Zerr Berg Architects

What Zerr Berg Architects does

Zerr Berg Architects (ZBA) is a privately held, full-service architectural design firm headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, founded in 1999 and currently employing approximately 45 professionals. The firm delivers end-to-end services spanning preliminary planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding, and construction administration, with supplementary offerings in interior design, master planning, facilities assessments, and public-referendum support. Its practice is organized around a six-phase project delivery model executed by in-house architects, project managers, construction managers, interior designers, and production staff, with specialized engineering and aquatic-design consultants engaged per project.

The firm's client base is regionally concentrated in North Dakota and Minnesota and segmented across seven verticals: K-12 education, higher education, religious institutions, commercial/industrial (notably biopharmaceutical), senior living and healthcare, government/military, and parks and recreation. Named engagements include Moorhead Area Public Schools, North Dakota State University, Concordia College, Aldevron (a 234,000 sf biopharmaceutical facility), Eventide Senior Living Communities, the North Dakota National Guard, and multiple municipal park districts. Project fees are custom and quote-driven on a project basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing.

Revenue derives entirely from professional services fees on project contracts acquired through direct client relationships, RFP responses in the public sector, and referrals from repeat clients and long-term construction partners such as Gehrtz Construction Services. The firm holds LEED credentials at the project level (NDNG Readiness Center, 2023) and at the individual level (LEED AP BD+C), and has won North Dakota AIA and national American School & University Magazine awards. Ownership remains with the founding principal and partners, with no external investment, parent company, or M&A activity disclosed.

Name

Zerr Berg Architects

Legal name

Zerr Berg Architects, Inc.

Website

https://zerrbergarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zerr Berg Architects is a privately held full-service architectural design firm in Fargo, ND, serving K-12, higher education, religious, government, healthcare, biopharmaceutical, and recreation clients across the upper Midwest with end-to-end design, master planning, and construction administration services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Commercial architecture
• Institutional architecture
• Master planning services
• Construction administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Fargo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue from providing comprehensive architectural design, from preliminary planning through construction administration. Services include renovations, expansions, new construction, master planning, facilities assessments, interior design, and referendum services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zerr Berg Architects is a full-service architectural design firm providing planning, building design, interior design, and construction administration services for institutional, commercial, and government clients. The firm supports projects from early master planning and programming through construction documents and on-site administration, primarily serving clients in the Fargo, North Dakota region and surrounding Upper Midwest markets.

Product overview

Zerr Berg Architects is a full-service architectural design firm offering end-to-end services from preliminary planning through construction administration. The core offering consists of Architectural and Design Services (including renovations, expansions, renderings, scheduling, estimating, and programming) supported by Interior Design, Referendum Services, Master Planning, and Facilities Assessments. Projects follow a structured six-phase process: Pre-Design, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Bidding, and Construction Administration. The firm specializes in commercial, educational, healthcare, religious, and community sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED Silver Certification achieved on multiple projects including NDNG Readiness Center with over 75% construction waste recycled
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and supporting.

• Giving Hearts DayminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Annual charitable giving event partnership. ZBA participated by raising nearly $34,000 for 43 local charities through employee donations, company match, and donor challenges.
• Gehrtz Construction ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Long-term construction partner collaborating on multiple projects including Eventide facilities, Moorhead Career Academy, Moorhead New High School, and Gooseberry Park Picnic Shelter. Joint fundraising efforts for Giving Hearts Day charitable initiatives.
• BWBRsupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Design architect partner on Aldevron Expansion project, working with ZBA as project architect for the 234,000 sf biopharmaceutical facility. Also design consultant on NDSU A. Glenn Hill STEM Center.
• Ulteig, Inc.supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil and electrical engineering consultant on multiple projects including Carl Ben Eielson Middle School and NDNG Regional Training Institute.
• MBN Engineering, Inc.supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil and electrical engineering consultant on Two Rivers Activity Center and other projects. Provided infrastructure design support.
• CMTAsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMechanical and electrical engineering consultant. Partnered on NDSU Skyways project and Valley Christian Counseling Center.
• Heyer EngineeringsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStructural engineering consultant on multiple projects including Two Rivers Activity Center and NDNG Regional Training Institute.
• Water TechnologysupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAquatic consultant on Two Rivers Activity Center water park design, providing specialized expertise for indoor water park features including lazy river, slides, and zero-depth entry pool.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: National integrated design firm with strong K-12, higher education, and civic practices. A larger incumbent whose Midwest presence increasingly competes with ZBA on mid-to-large school district and university RFPs in the upper Midwest.
• HGA (Hammel, Green and Abrahamson): Large Minnesota-headquartered architecture and engineering firm serving healthcare, education, government, and cultural clients nationally. Competes with ZBA on regional higher education, healthcare, and community projects but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Direct peers

• Cuningham Group: Minneapolis-headquartered architecture and design firm with strong K-12, higher education, healthcare, and recreation portfolios across the Midwest. Competes with ZBA on similar institutional project types, particularly recreation centers and schools.
• LHB Inc. Minneapolis/Duluth architecture and engineering firm with strong K-12, higher education, healthcare, and public-sector practices. Directly competes with ZBA on upper Midwest institutional work and shares comparable mid-size firm positioning.
• ISG (I+S Group): Minnesota-based architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm with significant K-12, higher education, parks/recreation, and government work. Overlaps directly with ZBA's institutional portfolio and has expanded aggressively in the upper Midwest.
• Widseth: Minnesota-based architecture, engineering, and surveying firm with offices across MN and ND providing K-12, municipal, healthcare, and commercial design. Overlaps directly with ZBA's institutional and public-sector focus in the upper Midwest.
• BWBR: St. Paul-based architecture firm specializing in healthcare, higher education, and community projects. Already a ZBA partner on the Aldevron biopharma facility and NDSU STEM Center, BWBR is a direct peer on healthcare and university design work in the same regional market.
• JLG Architects: Mid-sized architecture firm headquartered in Fargo, ND serving K-12, higher education, healthcare, and community clients across the upper Midwest. Directly competes with Zerr Berg on the same regional institutional RFPs and shares many of the same public-sector client profiles.
• Oertel Architects: Fargo, ND-based architecture firm serving education, healthcare, religious, and community clients in the same regional market. A direct local competitor to ZBA on many of the same K-12, church, and community project types.
• EAPC Architects: North Dakota-based full-service architecture and engineering firm with deep K-12, higher education, healthcare, and government portfolios. Competes head-to-head with ZBA on regional institutional work and offers a comparable integrated architecture/engineering model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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