What Farris Engineering does

Farris Engineering is a 100% employee-owned mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering design firm founded in 1967 in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm provides integrated engineering services across eleven core disciplines including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting design, technology infrastructure, fire protection/life safety, commissioning, LEED consulting and sustainable design, construction administration, planning and programming, and federal contracting capabilities. It serves healthcare systems, higher education institutions, K-12 schools, federal agencies and military installations, commercial developers, and municipal utilities primarily across the Midwest and Mountain West United States.

The firm operates seven offices spanning Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Missouri, and serves as a Total Small Business federal contractor with award-winning project credentials, including the Colorado College Tutt Library net-zero renovation (the largest academic net-zero library nationally) and a $2M+ annual Front Range IDIQ contract covering Air Force and Army installations. Notable project work includes the $11.3M SDSU North Chiller Plant, $12M West Haymarket Thermal Energy Facility, and CHI Health Bergan Mercy 255,000 square-foot renovation and addition.

Farris generates revenue through project-based professional services fees custom-quoted by scope and complexity, delivered via direct enterprise field sales targeting government, healthcare, and educational institutions. Its 100% ESOP ownership structure (in place since 2012) aligns employee incentives with long-term client relationships and operational continuity from design through construction administration. The firm has no parent company, no external institutional investment, and no disclosed acquisitions or funding rounds.

Name

Farris Engineering

Legal name

Farris Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://farris-usa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Farris Engineering is a 100% employee-owned MEP engineering design firm serving healthcare, higher education, federal, K-12, and commercial clients across the Midwest and Mountain West from seven offices since 1967.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEP Engineering Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security, Safety & Fire/Life Safety Management (BPABAAAE), Data Center MEP & Commissioning (Electrical, Mechanical, BMS, Integrated Systems Testing) (IMAFAIAH)

Keywords

• MEP engineering design
• Mechanical engineering services
• Electrical engineering consulting
• Fire protection engineering
• Sustainable building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Professional engineering services for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, lighting, and technology systems design. Projects range from small renovations to large-scale new construction across commercial, government, healthcare, and educational sectors. Revenue is project-based with fees determined by scope and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Farris Engineering is a 100% employee-owned MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineering design and consulting firm providing integrated engineering services including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting design, technology infrastructure, fire protection, commissioning, LEED/sustainable design, construction administration, and planning services. Projects range from small renovations to large-scale new construction for federal, healthcare, higher education, K-12, commercial, and municipal/utility clients across the U.S. Midwest and Mountain West.

Product overview

Farris Engineering is a 100% employee-owned MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineering firm providing comprehensive engineering design and consulting services. The company offers an integrated portfolio of eleven core service areas: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Plumbing, Lighting Design, Technology, Fire Protection/Life Safety, Commissioning, LEED Consulting & Sustainable Design, Construction Administration, Planning & Programming Services, and Federal Capabilities. These services serve commercial, government, healthcare, higher education, K-12 education, and physical plant sectors. Farris Engineering was founded in 1967 and operates from multiple offices across Nebraska, Colorado, and Iowa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Engineering design services for HVAC systems, boilers, chillers, circulating pumps, cooling towers, and building automation control systems, focusing on energy conservation, sustainability, maintainability, and life cycle costs.
• Electrical Engineering Comprehensive electrical engineering design including facility and energy assessments, arc flash studies, short circuit studies, coordination studies, and primary and secondary power distribution.
• Plumbing Full spectrum plumbing solutions including domestic, sanitary, and storm water plumbing systems, compressed air, medical, and process gas systems, with ADA compliance.
• Lighting Design Specialty lighting design services including development of lighting concepts, lighting renderings, and lighting calculations for various building types.
• Technology Technology infrastructure design including data center design, telecommunications infrastructure, and audio/visual system design for flexible and future-ready buildings.
• Fire Protection / Life Safety Fire protection and life safety engineering design including fire and life safety studies and systems for new and renovated facilities, including suppression systems and risk assessments.
• Commissioning Commissioning services to ensure building systems and components meet expected standards, including commissioning plans and commissioning specifications.
• LEED Consulting & Sustainable Design Sustainable design services focused on maximum energy efficiency and environmentally-friendly components, including proper building orientations, window placement, and natural light optimization.
• Construction Administration Construction administration services providing continuity from design through construction, including contractor submittal review, pay application review, and construction directives for clarifications and minor changes.
• Planning & Programming Services Facilities evaluation and planning services including life cycle costing, energy modeling, programming documents, and design-build bridging documents.
• Federal Capabilities Engineering services for federal government projects as a Total Small Business contractor, covering mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and commissioning for federal agencies including Air Force and Army installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Colorado College's Tutt Library achieved net-zero construction despite adding 25,000 additional square feet, doubling seating capacity
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)coreOthers · 1 May 2023Active member for over 40 years. Multiple employees attend SAME Omaha Post Industry Day events annually. Employees volunteer in SAME student mentoring programs at middle school and high school levels, judging competitions for 10+ years. Partnership supports federal contracting business development and community engagement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Henderson Engineers: Henderson Engineers is a Kansas City-based MEP specialty engineering firm serving healthcare, higher education, sports, and commercial clients with similar integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology design. Geographic adjacency and identical service portfolio make it a direct regional competitor.
• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): Affiliated Engineers is a national MEP engineering firm specializing in technically complex projects including healthcare, research labs, and mission-critical facilities - directly comparable service mix to Farris's high-end healthcare and federal work.
• Smith Seckman Reid (SSR): SSR is a Nashville-based engineering firm with strong MEP/fire protection/commissioning practices serving healthcare, higher education, and federal clients with project-based professional services - closely paralleling Farris's vertical mix and integrated delivery model.
• ME Engineers: ME Engineers is an MEP specialty consulting firm serving commercial, healthcare, education, and cultural facilities with high-performing building systems design - directly competing for the same project types as Farris.
• CMTA: CMTA is a national MEP engineering and energy services firm with deep expertise in sustainability, commissioning, and high-performance building design - directly comparable to Farris's LEED consulting and commissioning practices.
• Jordan & Skala Engineers: Jordan & Skala is a national MEP engineering firm with strong presence in higher education, healthcare, and federal/military work - directly comparable vertical focus to Farris's healthcare, education, and Total Small Business federal practice.
• Dunham Associates: Dunham Associates is a Midwest MEP engineering firm headquartered in Minneapolis serving healthcare, higher education, and commercial markets - a closely comparable regional competitor with similar vertical mix and service depth.

Broad incumbents

• HDR: HDR is a global architecture/engineering firm headquartered in Omaha with deep federal, healthcare, and higher-education practices - a much larger incumbent that competes for many of the same public-sector owners in Farris's core Midwest markets.
• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a Kansas City-headquartered global engineering, construction, and architecture firm with extensive federal and healthcare practices - broad incumbent that increasingly competes with regional MEP specialty firms like Farris on integrated building projects.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with major building engineering practices serving healthcare, education, and government - representative broad incumbent competing for the same institutional clients as Farris, especially on larger multi-site programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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