Pacific States Environmental Contractors

What Pacific States Environmental Contractors does

Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc. (PSEC) is a privately-held, family-owned environmental contracting firm founded by Robert McCarrick in 1994/1996 and headquartered in Dublin, California. The company specializes in design-bid-build, construction management, and general contracting across six core service lines: earthwork, environmental remediation, wetlands restoration, post-disaster debris removal, materials management, and water treatment. It serves federal, state, and local government agencies (notably CalRecycle for wildfire response, the City of Modesto, the City of Paradise, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District) alongside enterprise clients in technology (Meta), healthcare (John Muir Health), education (UCSF), and real estate development (Treasure Island, Bristol at Yerba Buena Island). Notable project scale includes the Dumbarton Quarry Reclamation (over 9 million cubic yards), the Carpenter Road Landfill Mitigation (over 400,000 CY), and wildfire emergency response contracts clearing thousands of residential lots after the Camp Fire and Northern Branch fires.

PSEC's underlying technology centers on in-situ and ex-situ soil fixation/stabilization, Chemically Enhanced Sand Filtration (CESF) for compliance-grade water treatment, and a proprietary Production Risk Management (PRM) safety framework. Its Materials Management Group provides regional situational awareness across Northern California's earthwork flows, and the firm's personnel contributed to 2009 and 2023 Construction General Permit updates. PSEC operates as an affiliate within The DeSilva Companies umbrella alongside DeSilva Gates Construction, Gallagher & Burk, DeSilva Gates Aggregates, and Double D Transportation — forming one of the largest vertically-integrated contractor organizations on the West Coast.

Revenue is generated through project-based contracts awarded via competitive government bidding (CalRecycle, municipal RFPs) and direct negotiation with private developers and institutional clients. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with no published rate cards. The firm employs 101-250 people, holds A-Haz contractor licenses across five western states, and pursues joint ventures (with Sukut Construction, Goodfellow Brothers, P31 Enterprises) for large-scale disaster response.

Name

Pacific States Environmental Contractors

Legal name

Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc.

Website

https://pacificstates.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pacific States Environmental Contractors is a privately-held California environmental contracting firm specializing in earthwork, environmental remediation, wetlands restoration, post-disaster debris removal, materials management, and water treatment for government agencies and private developers across the Western United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Contracting Services

NAICS

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Site Preparation Contractors (238910), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental & Permitting Compliance During Construction (Erosion Control, Wildlife Mitigation, Monitoring) (EUAMAFAM)

Keywords

• Environmental remediation services
• Earthwork construction
• Post-disaster debris removal
• Water treatment systems
• Wetlands restoration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Contracting Services: PSEC generates revenue through project-based contracts for environmental remediation, earthwork, wetlands restoration, post-disaster debris removal, materials management, and water treatment services. Projects range from single-site remediation to large-scale disaster response and infrastructure development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pacific States Environmental Contractors (PSEC) is an environmental contracting firm specializing in design-bid-build, construction management, and general contracting for environmental remediation, earthwork, wetlands restoration, post-disaster debris removal, materials management, and water treatment. The company serves public agencies and private developers across the western United States, delivering projects involving soil fixation/stabilization, contaminated site cleanup, levee construction, quarry reclamation, and emergency wildfire response.

Product overview

Pacific States Environmental Contractors (PSEC) is an environmental contracting company providing a portfolio of six interconnected service offerings. The core services include Earthwork, Environmental Remediation (their foundational business since 1996), Wetlands Restoration, Post-Disaster Debris Removal, Materials Management, and Water Treatment. These services are designed to work together as an integrated environmental construction solution, supporting projects from initial earthwork and remediation through materials reuse and water treatment compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Earthwork Services Earthwork services spanning from below-grade basements to on-grade construction, with field oversight capabilities for coordinating shoring, ground improvement, and dewatering subcontractors on large projects. Targeted at government agencies, private developers, and construction managers needing earthwork for development and remediation projects.
• Environmental Remediation Core environmental remediation services including excavation and off haul, in-situ and ex-situ fixation/stabilization, water treatment, and thermal treatment under oversight of Regional Water Quality Control Board, DTSC, and EPA. Foundational offering since 1996 for public and private sector clients.
• Wetlands Restoration Construction of levees, dams, landfills, canals, water conveyance systems, bulwarks, slurry walls, and wetland restoration projects ranging from mass grading to small drainage ditch maintenance. Serves public agencies including water districts and park districts.
• Post-Disaster Debris Removal Post-disaster debris removal services for private and public entities after wildfires, including rapid mobilization with comprehensive support for fire debris clearance. Notable contracts include Camp Fire and Northern Branch fire emergency response with CalRecycle.
• Materials Management Materials management services for recovery, recycling, management, transportation, and dispensation of soil and earthen materials across construction projects in the northern California region. Operated through the company's Materials Management Group.
• Water Treatment Temporary water treatment plant services for stormwater and groundwater with discharge to storm drains and/or local sewer districts, handling contaminants including suspended and dissolved solids, organic contaminants, and heavy metals. Includes the proprietary Chemically Enhanced Sand Filtration (CESF) technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 9 million CY of soil managed at Dumbarton Quarry Reclamation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• P31 EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint venture partner with PSEC and Sukut Construction on emergency Northern Branch fire debris removal contract with CalRecycle in 2021, clearing almost 1,700 residential lots and removing over 62,000 trees across ten counties.
• Sukut ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint venture partner with PSEC and Goodfellow Brothers on emergency Camp Fire debris removal contract with CalRecycle in 2018. The joint venture cleared over 4,000 total burn residential lots in the City of Paradise, CA. Also partnered on Northern Branch fire cleanup in 2021.
• Goodfellow BrotherscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint venture partner with PSEC and Sukut Construction on emergency Camp Fire debris removal contract with CalRecycle in 2018, clearing over 4,000 residential lots.
• DeSilva Gates ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated company under The DeSilva Companies umbrella. DeSilva Gates is an award-winning general engineering contractor founded in 1932 specializing in safety, civil engineering construction, grading, paving, and construction management. Together they form one of the largest vertically-integrated contractor organizations on the west coast. DeSilva Gates Construction provides management services to affiliated companies including Gallagher & Burk.
• Gallagher & BurkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired by Oliver de Silva Inc. in 1998, operating as Gallagher & Burk - a grading and paving contractor and asphalt producer serving Oakland and East Bay area since the 1940s. Serves clients including The Port of Oakland, City of Oakland, and railroad companies. Operates under service agreement with DeSilva Gates Construction providing management services.
• Double D TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction trucking services provider for the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Uses Zipline proprietary mobile app technology for real-time information on trucking operations. Hauls rock, sand, gravel, dirt, asphalt and heavy construction equipment using modern fleet including Heavy Haul Low Beds, Double Bottom Dumps, Semi-Bottom Dumps, Semi-End Dumps, Transfers, Super-Dumps, Super 10s, Super Tags, 10-Wheelers, and Flatbeds.
• DeSilva Gates AggregatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAggregate quarry and asphalt plant operation in Sunol with additional asphalt plants in Oakland and Marysville. Provides construction materials with over 50 years of experience in mining and producing construction materials for affiliated companies.
• ODS TireminorOthersTire dealer and repair shop located at 22991 Clawiter Road in Hayward, CA providing services to construction and trucking operations as well as outside customers.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• WestWindEnvironmental / RES Environmental: RES is a growing environmental services and construction firm providing site remediation, ecological restoration, and emergency response; niche overlap with PSEC's environmental contracting portfolio.
• Ames Environmental (Ames Construction): Heavy civil contractor with environmental and remediation work in the western U.S.; overlaps with PSEC on earthwork, reclamation, and dam/levee projects at a similar mid-market scale.

Broad incumbents

• Heritage Environmental Services: National provider of environmental remediation, waste management, and field services; broader geographic footprint but directly comparable remediation and emergency-response capabilities to PSEC.
• Clean Harbors: National environmental and industrial services firm with a large Environmental Services segment covering site remediation, emergency response, and waste handling; competes with PSEC on larger California remediation and disaster-response tenders.
• Teichert Construction: Established Northern California heavy civil contractor with grading, paving, and site preparation capabilities; competes for many of the same public infrastructure and earthwork projects that PSEC serves.
• Granite Construction: Large publicly-traded heavy civil contractor with substantial California operations in transportation, water resources, and earthwork; broader portfolio than PSEC but a meaningful competitor on public environmental and reclamation tenders.

Direct peers

• Goodfellow Brothers: Heavy civil general contractor with western U.S. footprint that joined PSEC and Sukut on the Camp Fire CalRecycle emergency contract; directly comparable in earthwork, site preparation, and disaster response scope.
• DeSilva Gates Construction: Affiliated general engineering contractor under The DeSilva Companies umbrella; performs overlapping civil engineering, grading, paving, and construction management work in the Bay Area and shares integrated resources with PSEC.
• Sukut Construction: California-based heavy civil and environmental contractor; long-standing JV partner with PSEC on CalRecycle wildfire debris removal (Camp Fire 2018, Northern Branch 2021), competing for similar public-works grading, reclamation, and emergency-response contracts in California.

Others

• DeSilva Gates Aggregates: Aggregate quarry and asphalt plant operation within the DeSilva Companies umbrella; supplies construction materials to PSEC projects and is part of the same vertically integrated ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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