What Pro Builders Inc. - PBI does

Pro Builders Inc. (PBi) is a privately held general contractor founded in 1986 and headquartered in Glendale, California, operating exclusively in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The firm delivers institutional, commercial, and multi-unit residential construction services, with its project portfolio concentrated in complex renovations of active facilities — including research laboratories, teaching facilities, healthcare consultation centers, student housing, libraries, and historic landmark buildings. Anchor clients include USC, UCLA Health, Caltech, Cedars-Sinai, Huntington Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, Occidental College, and the City of Glendale.

The company's underlying technology is traditional construction craft: project management, scheduling control, safety-first site execution, and the ability to maintain facility operations during multi-phase renovations in regulated environments such as clean rooms, drug compounding facilities, CT scanner rooms, and chemistry teaching labs. The firm does not offer software products, digital platforms, modular productized services, or technology components — its differentiation rests on craftsmanship, specialized domain knowledge, and institutional relationships built over 35+ years.

Pro Builders generates revenue through project-based contracts (fixed-price or cost-plus) awarded primarily through RFP processes with enterprise institutional buyers. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with no channel partner or reseller layer. Cumulative completed project costs exceed $250 million over the firm's history, though current annual revenue is not disclosed. Marketing is conducted primarily through a corporate website hosting a downloadable portfolio and capabilities statement. The firm operates with 11-50 employees and is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, board composition, or capital structure.

Name

Pro Builders Inc. - PBI

Legal name

Pro Builders, Inc.

Website

https://probuildersinc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pro Builders Inc. (PBi) is a Los Angeles-based general contractor founded in 1986, specializing in institutional, commercial, and multi-unit residential construction for universities, hospitals, and developers in the LA area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Contracting Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Residential Building Construction (2361)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Institutional construction
• Commercial construction
• Multi-unit residential construction
• Construction project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Glendale, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Project-based revenue from institutional, commercial, and multi-unit residential construction projects. Revenue generated through fixed-price contracts or cost-plus arrangements for construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pro Builders Inc. is a Los Angeles-based general contractor delivering institutional, commercial, and multi-unit residential construction services including new construction, renovation, and infrastructure upgrades. The firm combines master class craftsmanship with in-depth local market knowledge and has completed over $250 million in project costs for clients such as USC, UCLA Health, Caltech, Cedars-Sinai, and the City of Glendale. Service scope spans research laboratories, teaching facilities, healthcare facilities, student housing, libraries, clean rooms, and complex multi-phase renovations executed while facilities remain operational.

Product overview

Pro Builders Inc. (PBi) is a market-driven general contractor based in Los Angeles, operating since 1986. The company specializes in institutional, commercial, and multi-unit residential general contracting services. PBi combines craftsmanship and market knowledge with a reputation for delivering projects for LA's finest institutions including Caltech, USC, St. Joseph's Hospital, Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health, Huntington Hospital, Occidental College, and Glendale. The company has completed over $250 million in project costs over 35+ years. PBi's service offerings include construction management, renovation, and infrastructure upgrades for healthcare facilities, research laboratories, educational institutions, and residential complexes. No distinct software products, digital platforms, or modular product offerings are described—the company provides traditional general contracting services rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Institutional General Contracting Services Full general contracting delivery for institutional clients — universities and hospitals — covering new construction, renovation, and infrastructure upgrades of research labs, teaching labs, libraries, clean rooms, healthcare consultation centers, and similar complex institutional facilities in the Los Angeles area. The service is designed for institutional owners (e.g., USC, UCLA Health, Caltech, Cedars-Sinai, Huntington Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, Occidental College) that need complex construction executed while facilities remain operational.
• Commercial General Contracting Services General contracting for commercial projects in the Los Angeles area, including office improvements, commercial renovations, retail spaces, and similar build-outs for commercial property owners and corporate tenants. Targets commercial clients needing professional execution of renovation and improvement projects.
• Multi-Unit Residential General Contracting Services General contracting for multi-unit residential construction in the Los Angeles area, including student housing buildings, residential courtyards, and student housing lounges. Targeted at residential developers and institutional owners (e.g., university student housing programs).

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bernards: Los Angeles-headquartered employee-owned GC with a strong institutional, education, and healthcare portfolio in Southern California. Competes for many of the same university and hospital clients.
• Swinerton: California-headquartered general contractor with deep institutional and commercial practice, including significant healthcare and higher education work in the LA market. Directly competes with Pro Builders for institutional RFPs across Southern California.
• Level 10 Construction: California-based GC focused on commercial, healthcare, and institutional construction with offices in California. Closely comparable in project type and customer profile to Pro Builders' institutional work.
• Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company: California-based GC with a strong institutional portfolio including university and healthcare projects in the LA area. Overlaps directly with Pro Builders on complex lab, research, and academic facility builds.
• C.W. Driver Companies: LA-based general contractor serving commercial, institutional, and healthcare clients with similar renovation and new-build capabilities. Direct regional competitor for institutional RFPs in the LA basin.
• Turelk Construction Company: Southern California GC specializing in commercial, educational, and institutional construction. Closely comparable in target market and project type within the LA institutional segment.

Regional players

• Penta Building Group: LA-based general contractor with significant higher education, healthcare, and commercial work in Southern California. Direct regional peer on institutional renovation and tenant improvement projects.

Broad incumbents

• DPR Construction: National technical GC with strong healthcare and higher education practices, including active work in LA for academic medical centers and research institutions. Competes at the larger, more complex end of Pro Builders' market.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Large national GC with a significant Southern California presence and dedicated healthcare and higher education practices. Competes for the same institutional projects but at materially larger scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Clark Construction Group: Large national builder with institutional and higher education capabilities including projects for major California universities. A broader incumbent competing for the same institutional RFP pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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