What Vierbicher Associates does

Vierbicher Associates is a multi-disciplined civil engineering and community development consulting firm headquartered in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, operating five offices statewide (Reedsburg, Madison, Milwaukee, Prairie du Chien, and Green Bay) and serving more than 100 Wisconsin municipalities and private-sector clients. Founded in 1976 by James Vierbicher, PE, the firm is structured as an employee-owned corporation governed by a seven-person Board of Directors, with no external parent or private equity backing. The company delivers eight integrated core services: civil engineering, municipal engineering, water resources engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, planning and community development, economic development, and public funding services.

The firm operates a project-based consulting model staffed by integrated teams of engineers, landscape architects, planners, community development specialists, environmental scientists, surveyors, and GIS specialists who deliver projects from concept through completion. Technology usage is conventional for the AEC sector, centered on AutoCAD Civil 3D, Trimble GPS, and Robotic Total Station equipment for surveying, with no proprietary software or AI/ML capabilities disclosed. A distinctive capability sits in public funding services, where the firm has secured over $120 million in grants and created or amended more than 135 Tax Incremental Districts for clients, supported by a publicly stated 85%+ application success rate.

Revenue is generated through professional services contracts billed on project-specific engagements, with multi-year contracts common for municipal engagements. The primary customer segment is Wisconsin municipalities and government entities; a secondary segment serves private developers and businesses across industries including real estate, food processing, hospitality, healthcare, and nonprofit housing. Distribution is direct through regional offices, supported by relationship-based sales, industry conference participation, and professional association involvement; marketing is augmented by the firm's website, blog, and social presence across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Name

Vierbicher Associates

Legal name

Vierbicher Associates, Inc

Website

https://vierbicher.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Vierbicher Associates is an employee-owned Wisconsin civil engineering and consulting firm operating five offices and serving over 100 municipalities and private-sector clients with planning, surveying, engineering, and public funding services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Planning Consulting Services: Project-based consulting fees for civil engineering, municipal engineering, water resources engineering, landscape architecture, planning and community development, economic development, land surveying, and public funding services. Revenue generated through professional service contracts with municipalities and private sector clients.
2. Public Funding Services: Services related to grants, subsidized loans, tax incremental financing, and other public funding programs. May include application fees or percentage-based fees on secured funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vierbicher Associates is a multi-disciplined civil engineering and consulting firm that provides land surveying, civil and municipal engineering, water resources engineering, planning and community development, landscape architecture, economic development, and public funding services. Engagements are delivered as project-based consulting contracts by an integrated team of engineers, landscape architects, planners, surveyors, environmental scientists, and GIS specialists to Wisconsin municipalities, government agencies, and private developers.

Product overview

Vierbicher Associates is a multi-disciplined consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services for community planning and civil engineering projects. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, with eight core service lines: Land Surveying, Water Resources Engineering, Municipal Engineering, Civil Engineering, Public Funding Services, Landscape Architecture, Economic Development, and Planning and Community Development. These services work collaboratively from concept to completion, with surveyors and engineers integrated throughout all project aspects to provide comprehensive solutions for public and private clients across Wisconsin communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Surveying

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $120 million in grants secured for clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KD EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2024Vierbicher announced partnership with KD Engineering in March 2024. The partnership expands service capabilities and geographic reach for both firms in the Wisconsin market.
• Mau & Associates, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2023Merger with Mau & Associates, LLP effective March 31, 2023. Mau was a privately-owned civil engineering and land surveying company headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The merger added the Green Bay office location and expanded presence in northeast Wisconsin.
• KL EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVierbicher partnered with KL Engineering to complete the City of Darlington STH 23 Streetscaping & Lighting project.
• Fitchburg Land PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partnership for Uptown Crossing mixed-use development in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Fitchburg Land Partners made the initial investment of land to create infrastructure network.
• Veridian HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Uptown Crossing project. Veridian Homes developed significant tract of single family housing working with Vierbicher to adapt layout and vision.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ayres Associates: Waukesha, WI-based consulting firm providing civil/municipal engineering, water resources, surveying, landscape architecture, and planning — directly comparable multi-disciplinary offering serving Wisconsin municipalities and developers.
• MSA Professional Services: Baraboo, WI-headquartered multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, surveying, and environmental consulting firm serving Wisconsin municipalities and private developers. Closely comparable in size, service mix, geography, and municipal client focus.
• Mead & Hunt: Middleton, WI-headquartered engineering and architecture consulting firm serving municipal, transportation, water, and aviation clients throughout the Midwest. Comparable size, ownership structure (employee-owned), and Wisconsin-centric public-sector focus.
• Foth: De Pere, WI-headquartered engineering and scientific consulting firm with strong municipal, infrastructure, and land development practices across the Upper Midwest. Direct geographic and service-line overlap, including Green Bay-area presence.
• Strand Associates: Madison, WI-based engineering consultancy specializing in municipal infrastructure, water resources, environmental, and transportation projects for Wisconsin and Upper Midwest public-sector clients.
• raSmith: Wisconsin-based (Brookfield) full-service consulting firm offering civil engineering, land surveying, planning, landscape architecture, and funding services to public and private clients — a near mirror of Vierbicher's integrated service portfolio.

Regional players

• Clark Dietz: Indianapolis, IN-based multi-disciplinary engineering firm with strong Midwest municipal practice (water, wastewater, transportation, civil/site). Comparable service lines but operating primarily outside Wisconsin.
• HR Green: Cedar Rapids, IA-based consulting firm providing civil engineering, planning, surveying, and water resources services to municipalities and private developers across the Midwest — overlapping capabilities with Wisconsin-centric focus.
• Fehr Graham: Rochelle, IL-based Midwestern engineering and environmental consulting firm with municipal, transportation, and land development practices — comparable multi-disciplinary offering serving neighboring region to Wisconsin.

Broad incumbents

• SEH (Short Elliott Hendrickson): St. Paul, MN-headquartered, employee-owned engineering, architectural, and planning consulting firm serving municipal, transportation, water, and environmental clients across the Upper Midwest — larger peer with overlapping service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCsoqqi06KmW8u1NaaUEKLsQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/vierbicher-168962113154048
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vierbicher-associates
• Instagraminstagram.com/vierbicherwi
• Xx.com/vierbicherinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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