K&S has played a key role in Florida’s growing transportation infrastructure, commercial, residential, recreational, and educational markets
SPARKS, Md. — KCI has acquired Keith & Schnars (K&S), a consulting firm specializing in engineering, construction inspection, surveying, landscape architecture, planning, and environmental science. Based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, K&S has played a key role in Florida’s growing transportation infrastructure, commercial, residential, recreational, and educational markets.
K&S was founded in 1972 by Bill Keith and Tom Schnars. Upon the latter’s death in 1983, Tanzer Kalayci and Arnold Ramos joined the 10-person firm and began explosive growth to become Florida’s third largest multi-disciplined engineering firm. As the firm expanded into different engineering and related service lines, its geographic reach spread across the state and now includes offices in Jacksonville, Orlando, Lehigh Acres, and Miami. K&S has a diverse client base that includes the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as well as a host of county, municipal, and private organizations.