Saybr Contractors

What Saybr Contractors does

Saybr Contractors, Inc. is a full-service commercial general contractor founded in June 1997 by Karen Say-Valadez and headquartered in Tacoma, Washington. The company operates three specialized service divisions — Energy, Building, and Government — that together cover ground-up commercial construction, tenant improvements, fuel system infrastructure, environmental remediation, and Job Order Contracting (JOC) for public agencies. Its Energy Team delivers traditional petroleum fueling infrastructure (UST/AST installation and removal, dispensers, piping, canopies) alongside alternative fueling systems spanning CNG, propane, hydrogen, biodiesel, and EV charging, plus contaminated soil and groundwater remediation using dual-phase extraction, soil vapor extraction, and air sparging. The Building Team executes commercial retail construction including convenience stores, car washes, restaurants, and tenant buildouts, while the Government Team runs JOC and traditional public-bid work for federal, state, and municipal clients.

The company is credentialed through ICC supervisory certifications for AST, UST, and PSCAA, manufacturer certifications with Bravo, Containment Solutions, Franklin, Vaporless, Veeder-Root, Xerxes, NOV Smith, and OPW, and ISNet World contractor qualification. It maintains $40M aggregate bonding capacity and $7M in insurance coverage, enabling it to bid on multi-million-dollar projects. Notable customers include 7-Eleven, BP, Starbucks, Sam's Club, Alaska Airlines, Washington State Department of Transportation, Sound Transit, and Swedish Health Services.

Saybr generates revenue through project-based contracts — fixed-price bids, cost-plus arrangements, and JOC work orders — across the Pacific Northwest and western United States, with documented work extending into Utah. Project acquisition is split between competitive public-sector bidding (including JOC/IDIQ vehicles), direct enterprise sales, and relationship-based referrals. The company operates without any disclosed outside equity investment, no API or software product surface, and no public-company financials; it remains founder- and family-controlled with Karen Say-Valadez as CEO, Bill Durkin as President, and Bobby Say as CFO.

Name

Saybr Contractors

Legal name

Saybr Contractors, Inc.

Website

https://saybr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saybr Contractors is a Tacoma, WA-based full-service commercial general contractor operating Energy, Building, and Government divisions that deliver fuel system infrastructure, environmental remediation, retail construction, and Job Order Contracting for public and private sector clients across the western U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Utility System Construction (2371), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Plumbing & Pipefitting Contracting (IMAFALAC)

Keywords

• Commercial general contracting
• Fuel system construction
• Environmental remediation services
• Job order contracting
• Tenant improvement construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Tacoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. General Construction Services: Saybr generates revenue as a full-service commercial general contractor providing start-to-finish development services. Revenue is project-based, earned through fixed-price contracts, cost-plus arrangements, and JOC work orders for government and private sector clients. Projects range from minor repairs to multi-million-dollar ground-up developments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Saybr Contractors is a full-service commercial general contractor providing start-to-finish development services through three specialized divisions. Energy delivers end-to-end fuel system construction and environmental remediation including UST/AST installation and removal, dual-phase extraction, soil vapor extraction, and air sparging. Building handles commercial retail construction spanning ground-up builds, tenant improvements, interior and exterior renovations, car wash construction, and demolition. Government performs renovation, rehabilitation, and repair work for federal, state, and municipal agencies via Job Order Contracting and traditional public bid projects across the Pacific Northwest and western United States.

Product overview

Saybr Contractors is a full-service commercial general contractor offering three integrated service divisions: Energy Team (fuel system construction and environmental remediation), Building Team (commercial retail construction from remodels to ground-up), and Government Team (government contracting including Job Order Contracting). The company operates throughout the western United States, serving public and private sector clients with a start-to-finish development approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Team - Fuel System Construction & Environmental Remediation

Quantifiable outcome

• $40M aggregate bonding capacity and $7M insurance coverage
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Absher Construction: Sumner, WA-based full-service commercial general contractor with similar scale, founded around the same era, serving Pacific Northwest public and private sector clients with comparable building, tenant improvement, and government project work.
• Andersen Construction: Portland/Seattle-based commercial general contractor of similar scale serving Pacific Northwest clients with comparable ground-up, tenant improvement, and government/municipal project types.
• BNBuilders: Seattle-based commercial general contractor of similar mid-market size serving Pacific Northwest public and private clients with comparable project types (tenant improvements, ground-up commercial, government work). Closest regional peer given overlapping geography, customer base, and delivery model.
• Lydig Construction: Spokane/Seattle-based commercial general contractor with comparable mid-market positioning, public and private sector client mix, and building/tenant improvement focus across Washington State.

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Large national commercial general contractor with strong public-sector and federal contracting practice; competes with Saybr on larger government and institutional projects but operates at meaningfully greater scale with a national footprint.
• Granite Construction: Heavy civil and infrastructure construction firm with strong Pacific Northwest presence and WSDOT/government contracting expertise; competes for the same public-sector heavy work but is substantially larger and publicly traded.
• The Walsh Group: National general contractor and construction services firm with deep government, transportation, and commercial building practices; competes for larger WSDOT, transit, and federal projects where Saybr is also qualified but at substantially greater bonding capacity.
• Quanta Services: Large infrastructure construction services firm focused on electric, gas, and utility infrastructure; overlaps with Saybr's utility/fuel system infrastructure work at vastly greater scale with a national footprint.
• MasTec: Large national infrastructure construction company with energy, utility, and pipeline construction capabilities; competes for fuel system and pipeline-adjacent infrastructure work but operates at substantially greater scale and broader geography.
• PCL Construction: Large North American commercial general contractor with significant public-sector and government contracting work; overlaps with Saybr in retail, government, and commercial building verticals at significantly larger scale and broader geography.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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