Eby Construction Company

What Eby Construction Company does

Eby Construction Company (legal name Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.) is a privately held, family-owned regional general contractor founded in 1937 in Wichita, Kansas and currently led by the Grier family (Kurt Grier as Chairman/Co-CEO and Michael Grier as President/Co-CEO). The firm delivers commercial and industrial construction via three primary methods — Design-Build, Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) with Guaranteed Maximum Price, and General Contracting — and self-performs multiple trade specialties including demolition, surveying, carpentry, masonry, structural steel erection, and concrete finishing to maintain cost and schedule control on complex projects.

The company serves owners across healthcare, education, industrial/manufacturing, sports facilities, historical renovations, commercial, and zoo segments, with most work executed within roughly 90 miles of its Wichita headquarters. Revenue is project-based, sourced through competitive bidding on public and private work and negotiated contracts with long-term clients such as Wichita State University, Via Christi Health, Sedgwick County Zoo, Spirit AeroSystems, and the City of Wichita. Notable projects include the $75 million Riverfront Stadium (built in 16 months via a 2020 joint venture with JE Dunn Construction), the $18.2 million Phillips Fundamental Learning Center (2025 AGC Baldwin Build America Award), and a 100,000 SF warehouse expansion for Cosmic Pet.

Eby Construction earns recognition primarily through industry awards (four AGC Build America Awards cumulatively, multiple AGC of Kansas Awards of Excellence, ACI concrete awards, and ICRI restoration awards) and regional workplace culture honors. The firm maintains an active community involvement program (United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters) and a multi-university recruiting pipeline for craft and project management talent. While the company has explored projects outside Kansas (Envision Dallas, historic Colorado office), its geographic footprint remains concentrated in the Central U.S.

Name

Eby Construction Company

Legal name

Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.

Website

https://ebycorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wichita, Kansas-based regional general contractor founded in 1937, providing commercial and industrial construction via Design-Build, CMAR, and General Contracting for healthcare, education, industrial, and government clients across the Central U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Design-build construction
• Construction management at risk
• General contracting services
• Industrial facility construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Eby Construction generates revenue through construction project contracts as a general contractor, serving as the primary builder on commercial construction projects including new facilities, modernizations, improvements, and plant expansions. Revenue is project-based and derived from competitive bids and negotiated contracts with public and private sector clients.
2. Construction Management Services: The company serves as Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), committing to deliver projects within a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). This model provides professional consulting services during design development and construction phases, with revenue derived from management fees and construction services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eby Construction is a regional commercial and industrial general contractor delivering new facility construction, modernizations and improvements, and plant expansions across healthcare, education, commercial, industrial/manufacturing, sports, historical, and zoo markets. Services are provided through four delivery methods—Design-Build, Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), General Contracting, and on-call Facility Services—with self-performed trades in concrete, masonry, structural steel, and finish carpentry to maintain schedule and accuracy control. The company is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, with most work executed within 90 miles of its headquarters.

Product overview

Eby Construction Company offers a comprehensive portfolio of commercial construction services organized around three core building expertise areas—New Facilities, Modernizations & Improvements, and Plant Expansions. These services are delivered through four primary methods: Design-Build Construction, Construction Management Services (CMAR), General Contracting, and Facility Services. The company specializes in demanding projects requiring complex solutions across diverse markets including healthcare, education, commercial, industrial, manufacturing, sports facilities, historical renovations, and zoo construction. Projects range from new facility construction (such as the Phillips Fundamental Learning Center, Riverfront Stadium) to renovations (McPherson Opera House, Cooper Hall) to industrial plant expansions (Kyodo Yushi, Spirit AeroSystems facilities).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Facilities Construction
• Modernizations & Improvements
• Plant Expansions
• Design-Build Construction
• Construction Management Services (CMAR)
• General Contracting
• Facility Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Fourth Build America Award in company's 88-year history - first Kansas project to receive this award in 25 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• JE Dunn ConstructionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Eby Construction formed a joint venture with JE Dunn Construction for the $75 million Riverfront Stadium project. The joint venture also included SJCF Architects, DRL Group, and Professional Engineering Consultants. The stadium was designed and built in 16 months for the City of Wichita.
• Englewood, Colorado OfficeminorOthers · 1 January 1959Eby opened an office in Englewood, Colorado in 1959 and operated from this office for more than 20 years to support work in the Rocky Mountain area. This represented a geographic expansion partnership rather than a business alliance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Swinerton: National general contractor with strong healthcare, education, and commercial practices and a heritage similar to Eby's multi-generational history. Comparable delivery model offering CMAR, design-build, and general contracting.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: Large employee-owned U.S. general contractor performing commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial construction. Operates self-perform concrete and carpentry trades like Eby and pursues similar institutional clients nationally.
• Walsh Construction: Family-owned national general contractor with healthcare, education, and commercial expertise, plus self-perform capabilities. Comparable to Eby in ownership structure and operational philosophy, though larger in scale.
• Mortenson Construction: Major national contractor with strong sports facility, healthcare, and higher education practices. Direct overlap with Eby's stadium, healthcare, and university work; competes for institutional clients across the central U.S.
• JE Dunn Construction: Top-tier national general contractor headquartered in Kansas City with offices across the U.S. Has a direct operating presence in Wichita and successfully JV'd with Eby on the Riverfront Stadium. Comparable as a larger commercial/institutional GC serving similar clients across overlapping geographies.
• Turner Construction: Largest U.S. commercial general contractor with national reach across healthcare, education, sports, and commercial markets. Serves many of the same institutional client categories as Eby and increasingly bids regional Kansas work.

Direct peers

• The Weitz Company: Mid-size U.S. general contractor founded in 1855, with deep experience in commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial construction. Comparable to Eby in being a multi-generational firm offering design-build, CMAR, and general contracting with self-performed capabilities.
• Crossland Construction Company: Mid-size regional general contractor headquartered in Columbus, Kansas with offices across the central U.S. Performs commercial, industrial, healthcare, and educational construction with self-performed trades, closely mirroring Eby's operating model and regional footprint.
• Dondlinger & Sons Construction: Wichita-based general contractor founded in 1898, performing commercial, industrial, and institutional construction across Kansas. Highly comparable to Eby in geography, scale, and vertical mix (healthcare, education, industrial), and is a direct local competitor for many of the same bids.

Regional players

• Hutton Construction: Kansas-based commercial general contractor serving Wichita and central Kansas markets with design-build and CMAR services. Most direct peer for the specific Wichita-area market Eby dominates, though smaller in scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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