Stevens, Ferrone and Bailey Engineering Company

What Stevens, Ferrone and Bailey Engineering Company does

Stevens, Ferrone and Bailey Engineering Company, Inc. (SFB) is an employee-owned professional consulting firm headquartered in Concord, California, specializing in geotechnical engineering and construction-related inspection services. The firm was incorporated in 2000, though its principals have been delivering consulting services since the 1980s. Core service offerings include geotechnical engineering (site investigation, foundation design, slope stabilization, ground improvement, seismic analysis), storm water management (SWPPP preparation, erosion control, permit compliance, water sampling), engineering geology and geologic hazard mitigation (fault analysis, liquefaction assessment, landslide delineation), construction inspection and materials testing (with over twelve full-time technicians and an AMRL-certified in-house laboratory), and forensic analyses and expert witness services.

SFB serves a mix of public and private clients, with a primary focus on residential developers (TRI Pointe Homes, Shea Homes, Brookfield Residential, D.R. Horton, Lennar, KB Home, Meritage Homes) and a secondary focus on commercial developers, federal and municipal agencies (United States Mint, City of Belmont), and infrastructure projects. The firm operates on a project-based professional services revenue model with quote-driven, non-publicly-disclosed pricing, and its go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct principal involvement, long-tenured client relationships, and professional referrals rather than active marketing.

The firm employs approximately 30 engineers, geologists, technicians, inspectors, and administrative specialists and maintains its service geography across the Bay Area, Northern and Central California, the greater Western States, plus selected engagements in Western Nevada, Oregon, and Guam. SFB holds State of California Certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) status and operates an AMRL-certified geotechnical laboratory at its headquarters. There are no funding events, M&A activity, or AI/ML capabilities disclosed in the available data.

Name

Stevens, Ferrone and Bailey Engineering Company

Legal name

Stevens, Ferrone & Bailey Engineering Company, Inc.

Website

https://sfbengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stevens, Ferrone and Bailey Engineering Company is an employee-owned geotechnical engineering and construction inspection consulting firm headquartered in Concord, California, serving residential developers, public agencies, and infrastructure clients across the western United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Project-based professional consulting fees for geotechnical engineering, storm water management, engineering geology, geologic hazard mitigation, construction inspection, materials testing, special inspection, and forensic evaluations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stevens, Ferrone & Bailey Engineering Company, Inc. (SFB) is an employee-owned professional consulting firm delivering geotechnical engineering, storm water management, engineering geology, geologic hazard mitigation, construction inspection, materials testing, special inspection, and forensic evaluation services. The firm provides expert design and construction solutions for public and private clients across the Bay Area, northern and central California, and the greater western states, leveraging an AMRL-certified geotechnical engineering laboratory at its Concord, California headquarters.

Product overview

Stevens, Ferrone & Bailey Engineering Company (SFB) offers five integrated professional consulting services in the geotechnical engineering sector. The core offerings include Geotechnical Engineering (site investigation, foundation design, slope stabilization), Storm Water Management (SWPPP, compliance monitoring), Engineering Geology and Geologic Hazard Mitigation (fault analysis, seismic assessment), Construction Inspection, Materials Testing, and Special Inspection services, and Forensic Analyses and Expert Services. These services work together to provide comprehensive geotechnical consulting from initial site investigation through construction and post-construction forensic evaluation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geotechnical Engineering

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Environmental & Engineering Group (EEG)minorOthersProfessional affiliate organization in the geotechnical and environmental engineering industry.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)minorOthersProfessional affiliate organization for civil engineers.
• Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers (ASFE)minorOthersProfessional affiliate organization specializing in soil and foundation engineering.
• California Geotechnical Professional Association (CalGeo)minorOthersRegional professional affiliation for geotechnical professionals in California.
• American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)minorOthersNational professional affiliate representing engineering companies.
• International Code Council (ICC)minorOthersProfessional affiliate providing codes and standards for construction.
• National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET)minorOthersProfessional affiliate providing certification for engineering technicians.
• International Erosion Control Association (IECA)minorOthersProfessional affiliate for erosion and sediment control specialists.
• California Storm Water Quality Association (CASQA)minorOthersRegional professional affiliate focused on storm water quality in California.
• Building Industry Association (BIA) and California BIAminorOthersIndustry affiliations for building and construction professionals.
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)minorOthersNational professional affiliate for home builders.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BSK Associates: BSK Associates is a California-based geotechnical engineering, construction inspection, and materials testing firm. Direct overlap with SFB on inspection, testing, and geotechnical services across residential and infrastructure projects.
• Wallace-Kuhl & Associates: Wallace-Kuhl is a Northern/Central California geotechnical engineering, environmental, and construction inspection firm — a direct regional peer with the same residential-developer customer base and similar service portfolio.
• Geocon: Geocon is a California-based geotechnical and environmental consulting firm with offices across the state, providing geotechnical engineering, construction observation, and materials testing — directly comparable to SFB's service mix and West Coast geography.
• ENGEO: ENGEO is a California-based geotechnical, environmental, and geological engineering consulting firm serving the Bay Area and western U.S. — directly overlapping SFB's core service lines, geography, and customer mix including residential developers.
• Blackburn Consulting: Blackburn Consulting is a Northern California geotechnical and materials testing firm serving residential, commercial, and public-sector clients — a close small-firm analog with overlapping service offerings and Bay Area geography.

Broad incumbents

• Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder is a large national engineering, geotechnical, environmental, and construction services firm with strong California presence. It competes on the same services (geotechnical, inspection, materials testing) but at materially larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• NV5 Global: NV5 is a publicly traded technical engineering and consulting firm with strong California geotechnical, environmental, and inspection capabilities. It competes on many of the same service lines and end markets as SFB but at meaningfully greater scale.
• Terracon: Terracon is a national geotechnical, environmental, construction materials, and facilities engineering consultancy with extensive California operations. It competes for the same clients and project types but as a much larger, multi-office firm.
• Langan: Langan is a large privately held engineering and environmental services firm with West Coast offices providing geotechnical, site/civil, and environmental consulting — overlapping with SFB's service lines at a significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Froehling & Robertson: F&R is a Mid-Atlantic/Southeast geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing firm with a similar small-firm heritage. Comparable in service mix and culture to SFB but operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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