Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors

What Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors does

Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors is an employee-owned civil construction firm founded in 2007 by Ryan Schmitt and headquartered at 8014 Bayberry Road, Jacksonville, Florida. The company delivers public works, water resources, and site development services across North Florida and South Georgia through three integrated service lines. Public works covers roadways, streetscapes, sidewalks, and community infrastructure; water resources includes water and wastewater treatment plants, pump and lift stations, and surface water facilities; site development spans land clearing, underground utilities, drainage, and residential or commercial subdivision preparation. Named clients include the City of Jacksonville, JEA, Lennar, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacobs, Aventon Companies, and Reliable Substation, with projects delivered at locations such as Tallyrand Marine Terminal, Halifax Plantation, Fleming Island, City of Cocoa, and Nocatee. The firm operates as an ESOP and has been recognized as one of Jacksonville's Best Places to Work (2023).

Revenue is generated through project-based, competitively bid contracts awarded by municipalities, utilities, and private developers. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales into public agencies and large developers, supported by a published safety record cited as 6x better than the industry average and multiple NUCA Excellence in Underground Awards, including the 2024 Overall Winner. Leadership includes Ryan Schmitt (CEO/Founder), Lauren Atwell (President), David Dougherty (CFO), Kimberly Bryan (VP of Pre-Construction), and Jeff Blomgren (Director of Safety).

Operationally, Petticoat-Schmitt combines traditional heavy-civil construction with an emerging AI-augmented workflow layer. The firm adopted Beam AI in 2025 for takeoff and estimating, reporting 90% time savings and a doubling of bid capacity without headcount expansion, replacing manual tools such as Planswift. In parallel, researchers from the University of North Florida collaborated with the company to build a submittals automation tool that extracts requirements from 1,000-1,500-page specification documents and produces transmittal-ready Excel and Word files via conversational querying; the work was published as a perspective paper in Frontiers in AI. The company maintains a long-running partnership with the UNF Construction Management School supporting its talent pipeline, and runs the registered Digger Day community event, which raised $33,000 for the Child Cancer Fund in 2023.

Name

Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors

Legal name

Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors, Inc.

Website

https://petticoatschmitt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors is an employee-owned civil construction firm headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, delivering public works, water resources, and site development projects for municipalities, utilities, and private developers across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Plumbing & Pipefitting Contracting (IMAFALAC)

Keywords

• Civil construction services
• Public works contracting
• Water and wastewater infrastructure
• Site development services
• Underground utility construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Construction Project Services: Petticoat-Schmitt generates revenue through civil construction project delivery, specializing in public works, water resources, and site development. Revenue is project-based, earned through competitive bidding on municipal, commercial, and residential development contracts. Projects include water/wastewater treatment plants, underground utilities, roads, and site preparation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors is an employee-owned civil construction firm that delivers public works, water resources, and site development projects for government agencies, utilities, and private developers in North Florida and South Georgia. Core service lines include roadways, streetscapes, sidewalks, roundabouts, water and wastewater treatment plants, pump/lift stations, underground utilities, and residential/commercial site preparation. The company supplements field execution with AI-powered estimating and document automation to accelerate bid cycles.

Product overview

Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors is a civil construction services company offering three primary service lines—Public Works, Water Resources, and Site Development—supplemented by Process Excellence consulting services. The company specializes in building life-changing infrastructure for communities in North Florida and South Georgia. In 2025, the company adopted Beam AI software to automate construction estimating, replacing manual takeoff tools like Planswift, and collaborated with University of North Florida researchers on a submittals automation tool for document-native AI automation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Works Construction of roadways, streetscapes, sidewalks, roundabout intersections, and community infrastructure delivered for municipalities and government agencies.
• Water Resources Construction of water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, lift stations, surface water facilities, and water reuse systems for municipal and commercial clients.
• Site Development Comprehensive site preparation including land clearing, sewage and drainage systems, and infrastructure for residential subdivisions, retail spaces, schools, and commercial developments.
• Process Excellence

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% time savings on construction estimating; doubled bid capacity without expanding team
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• University of North Florida (UNF)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 January 2026Researchers from UNF collaborated with Petticoat-Schmitt to develop a submittals automation tool that extracts requirements from 1,000-to-1,500-page specifications and generates transmittal-ready Excel and Word files. The case study was published as a perspective paper in Frontiers in AI, demonstrating AI-in-construction research impact.
• Beam AIcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Beam AI provides AI-powered construction takeoff and estimating software that Petticoat-Schmitt adopted to automate their estimating process, replacing manual tools like Planswift. The implementation achieved 90% time savings and doubled the company's bid capacity without expanding the team.
• UNF Construction Management SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 August 2019Long-time partnership where Petticoat-Schmitt staff share knowledge with UNF students on construction technology including Agtek software. Company is a proud supporter of the UNF Construction Management School program.
• Child Cancer FundminorOthersCommunity partnership since 2019 supporting families fighting childhood cancer through emotional, practical, educational, and financial support. Partnership includes hosting the annual Digger Day event raising $33,000 in 2023.
• Seamark RanchminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting Seamark Ranch's mission to provide stable homes and bright futures for children in need in Jacksonville, Florida.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Prince Contracting: Tampa, FL-based heavy civil and site development contractor performing roadway, bridge, and public infrastructure projects. Overlaps in service mix and Florida public-works customer base.
• Hubbard Construction Company: Winter Park, FL-based heavy civil contractor performing roadway, site development, and underground utility work across Florida. Directly comparable in service mix and regional focus, though typically larger in scale.
• Masci General Contractors: Florida-based site development and underground utility contractor serving public and private clients. Comparable in service offering (site prep, utilities, public works) and regional Florida footprint.
• Ajax Paving Industries: Florida-based paving and site work contractor with similar heavy civil capabilities. Overlaps in roadway, site preparation, and public infrastructure work across the Florida market.
• Ranger Construction Industries: Florida-based heavy civil and paving contractor performing roadways, site development, and public infrastructure work. Comparable in service lines and Florida-centric geography.
• Anderson Columbia Co. Lake City, FL-based civil contractor with operations spanning Florida and Georgia, performing paving, roadway, and site development work. Directly comparable in geographic footprint and service mix.
• B. Ross Construction: Florida-based site development and underground utility contractor serving residential and commercial developers. Comparable in site prep, utilities, and developer-driven customer relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction: National heavy civil contractor with significant operations in transportation, water resources, and site development. Operates broadly across multiple states and competes for similar public infrastructure bids but at materially larger scale.
• Sterling Infrastructure: Public infrastructure services company with e-infrastructure, transportation, and building solutions segments. Overlaps with PSCC in water resources and site development work but operates at national scale with broader service diversity.
• Vecellio Group: West Palm Beach, FL-based heavy civil contractor with operations in roadway, bridge, and site development across the southeastern US. Comparable in Florida public-works focus but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/petticoatschmit
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCPPhiL7wjPWpFPH30VqMcbQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/petticoatschmitt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/petticoat-schmitt-civil-contractors-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/petticoatschmitt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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