ACEC/MD, with headquarters in Baltimore, is a nonprofit association of over 90 multi-sized consulting engineering firms located throughout the state serving the public as well as private sectors. Forty five percent of ACEC/MD’s members are certified minority or women-owned firms or small businesses. Member firms employ approximately 6,500 employees and are responsible for the design of most of the area's infrastructure, environmental and building construction. The organization focuses on the business aspects of the consulting engineering profession and is affiliated with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), headquartered in Washington, D.C.
