NAICS 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

NAICS Code: 237990

Code Title: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Code Sector: 23 - Construction

NAICS 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in heavy and 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 group if they are engaged in activities primarily related to 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.


Illustrative Examples

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 Park ground and recreational open space improvement construction Flood control project construction Railroad construction Golf course construction Subway construction Horizontal drilling (e.g., cable, pipeline, sewer installation) Trenching, underwater Hydroelectric generating station construction Tunnel construction

Cross References

Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • 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;
  • Constructing power and communication transmission lines and related structures--are classified in Industry 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction;
  • Constructing highways, streets, and bridges--are classified in Industry 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction;
  • Trenching (except underwater)--are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors.

Alternate Titles

  • Anchored earth retention contractors
  • Athletic field (except stadium) construction
  • Avalanche, rockslide, mudslide, or roadside protection construction
  • Breakwater construction
  • Bridle path construction
  • Bulkhead wall or embarkment construction
  • Caisson (i.e., marine or pneumatic structures) construction
  • Canal construction
  • Channel construction
  • Cofferdam construction
  • Construction management, dam
  • Construction management, marine structure
  • 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
  • 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

NAICS 237990 Crosswalk

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) --

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code Revision 4.0 --

  • ISIC 4210 - Construction of roads and railways
  • ISIC 4220 - Construction of utility projects
  • ISIC 4290 - Construction of other civil engineering projects
  • ISIC 4312 - Site preparation