What Mathiowetz Construction Company does

Mathiowetz Construction Company is a fourth-generation, family-owned earthwork and construction management contractor headquartered in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, founded in 1924 by Martin Mathiowetz. The firm operates as a unified service provider across six integrated core service lines: Construction Management (full project oversight from inception through completion), Aggregates & Trucking (materials supply and delivery, including aggregate screening and rip rap at the Sleepy Eye yard), GPS Services (precision GPS survey and machine control on blades, scrapers, dozers, and finishing machines), Demolition (with in-house regulatory expertise and a MPCA-permitted disposal facility), Drainage & Site Work (terraces, tile installation, ditching, pond construction), and Heavy Hauling Services (state-of-the-art lowboy equipment transport). The underlying technology backbone combines GPS-guided heavy equipment automation with Earthwork 4D design software for virtual site balancing and grade verification.

The company serves three primary customer segments: government and public works agencies (state, county, and local entities bidding competitively for highway, bridge, airport, and flood-improvement projects), the agricultural sector (farmers, agricultural cooperatives like Farmward Cooperative, and agronomy businesses such as Agronomy Solution Partners for grain facilities, feedmills, drainage, and tiling), and commercial/industrial clients (site preparation, demolition, and construction management for industrial facilities). The customer base is regional, concentrated across Southern Minnesota with project activity extending into Carver County, Olmsted County, and Rochester.

Mathiowetz operates an enterprise field sales go-to-market model in which revenue is generated through fixed-cost contracts for private projects and competitive bidding on public works contracts, with multi-year contract cadences on larger programs such as the TH52 Design-Build (the firm's largest project to date) and the FAA-funded Rochester Airport Phase 5. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed. The company maintains a private, family-controlled ownership structure (no external institutional investors or parent company), a tenured multi-generational workforce (employees with 20-40 year careers), and ongoing leadership continuity under President Chad Mathiowetz and Executive Vice President Julie Anderson with Brian Mathiowetz and Ronda Mathiowetz transitioning to advisory roles.

Name

Mathiowetz Construction Company

Legal name

Mathiowetz Construction

Website

https://mathiowetzconst.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mathiowetz Construction Company is a fourth-generation, family-owned earthwork and construction management contractor in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, founded in 1924. It serves government agencies, agricultural cooperatives, and commercial clients across Minnesota via six integrated service lines including construction management, aggregates and trucking, GPS-enabled grading, demolition, drainage, and heavy hauling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sleepy Eye

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Contracts: Revenue generated from fixed-cost and variable contracts for construction management, earthwork, site development, demolition, drainage, and heavy hauling services. Projects range from small railroad sidings and farm tiling to large grain loading sites, dairy barns, and industrial sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mathiowetz Construction Company delivers integrated earthwork and construction management services for infrastructure, agricultural, and commercial/industrial projects across Minnesota. Core service lines include Construction Management, Aggregates & Trucking, GPS-based precision grading services, Demolition with in-house MPCA-permitted disposal, Drainage & Site Work, and Heavy Hauling Services, supported by GPS machine control and Earthwork 4D design software.

Product overview

Mathiowetz Construction Company is a fourth-generation, family-owned earthwork and construction management contractor based in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, founded in 1924. The company operates as a unified service provider offering six interconnected core service lines: Construction Management (lead/project oversight), Aggregates & Trucking (material supply and delivery), GPS Services (precision technology), Demolition, Drainage & Site Work, and Heavy Hauling Services. These services are delivered through integrated project delivery across diverse sectors including transportation infrastructure (highways, airports, railroads), agricultural facilities (grain loading, dairy barns), commercial/retail development, and industrial sites. The company leverages GPS technology and Earthwork 4D design software as technology enablers across their service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Transportation AllianceminorOthersIndustry association partnership. Mathiowetz Construction displays the Transportation Alliance logo on their website indicating membership and association with the organization.
• Associated General Contractors (AGC) of MinnesotacoreOthersLong-standing membership and active participation. Richard Mathiowetz served on AGC of Minnesota's board and grading committee for many years. The company displays the AGC logo indicating membership in this major construction industry association.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sterling Infrastructure: Public, large-scale heavy civil, site development, and infrastructure services company with e-aggregates and transportation solutions. Comparable on site prep and infrastructure services but at materially larger national scale and broader end-market exposure.
• Granite Construction: National heavy civil contractor with significant earthwork, highway, and airport construction capabilities. Provides a benchmark for large-scale heavy civil operations and represents a competitive threat on larger Minnesota design-build projects.
• Ames Construction: Heavy civil contractor with significant upper Midwest presence performing earthwork, grading, highway, and airport construction. Comparable on infrastructure work but operates across multiple states with substantially larger project scale and bonding capacity.
• Knife River Corporation: Large, publicly traded heavy civil and construction materials contractor headquartered in North Dakota with significant Minnesota operations. Overlaps on aggregate supply, paving, and heavy highway work but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• C.S. McCrossan: Minnesota-based heavy civil contractor performing earthwork, grading, bridge, and highway construction across the upper Midwest. Directly comparable in size, customer mix (MnDOT, counties), and earthwork service scope.
• Veit & Company: Minnesota-based specialty contractor providing demolition, environmental remediation, site preparation, and heavy civil earthwork. Strongly comparable on demolition, site prep, and aggregate/environmental services.
• Duininck Inc. Minnesota-based heavy civil, earthwork, and site development contractor with overlapping services in grading, excavation, utilities, and aggregate production. Closely comparable regional footprint and service portfolio to Mathiowetz, including public-sector bid work and integrated aggregate supply.
• Bituminous Roadways Inc. Minnesota-based paving and heavy civil contractor working on highways, airports, and commercial site development. Comparable on infrastructure and paving work, with similar regional public-sector customers and project scale.
• Shafer Contracting Co. Minnesota-based heavy highway and site development contractor performing grading, excavation, utilities, and paving. Closely comparable regional contractor with a similar public-sector client base and service mix.
• Hoffman Construction Company: Minnesota-based general contractor and construction manager with earthwork and site development capabilities. Comparable on regional project delivery and commercial/industrial site work, though broader in vertical scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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