Infrastructure and Development Engineering

What Infrastructure and Development Engineering does

Infrastructure and Development Engineering (IDE) is a privately-held civil engineering consultancy headquartered in West Chester, Ohio, founded circa 1988 and serving the Cincinnati metropolitan area, southwestern Ohio, northern Kentucky, and Indiana. The firm delivers four integrated service lines: civil engineering (engineering studies, drainage and stormwater design, zoning and permitting, LEED/sustainable design, site development, utility extensions, technical specifications, cost estimating, and construction management), land planning (preliminary analysis, schematic design, and natural resource management), land surveying (boundary, ALTA, topographic, construction staking, GPS, and UAV surveys), and environmental consulting (Phase I ESA, compliance audits, remedial design, and risk assessment).

Technology is built around AutoCAD Civil 3D for plan and profile generation, GPS and UAV-based surveying, and a telemetry-connected robotic total station system used during construction staking that the firm claims improves crew production by 25-30% over typical construction projects. IDE holds a LEED AP credentialed staff member and provides LEED certification support with sustainable site design elements such as bioretention basins, vegetated filters, and permeable pavements.

The business model is straightforward professional-services delivery: projects are scoped and priced individually, with services billed on a project/engagement basis across developers, municipalities/governmental agencies, and private clients. GTM is sales-led and direct, with acquisition via referrals and client relationships. The firm is closely-held with no disclosed parent company, investors, or external funding, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Infrastructure and Development Engineering

Legal name

Infrastructure and Development Engineering Inc.

Website

https://ide-oh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Infrastructure and Development Engineering is a privately-held civil engineering consultancy in West Chester, Ohio, delivering integrated civil, land planning, surveying, and environmental consulting services to developers, municipalities, and private clients across Cincinnati, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

EHS Auditing, Inspections & Assurance (BPAHAJAG), EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001) (BPAHAJAF)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land development consulting
• Land surveying services
• Environmental site assessment
• Infrastructure design engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

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 Services: Professional consulting services billed on a project basis. Includes engineering studies, drainage design, zoning assistance, sustainable design/LEED certification, site development, utility extensions, permit acquisition, technical specifications, construction cost estimates, and construction management.
2. Land Planning Services: Comprehensive land planning services including preliminary analysis, schematic design, and natural land resource management.
3. Land Surveying Services: Professional surveying services including boundary surveys, ALTA surveys, topographic surveys, construction staking, GPS and UAV surveys.
4. Environmental Consulting: Environmental assessment and compliance services including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, compliance audits, permits, training, remedial design, and risk assessment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Infrastructure and Development Engineering (IDE) is a Cincinnati-area civil engineering consultancy delivering four integrated service lines: civil engineering (engineering studies, drainage design, site development, utility extensions, permit acquisition, and construction management), land planning (preliminary analysis, schematic design, and resource management), land surveying (boundary, ALTA, topographic, and construction staking surveys using GPS/UAV), and environmental consulting (Phase I ESAs, compliance audits, remedial design, and risk assessment). The firm serves developers, municipalities, and private clients throughout southwestern Ohio, northern Kentucky, and Indiana.

Product overview

IDE is a civil engineering services firm offering four integrated service lines: Civil Engineering (engineering studies, drainage design, site development, utility extensions, permit acquisition, and construction management), Land Planning (preliminary analysis, schematic design, and resource management), Land Surveying (boundary, ALTA, topographic, and construction staking surveys), and Environmental Consulting (Phase I ESA, compliance audits, remedial design, and risk assessment). These services are delivered as a unified offering to developers, municipalities, and private clients throughout Cincinnati and surrounding areas, with the firm leveraging AutoCAD Civil 3D, GPS, robotic total stations, and UAV technology across multiple service areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 25-30% improvement in survey crew production through proprietary construction staking technology
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Woolpert: Large Ohio-headquartered design, engineering, and geospatial firm offering civil engineering, surveying, and environmental services nationally. Highly comparable to IDE across service lines, but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• DLZ Corporation: Midwest-based engineering, architecture, and surveying firm offering civil, environmental, and infrastructure services. Overlaps with IDE on land development and municipal engineering but operates across more states.
• Stantec: Global engineering, environmental, and consulting firm with deep civil engineering, surveying, and environmental assessment capabilities. Competes with IDE on larger infrastructure and development programs.

Direct peers

• Bayer Becker: Cincinnati-area civil engineering, surveying, and land planning firm serving developers, municipalities, and architects. Closely matches IDE on geography, service mix, and target customer base.
• Kleingers Group: Dayton, Ohio-based civil engineering, surveying, and landscape architecture firm serving the same Midwest development and municipal client base as IDE.
• EMH&T (Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton): Ohio-based civil engineering, surveying, and environmental firm with comparable integrated services for developers, municipalities, and private clients in the Midwest.
• Burgess & Niple: Ohio-headquartered engineering and architecture firm with comparable civil, environmental, and surveying services for municipal and private development clients.
• MSA Professional Services: Midwest-based engineering, architecture, and planning firm providing civil engineering, environmental, and surveying services to municipalities and developers across multiple states.
• Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC): Regional civil and environmental engineering consulting firm offering comparable services — site development, environmental site assessments, surveying, and planning — across multiple U.S. offices.

Regional players

• KZF Design: Cincinnati-based architecture, engineering, and planning firm with overlapping civil engineering and land development services for local developers and institutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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