CDO Group

What CDO Group does

CDO Group is a privately held construction management and general contracting firm founded in 1997 by Anthony Amunategui, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company provides outsourced construction oversight for national brands and franchise systems executing multi-site expansion, renovation, and ground-up buildout programs across the United States. Its core service offering spans Project Management, General Contracting, Site Coordination, and Quality Control, delivered through a formalized Construction Management framework that includes Program Development (scope, permits, design development, supply-chain, scheduling) and Program Management (pre-construction, bid management, value engineering, on-site supervision, contractor selection, safety management). The general contracting line covers estimating, design-build assistance, tenant improvements, ground-up construction, renovations, and national rollout programs.

CDO Group operates as a licensed general contractor across all 50 states following a 2017 nationwide licensing expansion, and runs an asset-light model leveraging vetted subcontractors rather than large direct crews. Its revenue model is professional services-based, priced per project on a quote basis with multi-year master agreements on enterprise accounts; no standard pricing is published. Go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales, supplemented by the company website (with 'Get Quote' and 'Get Your Free Consultation' CTAs), LinkedIn presence, industry events, and referrals from existing clients. The company does not operate a technology platform, API, or software product; its only proprietary assets are construction processes, vendor networks, and brand-equity relationships.

The customer base is concentrated in food & beverage — McDonald's (700+ projects), Starbucks (1000+ locations), Chipotle (100+ locations), Panda Express, TGI Friday's, and Raising Cane's — with additional exposure to retail (GAP), healthcare (CVS, Rite Aid), hospitality (Best Western), automotive (Delta Sonic, Christian Brothers Automotive), and fitness (24 Hour Fitness). Leadership is founder-led, with Sophia Amunategui serving as President, a VP of Construction, and Directors overseeing sales/operations, project management, estimating, and accounting.

Name

CDO Group

Legal name

CDO Group

Website

https://cdogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CDO Group is a privately held construction management and general contracting firm, founded in 1997, that delivers multi-site construction programs for national brands and franchise systems across all 50 US states, serving clients in food & beverage, retail, healthcare, hospitality, automotive, and fitness.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Park

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. Construction Management Services: CDO Group provides construction management services as a cost-effective alternative to companies hiring internal construction teams. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for overseeing multi-site construction programs, providing project oversight, staffing, and coordination services.
2. General Contracting Services: Full-service general contracting solutions for ground-up construction, tenant improvements, renovations, and multi-state rollouts. Revenue generated through one-time project fees for construction delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CDO Group provides construction management and general contracting services for commercial clients needing multi-site buildouts, ground-up construction, tenant improvements, and renovations across the United States. The company acts as both construction manager (program development, program management, oversight, coordination, quality control) and licensed general contractor, serving national brands and franchise systems with nationwide coverage across all 50 states. Revenue is earned through project-based and multi-year contracted engagements rather than product sales.

Product overview

CDO Group provides comprehensive construction management and general contracting services as a unified offering. The core services include Project Management, General Contracting, Site Coordination, and Quality Control. The Construction Management service encompasses Program Development (scope development, permit due diligence, design development, supply-chain management, budgeting, equipment ordering, scheduling) and Program Management (pre-construction, bid management, value-engineering, on-site supervision, contractor selection, safety management). General Contracting covers estimating, design-build assistance, tenant improvement, ground-up construction, renovations, and national rollout programs. The company showcases its project portfolio through notable multi-unit programs including McDonald's (25+ locations), Starbucks (1000+ locations), Panda Express (10 locations), CVS Pharmacy (45+ locations), Chipotle (100+ locations), and Delta Sonic car wash construction. CDO Group operates nationwide across all 50 states serving industries including food & beverage, retail, healthcare, hospitality, automotive, and fitness & wellness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management Comprehensive construction management service for companies during expansion and remodeling phases, providing expertise and staffing without the overhead of hiring internal construction teams. Covers the full program from planning through delivery for enterprise multi-site rollouts.
• General Contracting Full-service general contracting solutions covering estimating, design-build assistance, tenant improvements, ground-up construction, renovations, and multi-state rollout programs for commercial clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced construction build time and impact to operations by over 20% for McDonald's projects
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ARCO National Construction: National design-build general contractor specializing in multi-site retail, restaurant, and QSR construction rollouts. Highly comparable to CDO's multi-state franchise program delivery model and customer base.
• VCC Construction: National commercial construction firm focused on retail, restaurant, and hospitality buildouts across multiple geographies. Directly overlaps with CDO's national rollout and tenant improvement work.
• Clune Construction: National general contractor with a strong interior construction practice serving corporate, retail, and healthcare clients. Comparable in delivering multi-site commercial programs for national brands.
• The Douglas Company: Construction management and general contracting firm serving retail, hospitality, healthcare, and senior living. Similar in combining CM and GC services for multi-unit commercial clients.
• Russell Construction: Midwest-based design-build general contractor with multi-site retail and restaurant portfolio. Comparable in serving regional and national QSR/retail brands.

Broad incumbents

• Mortenson Construction: Large national general contractor with a dedicated retail and multi-site practice alongside much larger commercial and renewable energy operations. Comparable in multi-site delivery but operates at significantly greater scale.
• Turner Construction: One of the largest U.S. commercial general contractors with national reach across retail, hospitality, and corporate interiors. Comparable in serving national brand clients, but at vastly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting: Major national commercial general contractor with offices across the U.S. and experience in retail, hospitality, and commercial interiors. Comparable in national multi-site capability, but much larger and more diversified.
• JLL Project & Development Services: Global real estate services firm with a project and construction management arm serving corporate and retail clients nationwide. Overlaps with CDO's CM function but as part of a much larger, diversified platform.
• CBRE Project Management: Largest global commercial real estate services platform with a sizable construction and project management practice serving enterprise and retail clients. Comparable to CDO's CM offering but embedded within a much broader real estate services franchise.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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