineers: PACE Engineers is a Pacific Northwest civil and structural engineering firm serving municipalities, school districts, and private developers across Washington. Its civil site design services for schools, civic buildings, and stormwater projects make it a direct regional peer in scope and customer base.
• AHBL: AHBL is a Pacific Northwest civil and structural engineering firm serving public and private clients in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Like LPD, AHBL provides civil site design, stormwater management, and structural engineering for K-12 schools, civic facilities, and parks projects in the region.
• Coughlin Porter Lundeen: Coughlin Porter Lundeen is a Seattle-based civil and structural engineering consultancy serving public and private clients across the Pacific Northwest. Its civil site design practice for schools, civic facilities, and mixed-use development directly overlaps with LPD's core service offering and regional footprint.
• KPFF Consulting Engineers: KPFF is a Seattle-headquartered civil and structural engineering firm with deep Pacific Northwest presence, serving public-sector clients including schools, transit agencies, and municipalities. Like LPD, KPFF operates as a consultancy on civil site design, transportation, and infrastructure projects across the region.

Regional players

• Huitt-Zollars: Huitt-Zollars is a U.S. civil engineering and architecture firm with significant presence across the western U.S. Its civil site design, transportation, and public infrastructure practices make it comparable to LPD on service scope, though its primary geographic focus is in California, Texas, and the Southwest rather than the Pacific Northwest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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