Clair Company

What Clair Company does

Clair Company, Inc. is a privately held professional services firm headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon, that delivers third-party building plan review, inspection, code consulting, special inspection, materials testing, and engineering design services for construction projects. Founded in 1989 by Allan J. Clair, the firm operates through its headquarters and project offices in Oregon and Washington, with engineering licensure in Oregon, Washington, and California. Customers include city and county building departments (e.g., City of Springfield, City of Hood River), healthcare systems (PeaceHealth, Asante), universities (University of Oregon), confidential semiconductor and biotech / pharmaceutical clients (e.g., a 1,000,000 SF fab in Hillsboro, OR; AVI BioPharma / now Sarepta; Gene Tools), and general contractors.

The company provides its services through five product lines: Building Code Consulting (including Alternative Materials and Methods (AM&M) petitions, hazardous materials management, and smoke management analysis), Building Plan Review and Inspection (structural, building, fire & life safety, accessibility, special constructions, hazardous materials), Quality Assurance / Special Inspection / Materials Testing (concrete, structural steel and welding, spray-applied fireproofing, seismic systems, soils, and NDT including Ground Penetrating Radar, ultrasonic, and magnetic particle testing), Quality Control and Construction Administration (owner's representation, document review, permit coordination, systems start-up), and Engineering Design and Review (residential and commercial structural design, wind and seismic lateral analysis, seismic retrofits, pipe/duct bracing). The firm operates an International Accreditation Services (IAS) accredited materials testing laboratory aligned with ISO/IEC 17025 and ASTM E329, and maintains extensive staff certifications across the International Code Council (ICC), Oregon Building Officials Association (OBOA), American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Welding Society (AWS), and American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT).

The business model is project-based, quote-based B2B professional services with no public pricing. Clair acquires clients through direct engagement with jurisdictions, property owners, and construction companies; delivers services on-site through certified inspectors and licensed engineers; and markets primarily through industry organization memberships, community education events, and a company blog. Notable project references include the $600 million, 2,000,000 SF Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend campus (2004-2009), the $200 million, 420,000-seat Matthew Knight Arena at the University of Oregon (2009-2011), and a $200 million Casanova Center football facility, with the firm applying AM&M reporting to navigate code transitions such as UBC to IBC.

Name

Clair Company

Legal name

Clair Company, Inc.

Website

https://claircompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clair Company, headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon, provides third-party building code consulting, plan review, special inspection, and materials testing services for healthcare, education, semiconductor, biotech, and government construction projects in the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Code Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Building Inspection Services (54135), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Building code consulting
• Third-party plan review
• Special inspection services
• Construction materials testing
• Quality control construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Corvallis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Building Code Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing code analysis, compliance review, and alternative materials and methods (AM&M) reporting for building projects of all sizes and types.
2. Plan Review and Inspection Services: Third-party plan review and inspection services for structural, building, fire & life safety, accessibility, special constructions, and hazardous materials disciplines.
3. QA, Special Inspection, Materials Testing: Special inspection and materials testing services including IAS accredited laboratory services, with testing for concrete, steel, soils, and non-destructive testing (NDT).
4. Quality Control and Construction Administration: Third-party quality control management and construction administration services including owner's representative duties, construction document review, and project coordination.
5. Engineering Design and Review Services: Professional engineering services including residential and commercial structural design, wind and seismic lateral analysis, seismic retrofits, and pipe/duct bracing design. Engineers licensed in Washington, Oregon, and California.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clair Company provides third-party plan review, inspection, code consulting, and engineering services for building projects of all sizes. Offerings include Building Code Consulting, Building Plan Review and Inspection, QA/Special Inspection/Materials Testing, Quality Control and Construction Administration, and Engineering Design and Review. Services are delivered on-site by certified inspectors and licensed engineers, supported by an IAS-accredited materials testing laboratory.

Product overview

Clair Company is a building code compliance consulting firm offering a suite of professional services as a single unified offering rather than a modular software platform. The company's core services include Building Code Consulting, Building Plan Review and Inspection, QA/Special Inspection/Materials Testing, Quality Control and Construction Administration, and Engineering Design and Review. These services work together to provide turnkey code compliance solutions for building projects of varying sizes and types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Code Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully delivered services for $600 million Sacred Heart Medical Center campus project on schedule
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Intertek: Intertek is a global TIC provider with construction services including building inspection, materials testing, and code-compliance advisory — comparable to Clair's TIC scope but serving multinational clients across many industries and geographies.
• Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder is an employee-owned engineering, construction services, and consulting firm with deep Pacific Northwest operations offering construction materials testing, geotechnical, and special inspection services — a direct regional competitor to Clair on materials testing scope.
• Atlas Technical Consultants: Atlas Technical Consultants delivers TIC and engineering services (construction materials testing, geotechnical, environmental) across the US — overlapping with Clair's special inspection, materials testing, and code consulting offerings at a much larger geographic footprint.
• TRC Companies: TRC provides engineering, environmental, and construction management consulting including construction materials testing and special inspection — overlapping with Clair's QA/testing offerings at a national scale.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC leader offering building and infrastructure testing, inspection, and certification services including construction materials testing and code-related verification — comparable to Clair at a vastly larger global scale.
• NV5 Global: NV5 is a publicly traded provider of technical engineering and consulting, infrastructure, environmental, and geospatial services including building inspection and materials testing — directly comparable to Clair's TIC scope but at national scale and across broader end markets.
• Terracon Consultants: Terracon is one of the largest US employee-owned engineering consulting firms providing geotechnical, environmental, construction materials, and facilities services — directly comparable in materials testing and special inspection scope, with multi-state presence including the Pacific Northwest.

Direct peers

• Partner Engineering and Science: Partner Engineering and Science is a US-focused firm providing building inspection, plan review, code consulting, and materials testing for commercial real estate transactions and development — directly comparable to Clair's third-party plan review and code consulting business model.

Regional players

• Partner Consultants: Smaller Pacific Northwest/West Coast peer providing structural engineering, special inspection, and code consulting services — comparable to Clair's integrated engineering and inspection offerings at a similar regional scale.
• 4Leaf Inc. 4Leaf is a California-based third-party plan review, building inspection, and code consulting firm serving municipalities — directly comparable business model to Clair's government/jurisdiction outsourcing segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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