What Sazan does

Sazan is a privately held structural engineering consulting firm operating across North America from offices in Irvine, California and Richmond Hill, Ontario. Founded and led by Dr. Farid Rezaeian (CEO, Principal Engineer) and Dr. Mohammad Jalalpour, the firm delivers professional structural engineering services spanning conceptual and detailed design, connection design, performance-based design, peer review, structural optimization, value engineering, assessment and evaluation, repair and rehabilitation, seismic mitigation and retrofit, strengthening design, construction support, and inspection. Its work covers commercial buildings (retail, strip malls, educational, public use, high-rise condominiums, hotels and casinos), residential buildings (multi-family apartments, town homes, condominiums, custom residences), industrial buildings (production facilities, distribution centers, warehouses), and non-building structures (retaining walls, signs/billboards, swimming pools, large-span structures, monuments).

Core technical capability rests on the leadership's academic credentials — Ph.D. structural engineers active in international research and standard-setting bodies — combined with proprietary in-house structural optimization software developed by the firm and novel Vertical Shear Link configurations in Eccentrically Braced Frames developed by Dr. Rezaeian. The firm is registered to perform professional engineering services in California, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, and Texas (US) and Ontario (Canada), and has delivered more than 10 million square feet of multi-unit residential design across North America. Advanced retrofit techniques (Fiber Reinforced Polymer, concrete jacketing, external post-tensioning, section enlargement, bonded concrete overlay) form a distinct offering for existing-structure rehabilitation.

The revenue model is professional services fees, project-based and scope-driven, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based: direct engagement with architects, developers, property owners, and general contractors, supplemented by general-contractor partnerships for construction-support services. Customer segments are primarily commercial and residential building developers, with industrial/warehouse developers and public sector clients as secondary segments. Marketing relies on website portfolio showcasing, conference participation (e.g., STESSA 2021), and professional referrals rather than digital campaigns. Notable clients include Tim Hortons, JW Marriott Hotel (via AH Design), MOBBIL, Alma Engineering, and Zoka Home.

Name

Sazan

Legal name

SAZAN Inc.

Website

https://sazaninc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sazan is a private structural engineering consulting firm with offices in Irvine, California and Richmond Hill, Ontario, delivering design, inspection, evaluation, and retrofit services for commercial, residential, and industrial buildings across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond Hill

HQ country

Canada

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Consulting Services: Professional structural engineering services including conceptual design, detailed design, connection design, performance-based design, peer review, structural optimization, value engineering, assessment and evaluation, repair and rehabilitation, seismic mitigation and retrofit, strengthening design, construction support, and inspection services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sazan is a structural engineering consulting firm that provides comprehensive professional services including conceptual design, detailed design, connection design, performance-based design, peer review, structural optimization, value engineering, assessment and evaluation, repair and rehabilitation, seismic mitigation and retrofit, strengthening design, construction support, and inspection services for commercial, residential, and industrial buildings. The firm serves both private and public sector clients and is registered to perform professional engineering services in California, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Texas, and Ontario.

Product overview

Sazan is a service-oriented structural engineering consulting firm that operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is Structural Engineering Services, which encompasses multiple integrated service areas: New Structure Design (conceptual, detailed, connection, and performance-based design for steel, wood, concrete, and composite structures), Structural Optimization (design optimization, value engineering, design control), Existing Structure Services (assessment, repair, rehabilitation, seismic retrofit, FRP and jacket strengthening, underpinning), Construction Support (shop drawing review, construction monitoring, field visits, inspection), and Structural Software Development (in-house tools for multi-task optimization and structural control). The company also specializes by building type: Commercial Buildings (retail, strip malls, educational, public use, high-rise condominiums, hotels/casinos), Residential Buildings (apartments, town homes, condominiums, custom residences), Industrial Buildings (production facilities, distribution centers, warehouses), and Non-Building Structures (retaining walls, signs/billboards, swimming pools, large span structures, monuments).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Services Comprehensive structural engineering consulting service covering new structure design (conceptual, detailed, connection, performance-based design, peer review), structural optimization, existing structure services (assessment, repair, rehabilitation, seismic retrofit, FRP and jacket strengthening, underpinning), construction support (shop drawing review, construction monitoring, field visits, inspection), and in-house software development for complex building projects. Serves architects, developers, property owners, and public sector clients across California, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Texas, and Ontario.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered over 10 million square feet of multi-unit residential project design worldwide

Named customers9 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

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with deep structural engineering practice and research-driven culture. Comparable to Sazan in the academic-to-practice bridge and emphasis on complex seismic and high-performance building design.
• Thornton Tomasetti: Large global structural engineering consultancy with deep seismic, retrofit, and complex building expertise. Directly comparable to Sazan in structural design services but at vastly greater scale, multi-discipline capability, and geographic reach.
• T.Y. Lin International: Global engineering consultancy specializing in bridges and structural engineering. Comparable to Sazan in offering structural design services, though operating at much larger scale across infrastructure and buildings.
• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with a large structural engineering practice in Canada and the US. Overlaps with Sazan across commercial, residential, and industrial structural design, though WSP operates as a multi-discipline consultancy.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): US-headquartered structural and architectural engineering firm with renowned expertise in evaluation, repair, and retrofit of existing and historic structures — directly overlapping Sazan's Existing Structure Services and seismic retrofit practice.
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH): Engineering firm focused on structural design, investigation, and rehabilitation of buildings, infrastructure, and special structures. Overlaps directly with Sazan's new-build design and existing-structure/retrofit practice.
• Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with structural, MEP, and sustainability practices serving complex buildings. Comparable to Sazan in performance-based structural design and academic-research-oriented talent profile.

Direct peers

• Stephenson Engineering Ltd. Toronto-based structural engineering consultancy serving commercial, residential, and institutional buildings across Ontario — a direct geographic and service overlap with Sazan's Canada office in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
• Martin/Martin: Mid-sized structural engineering firm serving commercial, residential, and industrial buildings across the western US. Comparable mid-tier scale and building-type focus to Sazan, though Sazan adds the Canada/Ontario dimension.
• Walter P Moore: Structural engineering and diagnostics firm serving commercial, institutional, and sports facilities across the US. Comparable to Sazan in structural design scope, performance-based design capability, and focus on complex buildings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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