What Harvey-Cleary Builders does

Harvey-Cleary Builders is a full-service commercial general contractor founded in 1957 in Houston, Texas. The firm delivers construction services across 14 market verticals — commercial building, education, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, government, mission critical, life sciences, interiors, residential/multi-family, hospitality, mixed-use, repositioning, transportation/parking, and warehouse/distribution — serving enterprise clients including Fortune 100 energy companies (Chevron, ExxonMobil, Apache), healthcare systems (Baylor St. Luke's, Memorial Hermann), universities (University of St. Thomas, Gallaudet), technology firms (Atlassian), and government agencies (USACE). The company assigns one dedicated team from preconstruction through completion to each project and operates IQI Construction LLC, a wholly-owned self-perform subsidiary that internalizes concrete, rebar, steel fabrication/erection, tiltwall, and crane operations.

The firm's operational technology stack centers on a decade-long deployment of Procore as its Project Management Information System, supplemented by Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) capabilities using LiDAR laser scanning, 360-degree imagery, and drone photography for reality capture and 3D modeling. A proprietary safety database tracks near-miss, first aid, and recordable incidents to drive training — the firm reports TRIR and EMR typically half the industry average. Preconstruction services (budgeting, constructability review, value engineering) are positioned as the primary client engagement lever, with the company committing budget early before design completion.

Harvey-Cleary is privately held by the Harvey and Cleary families, with ownership transitioning in 1987 when David Harvey, Jr. and Joseph Cleary took over and renamed the firm from Harvey Construction Company. The company operates from five offices (Houston HQ, Austin, San Antonio, Denver, Washington DC), employs 700+ people nationwide, and reports $2B in annual construction volume with projects completed in 28 states. The go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise field sales — no distributors or intermediaries — with 84% of business coming from repeat clients, underscoring a relationship-driven revenue model reliant on reputation, referrals, and integrated preconstruction-to-construction accountability.

Name

Harvey-Cleary Builders

Legal name

Harvey Cleary Builders

Website

https://harveycleary.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Harvey-Cleary Builders is a privately held, Houston-headquartered full-service commercial general contractor founded in 1957, serving enterprise clients across 14 verticals including energy, healthcare, education, and mission critical through five U.S. offices and a self-perform subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Construction Services: Traditional project-based construction services where the company serves as general contractor for commercial building projects across multiple market sectors including commercial, education, healthcare, industrial, and residential. Revenue is generated through fixed-price contracts, cost-plus contracts, and construction management arrangements for projects of varying sizes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Harvey-Cleary Builders is a full-service general contractor providing commercial construction services across 14 market sectors, including commercial building, education, healthcare, government, industrial, mission critical, and multi-family residential. The company delivers preconstruction planning, construction management, and self-perform work through its wholly-owned subsidiary IQI Construction LLC, serving enterprise clients with projects across 28 states and $2B in annual construction volume.

Product overview

Harvey-Cleary Builders is a full-service general contractor offering construction services across 14 market sectors: Commercial Building, Education, Entertainment & Hospitality, Government & Community, Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Interiors, Life Sciences & Labs, Mission Critical, Mixed-Use & Retail, Residential & Multi-Family, Repositioning, Transportation & Parking Garages, and Warehouse & Distribution. The company provides integrated services from preconstruction through construction completion, including self-perform work through its subsidiary IQI Construction LLC. Technology-enabled services include Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), reality capture, and project management using Procore. Founded in 1957, the company operates from five offices (Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; San Antonio, TX; Washington, DC) and has completed over $2B in construction volume.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Building Construction Construction services for office buildings, corporate campuses, and commercial facilities ranging from small office buildings to 385-acre campuses, including Class-A office, amenity-rich workspaces, and corporate interiors.
• Education Construction Construction services for educational facilities from elementary schools to university institutions, including athletic complexes and student housing.
• Entertainment & Hospitality Construction Construction services for hotels, concert venues, resorts, and hospitality facilities including historic redevelopment projects.
• Government & Community Construction Construction services for federal, state, and local government projects including government buildings and community facilities.
• Healthcare Construction Construction services for hospitals, medical clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, and healthcare research facilities.
• Industrial & Manufacturing Construction Construction services for manufacturing facilities, warehouses, distribution centers, and industrial complexes including tiltwall construction.
• Commercial Interiors Construction Interior construction and renovation services for corporate offices, law firms, tech companies, and commercial interiors including tenant buildouts.
• Life Sciences & Labs Construction Construction services for research laboratories, life sciences facilities, and scientific buildings with specialized MEP requirements.
• Mission Critical Construction Construction services for data centers, computer facilities, and high-performance computing facilities requiring specialized infrastructure.
• Mixed-Use & Retail Construction Construction services for mixed-use developments, retail centers, grocery stores, and lifestyle centers.
• Residential & Multi-Family Construction Construction services for multifamily residential buildings, apartment complexes, senior living facilities, and student housing.
• Repositioning & Renovation Building renovation and repositioning services for modernizing older facilities including facade repairs and infrastructure upgrades.
• Transportation & Parking Garage Construction Construction services for parking structures including above-grade, below-grade, cast-in-place concrete, and structural steel parking facilities.
• Warehouse & Distribution Construction Construction services for warehouses and distribution facilities using tiltwall and other construction methods.
• Preconstruction Services Early involvement services including budgeting, scheduling, document review, constructability review, and value engineering to optimize project outcomes before construction begins.
• IQI Construction Self-Perform Work Self-perform construction capabilities through wholly-owned subsidiary IQI Construction LLC, including formwork, rebar, concrete finishing, steel fabrication and erection, tiltwall erection, tower crane operations, earthwork, and field engineering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% repeat client business rate demonstrates exceptional customer satisfaction and loyalty
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• CorganmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm serving as design lead alongside The Lawrence Group and Jackson & Ryan for the University of St. Thomas $45 million residence hall project in Houston. Corgan brings educational facility design expertise to this 100,000 SF, 400-bed student housing project.
• The Lawrence GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with Corgan and Jackson & Ryan on the University of St. Thomas student housing project. Provides design services for this five-story, 100,000 SF residence hall project expected to double campus housing capacity.
• Jackson & Ryan ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partnering with Corgan and The Lawrence Group for the University of St. Thomas residence hall. Jackson & Ryan Architects has previously worked with Harvey Cleary on multiple projects and provided testimonial praising the company's preconstruction contributions and innovative solutions.
• COMPASS (by Brooks Metrics)coreTechnology or IntegrationCOMPASS is a secure, web-based prequalification application used by Harvey Cleary for subcontractor prequalification. Subcontractors complete a single 1Form to satisfy prequalification requests, streamlining the vendor management process. COMPASS is a paid service for subcontractors.
• ProcorecoreTechnology or IntegrationProcore is Harvey Cleary's Project Management Information System (PMIS) platform, which the company has used for a decade. Teams are highly proficient in utilizing this platform to facilitate communication, ensure stakeholder access to information, and monitor project status across all projects.
• KirkseyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm Kirksey has provided testimonial praising Harvey Cleary's knowledge, professionalism, and partnership approach on multiple projects.
• Marek BrothersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner that has praised Harvey Cleary as 'true innovators in construction' across tiltwall, poured concrete, and structural steel projects.
• GenslerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal architecture firm Gensler has praised Harvey Cleary's talent in providing excellent conceptual estimating and scheduling during project definition phases.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: Largest U.S. commercial general contractor with national and international reach across virtually all of Harvey-Cleary's market segments (commercial, healthcare, education, mission critical, sports). Sets the competitive ceiling on mega-projects that Harvey-Cleary competes for.
• DPR Construction: National, employee-owned commercial GC with strong healthcare, life sciences, mission critical, and higher education practices. Direct overlap with Harvey-Cleary in life sciences and mission critical, but DPR is materially larger and nationally distributed.
• Balfour Beatty US: U.S. arm of global infrastructure group Balfour Beatty, providing commercial building, civil, and industrial construction. Competes head-to-head with Harvey-Cleary on large commercial, healthcare, and education projects but is materially larger and part of a global platform.

Direct peers

• Clark Construction Group: Large, privately held commercial GC with deep presence in the Washington DC metro area (where Harvey-Cleary has its Bethesda office) and a similar multi-sector book of business including commercial, government, and healthcare. Comparable on size and federal/DC commercial exposure.
• Gilbane Building Company: Privately held, family-owned commercial GC with a strong mix of education, healthcare, government, and mission critical work. Highly comparable in size, multi-sector focus, private ownership, and relationship-driven GTM.
• Manhattan Construction Company: Oklahoma-based, family-owned commercial GC with national reach across commercial, education, healthcare, sports, and government segments. Comparable in size, multi-sector focus, family-ownership structure, and self-perform approach to Harvey-Cleary.
• Hunt Construction Group (Hunt Companies): National commercial GC within Hunt Companies with strong aviation, sports, hospitality, and corporate campus portfolios. Comparable in scale and in delivering complex, large-footprint projects for marquee enterprise and institutional clients.
• Austin Industries: Dallas-based, family-owned commercial and industrial general contractor with self-perform capabilities, multi-sector exposure (commercial, healthcare, industrial), and similar size and Texas-centric footprint as Harvey-Cleary. Closest direct comparable by structure, geography, and service mix.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Privately held, employee-owned commercial GC with a strong portfolio in healthcare, education, mission critical, and industrial segments. Comparable in size, ownership structure, and self-perform emphasis, with overlapping vertical mix including mission critical.

Regional players

• Tellepsen: Houston-based, family-owned commercial GC with deep Texas roots across commercial, healthcare, education, and community projects. Highly comparable in scale and culture but more regionally concentrated in Houston than Harvey-Cleary.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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