SCHERBENSKE & SON, INC

What SCHERBENSKE & SON, INC does

Scherbenske Inc is a fourth-generation, family-owned heavy construction and site preparation contractor headquartered in Jamestown, North Dakota, operating continuously since its founding in 1940. The company serves residential property owners, commercial and industrial clients, municipal and public entities, and rural customers across the greater Stutsman County area, including Valley City and Jamestown, ND. Its offering spans seven integrated service lines: excavating, utility line installation and repair, aggregates delivery, demolition, hydrovac excavation, crane services, and trucking and heavy hauling. No external equity, private equity, or public listing is involved, and the firm is operated as a long-tenure family business with a fourth-generation owner/operator structure.

The company's core operating assets are its specialized heavy equipment fleet. This includes a 50-ton hydraulic truck crane, hydrovac excavation systems that use pressurized water and vacuum to safely expose buried utilities, multiple excavators, dump trucks and gravel trucks, side-dump, belly-dump, and end-dump trailers, flatbed trailers, and equipment trailers. Service delivery is project-based: the firm is positioned as a single-source site preparation provider capable of executing mass excavation, site grading, foundation work, utility trenching, sewer and water line installation, septic system service, demolition, and aggregate material supply with delivery without subcontracting major scopes.

Commercially, Scherbenske runs a sales-led, direct-to-customer model. Customers initiate contact via phone (701-252-2652) or the company website, receive on-site consultations, and are quoted on a per-project basis with no published price list. The only disclosed external commercial relationship is a mutual partnership with another area crane operator to provide dual-pick lifting for projects exceeding the 50-ton capacity of Scherbenske's own crane. Marketing is limited to a company website, a Google Business Profile with customer reviews, and word-of-mouth referral; there is no software platform, app, or digital self-service channel.

Name

SCHERBENSKE & SON, INC

Legal name

Scherbenske Inc

Website

https://scherbenskeinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Scherbenske Inc is a fourth-generation, family-owned excavation and site preparation contractor in Jamestown, North Dakota, providing excavating, utility installation, aggregates, demolition, hydrovac, crane, and trucking services to residential, commercial, municipal, and rural customers in Stutsman County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Excavation and Site Preparation Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Site Preparation Contractors (238910), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Excavation services
• Site preparation
• Utility line installation
• Aggregates delivery
• Heavy hauling

Headquarters

HQ city

Jamestown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Excavation and Site Preparation Services: Project-based revenue from excavation, site grading, foundation building, and land clearing services for residential, commercial, and municipal projects.
2. Utility Line Installation and Repair: Revenue from water main, sanitary sewer, storm sewer installation and repairs for public and private entities, plus septic sewer services for rural customers.
3. Aggregate Materials Sales and Delivery: Sales and delivery of construction aggregates including black dirt, crushed concrete, railroad ballast, clay fill, crushed rock, roofing rock, fill sand, and crushed asphalt.
4. Demolition Services: Full-service demolition for commercial and residential properties, including concrete hardscapes, parking lots, sheds, and interior walls.
5. Crane Services: Crane rental with operator services using 50-ton hydraulic truck crane for residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
6. Trucking and Heavy Hauling: Hauling and transportation services using fleet of dump trucks, gravel trucks, flatbed trailers, and equipment trailers for debris removal and material transport.
7. Hydrovac Excavation Services: Hydrovac excavation services using water and vacuum technology for safe exposure of underground utilities and sewer/water line cleaning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Scherbenske Inc provides heavy construction and site preparation services across the greater Stutsman County area of North Dakota, including excavation, land clearing, foundation building, and site grading. The company also installs and repairs water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and septic systems; supplies and delivers aggregate materials; performs commercial and residential demolition; offers hydrovac excavation for safe utility exposure; rents a 50-ton hydraulic truck crane with operator; and provides trucking and heavy hauling with a diversified trailer fleet.

Product overview

Scherbenske Inc is a fourth-generation family-owned excavation and site preparation company offering a comprehensive suite of heavy construction services. The company provides excavating, utility line installation and repair, aggregates delivery, demolition, hydrovac services, crane services, and trucking/heavy hauling. These services are offered as individual service offerings rather than a unified software platform, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Valley City, Jamestown, ND and surrounding Stutsman County areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Excavating Services Professional excavating services including land clearing, foundation building, site grading, and site preparation for residential and commercial construction projects in Valley City, Jamestown, ND and surrounding areas.
• Utility Line Installation and Repair Water main, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer installation and repairs for public and private entities, including septic sewer systems for rural customers not connected to municipal utilities in the greater Stutsman County area.
• Aggregates Delivery Sales and delivery of construction aggregates including black dirt, crushed concrete, railroad ballast, clay fill, crushed rock, roofing rock, fill sand, and crushed asphalt for residential and commercial projects in Valley City, Jamestown, ND and surrounding areas.
• Demolition Services Full-service commercial and residential demolition including removal of concrete hardscapes, parking lots, old sheds, secondary buildings, and interior walls for remodels in the greater Stutsman County service area.
• Hydrovac Services Hydrovac excavation using water and vacuum to excavate soil around underground structures, exposing buried pipes, cables, and conduits for inspection, plus sewer and water line cleaning.
• Crane Services Fully-insured and licensed crane services with a 50-ton hydraulic truck crane and operator for residential, commercial, and industrial projects; the company partners with another area crane operator to provide dual-pick capability for larger jobs.
• Trucking and Heavy Hauling Trucking and hauling services with a fleet that includes dump trucks, gravel trucks, side dump, belly dump, end dump, flatbed trailers, and equipment trailers, plus heavy hauling page references to flatbed, lowboy, and flat deck trailers for moving heavy equipment, loaders, and containers.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Area Crane Operator PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScherbenske Inc has partnered with another crane operator in the area for dual picks to provide the right size crane for large projects requiring capabilities beyond their 50-ton hydraulic truck crane.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Knife River Corporation: Publicly-traded, North Dakota-headquartered heavy civil construction and aggregates company. Operates at vastly larger scale but competes for the same ND municipal infrastructure, utility, and aggregate work as Scherbenske.
• Granite Construction: Large publicly-traded heavy civil contractor with site preparation, excavation, and utility installation services across the U.S. Represents the broader incumbent competitor archetype for any regional site preparation business.
• Sterling Infrastructure: Publicly-traded infrastructure services firm with a heavy civil segment covering excavation, site preparation, and utility construction nationally. Operates as a broad incumbent whose e-infrastructure and transportation solutions overlap with Scherbenske's core work.
• Ames Construction: Privately-held Upper Midwest heavy civil contractor with excavation, utility, and earthworks capabilities. Larger and more geographically diversified, but comparable in core service offering and customer types.

Direct peers

• Wanzek Construction: North Dakota-based heavy civil and site preparation contractor (owned by MasTec) performing excavation, utility, and foundation work across the Upper Midwest; directly comparable service lines though with larger balance sheet and broader footprint.
• Strata Corporation: North Dakota-based heavy/civil contractor performing earthwork, site preparation, utility installation, and aggregate services in the same regional market as Scherbenske, with a comparable multi-service operating model.
• Veit & Company: Minnesota-based specialty contractor offering excavation, site preparation, utility installation, demolition, and heavy hauling. Closely comparable mid-regional player with overlapping service mix and similar go-to-market model in the Upper Midwest.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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