American Civil Constructors

What American Civil Constructors does

American Civil Constructors (ACC) is a specialty heavy civil construction contractor focused on transportation infrastructure rehabilitation. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, with additional offices in Benicia, California and McLeansville, North Carolina, the company employs between 51 and 100 people and operates as a subsidiary within MasTec's Clean Energy and Infrastructure segment following MasTec's 2022 acquisition via IEA.

ACC's core offerings center on bridge rehabilitation and pavement preservation, with proprietary technical capability in High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) and Polyester Polymer Concrete (PPC) overlay installation. Team members of the firm are credited with contributing to the development of these product lines, which are deployed on state Department of Transportation and other public agency projects to extend the service life of bridge decks, roadways, and high-crash-risk pavement sections. The company's value proposition is anchored in field-execution expertise and a demonstrated track record on specialty treatments rather than commodity grading or general site work.

The business model is project-based B2G contracting, with revenue generated through low-bid and qualifications-based procurement by state DOTs and other public transportation owners. There are no named commercial customers disclosed; work flows from public infrastructure budgets and bid awards. Following the MasTec acquisition, the company has signaled expansion of its operational footprint via active job postings across all 50 U.S. states plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico, indicating a shift from a regional contractor toward a national execution platform leveraging parent-company resources.

Name

American Civil Constructors

Legal name

American Civil Constructors, Inc.

Website

https://accbuilt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

American Civil Constructors is a specialty heavy civil contractor, founded 1975 and now a MasTec subsidiary, that performs bridge rehabilitation, HFST, and PPC overlay work for state DOTs and public transportation agencies across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction Services (Transportation Infrastructure)

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130), Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Offshore-to-Shore Interface Construction (Landfalls, Shore Crossings, HDD) (IMAFAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Subsea & Nearshore Civil Works (Trenching, Rock Placement, Mattressing) (IMAFAJAI)

Keywords

• Heavy civil construction
• Bridge rehabilitation services
• High friction surface treatment
• Polymer concrete overlays
• Transportation infrastructure contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Littleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Project Contracts: Revenue generated through project-based contracts for specialty heavy civil construction services including bridge rehabilitation, High Friction Surface Treatment, and Polyester Polymer Concrete overlay installation, primarily for transportation infrastructure clients.
2. Infrastructure Construction Services (via parent MasTec CE&I segment): As a subsidiary of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA), now part of MasTec's Clean Energy and Infrastructure segment, ACC contributes to the parent organization's specialized energy and heavy civil infrastructure construction revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

American Civil Constructors (ACC) West Coast is a specialty heavy civil contractor that performs bridge rehabilitation, High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST), and Polyester Polymer Concrete (PPC) Overlay services for the U.S. transportation infrastructure sector. The company delivers these services under project-based contracts for state and federal transportation agencies, with team expertise built around the development and long-term application of HFST and PPC overlay products.

Product overview

American Civil Constructors (ACC) West Coast is a single-line heavy civil construction services business (not a multi-product software platform) that delivers three integrated specialty offerings under one contracting operation: Bridge Rehabilitation, High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST), and Polyester Polymer Concrete (PPC) Overlay. Together these three services form ACC's full portfolio for the U.S. transportation infrastructure market — bridge rehabilitation addresses structural restoration, while HFST and PPC Overlay address pavement surface performance — all marketed and delivered as complementary capabilities by the same heavy civil contractor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bridge Rehabilitation
• High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) Specialty pavement overlay service that applies high-friction surface treatments to roadways to improve safety and skid resistance. ACC has placed more than one million square yards of HFST to date.
• Polyester Polymer Concrete (PPC) Overlay Specialty polyester polymer concrete overlay service for bridge decks and pavements, providing durable protection and surface performance. ACC has been placing PPC overlays for more than 20 years.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Sterling Infrastructure is a specialty heavy civil contractor with significant transportation infrastructure and bridge-rehabilitation exposure, making it the closest publicly traded comparable in business mix and DOT customer base.
• Lane Construction Corporation: Lane Construction (a subsidiary of Webuild Group) is a heavy civil contractor with a strong U.S. bridge and transportation infrastructure portfolio, competing for many of the same DOT contracts ACC pursues.
• Flatiron Construction Corp. Flatiron is a heavy civil contractor (a HOCHTIEF subsidiary) specializing in bridges, highways, and transportation infrastructure across the U.S.; competes head-to-head with ACC on bridge rehabilitation and specialty pavement work.
• Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc. Wagman is a private heavy civil contractor with a strong bridge and transportation infrastructure focus in the mid-Atlantic and U.S. Southeast; competes with ACC on similar DOT bridge rehabilitation projects.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction Incorporated: Granite is a large publicly traded heavy civil contractor with substantial bridge, highway, and specialty pavement work serving state DOTs nationwide; overlaps with ACC's end market and customer type but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• MasTec, Inc. MasTec is ACC's publicly traded parent company and operates a Clean Energy and Infrastructure segment that includes ACC and other IEA-affiliated heavy civil contractors; comparable at the segment/portfolio level rather than as a direct competitor.
• Tutor Perini Corporation: Tutor Perini is a publicly traded heavy civil contractor with significant bridge, highway, and transportation infrastructure work; competes in similar DOT bid pools but operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio than ACC.
• Quanta Services, Inc. Quanta is a large publicly traded infrastructure services company with meaningful exposure to transportation and heavy civil projects; serves similar utility and DOT customers and overlaps with ACC on certain bridge-adjacent work.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting and construction firm with significant transportation and bridge practice serving public-sector clients; broader and more diversified than ACC but operates in overlapping end markets.
• Fluor Corporation: Fluor is a large publicly traded engineering and construction firm with infrastructure and transportation-related projects; serves similar public-sector customers but at much larger scale and broader project scope than ACC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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