What CA Barrs Contractor does

C.A. Barrs Contractor, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned sitework and road construction contractor founded in 1971 by Carl Barrs and headquartered in Yorktown, Virginia. The company delivers a full-scope suite of integrated sitework services — project planning, environmental controls, earthwork, land clearing, underground utilities (storm drainage, sanitary sewer, water mains), concrete work, stone base and paving, landscaping, and retaining wall and modular paver installation — to private developers, general contractors, municipalities, and federal government agencies across Eastern Virginia. With 1,500+ completed projects over 50+ years and a fleet of 200+ GPS-equipped Caterpillar and John Deere heavy equipment units, C.A. Barrs positions itself as a single-source provider executing work with its own crews from clearing through pavement striping.

Revenue is generated project-by-project through competitive bidding and direct contract negotiations with private developers, general contractors, municipalities, and federal/DoD clients (including Fort Eustis, Langley AFB, and Yorktown Naval Weapons Station). Pricing is quote-driven and tied to project scope, specifications, and contract terms rather than standardized rate cards, with multi-year contracts and one-time project licensing as the dominant revenue mechanics. The company benefits from vertical integration via sister company Yorktown Materials, which daily rails crushed and washed stone to the C.A. Barrs yard, supporting stone base and paving operations. Customer concentration is spread across enterprise industrials (Anheuser-Busch, Ball Metal, Busch Gardens), technology (Symantec), distribution (Ferguson Enterprises), food & beverage (Chick-Fil-A), healthcare (Riverside Regional Medical Center), and government.

C.A. Barrs invests heavily in safety culture and credentials — an EMR of 0.77–0.79 (vs. industry 1.0), OSHA Incident Rate of 1.2 (vs. industry ~6), zero lost-time accidents in 2010 and 2011, plus VTCA, HRUHCA, and AGCVA safety awards — which materially supports federal contract eligibility and bonding capacity from Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. Go-to-market is relationship-driven, relying on industry reputation, long-term client ties, and association networking (VTCA, HRUHCA, AGCVA) rather than broad marketing or digital channels. Leadership transitioned to the second generation in 2002, with Stephen C. Barrs as President and Scott St.Clair as Vice President; the workforce has shown strong retention, with a dozen employees at 20+ years tenure and over 50% employed 5+ years.

Name

CA Barrs Contractor

Legal name

C.A. Barrs Contractor, Inc.

Website

https://cabarrs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Short description

C.A. Barrs Contractor is a family-owned sitework and road construction firm founded in 1971 in Yorktown, Virginia, serving private developers, general contractors, municipalities, and federal/DoD clients across Eastern Virginia with a single-source, full-scope service model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (238910), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Sitework construction services
• Road construction contractors
• Underground utilities installation
• Earthwork site development
• Commercial site preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Yorktown

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Services Revenue: Project-based construction services for road construction, sitework, and underground utilities. Revenue generated through awarded contracts from private developers, general contractors, municipalities, and federal government agencies. Single source provider performing entire scope of sitework from clearing to pavement striping.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

C.A. Barrs Contractor is a single-source sitework and road construction services provider in Eastern Virginia, performing the full scope of sitework from project planning and land clearing through earthwork, underground utilities, concrete work, stone base and paving, retaining walls, and final landscaping. The company uses its own 200+ piece equipment fleet and experienced crews to execute sitework projects for private developers, general contractors, municipalities, and federal government clients.

Product overview

CA Barrs Contractor is a construction services company offering a comprehensive, single-source approach to sitework and road construction. The company provides a full suite of integrated services spanning the entire construction lifecycle from project planning and land clearing through earthwork, underground utilities, concrete work, paving, and final landscaping. The core offering is road construction and sitework development, with specialized capabilities in environmental controls and retaining wall systems. All services are performed by the company's own experienced crews and equipment fleet, enabling coordinated project execution from clearing through pavement striping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Road Construction and Sitework Services Comprehensive sitework and road construction services covering the full scope from clearing through pavement striping, delivered as a single-source contractor for private developers, general contractors, municipalities, and federal government clients in Eastern Virginia.
• Project Planning Pre-construction planning services including budget development from sketches, lot layout optimization with engineers, phasing scenarios for utilities and marketing, site selection assistance, and permit coordination for commercial and land development projects.
• Environmental Controls Stormwater management programs, erosion and sedimentation controls, watershed protection, and regulatory compliance monitoring implemented during construction projects to meet environmental requirements.
• Earthwork Heavy equipment operations for major cuts and fills, importing fill sand, industrial warehouse site grading, and stormwater retention pond excavation using GPS-equipped Caterpillar and John Deere machinery performing grading to current compaction standards.
• Land Clearing Land clearing services ranging from small commercial renovations under one acre to golf course construction exceeding 150 acres, including timber logging operations and debris recycling.
• Underground Utilities Installation of storm drainage systems (4" to 72" pipe), sanitary sewer systems (2" to 72" HCCP pipe), and water distribution systems (¾" to 30" ductile iron mains) for commercial and municipal projects in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
• Concrete Work Curb and gutter installation, concrete paving, sidewalks, drainage ditches, spillways, colored concrete, and stamped concrete work for commercial construction applications.
• Stone Base and Paving Stone base preparation and asphalt paving services with crushed and washed stone supply coordinated through sister company Yorktown Materials to enable rapid response to project changes.
• Landscaping and Finish Work Seeding, stabilization, erosion control, and final site presentation delivering a 'clean and green' finished product for commercial and institutional projects.
• Retaining Walls and Modular Pavers Installation of segmental block retaining walls ranging from 3 to 20 feet tall and 20 to 1,000 feet long, roadway bridges across wetlands, and pavers for entrances, driveways, and parking lots.

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Yorktown MaterialscoreOthersSister company that daily rails crushed and washed stone to C.A. Barrs yard. Maintains large and varied inventory of construction materials products allowing C.A. Barrs to react quickly to changes and coordinate stone base work efficiently.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Branscome, Inc. Virginia-based heavy civil, sitework, and paving contractor that competed head-to-head with CA Barrs in the 2013 HRUHCA safety awards. Operates a similar equipment-intensive model across site preparation, underground utilities, and paving in Eastern Virginia.
• Shockey Companies: Virginia-based sitework, utility, and concrete contractor with a similar single-source delivery model serving developers and general contractors in the Mid-Atlantic. Operates a comparable fleet of heavy equipment with strong private/public client mix.
• Curtis Contracting, Inc. Virginia-based site development, utility, and heavy highway contractor serving the Hampton Roads and Richmond regions. Comparable single-source sitework delivery model targeting developers, GCs, and public sector clients.
• Virginia Paving Corporation: Heavy/civil sitework and paving contractor based in Virginia, co-recipient of the 2013 HRUHCA safety awards alongside CA Barrs. Directly competes for road construction, paving, and sitework bids in the same Eastern Virginia territory.

Broad incumbents

• Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. Larger Ohio-headquartered heavy/civil and sitework contractor with public works and private development capabilities. Comparable in earthwork, underground utility, and paving scopes but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth than CA Barrs.
• Allan A. Myers, Inc. Pennsylvania/Mid-Atlantic heavy civil, sitework, and asphalt paving contractor operating at much larger scale. Comparable in road construction, earthwork, and site preparation but as a broader incumbent across multiple Mid-Atlantic states.

Regional players

• Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. Heavy/civil sitework and paving contractor with equipment-intensive operations analogous to CA Barrs. Florida-based but directly comparable in business model, fleet composition, and bid-driven government and private work.
• J.B. Coxwell Contracting, Inc. Sitework, underground utilities, and heavy civil contractor with comparable full-scope delivery model (clearing through paving), but based in Florida rather than Virginia. Useful comparable for scale, fleet intensity, and customer mix in site preparation services.
• Hubbard Construction Company: Florida-based heavy civil and sitework contractor with substantial equipment fleet and similar site preparation / utility / paving capabilities. Useful scale and operating model comparable for a regional sitework business.

Others

• Yorktown Materials: Sister company to CA Barrs that supplies crushed and washed stone directly to the CA Barrs yard. Not a competitor but a vertically integrated supplier whose captive relationship is a meaningful structural advantage in stone base and paving scopes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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