EHI Consultants

What EHI Consultants does

EHI Consultants is a privately-held planning and engineering consultancy founded in 1995 by Ed Holmes and headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. The firm delivers six integrated professional service lines — Community Planning, Civil Engineering, Environmental Services, Public Facilitations, Federal Support Services, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program services — to public-sector clients including municipal governments, state transportation agencies, federal departments, airport authorities, and universities across Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Indiana. Its operating model relies on SBA 8-A and DBE certifications to access set-aside and goal-oriented contracts, with technical delivery performed by a small team of AICP-certified planners, licensed P.E. civil engineers, and certified public facilitators, and field operations supported by offices in Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, and Piketon/Portsmouth.

The firm's underlying capability is human-capital intensive rather than technology-platform based: domain expertise in comprehensive planning, neighborhood revitalization, brownfield remediation, watershed management, and roadway/drainage design is delivered through conventional civil engineering, environmental assessment, and stakeholder engagement methodologies. Differentiated positioning centers on public involvement and charrette facilitation as a deliverable in its own right, multi-decade experience with the US Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and its Site Specific Advisory Boards at the Paducah and Portsmouth cleanup sites, and standardized DBE plan preparation for more than 40 FAA-funded Kentucky airports. Long-tenured subconsultant relationships with AECOM and other primes extend the firm into infrastructure projects where direct EHI bidding is not feasible.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts awarded via government procurement (RFPs, task orders, sole-source set-asides) and via DBE subcontractor roles on larger primes. Pricing is fee-for-service under government contracts and is not publicly disclosed. Customer concentration is distributed across multiple government verticals and marquee clients including Louisville Metro, LFUCG, the University of Louisville, the US DOE, AECOM, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, Blue Grass Airport, and private-sector engagements such as Brown-Forman's Old Forester Distillery, providing diversified exposure to municipal planning, transportation infrastructure, federal environmental management, and higher education capital projects.

Name

EHI Consultants

Legal name

EHI Consultants

Website

https://ehiconsultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EHI Consultants is a privately-held, SBA 8-A-certified planning and engineering consultancy founded in 1995 in Lexington, KY. It delivers community planning, civil engineering, environmental, public facilitation, federal support, and DBE services to municipal, state, federal, airport, and university clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Planning and Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAJAC

Site Assessment & Remediation (Phase I/II, Cleanup Oversight)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAJAJ

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAJAA

Environmental Compliance & Permitting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

Keywords

• Community planning services
• Civil engineering consulting
• Environmental assessment services
• Public facilitation services
• DBE program consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements with government agencies, municipalities, airports, and private clients for planning, engineering, and environmental services. Project-based contracts typically with public sector entities including municipal governments, state agencies, federal agencies (DOE), and universities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EHI Consultants is a planning and engineering consultancy that sells six integrated professional service lines to public and private sector clients: community planning (comprehensive, neighborhood, visioning, corridor plans), civil engineering (roadway, drainage, site, hydraulic design), environmental services (assessments, brownfield remediation, watershed management), public facilitation and community engagement, federal support services for the US Department of Energy, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) plan preparation for FAA-funded airports. Engagements are delivered through project-based contracts and government procurement processes across Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Indiana.

Product overview

EHI Consultants is a planning and engineering consultancy firm founded in 1995 that offers a portfolio of six integrated professional services. The core offerings include Community Planning (comprehensive plans, neighborhood plans, visioning), Civil Engineering (roadway design, drainage, site development), Environmental Services (site assessments, brownfield remediation, watershed management), Public Facilitations (community engagement, coalition building, social media campaigns), Federal Support Services (DOE environmental management advisory board support), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Services (DBE plan preparation per DOT regulations). These services are designed to work together to provide end-to-end planning and design solutions for public and private sector clients across Kentucky and Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Planning Comprehensive planning services ranging from small area plans to comprehensive plans, involving research, public facilitation, community engagement, and program and strategy development. For public and private sector clients undertaking neighborhood, corridor, and citywide planning initiatives.
• Civil Engineering Civil engineering services covering preliminary site assessment, roadway design, drainage, grading, erosion control, hydraulic modeling, pump design, and water quality analysis. For transportation, airport, and site development projects.
• Environmental Services Environmental services ranging from site assessments to remediation studies, including resiliency planning, brownfield remediation, watershed quality management, and Phase I and II environmental assessments. For municipal, state, federal, and private clients requiring environmental due diligence and impact analysis.
• Public Facilitations Public facilitation and community involvement services channeling information from residents, businesses, and stakeholders through multiple outreach techniques from traditional print media to digital means. For planning projects, stakeholder engagement initiatives, and federal advisory board programs.
• Federal Support Services Support services for the United States Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management, providing management and supportive services to Environmental Management Site Specific Advisory Boards for cleanup activities at the Paducah, KY and Portsmouth, OH sites. For federal environmental management stakeholders and Site Specific Advisory Boards.
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Services Preparation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise plans including participation goals, development of objectives, policy statements, and coordination for DBE development plans per DOT 49 CFR Part 26 regulations. For airports receiving FAA funding that require DBE program administration.

Quantifiable outcome

• DBE plans prepared for over 40 Kentucky airports
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AECOMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHI provides DBE program services in partnership with AECOM on various infrastructure projects. AECOM values the DBE program by allowing EHI to provide meaningful services while offering opportunities to mentor and grow technical capacities.
• US Department of EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHI provides ongoing support services to Environmental Management Site Specific Advisory Boards in Paducah, KY and Portsmouth, OH. EHI manages and provides supportive services to boards that advise on environmental restoration and cleanup activities at DOE sites.
• Wilbur-Smith AssociatesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEHI collaborated with Wilbur-Smith Associates on the Milton Bike and Pedestrian Plan, providing concepts for Riverfront Park areas including planning layouts, bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, and cost estimates.
• Together LexingtonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHI was commissioned by Together Lexington to plan, research, and coordinate the development of African American Interpretive Signage - a downtown walking tour in Lexington, KY focusing on African American history.
• Federal Aviation Administration (Atlanta Regional Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHI coordinates DBE plan preparation with the Atlanta Regional FAA office for over 40 Kentucky airports. EHI calculates DBE participation goals for FAA-funded airport projects in accordance with 49 CFR Part 26 regulations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Woolpert: Larger national architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm with significant aviation and planning practices — competes for the same airport master planning and municipal work EHI pursues.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm and EHI's named DBE prime-partner — operates the same planning, engineering, environmental, and federal services categories at vastly greater scale.
• Kimley-Horn: National planning and engineering consultancy with one of the largest aviation practices in the U.S. — competes directly with EHI on airport master plans, DBE programs, and municipal planning, though at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• HR Green: Multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, and environmental firm serving municipal, state, and federal clients across the Midwest and Mid-South — close overlap with EHI in roadway design, planning, and public-sector work.
• Gonzalez Companies: Small/medium MBE-certified engineering, planning, and environmental firm — comparable in scale, minority-business certification profile, and public-sector service mix to EHI.
• MSA Professional Services: Planning, engineering, and architecture firm with comparable municipal and state DOT work, including community planning and civil engineering — directly comparable in service mix and public-sector focus.
• Mead & Hunt: Mid-size planning, engineering, and architecture firm with a strong aviation/airport master planning practice and significant public-sector work — directly comparable to EHI across civil engineering, environmental, and planning services.
• McCormick Taylor: Regional planning, environmental, and engineering consultancy serving state DOTs, municipalities, and airports — directly comparable service mix and government-client base to EHI.
• Clark Nexsen: Architecture, engineering, and planning firm with public-sector and institutional clients (including university master plans) — directly comparable to EHI's higher education and municipal planning work.
• PRIME AE Group: Mid-Atlantic/Midwest engineering, planning, and environmental consultancy serving transportation, municipal, and federal clients — similar service profile to EHI in civil engineering, planning, and environmental services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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