Kerr Contractors

Kerr Contractors is a construction company in Woodburn, Oregon, operating as a heavy civil general contractor and construction management firm. Established in 1988, the company has served the Pacific Northwest for more than 35 years, specializing in earthmoving, road building and underground utilities work. Its project range covers highway and bridge construction, road reconstruction, large diameter pipelines, underground utilities, airfield improvements, commercial and industrial site development, subdivisions, wind energy projects, and asphalt paving. The firm takes on projects through traditional low-bid contracting as well as turnkey design-build and CM/GC delivery, and it completes many smaller projects each year while focusing on large-scale work with difficult tasks, challenging environments, and demanding schedules. Named project work includes slip lining on an effluent line, the OR217 OR10 to OR99W section, Sherwood Corporate Park, the Molalla TSC OR213 off-site work, Oregon overburden removal, and soil mixing and milling and stabilization.

Kerr Contractors describes its operation around five Core Values it calls "The Kerr Way," with teams drawn from specialists inside the organization and from trusted outside resources. The company states that its business is founded on trusting relationships, excellent service, workmanship of enduring character, and meeting or exceeding customer expectations. Safety is handled through a stated mission of promoting an accident-free work environment. The firm also runs simulator training for excavators, dozers, loaders, and trucks, giving current and prospective employees a way to learn, develop, and demonstrate real-world equipment skills. It maintains a recycling yard on Front Street in Woodburn, and it prequalifies subcontractors and suppliers through a submitted form and review of subcontract terms and conditions.

The headquarters sits on Shenandoah Lane Northeast, about 0.2 miles from North Front Street and roughly 0.3 miles from Mill Creek. Front Street Northeast is about half a mile away, as is Mount Hood Avenue, and Salud Medical Center and Pacific Pediatrics are each about 0.6 miles from the office.

Kerr Contractors has built its reputation on delivering critical infrastructure across the Pacific Northwest, from highway and bridge work to underground utilities, and it brings that heavy civil expertise to projects launched from its Woodburn headquarters.