BRAY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

What BRAY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES does

Bray Construction Services, Inc. is a privately-held, family-owned specialty construction subcontractor headquartered in Alexandria, Kentucky, serving the greater Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky / Southwest Ohio region. Founded as part of Bray Trucking in 1945 and spun off as a standalone entity in 2004, the company focuses on Division 2 scope work — mass excavation, underground site utilities (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water systems, storm detention), and turnkey civil site development (parking lots, access roads, sports fields, creek restoration). It also delivers design-build services for roadway, landslide repair, erosion remediation, and slope stabilization, plus an in-house Civil/Site & Water Resources Engineering line covering dam safety, stream restoration, floodplain management, and wetland restoration.

The firm is engaged through competitive bidding and negotiated contracts primarily with general contractors (Messer, Turner, Skanska, Pepper Construction, Lithko Contracting, Bascon, Conger Construction, Brandicorp, Equal Development), with secondary work for institutional and public owners including the University of Cincinnati, Campbell County KY, City of Covington, Montgomery County OH Engineers, Duke Energy, and Procter & Gamble. Notable project scopes include deep basement excavations on the $450M P&G Mason campus expansion, the $100M+ Covington Central Riverfront development, a $45M FEAM Aero Hangar at CVG, and the Astoria Road Stream Restoration in Germantown, OH. Engineering is led by a Board-Certified Water Resources Engineer (PE-licensed in six states, 30+ years' experience), and the firm holds Gold Shovel Standard safety certification alongside adoption of Turner Construction's Building L.I.F.E and Messer's 5S programs.

Revenue is generated on a project-based, fee-for-service basis under negotiated or competitively bid contracts; no public pricing or rate cards exist. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct bidding, RFP responses, and long-tenured relationships with regional GCs, supplemented by a website-driven bid-request channel and community/career-fair engagement for talent pipeline. The company remains family-owned with no disclosed institutional investors, M&A activity, or external capital.

Name

BRAY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Legal name

Bray Construction Services, Inc.

Website

https://brayinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bray Construction Services is a family-owned specialty subcontractor in Alexandria, KY, providing excavation, underground utilities, civil site development, and water resources engineering to general contractors, institutions, and government clients across the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky region since 1945.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (2379)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Stormwater & Drainage Infrastructure Construction (Sewer, Detention, Outfalls) (IMAFAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Erosion & Sediment Control (Silt Fences, SWPPP Implementation) (IMAFAKAN), Erosion Control & Stormwater BMP Maintenance (IMAIAIAG)

Keywords

• Excavation services
• Underground utilities installation
• Civil site development
• Water resources engineering
• Design-build construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: The company generates revenue through fee-for-service construction and excavation project work. Services include excavation, underground utilities, civil site development, erosion remediation, slope stabilization, and design-build projects. Revenue is project-based, with compensation typically tied to negotiated contract terms for specific scopes of work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bray Construction Services is a specialty construction subcontractor that performs mass excavation, underground site utilities installation (storm, sanitary, and water systems), turnkey civil site development, and erosion remediation and slope stabilization. The company also provides in-house civil/site and water resources engineering services including dam safety, stream restoration, and stormwater management. It operates primarily on design-build and bid contracts for general contractors, developers, educational institutions, and government entities in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region.

Product overview

Bray Construction Services operates as a single unified construction services company offering integrated excavation, underground site utilities, and civil site development services. The core offering comprises Construction & Excavation Services (excavation, underground utilities, civil site development) as the primary service line, supplemented by Civil/Site & Water Resources Engineering Services (engineering design, dam safety, stream restoration) and Design Build Services (integrated design-build for complex projects). These services are delivered as a unified offering rather than separate modular products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction & Excavation Services Core service offering comprising mass excavation (tree clearing, cut and fill, fine grading), underground site utilities (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water systems, storm detention), and turnkey civil site development (sports fields, parking lots, access roads, creek restoration). Delivered as a specialty subcontractor to general contractors, developers, institutions, and government agencies.
• Civil/Site & Water Resources Engineering Services Engineering services covering site development (conceptual design, permitting, stormwater management, flood studies, grading plans, constructability reviews) and water resources engineering (dam safety assessments, dam inspection, dam rehabilitation, flood mitigation, stream restoration, and wetland restoration). Performed by Bray's in-house PE-licensed engineering team for public agencies, developers, and institutional clients.
• Design Build Services Integrated design-build contracting delivering roadway and parking lot construction, landslide repair, erosion remediation, and slope stabilization. Combines Bray's engineering and construction crews under a single contract for complex projects that benefit from early contractor involvement.

Quantifiable outcome

• One-year guarantee on all completed work
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Messer ConstructioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMesser Construction is a key customer and repeat client that selects Bray for excavation and site work. Thomas Hart from Messer provided a testimonial praising Bray's value, quality, on-time service, and reliability. Messer's 5S program has been adopted by Bray as part of their safety culture.
• Turner ConstructioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurner Construction is an enterprise general contractor customer with multiple projects including UC College of Business. Turner has been a long-term partner and Bray has adopted their Building L.I.F.E (Living Injury Free Everyday) safety program.
• SkanskaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor global construction firm referenced as a regular customer that chooses Bray for excavation projects in the Cincinnati region.
• Gold Shovel StandardcoreOthersThird-party certification organization that certifies excavators for safe practices around underground facilities. Bray has earned Gold Shovel Standard certification.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Adena Corporation: Ohio-based excavation and underground utilities specialty contractor serving commercial, industrial, and institutional clients across the Midwest. Directly comparable to Bray as a division 2/site-development sub to large GCs.
• Sunesis Construction: Site development, excavation, and underground utility contractor serving general contractors and developers in Ohio/Kentucky. Comparable scope of mass excavation, sanitary/storm/water utilities, and site preparation.
• R.B. Jergens Contractors: Heavy civil and site development contractor in the Midwest performing earthwork, utilities, and environmental remediation. Directly comparable to Bray on excavation and underground utility scopes.
• Peck Excavating Inc. Indiana-based excavation and underground utilities contractor serving GCs on commercial, industrial, and institutional projects. Same specialty subcontractor model and geographic adjacency to Bray's Northern Kentucky territory.
• Beaver Excavating Company: Heavy civil contractor in Ohio performing mass excavation, earth retention, shoring, and underground utilities. Overlaps Bray's excavation and earth retention portfolio at an adjacent scale.
• Keller Construction: Cincinnati-area earthwork and site utilities contractor serving general contractors on commercial developments. Closest geographic peer to Bray with overlapping institutional and developer client base.
• Case Foundation Company: Specialty foundation and excavation contractor performing deep basements, shoring, and earth retention across the Midwest. Directly comparable to Bray on deep excavation scope (e.g., P&G Mason, UC projects).

Broad incumbents

• Independence Excavating: Large diversified heavy civil contractor across Ohio/Pennsylvania offering demolition, environmental remediation, and site development. Comparable core excavation capability but at meaningfully larger scale and broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• Hayward Baker: Geotechnical specialty contractor known for earth retention, ground improvement, and stormwater/environmental work. Comparable to Bray's earth retention and water-resources engineering offerings but with a national footprint.

Regional players

• Tri-State Clearing & Excavating: Excavation, site utilities, and demolition subcontractor based in the Cincinnati/Tri-State region. Same subcontractor GTM, same regional GC customers, and overlapping earthwork scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/brayconstruct
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bray-construction-services-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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