Carolina Environmental Contracting

What Carolina Environmental Contracting does

Carolina Environmental Contracting (CEC) is a construction services firm specializing in stormwater management and stream restoration, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Mount Airy, North Carolina. The firm provided in-house implementation capabilities to municipal, state government, and private clients across North Carolina and the broader Southeast United States, addressing regulatory-driven demand for stormwater compliance, environmental mitigation, and stream and wetland restoration.

Core offerings center on stormwater solutions and stream restoration executed as construction projects rather than advisory engagements, with no proprietary software, AI components, or technology platform disclosed. The operating model is project-based B2B services delivery, with pricing conducted on a request-a-quote basis through the parent company's RES infrastructure post-acquisition; no public rate cards, SaaS pricing, or subscription tiers exist.

CEC was acquired by Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC (RES), a private environmental solutions company headquartered in Bellaire, Texas, and now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary and retained brand within RES's broader portfolio. That portfolio spans dam removal, environmental mitigation (species habitat, wetland and stream), land reclamation, natural resource restoration, resiliency, and water quality. The CEC unit contributes regional execution capacity to RES's vertically-integrated environmental restoration business, with project marketing and distribution funneled through RES's digital platforms including an Expert Center with case studies and StoryMaps, and an Interactive Solutions Map.

Name

Carolina Environmental Contracting

Legal name

Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

Website

https://carolinaenvironmentalcontracting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Carolina Environmental Contracting is a North Carolina-based construction firm founded in 1991 that specializes in stormwater solutions and stream restoration for municipal, state, and private clients across the Southeast US. CEC operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resource Environmental Solutions, providing in-house project execution capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Construction Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Permitting Execution Services (Erosion Control, Habitat Mitigation, Compliance) (EUAEADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Permitting Compliance During Construction (Erosion Control, Wildlife Mitigation, Monitoring) (EUAMAFAM), Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Stormwater management services
• Stream restoration services
• Environmental construction
• Wetland mitigation services
• Erosion control solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Airy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Carolina Environmental Contracting (CEC) is a construction firm that provides in-house implementation of stormwater management solutions and stream restoration services for municipal, state, and private clients across North Carolina and the Southeastern United States. The company delivers environmental contracting services including stormwater infrastructure, stream and wetland restoration, and related environmental mitigation implementation.

Product overview

Carolina Environmental Contracting (CEC) was a construction firm that operated as a single, unified service offering specializing in stormwater solutions across North Carolina since 1991. The company was acquired by Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC (RES) to provide deeper in-house implementation capabilities, strengthening RES's stormwater and stream restoration solutions for various municipal, state, and private clients across North Carolina and the Southeast. CEC operated as a distinct acquired brand within the RES portfolio of environmental restoration services, which include Dam Removal, Environmental Mitigation (Species Habitat and Wetland & Stream), Land Reclamation, Natural Resource Restoration, Resiliency, and Water Quality solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stormwater Solutions
• Stream Restoration

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 moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Biohabitats: Ecosystem restoration and conservation-focused firm providing stream, wetland, and ecological restoration design and implementation services to public and private clients. Directly comparable to CEC's stream restoration and environmental mitigation capabilities.
• Environmental Restoration (ER) LLC: Environmental contracting firm delivering stream and wetland restoration, stormwater management, and ecological implementation services. Closely mirrors CEC's contracting model, target clients, and restoration focus areas.
• Resource Environmental Solutions (RES): RES is the parent company that acquired CEC and operates the broader national environmental restoration and mitigation platform. RES directly houses CEC's capabilities and offers the same core services (stormwater, stream/wetland mitigation, environmental restoration) across multiple states.
• Kleinfelder: Engineering, construction, and scientific services firm with strong water resources, environmental, and stormwater management capabilities. Provides implementation, design, and consulting services to municipal and state clients across the U.S., directly overlapping CEC's market.

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Engineering, architecture, and construction firm with environmental and water resources practices. Pursues stormwater, watershed, and environmental restoration work for municipalities and states comparable to CEC's offerings.
• WSP USA: Major engineering professional services firm with established water, environmental, and earth/water resources practices. Competes with CEC/RES on stream restoration, stormwater, and ecosystem mitigation pursuits at the municipal and state level.
• Stantec: International engineering, consulting, and environmental services firm with significant water and environmental restoration capabilities following its acquisition of Cardno. Bids into Southeast U.S. municipal and state environmental infrastructure projects similar to CEC.
• Tetra Tech: Large global consulting and engineering firm with a substantial water, environmental, and restoration practice. Competes with CEC and RES on municipal stormwater, stream restoration, and environmental mitigation projects, particularly on larger multi-disciplinary pursuits.
• HDR Inc. Employee-owned engineering firm with a sizable water, environment, and ecosystem restoration practice. Competes for municipal and state stormwater and stream/wetland restoration contracts in similar geographies to CEC.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with large water and environment practice competing for municipal stormwater, mitigation, and resilience projects. Represents a typical incumbent competitor on larger-scale RFPs in the same geographies as CEC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RESUSA1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carolina-environmental-contracting
• Instagraminstagram.com/resusa1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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