APEC Consortium Limited

What APEC Consortium Limited does

APEC Consortium Limited is a privately held Kenyan engineering consultancy founded in 1995 and incorporated under Kenyan law in 1996. The firm, with its sister company APEC Consortium Ltd (incorporated 2002 under the same directorship), delivers end-to-end infrastructure consultancy services spanning feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed engineering design, planning, execution, and project management. Its core service divisions cover transport (roads, bridges), water and sanitation, buildings, environmental services, surveying, aviation, and railway infrastructure. APEC holds multiple top-tier regulatory registrations in Kenya: Engineers Board of Kenya consulting firm registration, Ministry of Roads and Public Works Category A (the highest classification for road works), Ministry of Water and Irrigation consultant status, NEMA Lead Firm of Experts designation, and ISO 9001:2015 certification.

The company's revenue model is professional services fees billed on public infrastructure projects, predominantly for government clients. Named customers include Kenya Railways, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, Central Bank of Kenya, National Housing Corporation of Kenya, the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the Ministry of Health of Zanzibar, Kajiado County Government, and South Sudan's ministerial building programs. APEC has positioned itself as the local consulting partner in consortium arrangements with Chinese state-owned EPC contractors, including CRBC, CCCC, CRDC, and CAEC, delivering design review and construction supervision on the Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) projects such as the 472km Mombasa-Nairobi line and the 4.5km Ngong Tunnel. Operating geographies include Kenya, Tanzania (Zanzibar), South Sudan, and Uganda, with stated ambition to cover the wider African continent. The technology stack is conventional civil engineering tooling — survey instruments, topographical mapping, photogrammetry/remote sensing, and standard design software — with no disclosed AI, proprietary platform, or digital differentiation.

Name

APEC Consortium Limited

Legal name

APEC Consortium Limited

Website

https://apecltd.co.ke

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APEC Consortium Limited is a Kenyan engineering consultancy founded in 1995 that provides feasibility studies, detailed design, and construction supervision for government infrastructure projects across roads, railways, airports, water, and buildings in East Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Professional services revenue generated through feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed engineering design, planning and organization, execution and project management across multiple infrastructure sectors including roads, railways, airports, buildings, water supply, sanitation, and environmental management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

APEC Consortium Limited is a Kenyan engineering consultancy delivering end-to-end infrastructure services from feasibility studies through preliminary and detailed engineering design to planning, execution, and project management. Its portfolio spans transport and bridges, water supply and sanitation, buildings, environmental management, surveying, aviation, and railway infrastructure for government clients and international consortia across East Africa. The firm is registered as a Category A consulting engineer with Kenya's Ministry of Roads and with the Engineers Board of Kenya, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, and NEMA.

Product overview

APEC Consortium Limited is a Kenyan engineering consultancy firm founded in 1995, offering a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure consultancy services. The company operates as a unified service offering organized by specialized divisions: Transport Services (covering roads, bridges, and highways), Water & Sanitation Services, Building Services, Environmental Services, Survey Services, Aviation Services, and Railway Services. These core service lines are complemented by dedicated project portfolios spanning transportation, aviation, buildings, water & sanitation, NMT & lighting, and technical audits. The company provides end-to-end consultancy including feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed engineering design, planning and organization, execution, and project management across East Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Services Comprehensive transport engineering consultancy covering planning, design, construction supervision and maintenance of rural, urban and special purpose roads, aerodromes, traffic data collection, feasibility studies, geometric and drainage design, and pavement rehabilitation, for government transport agencies and public-sector clients across East Africa.
• Bridge Services Engineering design and consultancy for new bridge construction including hydraulic and grade separation, long and short spans, multi-level interchanges, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, floodplain analysis, channel modifications, and bridge scour analysis, for public-sector road and transport authorities.
• Water & Sanitation Services Water infrastructure consultancy covering urban and rural water supply systems, low-cost and informal settlement systems, water resources management including dams and catchments, wastewater management, irrigation and drainage services, and master planning, for government water ministries, water companies, and development partners.
• Building Services Building services engineering consultancy including terminal buildings, civil and structural works, quantity survey support, ESIA and RAP studies, mechanical and electrical support, construction management, and technical audits, for public institutions and government building owners.
• Environmental Services Environmental consultancy including impact assessments and audits, monitoring and mitigation planning, air emissions monitoring, asbestos consulting, contamination assessments, groundwater modeling, noise and vibration assessments, and waste management, for infrastructure developers, ministries, and regulators.
• Survey Services Engineering surveying consultancy including topographical and construction surveys, digital survey drawing generation, photogrammetry and remote sensing, cadastral database design, and geodetic controls densification, for public infrastructure projects and land administration clients.
• Aviation Services Airport and aviation infrastructure consultancy covering design, construction supervision, surveys, quantity surveying, material testing, environmental assessments, land acquisition, bidding, project planning and management, and contract management, for civil aviation authorities, airport operators, and ministries.
• Railway Services Railway infrastructure consultancy providing design review and construction supervision for standard gauge railways, Nairobi ICD and access roads projects, and procurement and installation of railway facilities and rolling stock, for railway authorities and EPC consortia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 630 staff houses rehabilitated for Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kenya RailwayscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenya Railways is the primary client partner for SGR (Standard Gauge Railway) projects including Mombasa-Nairobi, Nairobi-Naivasha phases, and related infrastructure. APEC provides design review and construction supervision services for these railway projects.
• CRDC-APEC-Edon ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partnership for SGR project consultancy services. APEC is part of this consortium alongside CRDC (China Railway Design Corporation) and Edon, providing combined expertise for railway infrastructure projects.
• China Road and Bridges Corporation (CRBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRBC is a major Chinese infrastructure company partnered on SGR projects. APEC works alongside CRBC on design review and construction supervision for railway projects including completion acceptance tests.
• China Communications Construction Company (CCCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCCC is a key partner in SGR projects including Ngong Tunnel construction. APEC collaborates with CCCC on various infrastructure projects across Kenya.
• International and Local Engineering FirmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPEC has forged strategic alliances with international and local firms for Design and Build projects and Engineering and Procurement Contracts (EPC), enhancing skills and experience in different infrastructure projects.
• CAEC SGR ConsultantcoreTechnology or IntegrationCAEC is a consortium partner providing SGR consultancy services. APEC collaborates with CAEC on railway infrastructure projects including Ngong Tunnel.
• Kajiado County GovernmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Kajiado County Government on CSR water projects including the Kimuka Community Water Project, working alongside China Construction Communication Company.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurecon: Global engineering, advisory and project delivery firm with deep Africa roots (HQ historically South Africa) and an active infrastructure portfolio across transport, water, aviation and environment — competes with APEC on large African government mandates but with significantly broader global capabilities.
• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with established East African project work across rail, airports, water and buildings — competes with APEC on technically demanding mega-projects, typically as a sub-consultant or lead consultant alongside local partners.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch-headquartered engineering consultancy with a long-standing African practice in water, maritime, aviation and infrastructure — comparable to APEC on the multi-disciplinary, project-management-heavy end of African infrastructure consulting.
• AFRY: Nordic engineering, design and advisory firm (formerly Pöyry/ÅF) with selective African project work in transport, water and energy infrastructure — overlaps with APEC on the technical consulting and design review side of large infrastructure projects.
• Egis: French-headquartered engineering and operations group active in transport, rail, aviation, water and environment across Africa — directly comparable to APEC on rail and airport supervision mandates, with a much larger balance sheet and project finance capability.
• SMEC (Surbana Jurong): International engineering consultancy (formerly Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation) operating across transport, water, energy and buildings in Africa — directly comparable to APEC's rail, road and water mandates, typically at a larger scale and with multilateral financing relationships.
• Tractebel (Engie): Belgian/French-headquartered engineering consultancy with strong power, water and infrastructure footprint across Africa (formerly Lahmeyer) — overlaps with APEC on water, dams and power-adjacent civil works, typically at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• GIBB Africa: South Africa-headquartered multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with a major East African practice across transport, water, buildings and environment — the most direct geographic and service-line peer to APEC, operating at a similar relationship-driven, government-tendering model.
• Davis & Shirtliff: Kenyan-headquartered engineering and water-infrastructure company with operations across East Africa — a direct regional peer to APEC, with comparable scale, public-sector relationships, and overlapping water, building and infrastructure engineering services.

Regional players

• CPCS (CPCS Transcom): Canada-based infrastructure advisory firm with a strong Africa-focused practice in transport, rail and logistics — overlaps with APEC on advisory, technical audit and feasibility mandates, particularly with multilateral and African government clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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