Sugg Construction

What Sugg Construction does

Sugg Construction, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned civil site and heavy highway contractor headquartered in Jonesboro, Arkansas, operating across the state and surrounding regions for over 20 years. The company self-performs asphalt paving, heavy highway construction, civil site preparation, bridge construction, utility installation, excavation, fine grading, chip-and-seal treatments, soil cement, aggregate bases, drainage and erosion control, concrete paving, seal coating, pavement markings, cold milling, and asphalt overlays, using an in-house fleet of heavy equipment (dozers, excavators, graders, loaders, asphalt pavers, milling machines, soil stabilizers, reclaimers, rollers, shuttle buggies, skidsteers, sweepers) augmented by GPS-guided site work software and electronic work-order systems. Sugg is commercially licensed, bonded, and holds ARDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification.

The company generates revenue through fixed-price construction contracts awarded via direct bidding against state and federal Departments of Transportation, municipalities, commercial developers and general contractors, and residential clients. Notable project work includes recurring Arkansas Department of Transportation and federal heavy highway contracts, the $37 million UPTOWN Jonesboro facility, turnkey site work for FedEx Ground and Camfil USA industrial park facilities, and a portfolio of municipal projects for the Cities of Jonesboro and Wilson, Arkansas. The firm is co-owned and operated by Brittany R. Sugg (President) and J. Burt Sugg (Vice President), with a 90% employee retention rate supported by training investment and a benefits program. Marketing and distribution are entirely direct, relying on a corporate website, direct email/phone contact, and project-bid execution rather than digital advertising or third-party channels.

Name

Sugg Construction

Legal name

Sugg Construction, Inc.

Website

https://suggconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sugg Construction, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned civil site and heavy highway contractor in Jonesboro, Arkansas, self-performing asphalt paving, bridge, road, utility, and site preparation work for ARDOT, federal DOTs, municipalities, and commercial developers across Arkansas and surrounding regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Highway and Civil Site Construction

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Overhead & Underground Collection System Construction (MV/HV Lines, Duct Banks) (EUAEADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substation EPC & construction (AIS/GIS, greenfield/brownfield) (EUADAKAC), Site Preparation & Civil Works (Clearing, Grading, Earthworks, Roads) (EUAMAFAA), Land Acquisition, Site Preparation & Civil Works (Geotech, Grading, Roads, Drainage) (EUACAGAL), Environmental & Permitting Compliance During Construction (Erosion Control, Wildlife Mitigation, Monitoring) (EUAMAFAM)

Keywords

• Asphalt paving services
• Heavy highway construction
• Civil site preparation
• Bridge construction
• Municipal infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Jonesboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction project contracts: Fixed-price / bid contracts for civil site, heavy highway, asphalt, bridge, utility installation, and concrete paving projects awarded by general contractors, developers, municipalities, state DOTs, commercial contractors, and residential clients. One-time project-based revenue, not recurring.
2. Multi-year DOT and municipal work: Yearly Arkansas Department of Transportation and federal DOT projects including road construction, bridge repair, chip treatments, road preservation, and asphalt overlays, providing a recurring multi-year revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sugg Construction, Inc. is a privately held civil site and heavy highway construction contractor based in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It self-performs asphalt paving, road construction, bridge construction, excavation, fine grading, drainage and erosion control, utility installation, soil cement, aggregate bases, concrete paving, and related civil site work for state DOTs, municipalities, commercial developers, general contractors, and residential clients across Arkansas and surrounding regions. Projects are won through direct bid estimating and scheduling and executed in-house with a GPS-guided heavy equipment fleet and trained crews.

Product overview

Sugg Construction, Inc. is a single, unified civil site and heavy highway construction contracting business (not a software platform or modular product suite) that delivers a portfolio of construction services to general contractors, developers, municipalities, multiple state DOTs, commercial contractors, and residential clients in Arkansas and surrounding areas. Its offering comprises a cohesive set of service lines — Asphalt Contracting & Asphalt Road Construction, Heavy Highway Construction, Civil Site Preparation Work, Bridge Construction, Utility Installation, Excavation and Clearing, Fine Grading, Chip and Seal Treatments, Soil Cement, Aggregate Bases, Drainage and Erosion Control, Concrete Paving, Asphalt Seal Coating, Pavement Markings, Asphalt Cold Milling, Asphalt Overlay and Asphalt Repairs, and Commercial General Contracting — which are routinely combined on individual projects (for example, the Sugg Works portfolio shows multi-discipline scopes such as the FedEx Ground and Camfil USA facility sites, Arkansas/Federal DOT highway work, and the City Sports Complex Jonesboro). Together these service lines form the company's end-to-end civil/heavy-highway construction offering under the Sugg Construction brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asphalt Paving & Asphalt Road Construction

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% employee retention rate sustained over decades
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of Jonesboro, ArkansascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSugg partnered with the City of Jonesboro on the Arkansas State Connection Project to deliver safe, alternative transportation routes connecting to the university campus and downtown Jonesboro. The partnership extends to multiple municipal projects including Craighead Forest Park expansion, the City of Jonesboro Shooting Range Park, and the upcoming City Sports Complex.
• Arkansas State (State of Arkansas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSugg partnered with the City of Jonesboro and Arkansas State on the Arkansas State Connection Project to provide safe, alternative transportation routes to the university campus and throughout downtown Jonesboro.
• Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring yearly project partner on heavy highway work including road construction, bridge repair, chip treatments, road preservation, and asphalt overlays. Sugg also holds ARDOT DBE Certification supporting this relationship.
• Federal Department of TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring yearly project partner on federal heavy highway projects alongside ARDOT work, including road construction, bridge repair, chip treatments, road preservation, and asphalt overlays.
• City of Wilson, ArkansasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged on multiple restoration projects for the City of Wilson including a new boutique hotel, skeet range, future car museum, school, golf course development, site work, and numerous street overlays.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Manhattan Construction Company: National general contractor with civil, infrastructure, and site development operations. Comparable to Sugg on commercial site work and select heavy civil scopes, though typically leads as general contractor or program manager rather than specialty civil sub.
• Rogers Group Inc. Privately held heavy highway construction and aggregates producer serving the South-Central U.S. with asphalt paving, road construction, and site development. Comparable to Sugg in asphalt/highway scope but with broader multi-state reach and vertically integrated aggregates supply.
• Kiewit Corporation: One of North America's largest heavy civil and infrastructure contractors with extensive highway, bridge, and site work capabilities. Competitively overlaps with Sugg on large ARDOT and federal DOT scopes, though typically pursues larger and more complex projects than Sugg's mid-sized book.
• Granite Construction: National heavy civil contractor with significant transportation infrastructure, asphalt, and site work operations. Competes with Sugg for the same ARDOT and federal DOT bid pool but operates at materially larger scale across many states.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates with significant asphalt paving and highway construction operations across the South. Comparable to Sugg on aggregates, asphalt, and road construction supply chain but at vastly greater scale and public-company breadth.
• APAC-Central (CRH/Oldcastle): Operates large-scale asphalt paving, aggregates, and heavy highway operations across the central U.S. including Arkansas. Comparable to Sugg on asphalt paving and highway work but with materially larger scale, broader geography, and integration into a national aggregates platform.

Direct peers

• Phillips Hardy (Highways, Inc.): Heavy highway and asphalt paving contractor serving Arkansas and surrounding states with DOT, municipal, and commercial work. Closely comparable to Sugg in service lines (asphalt, road construction, chip/seal, overlays), customer mix, and regional operating footprint.
• McGeorge Contracting Company: Arkansas-based heavy highway, bridge, and asphalt paving contractor with deep ARDOT relationships. Highly comparable to Sugg in customer base (state DOTs, municipalities), service lines (asphalt, bridges, road construction), and regional operating footprint.
• Emery Sapp & Sons: Heavy civil and site development contractor headquartered in the Mid-South with strong Arkansas operations across highway, bridge, site work, and utilities. Directly comparable to Sugg in scope, customer mix (state DOTs, municipalities, commercial developers), and self-perform delivery model.

Regional players

• Boh Bros Construction: Heavy civil, highway, and bridge contractor primarily serving Louisiana and the Gulf South. Comparable service mix to Sugg (asphalt, bridge, civil site work) but geographically distinct, serving as a structural analog for Sugg's regional positioning within Arkansas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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