PETRACCA & SONS, INC.

What PETRACCA & SONS, INC. does

Petracca & Sons, Inc. is a private, family-owned general contracting firm headquartered in Whitestone, Queens, New York. Incorporated in 1949, the company has specialized for more than 75 years in both heavy and building construction for public-sector clients across the New York City metropolitan area and New York State. Its project portfolio spans highways, bridges, correctional facilities, subways, schools, courthouses, healthcare facilities, aviation infrastructure, and utility work, with a stated track record of never having failed to complete a project on time.

The firm operates as a general contractor delivering design/build, lump-sum, and cost-plus project arrangements, supported by a bonding capacity in excess of $425 million and a senior construction leadership team that has been largely in place for 15-25+ years and holds Professional Engineers licenses. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts awarded primarily via competitive bidding on government tenders; project cycles range from emergency 75-day design/build acquisitions to multi-year engagements. The core staff of approximately 9 professionals is supplemented by an extensive subcontractor and supplier network, while in-house technical capabilities center on AutoCAD drafting, digital project scheduling, and project management information systems.

Customer concentration is heavy in NYC and NY State government agencies, including the Department of Correction, Department of Transportation, School Construction Authority, MTA, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, alongside a smaller mix of private-sector clients such as Consolidated Edison. Go-to-market is sales-led with minimal digital marketing; new work flows from long-standing agency relationships, competitive bid awards, and emergency acquisitions rather than outbound demand generation. The company holds active memberships in the General Contractors Association of New York, The Associated General Contractors of America, the General Building Contractors of New York State, the American Society of Professional Engineers, and the American Society of Professional Estimators.

Name

PETRACCA & SONS, INC.

Legal name

PETRACCA & SONS, INC.

Website

https://psina.weebly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Petracca & Sons is a family-owned New York general contractor specializing in heavy and building construction for public-sector clients. Founded in 1949 in Whitestone, Queens, the firm delivers design/build, infrastructure, and emergency construction projects across NYC and New York State.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (2379)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation (IMAFAAAK)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Heavy construction
• Building construction
• Design-build construction
• Public infrastructure contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Whitestone

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Contracts: Revenue generated through general contracting on building and heavy construction projects including design/build, lump-sum, and cost-plus arrangements. Projects span public sector (NYC, NY State agencies) and private sector clients. Project-based revenue with long project cycles ranging from emergency 75-day completions to multi-year engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Petracca & Sons, Inc. is a general contractor providing heavy and building construction services delivered through design/build, lump-sum, and cost-plus arrangements. The firm self-performs and manages construction across highways, bridges, prisons, subways, aviation, utility, commercial, healthcare, education, and courthouse projects for NYC and NY State government agencies as well as select private clients. Projects range from emergency 75-day design/build facilities to multi-year engagements, supported by in-house engineering and a bonding capacity exceeding $425 million.

Product overview

PETRACCA & SONS, INC. is a construction company that provides general contracting services for both building and heavy construction. The company specializes in completing challenging projects on tight time frames, offering services across diverse project types including highways, bridges, prisons, subways, utility work, aviation, office buildings, commercial buildings, shopping centers, healthcare facilities, courthouses, and schools. As a general contractor, the company delivers projects from conceptual stage through actual construction, with a focus on design/build delivery methods and emergency/accelerated project timelines. The company operates with in-house engineering capabilities, AutoCAD drafting, project scheduling, and project management information systems. The company has a bonding capacity in excess of $425 million and has successfully completed projects including correctional facilities (Rikers Island), school construction (NYC School Construction Authority projects), and transportation infrastructure (LIRR Richmond Hill Shop).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting for Heavy Construction General contracting services for heavy civil construction projects including highways, bridges, subways, aviation facilities, utility infrastructure, and other public works, delivered for government agencies in the NYC and NY State region.
• General Contracting for Building Construction General contracting services for building construction projects including office buildings, commercial buildings, shopping centers, healthcare facilities, courthouses, and schools, delivered through design/build, lump-sum, and cost-plus arrangements.
• Design/Build Correctional Facility Construction Design/build delivery of correctional and detention facilities for government corrections clients, including the emergency Rikers Island correctional center completed in 75 days in 1991.
• LIRR Richmond Hill Shop Locomotive Repair Facility Construction Construction of a 300' x 90' Locomotive Repair Shop and 60' x 60' Electrical Service Building for the Long Island Railroad, including extensive yard, utility, and trackwork performed while maintaining an active train yard, plus inspection pit, Drop Table, three Car Appearance Buildings, and two bridge cranes.
• NYC School Construction Authority Projects Multiple design/build and modular school construction projects for the NYC School Construction Authority, including P.S. 798, P.S. 340, P.S. 69, P.S. 234, and P.S. 253.
• Subcontractor and Supplier Database Management Ongoing service managing a growing database of subcontractors and suppliers, with the Estimating Department ([email protected]) accepting company profiles for trade consideration across Petracca project bids.

Quantifiable outcome

• Never failed to successfully complete a project on time in company's entire history
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Subcontractor NetworkcoreOthersGrowing database of subcontractors and suppliers maintained for appropriate trade consideration on projects. Subcontractors invited to submit company profiles for database inclusion. Estimating Department manages subcontractor relationships for various construction trades.
• General Contractors Association of New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member organization providing industry representation, networking, and advocacy for construction industry professionals in New York.
• The Associated General Contractors of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational industry association membership providing representation, training, and advocacy for general contractors across America.
• General Building Contractors of New York StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level industry association membership for building contractors providing advocacy and professional development.
• American Society of Professional EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional organization membership supporting engineering staff licensure and professional development.
• American Society of Professional EstimatorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional organization membership supporting estimating department professional standards and development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Skanska USA: Global GC with a major NYC commercial/civil infrastructure practice. Competes with Petracca on transit, bridge, and large public-sector bids (e.g., NYC DOT, MTA, Port Authority). Comparable public-sector client base and bonding scale, but vastly larger footprint and balance sheet.
• Structure Tone: NYC-headquartered GC active in commercial, healthcare, and institutional building construction. Comparable in vertical mix (offices, healthcare, commercial) and NY metro focus, though structurally larger and more diversified geographically.
• Tishman Construction (AECOM Tishman): One of NYC's largest and most established general contractors, performing commercial, institutional, and transit work for many of the same NYC agencies (SCA, MTA, Port Authority). Comparable because both bid public-sector building and infrastructure projects in NYC, but Tishman operates at dramatically greater scale and headcount.
• Turner Construction Company: Largest commercial GC in the U.S. with deep NYC presence across schools, healthcare, courthouses, and commercial buildings. Directly comparable customer segment (NYC SCA, healthcare systems, private developers) and overlapping project types.

Direct peers

• Hunter Roberts Construction Group: Mid-sized NYC GC competing for many of the same public-sector projects (NYC SCA, NYCHA, healthcare, transit). Closest headcount and revenue-scale analog to Petracca, with similar mid-market bonding capacity and a comparable mix of building and select civil work.
• Cauldwell Wingate Company: Long-established NYC general contractor (founded 1927) doing both new construction and interiors for public and private clients. Closely comparable in size, longevity, public-sector mix, and NYC geographic focus.
• Citnalta Construction Corp. Long Island / NYC-based GC with deep public-sector focus (schools, municipal, institutional). Comparable in size, regional focus, and reliance on competitive public bids, with a similar bonding and bonding-relationship profile.
• Halmar International: NY-area heavy civil and building GC with strong NYC DOT, MTA, and Port Authority presence. Comparable in the heavy + building construction mix and the same NYC/NY State public-sector client roster.
• Gramercy Group / The Wespak Group: Mid-sized NYC-area GC active in correctional, educational, and institutional projects. Comparable in scale, public-sector mix, and the niche of expedited/institutional delivery that Petracca has built around.
• Leon D. DeMatteis Construction Corp. Long-tenured NYC/Long Island GC with a heavy public-sector portfolio (schools, correctional, healthcare, infrastructure). Comparable in size, multi-vertical public-sector mix, and emergency-response capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 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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