What Advanced American Construction does

Advanced American Construction (AAC) is a privately held, Portland, Oregon-based marine and heavy civil construction contractor founded in 1983. The company is the product of a 2005 merger between Advanced American Diving Service (AADS) and M. Cutter Company (MCC), and operates from a 42,000 square-foot waterfront facility on seven acres beneath the St. John's Bridge with 1,300 linear feet of Willamette River frontage. AAC serves federal, state, and local government agencies (notably the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, BNSF Railway, and Pacific Northwest port and city authorities), as well as private industrial clients including utilities such as Portland General Electric. Project work spans the Columbia, Snake, and Willamette River systems and extends to California, Idaho, and Montana.

AAC delivers five integrated service lines from a single self-performed operation: Heavy Civil & Marine (pile driving, dock/pier construction, crane operations, dredging, debris removal, 24/7 emergency response); Diving Services & Underwater Marine Survey (surface-supplied hard hat commercial diving, wet welding, HazMat diving, salvage, ROV operations, sonar, RTK GPS, and LiDAR); Industrial Services (heavy rigging, on-site machining, equipment repair, preventive maintenance); Engineering Services (marine structural engineering, naval architecture, CM/GC, design-build, value engineering); and Marine Services (wharfage, dockage, moorage, vessel rentals, transloading, break bulk and Ro-Ro operations). The company owns the largest-capacity crane on the regional river system — a 300-ton Millennium 4100 Ringer Series 3 derrick barge with up to 280 feet of vertical reach.

AAC generates revenue through project-based marine construction contracts (one-time project fees), professional services for diving, engineering, and industrial work, and transaction-based fees for wharfage, dockage, moorage, and vessel/equipment rentals. The company is sales-led, pursuing government and enterprise contracts via competitive bidding and direct negotiation, and has self-reported zero safety incidents on recent projects while completing work on or ahead of schedule within regulatory in-water work windows.

Name

Advanced American Construction

Legal name

Advanced American Construction, Inc.

Website

https://advanced-american.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil & Marine Construction Services

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Ship and Boat Building (3366)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Port & Harbor Construction (Quays, Wharves, Berths) (IMAFAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Port Rehabilitation, Maintenance & Asset Renewal (Repairs, Strengthening) (IMAFAJAL), Underwater Inspection, Maintenance & Repair (UWILD, Diving/ROV, In-water Cleaning) (IMAJAFAJ)

Keywords

• Heavy civil construction
• Marine construction
• Commercial diving services
• Underwater engineering
• Industrial construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

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. Marine Construction Services: Project-based marine construction contracts for heavy civil work including pile driving, dock/pier construction, bridge work, dam rehabilitation, and infrastructure projects for government and private clients.
2. Marine Facility Operations: Wharfage, dockage, and moorage services for tugs, barges, and workboats. Equipment and vessel rentals including tugs, flat deck barges, and utility work boats.
3. Industrial Services: Heavy rigging, machinery services, equipment repairs, preventive maintenance, and on-site machining services for industrial clients.
4. Commercial Diving Services: Underwater construction, inspection, welding, cutting, salvage operations, and specialized underwater surveys for infrastructure and maritime clients.
5. Engineering Services: Marine structural engineering, naval architecture, CM/GC delivery, design-build solutions, and value engineering for marine and heavy civil projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Advanced American Construction provides heavy civil and marine construction services, including underwater diving, industrial support, and engineering, for infrastructure projects such as dams, ports, bridges, and waterways. The firm self-performs work for federal, state, municipal, port, utility, and railroad clients across the Pacific Northwest.

Product overview

Advanced American Construction is a marine construction services company offering a portfolio of integrated service lines rather than a software product. The core offerings include: Heavy Civil & Marine Services (dock/pier construction, pile driving, crane operations, dredging), Diving Services & Underwater Marine Survey (commercial diving, ROV operations, sonar/LiDAR scanning), Industrial Services (heavy rigging, machine shop, on-site machining), Engineering Services (marine structural engineering, naval architecture, CM/GC, design-build), and Marine Services (wharfage, vessel rentals, cargo handling, Ro-Ro operations). These services are offered as a unified portfolio serving public agencies, private developers, utilities, and industrial clients throughout the western United States, particularly the Pacific Northwest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy Civil & Marine Construction Core construction service delivering heavy civil and marine infrastructure projects such as dams, locks, bridges, ports, and waterfront structures for federal, state, port, utility, and railroad clients in the Pacific Northwest.
• Diving Services Commercial diving services supporting underwater inspection, repair, and construction for marine, hydropower, port, and bridge projects, delivered as a self-performed capability.
• Industrial Services Industrial construction and support services provided to utility, railroad, and industrial clients in conjunction with marine and heavy civil project work.
• Engineering Services In-house engineering services supporting the planning, design, and execution of marine and heavy civil construction projects for public and private clients.
• Marine Services Marine construction services covering over-water and in-water project delivery, including work for ports, harbors, and waterway infrastructure owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed 66 bridge deck panels and 455 feet of rail/tie removal/install 4 days ahead of schedule during wildfire conditions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Tapani Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with AAC to construct and maintain temporary access road and crossings for Spirit Lake outlet works rehabilitation project. Project involves 3.5-mile temporary access road along steep switchback logging terrain for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• HDR, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction Manager on Port of Newport Dock 5 Pier Replacement project, working with AAC as prime contractor. Project involved navigating nearly impossible timeline due to in-water work window constraints.
• Smith Monroe & Gray, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with AAC on BNSF Ballard Bridge trunnion bearing replacement project to value engineer the original jacking system into a more efficient and safe system for replacing 22,000 pound spherical bearings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Orion Marine Group: Orion is a publicly traded marine construction services company providing marine transportation, pier and wharf construction, dredging, and specialty services, directly overlapping AAC's core heavy civil and marine construction scope across U.S. waterways.
• American Bridge Company: American Bridge performs heavy marine and bridge construction including movable bridge rehabilitation and waterfront infrastructure, directly comparable to AAC's work on the BNSF Ballard Bridge and other complex bridge and marine projects.
• Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation: GLDD is the largest U.S. provider of dredging services and a major marine construction contractor, overlapping AAC's marine infrastructure, port deepening, and coastal restoration work and serving many of the same federal and port clients.
• Manson Construction Co. Manson is one of the largest U.S. marine construction contractors, performing dredging, pier, wharf, dam, and bridge work with a heavy lift fleet, closely matching AAC's integrated marine construction and crane-based delivery model.
• Vigor Industrial: Vigor is a Pacific Northwest ship repair, conversion, and marine services provider with waterfront facilities and industrial machining capabilities that closely mirror AAC's Marine Services, vessel repair, and machine shop offerings.
• General Construction Company: General Construction is a Pacific Northwest heavy civil and marine contractor with a long history of pile driving, bridge, dock, and dam work for agencies such as WSDOT, USACE, and ports, competing head-to-head with AAC on similar scopes.
• Quigg Brothers Inc. Quigg Brothers is a Pacific Northwest marine and heavy civil contractor performing pile driving, dock and bridge construction, and dam work across the same Columbia/Snake/Willamette systems AAC serves, with overlapping government and port clients.

Broad incumbents

• Kiewit Corporation: Kiewit is one of North America's largest heavy civil and infrastructure contractors with significant marine and dam capabilities; it competes for the same large federal and port authority contracts AAC targets but at much greater scale and across broader geographies.
• Granite Construction: Granite is a major publicly traded heavy civil construction company with water resources, marine, and dam experience, frequently competing with AAC for federal and municipal infrastructure work in the western U.S.

Regional players

• Tapani Inc. Tapani is a Pacific Northwest site development and heavy civil contractor that has partnered with AAC on USACE Spirit Lake access road work; it competes for adjacent scopes (earthwork, road, site prep) and is a regional counterparty for similar government clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/advanced-american-construction

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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