A&B Construction

What A&B Construction does

A&B Construction is a privately held, founder-owned heavy civil engineering contractor based in Oakland, California, operating exclusively in Northern California. The company was formally established in 1991 by Andrew M. Jordan, with Jordan's earlier construction venture dating to 1984, and has accumulated over 30 years of continuous operation in the Bay Area and surrounding region. A&B delivers an integrated eight-service portfolio spanning pre-construction planning, demolition, site improvements, underground utilities (electric, water, sewer, storm, telecom), earthwork and excavation, shoring, subsurface investigation, and transportation infrastructure. Projects span commercial real estate, healthcare facilities, public infrastructure, research and education campuses, residential developments, and transportation — with notable engagements including work on Salesforce Tower, Transbay Block 8, UCSF Parnassus, the Sacramento Courthouse, and the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit project.

The company's technical backbone is conventional heavy-civil construction technology rather than proprietary software. A&B deploys industry-standard platforms including HCSS HeavyBid for estimating, AGTEK for takeoff and grading, Bluebeam Revu for document markup, Viewpoint (Vista/Sage) for project management and ERP, and dedicated safety/compliance software (eCompliance or similar). A union labor workforce, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) partnerships, and an in-house equipment fleet support execution across diverse Northern California terrain and subsoil conditions. A dedicated EHS department and documented training programs (HAZWOPER, lead/asbestos awareness, fall protection, trench and excavation) underpin a safety-first delivery model.

Commercially, A&B generates revenue through project-based contracts — earning one-time, per-project fees rather than recurring subscriptions — secured via two channels: competitive public works bidding (with a publicly accessible Bid Room on the corporate website listing opportunities and engineer estimates) and direct subcontracting or negotiated contracts with private developers, institutional clients, and a dense network of general contractors including Build Group, Webcor, Clark Construction, DPR Construction, McCarthy Building Companies, Balfour Beatty, and Lend Lease. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are won through competitive bidding on government infrastructure and negotiated terms with private commercial clients, with an example bid engineer estimate of $8.3M documented on a Fairfield water pipeline reconstruction project.

Name

A&B Construction

Legal name

A&B Construction

Website

https://a-bconstruction.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

A&B Construction is a founder-owned, Oakland-based heavy civil engineering contractor serving Northern California with demolition, earthwork, shoring, underground utilities, site improvements, and transportation infrastructure services for healthcare, commercial, public infrastructure, research, and residential clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Construction Services: A&B Construction generates revenue through project-based civil engineering construction contracts. Revenue is earned on a per-project basis across services including pre-construction, demolition, site improvements, utilities, earthwork, shoring, subsurface investigation, and transportation. Projects range from commercial and healthcare to public infrastructure and residential, with both public works (government) and private sector clients. The company employs union laborers and operators, partners with Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), and serves as a subcontractor to general contractors as well as direct contractor to government entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

A&B Construction is a Northern California civil engineering contractor that delivers pre-construction planning, demolition, site improvements, underground utilities (sewer, storm, water, electric, communications), earthwork and excavation, shoring, subsurface investigation, and transportation infrastructure services. The company works as both a prime contractor on public works and a subcontractor to general contractors on commercial, healthcare, public infrastructure, research and education, residential, and transportation projects.

Product overview

A&B Construction is a premier civil engineering contractor offering a unified portfolio of eight core construction services for Northern California. The service portfolio includes Pre-Construction Services (planning, value engineering, bid preparation), Demolition, Site Improvements, Utilities (underground utility construction), Earthwork, Shoring, Subsurface Investigation, and Transportation infrastructure. These services are provided as an integrated full-service offering, with the company leveraging over 30 years of experience to deliver projects from initial pre-construction planning through to completed civil engineering construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Construction Services Pre-construction planning and consultation covering value engineering, bid preparation, regulatory review, equipment and material procurement, and risk assessment designed to eliminate unforeseen surprises during construction for commercial, healthcare, public infrastructure, research, residential, and transportation clients.
• Demolition Full-service structural demolition solutions including abatement, structure demolition, partial/selective demolition, site demolition, and underground demolition for projects of all sizes, handling equipment, personnel, regulations, and safety.
• Site Improvements Site improvement services including street and sidewalk improvements, street lights, and traffic signals, delivered from initial rough grading and excavation through to the finished product for commercial, public, and private sector clients.
• Utilities Underground utility construction services including relocation, repair, adjustment, and rebuild of existing utilities for electric power, water lines, sewer, storm, telecommunications, and underground storage tanks across Northern California.
• Earthwork Earth excavation services handling the Bay Area's diverse terrain and subsoil conditions, including site remediation, large-scale excavation, grading, stormwater pollution prevention, and structural excavation, drawing on 30+ years of regional experience.
• Shoring Excavation shoring and structural shoring systems providing complete support ranging from trench boxes to fully engineered shoring solutions for repair, rebuild, or upgrading of existing structures, with safety as a priority.
• Subsurface Investigation Geotechnical engineering and excavation investigation services providing complete subsurface soil surveys to identify challenges, fulfill building requirements, and support contractor estimates, reducing the risk of mid-construction plan changes.
• Transportation Groundwork construction services for highways, bridges, airports, and mass transportation solutions, drawing on 30+ years of experience to serve Northern California's travel and transport infrastructure needs.

Named customers15 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 indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Teichert Construction: Sacramento-based heavy civil and site work contractor with deep Northern California footprint across grading, utilities, transportation, and energy infrastructure. Competes for many of the same public works bids as A&B.
• McGuire and Hester: Oakland-headquartered heavy civil contractor providing site preparation, excavation, underground utilities, shoring, and demolition across Northern California. Closest geographic and service-line comp to A&B, often bidding against them on Bay Area public and private work.
• RGW Construction: Livermore-headquartered civil/site work contractor serving the SF Bay Area with earthwork, underground utilities, and demolition services. Comparable mid-sized competitor pursuing similar GC relationships and project types.
• DeSilva Gates Construction: Northern California heavy civil contractor focused on excavation, grading, hauling, and underground utilities for transportation and development projects. Overlaps directly with A&B's earthwork and utilities services.
• Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring: Northern California specialty contractor focused on shoring, drilled foundations, and underpinning — directly overlapping A&B's shoring and subsurface investigation service lines.
• Ghilotti Construction Company: Family-owned North Bay civil contractor specializing in earthwork, underground utilities, site improvements, and grading for public and private clients. Direct peer on earthmoving and utility scopes in the Bay Area market.
• Bay Line Cutting & Construction: Northern California civil contractor providing excavation, underground utilities, and site preparation services. Direct mid-market peer for Bay Area public and private site work packages.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction: Public, multi-billion-dollar heavy civil contractor with major Northern California operations spanning transportation, water resources, and site development. Much larger and more diversified, but the most relevant incumbent benchmark for A&B's transportation and public works business.
• Mortenson Construction: National general contractor and developer with significant Bay Area presence in healthcare, higher education, and commercial work — frequently the GC (or peer GC to A&B's GCs) that retains A&B as a civil subcontractor.

Regional players

• Sukut Construction: Heavy civil and earthmoving contractor headquartered in Southern California but active on Northern California grading and infrastructure projects. Comparable service mix though geographically anchored to SoCal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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