What AUI does

AUI Inc. is a privately held, 100% New Mexico-owned heavy civil construction contractor founded in 1981 and headquartered in Albuquerque. The company delivers integrated infrastructure construction across three primary service lines: Heavy Civil (asphalt and concrete paving, bridges, earthwork, pile driving and shoring), Utilities (sanitary sewer, storm drain, water lines, treatment facilities, trenching), and Trenchless Technology (pipe bursting, slip lining, and spiral wound pipe rehabilitation). AUI also offers alternative procurement methods including Design-Build and Construction Manager At-Risk services spanning more than 20 years, along with Pre-Design and Pre-Bid Value Engineering for engineering firms and project owners. The company self-describes as "New Mexico's largest multi-disciplined and diversified heavy-civil contractor."

AUI's technology stack centers on trenchless pipe rehabilitation methods that minimize surface disruption for aging municipal infrastructure. The proprietary spiral wound technology uses factory-manufactured continuous PVC strip mechanically wound to the interior of existing host pipes, eliminating bypass pumping requirements. Pipe bursting enables trenchless upsizing of water, sewer, and storm drain lines via pneumatic or hydraulic fracturing with replacement pipe pulled behind the bursting head. Slip lining handles pipelines from 8-inch to 90-inch diameters. AUI holds US Patent B1 5,002,438 for the Strong-Seal Manhole Rehabilitation System, a fiber-reinforced spray-applied cementitious mortar process achieving mechanical and chemical bond to existing substrate.

AUI earns revenue through project-based, competitively bid public works contracts, supplemented by negotiated alternative procurement (Design-Build, CM At-Risk) awards. Its customer base is concentrated in public-sector government entities — New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), City of Albuquerque, City of Artesia, Pueblo of Jemez, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers (Fort Bliss, Texas), University of New Mexico, and Sandia National Laboratories. Pricing is determined through competitive public bidding on municipal, state, and federal construction contracts. Notable projects include the ongoing I-25 reconstruction near Montgomery and Comanche (the largest in NMDOT history, groundbreaking July 2024), the $58.1M I-25/Rio Bravo Interchange (completed October 2019), the $26.9M Lead and Coal Avenues Improvements, and the award-winning $4.6M Catwalk Trail Reconstruction design-build project (2017 AGC Alliant Build America Award).

Name

AUI

Legal name

AUI Inc.

Website

https://auiinc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AUI Inc. is a 100% New Mexico-owned heavy civil construction contractor providing asphalt paving, bridges, utilities, and trenchless pipeline rehabilitation for state DOTs, municipalities, federal agencies, tribal governments, and military installations across the Southwest United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Services: Traditional project-based revenue from heavy civil construction services including asphalt paving, concrete work, bridges, earthwork, and pile driving for public infrastructure projects. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding on municipal, state, and federal construction contracts.
2. Utility Installation and Rehabilitation: Revenue from water, sewer, and storm drain installation and trenchless rehabilitation services for municipalities and government entities.
3. Design-Build Services: Integrated design-build and construction manager at-risk project delivery spanning over 20 years, including multi-million dollar projects for new bridge construction, water transmission pipelines, and infrastructure improvements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AUI is a heavy civil construction contractor providing asphalt and concrete paving, bridges, earthwork, pile driving, utility infrastructure (sanitary sewer, storm drains, water lines), and trenchless pipe rehabilitation services (pipe bursting, slip lining, spiral wound technology). The company serves government entities, military installations, and educational institutions across the Southwest United States, with integrated design-build delivery capabilities.

Product overview

AUI Inc. is a 100% New Mexico-owned heavy civil construction company providing integrated infrastructure construction services through three primary service lines: Heavy Civil services (asphalt paving, concrete paving, bridges, earthwork, pile driving), Utilities services (sanitary sewer, storm drains, water lines, treatment facilities, trenching), and Trenchless Technology solutions (pipe bursting, slip lining, spiral wound technology). The company also offers alternative procurement methods including Design Build and Pre-Design/Pre-Bid Value Engineering services. Their portfolio includes large-scale infrastructure projects such as interstate interchanges, water transmission pipelines, bridge construction, and municipal utility systems across the Southwest United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy Civil Construction Services Core construction services including asphalt paving, concrete paving and flat work, concrete structures, bridges, pile driving and shoring, and earthwork for infrastructure projects delivered to government, military, and institutional clients.
• Utilities Services

Quantifiable outcome

• I-25/Rio Bravo Interchange completed early and within $58.1M budget
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bohannan Huston, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firm that served as engineer for Catwalk Trail Reconstruction Design-Build Project. Collaborative relationship on design-build projects combining AUI construction expertise with Bohannan Huston's engineering design capabilities.
• City of Albuquerque Aviation DepartmentcoreOthersOwner client for Sunport Extension Project connecting Broadway Blvd and I-25 at Sunport Blvd Interchange.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bradbury Stamm Construction: New Mexico-based general contractor specializing in heavy civil, transportation, water/wastewater, and federal projects across the Southwest. Closely comparable to AUI given shared geography, customer base (NMDOT, municipalities, federal agencies), and service line mix.
• Mountain States Constructors: Southwest heavy civil contractor referenced as a prime contractor working with AUI as a subcontractor. Directly comparable in highway, bridge, and infrastructure scope across New Mexico.
• Ames Construction: Heavy civil contractor specializing in highway, bridge, rail, and mining/heavy earthwork across the Western US. Comparable in large-scale heavy civil delivery, design-build capability, and trenchless infrastructure.
• SEMA Construction: Colorado-based heavy civil contractor focused on transportation, water/wastewater, and energy infrastructure in the Rocky Mountain/Southwest region. Comparable in scope, customer mix (state DOTs and municipalities), and trenchless capability.
• Gerald Martin Construction: Albuquerque/New Mexico general contractor cited in AUI's data as a prime contractor using AUI as a subcontractor. Comparable in commercial and civil work, with overlap in regional public projects.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction: Large public-listed heavy civil contractor with extensive transportation, water resources, and specialty construction work across the Western US. Competes for many of the same DOT and municipal infrastructure contracts as AUI.
• Kiewit Corporation: One of North America's largest construction and engineering organizations with a major heavy civil practice spanning transportation, water, and underground infrastructure. Broad incumbent that competes for the same NMDOT/federal design-build heavy civil work.

Regional players

• Emery Sapp & Sons: Heavy civil and utility contractor operating primarily in the Midwest/South-central US. Comparable in water, sewer, and heavy civil scope; relevant as a regional trenchless/heavy civil peer, though not directly competing in the Southwest.

Others

• Bohannan Huston Inc. Albuquerque-based engineering firm partnered with AUI on the award-winning Catwalk Trail Design-Build project. Comparable as a design partner that AUI pairs with on alternative-procurement work, not a direct contractor peer.
• Wilson & Company: Engineering and architecture firm headquartered in New Mexico serving transportation, water, and federal clients across the Southwest. Adjacent peer as a potential design-build engineering partner rather than a contracting competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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