What Fleis & VandenBrink Construction does

F&V Construction (FVC), doing business as Fleis & VandenBrink Construction, is an employee-owned (ESOP) designer-led construction firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company operates within the broader F&V family of companies, which includes Fleis & VandenBrink engineering and F&V Operations and Resource Management, allowing it to offer planning, design, construction, and operations services through related entities. FVC employs more than 250 people across 10 offices — 7 in Michigan and 3 in Indiana — focused on public infrastructure delivery.

The firm provides Design-Build, Construction Management, Design-Bid-Build, Value Engineering, Budgeting, and Constructability Review services to municipalities, townships, park commissions, road and drainage commissions, and state agencies (including DTMB, EGLE, and MDNR), as well as commercial, industrial, institutional, and private development clients. Over its 25-year history, FVC reports assisting clients in securing more than $1 billion in grants and loans for infrastructure projects, evidencing deep procedural fluency with public-sector funding mechanisms.

Revenue is generated through competitively bid and negotiated construction contracts for municipal and governmental infrastructure, with a relationship-driven go-to-market model reflected in more than 90% repeat customer business. The ESOP structure aligns employee incentives with firm performance, and the firm has been named a Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for five consecutive years, most recently in 2024.

Name

Fleis & VandenBrink Construction

Legal name

Fleis & VandenBrink Construction

Website

https://fv-construction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fleis & VandenBrink Construction is an employee-owned, designer-led construction firm delivering Design-Build, Construction Management, and related services to municipalities, townships, state agencies, and private clients across Michigan and Indiana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Design-build construction
• Construction management services
• Municipal infrastructure construction
• Civil construction services
• Construction project delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design-Build Services: Single point of contact for design and construction under one roof. Designers integral to construction team. Typical construction fees based on open book review of all costs with bids obtained from trade contractors.
2. Construction Management: Oversight and coordination of trade contractors, project schedule, budget, staffing, coordination, and quality from start to finish. Open book CM services with access to all costs.
3. Design-Bid-Build Services: Traditional contractor/owner relationship working with design professional. Can also provide general contracting services on pre-selected basis.
4. Additional Services: Value engineering, budgeting, and constructability reviews provided as additional services to core construction offerings.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

F&V Construction is a designer-led construction firm established in 1999 that delivers projects from inception through completion using Design-Build, Construction Management, and Design-Bid-Build methods. The firm serves municipalities, government agencies, and commercial, industrial, and institutional clients across Michigan and Indiana.

Product overview

FVC is a designer-led construction firm providing construction services from project inception through completion using three primary project delivery methods: Design-Build, Construction Management, and Design-Bid-Build. The company also offers three additional services: Value Engineering, Budgeting, and Constructability Reviews. FVC serves municipalities, park commissions, road and drain commissions, DTMB/EGLE/MDNR agencies, and commercial/industrial/institutional facilities. Their project portfolio spans multiple infrastructure categories including lift stations, DPW facilities, parks, wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) with associated administration buildings and digesters, storage buildings, and streetscape/woonerf projects. The company operates throughout Michigan and Indiana with over 250 professionals and has assisted clients in securing over $1 billion in grants and low-interest loans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design-Build
• Construction Management
• Design-Bid-Build
• Value Engineering
• Constructability Reviews
• Budgeting

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of business from repeat customers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fleis & VandenBrink (F&V)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerF&V is the affiliated engineering company that provides design services. FVC was established in 1999 as a designer-led construction firm through this affiliation. The engineering company provides single-source responsibility for project design intent, schedule, budget, and warranty. The close working relationship between design and construction teams is central to FVC's value proposition.
• F&V Operations and Resource Management (FVOP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerF&V Operations and Resource Management is part of the F&V family of companies alongside FVC and Fleis & VandenBrink. The three companies support and advise each other on respective service areas, providing a broad range of solutions to meet client needs through combined engineering, construction, and operations expertise.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: National construction management and design-build firm with strong public-sector and water/wastewater practices — comparable delivery methods (CM-at-risk, design-build) and municipal client focus to FVC, but operates at much greater scale.
• Clark Construction Group: National builder delivering large-scale commercial, institutional, and infrastructure projects via CM and design-build — overlaps with FVC on the institutional side of public-sector work but operates at materially larger scale.
• Mortenson Construction: Large national contractor with a robust design-build and construction management practice serving public, institutional, and infrastructure clients — competes for similar municipal and infrastructure work as FVC, but with substantially greater resources and geographic reach.
• Walbridge: Detroit-based design-build firm specializing in industrial, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects — overlaps with FVC on industrial building construction and municipal/industrial clients in Michigan, but at larger scale.
• Barton Malow Company: Southfield, Michigan-based established construction firm with broad capabilities across commercial, healthcare, education, and infrastructure — competes with FVC on Michigan municipal and institutional work but at significantly larger scale and broader geography.

Direct peers

• The Christman Company: Michigan-based employee-owned construction management and general contracting firm with comparable multi-discipline municipal, institutional, and industrial work across the Midwest — directly comparable to FVC in size, geography, and delivery model.
• Granger Construction: Lansing, Michigan-based construction manager offering pre-construction, design-build, and construction management services to public and private clients — closely matches FVC in regional footprint, project mix, and delivery methods.
• Spence Brothers: Saginaw, Michigan-based general contractor and construction manager serving municipal, industrial, and commercial clients in the Great Lakes region; similar size and public-sector orientation to FVC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fleisvb
• Facebookfacebook.com/FVC.Design.Build
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/f-v-construction

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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