What Geotech Engineers does

Geotech Engineers, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland, operating across the Washington D.C. metropolitan area under licensure in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. Founded in 1987 by Paul Chung, the company delivers an integrated suite of five core service lines — Subsurface Investigation, Material Testing and Inspection, AASHTO-accredited Laboratory Testing, Geotechnical Engineering Services, and Damage Investigation — covering the full lifecycle of construction projects from site characterization through quality assurance and post-construction condition assessment.

The company's underlying technology stack is conventional for the discipline: field investigation equipment including test borings, probe and auger borings, Cone Penetration Testing (CPT), Dilatometer Testing (DMT), and core drilling, supported by an in-house laboratory accredited by AASHTO for soil testing (since 2006) and concrete testing (since 2011), with regular assessments from AASHTO re:source and CCRL. Engineering deliverables span shallow and deep foundation design, pavement design, slope stability, retaining wall and helical pier design, seepage and subdrainage analysis, and value engineering.

Geotech Engineers operates a B2B professional services model, with revenue generated on a per-project, scope-based pricing basis. Customers include general contractors, developers, engineering firms, and government entities — named clients include Clark Construction, Parsons/MAA, Grimm + Parker/TMI, KELLER CM/SEI, Dirt Plus Inc, AR Homes/Teass+Warren, and BWI Airport (Maryland Aviation Administration). The firm's MBE/DBE certifications (MDOT, Prince George's County) and preapproved engineering status with multiple jurisdictions create eligibility for public and institutional set-aside contracts, serving as a meaningful element of its go-to-market positioning. No public marketing or distribution channels are disclosed; business is acquired through direct professional relationships and project-based bidding.

Name

Geotech Engineers

Legal name

Geotech Engineers, Inc.

Website

https://geotechengineersinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Geotech Engineers is a privately held, AASHTO-accredited geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm founded in 1987, serving general contractors, developers, and government agencies across Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia from its Beltsville headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geotechnical Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical Design, Engineering & Consulting (Analysis, Design, Peer Review) (IMAFAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA), Geotechnical Investigation & Site Characterization (Boreholes, In-situ Testing, Lab Testing) (IMAFAOAG), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Geotechnical engineering services
• Subsurface investigation
• Construction material testing
• Laboratory soil testing
• Damage investigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Beltsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geotechnical Engineering Services: Project-based professional services revenue from geotechnical investigations, material testing, and engineering consultations for construction projects. Services are contracted on a per-project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Geotech Engineers is a geotechnical engineering firm providing an integrated suite of professional services including subsurface investigation (test borings, CPT, DMT), AASHTO-accredited laboratory testing for soil and concrete, construction material testing and inspection, geotechnical engineering analysis and design, and damage investigation. The firm supports construction projects across the DC Metro area from site investigation through construction quality control and post-construction damage assessment.

Product overview

Geotech Engineers, Inc. is a geotechnical engineering firm offering an integrated suite of five core service lines: Subsurface Investigation (exploratory field services), Material Testing and Inspection (construction quality control), Laboratory Testing (AASHTO-accredited soil, concrete, and chemical analysis), Geotechnical Engineering Services (design and analysis), and Damage Investigation (structural condition assessments). These services work together to support the full lifecycle of construction projects from site investigation through completion and damage assessment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Subsurface Investigation Exploratory field services to determine subsurface conditions for construction projects. Includes test borings, probe and auger borings, test pits, core drilling for concrete and rock, PID screening tests, groundwater level tests, soil typing tests, infiltration tests (falling/constant head), Cone Penetration Test (CPT), and Dilatometer Test (DMT). Targeted at general contractors, developers, and government entities in the DC Metro area.
• Material Testing and Inspection Construction materials testing and inspection services performed during construction to ensure materials meet specifications, county building codes, and industrial standards. Includes concrete tests (strength, slump, temperature, air content, unit weight), footings and underpinning inspection, field density testing, masonry inspection and grout strength, structural steel and welding inspection, reinforcing steel inspection, caisson and pile inspection, EIFS inspection, waterproofing inspection, and roofing inspection. Targeted at general contractors and developers in the DC Metro area.
• Laboratory Testing AASHTO-accredited laboratory testing services measuring soil and aggregate properties (Atterberg Limits, grain size, hydrometer, Proctor, CBR, consolidation, permeability, unconfined compression, topsoil analysis, soil typing tests), concrete and masonry properties (cylinder break, beam break, grout prism tests, cube tests, core tests), and chemical tests (chlorine content, pH). AASHTO soil accreditation since 5/18/2006 and concrete accreditation since 5/23/2011. Targeted at construction contractors, developers, and government entities.
• Geotechnical Engineering Services Engineering analysis and design services including shallow and deep foundations, tower foundation design, earthwork requirements, subdrainage analysis, seepage analysis for dams, pavement design, damage study for building/roadway/pavement/slope, excavation sheeting and underpinning, compaction grouting, infiltration study, groundwater study, slope stability analysis, pile dynamic analysis, special foundations, value engineering, constructability study, retaining wall design, helical pier design, Geopier system, and various pile designs. Targeted at general contractors, developers, engineers, and government entities.
• Damage Investigation

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Schnabel Engineering: Schnabel Engineering is an employee-owned geotechnical, dam, and tunnel engineering firm with significant Mid-Atlantic presence. It competes on subsurface investigation, foundation engineering, slope stability, and earthwork analysis — many of the same technical services Geotech Engineers lists.
• GeoEngineers: GeoEngineers is a specialized geotechnical, environmental, and earth science firm offering subsurface investigation, laboratory testing, and geotechnical design. It is closely comparable in scope and size profile to Geotech Engineers and targets similar construction and infrastructure clients.
• Braun Intertec: Braun Intertec is an employee-owned engineering, consulting, and testing firm providing geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing services across multiple US regions. Its consulting engineering and accredited lab model maps directly to Geotech Engineers' integrated service platform.
• Terracon Consultants: Terracon is one of the largest US geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing consultancies operating across all 50 states. Its Mid-Atlantic offices directly compete with Geotech Engineers for the same construction QA/QC and geotechnical engineering scopes used by general contractors and public agencies.
• Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder is a national engineering, scientific, and consulting firm with strong geotechnical and construction materials testing practices, including offices in the DC region. It serves the same market segments (transportation, water, federal, commercial development) as Geotech Engineers on overlapping service scopes.
• S&ME Inc. S&ME is a multi-state geotechnical, environmental, and construction services firm operating across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Its service portfolio (geotechnical engineering, materials testing, subsurface exploration, lab testing) directly overlaps with Geotech Engineers and it competes on the same DC-area public and private projects.
• ECS Group (ECS Limited): ECS Group is a leading national geotechnical, environmental, construction materials, and facility engineering firm with offices across the Mid-Atlantic including Maryland and DC. It competes head-to-head with Geotech Engineers on subsurface investigation, materials testing, and laboratory services for the same general contractors and government clients in the DC Metro.

Emerging players

• TTL Associates: TTL Associates (formerly TTL) is a Mid-Atlantic/Southeast materials testing and geotechnical engineering firm of comparable size profile to Geotech Engineers, serving similar construction QA/QC and public-infrastructure clients. Useful as a same-size comparability benchmark for specialty geotechnical firms.

Regional players

• Froehling & Robertson: Froehling & Robertson is a Mid-Atlantic-based (Virginia-headquartered) engineering, environmental, and materials testing firm with deep DC-area penetration. It offers geotechnical, construction materials testing, and laboratory services overlapping Geotech Engineers' core offerings across similar Mid-Atlantic geographies.
• Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates: Hillis-Carnes is a Mid-Atlantic geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing firm headquartered in the DC Metro area. It competes directly with Geotech Engineers on subsurface investigation, geotechnical engineering, and QA/QC materials testing for the same regional customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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