Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Heavy Civil Construction Partner in St. Paul
Founded in 1924, Carl Bolander & Sons & Sons has spent over a century delivering heavy civil construction solutions across the Midwest. Our expertise spans earthwork, utilities, demolition, and deep foundation projects for both public and private sectors. We prioritize safety, integrity, and innovation, collaborating closely with clients, engineers, and stakeholders to minimize risk while maximizing value and efficiency. Our commitment to safety is reinforced through rigorous training programs, proactive hazard identification, and industry-recognized certifications. With a fleet of advanced equipment and highly trained crews, we tackle complex projects in urban environments, sensitive areas, and challenging geotechnical conditions.Our teams ingenuity extends beyond traditional contractingwe develop tailored solutions for environmental remediation, renewable energy infrastructure, and structural shoring systems. Recognized with multiple safety awards, including the MN OSHA CHASE certification, we maintain a culture where every employee actively contributes to maintaining safe work environments. Our financial stability and long-standing reputation allow us to offer competitive compensation packages while limiting employee travel demands. As a fourth-generation company, we continue building on our legacy of technical excellence, client trust, and community impact through every project we undertake.
Services
Earthwork
Utilities
Demolition
Deep Foundations
Earth Retention
Details
- Year established: 1924
Highlights and features
- We offer 100+ years of heavy civil construction expertise
- Our safety program has earned multiple industry awards
- We provide innovative solutions for complex geotechnical challenges
- Our equipment fleet handles projects of all scales
- We maintain deep regional knowledge of Midwest infrastructure needs
Services
Earthwork
We provide comprehensive earthwork solutions for commercial, industrial, and transportation projects. Our capabilities include excavation, grading, slope stabilization, and environmental remediation. With a large equipment fleet and experienced crews, we handle complex projects in urban environments and sensitive areas while maintaining strict safety standards.
Utilities
Our utility construction services cover watermain, sewer systems, and stormwater management. We specialize in working near live services using advanced shoring and trenchless technologies. Our expertise extends to landfill leachate systems, gas extraction, and specialized piping solutions for industrial applications across the Midwest.
Demolition
We execute complex demolition projects for commercial, industrial, and residential structures. Our services include high-reach excavator demolition, selective dismantling, asbestos handling, and underground tank removal. Safety-focused planning ensures controlled demolition in challenging urban environments while meeting environmental compliance requirements.
Deep Foundations
Our deep foundation solutions include driven piling, micro piles, and drilled caissons. We provide constructability analysis for geotechnical engineers and offer design-build options. Our systems adapt to various soil conditions, including helical piles, soil densification, and augercast piling for stable structural support.
Earth Retention
We implement earth retention systems like soil nailing, shotcrete, and secant walls. Our solutions address slope stabilization, excavation support, and permanent foundation systems. Techniques include rock bolting, reinforced soil slopes, and temporary/permanent shoring tailored to project-specific geotechnical challenges.
Questions
What construction services does Carl Bolander & Sons & Sons offer?
We specialize in earthwork, utilities, demolition, deep foundations, and earth retention systems for public and private sector projects across the Midwest.
How long has Carl Bolander & Sons & Sons been in business?
Since 1924, we've delivered heavy civil construction projects with a century of accumulated expertise in infrastructure development.
What safety certifications does Carl Bolander & Sons & Sons hold?
Our safety program has earned multiple awards including MN OSHA CHASE certification and MN AGC Safety Driven Awards of Excellence.
Which geographic areas do you serve?
We operate primarily in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa with regional project expertise.
What makes Carl Bolander & Sons & Sons different from other contractors?
Our combination of technical innovation, safety excellence, and fourth-generation regional expertise creates unique value for clients.
