Contractors & Construction Managers

Contractors

2004 Rank (2003 rank) Annual volume in millions    
1 (1) 6,117.36 The Turner Corp. (214) 915-9600 www.turnerconstruction.com Revenue was steady for Dallas firm. Reported record high of $2.5 billion worth of new contracts secured in Q1 2004. Acquired Tompkins Builders, Washington, D.C., a former subsidiary of J.A. Jones, in Oct. 2003 for $10 million. Named Peter J. Davoren president, CEO. Commercial work, including the 1,666-foot-tall, 101-story Taipei 101 tower, the world's tallest building (BD&C, March 2004, p. 21), was for 44% of contractor revenue; institutional, 40%. Has 15 LEED APs. Firm also listed #21in Construction Managers.
2 (4) 4,480.00 Skanska (973) 285-8000 www.skanskausa.com Whitestone, N.Y., firm formed Skanska Pharmaceutical Group to assist pharmaceutical and biotech clients with earning FDA approval. Commercial work, including the $360 million State Street Financial Center in Boston (BD&C, May 2004, p. 18), accounted for 55% of revenue; industrial, 18%. Projects: $288 million, 1.4 million-sf U.S. Census Bureau HQ in Suitland, Md., and the $67 million, 272,000-sf Terminal E at Tampa (Fla.) Airport. Firm also listed #13 in Construction Managers. Has 25 LEED APs.
3 (2) 3,448.41 Fluor Corp. (949) 349-2000 www.fluor.com Aliso Viejo, Calif., firm acquired the International Division of bankrupt J.A. Jones, specializing in U.S. embassies. Expanded into China and Iraq. Foreign work accounted for 47% of billings. Has 120 LEED APs. Industrial projects, including a $330 million oil export terminal in St. Petersburg, Russia, accounted for 29% of contractor work. Added military base operations services. Elected Joseph Wilson Prueher to its board of directors. Firm also listed #1 in Engineers and #25 in Construction Managers.
4 (3) 2,976.30 Bovis Lend Lease (212) 592-6800 www.bovislendlease.com New York firm recently formed an alliance with Hunt Construction Group (#22 on this list) to pursue sports facilities, convention centers, and potential Olympic venue construction projects in New York. Commercial work, including the $803 million Time Warner Center in New York, and a $77 million Marriott Residence Inn in New York, accounted for 37% of billings; institutional, 26%. Named Ronald W. Oakley CEO and Peter A. Marchetto COO of Lend Lease Americas. Firm also listed #2 in Construction Managers.
5 (5) 2,295.07 The Clark Construction Group Inc. (301) 272-8100 www.clarkconstruction.com Bethesda, Md., firm, with 30 LEED APs, and a staff of 3,310 employees, had 98% revenue from new construction. Had 61% revenue from government projects, such as the $206 million U.S. Department of Transportation HQ in Washington, D.C., and the 555,000-sf Federal Bureau of Prisons expansion in Sumter County, Fla. Had 74% revenue from CII, and multifamily projects, including a $849 million expansion at McCormick Place convention center, Chicago, and San Diego Padres' Petco Park.
6 (7) 2,050.14 Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (626) 578-3500 www.jacobs.com Pasadena, Calif., firm, with offices in several countries worldwide, had 35% revenues from outside the U.S. With 22 LEED APs, firm had 60% revenue from new construction, and 68% revenue from private-sector projects. Acquired a share of operations of Finland-based energy company Fortum Nestle Engineering. Industrial work accounted for 44% of revenue. Projects: $124 million McCreary (Ky.) Penitentiary, 243,000-sf French Embassy in Berlin, and 162,000–sf U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
7 (6) 1,789.78 Hensel Phelps Construction Co. (970) 352-6565 www.henselphelps.com Greeley, Colo., firm, with offices in Austin, Texas; Chantilly, Va.; San Jose, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; and Irvine, Calif., had 73% revenues from new construction, and 70% revenues from governmental projects, including the $135 million Alameda (Calif.) County Juvenile Hall and Courts. Recent projects: $158 million Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va., $453 million Pentagon Renovation in Arlington, Va., and $246 million Colorado Convention Center expansion in Denver.
8 (9) 1,789.78 The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. (410) 821-1100 www.whiting-turner.com Revenue was up slightly for Baltimore firm. Expanded into Denver, San Diego, and White Plains, N.Y., markets. Commercial work, including the $178 million Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas, accounted for 48% of billings; institutional, 30%; industrial, 17%. Has eight LEED APs. Recent projects include the $41 million restoration of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Baltimore, and a $142 million biotech lab at Yale University's School of Medicine. Reconstruction work accounted for 25% of revenue.
9 (12) 1,617.00 Swinerton Inc. (415) 421-29 www.swinerton.com San Francisco firm saw 40% of revenues from private-sector projects and 40% from institutional work. Acquired Lyda Construction, San Antonio. Has 18 LEED APs. Named James R. Gillette chairman, CEO, and Don Sundgren president, Seattle Division. Opened offices in Honolulu and Sacramento; now has 15 locations. Institutional: 40% of billings. Company expanded into healthcare, gaming and hospitality projects. Project: $106 million Omni Hotel and Metropolitan Condominiums in San Diego.
10 (11) 1,527.59 Centex (214) 468-4337 www.centex.com Dallas firm, specializing in single-family residential construction projects (83% of revenue in 2003), has a total staff of 7,802 employees. Named Robert C. Van Cleave president and CEO. Recent projects: $100 million resort/ casino in Mescalero, N.M., $12.2 million Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., and $303 million military housing project in Ft. Stewart, Ga. Firm's contractor projects had 17% revenue from CII and multifamily residential work. Institutional work accounted for 11% of revenue.
11 (10) 1,496.50 J.E. Dunn Group (816) 474-8600 www.jedunn.com Kansas City, Mo., firm had 50% revenues from reconstruction work. Recent projects: $130 million Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, $114 million Missouri State Prison in Jefferson City, Mo., and $135 million Poudre Valley Hospital in Loveland, Co.
12 (16) 1,422.09 PCL Construction Enterprises (303) 365-6500 www.pcl.com With nearly 20 offices across U.S. and Canada, Denver firm had derived 61% revenues from outside the U.S., including the Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ont.) and the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts, Toronto. Revenues were 38% from commercial buildings.
13 (18) 1,327.69 McCarthy Building Companies Inc. (314) 968-3300 www.mccarthy.com St. Louis firm recorded 72% of revenue from institutional projects, including the Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory for the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, and Stanley Biosciences and Bioengineering Facility at the University of California-Berkeley.
14 (14) 1,271.00 DPR Construction (650) 474-1450 www.dprinc.com Private-sector projects of this Redwood City, Calif., firm represented 90% of volume. Forty percent of work is commercial. Staff includes 54 LEED APs. Projects: University of California Santa Cruz Engineering Building, and IDEC Nimo 1 Facility, Oceanside, Calif.
15 (13) 1,267.65 Webcor Builders (650) 349-2727 www.webcor.com Revenues of San Mateo, Calif., firm, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, were 97% from private-sector projects. Recent projects: $160 million St. Regis Museum Tower and $170 million Mission Place mixed-use residential in San Francisco.
16 (20) 1,102.80 M.A. Mortenson Co. (763) 522-2100 www.mortenson.com Minneapolis firm recorded 27% of dollar volume from design-build work. Institutional projects, including the $210 million Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (BD&C, June 2004, p. 35) and $197 million FedExForum arena in Memphis, Tenn., was 49% of revenue.
17 (26) 1,003.10 Perini Corp. (508) 628-2000 www.perini.com Framingham, Mass., firm gained 18% of revenue from foreign work. Commercial work, including the $121 million Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, Calif., accounted for 50% of billings. Design-build: 23% of revenue. Project: $155 million Glendale (Ariz.) Arena.
18 (21) 963.09 Pepper Construction Co. (312) 266-4700 www.pepperconstruction.com Eighty-seven percent of revenues were from private-sector projects. Chicago firm elected J. David Pepper chairman and CEO. Projects: $120 million Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Ind., and $20 million Regenstein Center for African Apes, Chicago.
19 (32) 905.00 Dick Corp. (412) 384-1000 www.dickcorp.com Pittsburgh firm acquired select assets of J.A. Jones's Environmental Services Division. Had 14% revenue from outside the U.S. Projects: $425 million,1.2 million-sf New Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and $137 million Federal Building in San Francisco.
20 (24) 880.51 The Weitz Co. Inc. (515) 698-4260 www.weitz.com Des Moines, Iowa, firm had 73% revenue from new construction, including the $71 million, 564,000-sf Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Ariz., and the $71 million Aurora (Colo.) Municipal Center office building. Named Frederick Poppe strategic growth officer.
21 (37) 864.00 Walbridge Aldinger (313) 963-8000 www.walbridge.com Detroit firm expanded into Sina, Romania, and Charlotte, N.C. Revenue was 75% from private-sector projects. Projects: $88 million Northwest Airlines airport expansion, Romulus, Mich., and $50 million Willow Run Transmission Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich.
22 (15) 862.50 The Walsh Group (312) 563-5400 www.walshgroup.com Half of Chicago firm's revenue was from government projects, including O'Hare Airport renovation work and the Millennium Park bandshell in Chicago. Firm's work is 20% commercial; 10% institutional. Project: $31 million 55 E. Erie condo complex in Chicago.
23 (17) 836.92 Hunt Construction Group Inc. (480) 368-4700 www.huntconstructiongroup.com Scottsdale, Ariz., firm had 94% revenue from new construction and 59% of revenue from institutional work. Recent projects: $450 million, 1.5 million-sf Midfield Terminal at Indianapolis International Airport, and $385 million Marriott Grande Lakes Orlando hotel.
24 (25) 826.69 Suffolk Construction Co. Inc. (617) 445-3500 www.suffolkconstruction.com With a 537-member staff, Boston firm had 22% revenue from reconstruction projects and 84% from private-sector projects, including the $118 million Convention Center Hotel and the $97 million, 684,000-sf Waterford Residences, both located in Boston.
25 (30) 800.66 Austin Industries (214) 443-5500 www.austin-ind.com Institutional work, including the University of North Texas student recreational center in Denton, accounted for 34% of Dallas firm's revenue. Projects: $1.3 billion Miami International Airport North Terminal and the $1 billion Dallas/Ft. Worth International Terminal D.
26 (36) 750.00 Kajima Construction Services Inc. (201) 518-2542 www.kajimausa.com Rochelle Park, N.J., firm had an equal share of revenue from government, university, and private-sector work. Projects: $40 million Long Beach Cruise Terminal at the Queen Mary in California, and $8 million Cal State University-Northridge parking structure.
27 (27) 740.00 BE&K Inc. (205) 972-6000 www.bek.com Birmingham, Ala., firm, added healthcare construction services. Named Michael Goodrich chairman, and Larry M. Beasley president, COO of Building Group. Projects: $425 million Eli Lilly Insulin Facility, Manassas, Va., and Mecklenburg County Courthouse, Charlotte.
28 (28) 703.00 Opus Group (952) 656-4444 www.opuscorp.com Minnetonka, Minn., firm had 89% revenue from private-sector work. Recent projects: 412,000-sf Shoppes at Arbor Lakes retail center, Maple Grove, Minn., and 454,000-sf Melrose Business Center II in Melrose Park, Ill. Added multifamily construction services.
29 (23) 670.00 Manhattan Construction Co. (214) 357-7400 www.mccbuilds.com Dallas firm opened an office in Tampa, Fla. Governmental projects, such as the 580,000-sf U.S. Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C., were 30% of revenue; private-sector, 50%; university, 20%. Project: $65 million, 431,225-sf Pier 1 HQ, Ft. Worth, Texas.
30 (—) 632.45 Rudolph and Sletten Inc. (650) 572-1919 www.rsconstruction.com Foster City, Calif., firm has 993 employees, including 10 LEED APs, in four West Coast offices. Commercial work accounted for 59% of revenue; industrial, 18%. Recent projects include an $83 million, 225,000-sf cancer center at Stanford (Calif.) University.
31 (42) 557.61 The Haskell Co. (904) 791-4500 www.thehaskellco.com Jacksonville, Fla., firm had 93% revenue from new construction work. Opened an office in Mexico City, its sixth location. Revenue was evenly divided between government and private sector work. Project: $50 million Baptist Medical-South hospital in Jacksonville.
32 (33) 544.00 Kraus-Anderson Construction Inc. (612) 335-2711 www.krausanderson.com Minneapolis firm had 60% revenue from new construction work; 45% from commercial work. Projects: $66 million St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, Neb., and $35 million Cabela's retail center in Hamburg, Pa. Reconstruction was 30% of revenue.
33 (38) 499.00 Flintco Constructive Solutions (918) 587-8451 www.flintco.com Tulsa, Okla., firm had 61% revenue from reconstruction projects; 38% from private-sector work. Projects: $32.6 million, 185,000-sf Federal office building in Oklahoma City, and $55 million science and engineering building at University of California, Merced.
34 (19) 486.00 Hoffman Construction (503) 221-8811 www.hoffmancorp.com More than half of Portland, Ore., firm's revenue was from private-sector projects, including the $70 million, 300,000-sf Brewery Blocks housing complex in Portland. Industrial work: 30% of revenue. Recent projects: $107 million, 406,000-sf Seattle Central Library.
35 (50) 483.00 Linbeck Construction Corp. (713) 621-2350 www.linbeck.com Houston firm expanded into Raleigh, N.C., and Spartanburg, S.C. Institutional work, including the $34 million, 85,000-sf Proton Therapy Center in Houston, was 62% of revenue; the balance was commercial. Projects: 285,000-sf Federal Reserve Bank, Houston.
36 (39) 476.10 Hardin Construction Co. LLC (404) 264-0404 www.hardinconstruction.com Atlanta firm expanded into Puerto Rico. Named Bill Pinto president, CEO. Commercial work, including the $68 million, 569,000-sf Intercontinental Hotel in Atlanta, accounted for 61% of revenue; the balance was split between institutional and multifamily work.
37 (40) 434.00 Holder Construction Co. (770) 988-3000 www.holderconstruction.com Majority of Atlanta firm's revenue stems from new construction, private-sector projects, including the 1.1 million-sf Union Pacific HQ in Omaha, Neb. Firm has 302 employees, including 31 LEED APs, in three offices. Commercial work was 72% of revenue.
38 (35) 423.56 The Beck Group (214) 303-6200 www.beckgroup.com Dallas firm had 4% of revenues from outside the U.S. Commercial work, including the $200 million, 1 million-sf RadioShack Riverfront Campus in Ft. Worth, Texas, and the $56 million Firewheel Town Center in Garland, Texas, accounted for 54% of revenue.
39 (22) 421.00 Ryan Companies U.S. Inc. (612) 492-4000 www.ryancompanies.com Minneapolis firm focused almost entirely on new construction, private-sector projects. Fifty-six percent of revenue stems from design-build work. Projects: $17 million Target Technology Center, Minneapolis, and $46 million Target Distribution Center, Topeka, Kan.
40 (44) 409.20 Sundt Construction Inc. (520) 748-7555 www.sundt.com Commercial work, including the $96 million Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., accounted for 75% of Tempe, Ariz., firm's revenue. Has eight LEED APs. Recent projects: $112 million, 347,000-sf Arizona BioDesign Institute at Arizona State University, Tempe.
41 (54) 398.00 Weis Builders (612) 243-5000 www.weisbuilders.com Minneapolis firm had 60% revenue from multifamily residential work, including the $29 million 808 Berry Place complex in St. Paul, Minn., and $40 million The Glen mixed-use facility in Glenview, Ill. Commercial work: 35% of revenue; reconstruction, 30%.
42 (41) 391.00 Torcon Inc. (908) 232-8900 www.torcon.com Westfield, N.J., firm had 70% revenue from private-sector projects. Recent projects: $138 million Roche Molecular Systems pharmaceutical manufacturing plant, Branchburg, N.J., and the $78 million Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Bio Process Facility, Pearl River, N.Y.
43 (47) 372.24 O'Neil Industries Inc. (773) 755-1611 www.oneilind.com Chicago firm had 64% revenue from new construction projects. Commercial work, including the $110 million Harrah's Rincon Casino in Valley Center, Calif., accounted for 58% of revenue; institutional, 24%. Named Richard J. Erickson president, CEO.
44 (62) 368.00 Brice Building Co. (205) 930-9911 www.bricebuilding.com Private-sector projects, including a $20 million Honda manufacturing plant in Lincoln, Ala., accounted for 85% of revenue; government work, 11%. Project: $19 million Supreme Court building in New Orleans. Reconstruction work was 20% of revenue.
45 (53) 344.00 The Stellar Group (904) 260-2900 www.thestellargroup.com Jacksonville, Fla., firm opened an office in Dubai, UAE, its 12th location. Named Ronald H. Foster president, CEO. Projects: $65 million Nestle food processing facility in Jonesboro, Ark., and $19 million CVS Pharmacy distribution center in Ennis, Texas.
46 (68) 337.00 EMJ Corp. (423) 855-1550 www.emjcorp.com Commercial work, including the $65 million, 605,000-sf Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and $43 million Mayfaire Towne Center in Wilmington, N.C., accounted for 88% of Chattanooga, Tenn., firm's revenue. Has 185 employees in three offices.
47 (49) 331.33 Shawmut Design and Construction (617) 622-7000 www.shawmut.com Boston firm had 84% revenue from reconstruction projects; 76% from private-sector work. Named Mary Coffey Moran CFO. Projects: $25 million YWCA of Boston, and $18 million biomed lab at Brown University, Providence, R.I. Commercial: 60% of revenue.
48 (46) 329.80 Adolfson & Peterson Construction (952) 544-1561 www.a-p.com Minneapolis firm opened an office in Dallas, its fifth location. Institutional work, including a $22 million school in Tolleson, Ariz., accounted for 31% of revenue; multifamily, 30%; commercial, 25%. Projects: $34.5 million North Oaks housing project, Minneapolis.
49 (60) 328.31 Kitchell Corp. (602) 264-4411 www.kitchell.com Phoenix firm recently signed an agreement with Hochtief A.G. of Essen, Germany, to buy back Hochtief's 30% interest in Kitchell. Projects: $67 million Southern Hills Hospital, Las Vegas, and $77 million St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix. Commercial: 85% of revenue.
50 (—) 326.74 Gilbane Building Co. (401) 456-5800 www.gilbaneco.com Providence, R.I., firm acquired Grunau Project Development, Milwaukee. Formed Gilbane LifeSciences to serve the biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical markets. Has 25 LEED APs. Projects: $110 million National World War II Museum in Washington, D.C.
51 (31) 320.63 Alberici Corp. (314) 261-2611 www.alberici.com St. Louis firm formed a jointly owned company with Hoffman Corp., Appleton, Wis., to offer design-build services for the education and senior living markets in the Midwest. Projects: $70 million St. Louis University Arena, and $564 million Olmsted (Ill.) Dam.
52 (57) 308.76 Clancy and Theys Construction Co. (919) 834-3601 www.clancytheys.com Industrial work, including intermodal facilities, processing plants, warehouses, accounted for 35% of Raleigh, N.C., firm's revenue; commercial, 29%; institutional, 28%. Project: $35 million engineering building at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
53 (55) 305.40 James N. Gray Co. (859) 281-5000 www.jngray.com Lexington, Ky., firm acquired I.C.E. Builders Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., strengthening its presence in the pharmaceutical, aerospace, chemical, and food processing industries. Named Jim Gray president, CEO. Opened offices in Birmingham, Ala., and Tokyo.
54 (52) 303.00 JPI (972) 556-1700 www.jpi.com Irving, Texas, firm with a staff of 1,060 has remote offices in Vienna, Va., San Diego, Atlanta, and Boston. Multifamily work, including the $141 million Penn Quarter housing complex in Washington, D.C., accounted for all revenue. New construction: 95% of revenue.
55 (64) 302.12 Barton Malow Co. (248) 436-5000 www.bartonmalow.com Southfield, Mich., firm had 62% revenue from reconstruction projects. Tom Porter named executive VP and Mark Barh vice-chairman, CFO. Continues to expand into Ohio and Southwest. Project: $180 million, 325,000-sf Cardiovascular Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.
56 (43) 288.50 Clayco Construction Co. (314) 429-5100 www.claycorp.com St. Louis firm had 80% revenue from private-sector work, including the 850,000-sf Baugh Northeast distribution center, Front Royal, Va., and the 200,000-sf Baltimore Ravens Corporate HQ and training facility. Industrial work: 45% of revenue; commercial, 40%.
57 (—) 286.12 The Boldt Co. (920) 739-6321 www.boldt.com Institutional work, including a $265 million research center at University of Wisconsin-Madison, accounted for 61% of Appleton, Wis., firm's revenue; industrial, 14%. Project: $67 million University of Oklahoma National Weather Center, Norman, Okla.
58 (—) 250.44 Miron Construction Co. (920) 969-7000 www.mironconst.com Neenah, Wis., firm had 70% revenue from new construction. Opened offices in Madison, Wis., and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; now has four locations. Projects: $45 million Resch Center Arena, Ashwaubenon, Wis., and $30 million Dane County Courthouse, Madison.
59 (73) 246.00 Oltmans Construction Co. (562) 948-4242 www.oltmans.com Whittier, Calif., firm had 100% revenue from private-sector projects, including the $22 million Mattel warehouse in San Bernadino, Calif., the $11 million Emulex building in Costa Mesa, Calif., and $21 Gateway Pointe Industrial Park in Whittier, Calif.
60 (—) 245.65 William A. Berry & Son. Inc. (978) 774-1057 www.berry.com Danvers, Mass., firm had 57% revenue from university projects, including the $84 million Center for Government and International Studies at Harvard University in Cambridge. Institutional work accounted for 92% of revenue; the balance was commercial.
61 (69) 235.96 Graycor (708) 206-0500 www.graycor.com Homewood, Ill., firm had 12% revenue from outside the U.S., and 100% revenue from private-sector projects. Projects: $32 million Smith Crossing retirement community in Tinley Park, Ill., and $30 million Toyota assembly plant in Tecate, Baja California (Mexico).
62 (—) 232.00 Konover Construction Corp. (860) 284-7110 www.konover.com New to this list, Farmington, Conn., firm has 152 employees in two Northeast offices. Projects: $65 million Hartford High School, and $62 million North Haven High School, and $13 million municipal building in Hartford. University work: 22% of revenue.
63 (70) 231.75 Hoar Construction LLC (205) 803-2121 www.hoarllc.com Birmingham, Ala., firm had 70% revenue from new construction work. Projects: $55 million Shelby Biomedical Research Facility at University of Alabama-Birmingham, and $90 million Lake Sumter Landing center, The Villages, Fla. Commercial: 70% of revenue.
64 (67) 227.29 HBE Corp. (314) 567-9000 www.hbecorp.com St. Louis firm's revenues were 100% from private-sector, including 80,000-sf Western Federal Credit Union, Torrance, Calif., and 65,000-sf Mercy Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center, Roseberg, Ore. Institutional: 69% of revenue; commercial was the balance.
65 (75) 206.05 Dimeo Construction Co. (401) 781-9800 www.dimeo.com Providence, R.I., firm with offices in New Haven, Conn., and Westwood, Mass., has five LEED APs. Projects: 200,000-sf FM Global Research Campus, West Glocester, R.I., and 207,000-sf Daniel Hand High School, Madison, Conn. New construction: 55% of revenue.
66 (59) 195.00 James McHugh Construction Co. (312) 986-8000 www.mchughconstruction.com Chicago firm had 40% revenue from multifamily work, including the $140 million Grand Plaza residential complex in Chicago, and 80% revenue from new construction. Recent project: $76 million, 600,000-sf York Community High School in Elmhurst, Ill.
67 (66) 188.00 H + M Co. Inc. (731) 660-3155 www.hmcompany.com Jackson, Tenn., firm formed Xpert Integration, which offers communication integration systems. Projects: $45 million Ross Stores in Perris, Calif., and $22 million Best Buy distribution facility in Ardmore, Okla. Industrial work accounted for 60% of revenue.
68 (72) 183.45 S. M. Wilson & Co. (314) 645-9595 www.smwilson.com St. Louis firm had 83% revenue from new construction. Projects: $43 million Jewish Center for the Aged, St. Louis, $35 million Pattonville School renovation and expansion, St. Ann, Mo., and $33 million Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Staff of 161 in two offices.
69 (—) 172.17 Rodgers Builders Inc. (704) 537-6044 www.rodgersbuilders.com Charlotte, N.C., firm with 226 employees had 82% revenue from new construction projects, and 91% revenue from private-sector projects. Institutional work, including churches, hospitals, and labs, accounted for 77% of revenue; commercial was the balance.
70 (58) 172.02 Jeffrey M. Brown Associates (215) 938-5000 www.jmbassociates.com Huntingdon Valley, Pa., firm is placing more emphasis on retail, parking, and multifamily construction. Projects: $97 million Harborside Financial Center Plaza in Jersey City, N.J., and $71 million Tiffany & Co. customer fulfillment center in Hanover, N.J.
71 (—) 165.00 Coakley & Williams Construction Inc. (301) 963-5000 www.coakleywilliams.com Gaithersburg, Md., firm had 54% revenue from institutional projects, and 70% revenue from private-sector work. Recent projects: $32 million, 276,000-sf 8th and I Marine Barracks Annex, and $12 million Navy nanoscience lab, both in Washington, D.C.
72 (48) 162.71 Lockwood Greene (864) 578-2000 www.lg.com Spartanburg, S.C., firm was acquired by CH2M Hill, Denver, in Dec. 2003 for $95.5 million. Private-sector projects, including the 300,000-sf Embrex Biologics facility in Laurinburg, N.C., accounted for 94% of revenue. International work was 18% of revenue.
73 (61) 149.70 Batson-Cook Co. (706) 643-2500 www.batson-cook.com West Point, Ga., firm had 95% revenue from new construction work. Named Robert Douma and R. Randy Hall senior VP/GM in Atlanta and West Point, respectively. Projects: $14 million FBI field office, Birmingham, Ala. Institutional work was half of revenue.
74 (—) 148.46 Grunley Construction Co. (301) 881-1180 www.grunley.com Rockville, Md., firm had 100% revenue from the institutional sector, including three projects in Washington, D.C.: $85 million National Archives renovation, $33 million U.S. Department of Interior HQ modernization, $50 million IRS HQ modernization.
75 (—) 141.55 FCI (301) 881-1180 www.fciol.com New to this list, Grand Junction, Colo., firm has 200 employees in four offices. Commercial work, including banks, medical buildings, clubs, nursing homes, and office complexes, accounted for 45% of revenue; the balance was primarily institutional work.


Top 20 U.S. Government contractors
(2003 domestic and foreign revenues for Federal, state, and local government work, in $ millions)

1. The Clark Construction Group Inc., Bethesda, Md. 1,511.00
2. Fluor Corp., Aliso Viejo, Calif. 1,407.63
3. Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Greeley, Colo. 1,252.85
4. The Walsh Group, Chicago 862.50
5. Dick Corp., Pittsburgh 761.47
6. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif. 594.54
7. PCL Construction Enterprises Inc., Denver 568.84
8. Centex, Dallas 539.15
9. Perini Corp., Framingham, Mass. 535.90
10. Hunt Construction Group Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. 512.40
11. The Turner Corp., Dallas 489.39
12. McCarthy Building Cos. Inc., St. Louis 404.43
13. Bovis Lend Lease, New York 327.39
14. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Baltimore 324.17
15. The Haskell Co., Jacksonville, Fla. 308.05
16. Skanska, Whitestone, N.Y. 268.80
17. M.A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis 235.10
18. Manhattan Construction Co., Dallas 201.00
19. Walbridge Aldinger, Detroit 172.80
20. J.E. Dunn Group, Kansas City, Mo. 149.65


Construction managers

2004 Rank (2003 rank) Annual volume in millions    
1 (5) 3,943.40 URS Corp. (415) 774-2700 www.urscorp.com San Francisco firm saw CM billings rise 6% last year, after double-digit gains in 2002. Has 25 LEED-accredited professionals. Revenue from outside the U.S. was 8%, up from less than 1% in 2002. Both reconstruction projects and government work accounted for 70% of billings. Named Gary Jandegian president. Projects: $70 million, 140,000-sf McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colo., and $400 million, 1.8 million-sf Herbert C. Hoover Dept. of Commerce HQ in Washington. Firm also listed #1 in Engineer/Architects.
2 (2) 3,086.40 Bovis Lend Lease (212) 592-6800 www.bovislendlease.com New York firm, with offices in Charlotte, N.C.; Atlanta; Los Angeles; Chicago; San Francisco; and three offices overseas, had 65% revenues from new construction and 83% revenue from private-sector projects. Commercial work, including the $123 million 111 South Wacker building in Chicago, and the $803 million Time Warner Center in New York, accounted for 37% of billings; institutional, 26%. Named Ronald W. Oakley CEO, and Peter A. Marchetto COO. Has 13 LEED APs. Firm also listed #4 in Contractors.
3 (1) 2,916.00 Jacobs Engineering Group (626) 578-3500 www.jacobs.com Pasadena, Calif., firm has more than 60 offices worldwide, including locations in Paris, Milan, and Madrid. Has 22 LEED APs. Institutional work, including the $124 million, 558,000-sf McCreary Penitentiary in McCreary, Ky., accounted for half of CM billings; industrial work, 25%. Projects: $245 million Linac Coherent Light Source lab in Menlo Park, Calif., and the 243,000-sf French Embassy in Berlin. Reconstruction work accounted for 40% of billings. Firm also listed #2 in Engineer/Architects and #6 in Contractors.
4 (—) 2,877.34 Austin Industries (212) 443-5500 www.austin-inc.com New to this list, the Dallas firm has 6,000 employees in major offices in Miami; Austin, Texas; Houston; Augusta, Ga.; and Phoenix. Elected Fred Hegi to its board of directors. Commercial work, including hotel, medical, mixed-use, office, and parking projects, accounted for 30% of billings; institutional, 34%. Recent projects: $192 million University of Texas Southwestern medical center campus, and $1.3 billion Miami International Airport north terminal development project. Firm also listed #25 in Contractors.
5 (—) 2,800.00 Hill International Inc. (856) 810-6200 www.hillintl.com Marlton, N.J., firm with 521 employees in 20 offices worldwide had 25% revenue from outside the U.S. Institutional work, including the $122 million U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., accounted for 50% of billings. Opened offices in Chicago; Skopje, Macedonia; Doha, Quatar; and Kabul, Afghanistan. Named David L. Richter president, COO. Reconstruction work was 50% of billings; government, 75%. Project: $2.5 billion, 650,000-sf World Trade Center PATH transit station in New York.
6 (7) 2,035.00 Tishman Construction Corp. (212) 399-3617 www.tishman.com CM billings were up slightly for New York firm. Commercial work, including the $700 million Building 7 World Trade Center in New York, accounted for 60% of billings; institutional, 20%. Opened an office in Philadelphia, its eighth location. Named John Livingston president, and Jay Badame COO. Current work: $140 million Trial Court House Complex in Worcester, Mass., the 1,776-foot-tall Freedom Tower in New York, and a 128,000-sf life sciences lab in White Oak, Md., for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
7 (4) 1,755.96 Gilbane Building Co. (401) 456-5800 www.gilbaneco.com Providence, R.I., firm has experienced an increase in green projects; firm has 25 LEED APs. Acquired Milwaukee CM firm Grunau Project Development, strengthening its presence in Wisconsin. Formed Gilbane LifeSciences to serve the biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical markets. Open offices in Caguas, Puerto Rico; Charlottesville, Va.; San Diego; and Jersey City, N.J. Institutional work, including a $192 million biomedical building at University of Michigan, was 68% of billings. Firm also listed #50 in Contractors.
8 (9) 1,700.00 Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. (212) 465-5000 www.pbworld.com New York firm, with 21 LEED APs, had 30% revenue from outside the U.S. Government work, including the $51 million, 293,707-sf Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va., accounted for 73% of billings. William D. Smith was named president, and Michael I. Schneider director of corporate government/elected to board of directors. Added planning and design services. Project: $375 million The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. Firm also listed #3 in Engineers.
9 (3) 1,400.00 Heery International (404) 881-9880 www.heery.com Atlanta firm opened an office in Edinburgh, Scotland, its third foreign office. Foreign work, including the $50 million redevelopment of the Cwmbran Shopping Centre in Wales, accounted for one-third of billings. Government work accounted for 75% of billings. Current projects: multiple K-12 schools in Houston, Atlanta, and New Jersey totaling $900 million in construction. Institutional work accounted for 55% of billings; commercial, 45%. Has 10 LEED APs. Firm also listed #4 in Architect/Engineers.
10 (15) 1,336.00 Carter & Burgess Inc. (800) 624-7959 www.c-b.com Ft. Worth, Texas, firm with 30 U.S. offices, and 16 LEED APs, had 86% revenue from design/bid/build projects, and 65% revenue from new construction. Fifty-one percent of billings stem from private-sector projects. Acquired land development specialist Hunn & Associates, Phoenix, in Aug. 2003. Added building systems commissioning services. Projects: $30 million science center at University of North Texas, Denton, and $41 million terminal at Oakland (Calif.) Airport. Firm also listed #6 in Engineer/Architects.
11 (6) 1,300.00 3D/International Inc. (713) 871-7004 www.3di.com Houston firm acquired Golden Valley, Minn., construction manager E&V Consultants, expanding into Minnesota and Michigan. Targeting more healthcare work. Added IT program management services. Reconstruction work accounted for 80% of billings.
12 (10) 850.00 Granary Associates (215) 665-7000 www.granaryassoc.com Philadelphia firm also offers architecture services. Institutional work was lion's share of CM billings. Projects: 47,000-sf Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and 250,000-sf University Village at Temple, Philadelphia. Reconstruction: 55% of work.
13 (13) 767.55 Skanska Inc. (718) 747-3454 www.skanskausa.com Whitestone, N.Y. firm formed Skanska Pharmaceutical Group to assist pharmaceutical and biotech clients with earning FDA approval. Project: $360 million State Street Financial Center in Boston (BD&C, May 2004, p. 18). Firm also listed #2 in Contractors.
14 (18) 643.63 The Facility Group (770) 437-2700 www.facilitygroup.com Design-build work was 95% of Smyrna, Ga., firm's billings. Expanded presence in Ft. Worth, Texas. Looking to expand its pure design work. Project: $43 million Mississippi Beef Processors plant, Oakland, Mo. Firm also listed #28 in Engineer/Architects.
15 (—) 630.00 Dick Corp. (412) 384-1000 www.dickcorp.com New to this list, Pittsburgh firm acquired assets of J.A. Jones's Environmental Services Division in March 2004. Government work, including a $137 million Federal building in San Francisco, accounted for 84% of revenue. Firm also listed #19 in Contractors.
16 (12) 603.50 Barton Malow Company (248) 436-5000 www.bartonmalow.com Reconstruction work was 62% of billings for Southfield, Mich., firm. Continues to expand into Ohio and Southwest U.S. via its Columbus, Ohio, and Atlanta offices. Named Mark Barh vice chairman, CFO, and Tom Porter VP. Firm also listed #55 in Contractors.
17 (17) 550.00 Swinerton (415) 421-2980 www.swinerton.com San Francisco firm acquired Lyda Construction, San Antonio. Has 18 LEED APs. Named James R. Gillette chairman, CEO, and Don Sundgren president, Seattle Division. Opened offices in Honolulu and Sacramento; now has 15 locations. Institutional: 40% of billings.
18 (14) 376.84 Kitchell Corp. (602) 264-4411 www.kitchell.com Institutional work, including the $77 million, 400,000-sf St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, and the $67 million, 276,000-sf Southern Hills Hospital, Las Vegas, accounted for 61% of Phoenix firm's CM billings. Has six LEED APs. Firm also listed #49 in Contractors.
19 (22) 351.52 L. F. Driscoll Co. (610) 668-0950 www.lfdriscoll.com Majority of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., firm's revenue stems from new construction work. Institutional projects, including a $115 million tower expansion and parking garage at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, was 68% of billings; commercial work was the balance.
20 (19) 329.28 Hunt Construction Group (480) 368-4700 www.huntconstructiongroup.com Scottsdale, Ariz., firm, had 94% new construction projects, and 60% government projects. Projects: $450 million Midfield Terminal at Indianapolis International Airport and $355 Cardinals multipurpose facility, Glendale, Ariz. Firm also listed #23 in Contractors.
21 (24) 252.02 The Turner Corporation (214) 915-9600 www.turnerconstruction.com Dallas firm acquired Tompkins Builders, Washington, D.C., a former subsidiary of J.A. Jones, in Oct. 2003 for $10 million. Named Peter J. Davoren president, CEO. Has 15 LEED APs. Institutional was 75% of CM billings. Firm also listed #1 in Contractors.
22 (—) 246.00 Barr & Barr Inc. (212) 563-2330 www.barrandbarr.com New to this list, New York firm has 234 employees in six U.S. offices, including a new office in Springfield, Mass. Institutional work, such as a $46 million science/research center at Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., was 64% of billings; industrial was the balance.
23 (—) 197.80 Butz Enterprises Inc. (610) 395-6871 www.butz.com Allentown, Pa., firm is new to this list. Has 168 employees in four Pennslyvania offices. Projects: $50 million Lehigh County Courthouse expansion/renovation in Allentown, and $21 Lehigh University Campus Square in Bethlehem, Pa. Multifamily: 35% of billings.
24 (—) 189.58 The Beck Group (214) 303-6200 www.beckgroup.com Design-build work was 27% of Dallas firm's billings. Projects: $44 million Tampa (Fla.) Museum of Art and $200 million Radio Shack Riverfront Campus, Ft. Worth, Texas. Has 10 LEED APs. Commercial: 44% of billings. Firm also listed #38 in Contractors.
25 (—) 165.40 Fluor Corp. (949) 349-2000 www.fluor.com Aliso Viejo, Calif., firm acquired the International Division of bankrupt J.A. Jones, specializing in U.S. embassies. Expanded into China and Iraq. Has 120 LEED APs. Industrial work, including R&D, telecom, and warehouse facilities, was 28% of CM billings.


Top 20 U.S. Design-builders
(2003 domestic and foreign revenues, in $ millions)

1. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif. 2,050.14
2. The Opus Group, Minnetonka, Minn. 691.70
3. The Clark Construction Group Inc., Bethesda, Md. 613.94
4. Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Greeley, Colo. 449.50
5. The Haskell Co., Jacksonville, Fla. 437.40
6. The Stellar Group, Jacksonville, Fla. 404.71
7. Skanska, Parsippany, N.J. 340.00
8. Perini Corporation, Framingham, Mass. 319.64
9. M.A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis 305.40
10. Lockwood Greene, Spartanburg, S.C. 295.00
11. Webcor Builders, San Mateo, Calif. 291.02
12. Clayco Construction Co., St. Louis 288.50
13. The Walsh Group, Chicago 260.00
14. The Turner Corp., Dallas 241.14
15. DPR Construction Inc., Redwood City, Calif. 238.00
16. Ryan Cos., Minneapolis 235.00
17. HBE Corp., St. Louis 227.29
18. The Austin Co., Cleveland 221.70
19. BE&K Inc., Birmingham, Ala. 194.00
20. PCL Construction Enterprises Inc., Denver 193.80
         
 

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