What DeFoe Corp does

DeFoe Corp is a privately held heavy-civil construction contractor founded in 1946 and headquartered in Mount Vernon, NY, with a workforce of 251–500. The firm builds bridges, highways, transit and railroad infrastructure, airport terminals, and structural concrete, and performs site grading work across the New York Metropolitan Tri-State area. Its revenue mechanics are public-sector: contracts are awarded through low-bid and design-build procurements by a small set of repeat agencies — the New York State Department of Transportation, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (including the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority), the New York State Thruway Authority, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Pricing is unit-price or lump-sum bid; go-to-market is prequalification-based, with bonding and prior-project performance as the gating qualifiers. Notable recent deliveries include the nearly $87 million I-95 / New England Thruway paving program (2025), the Henry Hudson Bridge sidewalk widening and rehabilitation (2025), and the RK-93 design-build assignment for the Randall's Island ramps at the RFK Bridge (2025), supplemented by a joint venture with EL Sol Contracting on the Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project.

The company's underlying capability stack is craft- and equipment-centric — heavy-civil crews, structural concrete expertise, and multi-decade relationships with NY-area public owners — rather than software- or IP-centric. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, patented processes, or differentiated digital platforms in the source material; the moat sits in prequalification, bonding capacity, and a 79-year performance record, validated externally by consecutive American Society of Highway Engineers Project of the Year awards for the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 cycles. The business model is project-based and seasonal to the NY construction calendar, with revenue sized to a small number of large multi-year programs each year. Geographic scope is intentionally narrow (NY Tri-State), which limits TAM but concentrates execution risk on a single regional capex cycle.

Name

DeFoe Corp

Legal name

DEFOE CORP

Website

https://defoecorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

DeFoe Corp is a 79-year-old, privately held heavy-civil contractor in Mount Vernon, NY (251–500 employees) that builds bridges, highways, transit, airport terminals, and structural concrete for NY-area public agencies including NYSDOT, the Port Authority of NY & NJ, the NYS Thruway Authority, and the MTA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Construction

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Highway construction
• Bridge rehabilitation
• Infrastructure construction
• Transit and railroad
• Concrete services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Vernon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Construction Projects: DeFoe Corp generates revenue through fixed-price contracts for public infrastructure construction and rehabilitation projects. The company bids on and receives contracts from government agencies for highways, bridges, transit systems, and airport terminals. Revenue is project-based, with recent projects including a nearly $87 million paving project on I-95/N.E. Thruway and $19.4M bridge rehabilitation projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DeFoe Corp is a heavy civil construction contractor providing new construction, major rehabilitation, and reconstruction services for bridges, highways, transit/railroad systems, and airport terminals in the New York Metropolitan Tri-State area. The company delivers these services through technically enhanced methods, proprietary traffic safety patterns, and skilled crews, contracting primarily with state and regional transportation agencies.

Product overview

DeFoe Corp is a multi-million dollar construction contractor offering a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure construction and rehabilitation services. The company operates as a single unified service offering focused on the New York Metropolitan Tri-State area, providing six integrated service areas: Bridges & Highways construction, Transit & Railroad construction, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction, Grade Work, Concrete Services, and skilled Crew. These services are delivered as a coordinated construction offering rather than discrete software products, with specialization in technically complex infrastructure projects for municipal and private clients including NYSDOT, Port Authority of NY & NJ, and NYS Thruway Authority.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bridges & Highways Construction Construction and maintenance of complex highway and bridge infrastructure, including traffic safety management to ensure safe and productive construction operations on congested roadways.
• Transit, Railroad & Airport Terminal Construction Transit, railroad, and airport terminal infrastructure work coordinated with owners to maximize safety, providing stability, rehabilitation, and new enhancements to ensure a successful final product.
• Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Technically enhanced methods to rehabilitate bridges and roads that are safer and faster, with reconstructed final products precisely assembled for sustainability, functionality, and aesthetics.
• Grade Work Site preparation using diligently chosen materials placed and rolled to perfection with modern and traditional methods.
• Concrete Services Various concrete placement methods, different mixes, and applications to create durable final products for infrastructure projects.
• Skilled Crew Services Provision of a skilled, dedicated, and safe workforce with knowledge of all construction means and methods, including the company's proprietary traffic safety patterns.

Quantifiable outcome

• DeFoe Shatters Incentive Ceiling on Colossal NYC Thoroughfare Job - exceeded project incentive targets
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EL Sol / DeFoe JVcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2023Joint venture partnership with EL Sol for the Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project – Contract 2, which received the 2023–2024 Project of the Year award from ASHE New York Metro. This joint venture enabled DeFoe Corp to undertake a major infrastructure improvement project with combined expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Skanska USA Civil: US arm of Skanska focused on heavy civil infrastructure (highways, bridges, tunnels, transit) in the Northeast, including major NY metro work. Comparable customer base (NYSDOT, Port Authority, MTA) and contracting model (competitive bid/design-build).
• Tutor Perini Corporation: National heavy civil and building contractor with deep NY-metro presence on bridges, highways, and transit (e.g., approaches to the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge). Directly comparable to DeFoe in core scope of bridge/highway heavy civil work for public agencies, though materially larger and more diversified.
• AECOM (Construction Services): Global engineering and infrastructure firm with a large US heavy civil construction practice that bids on the same public-infrastructure opportunities as DeFoe. Larger and more diversified, but competes on bridge, highway, and transit programs in the same geographies.

Direct peers

• The Lane Construction Corporation: US heavy civil contractor delivering highways, bridges, and transit infrastructure via public-bid and design-build contracts. Directly comparable specialty, customer profile (state DOTs, toll authorities), and project scale to DeFoe.
• Halmar International: Family-owned NY-area heavy civil contractor specializing in bridges, highways, and transit for agencies including NYSDOT, MTA, and Port Authority. Closely analogous in size, geography, customer base, and scope to DeFoe.
• Granite Construction Incorporated: Public US heavy civil contractor specializing in transportation infrastructure — highways, bridges, rail, and airports — delivered through public bidding and design-build. Closely comparable business model and customer base to DeFoe's NY public-agency heavy civil work.
• Posillico Civil: NY/NJ-area heavy civil and site development contractor with strong transportation-infrastructure practice serving state and regional authorities. Comparable regional scale, customer base, and heavy-civil specialty to DeFoe.
• ECCO III Enterprises: Yonkers-based NY-area civil, structural, and heavy highway contractor working on bridges, highways, and rail/transit for agencies including NYSDOT, MTA, and Port Authority. Directly comparable on regional focus and bridge/highway specialty.
• Yonkers Contracting Company, Inc. Family-owned NY metropolitan-area heavy highway and bridge contractor working for NYSDOT, Port Authority, and municipal agencies. Closely comparable on geography, customer base, and core bridge/highway scope to DeFoe.

Regional players

• PKF-Mark III, Inc. NY/PA-area heavy civil contractor focused on bridges, highways, and transit for state DOTs and regional authorities. Same specialty and customer type as DeFoe but somewhat narrower geographic footprint overlapping the PA/NJ portion of DeFoe's Tri-State area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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