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national industry 237990

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Overview

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.

The immediate parent of national industry 237990 is international industry 23799: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

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

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • 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) or removing dams, dikes, and other heavy and civil engineering constructions--are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors; and
  • Inspecting pipelines--are classified in Industry 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 237990 - Anchored earth retention contractors
  2. 237990 - Athletic field (except stadium) construction
  3. 237990 - Avalanche, rockslide, mudslide, or roadside protection construction
  4. 237990 - Breakwater construction
  5. 237990 - Bridle path construction
  6. 237990 - Bulkhead wall or embarkment construction
  7. 237990 - Caisson (i.e., marine or pneumatic structures) construction
  8. 237990 - Canal construction
  9. 237990 - Channel construction
  10. 237990 - Cofferdam construction
  11. 237990 - Construction management, dam
  12. 237990 - Construction management, marine structure
  13. 237990 - Construction management, mass transit
  14. 237990 - Construction management, outdoor recreation facility
  15. 237990 - Construction management, tunnel
  16. 237990 - Cribbing (i.e., shore protection), construction
  17. 237990 - Dam construction
  18. 237990 - Dike and other flood control structure construction
  19. 237990 - Dock construction
  20. 237990 - Drainage canal and ditch construction
  21. 237990 - Drainage project construction
  22. 237990 - Dredging (e.g., canal, channel, ditch, waterway)
  23. 237990 - Drive-in movie facility construction
  24. 237990 - Earth retention system construction
  25. 237990 - Earth-filled dam construction
  26. 237990 - Electricity generating plant, hydroelectric, construction
  27. 237990 - Embankment construction
  28. 237990 - Farm drainage tile installation
  29. 237990 - Flood control project construction
  30. 237990 - Floodway canal and ditch construction
  31. 237990 - Gabion construction
  32. 237990 - Golf course construction
  33. 237990 - Harbor construction
  34. 237990 - Horizontal drilling (e.g., underground cable, pipeline, sewer installation)
  35. 237990 - Hydroelectric generating facility construction
  36. 237990 - Ice rink (except indoor) construction
  37. 237990 - Jetty construction
  38. 237990 - Land drainage contractors
  39. 237990 - Levee construction
  40. 237990 - Light rail system construction
  41. 237990 - Lock and waterway construction
  42. 237990 - Marine construction
  43. 237990 - Microtunneling contractors
  44. 237990 - Missile facility construction
  45. 237990 - Monorail construction
  46. 237990 - Nuclear waste disposal site construction
  47. 237990 - Outdoor recreation facility construction
  48. 237990 - Park and recreational open space improvement construction
  49. 237990 - Pier construction
  50. 237990 - Pile driving, marine
  51. 237990 - Pipe-jacking contractors
  52. 237990 - Playground construction
  53. 237990 - Port facility construction
  54. 237990 - Power plant, hydroelectric, construction
  55. 237990 - Railroad construction
  56. 237990 - Railway construction (e.g., interlocker, roadbed, signal, track)
  57. 237990 - Railway roadbed construction
  58. 237990 - Recreation area, open space, construction
  59. 237990 - Recreational vehicle park construction
  60. 237990 - Retaining walls, anchored (e.g., with piles, soil nails, tieback anchors), construction
  61. 237990 - Revetment construction
  62. 237990 - Riprap installation
  63. 237990 - Rock removal, underwater
  64. 237990 - Seawall, wave protection, construction
  65. 237990 - Sediment control system construction
  66. 237990 - Ski tow construction
  67. 237990 - Spillway, floodwater, construction
  68. 237990 - Sports field construction
  69. 237990 - Streetcar line construction
  70. 237990 - Subway construction
  71. 237990 - Tennis courts, outdoor, construction
  72. 237990 - Timber removal, underwater
  73. 237990 - Trail construction
  74. 237990 - Trenching, underwater
  75. 237990 - Tunnel construction
  76. 237990 - Wharf construction

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 237990
2007 237990
2012 237990
2017 237990
2022 237990

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction:

  1. breakwater jetty pier dock levee
  2. bridge and tunnel construction
  3. bridge tunnel and elevated highway construction
  4. cable installation
  5. caisson coffer dam
  6. caisson or cofferdam contractor
  7. caisson or cofferdam work not foundation for bldg
  8. caisson or cofferdam work not foundation for building
  9. caisson work
  10. coffer dam caisson
  11. cofferdam work not pneumatic
  12. construction
  13. construction of drainage or irrigation system
  14. contractor
  15. contractor construction or erection all construction subcontracted
  16. contractor sub work bridge or tunnel or elevated street or hwy construction or reconstruction or repair
  17. contractor sub work construction or reconstruct or repair or erection not bldg not otherwise classified
  18. contractor subcontracted work in connection with bridge tunnel elevated street or highway construction reconstruction or repair
  19. contractor subcontracted work in connection with bridge tunnel or elevated street or highway construction reconstruction or repair
  20. contractor subcontracted work in connection with bridge tunnelor elevated street or highway construction reconstruction or repair
  21. contractor subcontracted work in connection with construction reconstruction erection or repair not building
  22. contractor subcontracted work in connection with construction reconstruction repair or erection not building
  23. dam dike levee revetment jetty breakwater or reservoir construction
  24. dam or lock construction concrete work
  25. dam or lock construction earth moving or placing
  26. dam or lock construction timber cutting and removal
  27. dam or reservoir construction
  28. dam reservoir including hydro electric const
  29. dike levee or revetment construction
  30. dike or revetment construction
  31. dock construction and repair residential property only
  32. dock jetty breakwater pier levee
  33. drainage or irrigation system construction
  34. drainage or irrigation system construction of
  35. dredging
  36. dredging all type coverage under admiralty law program i
  37. dredging all type coverage under admiralty law program ii state act benefit
  38. dredging all type coverage under admiralty law program ii uslandhw act benefit
  39. dredging all type program i
  40. dredging all type program ii state act with program i and program ii usl datum added for ratemaking
  41. dredging all type program ii usl act
  42. dredging contractor
  43. dredging for material on non navigable water
  44. dredging for material on nonnavigable water
  45. dredging not otherwise classified
  46. electric light or power line construction not otherwise classified
  47. electric light or power line construction rural electrification administration project only
  48. electric light or power line construction rural utility service
  49. electric light or power line construction rural utility service project only
  50. exhibition fair ground not including grandstand or stadium
  51. general contractor use of subcontracted work bridge tunnel elevated street or highway construction
  52. general contractor use of subcontracted work construction erection or repair other than building
  53. heaving construction tunneling
  54. heavy and civil engineering construction
  55. heavy construction not otherwise classified
  56. irrigation or drainage system
  57. irrigation or drainage system construction
  58. irrigation or drainage system construction of
  59. irrigation or drainage system contractor
  60. jetty breakwater pier dock levee
  61. jetty breakwater pier dock levee construction commercial use
  62. jetty or breakwater construction
  63. levee construction
  64. levee jetty breakwater pier dock
  65. management service
  66. metal erection contractor steel gate gasholder standpipe water tower smokestack tank silo prison cell fire or burglarproof vault
  67. metal erection steel lock gate gas holder standpipe water tower smoke stack tank silo prison cell fire or burglar proof vault
  68. metal erection steel lock gate gasholder standpipe water tower smokestack tank etc
  69. metal erection steel lock gate gasholder standpipe water tower smokestack tank silo prison cell fire or burglarproof vault
  70. other heavy and civil engineering construction
  71. pier jetty breakwater dock levee
  72. pile driving
  73. pile driving contractor
  74. pile driving not otherwise classified
  75. pile driving other
  76. pile driving other not otherwise classified
  77. pile driving sonic method
  78. railroad
  79. railroad c e and i
  80. railroad construction
  81. railroad construction laying or relaying of track or maintenance of way by contractor no work on elevated railroad
  82. reservoir dam including hydro electric const
  83. retaining wall construction
  84. retaining wall construction general liability is not available
  85. subway construction
  86. subway tunnel
  87. subway tunnel c e and i
  88. tunnel subway
  89. tunneling
  90. tunneling 150 foot in length tier 4
  91. tunneling 150 foot or greater in length all tier
  92. tunneling pneumatic
  93. underground cable or conduit excl excavation and blasting
  94. underground cable or conduit including incidental excavation
  95. underground cable or conduit including incidental excavation blasting
  96. underground cable or conduit including incidental excavation excl blasting

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