Brockette Davis Drake

What Brockette Davis Drake does

Brockette Davis Drake (BDD) is a private structural and civil engineering consulting firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with a second office in Austin. The firm provides engineering design, preparation of contract documents, and construction administration services to architects, owners, developers, and contractors, as well as municipal, state, and federal agencies. Its project portfolio spans high-rise office buildings, mixed-use developments, hospitality (including multiple Omni hotels and Disney resort work), corporate headquarters, religious facilities, residential, retail, and civil infrastructure such as highway improvements for TxDOT. Notable projects include the 74-story Bank of America Plaza, 71-story 311 South Wacker Drive, 54-story Four Seasons Denver, Frost Bank Tower Austin, and the American Airlines 1.8 million-square-foot campus expansion in Fort Worth.

BDD's core services are Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Forensics, and Construction Administration. The firm designs post-tensioned and reinforced concrete structures, structural steel systems, foundations, and deep foundations, and operates a dedicated forensics practice led by a Director of Forensics & Field Operations. Technology is centered on Autodesk Revit for 3D BIM modeling and documentation, with collaboration through Autodesk Construction Cloud and linked architect models. The firm holds LEED-certified project expertise across multiple certification levels and has delivered measurable cost and schedule outcomes on projects (e.g., $1.1 million in concrete savings on a BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee project and a four-month, $4 million reduction on a Park District development via top-down construction).

The business model is professional services fee-for-project, with revenue generated from engineering consulting engagements rather than product or subscription. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales, leveraging a portfolio of landmark projects and long-standing relationships with premier architecture firms (HKS, Duda Paine, Pelli Clarke, Corgan, Kendall/Heaton) and major real estate developers (Hillwood, Hunt Companies, Cousins Properties, Crescent Real Estate, Lincoln Property, KDC). The firm is principal-owned, with no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no institutional investor ownership.

Name

Brockette Davis Drake

Legal name

Brockette Davis Drake

Website

https://bddeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Private structural and civil engineering consulting firm based in Dallas and Austin, Texas, providing design, contract documents, and construction administration for high-rise office, mixed-use, hospitality, and infrastructure projects across the U.S. and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Civil engineering consulting
• Forensic engineering services
• Construction administration services
• High-rise building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: BDD provides structural engineering, civil engineering, and forensics services for projects of all sizes. Services include engineering design, preparation of contract documents, and construction administration. Revenue is generated through professional consulting fees for engineering design projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Brockette Davis Drake (BDD) is a structural and civil engineering consulting firm that provides engineering design, preparation of contract documents, and construction administration services for projects of all sizes. Services include structural engineering (post-tensioned and reinforced concrete, structural steel, foundation design), civil engineering (site development, paving, drainage, utilities), forensic engineering, and BIM/Revit 3D modeling, delivered from offices in Dallas and Austin to architects, owners, developers, contractors, and government agencies.

Product overview

Brockette Davis Drake (BDD) is a structural and civil engineering consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of engineering services. The company provides Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Forensics, and Construction Administration services from offices in Dallas and Austin, Texas. Projects span high-rise commercial buildings, hospitality, residential, mixed-use developments, retail, religious facilities, and infrastructure, serving architects, owners, developers, contractors, and government agencies throughout the nation and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Forensics
• Construction Administration

Quantifiable outcome

• Optimizing concrete design mixes using fly ash and maturity methods led to $1.1 Million savings for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee project
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 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

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HKScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHKS is a major architecture firm that has collaborated with BDD on multiple high-profile projects including W Dallas Victory Hotel & Residences, Hall Arts I & II, American Airlines Center, and American Airlines Hospitality Complex. BDD provides structural engineering services as part of these project teams.
• Duda PainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuda Paine Architects is a key design partner for BDD on projects including Frost Bank Tower Austin, Colorado Tower, 301 Hillsborough, and North Hills Tower IV. Long-standing collaborative relationship on major commercial developments.
• Pelli Clarke & PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPelli Clarke & Partners served as design architects for McKinney & Olive project (21-story office building with unique curved facade) and Frost Bank Tower San Antonio. BDD provided structural engineering services for these projects.
• Kendall/Heaton AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKendall/Heaton served as architect of record for McKinney & Olive and executive architect for American Airlines Headquarters. BDD collaborates as structural engineer on these projects.
• CorgancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorgan is an architecture firm that collaborated with BDD on W Dallas Victory Hotel, House of Blues at Victory Park, and One Arts Plaza projects.
• BOKA PowellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBOKA Powell served as architect of record for Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel and One Victory Park. Ongoing partnership with BDD on structural engineering for these projects.
• Good Fulton Farrell & BeckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood Fulton Farrell & Beck (Beck) is architect for First Baptist Church Dallas project and collaborated on Old Parkland Campus redevelopment.
• LeMessurier ConsultantsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeMessurier Consultants of Boston partnered with BDD in a joint venture for Bank of America Plaza - 74-story 1.9-million SF office building, providing structural engineering services.
• Hillwood DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHillwood Development is a major real estate developer with whom BDD has worked on multiple Victory Park projects including American Airlines Center, W Dallas Victory Hotel, and Victory Plaza.
• Crescent Real EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrescent Real Estate is a major property developer for whom BDD provided engineering on McKinney & Olive and American Airlines Hospitality Complex projects.
• Cousins PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCousins Properties has partnered with BDD on multiple projects including Frost Bank Tower Austin and Colorado Tower in Austin, TX.
• Lincoln Property CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLincoln Property Company is a major real estate developer that has worked with BDD on 100 Congress, Lincoln Plaza, and 311 South Wacker Drive projects.
• KDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKDC (formerly Kyle Dawn Company) is a commercial real estate developer that partnered with BDD on Pioneer Natural Resources Headquarters and Frost Bank Tower San Antonio projects.
• Mortenson ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMortenson Construction is a major general contractor that BDD has partnered with on Gaylord Rockies Resort project.
• AutodeskcoreTechnology or IntegrationAutodesk provides Revit and construction cloud platforms that BDD uses for 3D modeling and documentation. BDD staff receive Autodesk Revit training for project design and model management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Walter P Moore: Walter P Moore is a structural and civil engineering consulting firm with comparable high-rise, sports, and civic project portfolio. Both firms compete head-to-head on tall buildings, post-tensioned concrete, and complex structural design for developers and architects.
• Magnusson Klemencic Associates: MKA is a structural and civil engineering consultancy recognized for high-rise and complex building projects. Directly comparable to BDD's core service offering on tall buildings, mixed-use, and structural steel / post-tensioned concrete work.
• Thornton Tomasetti: Thornton Tomasetti provides structural engineering, forensics, and applied science across high-rise buildings, infrastructure, and existing structures. Closely mirrors BDD's structural + forensics blend and serves similar developer and architect clients.
• DeSimone Consulting Engineers: DeSimone is a structural engineering firm specializing in high-rise, hospitality, and complex projects. Competes with BDD in the same architectural-developer ecosystem and on similar post-tensioned concrete and steel superstructures.
• LERA Consulting Structural Engineers: LERA is a structural engineering firm known for tall buildings and complex urban projects. Directly competes with BDD on high-rise office, mixed-use, and developer-led schemes in major US markets.
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger: SGH provides structural engineering, building envelope, and forensic investigations. Closely parallel to BDD's combination of structural design and dedicated forensics practice.

Broad incumbents

• Buro Happold: Buro Happold is an international engineering consultancy with structural, civil, and MEP services for buildings and infrastructure. Overlaps with BDD on tall buildings and developer-led projects but operates as a broader, multi-disciplinary global firm.
• Arup: Arup is a global engineering consulting firm delivering structural, civil, and multidisciplinary services. Comparable to BDD on high-rise and complex building structures but with significantly broader service portfolio and international footprint.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: SOM is a global architecture, engineering, and urban planning firm with a renowned structural engineering practice. Comparable to BDD on iconic high-rise projects but operates as a much larger integrated design firm.
• WSP: WSP is a large global engineering consulting firm providing structural, civil, and infrastructure services. Competes with BDD in the same bid environments for high-rise and infrastructure but is a broad incumbent with vastly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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