VSCE

What VSCE does

VSCE, Inc. is a California-headquartered professional services firm founded in 2004 by Jesús Vargas that delivers construction management, program management, and public relations services to public-sector transportation clients. The company operates from Oakland with regional offices in Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and serves state, regional, county, and municipal agencies including Caltrans, BART, AC Transit, VTA, OCTA, L.A. Metro, the Port of Oakland, the California High Speed Rail Authority, and numerous California cities and counties. Its three branded service lines — Construction Management (resident engineering, inspection, contract administration, CPM scheduling and estimating, constructability review), Program Management (program delivery, funding and grants administration, alternative delivery analysis), and Public Relations (inter-agency coordination, PIO services, stakeholder management, community outreach) — are applied across infrastructure verticals spanning freeways and bridges, rail (including California HSR CP1 and CP2/3), bus transit and BRT, local streets, ITS, education, sports and recreation, and design-build.

The firm has accumulated 20+ years of past performance, with documented low change-order outcomes on completed projects (e.g., Fresno BRT under 5%, Modesto Bus Maintenance under 1%, Porterville bridge work under 8-10%) and roles on programs of $250M+ in individual project value and an aggregate $8B ACTC Local Streets program. VSCE maintains a portfolio of certifications across DBE (Caltrans, LA Metro), SLBE (Alameda CTC, City of Oakland), LBE (Port of Oakland, City of Oakland), SBE (BART), MBE (State of California), and SBA, with active certifications dated through at least 2022. Marketing is reputation-driven and relationship-based: the firm earns work through competitive bidding on public contracts and long-dated on-call arrangements with agencies such as Alameda CTC (since 2006) and the Port of Oakland (since 2012).

VSCE is a founder-owned private corporation with no parent company, no institutional outside investment, and no public listing. Headcount is in the 11-50 range, the firm is bootstrapped, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct-to-government: VSCE bids as a prime consultant (e.g., the City of Tracy overhead bridge JV) or as a joint-venture partner (with The Hanna Group, Biggs Cardosa, and CSG Engineering on active projects) and dispatches staff to client offices and project sites across California.

Name

VSCE

Legal name

VSCE, Inc.

Website

https://vsceinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VSCE is a California-headquartered professional services firm founded in 2004 that delivers construction management, program management, and public relations services to government transportation agencies across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Construction Management: VSCE provides construction management services including resident engineering, construction inspection, contract administration, constructability reviews, CPM scheduling and estimating, and construction mitigation monitoring for infrastructure projects.
2. Program Management: Program delivery, project initiation and monitoring, active management and controls, management policy and development, alternative project delivery analysis, and funding/grants applications and reporting.
3. Public Relations / Community Outreach: Inter-agency coordination, public information officer services, project partnering stakeholder management, owner representative agency services, media messaging, project reporting, and community outreach planning for construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

VSCE is a professional services firm that delivers construction management, program management, and public relations services for transportation infrastructure projects. The firm supports state, regional, and local government agencies with resident engineering, construction inspection, contract administration, CPM scheduling and estimating, project initiation and monitoring, alternative project delivery analysis, funding and grants support, and community outreach and stakeholder coordination across freeways, bridges, transit, rail, and bus facilities.

Product overview

VSCE is a construction management and program management firm offering three core services: Construction Management, Program Management, and Public Relations. These services are delivered across multiple infrastructure market verticals including Freeways & Bridges, Sports & Recreation, Education, Local Streets, Intelligent Transportation Systems (I.T.S.), Design Build, Rail, and Bus Transit. The company operates primarily in California serving government transportation agencies, providing services from project initiation through construction completion and community outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management Comprehensive construction management services for government transportation agencies, including resident engineering, construction inspection, contract administration, constructability reviews, CPM scheduling and estimating, and construction mitigation monitoring for highway, bridge, transit, and rail infrastructure projects.
• Program Management Program delivery services for multi-project capital programs serving government agencies, including project initiation and monitoring, active management and controls, management policy and development, alternative project delivery analysis, and funding and grants applications and reporting.
• Public Relations Public relations and community outreach services for infrastructure projects, including inter-agency coordination, public information officer services, project partnering stakeholder management, owner representative agency services, media messaging and project reporting, and community outreach planning during construction.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fresno BRT corridor completed with contract change orders under 5%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Hanna GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hanna Group/VSCE joint venture was selected as prime consultant by the City of Tracy for the 11th Street East Tracy Overhead Bridge Replacement Project. This is described as the City of Tracy's largest and most complex project, indicating a significant strategic partnership.
• Biggs Cardosa (BCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSCE teamed with Biggs Cardosa as prime consultant for South San Francisco Bridge Replacement project. VSCE assisted in re-planning construction sequence and performed roadway construction inspection, traffic management, and community outreach.
• CSG EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSCE teamed with CSG Engineering for Safe Routes to Schools project in City of Stockton. CSG Engineering was the prime consultant for redesign of streets, with VSCE handling public outreach components.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mark Thomas: California-based civil engineering and construction management firm serving public agencies across transportation, transit, and municipal infrastructure — comparable scope, geography, and customer base to VSCE.
• Cordoba Corporation: California-based, minority-owned infrastructure consulting firm providing construction management, program management, and engineering services to Caltrans, Metro, and other California transportation agencies — directly overlapping VSCE's niche, geography, and DBE/SBE positioning.
• Psomas: California-headquartered engineering and consulting firm offering construction management, program management, and surveying services for transportation, water, and public infrastructure — competing head-to-head with VSCE on Caltrans and municipal CM on-calls.

Broad incumbents

• WSP USA: Global engineering and professional services firm with a major California transportation practice providing program management, construction management, and engineering to Caltrans and major transit agencies — competes for the same large CM/PM contracts as VSCE, but as a much broader portfolio incumbent.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm providing program management, construction management, and engineering services to California DOTs, transit authorities, and high-speed rail — overlaps with VSCE on HSR and Caltrans pursuits, but at vastly greater scale.
• HDR Inc. Engineering, architecture, and construction services firm with significant California transit and highway CM/PM engagements — directly comparable to VSCE's integrated CM/PM offerings and competes for similar California transportation agency on-calls.
• Kimley-Horn: National planning, engineering, and construction services firm with growing California transportation practice competing for Caltrans and municipal CM assignments of similar scope to VSCE's.
• Jacobs Solutions: Large engineering, program management, and construction services firm with established California transportation practice serving Caltrans, BART, and LA Metro — same RFP universe as VSCE, competing on larger on-call and program contracts.
• Parsons Corporation: Engineering and construction management firm with major California presence, including high-speed rail and Caltrans work — competes against VSCE on rail, transit, and highway program management contracts.

Emerging players

• NV5 Global: Technical engineering and consulting firm with a sizeable California infrastructure, transportation, and CM/PM practice — comparable service mix and customer base, with scale between VSCE and the largest incumbents.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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