Butt Construction Company

Name

Butt Construction Company

Legal name

Butt Construction Company, Inc.

Website

https://buttconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Butt Construction Company is a privately held Dayton, Ohio-based commercial general contractor founded in 1927, delivering Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build projects for federal defense, educational, and community clients across the Midwest and select out-of-state military installations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Construction Services: Revenue is generated through construction project contracts. As a general contractor and design-builder, Butt Construction Company earns fees from delivering commercial construction projects for government and institutional clients. Projects are typically awarded through competitive bidding processes, including joint venture arrangements for large-scale projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Butt Construction Company is a commercial general contractor delivering design-build and design-bid-build construction services for government, military, educational, healthcare, and community clients. The company provides full-service project execution from pre-construction through completion, including design integration, project management, specialized procurement, phased construction, and LEED-certified delivery for federal/military facilities.

Product overview

Butt Construction Company is a commercial general contractor offering two primary construction delivery methods: Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build. Their service portfolio spans multiple specialized sectors including Education (school facilities, university buildings), Retail (automotive dealerships, commissaries), Community (churches, convention centers, courts, amphitheaters), Military (research labs, reserve centers, training facilities), Administration (office complexes, headquarters buildings), Aviation (control towers, terminals, maintenance facilities), Healthcare (medical centers, pharmacies, training facilities), and Infrastructure (bridges, utility upgrades, base entry points). Projects range from new construction to complete renovations of historic structures, with particular expertise in federal/military construction requiring specialized compliance standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design-Build Construction Services Integrated design and construction delivery under a single contract, with Butt Construction managing both design and building phases. Used for commercial, institutional, and federal projects where collaborative single-source delivery is preferred.
• Design-Bid-Build Construction Services
• Military Sector Construction
• Aviation Sector Construction
• Education Sector Construction
• Healthcare Sector Construction
• Retail Sector Construction
• Community Sector Construction
• Administration Sector Construction
• Infrastructure Sector Construction

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple projects received 'Outstanding Performance Rating' from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Air Force clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• Walsh ConstructionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for Wright-Patterson AFB Medical Center renovation project. Butt Construction Company was the prime contractor as part of this joint venture for the 260,000 SF renovation of the existing 786,000 SF medical facility.
• Archer WesternmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for Human Performance Wing Complex, the largest project ever constructed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Archer Western/Butt Construction Joint Venture received Outstanding Performance Rating for this project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Gilbane is a large private GC with significant federal, military, education, and healthcare portfolios, offering both Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build delivery. Its customer base and service mix overlap meaningfully with Butt Construction's, particularly in institutional and government markets.
• Barton Malow Company: Barton Malow is a national GC with strong federal/military, education, and institutional portfolios, including design-build delivery and LEED execution. Comparable to Butt in customer verticals and project complexity, though at materially greater scale.
• Mortenson Construction: Mortenson is a national GC with strong federal, military, and higher education portfolios, including design-build delivery and LEED-certified execution. Comparable to Butt in customer mix and delivery methods, though operating at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Clark Construction Group: Clark Construction is a top-tier national GC with substantial federal, military, and institutional work including secure-facility and base modernization projects. It represents a scaled incumbent competing for the same federal contract pool Butt targets, with overlapping design-build delivery and LEED-certified execution capabilities.
• Turner Construction Company: Turner is the largest domestic GC, with active federal, military, aviation, healthcare, and education portfolios. While substantially larger than Butt, it competes for many of the same institutional design-build opportunities and represents the upper-bound incumbent Butt may partner with or compete against on larger projects.
• Hensel Phelps Construction: Hensel Phelps is a large national GC with a strong federal/military and institutional portfolio, including work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Air Force, and higher education clients. Its Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build delivery approach overlaps directly with Butt Construction's core services, though at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Balfour Beatty Construction: Balfour Beatty (including the legacy Messer/Balfour Beatty Construction US operation) is a major GC with extensive federal, healthcare, education, and military housing projects. Comparable to Butt in offering design-build delivery to government and institutional clients, but with materially larger scale, national reach, and self-perform trade capabilities.

Direct peers

• Walsh Construction: Walsh Construction, part of The Walsh Group, is Butt Construction's JV partner on the WPAFB Medical Center renovation. Walsh is a major national GC with deep federal and institutional presence, making it directly comparable on project type, customer base, and design-build delivery method.
• Archer Western Construction: Archer Western, a subsidiary of Walsh Group, is a direct peer as Butt Construction's JV partner on the WPAFB Human Performance Wing Complex. Both firms compete for and jointly deliver large federal/military and institutional design-build projects with similar bonding and security-cleared delivery capabilities.
• Brackett Builders: Brackett Builders is a Dayton-area commercial GC with comparable size, regional footprint, and federal/institutional project experience including work for Wright-Patterson AFB. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Butt Construction in the Dayton/Western Ohio federal and institutional construction market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/butt-construction

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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