What J & J Contractors does

J&J Contractors, Inc. is a privately held commercial general contractor founded in 1972 by Jim Horton and headquartered at 700 West Main St., Chattanooga, Tennessee. The firm provides pre-construction, design-build, construction management, and traditional general contracting services as a licensed GC in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, with a staff of 51-100 employees. It serves five primary verticals — educational institutions, public sector entities, religious organizations, healthcare providers, and business/industrial clients — and reports more than 1,930 completed projects and 53+ years of continuous operation.

The service portfolio comprises new construction (in conventional and green methods), expansions and build-outs, renovations and remodels, pre-construction and design-build, construction management, and bid or negotiated work. Revenue is generated project-by-project through competitive sealed bids, design-bid-build submissions, and direct owner negotiation; pricing is quote-based, not publicly disclosed, and there is no recurring or subscription component. Named customers include Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, Erlanger Health System, Dalton State University, GE Appliances (Roper Corporation), Comtrust Federal Credit Union, Bright School, Chambliss Center for Children, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, and Silverdale Baptist Academy. A March 2026 award of a $29 million contract for Soddy Daisy Middle School is the largest single disclosed engagement and illustrates the firm's core K-12 modernization work.

J&J's operating model is built on long-tenured personnel — President Brent Collier has 29 years with the company, VP of Field Operations David Lynn has 30+ years, and most staff exceed 20 years of tenure — combined with a two-layer oversight structure that assigns a dedicated superintendent and project manager to every project under principal-level review. The firm maintains industry associations across AGC, TVA EnergyRight, the Chattanooga Chamber, Tennessee Hospital Association, SAIS, TEDC, and McMinn County EDC, and operates a Plan Room platform (jjplanroom.com) for subcontractor engagement. No parent company, institutional shareholders, or external funding is disclosed, and the company is privately held under founder lineage with second-generation leadership continuity.

Name

J & J Contractors

Legal name

J&J Contractors Inc.

Website

https://jjcontractors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

J&J Contractors is a privately held Chattanooga-based commercial general contractor founded in 1972, providing new construction, renovations, design-build, and construction management to educational, public sector, healthcare, religious, and industrial clients across Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Specialty Trade Contractors (238)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Commercial general contracting
• Construction management services
• Design-build construction
• Commercial renovation services
• Pre-construction planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Chattanooga

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based revenue from new construction, expansions/build-outs, renovations/remodels, pre-construction, design-build, construction management, and bid/negotiated work. Revenue is generated on a per-project basis with no recurring subscription component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

J&J Contractors is a commercial general contractor providing ground-up new construction (conventional and green methods), expansions and build-outs, renovations and remodels, pre-construction and design-build services, construction management (owner advocacy), and project delivery via competitive sealed bid, design-bid-build, and directly negotiated contracts. Work spans education, healthcare, industrial, religious, and public sector clients across Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, with every project staffed by a dedicated superintendent and project manager plus a second layer of principal-level oversight.

Product overview

J & J Contractors is a commercial general contractor offering a unified suite of construction services. The core service portfolio includes New Construction (ground-up building in conventional or green methods), Expansions/Build-outs, and Renovations/Remodels, supplemented by Pre-Construction & Design-Build services, Construction Management, and Bids/Negotiated Work delivery options. Services span multiple sectors including education, healthcare, industrial, religious organizations, and public sector projects across Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Construction Ground-up construction services for education, medical, industrial, private sector, and religious organizations, available in both conventional and green construction methods.
• Expansions / Build-outs Building expansion and space customization services that address unique challenges when expanding or repurposing existing structures.
• Renovations / Remodels Update and upgrade services delivering the same high-quality work and stewardship regardless of project scope or cost.
• Pre-Construction & Design-Build Comprehensive project management from initial planning and budgeting through completion, streamlining efficiency and accountability.
• Construction Management Owner advocacy services ensuring quality, cost, schedule, safety, function, and scope requirements are met to owner satisfaction.
• Bids / Negotiated Work Competitive bid submission on sealed-bid and design-bid build projects, as well as direct price and terms negotiation with owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53+ years of construction experience
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Associated General Contractors (AGC)minorOthersIndustry association membership providing access to resources, networking, and professional development opportunities for construction contractors.
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Partner ProgramminorOthersTVA EnergyRight Solutions partnership for energy-efficient construction solutions and programs.
• Chattanooga Chamber of CommerceminorOthersPremier Chamber member with active community involvement in the Chattanooga area business community.
• Tennessee Hospital Association (THA)minorOthersIndustry association membership supporting healthcare construction projects and relationships with healthcare providers.
• Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)minorOthersAccrediting association membership supporting relationships with educational institutions.
• Tennessee Economic Development Council (TEDC)minorOthersEconomic development organization membership supporting regional development and business growth initiatives.
• McMinn County Economic DevelopmentminorOthersLocal economic development partnership supporting construction projects in the McMinn County area.
• Tennessee Human Trafficking Commission (THCA)minorOthersState commission membership supporting efforts to combat human trafficking in the construction industry.
• NucorminorOthersSteel manufacturer and construction materials supplier relationship for industrial projects.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Holder Construction: Atlanta, GA-based commercial general contractor specializing in corporate, education, and mission-critical projects. Comparable to J&J on the Atlanta/Georgia commercial GC side and shares overlap in education and healthcare verticals.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: One of the largest privately-held general contractors in the Southeast US, headquartered in Birmingham, AL. Directly comparable to J&J Contractors as a multi-state commercial GC serving healthcare, education, industrial, and public-sector clients across the same TN/GA/AL footprint.
• Robins & Morton: Birmingham, AL-based general contractor with a strong healthcare and commercial construction focus, similar to J&J's vertical mix. Operates across the Southeast with comparable project scale and delivery models.
• Hoar Construction: Birmingham, AL-based commercial general contractor with comparable service lines (pre-construction, construction management, design-build) and a similar Southeast regional footprint serving education, healthcare, and corporate clients.
• Bell & Associates Construction: Brentwood, TN-based general contractor with a parallel Tennessee-based commercial construction practice. Competes head-to-head with J&J on healthcare, education, and commercial projects in the Nashville-Chattanooga corridor.
• R.G. Construction Company: Chattanooga, TN-based general contractor operating in the same local market as J&J Contractors, with directly comparable commercial, industrial, and institutional construction services.
• T.W. Frierson Contractor: Nashville, TN-based commercial general contractor operating in the same Tennessee market as J&J, with comparable service offerings in pre-construction, design-build, and construction management across commercial, healthcare, and education sectors.

Broad incumbents

• The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: National, employee-owned commercial general contractor with a much broader geographic footprint than J&J but directly overlapping in commercial, education, healthcare, and industrial verticals — represents the larger incumbent competitive set.
• BE&K Building Group: Birmingham, AL-headquartered subsidiary of KBR focused on commercial and industrial construction. Comparable to J&J on regional industrial and commercial projects, with the broader balance-sheet resources of a national firm.

Regional players

• Messer / Messer Construction: Cincinnati, OH-based employee-owned general contractor with comparable service portfolio across healthcare, education, and commercial sectors. Comparable in operating model and culture to J&J but operating in a different geographic region (Ohio/Kentucky rather than TN/GA/AL).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/j-j-contractors-inc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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