What Kerr Contractors does

Kerr Contractors Oregon LLC is a privately held heavy civil construction general contractor headquartered in Woodburn, Oregon, founded in 1988-1989 and operating continuously for over 35 years in the Pacific Northwest. The company executes highway and bridge construction, large-scale earthmoving, road building, large diameter pipeline installation, underground utilities, airfield improvements, commercial and industrial site development, renewable-energy civil construction, asphalt paving and milling, and railroad construction. Its core technology stack consists of GPS grade control from Topcon and Zonar on earthmoving equipment, UAV-based drone surveying and mapping, and operator-simulator training for excavators, dozers, loaders, and trucks. Project sizes range from $5,000 (small rotomilling) to over $70 million (for example, the Tualatin Sherwood Corporate Center site work).

The firm operates a vertically integrated model through five affiliate companies. Crestline Construction handles Mid-Columbia heavy civil work; Columbia Northwest Recycling (CNR) provides mobile crushing and asphalt/RAP recycling; Asphalt Infrastructure performs over-the-road paving; Western Rock Resources supplies aggregates across Columbia, Marion, Washington, and Yamhill Counties; and Lifecycle Constructors handles specialty heavy civil with heightened complexity. This structure enables turnkey delivery from materials through paving and supports alternative delivery methods including design-build and CM/GC alongside traditional low-bid contracting.

Kerr serves Oregon Department of Transportation, municipal and county agencies, public utilities (CleanWater Services, City of Newport, Port of Portland, Willamette Water Supply Program), enterprise wind developers (Rattlesnake and Condon wind farms), and large private developers (Gensco, Tractor Supply, Tualatin Sherwood Corporate Center developer). Revenue is project-based, generated through competitive public-sector bidding and direct private-sector negotiation. The company is family-controlled under Founder and President Brent Kerr and Vice President Tim Kerr, with a stakeholder management group including the CFO, operations, and project leadership, and approximately 300+ total employees. Headcount and project data are drawn from the company website and project pages.

Name

Kerr Contractors

Legal name

Kerr Contractors Oregon LLC

Website

https://kerrcontractors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kerr Contractors Oregon LLC is a privately held heavy civil construction general contractor in the Pacific Northwest, executing highway, bridge, utility, site development, airfield, and renewable-energy civil projects for state and municipal agencies and private developers through a vertically integrated affiliate ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Site Preparation Contractors (23891)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG), Industrial/Process Piping & Mechanical Contracting (IMAFALAG)

Keywords

• Heavy civil construction
• Earthmoving services
• Transportation infrastructure
• Underground utilities construction
• Asphalt paving milling

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Services: Project-based revenue from construction contracts including highway and bridge construction, road building, large diameter pipelines, underground utilities, airfield improvements, commercial site developments, wind energy projects, and asphalt paving. Revenue earned through traditional low-bid contracting, design-build, and CM/GC delivery methods.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kerr Contractors is a heavy civil construction general contractor providing earthmoving, road building, highway and bridge construction, large-diameter pipeline and underground utility installation, site development, asphalt paving and milling, airfield improvements, railroad construction, and wind/solar energy civil construction. Projects are delivered through traditional low-bid contracting, design-build, and CM/GC methods, with in-house aggregate production and recycling through affiliated companies.

Product overview

Kerr Contractors is a heavy civil general contractor offering a comprehensive suite of construction services for infrastructure projects. The company operates multiple specialized divisions including earthmoving, transportation infrastructure, pipeline and underground utilities, site development, wind/solar energy construction, asphalt paving and milling, and airfield improvements. Service delivery methods include traditional low-bid contracting, turnkey design-build, and CM/GC project execution. The company maintains affiliated companies including Columbia Northwest Recycling (mobile crushing and recycling), Crestline Construction, Asphalt Infrastructure, Lifecycle Constructors, and Western Rock Resources (aggregate materials). Additional offerings include equipment simulator training for workforce development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Earthmoving Services
• Transportation Infrastructure Construction
• Pipeline and Underground Utilities
• Site Development
• Wind and Solar Energy Civil Construction
• Asphalt Paving and Milling
• Railroad Construction
• Design-Build and CM/GC Project Delivery
• Airfield Improvements
• Equipment Simulator Training
• Rotomilling Division
• Oregon Asphalt Production
• Columbia Northwest Recycling (CNR) Mobile crushing and recycling services that process job site rock and concrete debris into reusable construction aggregates, including recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) for roadway subbase and dust control.
• Western Rock Resources Aggregate materials supply servicing Columbia, Marion, Washington, and Yamhill Counties with sand, gravel, drain rock, crushed rock, rip rap, and specialty aggregates, plus disposal locations for asphalt, concrete, and certified clean fill.
• Crestline Construction Affiliate heavy civil construction operations covering the Mid-Columbia Region.
• Asphalt Infrastructure
• Lifecycle Constructors

Quantifiable outcome

• GPS technology reduces rework and operating costs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Crestline ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company operating in the Mid-Columbia Region performing heavy civil construction. The combined resources of Kerr Contractors and Crestline have successfully worked together to complete many projects, providing expanded regional coverage.
• Columbia Northwest Recycling (CNR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company providing specialty recycling services for commercial and industrial clients throughout Oregon and SW Washington. CNR provides mobile crushing equipment, processes job site rock and concrete debris into construction aggregates for reuse, and recycles asphalt paving (RAP).
• Asphalt InfrastructurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company performing over-the-road asphalt paving services throughout the Pacific Northwest. Combined resources with Kerr Contractors and Crestline enable completion of large-scale paving projects.
• Lifecycle ConstructorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company performing specialty heavy civil construction for projects with heightened complexity, special regulation, or unique environmental challenges.
• Western Rock ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner quarry operation servicing Columbia, Marion, Washington and Yamhill Counties with aggregate materials including sand and gravel, drain rock, crushed rock, rip rap and specialty aggregates. Selected quarries offer disposal locations for asphalt, concrete, and certified clean fill materials.
• Perlo ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner on multiple projects including Gensco distribution facility (Mill Creek Corporate Center, Salem) and Molalla TSC project. Collaborated on 412,000 square foot distribution and manufacturing facility site work.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kerrcontractorsinc
• Instagraminstagram.com/kerrcontractors

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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