Earthwork Solutions

Name

Earthwork Solutions

Legal name

EARTHWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC

Website

https://esol.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geotechnical / Geo-Civil Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy & Sustainability Management (Energy Audits/Optimization/Carbon & ESG Programs) (IMAIAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

Keywords

• Geo-civil consulting
• Earthen fill engineering
• Compaction control
• Soil compaction technology
• Infrastructure fill design

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Geo-civil consulting services for design, construction, and verification of infrastructure fills including Design Phase Services, Construction Phase Services, Bid Phase Services, Geotechnical Project Management, Conflict Resolution Services, Forensic Services, and Litigation Support Services.
2. Fill Volume Conversion Reports: Online reports provided via web application for bid volumes, cost estimates, construction tracking and borrow studies. Each online report costs $75.
3. Training, Certification, and Licensing: ESOL trains, certifies and licenses qualified engineers to use ESOL's tools in design and construction. Training includes compaction engineering, fill design and construction, compaction control, and real-time control with direct data verification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Earthwork Solutions (ESOL) is a geo-civil consulting firm that delivers site-specific compaction engineering and construction services for earthen fill infrastructure. Its commercial offerings include professional consulting across design, construction, bid, and forensic phases; online Fill Volume Conversion Reports priced per unit ($75); and a training/certification/licensing program that authorizes qualified engineering firms to use ESOL's proprietary SSCE® tools.

Product overview

Earthwork Solutions (ESOL) offers a unified platform centered on its patented SSCE® (Site-Specific Compaction Energy®) technology, which provides site-specific compaction control for earthen fill construction. The core platform delivers online fill volume conversion reports and compaction control reports that determine optimal moisture-density relations before construction. The product portfolio also includes ESOL Accreditation Services for training and certifying engineers, plus a suite of consulting services spanning design phase (fill design consulting, compaction specifications), construction phase (cost optimization, production consulting), and forensic/litigation support. All offerings work together to give engineers and contractors real-time control and direct data verification of soil compaction performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SSCE® (Site-Specific Compaction Energy®) ESOL's signature engineering advance that determines compaction performance for any combination of compactor, soil, and lift thickness before construction, linking compaction energy, energy type, all soil index properties, minerology, moisture content, confinement conditions, compaction efficiency, and compaction results with determinable relations.
• Fill Volume Conversion Reports Online reports that determine site-specific compacted density generated by a specific compactor, soil type, and lift thickness at a specified minimum % of compaction, converting compacted cubic yard (CCY) volumes to loose cubic yard (LCY) and bank cubic yard (BCY) volumes for bid estimating and construction cost control.
• Compaction Control Reports Reports providing contractors and engineers with advance knowledge of compaction performance and control needs before and during construction, enabling real-time control and direct data verification of fill compaction and full control of construction labor and equipment costs.
• Design Phase Services Consulting services including Fill Design Consulting Services, Fill Construction Control Reports, Compaction Control Specifications, Geotechnical Project Management, and Geotechnical Design-Build Services for infrastructure fill projects.
• Construction Phase Services Consulting services including Borrow-Construction Cost Optimization Reports, Construction Bid and Work Plan Services, Compaction Control Services, Production-Performance Consulting Services, and Conflict Resolution Services delivered during the construction of earthen fills.
• Forensic and Litigation Support Services Specialized services for investigating deficient fill construction and supporting legal proceedings related to infrastructure damages and construction disputes.
• ESOL Accreditation Services Training, certification, and licensing program for qualified engineering firms to use ESOL's tools in design and construction practice, covering compaction engineering, fill design and construction, compaction control, and real-time control with direct data verification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% to 35% construction cost savings (average 25-30% in earthen fill costs)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of Houston - Cullen College of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2009ESOL received certification of its SSCE advance from the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The certification followed 2 years of development including a 7-month field and lab program at ESOL's proving-ground facility, with independent field and lab testing, and full oversight and verification testing by the University of Houston. Dr. C. Vipulanandan, Chairman and Professor of Civil Engineering, verified the advance.
• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSACE posted an Engineering and Construction Bulletin on its Technical Excellence Network (TEN) providing for the use of ESOL's tools for process control solutions of earth fills supporting its civil and military infrastructure.
• TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTxDOT amended its standard specification for earthen fill construction so that TxDOT's compaction standard can be applied to actual fill compaction in construction. This specification is also approved by the FHWA and the AGC.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Terracon: Large US-based geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials engineering consulting firm providing soil compaction testing, fill design, and construction oversight services that directly overlap with ESOL's geo-civil consulting offerings.
• Kleinfelder: Engineering consulting firm with deep geotechnical practice serving transportation, water, and infrastructure clients with services including earthwork design, construction quality assurance, and forensic investigation — closely comparable to ESOL's customer segments and service mix.
• ECS Group of Companies: Geotechnical, construction materials, and environmental engineering firm providing compaction testing, fill design, and construction observation services to engineers, contractors, and owners — a direct competitor in ESOL's core earthworks niche.
• Geosyntec Consultants: Geotechnical and environmental engineering consulting firm that serves overlapping customer segments (engineers, contractors, infrastructure owners) with soil, groundwater, and construction-quality services comparable to ESOL's earthworks focus.

Emerging players

• BOMAG: Leading manufacturer of compaction equipment with a focus on intelligent compaction (BOMAG ECONOMIZER, Vario Control) that intersects with ESOL's smart-compactor customer segment. BOMAG's OEM-side analytics are a potential partner or competitor for ESOL's SSCE tools.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Engineering and consulting firm with deep water, environmental, and infrastructure practices that serves public owners on earthen fill, dam, levee, and waste containment projects — overlapping with ESOL's environmental engineering and TCEQ-regulated work.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy that acquired Golder Associates, giving it significant geotechnical and earthworks capability. Competes with ESOL in transportation and infrastructure design, though at a much larger scale and broader scope.
• AECOM: Global engineering services firm with extensive transportation, water, and geotechnical practices. While much larger and broader than ESOL, AECOM overlaps in earthen fill engineering, construction phase services, and infrastructure owner engagements.
• Jacobs Solutions: Large diversified engineering and program management firm with a major transportation, water, and environmental infrastructure practice that competes with ESOL for similar public-owner and engineering-firm clients on earthworks-adjacent projects.

Others

• Caterpillar: Global construction equipment OEM whose Cat Connect and intelligent compaction offerings target the same smart compactor space ESOL serves as a customer segment. Caterpillar could either integrate ESOL's SSCE capabilities or compete with proprietary compaction analytics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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