Merger enhances the firm's ability to better
serve clients and to pursue and win larger, more complex
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing projects
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 6, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Michael Baker International, a global leader in
engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that
the firm's portfolio company, Akela Engineering and Consulting, is
now fully merged into Michael
Baker's Sustainable and Resilient Solutions
(SRS) business vertical. The SRS vertical encompasses the
firm's current Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP),
Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity, Fire
Protection and Architectural services.
The merging of Akela, a national MEP+ firm with deep expertise
in California, into Michael Baker offers clients holistic, smart and
resilient building solutions across market sectors. The combined
team will continue to partner with clients to achieve the highest
levels of building design, comfort, safety and energy
efficiency.
The action strengthens Michael
Baker's position as the firm focuses on growing private
sector work in San Diego and the
Southern California region as well
as nationally, with the broader SRS team. The Akela portfolio of
projects, clients and capabilities will make an immediate
contribution to the growth of the SRS vertical with private sector
clients. This will allow the company to deliver significant growth
over the next five years and bring the full suite of Michael Baker services and capabilities to
support private sector clients in various markets. The firm plans
to expand in sectors including Industrial, Defense OEMs, Aerospace,
Data Centers, Semiconductors, Life Sciences, Energy Transition,
Higher Education and Healthcare.
"With growth in the MEP space continuing to accelerate,
concentrating our Akela and SRS teams into one cohesive entity
strengthens our ability to expand our client base and position
ourselves to deliver complex smart and resilient buildings,
something only a full-service engineering firm can do well," said
Pankaj Duggal, President,
Sustainable and Resilient Solutions at Michael Baker International.
"The merger will continue to strengthen our competitive position in
the growing MEP engineering and consulting market since acquiring
and uniting Michael Wall Engineering and DEC Engineers in 2022 to
form Akela. This combined team also allows us to offer our clients
access to even more expertise and services as we support their
businesses and enables us to create and embrace new opportunities
that enhance our pursuit of larger, more complex MEP projects."
Adding the expertise of Akela team members to Michael Baker's SRS vertical provides its
combined client base with even greater access to the depth of
resources, best practices and subject matter expertise across
Michael Baker's 4,900 colleagues in
more than 20 practices and specialty practices that are located
across more than 90 offices in the U.S.
About Michael Baker International
Michael Baker
International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting
services spanning five distinct Verticals: Infrastructure,
Design-Build Services, Federal Programs and Services, Consulting
and Technology Solutions (CTS) and Sustainable and Resilient
Solutions (SRS). The firm's Practices encompass all facets of
infrastructure, including design and civil engineering for diverse
bridge, highway, water, rail and transit and aviation projects, as
well as planning, architecture, environmental and construction and
program management. For more than 80 years, the company has been a
trusted partner to clients, providing comprehensive services and
solutions, delivering expertise and quality, and embracing emerging
technologies and the latest innovations – like intelligent
transportation, engineered models and public safety software as a
service (SaaS).
The company has more than 4,900 employees across more than 90
office locations. Michael Baker's
Wolf Pack is committed to Making a
Difference for clients and communities through a culture of
innovation, collaboration and technological advancement while
evolving its business to become a full-service engineering and
consulting firm.
To learn more, visit https://mbakerintl.com/.
Contact: Julia Covelli
julia.covelli@mbakerintl.com
(866) 293-4609
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