SOUTHWEST CORPORATION

What SOUTHWEST CORPORATION does

Southwest Corporation is a privately held general construction and construction-management firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, founded in 1988 by Bob Ellis. The company delivers Design-Build, Construction Management, Project Management, Pre-Construction Consulting, and General Construction services across commercial, institutional, civic, educational, healthcare, industrial, parks and recreation, historic renovation, and residential project types. Its stated core technology is the Procore construction management platform, used for project controls, scheduling, documentation, and field productivity; the firm does not disclose any proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or mobile applications.

The company serves three customer segments, with Government and Public Sector and Commercial/Corporate designated as primary and Educational/Institutional as secondary. Named engagements include the Austin Convention Center, The Echelon Building, Faulk Library, Camp Mabry, City of Austin municipal projects, Austin Fire Department Phase 6 renovations, University of Texas facilities, Catholic Diocese of Austin projects, and the Covert Dealership. Geographic scope is limited to the Austin metropolitan area and Central Texas region; no global footprint is claimed.

Southwest Corporation generates revenue through fixed-price contracts and cost-plus arrangements for construction and project-management services, with pricing negotiated via competitive bidding and direct client engagement on a project-by-project basis. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct client relationships, a dedicated bid-opportunities portal, an active Facebook channel, and a content-marketing website that features a project portfolio and solicits subcontractor proposals, including MBE/WBE participation. The firm is founder-owned, has no disclosed parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity in the data provided.

Name

SOUTHWEST CORPORATION

Legal name

Southwest Corporation

Website

https://southwestcorporation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Southwest Corporation is a privately held Austin, Texas general contractor founded in 1988 that delivers Design-Build, construction management, and project management services to government, commercial, educational, and institutional clients across Central Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Commercial construction
• General contracting
• Construction management
• Design-build services
• Project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. General Construction Services: Construction services for commercial, institutional, civic, educational, healthcare, historic renovation, and other building projects. Revenue is generated through fixed-price contracts or cost-plus arrangements for construction services rendered.
2. Project Management Services: Project management and construction management services including cost control, schedule monitoring, and quality oversight. Provided as part of construction contracts or as standalone consulting services.
3. Design-Build Services: Integrated design and construction services under a single contract, providing clients with a single source for both project design and construction delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Southwest Corporation is a general construction and project management firm serving the Austin, Texas and Central Texas region since 1988. The company delivers commercial, institutional, civic, educational, healthcare, and historic renovation construction projects through Design-Build, Construction Management, and Project Management delivery methods, providing single-source responsibility from pre-construction planning through project completion.

Product overview

Southwest Corporation is a general construction and project management company offering a unified portfolio of construction services. The core offerings include Design-Build (providing single-source responsibility for both design and construction), Construction Management (general contractor services with schedule and project controls), Project Management (cost control, communication, and quality monitoring), Pre-Construction Consulting (planning, budgeting, and bid management), and General Construction (execution across residential, commercial, industrial, educational, civic, and healthcare sectors). These services work together to deliver projects from conception through completion, with the company emphasizing an integrated team approach since 1988.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Comprehensive project oversight service that controls and monitors all costs including materials, sub-contractor costs, labor, and fees, with clear communication of decisions and day-to-day onsite monitoring to ensure quality and cost control.
• Construction Management Provides an experienced general contractor, creates and maintains construction schedules, and applies comprehensive project controls to manage project scope, time and cost constraints, and quality and safety aspects.
• Design-Build Single-source service for both design and construction of projects, cooperating with project professionals to design efficient project plans that lower costs, shorten schedules, and reduce waste while meeting quality and sustainability standards.
• Pre-Construction Consulting Pre-planning phase services including design development, scheduling, estimating, management plans, budget development, scope definition, environmental and sustainability analyses, bid preparation, and bidder selection.
• General Construction General construction services across multiple sectors including parks and recreation, industrial, residential, commercial, educational, institutional, historic, civic, and healthcare projects.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ProcorecoreTechnology or IntegrationSouthwest Corporation uses Procore's construction management platform for project management, documentation, and collaboration. The partnership enables the company to leverage industry-leading construction technology for project controls, scheduling, and quality management.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Rogers-O'Brien Construction: Texas-based general contractor with deep Austin presence, offering preconstruction, construction management, and design-build services across commercial, civic, healthcare, and higher-education sectors—directly competing for the same institutional RFPs as Southwest.
• The Beck Group: Texas-based integrated design-build firm operating in Austin and other major Texas metros, serving commercial, civic, and institutional clients with a similar design-build and construction management service mix as Southwest.
• Austin Industries: Texas-based construction services firm (including Austin Commercial) operating across the state on commercial, healthcare, education, and civic projects, overlapping directly with Southwest's Austin institutional customer base.
• SpawGlass Construction: Texas-headquartered general contractor with active Austin-area operations across commercial, civic, educational, and healthcare construction, competing head-to-head with Southwest for regional institutional and municipal work.
• Flintco: Oklahoma-based commercial GC with significant Austin/Central Texas operations, providing construction management, design-build, and general contracting across commercial, education, healthcare, and civic markets—a direct peer in size and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Brasfield & Gorrie: Large national general contractor with Texas operations serving healthcare, commercial, education, and government clients; competes with Southwest on larger institutional projects in and around Austin.
• Hunt Companies Construction: Texas-rooted construction and real estate group with a broad commercial, hospitality, and institutional portfolio including projects in the Austin metro—operating as a larger incumbent in many of the same end markets.
• Balfour Beatty Construction: Large national GC with an established Texas operations group serving commercial, civic, and higher-education markets; competes with Southwest on university and municipal work, particularly with the University of Texas system.
• McCarthy Building Companies: National general contractor with a strong Texas/Austin presence serving commercial, healthcare, education, and public-sector clients at a larger scale; competes for the same institutional design-build and construction management engagements as Southwest but with materially greater resources.
• Manhattan Construction Company: Regional general contractor with deep Texas/Oklahoma roots delivering commercial, civic, sports, and institutional projects; an established incumbent competing for many of the same public-sector RFPs in Central Texas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/southwestcorporation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwest-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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