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Forte and Tablada Acquires Professional Engineering Consultants
Natick, MA (April 16, 2025) – Multidisciplinary engineering and surveying firm, Forte and Tablada, acquired consulting civil engineering firm Professional Engineering Consultants.
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Natick, MA (April 16, 2025) – Multidisciplinary engineering and surveying firm, Forte and Tablada, Inc. (“F&T”), acquired consulting civil engineering firm Professional Engineering Consultants (“PEC”).
This strategic partnership enhances F&T’s capabilities in water, sewer, and public utility infrastructure, as well as transportation, providing expanded value and resources to clients across Louisiana and beyond. PEC’s proven expertise complements F&T’s full-service engineering and technology solutions.
“We are excited to welcome PEC to the Forte and Tablada team,” said Joey Coco, President and CEO of F&T. “Our shared history, values, and commitment to quality make this a natural fit. Together, we are better positioned than ever to serve our clients and invest in the future of infrastructure throughout the region.”
Tony Arikol, President of PEC, echoed the enthusiasm for the partnership. “Teaming up with Forte and Tablada opens a new chapter for PEC,” said Arikol. “Both firms have built strong reputations over decades by focusing on client relationships, technical excellence, and taking pride in our communities. I am confident that together we will continue that tradition and create even greater opportunities for our clients and our employees.”
Together, F&T and PEC will form a regional force with 130 staff members, offering a highly technical focus across engineering and surveying disciplines.
For more details about this transaction click here.
Morrissey Goodale, a specialized management consulting and research firm exclusively serving the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industries, advised Forte and Tablada in the transaction.
About Morrissey Goodale
Morrissey Goodale has helped hundreds of clients transform and grow their architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting companies into high-level performers through strategic business planning, mergers and acquisition advisory, valuation and ownership transition, market research, marketing and business development, leadership training and development, Lean Operation Strategies, organizational development and management, virtual reality solutions, and executive search. Morrissey Goodale’s team of M&A consultants assist throughout the M&A process, from preparing firms for a transaction to a successful integration.
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