What Ghafari does

Ghafari Associates, LLC is a privately held civil engineering consulting firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The firm provides multidisciplinary engineering and design services spanning ten interconnected practice areas: civil engineering, structural engineering, land planning and site development, building services (including MEP and HVAC), utility engineering, hydrology and stormwater management, transportation solutions, construction engineering and administration, environmental solutions, and landscape architecture. Its stated mission is "engineering civilization, one project at a time," and it delivers project-based professional services for both public-sector clients (municipalities, federal agencies including the US Army Corps of Engineers and US Coast Guard) and private-sector clients (commercial developers, healthcare systems, educational institutions, retail chains, and real estate developers).

The firm's core technology consists of computer-aided design and engineering modeling tools used to produce construction documents and permitting packages; no proprietary software platforms are disclosed. Revenue is generated entirely through project-based professional service engagements priced on a quote basis, with no standard public pricing, subscription components, or productized offerings. Marketing and business development rely on a portfolio website, client testimonials, and word-of-mouth referrals, with all distribution occurring through direct client engagement rather than third-party channels.

Geographically, Ghafari's primary operations are based in Florida with an established international presence in the Middle East, particularly Qatar, where it has delivered projects for the Qatar Foundation's Education City campus and partnered with firms including Al Jaber & Partners and Contraco W.L.L. The firm has no disclosed external investors, parent company, or acquisition history, and operates as an independently owned LLC with no public listing.

Name

Ghafari

Legal name

Ghafari Associates, LLC

Website

https://ghafari.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ghafari Associates is a Tampa, Florida-based civil engineering consulting firm founded in 2000 that provides multidisciplinary design and engineering services to public agencies, private developers, healthcare, education, and retail clients across North America and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Site development services
• Structural engineering design
• Land planning services
• Infrastructure engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 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 Consulting Services: Project-based consulting fees for civil engineering, structural engineering, land planning, site development, utility engineering, stormwater management, landscaping, and building services. Revenue is generated through professional service engagements for both public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ghafari Associates is a civil engineering consulting firm that provides full-spectrum design and construction-document preparation services for public and private sector clients. Its offerings span ten interrelated disciplines—civil, structural, land planning, site development, building services (MEP), utility, hydrology/stormwater, transportation, construction administration, environmental, and landscape architecture—delivered by multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists for residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects.

Product overview

Ghafari Associates is a civil engineering consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of engineering and design services. The company provides ten interconnected service areas: Civil Engineering (core foundation), Structural Engineering, Land Planning & Site Development, Building Services (architectural and MEP), Utility Engineering, Hydrology/Hydraulic & Surface Water Management, Transportation Solutions, Construction Engineering and Administration, Solutions to Environment, and Landscape Architecture. These services are delivered through multidisciplinary project teams to serve both public and private sector clients across residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure development projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved $180,000 in site work through efficient re-engineering of Oak Bluff North Subdivision
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Olazabal DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Olazabal Design for golf course engineering projects. Ghafari provided effective engineering solutions for Education City Golf Club in Doha, a technically complex environment. The firm delivered effective engineering solutions that enabled successful project delivery, with expressed intent to work together again.
• Qatar FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for Education City development projects including golf course, club house, and miscellaneous structures spanning 33 holes across Qatar Foundation's Education City campus in Doha.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is one of the largest privately-held engineering, planning, and design consulting firms in the US, offering directly overlapping services in civil, structural, transportation, land planning, and environmental engineering. Closely comparable business model and service mix to Ghafari, though at substantially greater scale.
• Pennoni: Pennoni is a mid-size engineering consulting firm providing civil, structural, environmental, MEP, and surveying services across the Eastern US. Directly comparable to Ghafari in service mix and regional/mid-size positioning.
• Ardurra: Ardurra is a mid-size engineering consulting firm providing civil, structural, water resources, and environmental engineering services. Closely comparable to Ghafari in service portfolio and scale, and a credible consolidation peer.
• NV5 Global: NV5 Global is a technical engineering and consulting firm providing infrastructure, environmental, and geospatial services. Comparable to Ghafari in the combination of civil engineering, environmental solutions, and infrastructure-focused delivery.
• TRC Companies: TRC Companies provides engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management services. Comparable to Ghafari across civil engineering, environmental solutions, and infrastructure clients, including public-sector work.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a leading global consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and infrastructure — overlapping meaningfully with Ghafari's environmental, hydrology, and civil engineering services.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with broad service portfolio overlapping Ghafari's civil, structural, environmental, and water-resources offerings. Operates as a much larger incumbent in the same space.
• HDR Inc. HDR is a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with overlapping services in civil, structural, transportation, water resources, and building services engineering. Operates at substantially greater scale than Ghafari.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing engineering, design, and construction services with overlapping capabilities in civil, structural, transportation, and environmental engineering. A broader incumbent competing for the same clients.
• WSP Global: WSP is a global professional services consulting firm providing engineering and environmental services including civil, structural, and infrastructure design. Operates as a much larger incumbent directly overlapping Ghafari's service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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