Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Construction Ahead, Inc. dba Pavement Surface Control401(k)

CONSTRUCTION AHEAD, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN · KENNEWICK, WA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.15%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Construction Ahead, Inc. dba Pavement Surface Control reported $35,209 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.15% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $10,074 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 1.01% to 1.15%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Washington (1,467th of 1,714), and 4,412th of 5,337 in construction. In 2023, the employer put in $13.70 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,408,799
Participants with balances146
Active participants108
Employer contributions$1,088,027
Employee contributions$79,418
Employer contribution per active participant$10,074
Average account balance$23,348
Benefits paid to participants$957,628
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$0 · $671K emplr
2023$3.4M · 146 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$2.7M · 137 accts · $956K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$20,580
Investment management$14,629
Total administrative$35,209
The Construction Ahead, Inc. dba Pavement Surface Control 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$10,074
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$10,074 per active participant
2022$8,464 per active participant

Construction Ahead, Inc. dba Pavement Surface Control's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20234
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$15,830
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$13,076
HUNNEX & SHOEMAKER INC · Contract administrator · Other services$4,750
MORNINGSTAR INVESTEMENT MNGMT · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024Not separately reported
2023$35,209 · 1.15%
2022$26,299 · 1.01%
Similar plansConstruction · Washington
Drywall Inc. WA$3.6M · 0.66%
Skis Painting, Inc. WA$3.4M · 0.29%
Fast Water Heater Company WA$3.2M · 0.02%

Why are you looking at this plan?

Compare

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 911553616 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.