KHEOPS Architecture, Engineering and Survey purchases the assets of TVGA

KHEOPS Architecture, Engineering and Survey, DPC, a professional services firm and sister company of KHAFRA Engineering Consultants, Inc., revealed the asset purchase of TVGA Consultants, a 96-year old, architecture, engineering and land survey firm. The purchase adds and enhances the civil, survey and environmental engineering portfolio of KHEOPS and KHAFRA as well as expands the Western New York market for the KHAFRA family of companies. KHAFRA, was established in 1986 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. KHEOPS was established to provide services in New York. KHAFRA operates 8 regional offices in Birmingham, AL; Louisville, KY; Shreveport, LA; Chattanooga, TN; Indianapolis, IN; Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; and Dallas, TX. "KHAFRA's operations company, KHAFRA Operations, LLC, expanded into New York in 2010 and we have been looking to expand our professional services into the State for the past few years. We began discussions with TVGA in 2011 and feel that the time is right and that TVGA and their staff are the right fit. Together, we can service clients more completely with added expertise and experience," said Valentino Bates, PE, president of KHEOPS. The acquisition was completed on November 26th and has a combined staff of 90. KHEOPS' offices are located at 300 Pearl St., Suite 100, from where they will continue uninterrupted service to TVGA's federal, state, municipal and private clients. Douglas Hager, PLS will be named survey discipline director, overseeing the land survey services for the firm. "We are excited to have the expanded capabilities and services to offer our clients. TVGA has been a staple in the Western New York community for 96 years and looks to continue servicing new and existing clients as KHEOPS," said Edward Schiller, PE, former president of TVGA and new KHEOPS regional manager of New York.