Kissick

What Kissick does

Kissick Construction Company, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned heavy civil contractor founded in 1994 and headquartered at 8131 Indiana Ave, Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is self-performing across earthwork, utilities (storm/sanitary/water), trenchless technology (Cured-in-Place Pipe, pipe bursting, slip-lining), CCTV sewer inspection, hydro excavation, deep foundation systems, engineered shoring, structural and architectural concrete, roads and bridges, and industrial services including shutdowns/turnarounds and facilities maintenance. Technology differentiation rests on a fleet of 300+ owned heavy units maintained in a 24,000 sq ft on-site facility, GPS machine control via Sitelink on excavators/dozers/graders, a partnership with LMK Technologies for CIPP trenchless solutions, and cellular concrete technology for utility abandonment.

The customer base is concentrated in the Kansas City metropolitan area and broader Midwest (Kansas, Missouri and surrounding states), spanning four primary verticals: municipal governments (KC Water Services, KC Aviation Department, MoDOT, WaterOne, Johnson County Water District), industrial plant operators (including a single power-generation project exceeding 465,000 man-hours), developers and general contractors (Turner Construction, McCownGordon Construction, JE Dunn, Burns & McDonnell, Black & Veatch, CDM Smith, Olsson), and adjacent segments such as healthcare (North Kansas City Hospital) and higher education (University of Kansas). Notable infrastructure projects include the KCI airport terminal roadways, KC Streetcar platform, KU Jayhawk Boulevard reconstruction, and Hwy-150 design-build with Burns & McDonnell.

Kissick generates revenue through project-based contracts secured via direct enterprise sales, competitive bidding, RFPs, and long-term client relationships. Individual contracts range into the $100 million tier, with annual revenues stated to exceed $100 million as of the firm's 25th anniversary in 2019. Pricing is custom and quote-based per project, with contracts often spanning multiple years. The firm has received industry recognition including the 2021 APWA Project of the Year (Environmental), 2018 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award, 2017 APWA-KC Transportation Project of the Year under $5M, and 2019 ACI Judges Award, and reports EMR/DART safety rates consistently below regional and national comparables. Operations and ownership remain under family leadership following the December 2018 passing of co-founder Lloyd J. 'Jim' Kissick III, with sons David Kissick and Lloyd J. Kissick IV serving as Vice Presidents and co-founder Pete Browne continuing as President.

Name

Kissick

Legal name

Kissick Construction Company, Inc.

Website

https://kissickco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kissick Construction is a privately held Kansas City-based heavy civil contractor providing earthwork, utilities, trenchless technology, structural concrete, deep foundations, and infrastructure services to municipal, industrial, and commercial clients across the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Utility System Construction (2371), Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (23811)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Piling & Deep Foundations (Driven, Bored, CFA, Micropiles) (IMAFAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ground Anchors, Rock Bolting & Tiebacks (IMAFAOAE), Underground Duct, Conduit & Manhole/Vault Construction (Telecom Civils) (IMAFAIAK)

Keywords

• Heavy civil construction
• Underground utility installation
• Trenchless pipe rehabilitation
• Earthwork excavation services
• Structural concrete construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Projects: Kissick generates revenue through project-based contracts for heavy civil construction services. Projects range from smaller assignments to large-scale infrastructure projects up to $100 million. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding, RFPs, and established client relationships with municipal, industrial, and commercial customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kissick Construction is a self-performing heavy civil construction company offering turnkey services spanning earthwork, underground utilities, trenchless pipe rehabilitation, structural concrete, deep foundations, engineered shoring, roads and bridges, industrial services, and architectural concrete. The firm owns and maintains a fleet of 300+ pieces of heavy equipment and deploys specialized trenchless and GPS-guided technologies to deliver municipal, industrial, and commercial infrastructure projects throughout the Midwest.

Product overview

Kissick Construction is a self-performing heavy civil construction company offering a comprehensive portfolio of construction services as a unified offering rather than discrete software products. The core services span Earthwork, Utilities (including Trenchless Technology with LMK Technologies partnership), CCTV Sewer Inspection, Hydro Excavation, Deep Foundation Systems, Engineered Shoring, Structural Concrete, Roads & Bridges, Industrial Services, Facilities Maintenance, and Architectural Concrete. Specialized technologies include Cellular Concrete Technology for pipe abandonment and GPS Machine Control systems for equipment automation. Projects range from utility installation and concrete work to complete infrastructure development, with capabilities including CIPP lining, pipe bursting, hydro excavation, and deep foundation installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Earthwork Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed up to $100 million in value with strong reputation for on-time, on-budget delivery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Axiom Construction GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Through Kansas City, Missouri's mentor-protégé program, Kissick partnered with Axiom Construction Group (minority-owned concrete contractor founded in 2016) on the KCI New Terminal Project. Axiom works alongside Kissick constructing new roundabouts and roadways. Kissick provides guidance on best practices, safety culture, estimating, budgeting, HR practices, and union relationships. Both firms have formed a successful partnership expected to continue beyond the KCI project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Herzog Contracting Corp: Kansas City-headquartered heavy civil and rail contractor performing earthwork, utilities, track, and structural work across the Midwest. Closest geographic and service-line comp to Kissick, with similar self-performing model and municipal/industrial client base.
• Emery Sapp & Sons: Missouri-based heavy civil contractor performing grading, utility, and concrete paving work across the Midwest. Closely comparable in self-perform mix, equipment intensity, and municipal customer base.
• Radmacher Brothers Excavating: Pleasant Hill, MO-based site development and underground utility contractor serving Kansas City metro. Comparable on earthwork, utility installation, and developer/GC subcontracting work.
• Clarkson Construction Co. Kansas City heavy civil contractor with bridge, grading, and structural concrete capabilities. Competes directly with Kissick for MoDOT and municipal infrastructure bids in the same regional market.
• Massman Construction Co. Overland Park, KS-based heavy civil contractor with deep foundations, marine, and bridge capabilities. Direct comparable on deep foundation, structural concrete, and infrastructure work in the KC/Midwest corridor.
• Gershenson Construction Co. Kansas City-area heavy civil contractor with utility, earthwork, and concrete capabilities. Directly comparable in service mix and regional bid environment.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction: California-based heavy civil contractor with national footprint in transportation, water resources, and underground work. Larger public-company peer with overlapping capabilities in roads, bridges, and utilities.
• Kiewit Corporation: One of North America's largest heavy civil and infrastructure contractors based in Omaha. Operates across earthwork, foundations, utilities, and transportation at significantly greater scale, frequently competing with Kissick on larger Midwest pursuits.
• Sterling Infrastructure: Texas-based heavy civil platform operating across transportation, water, and specialty services. Comparable in heavy civil self-perform model and pursuit of municipal infrastructure work.
• MasTec: Large diversified infrastructure construction firm with heavy civil, utility, and pipeline operations. Overlaps with Kissick on underground utility and industrial infrastructure work, though at much greater scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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