What Black Eagle Consulting does

Black Eagle Consulting, Inc. is a privately held geotechnical engineering and construction services firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Reno, Nevada, with a secondary office in Carson City. The firm delivers four core service lines — geotechnical and geological engineering, construction inspection and testing, materials testing, and non-destructive examination (NDE) of structural steel and welding — to government agencies (notably the Nevada Department of Transportation, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Forest Service, and Washoe County School District) and private-sector clients across transportation, mining, power/utilities, industrial, commercial, and residential end markets. The firm is licensed and operates across Nevada, California, and Utah, and maintains a regionally distinctive capability as the only provider in northern Nevada offering comprehensive ultrasonic, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, and radiographic NDE inspection. Its competitive positioning is anchored by a layered set of regulatory accreditations, including AASHTO (since 1999 for aggregate/concrete, 2000 for asphalt, 2002 for soil), Caltrans Laboratory Qualifications Certification, CCRL inspection, and USACE materials testing certification, combined with multi-state P.E. credentials held by its technical staff.

Name

Black Eagle Consulting

Legal name

Black Eagle Consulting, Inc.

Website

https://blackeagleconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Black Eagle Consulting is a Reno, Nevada-based geotechnical engineering and construction services firm providing subsurface investigations, construction inspection, materials testing, and non-destructive examination to government and private clients across Nevada, California, and Utah.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Testing Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Building Inspection Services (541350), Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA), Exploration & Production Drilling Services (RC, Core, Directional, Sonic, Auger) (IMAKAKAB)

Keywords

• Geotechnical engineering services
• Construction inspection testing
• Materials testing laboratory
• Non-destructive examination
• Subsurface investigation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Geotechnical engineering consulting, construction inspection, materials testing, and non-destructive examination services billed on a project basis

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Black Eagle Consulting is a geotechnical engineering and construction services firm providing subsurface investigations, foundation design recommendations, on-site construction inspection, special inspections, accredited laboratory and field materials testing (soils, aggregates, hot-mix asphalt, Portland cement concrete), and comprehensive non-destructive examination of structural steel and welds. Services are delivered through mobile laboratories and dedicated project and division managers to government agencies and private-sector clients across Nevada, California and Utah.

Product overview

Black Eagle Consulting is a geotechnical engineering and construction services firm offering a unified portfolio of four interconnected core services: Geotechnical/Geological Engineering (subsurface investigations and foundation design), Construction Inspection and Testing (quality control during construction), Material Testing (laboratory and field testing of construction materials), and Non-Destructive Examination (structural steel and welding inspection). These services are provided across Nevada, California, and Utah for transportation, power plant, utility, industrial, commercial, and residential projects. The company operates from offices in Reno and Carson City, Nevada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geotechnical/Geological Engineering Engineering services involving subsurface investigations, soil analysis, foundation design recommendations, and geological assessments for transportation, power, utility, industrial, commercial and residential construction projects.
• Construction, Inspection and Testing On-site inspection and quality control services during construction phases, including materials testing and compliance verification for government and private projects.
• Material Testing Laboratory and field testing services for soils, aggregates, hot-mix asphalt, and Portland cement concrete (PCC) materials, delivered via an AASHTO, Caltrans, USACE and CCRL accredited laboratory.
• Non-Destructive Examination NDT inspection services including ultrasonic (UT), magnetic particle (MT), liquid penetrant (PT), and radiographic (RT) testing of structural steel and welds, offered as the only comprehensive NDE capability of its kind in northern Nevada.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CFA (Civil & Environmental Associates)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2023Black Eagle Consulting and CFA received the 2023 ASCE Truckee Meadows Branch award for outstanding achievement in structural/geotechnical engineering for the Switch Citadel Campus project. Collaborative partnership on major infrastructure projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GeoEngineers: Employee-owned geotechnical and environmental consulting firm across the Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. Comparable in providing integrated geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing services to public infrastructure and natural-resource clients.
• Blackburn Consulting: Central California geotechnical engineering, materials testing, and special inspections firm. Comparable in providing a multi-disciplinary suite of geotechnical and construction quality services to public infrastructure, K-12, and commercial clients.
• Summit Engineering: Northern Nevada civil and geotechnical engineering firm headquartered in Reno. Directly comparable in geography, service offering, and target market (NDOT, local government, private developers in the Reno/Carson City corridor).
• NCE (Narramore, Ching & Associates): California-based engineering firm providing geotechnical, environmental, and construction management services. Comparable in scale, geographic focus, and service mix targeting public works and private development.
• CTL|Thompson: Western U.S. geotechnical, structural, and materials engineering firm with comparable service portfolio. Comparable in offering geotechnical investigations, construction observation, and materials testing to public agencies and private developers.
• Earth Systems Pacific: California- and West Coast-based geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing consulting firm of similar scale and scope. Comparable in offering geotechnical engineering, construction inspection, and materials testing services to public agencies and private developers.

Broad incumbents

• Kleinfelder: Large national engineering, architecture, and science firm offering geotechnical, environmental, and construction services. Competes for the same infrastructure and transportation work in the Western U.S. but at significantly greater scale.
• Terracon: National geotechnical, environmental, construction materials, and facilities consulting firm. Competes for public infrastructure and private development projects across the same Western states where Black Eagle operates.
• WSP USA (formerly Golder Associates): Global engineering consultancy with significant geotechnical, mining, and infrastructure capabilities. Competes for large-scale transportation, mining, and power projects in the Western U.S., including the types of mining and infrastructure engagements Black Eagle services.

Others

• RMA Companies: Consortium of engineering and consulting firms of which Black Eagle is a member. Functions as an enabling platform rather than a direct competitor, but indicates the broader peer ecosystem and potential roll-up context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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