Kaw Valley Engineering

What Kaw Valley Engineering does

Kaw Valley Engineering, Inc. is a privately held civil engineering firm founded in 1982 in Junction City, Kansas. The firm provides four core, integrated service lines: civil engineering (land/site development, transportation design, bridge design, drainage and stormwater management, sustainable design, and utility/water/wastewater design), professional land surveying, geotechnical engineering, and construction materials testing and special inspection. It is differentiated by in-house ownership of the full lifecycle of physical infrastructure delivery, supported by 15 survey crews, six drill rigs (including three all-terrain rigs with 200+ foot capability), and five AASHTO-accredited materials testing laboratories distributed across the Midwest.

The firm serves state and local government agencies (notably KDOT, MoDOT, and multiple Kansas and Missouri municipalities), K-12 school districts, military installations, and private developers, with marquee engagements including the first KDOT I-70/US-77 Diverging Diamond Interchange retrofit, Kansas Speedway, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, the $105M Junction City High School development, and a Facebook (Meta) data center site project in Georgia. The company operates from seven office locations across Kansas (Junction City, Lenexa, Salina, Emporia, Wichita, Garden City) and Missouri (Kansas City), employs 180+ professionals with multi-state PE and PS licensure, and holds AASHTO, USACE, KDOT, MoDOT, ICC, AWS-CWI, and ASNT certifications.

Kaw Valley generates revenue on a fee-for-service professional services model, billing clients on a project basis with pricing determined by scope, complexity, and client type. It operates as a sales-led business with relationship-based development, on-call consulting agreements with municipalities, and a direct delivery model supported by a dedicated business development function. The firm has remained independent and founder/CEO-led for over four decades, growing organically without external investment or M&A.

Name

Kaw Valley Engineering

Legal name

Kaw Valley Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://kveng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kaw Valley Engineering is a privately held, full-service civil engineering firm founded in 1982, providing integrated civil engineering, surveying, geotechnical, and materials testing services to government agencies, school districts, and private developers across the Midwest from seven office locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical Instrumentation & Monitoring (Settlement, Inclinometers, Piezometers) (IMAFAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD), Erosion & Sediment Control (Silt Fences, SWPPP Implementation) (IMAFAKAN)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying
• Geotechnical engineering
• Materials testing
• Transportation design

Headquarters

HQ city

Junction City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting model generating revenue from civil engineering, surveying, geotechnical engineering, and materials testing services billed on a project basis. Services are provided to government agencies, municipalities, and private developers with projects ranging from small residential surveys to large-scale infrastructure developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kaw Valley Engineering is a full-service civil engineering firm that provides integrated civil engineering, land surveying, geotechnical engineering, and construction materials testing services. The firm serves government agencies, municipalities, and private developers across the Midwest with capabilities spanning land and site development, transportation and bridge design, drainage and stormwater management, sustainable design, and utility/water/wastewater coordination.

Product overview

Kaw Valley Engineering is a full-service civil engineering firm offering four core service lines: Civil Engineering Services (including land/site development, transportation design, bridge design, drainage/stormwater management, sustainable design, and utility/water/wastewater design), Surveying Services (boundary, platting, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, topographic, and construction staking), Geotechnical Engineering Services (planning, field exploration, laboratory analysis, and consultation), and Materials Testing Services (field and laboratory testing, special inspections, non-destructive testing, and construction inspection). The company operates from 7 offices across the Midwest (Junction City headquarters, Kansas City MO, Lenexa, Salina, Emporia, Wichita, and Garden City) with over 180 staff members serving government agencies and private developers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Services Comprehensive civil engineering services including land and site development, transportation design, bridge design, drainage and stormwater management, sustainable design, and utility/water/wastewater coordination and design for government agencies and private developers.
• Surveying Services Professional land surveying including boundary surveys, platting, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, topographic surveys, FEMA elevation certificates, cadastral surveys, and construction staking, with 200 years of combined staff experience.
• Geotechnical Engineering Services Geotechnical engineering services including planning, field exploration, laboratory analysis, analysis with recommendations, and consultation covering subsurface exploration, foundation design, earthwork recommendations, slope stability analysis, and pavement deflectometer testing.
• Materials Testing Services Construction materials testing and inspection including field materials testing, laboratory testing, special inspections, non-destructive testing (ultrasonic, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, GPR), and construction inspection / resident inspection / LPA services.
• Project Management and Consulting Full-service project management and consulting including government grants and low interest loan funding acquisition, permitting, civic engagement, and environmental reporting for government and private development clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• First KDOT retrofit project completed (I-70/US-77 Diverging Diamond Interchange Conversion)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Schuff SteelnotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 March 2018Kaw Valley Engineering worked with Schuff Steel on the Facebook data center project in Georgia. Schuff Steel called on Kaw Valley Engineering for their expertise in civil engineering services for the massive data center development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Omaha-based global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with significant transportation and water practices. Competes on DOT and municipal infrastructure pursuits across the Midwest.
• TranSystems: Transportation-focused engineering and architecture firm with strong Midwest presence competing on KDOT/MoDOT highway, bridge, and interchange work that KVE also pursues.
• Black & Veatch: Overland Park, KS-based global infrastructure engineering firm with water/wastewater and civil capabilities that overlap KVE's utility and site development work, though at much larger scale and scope.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national planning, engineering, and design firm with growing Kansas City presence, competing on land development, transportation, and stormwater work in the same regional market.
• WSP USA: Global engineering consultancy with U.S. transportation, water, and earth + environment practices that compete for the same DOT and municipal infrastructure projects across the Midwest.
• Burns & McDonnell: Kansas City-headquartered global engineering, construction, and architecture firm with thousands of employees. Overlaps with KVE on civil/site development and transportation work but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Larkin Group: Kansas City-area civil engineering and land surveying firm competing for similar municipal and developer work in the KC metro and across Kansas.
• George Butler Associates (GBA): Lenexa, KS-based engineering firm offering civil, transportation, water, and geotechnical services to municipalities and private developers across the Midwest. Direct regional competitor with overlapping KS/MO client base.
• BG Consultants: Manhattan, KS-based civil engineering, surveying, and materials testing firm serving Kansas municipalities and KDOT — same Kansas geographic footprint and service lines as Kaw Valley.
• Olsson: Lincoln, NE-headquartered full-service engineering firm with strong Midwest presence and similar service mix (civil, surveying, geotechnical, environmental). Closest comparable in size, geography, and integrated service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kaw_valley
• Facebookfacebook.com/kawvalleyengineering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kaw-valley-engineering-inc-

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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