广东省交通规划设计研究院股份有限公司

What 广东省交通规划设计研究院股份有限公司 does

广东省交通规划设计研究院集团股份有限公司 (Guangdong Provincial Transportation Planning, Design and Research Institute Group Co., Ltd.) is a comprehensive engineering consulting and design firm headquartered in Guangzhou, China. Founded in 1952 as a public institution under the Guangdong Provincial Transportation Department, the firm was converted to a limited company in 2007, reorganized as a joint-stock company in 2010, and renamed in its current Group form in February 2021. The company delivers full-lifecycle engineering services across highway, municipal, building, and landscape architecture sectors, including planning, consultation, survey, design, supervision, inspection and monitoring, construction drawing review, and maintenance construction. It employs 1,800+ staff across 20+ branch offices throughout China and reports 1,000+ completed project cases alongside 600+ international, national, and provincial awards.

The firm's core technical competencies center on complex bridge and tunnel engineering, with proprietary capabilities in cable-stayed bridges, arch bridges, suspension bridges, ultra-long tunnel high-pressure water burst prevention (Hongtu Tunnel at 740m maximum burial depth), anti-seismic damping systems for fault-zone crossings (Jinma Bridge), BIM-integrated digital design, and Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) applications where it executed China's largest UHPC main beam application project. It operates the High-Performance Structure Joint Innovation Center, hosts the Guangdong Highway Society New Materials and Structure Professional Committee, runs a Postdoctoral Research Station, and co-built the Guangdong Province and Pan-Guangdong Regional Traffic Planning and Simulation Laboratory with the Ministry of Transport. In 2025, its Huangmaohai Cross-Sea Passage design won both the George S. Richardson Medal from the International Bridge Conference and the IRF Global Road Achievement Award (Design category).

The business operates on a B2G professional services revenue model, acquiring projects through public tendering on government procurement platforms and direct commissioning by provincial and municipal transportation authorities. Revenue is project-based, with no public pricing schedule; fee levels are determined by project scope, complexity, and government budget frameworks. Primary customers include the Guangdong Provincial Department of Transportation, Guangdong Transportation Group, Guangdong Provincial Highway Development Co., Guangzhou Transportation Investment Group, and Guangzhou City Expressway Co. Distribution is anchored by 20+ regional branch offices covering Guangdong and extending into Hunan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guangxi, Tibet, and other markets. The firm is privately held and not listed on any public exchange.

Name

广东省交通规划设计研究院股份有限公司

Legal name

广东省交通规划设计研究院集团股份有限公司

Website

https://ghdi.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Guangdong Provincial Transportation Planning, Design and Research Institute Group Co., Ltd. is a Guangzhou-headquartered, 1,800-employee B2G engineering consulting firm delivering full-lifecycle planning, survey, design, supervision, and inspection services for highway, municipal, building, and landscape projects, primarily serving provincial and municipal transportation authorities in Guangdong and across China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Engineering Consulting & Design

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF), Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Highway engineering design
• Bridge engineering consulting
• Transportation infrastructure planning
• Municipal engineering design
• Construction supervision services

Headquarters

HQ city

Guangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting & Design Services: The company generates revenue through providing planning, survey, design, supervision, inspection, monitoring, construction drawing review, and maintenance construction services for highway, municipal, architectural, and landscape engineering projects. Revenue is project-based, derived from government tenders and commissioned consulting assignments. No public revenue figures or fee schedules are disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

广东省交通规划设计研究院集团股份有限公司 (Guangdong Provincial Transportation Planning, Design and Research Institute Group Co., Ltd.) is a comprehensive engineering consulting and design firm providing full-lifecycle services for highway, municipal, building, and landscape projects — including planning, consulting, surveying, design, supervision, inspection, monitoring, construction drawing review, and maintenance construction. The firm is best known for its bridge and tunnel design work (e.g., Huangmaohai Cross-Sea Passage, Nansha Bridge, Jinma Bridge), and for pioneering applications of BIM digital design and Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) in Chinese transportation infrastructure.

Product overview

广东省交通规划设计研究院集团股份有限公司 is a comprehensive engineering consulting and design group offering a full lifecycle service portfolio spanning planning, survey, design, supervision, testing, and construction for highway, municipal, architectural, and landscape engineering projects. The company's core services include highway engineering design (公路工程设计), municipal engineering design (市政工程设计), building engineering design (建筑工程设计), landscape architecture (风景园林设计), geotechnical investigation (工程勘察), comprehensive transportation planning (综合规划), engineering consulting (工程咨询), construction supervision (工程监理), engineering inspection (工程检测), and construction services (工程施工). These services are delivered through multiple specialized design institutes and branch offices across China. The company also operates advanced research platforms including a High-Performance Structure Joint Innovation Center (高性能结构与新材料研发) focused on new materials and structural technologies, a Traffic Planning and Simulation Laboratory (广东省及环粤地区交通规划与仿真实验室) for regional traffic modeling, and a Postdoctoral Research Station (博士后科研工作站) for road, bridge, and geotechnical R&D. The portfolio is unified by the company's integrated engineering consulting capabilities, from early-stage planning through construction-phase technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Highway Engineering Design (公路工程设计) Highway engineering design services covering planning, survey, design, and design-related technical support for national and provincial highway projects. Customers are government transportation authorities and highway investment corporations.
• Municipal Engineering Design (市政工程设计) Municipal engineering design services for urban road networks, bridges, drainage, and associated municipal infrastructure. Serves municipal governments and urban infrastructure developers.
• Building Engineering Design (建筑工程设计) Building engineering design services for commercial, residential, and industrial construction projects. Customers include commercial, residential, and industrial real-estate developers.
• Landscape Architecture Design (风景园林设计) Landscape and garden design services for urban green spaces, parks, and scenic area planning. Customers include municipal governments and park developers.
• Engineering Geological Survey (工程勘察) Engineering geological and geotechnical investigation services for transportation and municipal infrastructure projects. Customers include highway/municipal infrastructure project owners.
• Comprehensive Transportation Planning (综合规划) Comprehensive transportation planning and regional infrastructure planning services including traffic corridor studies and master layout planning. Customers include provincial/municipal transportation authorities.
• Engineering Consulting (工程咨询) Engineering consulting services covering project feasibility studies, technical advisory, and preliminary design review. Customers are government authorities and infrastructure developers.
• Engineering Supervision (工程监理) Construction supervision and quality control services for highway and municipal engineering projects. Customers are project owners and government transportation authorities.
• Engineering Inspection & Monitoring (工程检测) Engineering inspection and monitoring services including structural health monitoring and materials testing for bridges and tunnels. Customers include highway operators and infrastructure owners.
• Engineering Construction (工程施工) Engineering construction services including highway and bridge construction, maintenance, and emergency repair. Customers are highway operators and government transportation authorities.
• High-Performance Structure & New Materials R&D (高性能结构与新材料研发) R&D and industrial application of high-performance structural materials including seismic isolation bearings, noise-reducing expansion joints, anti-ship collision devices, and smart disaster backup systems. Delivered through the High-Performance Structure Joint Innovation Center. Customers are highway/bridge/municipal infrastructure owners.
• Bridge Aesthetics & Structural Innovation Design (桥梁美学与结构创新设计) Advanced bridge design services combining structural engineering with architectural aesthetics, including super-long span bridges and landscape bridges. The company has designed award-winning bridges such as the Huangmaohai Sea-Crossing Bridge and the Fulong Xijiang Bridge. Customers include provincial transportation authorities and cross-sea passage developers.
• Guangdong Province & Pan-Guangdong Regional Traffic Planning & Simulation Laboratory (广东省及环粤地区交通规划与仿真实验室) Jointly established with the Ministry of Transport's Road Network Monitoring and Emergency Center and Guangzhou Guojiaorunwan Traffic Information Co., Ltd. Conducts traffic planning and simulation across Guangdong and neighboring provinces using big data. Customers are provincial/municipal transportation authorities.
• Postdoctoral Research Station (博士后科研工作站) Postdoctoral research station conducting advanced research in road, bridge, and geotechnical engineering, supporting the firm's innovation-driven development strategy. Customers are government transportation authorities and infrastructure investors seeking cutting-edge R&D.

Quantifiable outcome

• Huangmaohai Cross-Sea Passage won the 2025 George S. Richardson Medal at International Bridge Conference — China's sole recipient for that year
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

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

• Guangzhou City Expressway Co., Ltd. (广州市高速公路有限公司)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2020Both parties established a 'Red Alliance' (红联共建) Party-building cooperation focused on the Zengzhou Expressway project, conducting joint design collaboration, technology exchange, and Party-building activities.
• China Railway Tunnel Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd. (中铁隧道勘察设计研究院有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 September 2020The two parties signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to strengthen cooperation and promote complementary advantages. The partnership aims at deep collaboration in domestic and international markets, leveraging each party's resource advantages to drive a new round of leapfrog development.
• Guangzhou Transportation Investment Group Co., Ltd. (广州交通投资集团有限公司)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2020The two parties signed a red alliance Party-building cooperation agreement to collaboratively advance Party-building and project design cooperation, including joint efforts on the Zengzhou Expressway project. The cooperation covers joint learning of innovative theories, organizing red alliance activities, sharing Party-building resources, resolving development difficulties, strengthening team building, and promoting win-win cooperation.
• Ministry of Transport Road Network Monitoring and Emergency Response Center (交通运输部路网监测与应急处置中心)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 August 2020The three parties (including Guangzhou Guojiao Runwan Traffic Information Co., Ltd.) signed a technical strategic cooperation agreement to jointly establish the 'Guangdong Province and Pan-Guangdong Regional Traffic Planning and Simulation Laboratory', cooperating on Guangdong regional traffic planning and simulation platform development.
• South China University of Technology Architecture Design Research Institute He Jingtang Architecture Creation Research Institute (华南理工大学建筑设计研究院有限公司何镜堂建筑创作研究院)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint design team for the 'East River Portal, Landscape Mirror' cross-river bridge concept design competition, winning first prize for the Huizhou 'Feng' Transportation Framework main crossing bridge.
• Guangdong Highway Society (广东省公路学会)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company is the host institution (依托单位) for the Guangdong Highway Society New Materials and Structure Professional Committee. The company and the society co-host academic conferences, standards drafting, and technical seminars.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with major transportation design practice in Asia. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing planning, design, and program management for highways, bridges, and tunnels.
• Beijing Roads & Bridges Construction Co. / China Road and Bridge Corporation (中国路桥工程有限责任公司): Large state-owned contractor under CCCC executing overseas and domestic transport infrastructure. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping transportation infrastructure capability, though its primary role is construction rather than design.
• WSP Global Inc. International professional services consultancy with a substantial transportation and infrastructure design business. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for complex multi-disciplinary transport mandates.
• Arup Group: Global engineering consultancy with recognized bridge, tunnel, and transportation design practices. Comparable for high-complexity signature projects and international awards competition.

Direct peers

• China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (中铁二院工程集团): One of China's largest rail and transportation engineering survey/design groups under China Railway. Directly comparable for high-speed rail, highway, and tunnel design mandates.
• CCCC Highway Consultants Co., Ltd. (中交公路规划设计院): China's largest transportation infrastructure design institute under CCCC. Directly comparable as a state-origin highway/bridge/tunnel design firm competing for the same Chinese government highway design mandates.
• China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (中铁大桥局集团 / 中铁大桥勘测设计院): Specialist in long-span bridge survey, design, and construction in China. Directly comparable for large-span cable-stayed, suspension, and arch bridge projects where the subject firm has won awards.
• China Railway Tunnel Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd. (中铁隧道勘察设计研究院): China Railway-affiliated specialist in tunnel and underground engineering survey and design. The subject firm has an existing strategic cooperation framework with this peer, confirming direct comparability on tunnel projects.
• CCCC First Highway Consultants Co., Ltd. (中交第一公路勘察设计研究院): Major CCCC-affiliated highway survey, design, and consulting institute covering national trunk highways and bridges. Closely comparable in service scope, customer base, and project profile.

Emerging players

• TYLin International Group: Global infrastructure engineering consultancy with deep bridge and tunnel design expertise. Comparable for complex bridge/tunnel design competition, especially for international and Belt-and-Road projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries20 records

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