What Hardaway Construction does

Hardaway Construction is a privately held general contractor founded in 1924 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm delivers design-bid-build, construction management (CM-agency and CM-at-risk with Guaranteed Maximum Price), design-build, preconstruction, and a dedicated Tailored Projects Division for renovations and build-outs. Services are provided to enterprise and institutional clients across the Mid-South and Southeast United States in multifamily residential, hospitality, commercial, historic preservation, educational, healthcare, government, and not-for-profit sectors. The company employs 51-100 people and has completed over 100 major projects, anchored by marquee institutional wins including the first Gold LEED-certified educational facility in Tennessee (Vanderbilt University's The Commons Center), the multi-phase 3 million+ SF Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center expansion, the historic restoration of the John Sevier State Office Building, and the 225,700 SF FRANKE Foodservices North American Headquarters.

The firm's service stack is supported by Building Information Modeling (BIM) for multi-dimensional design, clash detection, and MEP coordination across preconstruction and project delivery, and by a DroneDeploy-based drone technology partnership for site progress monitoring and live camera feeds on active projects (Park24 and Reservoir). Preconstruction is delivered by an in-house team with over 70 years of combined experience focused on data-driven budgeting, constructability review, value engineering, and life-cycle cost analysis. Hardaway maintains long-standing subcontractor relationships that support competitive bidding and is recognized externally as the General Contractor of the Year (Nashville Business Journal, 2024), a Middle Market Fast 50 honoree (2022, 2023), and the Largest Veteran-Owned Business in Nashville (2025), including AGC of Middle Tennessee Awards of Excellence in 2025 and 2026.

Revenue is generated on a project-based model through competitive bidding, negotiated contracts, and CM-at-risk arrangements; pricing is quote-based and varies by scope, complexity, and delivery method with multi-year contract structures on larger engagements. Hardaway does not operate a software platform and offers no public APIs or SDKs. The company pursues clients via direct sales-led field engagement, complemented by a website portfolio, social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), earned media coverage, and active AGC of Middle Tennessee industry involvement. Since 2018, ownership and leadership have rested with CEO David Frazier, who purchased the firm after three generations of Hardaway-family ownership and leads its current expansion phase.

Name

Hardaway Construction

Legal name

Hardaway Construction

Website

https://hardaway.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hardaway Construction is a privately held, century-old general contractor in Nashville, Tennessee providing design-bid-build, CM-at-risk, design-build, preconstruction, and tailored renovation services to institutional and enterprise clients across multifamily, hospitality, commercial, historic, educational, healthcare, government, and not-for-profit sectors throughout the Mid-South and Southeast United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services (General Contracting)

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Residential Building Construction (23611), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• General contracting
• Construction management
• Design-build delivery
• Preconstruction planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Traditional general contracting services provided through design-bid-build, competitive bid, or negotiated contract approaches. Long-standing relationships with subcontractor community provide competitive edge in bidding projects.
2. Construction Management (CM): CM-agency and CM-at-risk services offering Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) delivery, leading to increased team dynamics, tighter coordination, faster delivery, and avoiding delays and disputes.
3. Design-Build Services: Single-source design and construction services providing faster, higher-quality, more cost-effective results through streamlined approach with greater efficiency and cooperation.
4. Preconstruction Services: In-house preconstruction team with over 70 years of combined experience providing data-driven insights for cost control, schedule alignment, and project clarity. Services include accurate budgeting, constructability reviews, value engineering, and life cycle cost analysis.
5. Tailored Projects Division: Customized construction solutions for renovations, repairs, and expansive build-outs with fast-paced schedules, cost efficiency, and high-quality work delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hardaway Construction is a commercial general contractor that delivers building projects across the Mid-South and Southeast through six service lines: Preconstruction Services (budgeting, constructability review, value engineering, life cycle cost analysis), General Contracting (design-bid-build, competitive bid, negotiated contracts), Construction Management (CM-agency and CM-at-risk with GMP), Design-Build (single-source design and construction), Building Information Modeling (multi-dimensional modeling for constructability and MEP coordination), and a Tailored Projects Division for renovations, repairs, and fast-paced build-outs. Projects are executed across multifamily residential, hospitality, commercial, historic preservation, educational, healthcare, government, and not-for-profit market sectors.

Product overview

Hardaway Construction provides comprehensive construction services as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company's portfolio spans six core service lines: Preconstruction Services, General Contracting, Construction Management, Design-Build, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a Tailored Projects Division. These services are delivered across multiple market sectors including multifamily residential, hospitality, commercial, historic preservation, educational, and not-for-profit construction throughout the Mid-South region. The Preconstruction, General Contracting, CM, and Design-Build services represent the primary delivery methods, while BIM provides technological support across all projects. The Tailored Projects Division handles specialized renovation and repair work. Hardaway serves as a general contractor rather than a software technology company, focusing on construction project delivery rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preconstruction Services Data-driven preconstruction planning services for commercial clients, including accurate budgeting, constructability reviews, long lead item identification, value engineering, and life cycle cost analysis, delivered by an in-house preconstruction team with more than 70 years of combined experience.
• General Contracting General contracting services delivered through design-bid-build, competitive bid, or negotiated contract approaches, leveraging long-standing subcontractor relationships to compete on bids and execute commercial construction projects.
• Construction Management (CM-agency and CM-at-risk) CM-agency and CM-at-risk construction management services providing increased team dynamics, tighter coordination, faster delivery, and a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) option for clients seeking cost-certainty on complex commercial projects.
• Design-Build Single-source design and construction services providing faster, higher-quality, more cost-effective results through a streamlined approach with greater efficiency and cooperation between design and construction teams.
• Tailored Projects Division Specialized division providing customized construction solutions for renovations, repairs, and expansive build-outs with fast-paced schedules, cost efficiency, and high-quality delivery for unique project requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered Belmont University's Curb Event Center 8 weeks ahead of schedule
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DPR Construction: National GC with strong technology-driven project delivery and a major Nashville office pursuing healthcare, higher education, multifamily, and commercial work. A larger, more diversified competitor in many of Hardaway's primary verticals with greater technology investment.
• Skanska USA: Global construction and development firm with a significant Nashville office pursuing commercial, healthcare, and education projects. A large incumbent competitor with greater capital resources pursuing the same regional opportunities as Hardaway.
• JE Dunn Construction: Larger national employee-owned GC with a major Nashville office and significant Southeast presence across commercial, healthcare, multifamily, and government sectors. A scaled-up comparable operating in many of Hardaway's end-markets but with substantially greater bonding capacity and self-perform capability.
• Turner Construction: Largest US general contractor by revenue, with a substantial Nashville office serving commercial, healthcare, education, and multifamily clients. Represents the upper bound of national GC competition in the Mid-South market where Hardaway operates.

Direct peers

• Hoar Construction: Regional GC headquartered in Birmingham with offices across the Southeast, serving commercial, multifamily, healthcare, and higher education markets. Similar private, mid-market profile to Hardaway with overlapping service offerings and client base.
• Robins & Morton: Birmingham-based privately held GC with strong Southeast presence, particularly in healthcare, higher education, and commercial construction. Comparable regional scale and vertical mix to Hardaway, with similar private ownership and design-build delivery focus.
• Messer Construction: Privately held regional GC (Cincinnati) with strong Southeast and Mid-South presence in healthcare, higher education, and commercial markets. Comparable in scale, ownership structure, and vertical mix to Hardaway.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: One of the largest privately held general contractors in the Southeast (Birmingham-headquartered), operating across commercial, healthcare, multifamily, and institutional sectors. Directly comparable to Hardaway in regional Southeast focus, private ownership, and diversified vertical mix including design-build and CM-at-risk delivery.
• Barton Malow: Family-owned regional GC serving the Southeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic with strong multifamily, commercial, and sports/institutional portfolios. Comparable privately held, multi-generational ownership profile and Southeast operating footprint to Hardaway.

Regional players

• R.C. Mathews Contractor: Nashville-based commercial general contractor focused on hospitality, multifamily, healthcare, and historic preservation in Tennessee and the Southeast. Closest geographic competitor to Hardaway with overlapping verticals and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hardawayconstructioncorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hardaway-construction-corp-
• Instagraminstagram.com/hardawayconstructioncorp
• Xx.com/hardawayconst

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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