O'Dell Engineering, with offices in Fresno, Merced, Modesto and Pleasanton, has been acquired by Texas-based Westwood Professional Services, Inc. O'Dell Facebook photo

A local engineering office is under new ownership with the acquisition of Modesto-based O’Dell Engineering by a national design and consulting firm.

O’Dell Engineering has four Northern California offices, including in Fresno at 7110 N. Fresno St., Ste. 160. Plano, Texas-based Westwood Professional Services, Inc., acquired O’Dell as part of a strategy to expand into new regions. This is Westwood’s first investment in California, bringing it offices in Modesto, Pleasanton, Fresno and Merced.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“O’Dell’s culture and people are a strong complement to Westwood’s team. The acquisition expands our geographic reach and the professional services we provide, advancing the capabilities we offer our clients. We look forward to the benefit that this partnership will bring to our clients and employees,” says Westwood CEO Bryan P. Powell, PE.

O’Dell complements Westwood’s market-leading presence in public infrastructure and land development and strengthens Westwood’s deep reach of service offerings, according to a news release.

Founded in 1972, Westwood also specializes in wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, power delivery, EV infrastructure, commercial, institutional and residential infrastructure projects. It has more than two dozen offices throughout the U.S.

“We are excited to partner with the Westwood team and to have expanded capabilities for our clients,” said O’Dell President Dylan Crawford, PLS.

“This partnership allows us to offer more services to our existing client base and more opportunities for our employees. We are very excited to be a part of Westwood and to help the organization grow in California and the surrounding states together as one team.”

O’Dell will operate as O’Dell Engineering, a Westwood company, for a period of time and continue to serve clients from their current locations.

Lawson & Weitzen, LLP served as legal counsel to Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Morrissey Goodale served as exclusive advisor and Morningstar Law Group served as legal counsel to O’Dell Engineering.