Black Horse Group

What Black Horse Group does

Black Horse Group is a privately held, woman-owned and veteran-owned design-build prime general contractor founded in 2006 and headquartered in Watertown, New York, with a secondary office in Syracuse. The firm provides design-build, construction management, general contracting, self-performed site and concrete work, and LEED-certified construction services to federal and state government clients — primarily US Army Corps of Engineers districts, NAVFAC, GSA, the Veterans Administration, and New York State agencies such as SUNY Construction Fund, DASNY, OGS, and NYSDOT — across seven Northeastern states.

Its core delivery model is single-source design-build using an in-house team of architects and engineers with 15+ years of integrated collaboration, supplemented by self-perform crews handling excavation, utilities, concrete foundations, flatwork, framing, drywall, painting, and carpentry. Revenue is earned through fixed-price and cost-plus federal, state, and 8(a) set-aside contracts ranging from approximately $100,000 to $25,000,000 per project, with an aggregate bonding capacity of $50 million. The company pursues work through direct government procurement channels and leverages a stacked portfolio of small-business certifications (SBA 8(a), WOSB, NYS WBE, VOSB, HUBZone, NYSDOT DBE) to access set-aside and sole-source contract vehicles. Geographic reach is concentrated in the Northeast (New York, Maine, Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Connecticut), and documented project credentials include LEED Silver and Gold certifications and a 0.78 EMR reflecting strong safety performance.

Name

Black Horse Group

Legal name

Black Horse Construction Group

Website

https://blackhorsegroup.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Black Horse Group is a woman-owned and veteran-owned design-build prime general contractor founded in 2006, delivering construction and construction management services to federal and state government clients — primarily USACE, NAVFAC, SUNY, and VA — across the Northeast United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Watertown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Black Horse Group generates revenue through prime general contracting on construction projects ranging from $100,000 to $25,000,000. Revenue is project-based and earned through fixed-price contracts, cost-plus contracts, and 8(a) set-aside contracts with federal, state, and local government clients. The company also performs as part of joint ventures on larger projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Black Horse Group is a full-service, design-build prime general contracting firm that delivers construction and construction management services to federal, state, and local government clients in the Northeast U.S. The company self-performs heavy civil site work, concrete, framing, drywall, and carpentry, and integrates architects and engineers to provide single-source design-build delivery on projects ranging from $100,000 to $25,000,000.

Product overview

Black Horse Group is a full-service, design-build Prime General Contracting firm offering a unified portfolio of construction services. The core offerings include Design-Build Services (single-source project delivery with integrated architects and engineers), Construction Management (full-time project oversight with managers, superintendents, and quality control), General Contracting (day-to-day project management and trade coordination), and Self-Performed Construction Work (in-house capabilities for site work, concrete, painting, framing, drywall, and carpentry). The company also provides specialized LEED Construction services for green building certification. Projects range from $100,000 to $25,000,000 with a bonding capacity up to $50 million aggregate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design-Build Services Single-source project delivery in which Black Horse Group manages both design and construction phases, supported by in-house architects and engineers with 15+ years of design-build collaboration. Includes value engineering from design inception through construction completion for federal, state, and institutional clients.
• Construction Management Full-service project management providing dedicated project managers, superintendents, quality control managers, and schedulers who oversee construction schedules, design reviews, constructability assessments, and value engineering for government clients.
• General Contracting Day-to-day oversight of construction projects including management of materials, equipment, manpower, vendors and trades, scheduling, quality control, and stakeholder communication. Delivered primarily under fixed-price or cost-plus contracts with federal and state agencies.
• Self-Performed Construction Work In-house construction capabilities covering heavy civil site work (excavation, backfill, site development, utilities), air field concrete, waste water treatment facility work, building concrete foundations and slabs, painting, framing, drywall, and carpentry to reduce subcontractor dependence.
• LEED Construction Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) construction services aligned to USGBC requirements, with documented delivery of LEED Silver and Gold certified projects including the Child Development Center at Fort Drum and the 2060/2070 Hangar Addition.

Quantifiable outcome

• Safety EMR of 0.78 - significantly below industry average of 1.0 indicating superior safety performance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• QPK DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partner for multiple design-build projects including Garrett Loomis Fire Station and 2060/2070 Hangar Addition. QPK Design collaborated with Black Horse Group and GHD as the Design-Build Team for significant projects.
• GHDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering and design partner for design-build projects including Garrett Loomis Fire Station and 2060/2070 Hangar Addition. Part of the BHG/QPK/GHD Design-Build Team.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Shawmut Design and Construction: Northeast-based design-build general contractor serving commercial, institutional, and public-sector clients. Comparable in delivery model and regional concentration but at significantly greater scale and with a more diversified commercial mix.
• Bond Brothers: Massachusetts-based general contractor with strong civil, environmental, and institutional building portfolio in the Northeast. Comparable regional footprint and self-perform capabilities in heavy civil and concrete trades.
• Consigli Construction: Massachusetts-headquartered general contractor with deep Northeast presence and federal/institutional work. Operates at a larger scale than Black Horse Group but shares regional geography, institutional client base (including higher education), and design-build delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Large Rhode Island-headquartered family-owned general contractor with strong federal and Northeast institutional portfolio. Overlaps with Black Horse Group on design-build delivery and federal/institutional clients but operates at substantially greater scale across a national footprint.
• Hensel Phelps: Large national design-build general contractor with deep federal/military construction portfolio. Directly competes for many of the same USACE, NAVFAC, and GSA opportunities as Black Horse Group but with national scale and significantly greater bonding capacity.
• Sundt Construction: Mid-size national general contractor with strong federal, transportation, and heavy civil portfolio. Comparable in mid-tier federal work and self-perform capabilities but at substantially greater scale across multiple regions.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Mid-to-large national general contractor with significant federal, healthcare, and institutional portfolio. Overlaps with Black Horse Group on design-build delivery and federal contracting, though at substantially greater scale and broader geographic reach.
• Granite Construction: Large heavy civil and federal contractor with significant self-performed infrastructure capabilities. Comparable in heavy civil self-perform scope (excavation, utilities, site work) but operates at much larger scale with national footprint.
• Clark Construction Group: One of the largest U.S. commercial and federal general contractors, with substantial military and institutional portfolio. Represents the type of incumbent that Black Horse Group would face if it lost its set-aside certifications.

Direct peers

• RQ Construction: California-based federal design-build general contractor with prior 8(a) status and similar size profile. Specializes in military and federal construction with comparable bonding capacity and customer mix (DoD installations, NAVFAC), making it a directly comparable small federal design-build peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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