Alper Audi

What Alper Audi does

Alper Audi, Inc. is a privately held structural engineering consulting firm founded in 1950 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with a regional office in Dallas, Texas. The firm delivers structural engineering services across seven primary material systems — reinforced concrete, structural steel, post-tensioned concrete, masonry, cold-formed steel, and timber frame — and applies these to office buildings, healthcare facilities, higher education, heavy industrial projects, tilt-up distribution facilities, parking garages, seismic retrofits, and specialty buildings. More than 50% of assignments are performed on a design-build basis, and the firm's work typically contributes to an annual aggregate project value in excess of $2.5 billion, with engineers licensed in more than 45 U.S. states.

The firm serves commercial, industrial, institutional, public, and mission critical clients, including architects, contractors, developers, owners, industrial companies, and government agencies. Notable clients include Amazon (over 25 fulfillment facilities designed in five years), Blue Origin (Huntsville rocket engine manufacturing facility), Nokian Tyres, Toray Carbon Fibers, World Wide Technology, Schnucks Markets, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis University, and St. Louis County Government. Mission critical facility work for data center and advanced technology clients is a disclosed growth area.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on project-based consulting engagements, with pricing that is project-specific and quote-based. The firm is led by Andre Audi as President and Partner, with Steve Ehrett, Greg Klimek, and M. Scott Roark as partners, three additional principals, and Marc Alper as Principal Emeritus. The leadership bench has tenures of 15-30+ years, indicating stable, internally controlled ownership and a long-tenured talent base. Distribution occurs through direct consulting engagements, design-build partnerships with architects and contractors, professional association memberships, and a portfolio-driven website presence.

Name

Alper Audi

Legal name

Alper Audi, Inc.

Website

https://alperaudi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alper Audi is a privately held structural engineering consulting firm founded in 1950, headquartered in St. Louis with a Dallas office, serving architects, contractors, developers, owners, industry, and government across commercial, industrial, institutional, public, and mission critical sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Consulting: Professional consulting services for structural engineering provided to architects, contractors, developers, owners, industry and government. Revenue generated through engineering consulting fees for project design and consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Alper Audi is a structural engineering consulting firm that delivers structural design services on reinforced concrete, structural steel, post-tensioned concrete, masonry, cold-formed steel, and timber framed structures for architects, contractors, developers, owners, industry, and government clients. More than 50% of assignments are performed on a design-build basis, with projects spanning office buildings, healthcare, higher education, heavy industrial, tilt-up distribution facilities, parking garages, seismic demands, and specialty buildings. The firm's work typically contributes to an annual aggregate project value of more than $2.5 billion.

Product overview

Alper Audi is a structural engineering consulting firm that provides a single-discipline service offering in structural engineering. The firm's core product is structural engineering consulting delivered through specialized design services across seven primary material systems: reinforced concrete, structural steel, post-tensioned concrete, masonry, cold-formed steel, timber framed structures, and mission critical facilities. More than 50 percent of assignments are performed on a design-build basis. The firm serves commercial, industrial, institutional, public, and special projects sectors, with structural systems designed for office buildings, healthcare, higher education, heavy industrial, tilt-up distribution facilities, parking garages, seismic demands, and specialty buildings. Annual aggregate project value exceeds $2.5 billion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reinforced Concrete Structural Design Structural design services utilizing reinforced concrete with high-strength concrete mixes for commercial, industrial, institutional, and public-sector construction projects. Delivered by structural engineers to architects, contractors, developers, owners, industry, and government clients.
• Structural Steel Design Structural steel design services serving as the foundational construction material for large and tall buildings, enabling larger spans and taller structures for architects, contractors, developers, and owners.
• Post-Tensioned Concrete Design Post-tensioned concrete design services for longer spans and thinner slabs, suitable for tight schedules and distinctive architectural designs, delivered to architects, contractors, and developers.
• Masonry Structural Design Masonry structural design services for schools, higher education, industrial, and other applications, providing structural engineering for masonry building systems.
• Cold-Formed Steel Design Cold-formed steel structural design services for residential, retail, educational, healthcare, mixed-use, corporate, industrial, senior living, and hospitality facilities.
• Timber Framed Structure Design Timber framed structure design utilizing traditional sawn lumber, engineered wood, or mass timber for light, sustainable, and economical construction across commercial and institutional projects.
• Mission Critical Facilities Engineering Structural engineering services for mission critical clients including data center and advanced technology sector facilities, providing design of new facilities, upgrades, and adaptive reuse of existing structures with speed-to-market emphasis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual aggregate project value exceeds $2.5 billion
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global multi-discipline engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with significant structural engineering practice across buildings, industrial, and infrastructure. Competes for similar clients as part of broader portfolio offerings.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large multi-discipline engineering, architecture, and construction firm headquartered in Kansas City with a St. Louis-area presence. Competes for industrial, institutional, and mission-critical structural work as part of a broader full-service portfolio — a key incumbent competitor.
• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with structural engineering among many disciplines. Larger incumbent able to bundle structural with MEP, civil, and PM services for owners seeking single-source delivery on enterprise projects.

Direct peers

• SK&A Structural Engineers: Mid-Atlantic structural engineering consulting firm serving commercial, institutional, and residential developers with similar multi-material expertise (concrete, steel, masonry). Closely comparable single-discipline structural consultancy.
• Walter P Moore: Structural engineering and diagnostics firm focused on complex buildings, infrastructure, and enclosure engineering. Direct peer competing for similar structural design work in commercial, healthcare, sports, and mission-critical sectors.
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger: Engineering firm specializing in structural design, building enclosure, and failure investigation. Closely comparable in technical depth, single-discipline structural focus, and serving architects/owners on complex building projects.
• Thornton Tomasetti: Global structural engineering consultancy with deep expertise in complex buildings, tall structures, and performance-based design. Direct peer in structural specialty with overlapping service categories (commercial, institutional, mission critical) and similar fee-based delivery model.
• Martin/Martin: Structural engineering consulting firm serving commercial, industrial, healthcare, and institutional markets across the western U.S. Closely comparable single-discipline structural consultancy with similar multi-material expertise and project-based fee model.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates: Structural engineering and architecture consulting firm specializing in structural evaluation, repair, and new design across buildings, infrastructure, and industrial facilities. Highly comparable as a dedicated structural engineering consultancy serving owners, architects, and contractors with similar fee-based delivery.

Regional players

• McCarthy Building Companies: St. Louis-headquartered design-build general contractor with national reach. Competes for the same design-build project pipeline in which Alper Audi provides structural engineering — overlapping market more than overlapping service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alper-audi-inc.

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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