What CORE Construction does

CORE Construction is a privately held, national U.S. general contractor founded in 1937 by Otto Baum in Morton, Illinois, and currently headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The company delivers institutional building projects across four primary verticals — K-12 education, civic/public safety, higher education, and healthcare — through Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Construction Manager At-Risk, Job Order Contracting, and Negotiated delivery methods. Project scale demonstrated in source material ranges from ground-up facilities of 100,000 to 611,000 square feet (including Eagle Mountain High School, the OSF HealthCare Comprehensive Cancer Institute, and the William N. Pennington Engineering Building) to specialized civic structures such as the Gila River Police Department Facility and the Broward County Supervisor of Elections renovation.

The company operates from nine regional offices across Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, and Texas, executing under fixed-price and guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contracts structured around AIA contract templates. Ancillary revenue-adjacent offerings include CORE Warranty (post-completion service), Job Order Contracting (recurring task-order procurement), CleanPSB (construction cleaning), and an internal Operational Excellence program. Customers are predominantly public-sector or non-profit institutional buyers — K-12 school districts, municipal governments (including tribal governments), state universities, and regional healthcare systems — accessed through competitive bidding and direct relationship-based business development.

CORE Construction reports a workforce of more than 1,200 employees and a 3-year EMR safety average of 0.58. It has been ranked the #1 K-12 Builder and #1 Public Safety Builder in the U.S. in the 2025 Building Design+Construction Giants 400 Report and has received additional recognition from the Nevada Contractors Association and the 2026 Real Estate Development Awards. No revenue is publicly disclosed, and the company has no known parent, subsidiary, or institutional investment structure on record.

Name

CORE Construction

Legal name

CORE Construction

Website

https://COREconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CORE Construction is a privately held U.S. national general contractor founded in 1937, delivering K-12, civic, higher education, and healthcare building projects across nine states for institutional and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Education & Research Facility Construction (Schools, Universities, R&D) (IMAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government & Civic Building Construction (Courthouses, City Halls, Public Safety) (IMAFACAF), New School Construction (Greenfield Builds) (EDAEABAA), Specialty Education Facilities Construction (Labs, STEM, CTE Shops, Arts, Athletics) (EDAEABAI)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• K-12 school construction
• Public safety facilities
• Higher education construction
• Healthcare facility construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Flagstaff

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Construction Services: CORE Construction generates revenue through fixed-price and guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contracts for construction projects across K-12 education, civic, higher education, and healthcare sectors. Revenue is project-based and non-recurring, with contracts typically secured through competitive bidding or direct client engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CORE Construction is a national construction firm delivering institutional building projects through multiple delivery methods including Design Build, Design-Bid-Build, Construction Manager At-Risk, Job Order Contracting, and Negotiated services. The company focuses on four primary market sectors: K-12 Education, Civic/Public Safety, Higher Education, and Healthcare, complemented by warranty, sanitization, and operational excellence services.

Product overview

CORE Construction is a national construction company offering a unified portfolio of construction services across four primary market sectors: K-12 Education (#1 in the U.S.), Civic/Public Safety (#1 in the U.S.), Higher Education, and Healthcare. The company operates as a single integrated construction services firm with complementary offerings including CORE Warranty, Job Order Contracting, CleanPSB, and Operational Excellence. Projects range from large-scale new construction (e.g., 611,000 sq ft Eagle Mountain High School, 215,000 sq ft OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute) to renovations and specialized facilities (police departments, research buildings). The company has 89 years in business, over 1,200 employees, and maintains operations across eight states (Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, Texas).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Education Construction Services Construction services for K-12 educational facilities, recognized as the #1 K-12 Builder in the U.S. by BD+C Giants 400 Report. Delivers STEAM labs, flexible classrooms, and innovative learning spaces for elementary through high school districts.
• Civic Construction Services Construction services for civic and public safety facilities, recognized as the #1 Public Safety Builder in the U.S. by BD+C Giants 400 Report. Includes police stations, fire stations, parks, and civic buildings serving communities.
• Higher Education Construction Services Construction services for colleges and universities including advanced research facilities, athletic facilities, laboratories, student housing, and collaborative campus spaces.
• Healthcare Construction Services Patient-centered medical facility construction including surgical suites and clinical spaces for advanced healthcare services.
• CORE Warranty Warranty services provided to clients for construction projects, extending beyond traditional construction services.
• Job Order Contracting A contracting service delivery method offering pre-priced construction tasks for facility maintenance and renovation needs.
• CleanPSB A construction-specific cleaning and sanitization service for facilities.
• Operational Excellence A service focused on continuous improvement and driving exceptional results through operational methodology.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Terra EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Terra Engineering was pre-selected alongside CORE Construction by the Hengst Foundation as the project's contractors for the Dee Hengst Amphitheater in Peoria, IL. The $11 million donation specified both firms as pre-selected contractors for the 5,000-seat outdoor venue at Festival Park.
• DFDG ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDFDG Architects served as the design firm for the Mohave College Advanced Manufacturing Training Center project, a $10.5 million, 36,000-square-foot facility at Kingman Airport Industrial Park. CORE Construction served as the general contractor.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McCarthy Building Companies: McCarthy is a national employee-owned general contractor with strong institutional, healthcare, and education verticals — directly comparable to CORE's K-12, higher ed, and healthcare focus. It is also top-ranked in the BD+C Giants 400.
• Gilbane Building Company: Gilbane is a privately held national GC specializing in education, healthcare, and public/civic facilities — directly mirroring CORE's institutional vertical mix with similar private ownership structure.
• JE Dunn Construction: JE Dunn is a top-10 U.S. general contractor with strong education, healthcare, and civic practices and a multi-state regional office model. Its institutional mix and employee-ownership structure closely resemble CORE.
• Mortenson Construction: Mortenson is a national GC with deep higher education, healthcare, and public-sector expertise — a direct peer for CORE's higher ed and civic segments. Both operate as private/employee-influenced firms.
• Hunt Construction Group (AECOM Hunt): AECOM Hunt handles large-scale institutional, healthcare, and higher education projects nationally — directly comparable in project size and client profile to CORE's mega-projects (cancer centers, university buildings).
• Walsh Construction: Walsh Construction is a large national GC with K-12, higher education, healthcare, and civic practices — its institutional mix and multi-state regional office footprint are directly analogous to CORE's.

Broad incumbents

• Clark Construction Group: Clark is a top-tier national GC across education, healthcare, civic and commercial building — a broader incumbent whose institutional practice overlaps with CORE's K-12 and public safety focus at greater scale.
• Turner Construction Company: Turner is the largest U.S. general contractor with a broad institutional, healthcare, and education portfolio — a broader incumbent competing for many of the same mega-institutional projects as CORE.
• Balfour Beatty US: Balfour Beatty's U.S. building division focuses heavily on education, healthcare, and public-sector projects — a broader incumbent with a similar institutional client mix to CORE.
• Skanska USA Building: Skanska's U.S. building division handles large-scale education and healthcare projects — a broader incumbent offering competing delivery for the same institutional clients as CORE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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