Pacific Coast Drilling Company, Inc.

What Pacific Coast Drilling Company, Inc. does

Pacific Coast Drilling Company, Inc. (PCDC) is a family-owned foundation drilling contractor founded in 1977 and headquartered at 364 Bellevue Avenue, Santa Rosa, California. The company specializes in deep foundation installation and earth stabilization services for the heavy civil construction sector, including Cast-in-Drilled-Hole (CIDH) piles, ground anchors, soil nails, shoring, dewatering wells, micro piles, sheet piles, soldier piles, and tiebacks. PCDC operates the largest drill rig fleet in California's North Bay region, with equipment ranging from compact low-overhead rigs for residential projects to 220,000 lb machines capable of drilling 10-foot diameter holes to 160 feet deep for heavy highway bridge foundations. The fleet includes LoDril-style Komatsu drills (PC138, PC210, PC238, PC450), CZM drills (EK65, EK125, EK240, EK300), specialized micro pile/tieback rigs, vibro hammers, and support equipment such as a Buma 1.5m oscillator and Schwig concrete pump.

The firm is a union signatory company employing 30 or more Operating Engineers and Laborers, with in-house custom fabrication and repair capabilities that reduce equipment downtime. PCDC's business model is project-based professional services, earning revenue through competitive bidding on public and private construction projects across Northern California. Customer segments include general contractors and DOT project builders on heavy highway and bridge work (primary), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and municipal transportation departments on slope stabilization and shoring along state highways, and residential and commercial developers requiring foundation support for restricted-access sites. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

PCDC's go-to-market is direct-to-customer, relying on its corporate website, direct phone contact at (707) 778-8316, a Facebook presence, and competitive bidding in response to RFPs from general contractors and public agencies. The company holds California contractor license #539855 and earned the 2021 R.E.A.L. Safety Awards Program Team Zero Achievement from United Contractors. The business is privately held with no institutional investment, public listing, or disclosed funding events.

Name

Pacific Coast Drilling Company, Inc.

Legal name

Pacific Coast Drilling Company, Inc.

Website

https://www.pacificcoastdrilling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Pacific Coast Drilling Company is a family-owned foundation drilling contractor founded in 1977 and based in Santa Rosa, California, providing deep foundations, shoring, dewatering, micro piles, and related services to heavy highway, bridge, Caltrans, and private developer clients across Northern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Rosa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation Drilling Services: Project-based drilling services for CIDH piles, ground anchors, soil nails, shoring, and micro piles serving heavy highway, bridge, and infrastructure projects. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding on public and private construction projects.
2. Custom Fabrication and Repair: On-site custom fabrication and repair services for drilling equipment, including Pullmaster equipment and custom-fabricated components for tieback and drilling operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pacific Coast Drilling Company, Inc. (PCDC) is a specialty foundation drilling contractor that installs deep foundation systems, earth-retention structures, and groundwater control systems for heavy civil construction projects. The company provides CIDH (Cast-In-Drilled-Hole) piles, ground anchors, soil nails, tiebacks, soldier piles, sheet piles, shoring, micro piles, dewatering wells, and casing oscillation/rotating services, supported by in-house custom fabrication and repair capabilities and the largest drill rig fleet in California's North Bay region.

Product overview

Pacific Coast Drilling Company, Inc. (PCDC) is a family-owned foundation drilling company offering a comprehensive suite of drilling and shoring services. The company's service portfolio includes Casing Oscillation and Rotating, CIDH (Cast-In-Drilled-Hole), Custom Fabrication and Repair, Dewatering Wells, Micro Piles, Sheet Pile, Shoring, Soil Nails, Soldier Piles, and Tiebacks. PCDC operates the largest fleet of drill rigs in the North Bay area, ranging from small footprint low-overhead rigs for residential projects to 220,000lb rigs capable of drilling 10-foot diameter holes to 160-foot depths for heavy highway bridge foundations. Their equipment fleet includes LoDril Style Drills (Komatsu PC210, PC138, PC238, PC450), CZM Drills (EK65, EK125, EK240, EK300), Micro Pile/Tieback/Soil Nail Rigs (John Deere, Hutte, NCB, Casa Grande), Vibro Hammers, and various support equipment including oscillators, concrete pumps, excavators, reach lifts, and skid steers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CIDH (Cast-In-Drilled-Hole) Pile Installation

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hayward Baker (Keller Group): Largest specialty geotechnical contractor in North America (Keller Group subsidiary), offering overlapping drilled shafts, micropiles, ground anchors, and earth retention services across a broad national portfolio that competes with PCDC on larger public works bids.
• Skanska USA Civil: Major general contractor with in-house foundation drilling and shoring capabilities on heavy civil projects; competes with PCDC as a vertically integrated incumbent on large public works bids.

Direct peers

• Case Foundation Company: Specialty foundation contractor providing drilled shafts, micropiles, ground anchors, and earth retention, with comparable heavy highway and structural support customer profile to PCDC.
• Helical Drilling: Geotechnical and environmental drilling services firm with comparable drilled foundation and helical pile capabilities, serving similar infrastructure and commercial construction customers in the Western U.S.
• Atlas Foundation Company: Specialty foundation drilling contractor offering drilled shafts, driven piles, auger cast piles, and shoring services for commercial and infrastructure clients comparable to PCDC's service portfolio.
• Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. Specialty foundation drilling contractor serving bridge, highway, and marine infrastructure projects with drilled shafts, auger cast piles, and underpinning—directly comparable to PCDC's CIDH and foundation scope.
• Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc. Specialty foundation drilling contractor offering drilled shafts, CIDH piles, shoring, tiebacks, and ground anchors with similar equipment fleet and customer base to PCDC, focused on Western U.S. infrastructure and commercial projects.
• Foundation Constructors, Inc. Western U.S. foundation drilling and shoring contractor with overlapping CIDH, anchor, and shoring services, serving heavy civil and bridge infrastructure markets in California and neighboring states.
• Condon-Johnson & Associates: Foundation drilling and earth retention contractor offering drilled shafts, micropiles, tiebacks, and shoring services for commercial, infrastructure, and public works clients—directly comparable specialty contractor.

Others

• Hubbell Power Systems (A.B. Chance): Major manufacturer of helical piles, ground anchors, and foundation products that competes with some of PCDC's installation scope and serves as a potential equipment/component supplier relationship rather than a direct contractor peer.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Pacific-Coast-Drilling-Co/100064918447795

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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