What Hazard Companies does

Hazard Companies, operating primarily as Hazard Construction Company, is a privately held heavy civil general engineering contractor founded in 1926 and headquartered in Lakeside, California (San Diego County). The firm delivers three integrated service lines: Public Works Construction (freeways, highways, bridges, retaining walls, storm systems, airport taxiways and runways), Construction Management (pre-construction planning, design coordination, budget analysis, value engineering, and on-site execution), and Site Development (raw-land preparation for residential, commercial, and industrial use including subdivisions and mixed-use campuses). Core technical capability is self-perform heavy civil work executed with a fleet of 150+ trucks and pieces of heavy equipment, with the company having built or rehabilitated nearly 200,000 feet of runway/taxiway and placed over 10 million tons of asphalt across Southern California.

The business operates through a project-based contracting model, generating revenue via competitive bidding on public agency work (Caltrans, municipalities, airport authorities) and direct negotiations with developers, private owners, and general contractors. Customer segments span three primary verticals — Public Agencies, Developers, and Private Owners — with a secondary subcontractor channel serving general contractors. Pricing is contract-specific with no public price list; engagement is relationship-driven with senior leadership directly accessible to clients. The company holds two wholly owned subsidiaries (Hazard Construction Engr LLC and Hazard CM Engr LLC) supporting engineering and construction management functions. Leadership transitioned out of the founding Hazard family in 2009 to R. David Randal, with Jason Mordhorst (President since 2014) leading current operations ahead of the company's 2026 centennial.

Hazard's operating geography is concentrated in San Diego County and Southern California, with named project experience across 18+ communities including Rancho Santa Fe, Mission Valley, Pacific Beach, and Encinitas Ranch. The firm has contributed to all four major San Diego interstates (I-5, I-8, I-15, I-805) and every major airport in the county. Distribution is hybrid: prime contractor on public works via formal bidding, and direct client engagement or subcontractor partnerships on private development. Marketing relies on the company website, Instagram, Facebook, and industry awards (two AGC Build San Diego awards in 2023 and 2025).

Name

Hazard Companies

Legal name

Hazard Construction Company

Website

https://hazardconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hazard Construction is a privately held heavy civil contractor in San Diego County, founded in 1926, providing public works, site development, and construction management services to public agencies, developers, and private owners across Southern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakeside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Services: Project-based revenue from public works construction, site development, and construction management services. The company generates revenue through awarded contracts with public agencies, developers, and private owners for infrastructure projects including freeway construction, bridge work, runway rehabilitation, and site development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hazard Companies (operating as Hazard Construction Company) is a Southern California heavy civil general engineering contractor that self-performs Public Works Construction (freeways, highways, bridges, retaining walls, storm systems, airport runways and taxiways, mass grading, utilities, traffic signals, paving), Construction Management (pre-construction planning, design coordination, budget analysis, scheduling, value engineering), and Site Development (grading, paving, and land preparation for subdivisions, commercial developments, and industrial parks). The firm serves public agencies, real estate developers, and private owners across San Diego County and Southern California, with a 150+ truck and heavy equipment fleet supporting large-scale project delivery.

Product overview

Hazard Companies (specifically Hazard Construction Company) is a Southern California heavy civil construction contractor founded in 1926, operating as a privately owned general engineering firm. The company offers three core service lines: Public Works Construction (infrastructure including freeways, bridges, airports), Construction Management (design coordination, budgeting, scheduling), and Site Development (land preparation for residential, commercial, and industrial use). These services are delivered through integrated construction management, public works expertise, and transformative site development capabilities, building civic frameworks designed to endure for generations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Works Construction Infrastructure construction services for public agencies, including freeway and highway construction, bridge construction, retaining walls, storm drainage systems, and airport taxiways and runways. The company has completed more than 3,000 public works projects since 1926 and is pre-qualified for DIR-registered, bonded public work.
• Construction Management Full-service construction management covering pre-construction planning through on-site execution, including design coordination, budget analysis, constructibility reviews, scheduling, and value engineering, delivered with an open-book approach for owners, developers, and public agencies.
• Site Development Land preparation services that transform raw sites into build-ready environments for residential, commercial, and industrial use, including subdivisions, golf courses, logistics parks, and mixed-use campuses, supported by self-performing grading, paving, utilities, and earthwork capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ public works projects completed since 1926
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

One partnership is on record.

• W.F. Maxwell, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1950Strategic partnership formed in 1950 to build critical segments of Interstates 5, 8, 15, and 805 - freeways that reshaped mobility across San Diego County. Hazard eventually bought out W.F. Maxwell, acquiring the partnership assets and continuing the infrastructure legacy.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction: Large publicly-traded heavy civil, transportation, and materials contractor operating across the US. Comparable to Hazard on highway, airport, bridge, and site development work but with much broader geographic reach and scale.
• Tutor Perini Corporation: Large publicly-traded civil, building, and specialty contractor with significant transportation infrastructure exposure. Comparable to Hazard on bridge, highway, and airport runways but operating at national scale.
• Skanska USA Civil: Major civil infrastructure arm of global construction firm focused on highways, bridges, transit, and airports. Comparable to Hazard on heavy civil delivery model but operating at significantly larger geographic and contract scale.
• Walsh Group / Walsh Construction: Family-owned heavy civil, transportation, and building contractor with national US footprint. Comparable to Hazard on highway and bridge self-perform heavy civil work at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Sukut Construction: Southern California heavy civil and site development contractor focused on grading, excavation, and infrastructure for residential, commercial, and public works clients. Comparable to Hazard in regional reach, mass-grading expertise, and developer/agency customer mix.
• Ames Construction: Employee-owned heavy civil contractor delivering transportation, mining, and infrastructure projects across the western US. Comparable to Hazard on highway, airport, and site development self-perform delivery.
• Griffith Company: Southern California-based general engineering contractor specializing in heavy civil, transportation, and site development for public agencies. Directly comparable to Hazard in regional focus, scale, self-perform capabilities, and Caltrans/airport work.
• Flatiron Construction: Major heavy civil contractor focused on transportation, bridges, and infrastructure projects across the western US. Comparable to Hazard on highway/bridge work and BidBuild delivery; explicitly named in Hazard VP Bryan Seeger's prior experience.
• Daley Corporation: San Diego-based general engineering contractor focused on heavy civil and infrastructure. Comparable to Hazard on regional public works and site development; named in Hazard VP Mark Thunder's prior experience.

Regional players

• Erreca's, Inc. Heavy civil and site work contractor serving Northern/Central California. Comparable to Hazard as a regional self-perform heavy civil firm; named in Hazard VP Bryan Seeger's prior experience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Hazard-Construction-Company-162515970443829
• Instagraminstagram.com/hazard_construction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hazard-construction

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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