What AVCON does

AVCON, Inc. is a privately held, full-service civil engineering firm founded in 1988 in Orlando, Florida, by Jim Kriss (the name stands for AViation CONsultants). The firm employs over 100 professionals across 18 offices in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States and Puerto Rico, providing integrated planning, engineering, and construction management services across seven core markets: aviation, transportation, private development, municipal, federal, education, and entertainment & hospitality.

Its service platform spans civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing engineering; fire protection; utilities coordination; traffic and highway design; and full construction administration. Aviation is the dominant vertical, supported by deep airfield electrical and lighting specialization (7M+ feet of cable, 6,900+ runway lights, and 15,000+ taxiway lights designed), pre-qualification with FDOT (16 areas) and NCDOT (18 areas), and notable flagship projects including the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal Facility (2019 ACEC-FL Grand Conceptor Award), Runway 18L-36R Rehabilitation ($27.6M), and DoD work at Sheppard AFB, NAS Whiting Field, and Mayport Naval Station.

AVCON generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts delivered directly to public agencies (airport authorities, FDOT, NCDOT, municipalities) and private developers, with multi-year billing on larger engagements. The firm is led by President & CEO Sandeep Singh, PE, with ownership concentrated among founders and senior VPs; no external PE/VC ownership is disclosed. The business has steadily expanded its geographic footprint and service breadth through targeted leadership hires in aviation planning, general aviation, traffic engineering, and business development since 2023.

Name

AVCON

Legal name

AVCON, Inc.

Website

https://avconinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AVCON is a privately held civil engineering firm founded in 1988, providing planning, engineering, and construction management services to airport authorities, transportation agencies, DoD, and private developers across the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: AVCON generates revenue through providing planning, engineering analysis and design, and construction management services. Services are delivered directly to public and private sector organizations for aviation, surface transportation, land development, facility, and federal projects. Projects are quoted based on scope and complexity.
2. Construction Administration: AVCON provides construction phase services including construction administration, inspection, and project management, typically bundled with design services on engineering projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AVCON provides planning, engineering analysis and design, and construction management services for aviation, surface transportation, land development, facility, and federal projects. The firm delivers civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering; airfield electrical and lighting design; trenchless stormwater rehabilitation; roadway and traffic engineering; and full construction administration services directly to public and private sector clients.

Product overview

AVCON is a professional services firm offering a unified suite of engineering, planning, and construction management services primarily serving the aviation, transportation, land development, facilities, and federal markets. The firm operates as a single integrated platform providing Planning Services, Engineering Services (encompassing civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection), and Construction Management. Key service lines include Aviation Planning and Design, Site Development Engineering, Transportation Planning and Design, Airfield Electrical Services, Structural Engineering, MEP Engineering, and Federal Project Services. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Orlando, FL, the firm employs over 100 professionals across multiple offices throughout the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning Services
• Engineering Services
• Construction Management
• Aviation Planning and Design
• Site Development Engineering
• Transportation Planning and Design
• Airfield Electrical Services
• Structural Engineering
• MEP Engineering
• Federal Project Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Trenchless stormwater rehabilitation extends drainage system life to 100 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HKS ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHKS Architects collaborated with AVCON and Atkins on the Intermodal Terminal Facility and Automated People Mover project at Orlando International Airport, which won the 2019 Grand Conceptor Award. AVCON was responsible for civil, structural, and design elements including passenger drop-off road, signage, and structural work.
• AtkinscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtkins worked alongside AVCON and HKS Architects on the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal Facility project. Atkins provided planning and architectural services while AVCON handled civil/structural engineering components.
• Ivey's Construction, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIvey's Construction partnered with AVCON and Blast Deflectors, Inc. as part of the Design-Build Team for the Ground Run-up Enclosure project at Orlando Melbourne International Airport. Ivey's handled construction while AVCON provided engineering design.
• Blast Deflectors, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBlast Deflectors, Inc. partnered with AVCON and Ivey's Construction on the Ground Run-up Enclosure project at Orlando Melbourne International Airport. BDI provided specialized acoustic panel expertise for the ground run-up enclosure design.
• Underground Solutions, Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered with AVCON on the Runway 18L-36R Rehabilitation project at Orlando International Airport, providing trenchless rehabilitation expertise using Fusible Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe technology.
• Hubbard ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHubbard Construction was the general contractor working with AVCON on the Runway 18L-36R Rehabilitation project at Orlando International Airport.
• Centerline DirectionalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCenterline Directional provided directional drilling services as part of the trenchless stormwater pipe rehabilitation on the Runway 18L-36R project.
• U.S. SubmergentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerU.S. Submergent provided specialized underwater services as part of the stormwater infrastructure rehabilitation project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RS&H: RS&H is a national architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with one of the largest dedicated aviation practices in the U.S. It competes head-to-head with AVCON for airport authority, FDOT, and FAA-funded airfield and terminal projects, and operates a similar employee-owned professional services model.
• Mead & Hunt: Mead & Hunt is a national engineering and architecture firm with a strong aviation infrastructure practice, providing planning, environmental, design, and construction services to airports. It directly competes with AVCON on airfield and aviation planning/design pursuits across similar geographies.
• AtkinsRéalis: AtkinsRéalis (formerly Atkins/SNC-Lavalin) is an engineering and project management firm with a significant U.S. aviation practice. It has directly partnered with AVCON on the Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal Facility and competes on airport planning, design, and program management pursuits.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is one of the largest privately held U.S. planning and engineering consulting firms, with deep aviation, transportation, and land development practices. It competes with AVCON on airport, FDOT, and private development work across the Southeast and is significantly larger and broader in geographic scope.
• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned engineering, construction, and architecture firm with a sizable aviation practice serving airports and military installations. It pursues many of the same federal/military airfield and design-build projects as AVCON, but at typically larger scale.
• HDR: HDR is a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with an established aviation practice serving airport authorities and the FAA. It competes with AVCON on aviation planning and design work but also offers significantly broader services across transportation, water, and buildings markets.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a large U.S. aviation practice serving airports, DOTs, and federal agencies. It competes with AVCON on large airport and design-build pursuits but at far greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Jacobs: Jacobs is a global professional services firm with a significant transportation and aviation infrastructure practice serving FAA, DOTs, and airport authorities. It competes with AVCON on major aviation and federal projects but operates with a much larger technical bench and global footprint.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with an established aviation practice serving airports and military installations. It competes with AVCON on transportation and aviation work, though with significantly broader service offerings.
• WSP: WSP is a global engineering and professional services consultancy with a U.S. aviation and transportation practice serving airports and DOTs. It overlaps with AVCON on airfield and transportation pursuits but typically at much larger project scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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