What Metcon does

Metcon, operating as Metcon Buildings & Infrastructure, is a privately held construction services firm headquartered in Pembroke, North Carolina, founded in 1999 and operating with a stated 37+ year operating history. The firm delivers buildings and infrastructure for institutional and commercial clients throughout the Carolinas and across the United States, with seven regional offices across North and South Carolina. The company is 70% Native American owned, a status it leverages for preferential access to tribal and minority business contracting opportunities.

The firm operates an integrated services platform spanning preconstruction services, Virtual Design and Construction (BIM-enabled), general contracting, Construction Management services (90% of all work delivered under this model, primarily as Construction Management at Risk), design-build, an in-house infrastructure division for site planning and underground assessment, and Public Private Partnerships. Project verticals include higher education, K-12 education, government, healthcare, commercial, sports and entertainment, hospitality and multifamily, civil infrastructure, energy-positive buildings, and Native American tribal projects. Notable energy-positive K-12 references include Sandy Grove Middle School (Hoke County), Grantham and Spring Creek Middle Schools (Wayne County), and multiple Horry County Schools projects.

Metcon generates revenue primarily through construction project delivery contracts secured via competitive bidding and direct enterprise engagement, with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customer mix is heavily weighted to public sector institutional clients, supplemented by commercial, healthcare, residential, and agricultural cooperative engagements. Recent strategic signals include the CEO Aaron Thomas being named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 Southeast finalist, a new partnership with Faribault Community Co-Op in Minnesota representing out-of-region expansion, and multiple safety awards in 2026.

Name

Metcon

Legal name

Metcon

Website

https://metconnc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Metcon is a privately held, 70% Native American-owned construction firm headquartered in Pembroke, NC delivering CM at Risk, design-build, general contracting, and infrastructure services across education, government, healthcare, commercial, and tribal sectors in the Carolinas and select U.S. markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Convention & Exhibition Center Construction (IMAFACAM)

Keywords

• Construction management services
• General contracting
• Design-build construction
• Building information modeling
• Energy positive buildings

Headquarters

HQ city

Pembroke

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Delivery: Metcon generates revenue through construction project delivery including general contracting, construction management services, design-build, and infrastructure projects. The company delivers projects across multiple sectors including education, healthcare, government, commercial, hospitality, and infrastructure. Revenue is earned through one-time project fees for completed projects.
2. Construction Management Services: 90% of all work is delivered under construction management services, with particular expertise in Construction Management at Risk for public clients. This involves preconstruction services, cost estimation, schedule management, and subcontractor trade coordination.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Metcon is a national builder providing integrated construction services spanning preconstruction estimating, Virtual Design and Construction (BIM), general contracting, Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), design-build, and civil infrastructure. The firm delivers buildings and infrastructure projects across education, government, healthcare, commercial, hospitality/multifamily, sports, energy, and Native American sectors, with a specialty in energy-positive buildings that produce more energy than they consume.

Product overview

Metcon Buildings & Infrastructure is a national construction company offering a unified suite of building and infrastructure services. The core service offerings include Preconstruction, Virtual Design and Construction (BIM), General Contracting, Construction Management Services, Design-Build, Infrastructure Division, and Public Private Partnerships. These services are delivered across multiple project verticals including Higher Education, K-12 Education, Government, Healthcare, Commercial, Sports & Entertainment, Hospitality/Multifamily, Infrastructure, Energy+, and Native American projects. The company also specializes in Energy Positive Buildings that produce more energy than they consume. Metcon operates as a single integrated offering rather than discrete products, with services typically bundled per project based on client delivery method preferences (e.g., CMAR, Design-Build, traditional General Contracting).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preconstruction Services Collaborative estimation service using Metcon's process, tools, and real-time subcontractor data to create quality estimates with input from the entire project team; supports public and private owners planning new construction or renovation.
• Virtual Design and Construction (BIM) Building Information Modeling service that engages all team players early on to plan projects with improved detailing, coordination, and collaboration; integrates construction with design for clients seeking visual planning and clash detection.
• General Contracting Traditional project delivery controlling cost, schedule, and management of subcontractor trades; intended for owners needing a builder-led approach.
• Construction Management Services (CMAR) Construction Management at Risk services representing 90% of Metcon's work, with particular expertise for public clients; delivers preconstruction, cost estimation, schedule management, and subcontractor trade coordination under a single CMAR contract.
• Design-Build Single-source accountability delivery integrating construction with design to control time and money while maximizing project budgets; intended for owners seeking a unified design-construction team.
• Infrastructure Division In-house civil infrastructure expertise providing cut-and-fill analysis, site planning, and underground infrastructure assessment to reduce site preparation costs on building and civil projects.
• Public Private Partnerships Partnership arrangements between public entities and Metcon for delivering infrastructure and building projects through shared risk/reward structures.
• Energy Positive Buildings Specialty construction of buildings that generate more energy than they consume; demonstrated across schools and multifamily residential projects including Sandy Grove, Grantham, Spring Creek, Horry County schools, and Mira Apartments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 358+ Energy Positive projects completed generating more energy than consumed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Faribault Community Co-OpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetcon is collaborating with Faribault Community Co-Op on a new facility construction project. The project will replace aging structures and centralize the cooperative's bulk fuel, propane, and office operations. The project has been 10 years in development and is scheduled for completion in November. This partnership serves the cooperative's 50 employees and 4,000+ members across southern Minnesota.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JE Dunn Construction: Top-20 U.S. commercial GC with strong higher-education, healthcare, and government practices and meaningful Carolinas/Southeast operations. Comparable to Metcon in delivery model (CMAR and design-build), public-sector capabilities, and overlapping regional footprint.
• Holder Construction: Mid-size U.S. commercial GC with a national CMAR-focused practice serving corporate, education, healthcare, and government clients. Directly comparable to Metcon in delivery model (CMAR-heavy), BIM/VDC capability emphasis, and project-based services portfolio.
• Balfour Beatty US: Large U.S. commercial and infrastructure GC (subsidiary of Balfour Beatty plc) with building and civil divisions serving education, government, and commercial clients. Comparable to Metcon in dual buildings-and-infrastructure scope, CMAR approach, and Southeast regional presence.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: Top-30 U.S. commercial GC headquartered in Birmingham, AL with deep operations across the Carolinas and Southeast. Closely comparable to Metcon in CMAR delivery focus, education and healthcare sector mix, and Southeast geographic concentration.
• Gilbane Building Company: Family-owned commercial GC with deep public-sector, K-12, and higher-education CMAR practice across the Eastern U.S. Comparable to Metcon in CMAR-centric delivery, public-sector relationships, and education/healthcare/government vertical concentration.

Broad incumbents

• Whiting-Turner Contracting: East Coast-focused commercial GC with deep education, healthcare, and government practices. Comparable to Metcon in delivery model and sector mix, though substantially larger in scale and broader geographically.
• Mortenson Construction: National design-build GC with a particular focus on sustainability, renewables, healthcare, and education. Comparable to Metcon in design-build/integrated delivery and energy-positive leadership, though with a much broader national footprint and dedicated renewables practice.
• Skanska USA: Major international contractor's U.S. subsidiary with strong sustainability, healthcare, and education practices. Overlaps with Metcon in CMAR delivery and sustainability focus, but operates as a much larger national/international incumbent.
• Turner Construction: Largest U.S. commercial GC by revenue with broad sector and geographic coverage including education, healthcare, and government. A scale incumbent that overlaps with Metcon's CMAR, BIM, and design-build capabilities but operates at a much broader portfolio and revenue scale.
• Clark Construction Group: Major U.S. commercial GC with strong education and government CMAR practice and a national footprint. Comparable to Metcon in delivery model and sector focus but at substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/metconconstruct

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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