Ralph Camputaro & Son Excavating Inc.

What Ralph Camputaro & Son Excavating Inc. does

Ralph Camputaro & Son Excavating Inc. is a family-owned heavy civil construction contractor headquartered in North Branford, Connecticut, founded in 1980 and operating with a workforce of more than 150 professionals and a fleet of over 175 late-model machines. The company self-performs six integrated service lines — vacuum excavation (soft dig), site development, underground utilities, concrete, demolition & remediation, and shoring & sheeting — for municipalities, utility companies, and commercial/institutional clients across Connecticut. Notable anchor customers include Yale University, the University of Connecticut, Pfizer, Bayer, IBM, Eversource, United Illuminating, and the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

The company's underlying technology is built around heavy civil equipment and specialty tooling, including vacuum excavation trucks for non-destructive utility exposure, 125-ton crawler cranes and 35-ton rough terrain cranes for heavy lifting, and vibratory hammers and pile drivers for shoring installation. A bonded capacity of $80 million and pre-qualification with CT DOT and CT DAS enable participation in large-scale public infrastructure projects, with individual contract awards documented in the $1M–$8M range. The firm is fully licensed (CT HIC #0565660) and designated an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Revenue is generated through project-based, competitively bid contracts for public works and negotiated private commercial engagements. The company pursues new work through direct field sales, an estimating department that responds to quote requests within 24 hours, and a project portfolio website serving as its primary digital channel. All services are delivered directly by company crews and equipment — no channel partners, subcontractors, or franchise model are used. Geographic scope is single-state (Connecticut), with no disclosed international operations.

Name

Ralph Camputaro & Son Excavating Inc.

Legal name

Camputaro & Son Excavating, Inc.

Website

https://camputaroandson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ralph Camputaro & Son Excavating Inc. is a family-owned Connecticut heavy civil construction contractor, founded 1980, that self-performs site development, utilities, concrete, demolition, shoring, and vacuum excavation for municipalities, utilities, and commercial developers using a 175+ machine fleet and 150+ professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Site Preparation Contractors (238910), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE), Excavators (IMAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Heavy civil construction
• Site development services
• Underground utility installation
• Vacuum excavation services
• Demolition and shoring

Headquarters

HQ city

North Branford

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Services: Project-based revenue from site development, excavation, utility installation, concrete, demolition, and shoring services. Self-performing multiple trades in-house rather than relying on subcontractors, enabling better project schedule control and budget management for clients. Revenue derived from competitively bid public works contracts and private commercial projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ralph Camputaro & Son Excavating Inc. is a family-owned heavy civil construction contractor that self-performs site development, underground utilities, concrete, demolition and remediation, shoring and sheeting, and vacuum excavation (soft dig) services for municipalities, utility companies, and commercial developers throughout Connecticut. The company uses its own fleet of 175+ late-model machines and 150+ professionals to deliver turnkey projects ranging from mass excavation of 30+ acre sites to precision non-destructive utility exposure.

Product overview

Ralph Camputaro & Son Excavating Inc. is a family-owned heavy civil construction company offering an integrated suite of site development and utility services. The company operates as a single unified service offering with six interconnected service lines: Vacuum Excavation (Soft Dig) for non-destructive utility locating and test pits; Site Development for mass excavation, land clearing, and grading; Underground Utilities for water, sewer, steam, and electrical infrastructure; Concrete for structural and site concrete work; Demolition & Remediation for structural removal and environmental cleanup; and Shoring & Sheeting for deep excavation support. The company self-performs all these trades in-house, enabling them to control project schedules and budgets without relying on subcontractors. Their fleet of over 175 machines and 150+ employees support projects throughout Connecticut, with bonding capacity of $80 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vacuum Excavation (Soft Dig) Non-destructive excavation service using high-pressure air or water to loosen soil and industrial vacuum to extract material, enabling safe exposure of underground utilities and test pits without damage to gas, fiber, or electric lines. Capabilities include test pits, slot trenching, debris removal, remote digging, utility pole holes, and emergency response for water main breaks. Used by municipalities, utility companies, and commercial developers in Connecticut.
• Site Development Total site preparation service for projects up to 30+ acres, including land clearing, grubbing, mass excavation, grading, rock removal, and retention systems. Used by municipalities and commercial developers across Connecticut for building foundations and infrastructure.
• Underground Utilities Installation of sanitary sewer, storm drainage, domestic water, steam distribution, chilled water piping, and electrical duct banks for municipal and commercial infrastructure projects. Used by Connecticut utility companies (Eversource, United Illuminating, Regional Water Authority) and commercial developers.
• Concrete Turnkey structural and site concrete solutions including foundations, underpinning, retaining walls, underground utility vaults, sidewalks, aprons, and curbing, delivered by in-house crews. Used by commercial developers, municipalities, and institutional clients in Connecticut.
• Demolition & Remediation Structural demolition and environmental site remediation services including interior gut-outs, complete building razing, contaminated material excavation, and underground storage tank removal performed in compliance with CT DEEP and federal laws. Includes LEED-compliant recycling. Used by commercial developers and municipalities in Connecticut.
• Shoring & Sheeting Deep excavation support services including steel sheet piling, soldier piles, waler beams, lagging, and crane services for confined urban settings and large construction sites. Immediate response inventory of steel sheets and beams, supported by 125-ton crawler cranes, 35-ton rough terrain cranes, vibratory hammers, and pile drivers. Used by commercial developers and municipalities.

Named customers16 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EversourcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted partner for utility infrastructure projects. Company provides electrical duct bank installation and other underground utility services for Eversource's power distribution infrastructure throughout Connecticut.
• United IlluminatingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted partner for utility infrastructure projects. Company provides electrical duct bank installation and specialty utility systems for United Illuminating's service territory.
• Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPre-qualified to work for CT DOT. Company bids on and performs state transportation infrastructure projects requiring specialized heavy civil construction capabilities and $80M bonding capacity.
• Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (CT DAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPre-qualified state vendor for Connecticut Department of Administrative Services projects. Enables company to bid on large-scale state infrastructure and facility projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MasTec, Inc. National infrastructure construction services firm with utility, pipeline, and heavy civil capabilities — comparable to Camputaro's underground utility and ductbank work but at much larger scale and footprint.
• Walsh Group / Walsh Construction: National, family-owned heavy civil and building contractor performing earthwork, utilities, and transportation infrastructure — useful benchmark for self-perform scale and bonding capacity even though it operates well beyond Connecticut.
• Granite Construction Incorporated: Large publicly traded heavy civil contractor focused on transportation infrastructure, water resources, and site development — comparable in sitework + utility bundling but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Publicly traded infrastructure solutions provider with heavy civil, transportation, and specialty services segments — overlaps in site preparation and utility infrastructure but operates nationally with broader service mix.
• Tutor Perini Corporation: Large civil, building, and specialty contractor with significant heavy civil and transportation practice — comparable in integrated self-perform model and public-bid exposure though at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• O&G Industries, Inc. Torrington, Connecticut-based full-service construction firm serving institutional, commercial, and heavy civil clients statewide — comparable in self-performance breadth and Connecticut public-sector exposure.
• Manafort Brothers, Inc. Plainville, Connecticut-based family-owned heavy civil and site development contractor performing utility, concrete, demolition, and shoring work across the Northeast — directly comparable in scope, geography, and self-perform model.
• Costanzi Companies: Connecticut-based site development and heavy civil contractor with utility installation and concrete capabilities serving municipal and private developers — closely comparable in CT-centric, multi-trade self-perform profile.
• Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc. (BAC): Connecticut-headquartered heavy civil and structural contractor with utility infrastructure, site development, and marine/heavy construction capabilities — directly overlapping in trades and regional market.

Regional players

• The Middlesex Corporation: Heavy civil, transportation, and site development contractor operating across New England and the Mid-Atlantic — comparable in self-perform sitework and utility capabilities but with broader geography than Camputaro's Connecticut focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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