STRATA

What STRATA does

STRATA is a privately held geotechnical engineering and construction inspection firm headquartered in Boise, Idaho, founded in 1974 as a mobile laboratory and now operating six offices across Idaho, Utah, and the Pacific Northwest with over 110 team members. The company delivers three core service lines: Geotechnical Engineering Services (foundation evaluation, pavement design, geohazard studies, slope stability and settlement analyses, soil improvement, and forensic evaluation); Construction Inspection and Testing Services (special inspections, materials laboratory testing, quality assurance/control, concrete mix designs); and Laboratory Testing Services backed by three AASHTO-accredited laboratories in Post Falls, Boise, and Idaho Falls (Idaho) and Sandy/Salt Lake City (Utah), supplemented by a fleet of mobile laboratories. The firm also deploys a proprietary internal reporting platform, MetaField, for real-time electronic reporting, deviation tracking, and equipment/personnel certification management, and holds ICC Preferred Education Provider status.

STRATA serves a horizontal set of eight market segments — Commercial, Education, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Transportation, Water, and Industrial — with named clients spanning school districts, utilities (Avista, Pacificorp, Basin Electric), engineering firms (J-U-B Engineers, HDR), construction firms (Hoffman Construction), healthcare systems (St. Luke's), retail (Les schwab), and higher education (Eastern Washington University). Revenue is generated through project-based professional services billed to government agencies, commercial developers, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, energy providers, transportation organizations, and industrial clients across the inland northwest. The company pursues a sales-led go-to-market model built on long-term collaborative relationships with owners, developers, engineers, architects, and contractors.

In 2025, STRATA was acquired by Knife River Corporation (NYSE:KNF) for $454 million as part of Knife River's strategy to expand its geographic and operational scale in aggregates and ready-mix concrete; STRATA now operates as a subsidiary within that publicly traded construction materials conglomerate. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and STRATA does not publicly report revenue figures.

Name

STRATA

Legal name

STRATA

Website

https://stratageotech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

STRATA is a privately held geotechnical engineering, construction inspection, and materials testing firm headquartered in Boise, Idaho, operating six offices and three AASHTO-accredited labs across Idaho, Utah, and the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1974 and acquired by Knife River Corporation in 2025 for $454M, it serves commercial, government, energy, healthcare, education, transportation, water, and industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geotechnical Engineering & Construction Materials Testing Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geotechnical Design, Engineering & Consulting (Analysis, Design, Peer Review) (IMAFAOAK), Geotechnical Investigation & Site Characterization (Boreholes, In-situ Testing, Lab Testing) (IMAFAOAG)

Keywords

• Geotechnical engineering services
• Construction materials testing
• Special inspection services
• AASHTO-accredited laboratory testing
• Subsurface conditions evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Boise

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Revenue: STRATA generates revenue through professional geotechnical engineering and construction inspection/testing services billed on a project basis. Services are provided to government agencies, commercial developers, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, energy providers, transportation organizations, and industrial clients across Idaho, Utah, and the Pacific Northwest.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

STRATA provides professional geotechnical engineering design, construction inspection, special inspections, and materials testing services to commercial, government, institutional, energy, healthcare, transportation, water, and industrial clients across Idaho, Utah, and the Pacific Northwest. Services include foundation evaluation, pavement design, slope stability and settlement analyses, geohazard studies, QA/QC testing, and forensic evaluations, delivered by a team of professional engineers and certified field/laboratory personnel from six offices and three AASHTO-accredited laboratories. The firm also operates a fleet of mobile laboratories and uses its proprietary MetaField reporting platform to deliver real-time electronic reporting to project stakeholders.

Product overview

STRATA is a geotechnical engineering and construction services firm offering three core service lines: Geotechnical Engineering Services, Construction Inspection & Testing Services, and Laboratory Testing Services. The company operates six offices across the Inland Northwest and provides AASHTO-accredited laboratory facilities. The firm also utilizes an internal MetaField® reporting program for project documentation and tracking. STRATA serves multiple market sectors including Commercial, Education, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Transportation, Water, and Industrial markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geotechnical Engineering Services Comprehensive geotechnical engineering design services that incorporate detailed knowledge of geological conditions for each project. Deliverables include foundation evaluation, retaining structures, pavement design, geohazard studies, stormwater disposal, geotechnical earthquake engineering, forensic evaluations, slope stability analyses, settlement analysis, slope stabilization, soil improvement, subsurface drainage evaluation, groundwater studies, and soil/structure interaction. Customers include owners, developers, engineers, architects, contractors, and government agencies across the inland northwest.
• Construction Inspection & Testing Services Quality construction engineering and materials testing services including special inspections, materials laboratory testing, quality assurance/control, asphaltic concrete and Portland cement concrete mix designs, and forensic evaluation. Technical staff are trained through in-house senior mentoring and regionally recognized training courses. Aimed at contractors, owners, and code-compliance stakeholders across STRATA's served markets.
• Laboratory Testing Services Three AASHTO-accredited laboratories located in Post Falls, Boise, and Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Each accredited laboratory meets or exceeds federal, state, and/or local jurisdictional requirements and performs advanced engineering and construction material tests to support both design and construction phases.

Named customers11 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

Feature1 record

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kleinfelder: One of the largest US geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing firms. Directly comparable service portfolio (geotechnical engineering, CMT, special inspections) with similar federal/state DOT and utility client base, but at much larger national scale.
• Terracon: National geotechnical and environmental engineering consulting firm with a similar mix of geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and special inspection services. Closely comparable operating model with multiple AASHTO-accredited labs and similar end-market exposure.
• GeoEngineers: Pacific Northwest-based geotechnical and environmental engineering firm headquartered in Redmond, WA. Directly comparable service offering and overlapping geographic footprint in inland NW and Pacific NW markets.
• S&ME: Mid-size engineering firm providing geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and environmental services across the Southeast and Midwest. Directly comparable service mix and lab accreditation footprint.
• Braun Intertec: Employee-owned geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing firm operating primarily in the Midwest and Mountain West. Directly comparable services, AASHTO-accredited labs, and similar eight-vertical end-market exposure.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global engineering and infrastructure consulting firm offering geotechnical and construction services as part of a much broader portfolio. Competes for large federal/state infrastructure pursuits that STRATA cannot cover alone.
• WSP: Global professional services firm (parent of Golder Associates and Wood Environment & Infrastructure) with extensive geotechnical and earth sciences capabilities. Competes for large-scale transportation, energy, and water infrastructure programs.
• Stantec: International engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a North American geotechnical practice. Competes for water, transportation, and community development geotechnical engagements.
• NV5 Global: Technical engineering and consulting firm with infrastructure, environmental, and geospatial practices including geotechnical and construction materials testing services that overlap with STRATA's offering.

Others

• Knife River Corporation: Parent company and strategic acquirer (NYSE:KNF) focused on aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and construction materials. Acquiring STRATA vertically extends Knife River into the upstream geotechnical/CMT services that feed its materials businesses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StrataIncorporated
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stratainc
• Instagraminstagram.com/strata.inc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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