BL Harbert International LLC

What BL Harbert International LLC does

BL Harbert International LLC is a privately held, full-service construction company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, operating across the United States and 14 to 15 international markets. The company reports 2025 revenue of $1.6 billion, a workforce of more than 10,000, and an Experience Modification Rate of 0.44, and is ranked #2 on Building Design + Construction's Top Federal Government Building Firms list. It is organized into two operating divisions: the International Group, which delivers preconstruction, design-build, and MEP engineering for U.S. Government secure facilities (primarily U.S. embassies and consulates) as well as commercial and hospitality clients abroad, and the U.S. Group, which delivers preconstruction, design-build, construction management, and hard-bid estimating services across commercial, healthcare, government, and industrial markets domestically.

The company's core offerings are Design-Build, Construction Management, and Preconstruction Services, supplemented by in-house MEP engineering capability and a proprietary web-based safety management platform called C.A.R.E. (Controlling Activity Risk and Exposure), which won a 2014 AGC Innovation in Safety Award. BLHI maintains offices in Atlanta, Austin, Charleston, Houston, Huntsville, Nashville, Oxford, and Washington D.C. domestically, and Dubai, Istanbul, and London internationally, supporting direct, relationship-driven sales to federal, commercial, and institutional clients. The company pursues contracts through direct sales, competitive bidding, and multi-award IDIQ vehicles such as the U.S. Navy's $1.99 billion NAVFAC Southeast contract.

Revenue is generated through project-based, fixed-price and cost-plus construction contracts with revenue recognition on completion (or percentage-of-completion for multi-year government work). Key customers include the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Dynetics, Airbus, and various commercial developers. Recent strategic wins include the $300 million Regions Arena in Mobile, the $130 million VOCE Hotel & Residences in Nashville, and a $136 million nuclear regional maintenance facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Ownership is private with no disclosed parent company, institutional investor, or public listing; Billy Harbert serves as Founder, Chairman, and CEO.

Name

BL Harbert International LLC

Legal name

B.L. Harbert International, LLC

Website

https://blharbert.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

BL Harbert International is a privately held, $1.6B-revenue U.S. construction firm providing design-build, construction management, and preconstruction services to federal, commercial, healthcare, and international clients across the U.S. and 14-15 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

International Affairs (928120), International Affairs (92812)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

United Nations System & Specialized Agencies (BPADAAAA)

Keywords

• Design-build construction
• Construction management services
• Government facility construction
• International construction services
• Preconstruction estimating

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 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. Construction Services: One-time project-based construction services revenue generated from design-build, construction management, and hard-bid estimating services. Projects range from embassy compounds to commercial developments, healthcare facilities, and federal buildings. Revenue is recognized upon project completion with some larger multi-year government contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BL Harbert International provides preconstruction, design-build, construction management, and hard-bid estimating services for U.S. federal government secure facilities, embassies and consulates, military installations, healthcare facilities, commercial buildings, and international projects across 14-15 countries. Services are delivered through two operating divisions—the International Group (for U.S. Government secure facilities and select civil/industrial, commercial and hospitality work abroad) and the U.S. Group (for domestic commercial, healthcare, public/private, government and industrial clients).

Product overview

BL Harbert International LLC is a privately owned construction company offering a unified portfolio of construction services centered on design-build and construction management. The company's core offerings include Design-Build Services, Construction Management Services, and Preconstruction Services, delivered through two primary divisions: the International Group (serving U.S. Government secure facilities and commercial clients abroad) and the U.S. Group (serving domestic commercial, healthcare, government, and industrial markets). The company also operates a proprietary web-based safety software called C.A.R.E. (Controlling Activity Risk and Exposure) for internal safety management. The overall offering is a service-based portfolio rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design-Build Services

Quantifiable outcome

• EMR of 0.44 indicates strong safety performance compared to industry average of 1.0
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oak View GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2026Oak View Group manages operations for Regions Arena in Mobile, Alabama. BL Harbert is the construction manager for the $300-million venue under construction, with opening targeted for January 2027. OVG has secured naming rights and is managing the arena's operations.
• Vastland CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2025Nashville-based developer of VOCE Hotel & Residences project. 25-story mixed-use development with 192 private residences, 114 hotel suites, 60,000 sq ft office space, and 40,000 sq ft wellness amenities. $130 million construction loan from Peachtree Group.
• AirbuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Repeat client for aerospace construction including Dual Bay Hangar Expansion (twice the size of previous Final Phase/Flight Line Hangar built in 2015). Project supports expansion of A320 production and new A220 production. Project team achieved over 150,000 man hours with zero recordable injuries.
• Dynetics, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership on multiple aerospace projects including Corporate Headquarters, Solutions Complex, Test Stand facilities, Hardware Integration Facility, and Electronic Assembly Facility in Huntsville/Decatur, Alabama. Dynetics is a key aerospace client with 1,500 employee/owners based in Huntsville.
• Dominion Partners, LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate developer for Fleming Farms senior housing community in Huntsville, Alabama. 183-unit senior living development with independent living, assisted living, and memory care units.
• Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of 8800 Redstone Gateway office development in Huntsville, Alabama. 76,000-square-feet office development near Redstone Arsenal Gate 9 with Georgia Tech Research Institute as main tenant.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Holder Construction: Privately held U.S. general contractor focused on commercial, sports-venue, and mission-critical federal work—comparable design-build execution model though smaller scale than BL Harbert.

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: Largest U.S. commercial building general contractor with nationwide healthcare, commercial, and government projects; a broader incumbent with overlapping customer verticals at larger scale.
• Fluor Corporation: Larger publicly traded engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction firm with substantial U.S. federal and international government work; broader industrial focus but overlapping federal customer base.
• Bechtel Corporation: Largest privately held U.S. construction firm with deep U.S. Government and international portfolio across defense, nuclear, and infrastructure—broader in scope but a direct competitor on embassy and secure-facility work.

Direct peers

• Clark Construction Group: Large U.S. general contractor with significant federal, government, and commercial building work, including secure and complex facilities—an apples-to-apples comparable for BL Harbert's design-build and construction management services.
• Walsh Construction: Large family-owned U.S. general contractor serving commercial, federal, healthcare, and transportation markets with comparable revenue scale and project-based delivery model.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: Birmingham, Alabama-based general contractor of comparable scale with strong Southeast U.S. footprint across commercial, healthcare, federal, and industrial markets—BL Harbert's closest direct competitor by size, geography, and service mix.
• Hensel Phelps: National design-build and construction manager with deep federal, aviation, and secure-facility expertise; comparable scale and customer overlap with BL Harbert's government and aerospace segments.
• Manhattan Construction Company: Privately held U.S. general contractor performing federal, commercial, sports-venue, and healthcare construction nationwide—highly comparable in ownership structure, service mix, and project profile.

Regional players

• Robins & Morton: Southeast U.S. general contractor with strong healthcare and federal portfolio, based in Alabama—comparable in geography and healthcare vertical focus though more regionally concentrated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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