What FBA does

FBA, Inc. Structural Engineers is a privately held California structural engineering firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Hayward, with a regional office serving Southern California (Huntington Beach area). The firm provides professional structural engineering services to enterprise developers, government agencies, property owners, and legal clients across the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California. Its principal client base includes leading multi-family residential developers such as Equity Residential, Essex, Avalon Bay Communities, the Sobrato Organization, the Irvine Company, Federal Realty Investment Trust, and Mill Creek Residential, as well as government transportation clients including Caltrans, for whom the firm has engineered demolition plans for bridges over the past 25 years. Additional named clients include CoreSite (data centers), Stanford University, Best Buy, and Mercedes Benz of Rocklin.

Name

FBA

Legal name

FBA, Inc. Structural Engineers

Website

https://fbaengineers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FBA, Inc. Structural Engineers is a California-based structural engineering firm founded in 1995, specializing in post-tensioned concrete design, engineered demolition, and forensic engineering. It serves enterprise developers, government agencies, and property owners across the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Structural & Seismic Retrofit Services (EDAEABAF)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Post-tensioned concrete design
• Engineered demolition planning
• Parking structure design
• Seismic retrofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hayward

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Professional Services: FBA generates revenue by providing structural engineering design services on a project-by-project basis. Services include new construction structural design, demolition planning, forensic engineering, seismic evaluation, and expert witness litigation support. Revenue is project-based and earned through professional engineering fees on individual projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FBA Inc. Structural Engineers provides professional structural engineering design services for new construction projects such as multi-family residential, mixed-use, parking structures, data centers, commercial and industrial buildings. The firm also offers engineered demolition planning for buildings and bridges, forensic engineering and seismic retrofit, structural assessment and repair, and expert witness support. Its core specialty is post-tensioned and reinforced concrete structural design, delivered through direct project engagements to California's leading developers and government agencies.

Product overview

FBA Inc. Structural Engineers is a structural engineering services firm, not a software product company. The company offers a unified set of professional engineering services centered around structural design and demolition engineering. Its core service offerings include New Construction (structural design for multi-family, mixed-use, parking structures, data centers, commercial, and industrial buildings), Engineered Demolition (controlled demolition planning for buildings and bridges), Forensic Engineering (seismic evaluation and retrofit), Structural Assessment & Repair (evaluation and repair guidance for existing structures), and Expert Witness Support (litigation and technical reporting). The firm specializes in post-tensioned concrete design and serves clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Construction Structural Engineering Structural engineering design services for new construction projects across multi-family residential, mixed-use, hotels, parking structures, data centers, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities, with specialization in post-tensioned concrete structural design. The offering is delivered to California's leading developers, architects, and government clients.
• Engineered Demolition Services Controlled demolition engineering services for buildings and bridges, including demolition plans, procedures, calculations, structural weakening design, implosion support, de-construction plans for seismically compromised structures, and on-site engineering support. FBA provides this service primarily to Caltrans and other government clients, along with private developers requiring complex structural removals.
• Forensic Engineering Services Investigation and analysis of structural failures, seismic evaluation, and seismic retrofit design services for concrete frame buildings, including structures damaged in seismic events or shown to be seismically unsound. The service combines thorough structural analysis with effective retrofit design that maximizes safety and construction economy.
• Structural Assessment & Repair Services Evaluation and repair guidance for podium structures, including concrete slab repairs where post-tensioned strands and reinforcement have been damaged. FBA provides sequencing and detailing to restore structures and extend service life for property owners, developers, and managers of existing buildings.
• Expert Witness Support Services Expert witness testimony, litigation support, and technical reports for legal cases involving structural engineering and engineered demolition, including OSHA proceedings, construction defect disputes, and demolition accident investigations. The service is provided to law firms, insurance companies, and government legal agencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ multi-family units designed per year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers29 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with structural engineering, facades, and infrastructure practices. Competes with FBA on complex California projects as a broader full-service incumbent rather than a structural specialist.
• Arup: Global multi-disciplinary engineering firm with strong structural engineering practice including seismic and high-rise design. Competes with FBA on larger California mixed-use, commercial, and infrastructure projects but as part of a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH): National engineering firm specializing in structural design, investigation, and rehabilitation. Comparable to FBA's forensic engineering, structural assessment/repair, and design practices, though larger and multi-region.
• Miyamoto International: West Coast-based structural engineering firm specializing in seismic engineering, forensic analysis, and disaster response. Overlaps with FBA's seismic evaluation, retrofit, and demolition engineering practices.
• Degenkolb Engineers: San Francisco-based structural engineering firm specializing in seismic evaluation, retrofit, and healthcare/education structures. Highly comparable to FBA in geography (California), service mix (structural design + seismic/forensic), and customer base.
• Saiful Bouquet Structural Engineers: Southern California structural engineering firm with strong multi-family, healthcare, and education practice. Comparable specialty mix and California-based customer base to FBA.
• Nabih Youssef & Associates: Los Angeles-based structural engineering firm known for seismic engineering and large complex building projects. Comparable to FBA in California footprint, seismic expertise, and complex structural design.
• John A. Martin & Associates: Los Angeles-based structural engineering firm serving commercial, healthcare, education, and parking structure clients. Direct competitor for FBA in Southern California structural design work, particularly parking and podium structures.
• Walter P Moore: National structural engineering and infrastructure firm with parking structure, civic, and sports venue expertise. Directly comparable to FBA in parking structure design and post-tensioned concrete specialization.
• KPFF Consulting Engineers: Large U.S. structural and civil engineering firm with deep California presence (SF and LA offices). Comparable to FBA in core structural design services, multi-family and mixed-use project exposure, and design-build delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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