Liesfeld Contractor

What Liesfeld Contractor does

Liesfeld Contractor, Inc. is a privately-held, family-owned heavy civil construction company headquartered in Rockville, Virginia, founded in 1972 by Joseph E. Liesfeld, Jr. The company specializes in turnkey site development services for commercial, residential, industrial, distribution, government, and data center clients across Central Virginia, with limited operations in West Virginia. Its core service portfolio comprises five product lines: Site Development (clearing, grading, utilities, concrete, paving), Client Services (preconstruction, project management, program management), Transportation (road and intersection infrastructure), Mining Support (overburden removal, haul road management, plant site prep), and Duct Banks (underground utility infrastructure for power and telecom). The company self-performs the majority of its scopes, reducing handoff risk on schedule-sensitive projects.

Underlying the service delivery is a conventional but well-developed construction technology stack: GPS-integrated grading equipment from Komatsu and Caterpillar fleets, BIM modeling for utility coordination and clash detection on complex data center campuses, drone-based mapping for cut/fill verification and stockpile tracking, and HCSS software for safety monitoring. Liesfeld also operates two wholly-owned affiliate brands, GreenWing Mitigation (environmental credits for permitted land development) and Gillies Creek Industrial Recycling (materials recycling into reusable stone base), which provide vertical integration around its core site development offering.

Liesfeld operates exclusively on a B2B project-based revenue model with no public pricing or tiered offerings; contracts are bid per project based on scope, scale, and complexity. Customer acquisition is relationship-driven, with deep multi-decade ties to Fortune 500 enterprises, major institutions, and government entities in Central Virginia. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales supported by direct project engagement with general contractors, developers, and government agencies. With 1,000+ completed sites over 50+ years and anchor relationships including Wegmans, Capital One, Walmart, Lowe's, Altria, Rolls-Royce, the Federal Reserve Bank, and a confidential hyperscale data center client, Liesfeld operates as a deeply embedded regional specialist rather than a diversified national contractor.

Name

Liesfeld Contractor

Legal name

Liesfeld Contractor, Inc.

Website

https://liesfeld.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Liesfeld Contractor is a family-owned heavy civil contractor founded in 1972, specializing in turnkey site development, duct banks, transportation, and mining support for enterprise, institutional, and government clients across Central Virginia, with a strong focus on hyperscale data center infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Site Preparation Contractors (238910)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Heavy civil construction
• Site development services
• Earthwork and grading
• Underground utility installation
• Transportation infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Services: Liesfeld generates revenue through project-based construction contracts for site development, including clearing, grading, utilities, concrete, paving, duct banks, transportation infrastructure, and mining support. Revenue is earned through one-time project fees based on scope of work, with projects ranging from site preparation to complete turnkey delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Liesfeld Contractor is a heavy civil construction firm that delivers turnkey site development services for commercial, data center, distribution, industrial, government, and residential clients in Central Virginia. Core services include clearing, grading, utilities, concrete, paving, duct bank installation, transportation infrastructure, and mining support, executed through self-performed delivery across every project phase. The company also operates affiliated brands GreenWing Mitigation (environmental credits) and Gillies Creek Industrial Recycling (materials recycling).

Product overview

Liesfeld Contractor offers a unified portfolio of site development and construction services rather than a software product platform. The core service offerings include Site Development (complete site packages from clearing through paving), Client Services (preconstruction, project management, and program management), Transportation (road and infrastructure construction), Mining Support (civil services for mining operations), and Duct Banks (underground utility infrastructure systems). These services are delivered as integrated construction solutions, with Site Development serving as the primary offering backed by over 50 years of experience. The company also maintains affiliated brands including GreenWing Mitigation (environmental/mitigation services) and Gillies Creek Industrial Recycling (materials recycling).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GreenWing Mitigation: Environmental mitigation brand providing stream, wetland, and nutrient credits for permitted land development
• Gillies Creek Industrial Recycling

Products and services

• Site Development

Quantifiable outcome

• Henrico Data Center Campus: 9 building pads totaling 1.4+ million sq ft, 214,000+ linear feet of utilities, 810,000+ tons of stone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GreenWing MitigationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate brand providing stream, wetland, and nutrient credits for permitted land development. Expands Liesfeld's ability to offer integrated solutions for developers by addressing environmental compliance requirements for land development projects.
• Gillies Creek Industrial RecyclingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate brand and materials recycling division founded in the 1990s. Supports both internal operations and the broader Richmond construction market by processing and recycling materials for reuse in new development projects.
• DPR ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner for the Henrico Data Center Campus project. DPR is a national data center construction firm and Liesfeld provided site development services as part of their project team.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner for the Wegmans Distribution Center project. Whiting-Turner is a national construction management firm and Liesfeld served as the site development contractor.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner for the Carpenter Theater Road Reconstruction project in downtown Richmond.
• GilbanecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner for the Virginia State Capitol Tunnel project. Gilbane is a national construction firm and Liesfeld provided excavation and civil sitework as part of their team.
• HourigancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for the Deepwater Industrial Park project. Hourigan handled building demolition while Liesfeld performed site demolition, material processing, and full-scope site development.
• Dominion EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUtility partner for data center substation work. Liesfeld works directly with Dominion Energy on substation turnover and coordination for hyperscale data center campuses.
• English ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner for the initial phase of Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant work in the early 1990s.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sterling Construction Company: Sterling Construction is a publicly-traded heavy civil contractor focused on highway, bridge, and site development across the U.S. Comparable to Liesfeld in core site development work, though broader geographically and larger in scale.
• Granite Construction: Granite Construction is a publicly-traded heavy civil contractor with nationwide site development, transportation, and materials operations. Comparable to Liesfeld in site work and earthmoving, though significantly larger and more diversified geographically.
• The Lane Construction Corporation: Lane Construction is a national heavy civil contractor with major highway, bridge, and site development operations. Comparable to Liesfeld in core heavy civil scope, but operates at much larger scale across multiple geographies and is part of a global construction group.

Others

• DPR Construction: DPR Construction is a national commercial general contractor with a leading data center practice. Identified as a Liesfeld general contractor partner on the Henrico Data Center Campus. Tangentially comparable as an ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.

Regional players

• W. M. Schlosser Company: W. M. Schlosser is a heavy civil and site development contractor in the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable scope of services including earthwork, utilities, and site preparation, though smaller and more regionally concentrated than Liesfeld.
• Joseph B. Fay Company: Joseph B. Fay is a heavy civil contractor based in Pennsylvania performing earthwork, utilities, and site development. Comparable to Liesfeld in scope, though operating primarily in the Pennsylvania/West Virginia market.

Direct peers

• Allan Myers: Allan Myers is a large Mid-Atlantic heavy civil contractor performing site work, highways, utilities, and asphalt paving for commercial, government, and industrial clients. Comparable to Liesfeld in scope and customer overlap, though larger and broader geographically.
• Shirley Contracting Company: Shirley Contracting is a Northern Virginia heavy civil contractor focused on highway, bridge, site development, and utility construction. Comparable to Liesfeld in core scope (site development and transportation infrastructure) and Mid-Atlantic operating region, though with a different geographic center of gravity.
• Branch Civil: Branch Civil is a Virginia-based heavy civil and site development contractor specializing in earthwork, utilities, and infrastructure across the Mid-Atlantic. Highly comparable to Liesfeld in service mix, geographic footprint, and customer types including data centers, commercial developers, and government clients.
• Kokosing Construction Company: Kokosing is a Midwest-based heavy civil contractor with significant site development, highway, and utility work. Comparable to Liesfeld in core earthwork/site development scope and self-perform model, though operating primarily in Ohio and surrounding states.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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