EXPERIENCED SMALL BUSINESS SPECIALIZING IN EARTHWORK AND SITE DEVELOPMENT Flexible team delivering high-quality horizontal construction and heavy civil projects. CACHE CREEK LEVEE REPAIR (PL84-99) | $6.3M West Levee of the Yolo Bypass Area, Davis, California Contract #: W9123817C0041
The project required over 48,982 cubic yards of soil be excavated, transported, and placed for flood recovery efforts. These quantities were tracked daily by the Tepa team identifying several quantity overruns and providing significant savings to the government. The emergency response work was completed within 45 days.
/// WHY TEPA
f $3B in revenue since 2005 f $1B bonding capacity with $250M per project
f 350+ projects concurrently with
combined value of more than $1B
f Experience modification rate
(EMR) below industry standard
f Small-company flexibility with
large company financial controls
f Global reach, local touch f Government, commercial, and tribal nation clients
f 8(a) sole-source capability
/// Tepa, LLC (Tepa) provides comprehensive earthwork, grading, and site development services for public infrastructure and facility projects through our East and West Construction Divisions. Our team self-performs critical scopes of work, including excavation, trenching, underground utility installation, and concrete placement, ensuring cost, schedule, and quality control from start to finish. We deliver complex civil projects efficiently and safely for federal, state, tribal, and municipal clients. As Native-owned and 8(a) small businesses, the Tepa Companies combine technical expertise, reliable performance, and a strong commitment to safety and sustainability, building enduring partnerships and solid foundations for the communities we serve.
COMPANY INFORMATION NAICS Codes 238910 & 237990
Point of Contact Tommy Bartlett President, Construction Division Tommy.Bartlett@Tepa.com
OGLALA DAM REMEDIATION PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION, OGLALA, SOUTH DAKOTA | $58.3M CONTRACT #: 140A1623C0014 Originally constructed in 1938, the earthen dam was deemed unsafe after a 2019 flooding event, leading to the draining of Oglala Lake and the redirection of water around the spillway. Tepa is the prime contractor for the remediation of the Oglala Dam project, which includes the rehabilitation of the service spillway, emergency spillway, embankment dam, and outlet works at the dam.
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BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION The Tepa Companies are tribally owned by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, a federally recognized American Indian Tribe. f
Small Business
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8(a) Certified
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Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE)
BONDING CAPABILITIES Bonding Capacities $250M Bonding Capacity per Project $1B Aggregate Bonding Capacity
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TELLER DAM CONSTRUCTION FORT CARSON ARMY BASE, COLORADO | $22M CONTRACT #: W9128F19C0028 Tepa was the prime contractor for this design-bid-build project. Our team worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District to upgrade Teller Dam. Modifications reduced the risk of dam failure from overtopping and left-abutment seepage. There were four primary areas of work: raising the embankment, secant cutoff wall, grout curtain, and the low water crossing.
Tepa has sufficient working capital and credit to support growth. The consolidated Tepa Companies carry an average cash balance in the eight digits.
Labor Force and Staffing Tepa is committed to expanding personnel resources when necessary to fulfill any and all awarded contract requirements.
DEMOLITION SITE PREPARATION, FLOOD RECOVERY OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA | $56.1M CONTRACT #: W9128F21C0059 Tepa, under contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, provided site demolition, earthwork, environmental remediation, utility installation, security fencing, roadways, and curbs and gutters as part of recovery efforts following major flood damage in 2019. The demolition included the complete removal of 41 buildings, aboveground and belowground fuel storage tanks, all utilities, roadways, parking lots, and security fencing. The scope also included the removal and disposal of contaminated soils considered hazardous waste due to lead levels.
CONVERT SOUTH FRANGIBILITY ZONE
13TH CAB AIRCRAFT LOADING & REFUEL AREA
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GEORGIA | $7.1M CONTRACT #: FA850118C0602 Tepa provided construction and design services for this design-build contract. Our team provided all site preparation, earthwork, labor, materials, plants, and equipment to convert the mandatory frangibility zone from a wetland into a grass management area. The scope of work also included relocating a weir and reestablishing airfield approach lights.
STATIC DETONATION CHAMBER
FORT CARSON ARMY BASE, COLORADO | $6.3M CONTRACT #: W9128F12C0095 Tepa provided construction services for this firm-fixed-price project to construct a 410-foot-wide by 770-foot-long ramp, designed to accommodate four helicopters side by side or moor up to 19 helicopters. The new ramp required the demolition of existing pavement, an asphalt taxiway, and fencing, followed by a site elevation increase of 15 feet. This project also included 160,000 cubic yards of excavation and dirt placement, 6,700 cubic yards of taxiway and airfield paving, and 1,400 tons of asphalt paving.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT, KENTUCKY | $14.6M CONTRACT #: W52P1J19C0050
MAMMOTH, WYOMING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK | $30.1M CONTRACT #: 140P2022C0162; 140P2022C0166; 140P2022C0072
Tepa worked with the Army Contracting Command and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville District for the development of a 4-acre site for a new static detonation chamber. Construction included installation of site utilities; civil site improvements; new construction of two structures; construction of a 42-inch thick, 22,000-square-foot concrete mat foundation to support the facility; and the construction of a concrete/asphalt apron for forklift traffic.
Tepa provided construction services to the National Park Service to replace wastewater infrastructure with a modern resilient treatment system designed to endure dynamic seasonal conditions and support long-term operational sustainability. The complex scope included, a headworks building with filter and bar screening, sludge processing building for both temporary and screw press sludge treatment and processing for haul-off, influent and effluent lift stations, chemical laboratory with programmable logic control over the entire plant, and a new dedicated 1200- and 800-Amp services for the plant.
SMALL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH LARGE BUSINESS RESOURCES In our owning Tribe’s native language, Tepa means “tomorrow.” We are committed to building the future and looking toward tomorrow with our clients. Since 2005, the Tepa Companies have successfully delivered over 2,200 projects to clients nationwide, on time and within budget. We utilize all the resources, capabilities, and experience of our Tepa Companies to deliver solutions to our clients, providing small-company flexibility with largecompany processes and controls. Currently, the Tepa Companies have more than 500 employees and are completing over 350 projects valued at $1.4B combined. As a tribally owned organization, the Tepa Companies take the responsibility to preserve and enhance tribal traditions and culture to heart, and we work with tribal communities to infuse their rich legacy into every project.
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CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Komada Medvolt
TRIBALLY OWNED SMALL BUSINESS
Medvolt Construction Services *
The Tepa Companies support federal agencies through authorized contracting pathways, including the Small Business Administration 8(a) Business Development Program, when appropriate and in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations. As a tribally owned 8(a) participant, we help agencies meet mission requirements efficiently while maintaining strong governance, internal controls, and performance accountability.
Nomlaki Technologies Tepa Construction Solutions Tepa EC Tepa Express Contracting Tepa General Contractors Tepa Tribal Solutions
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES Goshawk * Tepa Energy & Industrial Construction Tepa Industrial Services * Denotes 8(a) companies
Under 13 Code of Federal Regulations §124.506(b), tribally owned 8(a) participants may be eligible for sole-source awards with standard thresholds of $25M for civilian agencies and $100M for DoD agencies. Awards above these thresholds may be made when the Contracting Officer determines a higher value is appropriate and documents the rationale in writing in accordance with the regulation. We view these contracting pathways as a responsibility: delivering proven performance, disciplined compliance, and responsible stewardship of federal resources while supporting long-term community reinvestment. Tepa’s owning Tribe, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, is a federally recognized tribe based in Northern California, east of the Coastal Range in what is now known as Tehama and Glenn Counties. The Tribe actively supports its members and surrounding area residents through diversified business holdings and contributions to community organizations from the Paskenta Nomlaki Foundation.
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