KPI Engineering

What KPI Engineering does

KPI Engineering, Inc. is a Tampa, Florida-based mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEP/FP) engineering design firm founded in 2001 (originally as Kenyon & Partners, Inc., rebranded in 2007). The firm provides full in-house MEP engineering design services covering HVAC systems (chillers, cooling towers, variable pumping, VAV distribution, dedicated outside air), electrical systems (generators, fire alarm, data/communication, VoIP, CCTV, security, sports lighting), plumbing and fire sprinkler systems, DDC/PLC controls, and medical gas systems. Add-on services include design/build delivery, systems commissioning, energy planning and LEED-accredited sustainable design, 3-D rendering and animation, facility needs assessment, and indoor air quality and expert witness services. Specialty capabilities include central plant design, district cooling plants, and geothermal systems. A wholly owned subsidiary, KPI Services (formed 2017), handles ongoing maintenance and facility service operations, giving the group full life cycle coverage from planning through operation.

The firm serves five primary vertical segments: Education (K-12 schools, universities, and continuing services contracts with several Florida school districts), Healthcare (medical offices, hospitals, clinical research, ORs, ERs, ICUs, NICU, hyperbaric, endoscopy, labs, radiology, MRI, and assisted living), Government (local, state, and federal agencies via ongoing service contracts and direct awards), Commercial/Real Estate (multi-family, multi-tenant retail, and conversion projects), and Technology (data centers, communications facilities, research facilities, and clean rooms). Notable named customers include Florida school districts and data center clients. The company is certified as a Small Business Enterprise and holds LEED Accredited staff credentials. The principal leadership team comprises Dean Kenyon, PE (President, Registered Mechanical Engineer and Certified Mechanical Contractor, 25+ years), Shawn Jeffrey, Sr., LEED AP (Partner and Design Group Manager), Luis Vargas, PE (Vice President), and Henry Dilport, CMC (Certified Mechanical Contractor, 25+ years). All principals are shareholders with direct project involvement.

KPI Engineering generates revenue through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis plus multi-year continuing services contracts, primarily with public-sector clients. Pricing is project-based quotes and negotiated service agreements with no public pricing. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales and relationship-based, with the firm frequently receiving direct project awards from industry partners without prolonged RFQ/RFP processes, indicating strong repeat-buyer relationships. The firm is privately held under common ownership with KPI Services, has no external institutional investors or private equity backing, and operates from a 10,000 sq ft office with an adjacent 15,000 sq ft warehouse in Tampa, Florida. The company is licensed to work in multiple states and primarily serves the Southeast US.

Name

KPI Engineering

Legal name

KPI Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://kpiengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KPI Engineering is a Tampa-based mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering design firm serving education, healthcare, government, commercial, and technology clients across the Southeast US through project-based engagements and continuing services contracts.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. MEP Engineering Design Services: Professional engineering services for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems design. Services are delivered through project-based engagements and ongoing service contracts.
2. Design/Build Projects: Integrated design and build delivery model for MEP projects
3. Commissioning and Energy Planning: Systems commissioning and energy planning/analysis services including LEED accreditation support

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Core offering

KPI Engineering is a full-service Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection (MEP/FP) engineering design firm. The company provides engineering design, design/build delivery, systems commissioning, energy planning and analysis (LEED), and facility needs assessment services for educational, healthcare, government, commercial, and technology facilities. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, the firm is licensed to operate in multiple states and delivers projects ranging from small renovations to large freestanding facilities.

Product overview

KPI Engineering is a full-service MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) engineering firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of engineering design services. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their core MEP Engineering Services encompasses design for HVAC systems (including chillers, towers, variable pumping, variable air distribution, and dedicated outside air systems), electrical systems (generators, fire alarm, data/communication, VoIP, CCTV, security systems, and sports field lighting), plumbing and fire sprinkler systems, DDC/PLC controls, and medical gas systems. Additional service modules include Design/Build project delivery, Energy Planning and Analysis (LEED), Systems Commissioning, 3-D Rendering/Animation, Facility Needs Assessment, Indoor Air Quality Services, and professional witness support. Specialized capabilities include Central Plant Design and Geothermal Systems. The company was founded in 2001 as Kenyon & Partners, Inc., rebranded as KPI Engineering, Inc. in 2007, and expanded with KPI Services in 2017.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MEP Engineering Design Services Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection engineering design services covering HVAC systems, electrical distribution, plumbing, fire sprinkler systems, DDC/PLC controls, medical gas systems, and security systems for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities.
• Design/Build Services

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Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with substantial buildings MEP design practices. It competes with KPI on healthcare, education, and government facility work, typically at the larger end of project scale and through master service agreements with multi-site clients.
• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a large multi-discipline engineering, construction, and architecture firm with substantial MEP, fire protection, and commissioning practices. As a broad incumbent, it competes with KPI for larger healthcare, government, and mission-critical projects where the client prefers a single multi-discipline provider.
• WSP USA: WSP is a global professional services firm with deep MEP and buildings engineering practices serving healthcare, education, government, and data center clients. As a broad incumbent, it competes for the largest MEP design commissions in KPI's target verticals, often as part of integrated multi-discipline programs.

Emerging players

• CRB Group: CRB is an engineering, architecture, and consulting firm focused on life sciences, food and beverage, and advanced technology facilities. Its growing presence in healthcare and data center MEP design, particularly for clean room and specialized facility clients, makes it an emerging peer to KPI in those specialty niches.

Direct peers

• ME Engineers: ME Engineers is a national MEP engineering design firm specializing in mission-critical facilities including healthcare, data centers, higher education, and sports venues. It competes with KPI directly on healthcare and data center MEP commissions and on specialty central plant design.
• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): AEI is an MEP and central plant engineering design firm with strong central utility plant and district energy expertise. It is a direct competitor on KPI's central plant, district cooling, and geothermal design work for university, healthcare, and government clients.
• Smith Seckman Reid (SSR): SSR is a full-service engineering design firm with strong MEP, infrastructure, and commissioning practices serving healthcare, education, and government clients. It is comparable in size and service mix to KPI and competes for similar continuing-services and project-based engagements.
• RMF Engineering: RMF Engineering is a mid-size MEP and infrastructure engineering firm serving healthcare, higher education, government, and mission-critical clients. It directly competes with KPI in healthcare and education MEP design and operates with a similar regional-to-mid-national footprint.
• TLC Engineering Solutions: TLC Engineering Solutions is a Florida-headquartered MEP and fire protection engineering design firm serving healthcare, education, government, and commercial clients. It is the closest direct competitor to KPI in the Florida market, with comparable service mix and client verticals.
• P2S Inc. P2S is an MEP, technology, and commissioning engineering firm serving healthcare, higher education, and government clients. Its integrated MEP-plus-commissioning model and healthcare/government vertical mix closely mirror KPI's service offering.

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Profiles4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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