What MATT Construction does

MATT Construction Corporation is a privately held, employee-owned (ESOP) general contractor founded in 1991 by Paul Matt, Steve Matt, and Al Matt, headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California, with additional offices in Westlake Village, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm specializes in complex, design-intensive construction projects across cultural/institutional, higher education, commercial real estate, hospitality, multi-family residential, and media production sectors, with a particular concentration on museums, performing arts venues, laboratories, and adaptive reuse/historic preservation. Notable delivered projects include the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (with Renzo Piano Building Workshop), The Broad, the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, the Landmark Los Angeles, multiple phases of the Hammer Museum over two decades, and the recently completed $450 million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center.

The firm offers an integrated services portfolio spanning preconstruction, virtual design and construction (VDC), general contracting, sustainable construction, and design-build delivery. Its technology stack includes REVIT, Digital Project, RHINO, TEKLA, Navisworks for clash detection, Synchro 4D for schedule simulation, point cloud laser scanning, augmented reality field overlay, and Procore for cloud-based BIM access, alongside self-performance capabilities for structural/architectural concrete and framing. The company emphasizes proactive constructability reviews, value engineering, BIM-enabled coordination, and a collaborative win-win delivery model that engages owners and architects during early design phases.

MATT generates revenue through project-based contracts — including lump-sum, construction-manager-at-risk, design-build, and integrated project delivery — with pricing determined by competitive bidding, detailed estimating, and subcontractor evaluation rather than standardized tiers. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting project owners, developers, and institutions in California and Nevada, with a deep subcontractor ecosystem cultivated over decades and long-tenured relationships with marquee cultural, educational, and commercial clients. The firm maintains an exceptional safety record (EMR of 0.54, multiple Cal/OSHA Golden Gate and SHARP awards) that translates directly into client cost savings, including $7 million in insurance refunds on a $270 million OCIP project.

Name

MATT Construction

Legal name

MATT Construction Corporation

Website

https://mattconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MATT Construction Corporation is a privately held, employee-owned (ESOP) California general contractor founded in 1991, specializing in complex cultural, educational, commercial, and adaptive reuse projects across California and Nevada. It delivers preconstruction, VDC/BIM-enabled general contracting, design-build, and sustainable construction services to institutional owners, developers, and premier architects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI), Disaster Recovery & Restoration General Contracting (IMAFAAAJ)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Commercial construction
• Design-build services
• Construction management
• Building information modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: MATT Construction generates revenue through general contracting services for commercial, residential, and institutional construction projects. Revenue is project-based, earned through lump-sum contracts, construction-manager-at-risk, design-build, and Integrated Project Delivery methods. Services span preconstruction, VDC, sustainable construction, and design-build across diverse project types.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MATT Construction is an employee-owned general contractor providing preconstruction, design-build, construction management, and BIM/VDC services for commercial, institutional, and public-sector clients across California and Nevada. The firm delivers ground-up, renovation, and tenant improvement projects using self-perform capabilities and integrated project delivery methods.

Product overview

MATT Construction offers a comprehensive suite of construction services as a diversified general contractor operating in California and Nevada. Their core offerings include General Contracting, Preconstruction Services, Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), Sustainable Construction, and Design-Build Delivery. These services work together to provide an integrated construction experience: Preconstruction establishes project feasibility and budgeting, VDC provides advanced BIM and visualization technology for planning, Sustainable Construction ensures environmental compliance and LEED certification, Design-Build enables collaborative delivery, and General Contracting executes the final construction. The company specializes in complex projects including museums, high-rise residential, hospitality, higher education facilities, studios/soundstages, and data centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting Full-service general contracting for commercial, institutional, and public-sector building projects, including ground-up construction, renovations, and tenant improvements.
• Preconstruction Services Front-end planning including cost estimating, scheduling, constructability review, and value engineering to support project feasibility and budgeting.
• Design-Build Integrated design and construction delivery where MATT manages both design and build phases under a single contract to streamline schedule and accountability.
• Construction Management Owner-representative construction management services overseeing schedule, budget, quality, and trade coordination across the project lifecycle.
• BIM / Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Building Information Modeling and virtual design and construction services supporting clash detection, coordination, and visualization across project teams.
• Self-Perform Construction In-house self-perform capabilities allowing MATT to directly execute certain scopes of work, supporting schedule control and quality assurance.

Quantifiable outcome

• EMR (Experience Modification Rate) of 0.54 - indicating excellent safety record
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered key.

• ZGF ArchitectskeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026ZGF Architects served as the design architect for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center. The $450 million project resulted in a 200,000 square foot expansion designed by ZGF Architects and built by MATT Construction, achieving LEED Silver certification.
• ArupkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Arup served as the engineering firm for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center project. The engineering firm worked alongside MATT Construction as builder and ZGF Architects as designer on this major $450 million project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Swinerton: California-headquartered employee-owned general contractor with overlapping commercial, cultural, hospitality, and adaptive reuse portfolios in the West Coast market. Comparable in size, ownership structure (ESOP), and project mix.
• Webcor: Bay Area-based commercial general contractor that competes directly with MATT on California cultural, higher education, commercial office, and adaptive reuse projects of similar scale and complexity.
• McCarthy Building Companies: National employee-owned GC with strong California presence in cultural, higher education, healthcare, and mission-critical construction. Closely comparable on ownership model, VDC capabilities, and project complexity.
• DPR Construction: Employee-founded GC operating across California with deep technical and life-science construction expertise. Overlaps with MATT on commercial cultural, higher ed, and mission-critical/data center projects.
• Hathaway Dinwiddie: California-based general contractor specializing in complex commercial, cultural, and higher education construction of similar scale to MATT, with strong Bay Area and LA presence.

Broad incumbents

• Clark Construction Group: Larger national general contractor active on California's largest cultural and institutional projects. Competes with MATT on major museum and university work but operates at greater scale across broader geographies.
• Turner Construction: Largest US general contractor with major California presence on cultural, entertainment, and higher education projects. Competes for top-end mega-projects with deep balance sheet advantage.
• Skanska USA: Global contractor with significant California operations in commercial, healthcare, and higher education. Competes for marquee cultural and university projects with international scale advantage.
• AECOM (Construction Services): Global infrastructure and construction services firm competing with MATT on large California cultural and institutional projects. Larger in scale but overlaps on complex, design-driven commercial construction.

Regional players

• Bernards: SoCal-based commercial GC with comparable cultural, education, and multifamily residential portfolio. Similar project scale and regional focus, providing useful benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mattconstructca
• YouTubemattconstruction.com/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/mattconstructioncorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/83733
• Instagraminstagram.com/mattconstruction

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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