JDI Contracts

What JDI Contracts does

JDI Contracts, Inc. is a privately held engineering and construction consulting firm founded in 2003 by Roger L. Hoyum and Susan Gerchman, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and serving industrial process plant owners and operators nationwide. The company provides six integrated service lines — Project and Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Controls and Instrumentation Engineering, Project Startup and Turnover, and Industrial and Business IT Services — executed under a proprietary "Centers of Excellence" structure that spans Development, Design, Construction, Checkout and Startup, and Operate and Maintain phases. Its core technology stack comprises AutoCAD and SolidWorks for mechanical design, Rockwell PLCs for control system programming, and conventional process controls and instrumentation, with custom industrial skid systems as a discrete physical-product offering. JDI also extends its delivery scope through a core technology partnership with JDInet for IT/OT integration and lists BR Systems as a trusted partner.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue, with quote-driven, scope-tailored engagements priced individually rather than via published rate cards. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales led by senior leadership and supported by content marketing (blog, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google Business Profile), targeting heavy industrial, manufacturing, and military customers on a horizontal segmentation basis across multiple process industries. With a headcount in the 11-50 range, a nationwide service footprint, and a 20-plus year operating history, JDI Contracts operates as a small, founder-controlled engineering consultancy whose competitive position rests on tenured technical talent, deep industrial plant domain knowledge, and the ability to deliver integrated multi-disciplinary projects from concept through commissioning.

Name

JDI Contracts

Legal name

JDI Contracts, Inc.

Website

https://jdicontracts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JDI Contracts is a privately held Minnesota-based engineering and construction consulting firm providing project management, mechanical, electrical, controls, and startup services to industrial process plant owners and operators nationwide since 2003.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Process Plant General Contracting (IMAFAAAH)

Keywords

• Industrial engineering services
• Project management consulting
• Process plant services
• Construction management
• Controls instrumentation engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Services: Project-based professional services fees for industrial engineering, construction management, and technical consulting services. Revenue is generated through project contracts for plant owners and operators across the full project lifecycle.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JDI Contracts delivers industrial project management and field technical engineering services for process plant owners and operators. Their offering spans the full project lifecycle — Development, Design, Construction, Checkout & Startup, and Operate & Maintain — through six integrated service areas: Project and Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Controls & Instrumentation Engineering, Project Startup and Turnover, and Industrial and Business IT Services, including custom design, integration, and fabrication of industrial skid systems.

Product overview

JDI Contracts is an engineering and construction consulting firm offering industrial project and engineering services since 2003. Their portfolio consists of six integrated service areas: Project and Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Controls & Instrumentation Engineering, Project Startup and Turnover, and Industrial and Business IT Services. The company specializes in custom industrial skid systems and complex processing plant solutions, providing end-to-end services from concept and planning through startup and maintenance. Services span the entire project lifecycle from development and design to construction, checkout, and startup support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project and Construction Management Comprehensive management and supervision of industrial projects for plant owners and operators, including contract management, integrated budget and scheduling controls, site management, feasibility studies, and checkout/startup support across the full project lifecycle.
• Mechanical Engineering Engineering services for high-pressure piping systems, pipe stress analysis, equipment layouts, structural platform design, HVAC, boilers, and heavy industrial equipment, supported by AutoCAD and SolidWorks 3D modeling for processing plants.
• Electrical Engineering Power distribution, switchgear design, motor control centers, UPS, power conditioning, control panel design, lighting systems, grounding, and field troubleshooting for industrial facilities.
• Process Controls & Instrumentation Engineering PLC-based control system design and programming, pressure/level/temperature measurement, flow measurement, variable frequency drive programming, instrumentation selection, and calibration support for industrial automation.
• Project Startup and Turnover Startup team coordination, startup manual development, OEM coordination, maintenance documentation, construction tracking, punch list management, I/O checkout, and final turnover services for industrial projects.
• Industrial and Business IT Services Production network design, firewall and security implementation, hardware/software supply, cloud and local server support, backup systems, and voice/data systems delivered through certified partnerships for industrial and business environments.
• Custom Industrial Skid Systems Custom design, integration, fabrication, and field support for complex industrial systems and skid applications for processing plants of any size or industry.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• JDInetcoreTechnology or IntegrationJDInet is a related entity providing network infrastructure, system deployments, and managed IT services. Kyle Ledermann serves as Level 3 Engineer at JDInet in addition to his role at JDI Contracts, enabling integrated engineering and IT service delivery across complex industrial projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm serving industrial clients with mechanical, electrical, process, and project management services. Competes for owner-operator plant work with a much broader service portfolio than JDI.
• Wood Group: International engineering and consultancy with industrial process and energy EPCM capabilities including mechanical, electrical, process controls, and project management. Competes for similar owner-operator plant work as JDI but at substantially larger scale.
• Black & Veatch: Global engineering, procurement, and construction firm with industrial process plant, mechanical/electrical, and controls engineering services. Comparable end-to-end owner-operator delivery model ranging from feasibility studies through startup.
• Hatch: Global engineering and project management consultancy serving mining, metals, and process industries with integrated engineering, construction management, and plant startup services. Highly comparable to JDI's owner-operator, multi-disciplinary process plant delivery model.
• Burns & McDonnell: U.S. employee-owned engineering, construction, and consulting firm with deep industrial process plant project management and EPCM capability. Overlaps with JDI Contracts on owner-operator project delivery, mechanical/electrical/process controls engineering, and plant startup services.
• Jacobs Solutions: Large global professional services firm delivering engineering, construction management, and industrial process plant services to owner-operators, including controls and instrumentation work. Competes for similar industrial modernization and capex program work but at enterprise scale.

Emerging players

• RoviSys: Independent systems integrator focused on industrial process controls, instrumentation, and OT/IT convergence. Overlaps directly with JDI's process controls and instrumentation engineering practice and its JDInet-supported industrial IT service line.

Direct peers

• CDI Engineering Solutions: Engineering services and technical staffing firm providing process, mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers to industrial owner-operators. Comparable business model of deploying discipline-specific engineers into owner-operator plants and EPCM projects.
• POWER Engineering Services: Specialized industrial engineering and field services firm delivering mechanical, electrical, controls, and project startup services to process plants. Closest mid-market comparable in scale, service mix, and target customer to JDI Contracts.
• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): Mid-sized multi-discipline engineering consultancy serving industrial and process clients with mechanical, electrical, controls, and project management capabilities. Similar to JDI in offering integrated engineering services across the plant lifecycle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/JDIContracts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jdi-contracts-inc.
• Xx.com/jdicontractsinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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