TICO Construction Company, Inc.

What TICO Construction Company, Inc. does

TICO Construction Company, Inc. is a privately held commercial general contractor headquartered in San Jose, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley since approximately 1990. The company provides an integrated portfolio of construction services including general contracting, design-build, pre-construction consulting, seismic upgrades, and ADA compliance work, with particular specialization in technically complex projects such as ISO-classified cleanrooms, biotechnology and pharmaceutical laboratories, semiconductor facilities, data centers, and high-purity industrial builds. Select clients include publicly traded semiconductor and life science firms (VEECO, FormFactor), a molecular diagnostics company, Manresa Restaurant, and Dr. Tama's Vet Hospital, reflecting engagement across enterprise and SMB tiers.

TICO operates a project-based, quote-priced revenue model with no publicly disclosed rate cards. Pricing is determined per engagement with free estimates offered as a top-of-funnel acquisition mechanism. The go-to-market is predominantly direct enterprise field sales, supplemented by a vendor bid list (vendors email to be added) and an emerging content marketing presence across LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube showcasing completed projects. The company maintains ownership among founders and senior leadership including President/Project Executive Mike Armstrong, VP Operations Mark Bellinger, and VP Brian Schneider-Turk (recently added to the shareholder team), with no institutional or private equity ownership disclosed.

The firm employs 11-50 people and is differentiated by a credentialed senior team holding LEED, ISPE cGMP, DBIA, ICC, and USGBC designations, alongside 30+ years of specialized cleanroom and high-tech facility experience. Core operational technology consists of conventional design-build project management rather than proprietary software platforms; no AI/ML capabilities, patents, or productized technology offerings are evidenced. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the firm shows no recorded funding, M&A, or geographic expansion beyond Northern California.

Name

TICO Construction Company, Inc.

Legal name

Tico Construction Company Inc.

Website

https://ticoinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TICO Construction Company is a privately held San Jose-based commercial general contractor serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley since 1990, specializing in cleanroom, laboratory, and technically complex high-tech and life science facility construction for enterprise and SMB clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (23812)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Commercial general contracting
• Design-build construction
• Cleanroom construction services
• Tenant improvement buildouts
• Ground-up commercial construction

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Revenue generated from providing construction, design-build, material management, and procurement services for commercial projects. Services include ground-up construction, tenant interior build-outs, renovations, seismic upgrades, and ADA compliance projects. Projects range from small tenant improvements to large-scale ground-up construction.
2. Design-Build Services: Integrated design-build services managing every phase of a project from design through project completion. This approach minimizes client risk, reduces delivery schedule by overlapping design and construction phases, and provides cost calculations useful for obtaining financing.
3. Consulting Services: Pre-construction consulting services including assessing quality of existing conditions and providing cost estimates for additional improvements prior to purchasing, leasing, or constructing new buildings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TICO Construction Company is a commercial general contractor providing construction, design-build, material management, and procurement services in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. The company delivers tenant interior remodels, ground-up construction, seismic upgrades, ADA compliance work, and specializes in technically complex projects including ISO-certified cleanrooms, laboratories, and high-tech industrial facilities.

Product overview

TICO Construction Company Inc is a commercial general contractor in the San Francisco Bay Area offering a unified set of construction services rather than a modular software product. Their core service portfolio consists of General Contracting Services, Design-Build Services, Consulting, Seismic Upgrades, and ADA Compliance Services. These services are applied across specialized project categories including Cleanroom/Lab Construction and Ground-Up Construction. The company operates in Silicon Valley serving industries such as Biotechnology, Clean Technology, Cleanrooms, Data Centers, Healthcare, Life Science, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Retail, and Semiconductor sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting Services
• Design-Build Services
• Pre-Construction Consulting
• Seismic Upgrades
• ADA Compliance Services
• Cleanroom/Lab Construction
• Ground-Up Construction

Quantifiable outcome

• 97,000 SF multi-stage renovation completed including 38,000 SF laboratory and 22,000 SF cleanroom on time despite COVID-19 challenges
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• XL Construction: Bay Area commercial general contractor with a strong life sciences and advanced technology / cleanroom practice, directly comparable to TICO's cleanroom, lab, and high-tech facility focus in the same Silicon Valley market.
• Level 10 Construction: Silicon Valley-based commercial GC specializing in life sciences, advanced technology, and corporate office buildouts — overlapping closely with TICO's cleanroom/lab, tenant improvement, and ground-up offerings.
• Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company: Bay Area commercial general contractor with a long track record in office, life sciences, and institutional construction — directly comparable to TICO's commercial and ground-up project portfolio.
• Truebeck Construction: Bay Area commercial GC focused on corporate office, life sciences, and technology campuses — a close regional peer to TICO for tenant improvement and ground-up commercial work.
• Cahill Contractors: Bay Area-based general contractor serving commercial, life sciences, and institutional clients. Comparable to TICO in scale and regional focus, with overlapping life sciences and ground-up capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• DPR Construction: Top-tier national commercial GC with deep Bay Area presence and a flagship advanced technology / life sciences practice. Competes with TICO for the same cleanroom, semiconductor, and biotech clients, but at significantly larger project scale.
• Webcor: Major Bay Area commercial GC operating across office, institutional, and ground-up projects. Overlaps with TICO on commercial tenant improvements and ground-up construction, though at materially larger scale.
• Swinerton: West Coast-headquartered commercial GC with offices throughout California including the Bay Area, serving commercial, life sciences, and ground-up markets — comparable to TICO across multiple project types.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Large national commercial GC with a dedicated life sciences and advanced technology practice. Competes with TICO for cleanroom and lab projects, particularly at larger scale, while offering broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• Boldt Company: US construction firm with a strong life sciences and advanced manufacturing practice serving pharmaceutical and semiconductor clients. Comparable to TICO's specialty cleanroom/biotech work, though primarily operating outside California.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ticoconstruction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tico-construction
• Instagraminstagram.com/ticoconstruction?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
• Facebookfacebook.com/tico-construction-company-inc-141792262544921

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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