Scherer Construction

What Scherer Construction does

Scherer Construction is a privately held, family-owned general contracting firm founded in 1984 and headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, with additional offices in Jacksonville and St. Petersburg. The company delivers construction services across the Southeast United States, primarily Florida and Georgia, serving commercial developers, healthcare systems, educational institutions, religious organizations, financial institutions, government entities, and national retail/automotive chains. Its service portfolio spans four core offerings: Construction Consulting, Design/Build, Construction Management, and self-performed Site Work/Concrete.

The firm's technical differentiators are an integrated design/build methodology in continuous use since founding, a self-performance construction division (in-house crews for site work, concrete, and general trades), Building Information Modeling (BIM) with 3D and VR for project visualization, and permit expediting services leveraging private plan reviewers and inspectors. Notable delivered projects include a $14 million Gainesville Regional Airport terminal expansion, a 30,000 SF Tesla dealership and fulfillment center, multi-site Navy Federal Credit Union renovations, a 60,675 SF General RV expansion, and a USP 800 pharmacy cleanroom at North Florida Regional Medical Center.

Revenue is generated through project-based contracts (competitive bid and negotiated) with no public pricing or standard tiers, billed on multi-year contract cadences. The company sells primarily through direct field sales to enterprise clients and uses content marketing (blog, social, newsletter) and community engagement (UF Mentor-Protégé program) for top-of-funnel brand building. It is independently owned with no disclosed venture, private equity, or institutional investor involvement.

Name

Scherer Construction

Legal name

Scherer Construction

Website

https://schererconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Scherer Construction is a privately held, family-owned design/build, construction management, and general contracting firm founded in 1984, serving commercial, healthcare, education, financial, government, and retail clients across Florida and the Southeast United States from offices in Gainesville, Jacksonville, and St. Petersburg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Revenue generated from providing design/build, construction management, and general contracting services. Projects include new construction, renovations, and expansions for commercial, healthcare, education, religious, financial, government, and industrial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Scherer Construction is a design/build, construction management, and general contracting firm headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, with additional offices in Jacksonville and St. Petersburg. The company delivers ground-up construction, renovations, expansions, and tenant improvements for commercial, healthcare, education, religious, financial, government, automotive, retail, and industrial clients across the Southeast United States. Core service lines include Construction Consulting, Design/Build, Construction Management, and Site Work/Concrete, with self-performed site preparation and concrete work delivered by in-house crews.

Product overview

Scherer Construction is an experienced design/build, construction management, and general contracting firm serving the Southeast region, primarily Florida. The company offers four core service offerings: Construction Consulting (advisory and planning services), Design/Build (integrated design and construction delivery), Construction Management (professional project oversight), and Site Work/Concrete (self-performed site preparation and concrete work). The company specializes across multiple sectors including commercial, aviation, education, healthcare, religious, financial, government, and industrial construction. Projects range from office buildings and retail spaces to airports, hospitals, car wash facilities, storage facilities, and churches. The firm emphasizes its self-performance capabilities and design/build methodology, allowing it to provide turnkey construction services with in-house expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Consulting Expert guidance and advisory services for construction projects, including project planning, feasibility analysis, and strategic advisory throughout the building process for property owners, developers, and institutional clients.
• Design/Build Integrated design and construction delivery in which Scherer handles both architectural/engineering design and construction, providing streamlined communication and total project ownership from concept to completion for commercial, healthcare, education, religious, financial, government, and industrial clients.
• Construction Management Professional management of construction projects overseeing scheduling, worker coordination, equipment delivery, and progress monitoring to ensure timely and on-budget delivery for property owners, developers, and institutional clients.
• Site Work/Concrete Self-performed site preparation and concrete work including excavation, underground utilities installation, grading, paving, and concrete construction executed by company-owned crews and equipment, supporting design/build and general contracting projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• ADB Legal project delivered 1 week early and with no additional costs, despite original bid being 2.5x over budget, using design/build approach
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UF Division of Small Businesses & Vendor Diversity Relations (SBVDR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScherer participates in the UF SBVDR Mentor-Protégé program annually, mentoring small businesses including minority and women-owned enterprises. The company reviews business plans, creates a sounding board for marketing strategies, and offers business insights based on their 34 years of experience. Past mentee include Camblor Solutions, a financial coaching and tax service firm.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Robins & Morton: Birmingham, AL-based general contractor with strong healthcare, commercial, and higher-education practices across the Southeast — comparable in self-perform capability, vertical mix, and regional concentration.
• Charles Perry Partners Construction (CPPI): Gainesville, FL-headquartered general contractor with design/build, construction management, and self-perform capabilities serving higher education, healthcare, and commercial clients — comparable in home geography, scale, and self-performance model.
• Auld & White Constructors: Jacksonville, FL-based design/build and construction management general contractor serving commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients across the Southeast — directly comparable in geography, delivery model, and end-market mix to Scherer Construction.
• Ajax Building Company: Florida-based general contractor specializing in commercial, education, and healthcare construction with self-perform concrete and design/build delivery — direct peer in geography, verticals, and integrated delivery model.
• Hoar Construction: Birmingham, AL-headquartered design/build and construction management firm with offices across the Southeast serving commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients — comparable in integrated delivery, multi-vertical strategy, and Southeast regional scope.
• Batson-Cook Company: Atlanta-based, family-influenced general contractor delivering commercial, healthcare, and higher education projects across the Southeast — comparable in regional scope, vertical mix, and design/build emphasis.
• The Conlan Company: Atlanta, GA-based design/build and general contractor focused on retail, automotive, healthcare, and commercial projects across the Southeast — comparable in delivery model and adjacent geography where Scherer is expanding.

Broad incumbents

• Balfour Beatty (US): Large U.S. general contractor with strong Southeast operations delivering commercial, education, healthcare, and multifamily projects via design/build and construction management — overlaps with Scherer in delivery model and verticals but operates at substantially larger scale as part of a global group.
• DPR Construction: National design/build general contractor with significant Southeast U.S. presence serving healthcare, higher education, commercial, and advanced technology clients — comparable in integrated design/build delivery and target verticals, but at much larger scale and broader geography.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: One of the largest privately held U.S. general contractors headquartered in Birmingham, AL, with a broad Southeast footprint spanning commercial, healthcare, multifamily, and industrial — comparable in self-perform and design/build approach but at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scherernfl
• Facebookfacebook.com/schererconstructionfl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scherer-construction

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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