What Ardmore Associates, LLC does

Ardmore Associates, LLC, operating as Ardmore Roderick, is a Chicago-based infrastructure consulting firm founded in 2003 that provides program management, owner's representation, construction management, and engineering design services to government agencies and large private sector clients. The firm is structured as The Roderick Group, LLC, a privately held Illinois limited liability company headquartered at 1500 W Carroll Ave #300 in Chicago, with 101-250 employees. Ardmore Roderick operates across five primary market sectors: Aviation, Buildings & Facilities, Energy & Utilities, Rail & Transit, and Transportation. Its service portfolio includes program management, owner's representation, construction management, Phase I/II engineering design, QA/QC, utility coordination, design management, and procurement/EPC services.

The firm's major engagements include the $1.7 billion Chicago Transit Authority Red-Purple Modernization Program as part of the Elevated Solutions Partners joint venture with Arcadis and Jacobs, the $1.2 billion Chicago O'Hare Airport Terminal 5 Campus Expansion via the Connect Chicago Alliance joint venture, the $600 million Obama Presidential Center in partnership with Clayco, the $170 million Nicor Gas Dubuque Pipeline Replacement, and ongoing Phase I/II engineering for IDOT and CDOT. The firm is ranked #27 on ENR's 2023 Top 50 Program Management Firms and received the ACEC Illinois DBE Consultant Exceptional Service Award in 2026.

Ardmore Roderick's revenue model is professional services fees generated through project-based engagements with government agencies and large private enterprise clients, secured via competitive bidding and direct negotiations. Go-to-market is a B2B enterprise field sales motion targeting government transportation agencies (CTA, IDOT, CDOT, Metra), government facilities owners, utility companies, educational institutions, and defense/private sector clients. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification and joint-venture partnerships with tier-one firms are central to accessing mega-program contracts that would otherwise exceed the firm's standalone capacity.

Name

Ardmore Associates, LLC

Legal name

The Roderick Group, LLC

Website

https://ardmoreassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ardmore Associates, LLC (dba Ardmore Roderick) is a Chicago-based infrastructure consulting firm providing program management, owner's representation, and engineering services to government agencies and private sector clients across aviation, transit, transportation, utilities, and facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Infrastructure consulting and program management services delivered through project-based engagements with government agencies and private sector clients. Revenue generated through professional service fees for engineering, construction management, and owner's representation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ardmore Roderick is a national infrastructure consulting firm that delivers program management, owner's representation, construction management, and Phase I/II engineering design services for government agencies, utilities, educational institutions, and private sector clients. The firm operates across five market sectors—Aviation, Buildings & Facilities, Energy & Utilities, Rail & Transit, and Transportation—and supports large-scale capital programs through joint venture partnerships with firms such as Arcadis, Jacobs, and Clayco.

Product overview

Ardmore Roderick is an infrastructure consulting firm offering program management, owner's representative, and engineering services across five primary market sectors: Aviation, Buildings & Facilities, Energy & Utilities, Rail & Transit, and Transportation. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services including design management, QA/QC, utility coordination, procurement, and construction management. Their project portfolio spans major infrastructure programs such as the Chicago O'Hare Terminal 5 expansion, Obama Presidential Center, Red-Purple Modernization Program, and various bridge and pipeline replacements. The company operates as a national infrastructure firm supporting transportation, utilities, and facilities programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aviation Services
• Buildings & Facilities
• Energy & Utilities
• Rail & Transit
• Transportation
• Program Management
• Owner's Representative
• Design Management
• QA/QC
• Utility Coordination
• Procurement (EPC)
• Construction Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered first 14 miles of Dubuque Pipeline Replacement ahead of schedule, earning additional 5 miles of work

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elevated Solutions Partners (ESP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with Arcadis and Jacobs for Chicago Transit Authority's Red-Purple Modernization Program. Ardmore Roderick serves as Owner Representative for Phase One of this $1.7 billion initiative, the largest capital investment in CTA history.
• ClaycocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with Clayco for Obama Presidential Center program management. Ardmore Roderick provides program management across all four phases of the $600 million center development in Chicago's Jackson Park.
• Connect Chicago Alliance Joint VenturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for Chicago O'Hare Airport Terminal 5 Campus Expansion. Ardmore Roderick provides program management and owner's representative services for the $1.2 billion terminal expansion.
• Price Gregory InternationalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction management partnership for Nicor Gas Dubuque Pipeline Replacement. Ardmore Roderick managed critical procurement and field services for the 60-mile, $170 million natural gas pipeline replacement project.
• CORE ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with CORE Construction for Harper College Canning Student Center project. Ardmore Roderick team member Kiara Trejo serves as Project Field Inspector on this project partnered with the Illinois Capital Development Board.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP USA: Global engineering professional services firm with a large transportation and buildings practice; competes with Ardmore on IDOT, CDOT, and other Midwest public-agency program management contracts.
• Arcadis: International design and program management consultancy; Ardmore's JV partner on the Elevated Solutions Partners consortium for CTA, and a direct competitor in transportation, water, and rail/transit owner's representation.
• HDR Inc. Employee-owned engineering and program management firm with significant transportation and water infrastructure practices; competes in the same public-agency PM/CM space and is a peer benchmark on the ENR Top 50 PM list.
• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned engineering, construction, and program management firm with strong utility and aviation practices; competes with Ardmore on Nicor Gas-style pipeline CM and airport terminal expansion PM work.
• Stantec: North American engineering and program management firm with strong transportation and water practices; competes with Ardmore on state DOT and municipal infrastructure PM/CM opportunities.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering consultancy with strong U.S. transit and transportation practices; competes with Ardmore on owner's representation and PM work for agencies like CTA and other major transit authorities.
• AECOM: One of the largest global program management and infrastructure consulting firms; competes head-to-head with Ardmore on aviation, transit, and transportation PM/CM pursuits and is frequently the incumbent on the same public-agency IDIQ contracts.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering, program management, and owner's representative firm; a direct JV partner with Ardmore on the CTA Red-Purple Modernization and a benchmark for ENR Top 50 PM rankings, competing across the same transportation, transit, and facilities verticals.

Direct peers

• Turner & Townsend: Global program management and cost consultancy with major U.S. transportation and infrastructure engagements; competes directly with Ardmore on owner's representative and PM services for transit and large public works programs.
• Hill International: Specialist construction management and owner's representative firm; competes directly with Ardmore on owner's representation and program management for transit, aviation, and public-sector mega-projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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