What Barr & Barr, Inc. does

Barr & Barr, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned construction management firm founded in 1927 by Joseph R. Barr and headquartered in New York City. The firm delivers integrated construction management services across the full project lifecycle — program management, preconstruction, construction, BIM/3D logistics, LEED/sustainability consulting, and commissioning — under Construction Manager-at-Risk and Agency CM contract structures. Its primary vertical specializations are healthcare systems, educational institutions, and life sciences/research facilities, with secondary work in commercial real estate, cultural/historical restoration, and parking structures.

The firm operates from four regional offices (New York headquarters, Worcester/New England, Tampa/Southeast, and a developing Mid-Atlantic presence) and serves institutional clients through direct enterprise engagement, competitive bidding, and negotiated repeat contracts. Core technical capabilities center on BIM/3D coordination for constructability review and conflict detection, virtual preconstruction, and sustainability integration from early design. Its safety program is a key differentiator: an EMR of 0.74 (versus an industry standard of 1.0), consecutive Highwire Gold Safety Awards (2024, 2025), Second Place at AGC of America's 2026 Construction Safety Excellence Awards, and a Corporate Safety Director appointed as BCSP Subject Matter Expert.

Barr & Barr's go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise sales to large institutional owners — health systems, universities, life sciences firms — with an 85% repeat client rate and named engagements spanning Moffitt Cancer Center ($315M McKinley Hospital), Jamaica Hospital Medical Center ($100M+ ED modernization, fifth project with same team in 30 years), Sarasota Memorial, Maimonides, Princeton, Cornell, Rutgers, MIT, Williams, and Mitsubishi Chemical/Gelest. Revenue and pricing are not publicly disclosed; fees are earned on a professional services basis through project-specific contracts.

Name

Barr & Barr, Inc.

Legal name

Barr & Barr, Inc.

Website

https://barrandbarr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Construction Management Services: Construction management services provided on a fee basis, typically as Construction Manager-at-Risk or Agency CM. Services include program management, preconstruction, construction, BIM/3D logistics, LEED/sustainability consulting, and commissioning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Barr & Barr is a construction management firm providing integrated services across the full project lifecycle for institutional owners. Its core offerings include Program Management, Preconstruction, Construction, BIM/3D Logistics, LEED/Sustainability, and Commissioning, delivered primarily through Construction Manager-at-Risk and Agency CM contracts in the healthcare, educational, life sciences/research, commercial, and cultural/historical sectors.

Product overview

Barr & Barr is a construction management firm offering integrated services across the entire project lifecycle. The company provides six core services: Program Management, Preconstruction, Construction, BIM/3D Logistics, LEED/Sustainability, and Commissioning. These services support clients from capital planning through project occupancy. The company specializes in five key sectors: Healthcare, Educational, Life Sciences/Research, Commercial, Cultural & Historical, and Parking Structures. The firm operates as 100% employee-owned with operations in New England, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and South East regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management Services Integrated program management, preconstruction, construction, BIM/3D logistics, LEED/sustainability, and commissioning services delivered as Construction Manager-at-Risk or Agency CM to enterprise owners such as healthcare systems, universities, and commercial developers.
• Program Management Comprehensive capital program support services from planning and design through occupancy, including budgeting, scheduling, risk management, procurement, and project closeout, offered to enterprise institutional owners.
• Preconstruction Virtual building services performed with clients and architects using state-of-the-art technology to ensure projects meet budget, schedule, and quality requirements before physical construction begins, offered to institutional owners.
• BIM/3D Logistics Building Information Modeling services that shorten production schedules and identify hidden costly conflicts by reviewing constructability and coordinating architectural, structural, and MEP systems in 3D for enterprise construction projects.
• LEED/Sustainability Sustainable construction services committed to advancing environmental responsibility from the earliest design stages, including LEED certification pursuit for institutional owners and developers.
• Commissioning Quality assurance services ensuring continuity from design phase through post-acceptance, with focus on technology and energy conservation across all project phases for institutional building owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% Repeat Clients
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Baker ConcretecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKey trade partner for Moffitt SPEROS Proton Therapy Center project. Baker Concrete performed outstanding work on the cyclotron and gantry vault concrete pours, including 16 pours totaling 5500 CYs of concrete and 600,000 pounds of reinforcing steel.
• Baker ConcretecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKey trade partner on Moffitt SPEROS project. Baker Concrete performed the vault topping out work including 16 concrete pours totaling 5,500 CYs of concrete and 600,000 pounds of reinforcing steel.
• Borell ElectriccoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTrade partner for Moffitt SPEROS MAC and Proton Therapy Center project.
• Mielke MechanicalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTrade partner for Moffitt SPEROS MAC and Proton Therapy Center project.
• LinbeckcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team partner along with HORUS for Moffitt SPEROS Proton and MAC project. Team hosted successful topping out celebration with approximately 200 workers.
• HORUS ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team partner with Linbeck for Moffitt SPEROS Proton + MAC project. Collaborative team hosted topping out celebration for the project.
• PS&ScoreTechnology or IntegrationDesign team for Gelest Manufacturing facility project in Morrisville, PA. Collaborated with Barr & Barr on the design-build project for Mitsubishi Chemical America and Gelest.
• Andre Johnson ArchitectscoreTechnology or IntegrationArchitect for Guilford County Schools Erwin Montessori Rebuild project.
• HORUS ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for Guilford County Schools Erwin Montessori Rebuild project.
• All for 1minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner for Guilford County Schools Erwin Montessori Rebuild project.
• RBS&DcoreTechnology or IntegrationArchitect and Engineer for Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department Expansion & Renovation project. This is the fifth modernization project with the same project team over 30 years.
• Alfonso ArchitectscoreTechnology or IntegrationArchitect for Miles Ybor Mixed-Use project that won Excellence in Construction Award from ABC Gulf Coast Chapter.
• Alliant PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProject partner for Miles Ybor Mixed-Use development in Tampa's Ybor City Historic District.
• FLAD ArchitectscoreTechnology or IntegrationArchitect for Sarasota Memorial Hospital North Port Sumter Campus project - a 32-acre development featuring a new 9-story hospital.
• Shepley BulfinchcoreTechnology or IntegrationArchitect for University of Massachusetts Amherst Student Union renovation and addition project. Project won 2022 Western Massachusetts AIA Honor Award.
• Payette Associates, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationArchitect for Williams College Wachenheim Science Center North Addition project.
• Hammes CompanycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProgram Managers for Moffitt SPEROS project, involved in project milestones and team events.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: Largest domestic commercial construction manager with extensive healthcare, education, and life sciences capabilities; competes with Barr & Barr on the largest institutional projects but at materially greater scale and national reach.
• AECOM (Tishman): Global infrastructure and construction services firm whose Tishman unit is a major healthcare and higher-education CM competitor; offers far broader geographic and capability range than Barr & Barr.
• Skanska USA: US arm of Skanska AB with significant healthcare, education, and life sciences CM work; competes for the largest institutional projects where Barr & Barr also bids, but at greater scale and self-perform capability.

Direct peers

• Walsh Construction: Family-owned construction manager with strong healthcare and higher education portfolios across the Midwest and Northeast—comparable mid-size peer with overlapping sector expertise.
• Shawmut Design and Construction: 100% employee-owned CM firm headquartered in Boston with strong higher-education, healthcare, and life sciences practices across the Northeast—matching Barr & Barr on ownership structure, scale, and sector focus.
• Balfour Beatty US: US subsidiary of Balfour Beatty plc providing construction management and general contracting across healthcare, education, and commercial sectors with strong Southeast and Mid-Atlantic presence—overlapping Barr & Barr's footprint and service offerings.
• Gilbane Building Company: Privately held, employee-owned construction manager with deep healthcare, education, and life sciences portfolios across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic—directly comparable in business model, sector mix, and regional footprint to Barr & Barr.
• Consigli Construction Co. Employee-owned (ESOP) New England construction manager specializing in higher education, healthcare, and life sciences—directly analogous in ownership structure, geography, and institutional client base.
• Suffolk Construction: Major privately held construction manager with significant healthcare, education, and commercial work in the Northeast and Southeast, overlapping Barr & Barr's regional footprint and vertical mix.
• DPR Construction: Privately held, employee-owned CM firm with substantial healthcare, higher education, and life sciences practices nationwide—closest comparable on ownership structure, technical capabilities (BIM, preconstruction), and sector specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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