Hudgins Contracting

What Hudgins Contracting does

Hudgins Contracting Corp. is a privately held, women-owned site and utility contractor headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, operating in the Hampton Roads region since its 1971 founding in Newport News. The company provides total site preparation services for large-scale infrastructure projects, including clearing, demolition, grading and drainage, excavation and trenching, underground utilities (water, sewer, storm water), concrete, asphalt, paving, striping, and landscaping, supplemented by LEED participation tracking and erosion/storm water management delivered by Certified Land Disturber superintendents.

The company owns and maintains its own heavy construction equipment fleet (dozers, excavators, backhoes, loaders, mini excavators, rollers, dump trucks, and lowboy transports) and applies GPS and laser technology for precision grading and pipe installation. It is differentiated by extensive certifications (Virginia SWaM, SBA WOSB, Class A Contractor, VDOT Prequalification, CAGE Code, CERC environmental) and a safety record culminating in the ABC STEP Diamond Safety Certification in 2025.

Hudgins generates revenue through competitive bidding on construction contracts, with over 90% of work sourced from federal contracts with DOD installations, military bases, and federal facilities across Hampton Roads (including Norfolk Naval Station, Huntington Ingalls/NN Shipyard, Langley AFB, JEB Little Creek, and others). It serves as both a prime contractor on federal/municipal projects and a subcontractor to large enterprise general contractors (W.M. Jordan Company, RQ Construction, Balfour Beatty, VLS Environmental), and extends services into higher education (ODU, William & Mary, Christopher Newport), healthcare (Sentara, CHKD, Riverside), and commercial/private development. Pricing is project-specific and contract-based and is not publicly disclosed. The company is led by CEO Marsha K. Hudgins and President Pamela J. Kelly and has 51-100 employees.

Name

Hudgins Contracting

Legal name

Hudgins Contracting Corp.

Website

https://hudginscontracting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hudgins Contracting is a privately held, women-owned site and utility contractor in Hampton Roads, Virginia, providing total site preparation, underground utilities, and grading for federal, military, healthcare, higher education, and commercial projects since 1971, with over 90% of work sourced from federal contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Site Work Contracting

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFAKAB

Topsoil Stripping, Stockpiling & Reinstatement

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Earthworks, Site Preparation & Demolition

SECONDARYBPABALAG

Construction & Renovation Waste (On-site C&D Diversion Programs)

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Waste, Recycling & Sustainability Programs (On-site)

SECONDARYHSAKALAC

Construction Debris Removal (C&D Hauling)

Home & Personal Services/Moving, Storage & Relocation Services/Junk Removal, Hauling & Cleanout Services

SECONDARYBPAHAKAG

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Site work contracting
• Underground utilities
• Earthwork services
• Storm water management
• Civil construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Hampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Contract Services: Revenue generated through awarded construction contracts for site work, underground utilities, grading, excavation, and infrastructure projects. The company operates as a general contractor bidding on public and private sector projects, with over 90% of work coming from federal contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hudgins Contracting is a full-service site utility contractor performing total site preparation from clearing through finishing for large-scale infrastructure projects. Core services include erosion control and storm water management, clearing, demolition, grading and drainage, excavation and trenching, underground utility installation (water, sewer, storm water), concrete, asphalt, striping and landscaping, and LEED participation support. The company serves military, government, higher education, healthcare, and commercial clients across the Hampton Roads region of Southeast Virginia.

Product overview

Hudgins Contracting is a full-service, women-owned site and utility contractor serving the Hampton Roads region since 1971. The company operates as a unified contracting service rather than a software platform. Its core offerings include total site preparation services delivered through integrated capabilities: Erosion Control / Storm Water Management, Clearing / Demolition / Grading / Drainage, Excavation and Trenching, Underground Utilities (water, sewer, storm water systems), Concrete / Asphalt / Striping / Landscaping, and LEED Participation services. Because the company owns and maintains its own equipment fleet, these services are provided as a cohesive end-to-end offering rather than as discrete product modules. The company specializes in complex civic, military, and private projects of any scale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erosion Control and Storm Water Management Environmental protection services including maintenance of erosion and sediment controls and underground storm water systems. Each superintendent is a Certified Land Disturber with the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board. Hudgins positions itself as one of the leading underground storm water management contractors in Hampton Roads, working with advanced storm water solutions including Stormtech installations.
• Clearing, Demolition, Grading and Drainage Site clearing and preparation services including clearing and grubbing, demolition, hauling and disposal, large-scale crushed concrete stockpiles, and large-scale grading and drainage operations.
• Excavation and Trenching Skilled excavation and trenching operations for jobsites of all sizes, including small jobsites with space limitations. Services are provided accurately, safely, and with precision, including GPS- and laser-guided pipe installation.
• Underground Utilities Installation of water, sewer and storm water systems by trained crews familiar with differing codes in various municipalities throughout Hampton Roads. Includes experience with restrictive conditions on government installations.
• Concrete, Asphalt, Striping and Landscaping Project finishing services including concrete work, paving, seal-coating, parking lot striping, bumper blocks, signage, and landscaping for completed site work.
• LEED Participation and Building Green Support LEED project requirements support with a team experienced in building green and environmental conservation. Hudgins developed an internal system to track LEED credits with documentation formatted similarly to USGBC requirements.
• Site Work and Site Contractor Services (Prime and Subcontract) Full-service site and infrastructure contractor providing total site preparation from start to finish for large-scale military, government, higher education, healthcare, and commercial projects. Operates as both a prime contractor on smaller federal and municipal projects and as a subcontractor to general contractors on larger builds, leveraging an owned and maintained heavy-equipment fleet to deliver cost-efficient services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero reportable injuries in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction: Large publicly-traded heavy civil contractor with grading, excavation, and utility capabilities across the eastern U.S. Comparable as a much larger incumbent in site preparation and underground utility work for public and federal clients.
• Clark Construction Group: National ENR-tier general contractor with significant federal and military project portfolio in the Mid-Atlantic. Operates broadly in the same construction space; comparable as a federal project owner-counterparty rather than a direct site-prep competitor.
• Balfour Beatty: Large, diversified infrastructure and federal GC active across the Mid-Atlantic including military and DOD projects. Competes for the same project pool at the prime level and subcontracts site utility work to firms like Hudgins.

Others

• W.M. Jordan Company: Virginia-based general contractor and one of Hudgins' named enterprise customers. Adjacent rather than competitive; operates at the GC tier above Hudgins and subcontracts site utility work of the type Hudgins performs.
• RQ Construction: Federal/military design-build general contractor and named Hudgins customer. Operates as a GC counterpart rather than direct competitor; useful comparable for federal military project pipeline that drives Hudgins' backlog.
• VLS Environmental Solutions: Environmental services firm and named Hudgins customer/partner. Adjacent rather than competitive; comparable as an environmental compliance partner that influences demand for Hudgins' erosion control and stormwater management services.

Direct peers

• Kokosing Construction Company: Midwest-to-Mid-Atlantic heavy civil contractor with significant Virginia presence in grading, excavation, and utility work. Comparable as a self-perform site utility contractor serving federal, DOT, and large commercial developers.
• Allan Myers: Mid-Atlantic heavy civil and site preparation contractor with major operations in Virginia, including grading, excavation, and underground utilities for public and federal projects. Highly comparable as a regional site utility contractor pursuing similar DOT, military, and commercial work.
• Shirley Contracting Company: Virginia-based heavy civil and site contractor performing grading, excavation, utility installation, and transportation infrastructure. Direct peer in geography, scope (site prep + utilities), and customer mix including VDOT and federal-adjacent work.
• Branch Civil (Branch Highways): Virginia-headquartered heavy civil and site preparation contractor providing grading, drainage, utility, and roadway work. Comparable in regional footprint, federal/VDOT mix, and self-perform equipment-heavy model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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