HDB Construction

What HDB Construction does

HDB Construction is a private, 100% minority-owned heavy civil contractor founded in 1958 by Walter J. Harrison, Senior and headquartered in Topeka, Kansas with a regional office in Kansas City, Kansas. The company provides integrated heavy construction services across four core lines — heavy excavation, demolition, trucking/material hauling, and construction management — supported by a fleet of over 20 trucks and trailers (end dumps, belly dumps, barrel and flat beds) and an owned arsenal of excavators, motor graders, dozers, compactors, haul trucks, scrapers, and demolition equipment (Komatsu, John Deere, Kent).

The firm's go-to-market is enterprise field sales through competitive government contract bidding, anchored by federal customer relationships with the U.S. Department of Defense (Fort Riley installations), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Mississippi River flood control, Table Rock Lake/Moonshine Beach), and state/local public agencies. HDB holds 8(a) graduate, SDB, and HUB Zone certifications across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Kansas City, Missouri, providing preferential access to small business set-aside procurements. Documented project values range from approximately $1M to $12M, including the 800,000+ cubic yard Moonshine Beach excavation, the $1.7M Garnett Ethanol Plant pad, and 2017 Louisiana levee work.

Revenue is project-based, generated primarily through one-time construction services contracts and transactional trucking services, with pricing determined via competitive government bidding. The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, headcount, or financials, and has no digital product, software platform, or app presence beyond a Weebly-hosted portfolio website.

Name

HDB Construction

Legal name

HDB Construction

Website

https://hdbconstruction.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HDB Construction is a 100% minority-owned, 8(a)/SDB/HUB Zone certified heavy civil contractor founded in 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, delivering integrated excavation, demolition, trucking, and construction management services to federal, state, and local government clients across the Midwest and Gulf Coast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Construction Services

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Excavation & Bulk Earthmoving (Cut/Fill, Grading) (IMAFAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Topsoil Stripping, Stockpiling & Reinstatement (IMAFAKAB)

Keywords

• Heavy construction services
• Demolition services
• Heavy excavation
• Construction trucking
• Construction management

Headquarters

HQ city

Topeka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based revenue from general and heavy construction projects including demolition, excavation, and construction management services. Revenue generated through competitive government contracts and direct client engagements.
2. Trucking Services: Transportation and hauling of construction materials including aggregate, pavement, and dirt. Fleet of over 20 end dumps, belly dumps, barrel and flat bed trailers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HDB Construction is a general and heavy construction company that self-performs four integrated core services: Heavy Excavation (earthmoving, rock removal, sand and pea gravel placement, site preparation), Trucking (construction material delivery via an owned fleet of 20+ end dumps, belly dumps, barrel and flat bed trailers), Demolition (structural heavy demolition including explosive detonation), and Construction Management (project scheduling, coordination, and field performance). The company provides clients with a single point of responsibility and accountability across all construction phases, supported by a fully owned heavy equipment fleet.

Product overview

HDB Construction is a general and heavy construction company that operates as a single unified service provider rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company offers four integrated core services: Heavy Excavation (earthmoving and site preparation), Trucking (material delivery with company-owned fleet), Demolition (structural and heavy demolition), and Construction Management (project coordination). Equipment rental/leasing serves as a supporting service using the company's owned fleet. These services are designed to provide clients with a single point of responsibility and accountability throughout the construction process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy Excavation Heavy excavation services including earthmoving, rock removal, sand and pea gravel placement, and site preparation for government and commercial clients requiring precise specification compliance on large-scale projects.
• Trucking Construction material trucking services with a fleet of over 20 end dumps, belly dumps, barrel and flat bed trailers, and off-road vehicles capable of delivering materials such as aggregate, pavement, and dirt to job sites.
• Demolition Heavy demolition services including explosive detonation demolition and equipment-assisted demolition for structures and buildings, for government and commercial clients.
• Construction Management Project management and coordination services integrating multiple phases of construction, scheduling, and field performance to ensure quality and timely completion.
• Equipment Rental/Leasing Fleet of heavy equipment available for projects including excavators (Kamastu PC 300 LC, John Deere models), wheel loaders, truck loaders, motor graders, dozers, compactors, haul trucks, scrapers, brooms, demolition equipment (Kent 2200 HydroBreaker, Kent 3320 Crusher Jaws), and support vehicles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800,000 cubic yards of material excavated, hauled, and placed on major projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Orion Group Holdings: Public specialty contractor (NYSE: ORN) executing marine, concrete, and heavy civil infrastructure. Comparable to HDB in heavy civil scope with a similar mid-size, project-based revenue profile.
• Great Lakes Dredging & Dock: Largest U.S. dredging contractor (NASDAQ: GLDD) executing marine and waterfront heavy civil work including levee, beach nourishment, and flood protection. Closely comparable to HDB's Mississippi River flood control and shoreline stabilization projects.
• Sundt Construction: Large employee-owned heavy civil and building contractor with significant transportation, earthwork, and federal work. Comparable to HDB in self-perform earthwork model and government contract orientation.

Regional players

• Manson Construction: Privately held marine heavy civil contractor executing dredging, levee, and shoreline projects along the Gulf Coast and inland waterways. Comparable to HDB's Mississippi River flood control and shoreline stabilization work, with overlapping but not identical geography.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting and construction firm (NYSE: ACM) executing large federal, civil works, and environmental remediation projects. Overlaps with HDB at the program level for Army Corps and DoD clients, but at vastly larger scale and with design-build delivery.
• Sterling Infrastructure: Public infrastructure solutions firm (NASDAQ: STRL) with heavy civil, transportation, and federal services. Comparable to HDB in scope of earthmoving, site prep, and transportation infrastructure work for government clients.
• Tutor Perini: Public civil and building contractor (NYSE: TPC) with substantial federal, transit, and civil works backlog. Overlaps with HDB on large earthwork, demolition, and government infrastructure projects but operates at much greater scale.
• Walsh Group: Large privately held heavy civil and building contractor executing federal, transportation, and water infrastructure projects nationwide. Comparable in core heavy civil execution and federal contracting orientation, though far larger and diversified.
• Granite Construction: Public heavy civil contractor (NYSE: GVA) executing transportation, water resources, and federal civil works across the U.S. Directly comparable to HDB's earthwork, levee, and site prep portfolio, but at national scale and with broader bonding capacity.
• Primoris Services: Public infrastructure contractor (NYSE: PRIM) executing civil, pipeline, and energy infrastructure. Comparable in heavy civil site preparation and earthwork scope, though more diversified across utility and energy segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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