Ceļuprojekts

What Ceļuprojekts does

AS Ceļuprojekts is a Latvian joint-stock engineering consultancy headquartered in Riga, operating since 1958 and privatized by employees in 1991. The firm provides an integrated suite of transport infrastructure services covering road and bridge design, geotechnical and geological investigation, construction supervision, design management, and expert examination of building designs. Its six product lines span the full project lifecycle — from initial concept consultation through construction permit coordination to on-site supervision. A notable technical asset is the in-house accredited geotechnical laboratory (LATAK Nr. T-520, established 2014), which performs physical and mechanical testing of soil and mineral materials and eliminates the need for subcontracted laboratory work.

Ceļuprojekts serves predominantly Latvian public-sector clients — the Ministry of Transport, SJSC Latvijas Valsts ceļi, Latvijas dzelzceļš, and multiple city councils — through direct engagement and public tenders. Major ongoing engagements include the Ķekava bypass (the first PPP-model road project in Latvia), the Rail Baltica Riga Central Passenger Station complex, the Saulkrasti bypass, and bridge projects in Riga, Daugavpils, and Jēkabpils. The firm is a pioneer in BIM methodology for infrastructure design in Latvia and holds ISO 9001 certification. Customers are served through direct B2B enterprise sales rather than channel partners, with services priced by agreement under multi-year contracts. International exposure is currently limited to one documented project — the Valletta City Pedestrian Bridge in Malta — executed in cooperation with a general contractor.

The firm employs approximately 25 specialists organized into Road, Bridge, Geology, and Geotechnical Laboratory departments, supported by a board chaired by Mārtiņš Liepiņš. With ~60+ years of operating history, multiple "Best Structure of the Year" awards, and an employee-owned shareholding structure, Ceļuprojekts operates as a niche specialist in a small national market, with limited but real adjacency potential into EU-funded transport infrastructure programs.

Name

Ceļuprojekts

Legal name

AS "Ceļuprojekts"

Website

https://celuprojekts.lv

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AS Ceļuprojekts is a Latvian engineering consultancy, founded in 1958 and employee-owned since 1991, providing road and bridge design, geotechnical investigation, construction supervision, and expert examination services primarily to Latvian government agencies on transport infrastructure projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Design Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Road design engineering
• Bridge design services
• Geotechnical investigation
• Construction supervision
• Transport infrastructure consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Professional services revenue from providing comprehensive engineering design services for transport infrastructure including road and bridge design, geotechnical research, expert examinations, construction supervision, and author supervision. Services provided to both government (state orders) and private sector clients.
2. Printing and Archive Services: Secondary revenue stream from printing services including documents, drawings, large-format prints, scanning, binding, lamination, and access to historical archive materials of civil engineering structures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AS Ceļuprojekts is a Latvian engineering consultancy that designs transport infrastructure including regional and national motor roads, municipal streets, bridges, overpasses, tunnels, and railway structures. The firm delivers a full project lifecycle: design management, professional design, geotechnical and geological surveys (via an in-house LATAK-accredited laboratory), construction supervision, and expert examination of building designs. It serves both state orders and private-sector clients, executing projects as general design contractor and within Design&Build teams.

Product overview

Ceļuprojekts is a leading Latvian engineering consultancy offering an integrated suite of road and bridge design services. The portfolio consists of six core offerings: Būvprojektu vadība (Design Management) for full-cycle project coordination, Projektēšana (Designing) for transport infrastructure and structures, Ģeotehniskā un ģeoloģiskā izpēte with an in-house geotechnical laboratory for subsurface investigation, Būvuzraudzība (Construction Supervision) for on-site oversight, Būvprojektu ekspertīze (Expert-examination) for independent design review, and Druka un arhīvs (Printing and Archive) as a supplementary archival and reproduction service. The company notably performs in-house geotechnical research and laboratory testing, avoiding the need for subcontractors. They are among the first in Latvia to employ BIM methodology for infrastructure design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Būvprojektu vadība (Design Management)

Quantifiable outcome

• First bridge in Latvia and former USSR assembled using longitudinal sliding method (Lorupe viaduct, 1968)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Ķekava ABT (AS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018AS Ceļuprojekts has been involved since 2018 in the Ķekava bypass project - one of the most ambitious road construction projects in Latvia and the first to apply the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Ķekava ABT serves as the private partner in this PPP arrangement, with Ceļuprojekts acting as the Responsible Designer within the private partner's team.
• PS Ķekava ABcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMain contractor for the Ķekava bypass PPP project. Ceļuprojekts collaborates with the construction team during design and supervision phases.
• PA BERERIXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain contractor for the Rail Baltica Riga railway bridge, embankment and Riga Central Passenger Station project. Ceļuprojekts is carrying out design and supervision of all street reconstruction works and railway overpass projects within this major international railway integration initiative.
• BRD Projekts (SIA)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerResponsible designer for the Jāņa Čakstes gatve construction project (South Bridge Stage 4). Collaboration partner for complex urban infrastructure design.
• PS BMGS SmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMain contractor for the Bolderāja-2 station with connecting road to Krievu sala terminals project. Ceļuprojekts performed geotechnical investigations and design services.
• Rīgas tilti (SIA)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMain contractor for the O.Kalpaka (Liepaja Karosta Canal) Bridge repair project. Ceļuprojekts developed the renovation design.
• Transport Systems ASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor for the Valletta City Pedestrian Bridge project in Malta. Ceļuprojekts developed the technical proposal documentation in cooperation with this partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm participating in EU-funded Baltic transport tenders, including Rail Baltica adjacent work, with overlapping road, rail, and bridge design capabilities.
• WSP: Global engineering professional services firm active in the Baltics through WSP Latvija, delivering transport, bridge, and infrastructure design that directly competes for the same public tenders Ceļuprojekts targets.
• Sweco: Large European engineering consultancy with established Baltic operations (Sweco Latvija). Provides overlapping road, bridge, and geotechnical services at greater scale across multiple Nordic and Baltic geographies.
• Egis: French-headquartered engineering group with deep transport infrastructure (road, bridge, urban transit) expertise and EU-wide delivery, competing for the same category of public tenders as Ceļuprojekts.
• COWI: Danish engineering consultancy with strong bridge, tunnel, and transport infrastructure credentials globally; serves as a useful benchmark for how a specialist design firm scales internationally from a Nordic base.
• Systra: French engineering group specializing in rail and transport infrastructure design, directly active on Rail Baltica and other EU-funded rail projects in the Baltic region.
• Ramboll: Denmark-headquartered engineering consultancy with a strong Baltic presence in transport infrastructure, environment, and geotechnical services — directly overlapping with Ceļuprojekts' core service portfolio.

Direct peers

• BRD Projekts: Latvian design firm referenced as a direct collaboration partner on the Jāņa Čakstes gatve (South Bridge Stage 4) project. Closest comparable in geography, scale, and transport-infrastructure design focus.
• IDOM: Spanish-origin independent engineering consultancy focused on transport infrastructure (roads, bridges, rail, urban mobility) — comparable as a mid-sized specialist competing for EU-funded design commissions rather than a generalist.

Emerging players

• Ingenieurgemeinschaft für Verkehrswegebau (IGV): German mid-sized engineering consultancy specializing in road and bridge design for public clients — comparable in scale, niche specialization, and dependence on public tenders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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