O.A. Peterson Construction Co. Inc.

What O.A. Peterson Construction Co. Inc. does

O.A. Peterson Construction Co., Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned construction management and general contracting firm headquartered in Montclair, New Jersey, founded by Oscar A. Peterson in 1914. The firm serves enterprise clients across five verticals — healthcare (its primary specialty with 70+ years of experience), corporate, pharmaceutical/science/technology, industrial, and higher education — exclusively within New Jersey. Its core service offering consists of pre-construction services (site survey, design review, budgeting, value engineering, subcontractor solicitation, and contract negotiation) followed by construction services (scheduling, supervision, quality control, trades coordination, and project closeout), delivered by a single managing team from pre-construction through project completion.

The company self-performs select demolition, gypsum/drywall, acoustic ceilings, miscellaneous carpentry, and millwork installation with in-house personnel, while subcontracting the balance of trade work. It employs approximately 24 people, including over twenty full-time supervisors averaging fifteen years of tenure (some exceeding thirty years) and project managers averaging over twenty years. The firm runs a project-based revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing, relying on direct enterprise sales and relationship-driven repeat business from a long-tenured client base that includes St. Joseph's Hospital, Englewood Hospital, Prudential Financial, ADP, Merck, Colgate-Palmolive, Broadridge Financial, and Rutgers University. Marketing is conducted through the company website and word-of-mouth referrals rather than paid digital channels. Leadership comprises President John C. Peterson, Vice President Craig H. Buermann, and Director of Business Development Stephen D'Arcy. There have been no funding rounds, acquisitions, or geographic expansions, and the firm carries no publicly disclosed AI or technology platform capabilities.

Name

O.A. Peterson Construction Co. Inc.

Legal name

O.A. Peterson Construction Company Inc.

Website

https://oapeterson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

O.A. Peterson Construction Co., Inc. is a fourth-generation family-owned construction management and general contracting firm in Montclair, New Jersey, specializing in healthcare, corporate, pharma, industrial, and higher education construction projects across New Jersey since 1914.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Management Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Facility Construction (Hospitals, Clinics, Labs) (IMAFACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Construction management services
• General contracting services
• Healthcare construction
• Pre-construction planning
• Commercial building construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Montclair

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. Construction Management Services: Provides construction management team from pre-construction phase through project closeout, including site survey, design review, scheduling, budgeting, value engineering, subcontractor management, and contract negotiation.
2. General Construction Services: Capable of self-performing select demolition, gypsum/drywall, miscellaneous carpentry and millwork installation with in-house personnel.
3. Pre-construction Services: Site logistics, safety programs, constructability analysis, bid document preparation, solicitation and evaluation of subcontractor proposals, negotiation and award of contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

O.A. Peterson Construction Co., Inc. is a fourth-generation family-owned construction management and general construction firm that delivers pre-construction planning, construction management, and self-performed trade work for healthcare, corporate, pharmaceutical/science/technology, industrial, and higher education clients in New Jersey. The company provides a single construction management team from pre-construction through project closeout, with in-house capabilities for select demolition, drywall, acoustic ceilings, carpentry, and millwork. Its specialty is healthcare construction, with over 70 years of experience in surgery centers, diagnostic facilities, dialysis clinics, and hospitals.

Product overview

O.A. Peterson Construction Co., Inc. is a family-owned construction management and general contracting firm established in 1914, operating as a single unified offering with in-house capabilities. The company's core service portfolio consists of pre-construction services and construction services delivered by a dedicated project team from pre-construction through project completion. The company specializes in five key sectors: Healthcare Construction (surgery centers, diagnostic facilities, dialysis facilities, cancer centers, radiology centers), Corporate Construction (interior fit-outs, corporate headquarters, built-to-suit offices), Pharmaceutical/Science/Tech Construction (lab renovations, warehouse additions, pilot plants), Industrial Construction (new construction and renovations for manufacturing facilities), and Higher Education Construction (new facilities, expansions, upgrades). The company self-performs select demolition, gypsum/drywall, acoustic ceilings, miscellaneous carpentry, and millwork installation with their own personnel. The company emphasizes a partnering approach with a single senior project manager as the client's point of contact throughout both phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Construction Services Comprehensive pre-construction planning including site survey, design review, contract document development, preliminary scheduling, budgeting, value engineering, construction phasing, life-cycle cost analysis, estimating, site logistics, safety programs, constructability analysis, bid document preparation, subcontractor solicitation and evaluation, and contract negotiation for enterprise clients.
• Construction Management and General Construction Services Full-service construction delivery including final construction schedule, shop drawings review, cost reports, construction supervision, project meetings, contractor payment administration, quality control, trades coordination, coordination drawings, and project closeout. Includes self-performed demolition, gypsum/drywall, acoustic ceilings, miscellaneous carpentry, and millwork installation by in-house personnel.
• Healthcare Construction Construction and renovation services for healthcare facilities including surgery centers, diagnostic facilities, dialysis clinics, skilled nursing/assisted living centers, operating and emergency rooms, cardiac catheterization suites, bed additions, cancer centers, urgent care centers, and radiology centers across New Jersey.
• Corporate Construction Office facility construction including interior fit-outs, corporate headquarters, and built-to-suit offices for corporate clients throughout New Jersey.
• Pharmaceutical, Science & Technology Construction State-of-the-art renovations and new construction for science and technology companies including lab renovations, warehouse additions, pilot plants, coating rooms, lobby renovations, and narcotics storage areas.
• Industrial Construction Industrial and manufacturing market construction ranging from new construction to renovations, managing the unique demands of working around sophisticated systems in manufacturing facilities.
• Higher Education Construction Construction services for colleges and universities including new facilities, expansions, and upgrades with emphasis on timeline adherence and campus safety.

Named customers25 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: Largest US CM/GC with broad healthcare, pharma, corporate, and higher education capabilities. Pursues the same NJ healthcare and corporate tenants but at significantly larger project scale.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Large national CM/GC with deep mid-Atlantic presence and major healthcare, higher education, and corporate portfolios. Competes with O.A. Peterson on larger healthcare and institutional projects in NJ.
• Gilbane Building Company: Major national CM/GC with a dedicated healthcare and higher education practice. Competes in NJ on hospital renovations and ambulatory construction where O.A. Peterson is active.
• Skanska USA: Global CM/GC with a significant healthcare, higher education, and life sciences platform in the Northeast. Competes for larger NJ hospital and university projects.
• Clark Construction Group: Large national CM/GC active in healthcare, higher education, and commercial construction in the mid-Atlantic. Overlaps with O.A. Peterson on institutional owners in NJ.
• Barton Malow Company: Large CM/GC with healthcare, higher education, and industrial/manufacturing practices. Comparable to O.A. Peterson in industrial/manufacturing and healthcare renovation work.
• Structure Tone (STO Building Group): Large national CM firm with strong healthcare, life sciences, and corporate interiors practices. Overlaps with O.A. Peterson's interior fit-out and ambulatory care work in the NJ/NY metro.

Direct peers

• Massaro Construction Group: Mid-size family-influenced CM/GC with strong healthcare, higher education, and corporate portfolios across the mid-Atlantic. Similar business model combining CM services with select self-perform trades.
• Torcon: New Jersey-based construction management and general contracting firm serving healthcare, higher education, corporate, and life sciences clients in the mid-Atlantic. Comparable in size, geography, and sector mix to O.A. Peterson.
• Mascaro Construction: Mid-size family-owned CM/GC firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with comparable self-perform capabilities across healthcare, higher education, and corporate work. Similar scale and relationship-driven approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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