Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co.

Name

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co.

Legal name

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC

Website

https://wadsco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Draper

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Projects: Project-based revenue from construction contracts for public and private sector clients. Services include site development, infrastructure construction, deep foundations, concrete work, and specialized construction services for mission critical, transportation, water resources, and building projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co. is a full-service heavy civil construction contractor that self-performs mass earthwork, structural concrete, geotechnical, and deep foundation services. The firm delivers transportation infrastructure (highways, interchanges, bridges), water resources systems, geotechnical and deep foundation solutions, mission-critical site development for data centers, aviation facilities, railroad infrastructure, and commercial buildings—primarily through alternate delivery methods (Design-Build, CMGC, Progressive Design-Build) for public agencies and private sector clients across the western United States.

Product overview

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company (RLW) is a full-service heavy civil construction contractor offering eight integrated service lines: Mission Critical (data center and warehouse site development), Building/Commercial (structures for universities, offices, retail, and housing), Water Resources/Industrial (water treatment and distribution systems), Geotechnical Solutions (deep foundations and earth retention), Roads/Highways/Bridges (transportation infrastructure), Design & Preconstruction (alternative delivery project support), Aviation (airport construction), and Railroad (rail infrastructure). These services operate as a unified construction capability portfolio, enabling RLW to self-perform major work including mass earthwork, structural concrete, geotechnical, and deep foundation services, providing clients with integrated solutions from design through construction delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mission Critical Construction Large-scale site development services for data centers, e-commerce distribution centers, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities, providing advanced infrastructure that powers digital economies. Self-performed mass earthwork, deep foundations, and underground utilities for mission-critical facilities.
• Building/Commercial Construction Construction of functional and attractive spaces for universities, office and retail complexes, multi-family housing, and municipal buildings with focus on quality and long-term maintenance reduction.
• Water Resources/Industrial Construction Construction of water supply systems including transmission, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities using cutting-edge technology and practices for safe and dependable water systems. Also serves industrial food manufacturing and processing facilities.
• Geotechnical Solutions Earth retention, ground stabilization, and deep foundation solutions including auger cast piles, drilled shafts, driven piles, sheet pile walls, soil nail walls, MSE walls, and micropiles for projects across all construction market sectors.
• Roads, Highways & Bridges Construction Construction of rural and urban roadways, freeway interchanges, and bridges using precast concrete, cast-in-place concrete, and steel girder methods, including accelerated bridge construction (ABC) techniques for transportation infrastructure.
• Design & Preconstruction Services Integration during design phase providing project insights on cost, schedule, risk, and innovation through alternate delivery contracts (DB, PDB & CM/GC), target value design, virtual design and construction (VDC) modeling, and construction-focused design support from licensed engineers.
• Aviation Construction Specialized landside and airside building experience for airports including runways, taxiways, terminal construction and expansion, airfield aprons, ramps, tunnels, and walkways with strict conformance to FAA requirements.
• Railroad Construction Rail and transit construction services including rail infrastructure improvements, new bridges for mass transit systems, tunnel rehabilitation, commuter rail systems, rail yards, vehicle maintenance facilities, and underground utilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recordable Incident Rate consistently 50% below the national average year after year
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Whitaker ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Joint venture partner on the I-15 interchange project at 1800 North. Joint venture between Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction and Whitaker Construction for construction of new I-15 bridge over 1800 North, improving access to Hill Air Force Base.
• Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.flagshipOthersParent company of Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction is a proud member of the Sterling Infrastructure roster of companies, providing access to resources and capabilities of a larger infrastructure organization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Skanska USA Civil: Civil construction arm of Skanska, active in U.S. transportation, water, and infrastructure projects. Competes with RLW on larger heavy civil bids and brings greater financial scale.
• Kiewit Corporation: One of the largest North American heavy civil and infrastructure contractors. Competes with RLW on large public infrastructure and data center site development, with materially greater bonding capacity and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• W.W. Clyde & Co. Utah-based heavy civil contractor focused on highways, bridges, and site development across the Intermountain West. Highly comparable in scale, geographic focus, and customer type.
• Sundt Construction: Heavy civil and building contractor serving transportation, water, and energy markets across the Western U.S. Comparable scale, self-perform philosophy, and alternate delivery expertise.
• Ames Construction: Heavy civil contractor performing transportation, rail, water resources, and mining/site development across the Western U.S. Comparable in scope, self-perform model, and project scale.
• Flatiron Construction: Heavy civil contractor (HOCHTIEF subsidiary) specializing in transportation, water, and underground infrastructure across the Western U.S. and Canada. Direct competitor on transportation infrastructure bids.
• Granite Construction: One of the largest heavy civil contractors in the Western U.S., with comparable service lines in transportation, water resources, and specialty construction. Closest public-company peer for size, geography, and customer mix (state DOTs).
• Whitaker Construction: Western U.S. heavy civil and utility contractor; RLW's joint venture partner on the I-15 1800 North interchange project. Directly comparable in service mix and customer base.

Others

• Sterling Infrastructure: Public parent company of RLW; diversified infrastructure services holding company including heavy civil, transportation, and building segments. Provides corporate context and consolidated scale for evaluating RLW.

Regional players

• Hubbard Construction: Heavy civil and highway contractor headquartered in Florida (subsidiary of Eurovia). Comparable in heavy highway and bridge work but operating in a different geography than RLW's Western U.S. focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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