NAICS code 237990: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in heavy and civil engineering construction projects (excluding highway, street, bridge, and distribution line construction). The work performed may include new work, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repairs. Specialty trade contractors are included in this industry if they are engaged in activities primarily related to heavy and civil engineering construction projects (excluding highway, street, bridge, distribution line, oil and gas structure, and utilities building and structure construction). Construction projects involving water resources (e.g., dredging and land drainage), development of marine facilities, and projects involving open space improvement (e.g., parks and trails) are included in this industry.
- open federal bids
- 93
- announced, opening soon
- 138
- awards on file
- 24
- SBA small-business size limit
- $45.0M
Open federal bids for 237990
All 93 →Maintenance Dredging of the Isle au Haut Thoroughfare near Isle au Haut, Maine
Department of the Army · Maine
Due in 3 days · Nov 10Small businessNAICS 237990
FY26 Houston Ship Channel, Texas Bayport Flare Hopper Dredging
Department of the Army · Texas
Due in 3 days · Nov 10NAICS 237990
JP Murtha Float Mooring Bitts Retrofit
Department of the Army · Pennsylvania
Due in 5 days · Nov 12NAICS 237990
Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Gravesite Expansion and FCA Deficiencies
Department of Veterans Affairs · El Paso, TX
Due in 5 days · Nov 12SDVOSBNAICS 237990
Is your company small for 237990?
The SBA limit is $45 million average annual receipts, with 1 exception.
What 237990 covers
Included
- Channel construction
- Land drainage contractors
- Dam construction
- Marine construction
- Dock construction
- Microtunneling contractors
- Dredging (e.g., canal, channel, ditch, waterway)
- Nuclear waste disposal site construction
- Earth retention system construction
- Flood control project construction
- Park ground and recreational open space improvement construction
- Railroad construction
- Golf course construction
- Subway construction
- Horizontal drilling (e.g., cable, pipeline, sewer installation)
- Trenching, underwater
- Hydroelectric generating station construction
- Tunnel construction
Use another code for
- Constructing water mains, sewers, and related structures: Industry 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
- Constructing oil and gas pipelines and related structures: Industry 237120, Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction
- Constructing power and communication transmission lines and related structures: Industry 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
- Installing and maintaining electric power lines and towers performed by electric utility companies: Industry Group 2211, Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
- Installing and maintaining communication transmission lines and towers performed by telecommunications companies: Subsector 517, Telecommunications
- Constructing highways, streets, and bridges: Industry 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Trenching (except underwater) or removing dams, dikes, and other heavy and civil engineering constructions: Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors
- Inspecting pipelines (i.e., visual): Industry 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Activities listed under 237990
- Anchored earth retention contractors
- Athletic field (except stadium) construction
- Avalanche, rockslide, mudslide, or roadside protection construction
- Breakwater construction
- Bridle path construction
- Bulkhead wall or embankment construction
- Caisson (i.e., marine or pneumatic structures) construction
- Canal construction
- Channel construction
- Cofferdam construction
- Construction management, dam
- Construction management, marine structure
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- Construction management, mass transit
- Construction management, outdoor recreation facility
- Construction management, tunnel
- Cribbing (i.e., shore protection), construction
- Dam construction
- Dike and other flood control structure construction
- Dock construction
- Drainage canal and ditch construction
- Drainage project construction
- Dredging (e.g., canal, channel, ditch, waterway)
- Drive-in movie facility construction
- Earth retention system construction
- Earth-filled dam construction
- Electricity generating plant, hydroelectric, construction
- Embankment construction
- Farm drainage tile installation
- Flood control project construction
- Floodway canal and ditch construction
- Gabion construction
- Golf course construction
- Harbor construction
- Helical pier (i.e., marine or pneumatic structures) construction
- Horizontal drilling (e.g., underground cable, pipeline, sewer installation)
- Hydroelectric generating facility construction
- Ice rink (except indoor) construction
- Jetty construction
- Land drainage contractors
- Levee construction
- Light rail system construction
- Lock and waterway construction
- Marine construction
- Microtunneling contractors
- Missile facility construction
- Monorail construction
- Nuclear waste disposal site construction
- Outdoor recreation facility construction
- Park and recreational open space improvement construction
- Pier construction
- Pile driving, marine
- Pipe-jacking contractors
- Playground construction
- Port facility construction
- Power plant, hydroelectric, construction
- Railroad construction
- Railway construction (e.g., interlocker, roadbed, signal, track)
- Railway roadbed construction
- Recreation area, open space, construction
- Recreational vehicle park construction
- Retaining walls, anchored (e.g., with piles, soil nails, tieback anchors), construction
- Revetment construction
- Riprap installation
- Rock removal, underwater
- Seawall, wave protection, construction
- Sediment control system construction
- Ski tow construction
- Spillway, floodwater, construction
- Sports field construction
- Streetcar line construction
- Subway construction
- Tennis courts, outdoor, construction
- Timber removal, underwater
- Trail construction
- Trenching, underwater
- Tunnel construction
- Wharf construction
Questions
What is NAICS code 237990?
NAICS 237990 is “Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction”. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in heavy and civil engineering construction projects (excluding highway, street, bridge, and distribution line construction).
What businesses use NAICS code 237990?
Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Channel construction; Land drainage contractors; Dam construction; Marine construction; Dock construction; and Microtunneling contractors.
What is not included in NAICS 237990?
Businesses mainly constructing water mains, sewers, and related structures are classified in Industry 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction; constructing oil and gas pipelines and related structures are classified in Industry 237120, Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction; and constructing power and communication transmission lines and related structures are classified in Industry 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 237990?
$45 million average annual receipts (average of the last five fiscal years), including affiliates. Exceptions: Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities: $37 million. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.
What is the SIC code for NAICS 237990?
SIC codes 1622 (Bridge, Tunnel, and Elevated Highway Construction, part), 1629 (Heavy Construction, NEC, part), 1799 (Special Trade Contractors, NEC, part) and 8741 (Management Services, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).
What is the IRS business code for NAICS 237990?
237990 (Other heavy & civil engineering construction) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes.
How do I find government contracts for NAICS 237990?
Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 237990 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain); bids: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.