Prime General Contractors

What Prime General Contractors does

Prime General Contractors LLC is a Twin Cities-based commercial general contractor founded in 2005 by Derek Clarkin, headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota. The company provides full-service commercial construction with an emphasis on design-build project delivery, in which it acts as the single point of accountability coordinating architects, designers, MEP teams, and subcontractors. Its service portfolio spans tenant improvements, ground-up construction, renovation, clean room construction, healthcare facility work, industrial and warehouse remodels, retail buildouts, senior living construction, and worship space renovations. The firm employs between 11 and 50 people and uses AutoDesk software for design and engineering workflows.

The company serves enterprise clients across multiple verticals including healthcare (Medica, Diasorin, Trinity Healthcare, Farmington Health Services), industrial and manufacturing (Computype, BE Power Equipment, QTS Medical Device Outsourcing), financial and professional services (Farm Credit Foundations, North Risk Partners, Data Recognition Corporation), retail (R.F. Moeller Jewelers), logistics (Link Logistics), and senior living and community organizations (Sholom Community Alliance, Catholic Eldercare). Notable engagements include a 90,000 SF production space remodel for Computype, a multi-phase 50,000 SF design-build remodel for QTS including a 3,000 SF clean room, a 22,000 SF Trinity Healthcare rebuild, and 425,000 SF of commercial space improved across Minnesota in 2022 alone.

Prime operates on a project-based revenue model with fixed-price or guaranteed-maximum-price contracts, executing work via a subcontractor-heavy delivery model. The go-to-market motion is relationship-driven, with an 89% client return rate, word-of-mouth referrals, and direct engagement with property owners and tenants in the Twin Cities metro. Distribution channels include the company website portfolio, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google business profile, client testimonials, and community involvement with organizations such as NAWIC, Dunwoody College of Technology, Sholom Foundation, Toys for Tots, and Hearts & Hammers. The company is privately held with no institutional investors, no public listing, and no disclosed external funding.

Name

Prime General Contractors

Legal name

Prime General Contractors LLC

Website

https://primegc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prime General Contractors is a Twin Cities-based commercial general contractor offering design-build, tenant improvements, and renovation services across healthcare, industrial, retail, senior living, and worship sectors, with an 89% client return rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Specialty Trade Contractors (238), Building Equipment Contractors (2382)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI), Industrial/Process Plant General Contracting (IMAFAAAH)

Keywords

• Commercial construction
• Design-build services
• Tenant improvements
• General contracting
• Construction management

Headquarters

HQ city

Eagan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commercial General Contracting Services: The company generates revenue through full-service commercial general contracting. Services include design-build project delivery, tenant improvements, ground-up construction, renovation, and remodeling across commercial, healthcare, industrial, retail, worship, and senior living sectors. Revenue is project-based, earned through fixed-price or guaranteed maximum price contracts on a per-project basis. The company acts as the single point of accountability managing subcontractors, suppliers, and specialty trades.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Prime General Contractors is a full-service commercial general contractor providing design-build project delivery, tenant improvements, ground-up construction, renovation, and remodeling across commercial, healthcare, industrial, retail, worship, and senior living sectors. The company acts as a single-source accountability provider, coordinating architects, designers, MEP teams, and subcontractors on behalf of clients primarily in the Twin Cities Minnesota market. Revenue is earned through project-based fixed-price or guaranteed maximum price contracts.

Product overview

Prime General Contractors is a commercial construction company offering full-service general contracting with design-build project delivery as its primary methodology. The company provides a unified portfolio of construction services including commercial tenant improvements, clean room construction, industrial and warehouse services, healthcare facilities, retail buildouts, worship space renovations, and senior living construction. The core offering centers on relationship-centric commercial construction with single-source accountability, emphasizing constructability analysis, transparent collaboration, and proven focus on budget, schedule, and quality outcomes. The company has an 89% repeat client rate and operates primarily in the Twin Cities Minnesota metropolitan area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Construction Services Full-service commercial general contracting including design-build project delivery, offering early constructability analysis, transparent collaboration, and single-source accountability for commercial renovation and ground-up construction projects across the Twin Cities Minnesota area.
• Design-Build Services Single-source design-build delivery method providing clients with one point of contact and unified responsibility throughout the construction process, ensuring better cost and design controls.
• Tenant Improvements Interior remodeling and renovation services transforming existing commercial spaces into professional office environments, including open floor plans, collaboration spaces, meeting rooms, and hospitality areas.
• Healthcare Construction Healthcare facility construction and renovation services including full building rebuilds, tenant buildouts, and multi-phase improvement projects for medical facilities.
• Clean Room Construction Clean room additions and modifications for medical device, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing facilities, including production space remodels performed while operations continue.
• Industrial & Warehouse Services Interior remodeling and refresh services for industrial facilities including flooring, baseboards, fresh paint, and warehouse-to-office conversions.
• Retail Construction Retail showroom renovation and expansion services including interior remodels, exterior facade updates, casework, flooring, ceiling upgrades, and lighting improvements.
• Senior Living Construction Construction and renovation services for senior living facilities including apartment remodeling, common space upgrades, and building envelope repairs.
• Worship Space Renovations Multi-phase renovation projects for worship facilities including chapel space upgrades, mechanical improvements, social hall and kitchen renovations, and site improvements while maintaining facility operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 89% of clients return for one or more additional projects after their initial collaboration
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IA Interior ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIA Interior Architects Minneapolis Design Studio has partnered with Prime General Contractors on multiple RF Moeller Jewelers projects, providing design services for retail remodel and expansion projects in St. Paul and Edina, Minnesota.
• NelsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNelson is the architect for the Computype commercial printing and warehousing space remodel project (90,000 SF in St. Paul, Minnesota), collaborating with Prime General Contractors as Design/Build Contractor.
• PAULSON & CLARK ENGINEERINGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAULSON & CLARK ENGINEERING provided mechanical and electrical engineering services for the Computype project, collaborating within the design-build delivery method.
• LSEngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLSEngineers served as structural engineers for the Computype 90,000 SF warehouse and production space remodel.
• Cresa MinneapoliscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCresa Minneapolis served as Owner's Representative for the Computype commercial printing and warehousing space remodel project.
• Pope Design GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPope Design Group was the architect for the QTS Medical Device Outsourcing multi-phase interior and exterior remodel project in Bloomington, Minnesota.
• Prairie Design StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrairie Design Studios of Fargo, North Dakota served as the architect for the Trinity Healthcare facility project in Farmington, Minnesota, which encompasses rebuilding 22,000 SF of existing facilities.
• Mohagen HansenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMohagen Hansen served as the architect for the Link Logistics 20,000 SF vacancy suite renovation project at 161 Cheshire in Plymouth, Minnesota.
• Palanisami & AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPalanisami & Associates served as the structural engineer for the Catholic Eldercare St. Anthony of Padua chapel renovation project, working with Prime General Contractors to identify ceiling structural issues and advise during construction.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Weis Builders: Weis Builders is a Minnesota-based commercial construction firm serving the Twin Cities with tenant improvement, healthcare, and industrial project capabilities. It competes with Prime on similar mid-sized commercial GC engagements.
• RJM Construction: RJM Construction is a Minneapolis-based commercial general contractor specializing in tenant improvements, healthcare, and corporate buildouts. Its focus on occupied-facility renovations in the Twin Cities overlaps directly with Prime's core service offering.
• Adolfson & Peterson Construction: Adolfson & Peterson is a Midwest-headquartered commercial general contractor with significant operations in Minnesota. Both are commercial GCs competing for tenant improvement, healthcare, and industrial buildout work in the Twin Cities.
• Mortenson Construction: Mortenson is a Minneapolis-based construction firm with a strong commercial and design-build practice serving the Twin Cities and nationally. Both firms compete for commercial GC work in the Minneapolis–St. Paul market with similar relationship-driven business models and design-build capabilities.
• Kraus-Anderson: Kraus-Anderson is a Minnesota-based full-service construction company offering commercial general contracting and design-build. It directly competes with Prime for healthcare, senior living, and commercial projects in the Twin Cities metro.

Broad incumbents

• JE Dunn Construction: JE Dunn is a major national commercial construction firm with extensive healthcare, industrial, and corporate buildout practices. It competes with Prime for larger healthcare and industrial clients operating in or near the Twin Cities market.
• McCarthy Building Companies: McCarthy is a large national commercial general contractor with a strong design-build practice across healthcare, industrial, and commercial sectors. As a much larger established player, it competes with Prime on bigger healthcare and industrial projects and represents the type of incumbent expanding into the regional mid-market.
• Swinerton: Swinerton is a national commercial GC with deep tenant improvement, healthcare, and design-build capabilities. It is comparable to Prime in service mix and customer base, though at meaningfully greater scale and geographic reach.
• Hines Construction (or HCB Construction): Hines-affiliated construction and a broader set of national design-build GCs compete with Prime for larger commercial and healthcare clients. Its scale and integrated development capabilities represent the upper-bound competitive threat to a Twin Cities regional GC.

Others

• BKV Group: BKV Group is a Twin Cities architecture and engineering firm that frequently partners with general contractors on commercial and healthcare projects. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant that collaborates with Prime on design-build engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@primegeneralcontractors136
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/primegeneralcontractors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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