Cooper Tacia

What Cooper Tacia does

Cooper Tacia is a privately held general contracting firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company provides construction services to public agencies, educational institutions, industrial manufacturers, and commercial clients across 11 states in the southeastern United States. Its portfolio spans government and education buildings (K-12 schools, universities, civic centers, juvenile detention), industrial facilities (biomass plants, lumber mills, zinc recycling), aviation infrastructure (hangars, ARFF facilities), commercial interiors, and — most recently — civil and marine infrastructure following the April 2026 acquisition of Atlantis Marine Contractors.

The firm delivers projects through four core delivery methods: General Contracting (design-bid-build), Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) with Guaranteed Maximum Price commitments, Design-Build, and Preconstruction services. Its Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) capability integrates 3D coordination and clash detection, 4D BIM visual scheduling, 5D BIM model-based quantity takeoffs, and AR/VR field integration tools. The April 2026 establishment of the Civil & Marine Division expands service scope into municipal water and wastewater infrastructure, seawalls, piers, channel dredging, beach restoration, and marina construction — anchored by the $48 million Bobby N. Setzer State Fish Hatchery modernization as the division's inaugural engagement.

Cooper Tacia operates a project-based B2B revenue model in which pricing is contract-specific — lump sum, GMP, or Design-Build — negotiated through competitive bidding, RFP responses, and direct client engagement. Distribution is entirely direct enterprise field sales; there are no retail, self-serve, or e-commerce channels. The company maintains offices in Raleigh (HQ), Atlanta (regional), and Sanford, NC, and pursues work through subcontractor prequalification channels, CMAA South Atlantic Chapter engagement, and direct owner relationships developed over 23+ years of operating history. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Cooper Tacia

Legal name

Cooper Tacia General Contracting Company

Website

https://coopertacia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cooper Tacia is a privately held general contractor founded in 2003 in Raleigh, NC, delivering construction services across government, education, industrial, commercial, aviation, and civil/marine markets in 11 southeastern US states through CMAR, Design-Build, and lump-sum contracting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Subsea & Nearshore Civil Works (Trenching, Rock Placement, Mattressing) (IMAFAJAI)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Construction management at risk
• Design-build construction
• Virtual design construction
• Civil marine construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Cooper Tacia generates revenue through providing general contracting services for construction projects across government, education, industrial, commercial, aviation, and civil/marine markets. Revenue is earned through lump sum contracts, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) with Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), and Design-Build delivery methods.
2. Design-Build Services: Revenue from integrated design and construction services under a single contract, providing one point of contact and shared vision for project delivery.
3. Construction Management at Risk (CMAR): Revenue from CMAR delivery method where company serves as construction advisor and general contractor with Guaranteed Maximum Price commitment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cooper Tacia is a general contracting and construction management firm that delivers public and private building projects through three primary delivery methods — General Contracting (Design-Bid-Build), Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) with Guaranteed Maximum Price, and Design-Build — supported by Preconstruction Services and a Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) practice using BIM, 3D coordination, clash detection, 4D scheduling, and 5D quantity takeoffs. Projects span government and education facilities, industrial and manufacturing plants, aviation infrastructure, commercial interiors, and (following the Atlantis Marine acquisition) civil and marine works such as water infrastructure, seawalls, piers, and marinas across 11 southeastern states.

Product overview

Cooper Tacia is a general contracting firm offering a unified construction services platform with core delivery methods (General Contracting, CMAR, Design-Build) and specialized add-on services (Preconstruction, VDC). The company recently expanded through acquisition into Civil & Marine construction. Projects span government/education buildings, industrial/manufacturing facilities, aviation, commercial interiors, and civil infrastructure, delivered across 11 states in the Southeastern United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting Traditional design-bid-build delivery method in which Cooper Tacia assumes full responsibility for executing construction after the design phase, managing all subcontractors and daily operations for public and private building projects in the southeastern United States.
• Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) Collaborative project delivery in which Cooper Tacia serves as construction advisor and general contractor from early design phases, providing cost estimates, scheduling, constructability input, and a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) commitment to owners.
• Design-Build Integrated delivery under a single contract where Cooper Tacia handles both design and construction from concept to completion, enabling early collaboration, streamlined budgeting, and faster project delivery.
• Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Digital construction planning service integrating 3D coordination and clash detection, construction-ready modeling, 4D BIM visual scheduling, 5D BIM model-based quantity takeoffs, and digital collaboration with AR/VR field integration to bridge design intent and field execution.
• Preconstruction Services Early-stage construction planning including budgeting and cost estimating, constructability reviews, value engineering, scheduling and phasing strategy, site evaluation and logistics planning, and permit and regulatory coordination.
• Civil & Marine Division Specialized division established through acquisition of Atlantis Marine Contractors, delivering municipal water infrastructure, water and wastewater treatment projects, coastal infrastructure including seawalls, piers, channel dredging, beach restoration, and marina construction.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fish hatchery facility responsible for supplying 65% of trout stocked in North Carolina's waterways annually, supporting $1.4 billion economic impact program

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Atlantis Marine ContractorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Cooper Tacia acquired Atlantis Marine Contractors in April 2026, establishing a new Civil & Marine Division. Atlantis Marine founder Luis Bellón leads the division which expands Cooper Tacia's capabilities into marine, environmental, and civil construction including municipal water infrastructure, coastal construction, seawalls, piers, and marina development.
• North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2026Cooper Tacia's Civil & Marine Division is contracted by NC Wildlife Resources Commission for the $48 million Bobby N. Setzer State Fish Hatchery project, modernizing North Carolina's largest trout production facility with new hatchery building, water systems, raceways, and effluent treatment infrastructure.
• Gensler RaleighminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooper Tacia collaborated with Gensler Raleigh on the LGBT Center of Raleigh construction project - a community hub for the LGBTQ community in downtown Raleigh featuring new facilities, computer access, community resources, and the largest LGBTQ library in the state.
• Form and Function ArchitectureminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with Cooper Tacia on the Bobby N. Setzer State Fish Hatchery project.
• McGill AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm partnering with Cooper Tacia on the Bobby N. Setzer State Fish Hatchery project.
• Medlock and AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering/architecture firm collaborating with Cooper Tacia on the Bobby N. Setzer State Fish Hatchery project.
• NC Department of TransportationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooper Tacia constructed a 4,012 square-foot office building for NC DOT Lee County Resident Engineers Office.
• Ward and Smith Business ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWard and Smith included CEO John Cooper as a panelist at their 2026 Construction Conference, providing industry leadership visibility.
• Person CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooper Tacia contracted for ground-up construction of 15,600 SF airport hangar and 2,000 SF office at Raleigh Regional Airport in Person County, NC.
• City of Raleigh Parks & RecreationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooper Tacia completed renovation of 15,850-SF Biltmore Hills Community Center for the City of Raleigh.
• East Carolina University (ECU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooper Tacia performing 16,420 SF renovation of ECU Wright Building for new Innovation Hub serving as entrepreneur incubator.
• City of LumbertonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooper Tacia awarded project for Lumberton Regional Airport expansion including T-hangar and box hangar construction.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Brasfield & Gorrie: Largest privately-held general contractor in the Southeast, headquartered in Birmingham, AL, with offices across the region. Directly comparable across commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, and civil/marine verticals, though at materially larger scale than Cooper Tacia.
• Robins & Morton: General contractor headquartered in Birmingham, AL with strong Southeast regional presence. Comparable verticals including healthcare, education, industrial, and government/institutional work; similar privately-held ownership structure.
• Choate Construction Company: Southeast US general contractor headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Raleigh and the Carolinas. Comparable project mix across commercial, healthcare, industrial, and education, and a near-direct competitor in the NC/GA market where Cooper Tacia operates.
• Samet Corporation: Privately-held Southeast general contractor based in Greensboro, NC operating across the Carolinas, Virginia, and Tennessee. Comparable size, geographic footprint, and vertical mix including education, government, healthcare, and commercial projects.
• M.B. Kahn Construction: Mid-size privately-held Southeast general contractor based in Columbia, SC serving NC, SC, GA, VA. Comparable size and vertical mix across commercial, education, healthcare, and industrial/civil markets.
• New South Construction Company: Southeast general contractor headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Comparable commercial, healthcare, education, and government project mix and overlapping Atlanta/Georgia territory with Cooper Tacia's regional office.

Broad incumbents

• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Large national GC with offices in the Southeast including Raleigh and Atlanta. Competes for similar commercial, industrial, education, and government projects but at materially larger scale with greater bonding capacity.
• Holder Construction Company: Large national general contractor with significant Atlanta-area operations serving commercial, data center, healthcare, and education markets. Competes with Cooper Tacia in Georgia but at substantially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Barton Malow Company: Large national GC with Southeast presence serving commercial, education, industrial, and sports/institutional markets. Competes with Cooper Tacia on education and industrial bids in NC and GA, though at materially larger scale.
• Balfour Beatty US: Major national general contractor with significant Southeast operations serving commercial, education, healthcare, and civil markets. Comparable delivery methods (CMAR, Design-Build) and competes for similar public-sector RFPs in NC, SC, and GA.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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