Adams Robinson

What Adams Robinson does

Adams Robinson Enterprises, Inc. is a privately held general and mechanical contractor with electrical capabilities, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. The company specializes exclusively in the construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities, serving cities, counties, and utility authorities across 13 U.S. states (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida). Over a 40-plus-year operating history, Adams Robinson has completed projects ranging from under $1 million to over $92 million in contract value, with five featured projects alone totaling $301.6 million. The firm employs more than 180 people across offices in Dayton (corporate headquarters and equipment warehouse), Altamonte Springs, Florida, and Mooresville, North Carolina.

The company's offering centers on turnkey construction services for municipal water and wastewater infrastructure, including new plant construction, capacity expansions, biological nutrient removal (BNR) upgrades, clearwell and pump station improvements, and GAC contactor installations. Adams Robinson self-performs civil, mechanical, and electrical field work, maintains company-owned heavy equipment, and operates in-house engineering and estimating functions. Delivery methods include traditional hard-bid general contracting as well as design-build and construction management at risk. The firm pursues work through competitive public-sector bidding, supplemented by long-standing relationships with engineering consultants—Black & Veatch, Hazen & Sawyer, and AECOM—who design the projects Adams Robinson then constructs.

Adams Robinson generates revenue through fixed-price, multi-year construction contracts awarded via competitive municipal procurement. Pricing is project-specific with no standardized tiers, and contract values vary materially with scope, ranging from sub-$1 million service work to multi-year engagements exceeding $90 million. Its management, field supervision, and estimating team collectively holds over 900 years of water/wastewater construction experience, which the company cites as its primary competitive differentiator. The customer base is entirely within the public-sector utility segment, distributed across numerous individual municipalities and counties rather than concentrated with any single buyer.

Name

Adams Robinson

Legal name

Adams Robinson Enterprises, Inc.

Website

https://adamsrobinson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Adams Robinson is a privately held general and mechanical contractor founded in 1983 that builds municipal water and wastewater treatment plants across 13 U.S. states, serving cities, counties, and utility authorities via competitive bidding and design-build delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Treatment Plant Construction (Drinking Water) (IMAFAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC), Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Water treatment construction
• Wastewater treatment construction
• Municipal infrastructure contracting
• Design-build services
• Heavy civil construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

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. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction: Adams Robinson generates revenue through fixed-price construction contracts for water and wastewater treatment facilities. Projects are typically awarded through competitive bidding from municipal clients, with contract values ranging from under $1 million to over $90 million. Revenue is project-based and non-recurring, though the company maintains ongoing relationships with repeat municipal clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Adams Robinson is a general and mechanical contractor with electrical capabilities that constructs water and wastewater treatment facilities for municipal clients. The firm self-performs critical field work, maintains company-owned heavy equipment, and delivers projects through design-build and construction management at risk methods. It is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, and operates across 13 states in the eastern United States.

Product overview

Adams Robinson is a general and mechanical contractor with electrical capabilities that specializes in the construction of water and wastewater treatment plants. The company operates as a single unified service offering focused on construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities, with key capabilities including design-build services, in-house engineering expertise, self-performed field work, and company-owned heavy equipment. The company was founded in 1983 and operates in 13 states with offices in Dayton, OH (corporate), Orlando, FL, and Mooresville, NC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Treatment Plant Construction Construction services for drinking water treatment facilities, including treatment plants, pump stations, clearwells, and water distribution systems. Targeted at municipal owners and the engineering consultants who design these projects.
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction Construction of wastewater treatment facilities (WWTP/WRF) including preliminary treatment, biological nutrient removal (BNR), disinfection, and solids handling systems. Targeted at municipal utilities and authorities expanding or upgrading wastewater infrastructure.
• Design-Build and Construction Management at Risk Services Alternative project delivery services that bundle design and construction responsibilities (design-build) or shift construction risk to the contractor early in the process (construction management at risk) for water and wastewater treatment projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed projects ranging from under $1M to over $92M in contract value
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Black & Veatch International CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdams Robinson has worked with Black & Veatch on multiple projects including the Sweeney WTP GAC Contactor Addition. Black & Veatch is an engineering consulting firm that designs water treatment projects, and Adams Robinson serves as the general contractor executing construction based on their designs.
• Hazen & SawyercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHazen & Sawyer has been the engineer on multiple Adams Robinson projects including the Manchester Creek WWTP and Johnston Co. 210 WWTF. They serve as the engineering consultant designing projects that Adams Robinson constructs.
• AECOMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAECOM served as the engineer for the Canal WTP Clearwell & High Service Pump Station Improvements project in Columbia, SC. Adams Robinson performed construction services based on AECOM's designs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Garney Construction: Garney is one of the largest pure-play water and wastewater pipeline and treatment plant contractors in the US, with a similar employee-owned structure and comparable project values. Direct head-to-head competitor on municipal water/wastewater treatment plant bids across the Midwest and Southeast.
• Ulliman Schutte Construction: Specialty contractor focused exclusively on water and wastewater treatment plant construction, similar size and self-perform model to Adams Robinson. Direct competitor on municipal treatment plant bids in the Eastern US.
• Bowen Engineering Corporation: Indiana-based specialty contractor with a strong water and wastewater treatment plant construction practice, comparable scale (~200+ employees) and self-perform execution model. Direct competitor on Midwest municipal water infrastructure projects.
• Barnard Construction Company: Employee-owned heavy civil and water/wastewater treatment plant contractor that self-performs work and pursues $50M+ municipal projects. Direct competitor on large-diameter pipeline and treatment plant construction in the Western and Southwestern US.
• Shook Construction: Ohio-based general contractor with a dedicated water/wastewater treatment plant construction division, similar size and Dayton-area Midwestern roots. Direct competitor on Ohio and regional municipal water infrastructure bids.
• Western Summit Constructors: Specialty water and wastewater treatment plant contractor focused on the Western US, comparable business model of self-performed concrete and process mechanical work on municipal treatment facilities. Comparable specialty contractor with similar project profile.
• Kokosing Industrial: Ohio-based heavy civil and industrial contractor with a water/wastewater treatment plant construction practice. Direct competitor for Ohio and Midwest municipal treatment plant projects.

Broad incumbents

• MWH Constructors (Stantec): Large engineering-led water infrastructure construction firm (now part of Stantec) that executes major treatment plant and pipeline projects globally. Broader and larger incumbent operating in the same water/wastewater construction market with deeper pockets.
• CDM Constructors (CDM Smith): Full-service engineering and construction firm with a dedicated water/wastewater construction practice that competes on municipal treatment plant projects. Larger incumbent with broader geographic and capability reach than specialty peers.
• PCL Civil Constructors: Large Canadian-headquartered general contractor with a US water infrastructure construction practice that pursues municipal treatment plant projects. Broader incumbent with deeper resources and ability to compete for very large water megaprojects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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