What Brasfield & Gorrie does

Brasfield & Gorrie is a privately held, Birmingham, Alabama-based general contractor founded in 1964 and one of the largest privately held construction firms in the United States. It delivers commercial, government, healthcare, heavy civil, industrial, and mission critical / data center projects across 13 offices in 8 states, with active projects in 17 states and a workforce of 4,000+ employees supporting 220+ active jobsites. The company is ranked #1 ENR Texas & Southeast Top Contractor, #21 on the ENR Top 400 Contractors list, and #5 on Modern Healthcare's general contractor ranking, with reported sector volumes of $27.6B in healthcare construction, $12.6B in commercial construction over the last five years, $4.2B in heavy civil, and $3B in industrial work.

Its core offering spans full general contracting, construction management, and an integrated design-build delivery method, with $6.2 billion in design-build work completed or in progress and claimed 32% faster delivery and 10-12% design-phase cost savings versus design-bid-build. The firm's primary technical differentiator is self-perform construction — in-house capability across 12+ trades including structural concrete, sitework, utilities, mass grading, and stormwater management — used on more than 70% of its projects to control cost, quality, and schedule. Supporting technology includes 5D BIM, virtual design and construction (VDC), robotics, drones, IoT devices, augmented reality, and cloud-based project management, alongside a proprietary 'STCKY' (Stuff That Can Kill You) safety methodology.

Brasfield & Gorrie generates revenue through project-based professional services fees on contracts ranging from small jobs to projects exceeding $700 million, with pricing determined via preconstruction services, cost analysis, and guaranteed maximum price arrangements rather than standardized tiers. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales combined with competitive public bidding for government work, supported by decades-long relationships with Fortune 500 companies, healthcare systems, federal agencies (GSA, U.S. Department of Defense), and repeat clients. Leadership transitioned in 2025 with Rob Blalock as CEO, Todd Jackson as president, and Jim Gorrie as executive chairman; the firm also operates wholly-owned subsidiaries Pylon Building Group (launched 2023) and B&G Equipment and Supply (formalized 1997).

Name

Brasfield & Gorrie

Legal name

Brasfield & Gorrie

Website

https://brasfieldgorrie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Brasfield & Gorrie is a privately held, Birmingham-based general contractor delivering commercial, government, healthcare, heavy civil, industrial, and mission critical construction across the U.S. Southeast and Texas, with 4,000+ employees, 13 offices, and self-perform capabilities spanning 12+ trades.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Utility System Construction (2371), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Commercial construction
• Healthcare construction
• Design-build delivery
• Heavy civil infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Construction Services: Full-service general contracting for commercial, government, healthcare, industrial, heavy civil, and mission critical construction projects. Revenue derived from construction fees on projects ranging from $1,000 to over $700 million.
2. Design-Build Services: Integrated design and construction delivery method generating revenue through project fees with 32% faster delivery and 10-12% cost savings. $6.2 billion in design-build work (completed and in-progress).
3. Self-Perform Work: Revenue from in-house construction work across concrete, sitework, utilities, and multiple trades. More than 70% of projects involve self-perform components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Brasfield & Gorrie is a privately held general contractor providing full-service construction delivery, including general contracting, construction management, design-build, and self-perform construction, across six core market sectors: Commercial, Government, Healthcare, Heavy Civil, Industrial, and Mission Critical. Projects range in size from small repairs to more than $700 million, leveraging in-house trade expertise across 12+ disciplines (used on more than 70% of projects) and digital tools such as BIM/VDC and Lean construction.

Product overview

Brasfield & Gorrie is a privately held general contractor offering construction services across six core market sectors: Commercial, Government, Healthcare, Heavy Civil, Industrial, and Mission Critical. The company operates as a single unified service offering with complementary capabilities including design-build delivery and self-perform construction services. Key service modules include preconstruction, safety, and innovation consulting. The company also maintains a wholly-owned subsidiary, Pylon Building Group (launched 2023), expanding its team diversity and capabilities. The company ranked #1 ENR Texas & Southeast general contractor with $9.2 billion projected 2026 revenue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Construction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 32% faster delivery through design-build compared to design-bid-build
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Smith+NephewminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2026Brasfield & Gorrie is included as a strategic partner in Smith+Nephew's expanded ASC (Ambulatory Surgery Center) portfolio offerings. This partnership is part of Smith+Nephew's distribution agreements alongside Ghafari Associates, Unity Health Centers, and STERIS for pelvic fracture solutions and trauma fixation products.
• U.S. Department of DefensecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 February 2026Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, Birmingham-based, secured a $55.5 million defense contract for construction projects supporting missile defense and military infrastructure in Huntsville, Alabama area.
• Pylon Building GroupcoreOthers · 1 January 2023Wholly-owned subsidiary of Brasfield & Gorrie launched with vision of building a team with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. Reggie Torbor named as Pylon's president.
• Atlanta Public Safety Training Center (Cop City)coreOthers · 12 May 2022Brasfield & Gorrie served as the general contractor for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center project. The project was targeted by activist group 'Defend the Atlanta Forest' leading to a firebombing attack on the company's Smyrna headquarters in May 2022.

Scale indicators26 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Holder Construction: Privately held, family-owned general contractor of comparable scale (~$7B revenue) specializing in commercial, data center/mission critical, and healthcare construction. Closest direct peer in terms of private ownership structure, self-perform emphasis, design-build delivery, and data center franchise focus.
• McCarthy Building Companies: 100% employee-owned GC with strong healthcare, education, and renewable energy/heavy civil practices. Comparable private ownership, self-perform capabilities, and design-build delivery; some overlap in healthcare segment where Brasfield & Gorrie is #5 by Modern Healthcare ranking.
• Clark Construction Group: Large privately held general contractor (~$6B revenue) with comparable portfolio across commercial, government, healthcare, and heavy civil. Family-owned, like Brasfield & Gorrie, with similar regional concentration in the Eastern U.S. and comparable self-perform capabilities on select trades.
• DPR Construction: Employee-owned, privately held GC of similar revenue scale (~$9B) with strong data center/mission critical, healthcare, and life sciences practices. Directly comparable business model — private, employee-owned, technical-builder identity, and aggressive growth in hyperscale data centers.
• Hensel Phelps: Employee-owned, privately held GC of comparable scale with strong aviation, healthcare, and federal portfolios. Similar self-perform capabilities, design-build delivery model, and employee-ownership culture make it a closely aligned peer.
• Barton Malow: Privately held construction firm with comparable healthcare, sports, education, and mission critical portfolio. Similar size range, employee-ownership culture, and strong presence in the Eastern U.S. — meaningful direct overlap in target markets.
• Gilbane Building Company: Privately held, family-owned construction firm (~$7B revenue) operating across commercial, healthcare, education, and government markets. Comparable mid-Atlantic-to-Southeast geographic overlap, similar privately-held structure, and significant design-build delivery capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Skanska USA: U.S. arm of publicly traded Skanska AB, active across commercial, healthcare, civil infrastructure, and mission critical. Competes in similar sectors but operates with public-company governance, global capital access, and a national/international footprint well beyond Brasfield & Gorrie's regional focus.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest general contractors in the U.S. with substantially broader national and international reach. Competes head-to-head with Brasfield & Gorrie on commercial, healthcare, and mission critical projects; Turner is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, giving it access to greater capital but a different ownership profile.
• Bechtel Corporation: Largest privately held construction firm in the U.S., active in heavy civil, government, and industrial sectors. Overlaps with Brasfield & Gorrie's heavy civil water/wastewater and federal work but operates at materially larger scale and with much broader geographic and end-market diversification.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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