Unger Construction Company, Sacramento CA

What Unger Construction Company, Sacramento CA does

Unger Construction Company is a Sacramento-headquartered, privately held general contractor founded in 1927 that delivers commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial construction projects across Northern California and the Central Valley. The firm operates a Design/Build, Preconstruction, and Construction service portfolio delivered primarily through design-assist and design-build methods, with the contractor engaged concurrent with architect selection to provide unified project recommendations from planning through occupancy. Self-performed work is a defining capability: Unger directly employs union Carpenters, Laborers, and Cement Masons to execute concrete, framing, equipment installation, doors, frames, and hardware, supported by collective bargaining agreements with three regional trade unions.

The company holds California (#301690) and Nevada (#0075860) contractor's licenses and operates a North Bay office in Petaluma in addition to its Sacramento headquarters. Technology stack centers on Procore for construction document management, RFIs, submittals, daily logs, and inspections. Customer segments span corporate offices, institutional buildings, tenant improvements, historic restoration, parking structures, mixed-use developments, hospitals, medical office buildings, surgery centers, skilled nursing facilities, manufacturing, warehouses, biotech labs, data centers, hotels, restaurants, wineries, and sports facilities. Approximately 80% of work comes from repeat customers, indicating strong relationship-based revenue mechanics and project-based, custom-bid B2B contracts as the primary commercial model. Leadership is anchored by President/CEO Mike Mencarini (35+ years experience, former 2017 AGC of California President), Vice President Jason Tabacco (U.S. Army Veteran, 20+ years), and Vice President Kathy Sherry (25+ years), with no disclosed institutional investor or parent company involvement.

Name

Unger Construction Company, Sacramento CA

Legal name

Unger Construction Company

Website

https://ungerconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Unger Construction Company is a Sacramento-headquartered, privately held general contractor founded in 1927 delivering design-build commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial construction across Northern California using union self-perform labor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Construction Services

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Commercial construction
• Design-build construction
• Healthcare construction
• Preconstruction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Unger Construction generates revenue through full-service general contracting for construction projects. They provide design/build, preconstruction, and construction services. Revenue is project-based, generated through contracts for commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial construction projects in Northern California.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Unger Construction Company is a full-service general contractor delivering Design/Build, Preconstruction, Construction, and Self-Performed Work services for commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial projects in Northern California and the Central Valley. The firm operates under design-assist and design-build delivery methods, retained concurrent with architect selection to form a unified design/construct team. Self-performed concrete, framing, equipment installation, doors, frames, and hardware work is delivered through unionized Carpenters, Laborers, and Cement Masons.

Product overview

Unger Construction Company is a full-service general contractor offering a unified service portfolio encompassing Design/Build, Preconstruction, and Construction services. The company specializes in self-performed work through union trades (Carpenters, Laborers, Cement Masons) and delivers projects across four primary categories: Commercial (office, institutional, tenant improvements, historic renovation, parking, mixed-use), Healthcare (hospitals, medical offices, surgery centers, skilled nursing, behavioral health), Hospitality (hotels, restaurants, event centers, wineries), and Industrial (manufacturing, warehousing, biotech, data centers). The company operates as a single integrated offering rather than modular products, with project delivery methods focused on design-assist and design-build approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design/Build Services Unified design and construction delivery under a single contract, with Unger partnering with the owner early and working collaboratively with the design team from project inception to deliver unified recommendations on schedule and budget, serving as the single point of responsibility for both design and construction.
• Preconstruction Services Early contractor engagement during the planning phase to develop realistic budgets and schedules, including preliminary cost estimates, project scheduling, utility planning, cost/benefit studies, constructability reviews, and logistics/phasing plans for project owners and developers.
• Construction Services Full-service construction management from groundbreaking to occupancy, including quality control, safety management, trade coordination, system testing, commissioning, and final agency sign-off for commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial projects.
• Self-Performed Work Direct-hire construction labor through Union Carpenters, Laborers, and Cement Masons to self-perform concrete, framing, equipment installation, doors, frames, and hardware work, providing quality control and schedule flexibility on projects for owners and developers.
• Commercial Construction General contracting for commercial projects including corporate office buildings, institutional buildings, tenant improvements, historical restoration, parking structures, and mixed-use developments for commercial real-estate developers and institutional owners in Northern California.
• Healthcare Construction General contracting for healthcare facilities including hospitals, medical office buildings, outpatient surgery centers, skilled nursing facilities, behavioral health facilities, and imaging/labs/pharmacy facilities, meeting specialized healthcare construction requirements, safety standards, and regulatory compliance for healthcare systems and operators.
• Hospitality Construction General contracting for hospitality projects including hotels and lodging, restaurants, commercial kitchens, event centers, wineries and tasting rooms, and sports facilities for hospitality operators and venue developers.
• Industrial Construction General contracting for industrial projects including manufacturing and food processing facilities, warehouse and distribution centers, biotech and laboratories, central utility plants, data centers and high-tech facilities, and decommissioning services for industrial operators and specialized facility owners.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carpenters 46 Northern Counties Conference BoardcoreOthersUnger is signatory to collective bargaining agreements with trade unions including Carpenters 46 Northern Counties Conference Board, enabling access to skilled union labor.
• Northern California District Council of LaborerscoreOthersSignatory to collective bargaining agreement with Northern California District Council of Laborers for access to skilled labor workforce.
• District Council of Plasters and Cement Masons of Northern CaliforniacoreOthersCollective bargaining agreement with District Council of Plasters and Cement Masons of Northern California for cement mason workforce.
• ProcorecoreTechnology or IntegrationUnger uses Procore software for project management including construction documents, contract documents, daily logs, inspections, punchlists, RFIs, and submittals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• XL Construction: Northern California-based general contractor serving commercial, healthcare, and life sciences clients with a design-build approach. Similar regional focus, project mix, and mid-size scale as Unger.
• Swinerton: California-headquartered full-service general contractor with comparable design-build capabilities and a similar mix of commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial projects. Closest direct peer to Unger given regional California base and similar delivery model.
• DPR Construction: Sacramento/Northern California-rooted national general contractor specializing in design-build and design-assist delivery for commercial, healthcare, and advanced technology/data center projects. Directly comparable to Unger in delivery model and NorCal origin, though significantly larger in scale.
• Webcor: California-based general contractor offering preconstruction, design-build, and construction services across commercial, healthcare, and institutional sectors. Highly comparable to Unger in regional footprint, delivery methods, and customer mix.
• Hathaway Dinwiddie: San Francisco Bay Area-headquartered general contractor with deep NorCal roots providing preconstruction, design-build, and construction management for commercial, healthcare, and institutional projects. Directly comparable regional peer with similar service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: Largest domestic general contractor in the U.S. with a strong Northern California presence. Competes for the same commercial, healthcare, and industrial work as Unger, but operates at national scale with far greater bonding capacity and self-perform depth.
• Hensel Phelps: National design-build general contractor with a Northern California district covering commercial, healthcare, aviation, and government work. Competes with Unger in design-assist/design-build delivery, though at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth.
• McCarthy Building Companies: National employee-owned general contractor with California operations delivering healthcare, education, and commercial projects through collaborative delivery methods. Comparable in delivery philosophy and target verticals to Unger, but at national scale.
• Clark Construction Group: Large national general contractor with a significant California presence delivering commercial, healthcare, and institutional projects via design-build. Competes with Unger on larger projects where bonding capacity and preconstruction depth matter.

Regional players

• Sundt Construction: Employee-owned general contractor based in the Southwest with a strong healthcare and commercial building practice. Comparable in size and employee-ownership culture, though its primary geography is Arizona/Texas rather than California.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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