Saiia Construction Company

What Saiia Construction Company does

Saiia Construction Company LLC is an industrial heavy civil contractor founded in 1946 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The company delivers single-source heavy civil contracting services to government and commercial clients, focused on power generation, aggregate mining, and pulp and paper markets across the Southeastern United States. Saiia operates five integrated service lines: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Management, Heavy Civil Construction, Industrial Services, Mineral and Aggregate Mining, and Heavy Haul/Transportation. Core capabilities include site preparation, CCR impoundment management and remediation, landfill management and construction, mineral and aggregate extraction, and heavy haul logistics, executed with a large fleet of modern heavy equipment and supported by dedicated site-experienced safety personnel.

The business operates on project-based, relationship-driven contracts with enterprise industrial clients and utilities, with 90% of revenue reportedly derived from repeat customers, indicating a long-cycle book of multi-year engagements. Saiia holds a market-leading Experience Modification Rate of 0.62 versus an industry average of 1.0, which functions as a key bidding differentiator on safety-sensitive industrial work. The company markets primarily through direct enterprise engagement, its corporate website, LinkedIn presence, and direct project referrals, with no digital intermediary or reseller channel.

Since 2022, Saiia has operated as a subsidiary of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA), which itself was acquired by MasTec, Inc. and integrated into MasTec's Clean Energy and Infrastructure segment. This corporate positioning gives Saiia access to IEA's resources and MasTec's national reach, with stated intent to expand geographic footprint beyond the current Southeastern US base while maintaining its focused industrial heavy civil contracting model.

Name

Saiia Construction Company

Legal name

Saiia Construction Company

Website

https://saiia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Saiia Construction Company is an industrial heavy civil contractor founded in 1946, serving power generation, aggregate mining, and pulp and paper clients across the Southeastern United States with site preparation, CCR management, mining, and heavy haul services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Power Generation Plant Construction (Thermal, Hydro, Nuclear) (IMAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mining & Mineral Processing Facility Construction (IMAFADAE)

Keywords

• Heavy civil construction
• CCR management services
• Industrial construction services
• Mineral and aggregate mining
• Heavy haul transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Services: Project-based revenue from industrial heavy civil contracting services including site preparation, CCR handling, landfill management and construction, aggregate mining, and industrial services. Revenue is generated through large-scale project contracts with repeat clients.
2. Coal Combustion Residuals Management: Ongoing and completed CCR projects across the Southeastern United States, including CCR impoundment management services for power generation clients.
3. Mineral and Aggregate Mining: Mining operations for mineral and aggregate materials, serving industrial clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Saiia Construction Company is a heavy civil construction contractor founded in 1946 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, operating as a subsidiary of MasTec following the IEA acquisition in 2022. The company delivers construction and industrial services to power generation, aggregate mining, and pulp and paper markets, including CCR Management, heavy civil construction, industrial services, mineral and aggregate mining, and heavy haul transportation.

Product overview

Saiia Construction Company is an industrial heavy civil contractor offering a unified portfolio of construction and environmental management services. The company operates five integrated service lines: Coal Combustion Residuals Management, Heavy Civil Construction, Industrial Services, Mineral and Aggregate Mining, and Heavy Haul/Transportation. These services are designed to work together to help industrial organizations in the power generation, aggregate mining, and pulp and paper markets develop, expand, and maintain their facilities safely and efficiently. The company leverages over 70 years of site development and maintenance experience, with a large fleet of modern heavy equipment to complete projects of any scale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CCR Management Coal combustion residuals (CCR) management services for power generation customers, including handling, removal, transport, and disposal of ash and related residuals from coal-fired power plants.
• Heavy Civil Construction Structural and civil construction services for industrial and infrastructure projects, including earthwork, foundations, and heavy structural work for utility, mining, and industrial customers.
• Industrial Services Maintenance, repair, modifications, and ongoing support services for industrial facilities such as power generation plants and pulp and paper mills.
• Mineral and Aggregate Mining Mining operations and material extraction services for aggregate and mineral producers, including site development and extraction support.
• Heavy Haul / Transportation Heavy equipment and bulk material transportation services supporting construction, mining, and industrial operations, including over-the-road and on-site haulage.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of business comes from repeat clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022IEA is the parent company of Saiia Construction Company. In 2022, IEA and its affiliated companies were acquired by MasTec and became part of the organization's Clean Energy and Infrastructure segment. Through IEA, Saiia has access to extensive resources, diverse capabilities, and national reach to deliver greater value to customers and expand its geographic footprint.
• MasTeccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022MasTec acquired IEA (including Saiia) in 2022. Saiia is now part of MasTec's Clean Energy and Infrastructure segment. The acquisition provides Saiia with robust resources, diverse capabilities, and national reach to expand its services and geographic footprint.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA): IEA is Saiia's direct parent company and itself a large-scale infrastructure and energy construction firm with overlapping heavy civil, renewables, and energy services. As a sister/parent entity operating in the same heavy civil contracting space, it is the closest functional comparable.
• Granite Construction: Granite is a publicly traded heavy civil contractor with significant site development, earthwork, and materials/aggregate operations across the US. Saiia's heavy civil + aggregate mining + site prep portfolio overlaps directly with Granite's core business mix.
• Sterling Infrastructure: Sterling operates heavy civil, building, and transportation infrastructure segments with substantial industrial and commercial site work. Saiia's industrial site development and heavy civil contracting services closely mirror Sterling's heavy civil segment scope.
• Charah Solutions: Charah Solutions is a specialty environmental services firm focused on CCR/coal ash management, byproduct marketing, and utility environmental compliance. It is the most directly comparable specialty CCR contractor to Saiia's Coal Combustion Residuals Management line.
• IES Holdings: IES provides industrial contracting services including electrical, mechanical, and site services to utilities, power generation, and industrial clients. Its industrial services portfolio and customer base in power generation overlap meaningfully with Saiia's Industrial Services line.

Broad incumbents

• MasTec Clean Energy & Infrastructure segment: Saiia's parent segment within MasTec operates across clean energy, oil & gas, and utility infrastructure at national scale. MasTec's broader portfolio provides both a competing service offering and the platform that Saiia leverages for expansion.
• Kiewit Corporation: Kiewit is one of North America's largest privately held construction/engineering firms with deep capabilities in heavy civil, mining, and power generation construction. Saiia's industrial, mining, and power-gen contracting services are comparable in scope though Kiewit operates at much greater scale.
• Quanta Services: Quanta is a leading infrastructure construction firm specializing in electric, gas, telecom, and renewable energy infrastructure. While more utility-focused than Saiia, it overlaps on heavy civil site work for industrial and energy clients across the Southeastern US.
• Fluor Corporation: Fluor is a global EPC firm with deep capabilities in power generation, mining, and industrial process facility construction. While far larger and more global than Saiia, its power-gen and industrial site development work is functionally comparable to Saiia's core contracting scope.

Emerging players

• MYR Group: MYR Group is a specialty electrical construction firm serving utility and commercial/industrial markets. It is comparable as a specialty industrial contractor with similar relationship-driven sales motion and project-based revenue, though focused on electrical scope rather than earthwork/CCR.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saiia-construction/about

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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