The Daily Dig
Kimley-Horn has acquired RGD Consulting Engineers, a Florida-based MEP consulting firm. RGD brings experience across commercial, residential, healthcare, institutional, and federal markets.
The deal expands Kimley-Horn's building systems practice across South and Central Florida, with broader reach extending across North America.
RGD's Jupiter office will be absorbed into Kimley-Horn's network, reinforcing the firm's footprint in Palm Beach County. The Orlando-based RGD staff will fold into Kimley-Horn's existing Orlando office, growing that location's MEP capacity.
RGD clients will keep working with the same team members, now backed by Kimley-Horn's national platform. David Walthall, Principal at Kimley-Horn, cited RGD's technical quality and project execution track record as driving factors. RGD Co-CEO and Principal Engineer Robert Davenport pointed to expanded client capacity and new opportunities for his team.
Acquisition Snapshot:
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Acquirer: Kimley-Horn
Acquired Firm: RGD Consulting Engineers
Discipline: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) consulting
RGD Locations: Jupiter, FL; Orlando, FL
Markets Served: Commercial, residential, healthcare, institutional, federal
Geographic Focus: South Florida, Central Florida, North America
Announcement Date: March 23, 2026
Integration: RGD teams absorbed into existing Kimley-Horn offices in Jupiter and Orlando
TheJobWalk Thoughts
Kimley-Horn is a national multidisciplinary engineering firm, and this acquisition signals active consolidation in the MEP consulting space. For GCs and owners pursuing complex work in South or Central Florida, a deeper MEP bench inside a multidisciplinary firm changes how integrated delivery gets structured and bid.
For MEP subcontractors in those markets, pay attention. When design firms expand their building systems capabilities, the line between design-assist and traditional subcontract scopes can shift. Knowing who's sitting at the design table early matters for how your bids land.
