Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP

What Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP does

Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP (WRA) is a privately-held engineering, architectural, construction management, and environmental firm founded in 1915 and headquartered at 801 South Caroline St., Baltimore, Maryland. The firm delivers multidisciplinary professional services across transportation engineering, building design, water/wastewater treatment, environmental services, marine engineering, civil/land development, and construction management and inspection (CMI). WRA employs 501-1,000 professionals through more than 28 offices spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West regions, serving federal, state, and local government agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school systems, and municipal utilities.

WRA's technical capabilities are rooted in long-tenured domain specialization rather than proprietary technology. The firm uses industry-standard tools including H2ONet and BioWin for hydraulic and wastewater process modeling and ETAP for electrical system analysis. Notable technical competencies include water treatment process design for facilities ranging from under 1 MGD to over 300 MGD, water storage facility design up to 54 million gallons, accelerated bridge construction in challenging terrain, historic preservation on National Register-listed properties, and comprehensive CMI services with CPM scheduling and claims analysis. The firm has been recognized by Engineering News-Record as a Top 500 Design Firm, Top 200 Environmental Firm, and Top 300 Architecture Firm.

WRA operates a project-based professional services revenue model. Work is acquired through qualifications-based selection, competitive bidding on government contracts, design-build teaming arrangements, and long-term on-call or master service agreements with government agencies-including a continuous on-call contract with the Maryland State Highway Administration Facilities Management Division held since 2007. Pricing is per-project, determined through competitive bids or negotiated fees, with multi-year cadences on statewide engagements. The firm segments clients vertically by sector-government agencies, educational institutions, K-12 systems, and municipal utilities-each addressing distinct infrastructure priorities such as regulatory compliance, capacity expansion, modernization, and historic preservation.

Name

Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP

Legal name

Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP

Website

https://wrallp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP is a privately-held Baltimore-based engineering and architectural consultancy founded in 1915, providing multidisciplinary civil engineering, transportation, water/wastewater, building design, and construction management services to federal, state, and local government clients across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices28 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Professional engineering services including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and specialized engineering for infrastructure projects. Revenue is generated through project-based fees on design contracts awarded via competitive bidding and qualifications-based selection.
2. Architectural Services: Comprehensive architectural design services for building types including government facilities, higher education, K-12 schools, and institutional clients. Billed as part of integrated multidisciplinary project teams.
3. Construction Management and Inspection: CMI services provided to government agencies and private sector clients for oversight of construction projects. Services include constructability reviews, CPM schedule reviews, cost estimating, claims support, and specialty inspections.
4. Environmental Services: Environmental engineering and consulting including site assessments, wetlands delineation, environmental documentation, and regulatory compliance services.
5. Statewide On-Call Contracts: Long-term on-call contracts with government agencies (e.g., SHA Facilities Management Division since 2007) providing comprehensive AE/CMI services on an ongoing basis through task orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP (WRA) is a multidisciplinary engineering, architectural, construction management, and environmental services firm that provides professional design, planning, and construction oversight services to government agencies, utilities, and institutional clients. The firm's portfolio covers transportation infrastructure, water and wastewater systems, building design, marine facilities, environmental documentation, and construction management across the mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States.

Product overview

Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP (WRA) is a nationally-recognized engineering, architectural, construction management and environmental firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services rather than a single unified software product. The firm's service offerings are organized into distinct disciplines that work collaboratively: Transportation Engineering (bridges, highways, traffic, transit), Building Design (architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection), Water/Wastewater Services (treatment, distribution, pumping, storage), Environmental Services, Marine Engineering, Civil/Land Development, and Construction Management & Inspection (CMI). WRA also provides specialized services including geotechnical engineering, instrumentation & controls/SCADA systems, mapping/GIS/surveying, landscape architecture, historic preservation, interior design, sustainability/LEED, program management, and protective design. The firm operates across multiple national office locations and serves clients in government, institutional, and private sectors. WRA is not a software technology company but rather a traditional engineering consultancy that utilizes industry-standard engineering software tools (ETAP, BioWin, H2ONet) in the delivery of their professional services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transportation Engineering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 180 MGD wastewater treatment capacity managed for Back River WWTP Enhanced Nutrient Removal
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) Facilities Management DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2007, WRA has provided comprehensive on-call AE/CMI services to SHA Facilities Management Division for statewide construction contracts involving building renovations, HVAC/mechanical/electrical upgrades, and new maintenance facility capital projects. This is a long-term strategic relationship providing consistent project flow.
• Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWRA has worked extensively with VDOT on major transportation projects including I-81 widening, I-64 improvements, and design-build projects like the I-64/US 15 Diverging Diamond Interchange. Multiple award-winning projects demonstrate a strong working relationship.
• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSSC is a major water and sewer utility in Maryland. WRA has provided multiple projects including Ballenger Tank #3, Patuxent Raw Water Main, and Crystal Rock Force Main. Long-standing client relationship for water infrastructure projects.
• Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWRA provided design services for HRSD York River Outfall and Diffuser extension using design-build delivery method. The project conveys peak hydraulic flow of 75 MGD with a 320-foot long underwater diffuser.
• City of Baltimore (Bureau of Water and Wastewater)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing relationship with City of Baltimore for water treatment plant improvements including Montebello Water Filtration Plants 1 and 2, Hillen Water Pumping Station (100 MGD), and Anacostia Water Pumping Station.
• Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWRA provided design services for Restore the Corridor (I-95 Rehabilitation) - a $200 million complex major interstate system preservation project using CMGC delivery method.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT): Mid-Atlantic-based engineering, construction management, and surveying firm serving state DOTs, municipalities, and federal agencies. Most direct competitor to WRA due to overlapping geography (MD/PA/VA/DC), similar size (~1,500+ employees), and comparable service mix in transportation, water/wastewater, and CMI for SHA, VDOT, and similar clients.
• KCI Technologies: Mid-Atlantic/Southeast-headquartered engineering firm with overlapping service lines in transportation, water/wastewater, environmental, and facilities design for state and municipal clients. Highly comparable in employee scale (~2,000), geographic focus, and government-contract-driven revenue model.
• Pennoni: Philadelphia-based multidisciplinary engineering firm providing civil, structural, environmental, MEP, and surveying services to government and institutional clients across the Eastern US. Comparable in size and Mid-Atlantic concentration, serving similar state DOT, municipal water/wastewater, and higher education clients.
• Gannett Fleming: Harrisburg, PA-headquartered engineering and construction services firm specializing in transportation, water resources, and facilities for state DOTs and federal agencies. Direct overlap with WRA's transportation, water/wastewater, and CMI practices serving Pennsylvania/Mid-Atlantic government clients.
• A. Morton Thomas and Associates (AMT): Mid-sized Mid-Atlantic engineering firm (Rockville, MD) offering transportation, civil, environmental, water resources, and surveying services to state DOTs and municipalities. Highly comparable regional competitor with similar headcount and client base in MD, VA, DC, and PA.

Emerging players

• Brown and Caldwell: National water and environmental engineering firm focused specifically on water/wastewater treatment, collection systems, and utility compliance. Comparable to WRA's water/wastewater practice on projects like Back River ENR and Montebello WFP, though narrower in scope (no transportation or buildings).

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Large global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with extensive water, transportation, buildings, and environmental practices competing for the same federal/state/municipal contracts as WRA. Overlaps on marquee projects like large WFP/WWTP upgrades and DOT mega-programs but with significantly larger national and international footprint.
• Kimley-Horn: Large employee-owned planning and engineering design consultancy with strong transportation, land development, and water practices. Competes with WRA on state DOT work and municipal infrastructure across the Eastern US, though typically larger and more diversified by service and geography.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with major water, transportation, and federal facilities practices competing for the same large procurements as WRA — Back River ENR-class upgrades and federal IDIQ contracts. Competes primarily on national-scale programs where bonding, bench depth, and global delivery matter.
• WSP USA: Large global engineering consultancy with extensive transportation, water, and federal facilities practices in the US. Competes head-to-head with WRA on large state DOT and federal engineering contracts in the Mid-Atlantic, but typically as a tier-1 prime on mega-programs of $200M+ where WRA would be subconsultant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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