Raymond R. Houle Construction, Inc.

Name

Raymond R. Houle Construction, Inc.

Legal name

Raymond R. Houle Construction, Inc.

Website

https://rayhoule.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Raymond R. Houle Construction is a private, family-owned Western Massachusetts commercial general contractor specializing in occupied-facility healthcare, education, and private medical construction for hospital systems such as Baystate Health and Mercy Medical Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Commercial general contracting
• Healthcare construction
• Construction management services
• Hospital renovation
• Occupied facility construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludlow

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Negotiated contracts based on fully completed customer plans. The company controls construction progress and provides quality and safety supervision. Revenue derived from project-based contracts with pricing influenced by extensive subcontractor network relationships.
2. Construction Management Services: Whole-project approach engaging early in design phase. Maximizes budget constraints while maintaining quality standards and adhering to established schedules. Revenue generated through professional service fees.
3. ICAP (Integrated Construction Assistance Program): Proprietary cost-plus model with general conditions billed at cost plus applicable fee, time and material labor, billable project management hours, site supervision fees, and subtrade contract management with percentage-based fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Raymond R. Houle Construction, Inc. is a commercial general contracting and construction management firm serving healthcare, educational, and commercial/industrial clients across Western Massachusetts. The firm delivers design/build, fire stopping, general contracting, construction management, and small service/maintenance work, with a particular specialization in constructing and renovating occupied healthcare and educational facilities through its proprietary ICAP (Integrated Construction Assistance Program) delivery methodology.

Product overview

Raymond R. Houle Construction, Inc. is a full-service Commercial General Contracting firm offering a portfolio of construction services rather than a unified software product. The core service offerings include General Contracting (traditional negotiated contract approach), Construction Management (whole-project approach with early design involvement), and the proprietary Integrated Construction Assistance Program (ICAP) which is an exclusive owner-contractor cooperation model. Additional services include Fire Stopping, Design/Build delivery method, and Service Work. The company specializes in healthcare facilities (hospitals, private medical), education, private commercial, and industrial construction projects, and self-performs key trades including concrete work, wood and metal framing, drywall, cabinetry, millwork, and finish carpentry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered WNEU Deliso Building renovation 3 days ahead of original completion date despite additional ACM discovery requiring three shutdowns
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Major Providence/New England-based GC operating nationally with a strong healthcare and education vertical. Competes for the same large hospital and university renovation opportunities as RRHC but at meaningfully greater scale.
• Turner Construction Company: Largest US commercial GC with extensive healthcare, education, and institutional work. Competes for enterprise hospital and academic renovation projects across the Northeast with global scale and integrated tech.
• Suffolk Construction Company: Large Boston-based commercial GC with a national healthcare, higher education, and commercial practice. Direct overlap on healthcare system and academic clients in the Northeast, but with substantially larger project capacity.

Direct peers

• Tocci Building Companies: Woburn, Massachusetts-based construction manager and GC with healthcare, life-sciences, and higher education focus. Comparable in CM delivery approach and Northeast regional footprint.
• Dimeo Construction Company: Long-standing New England general contractor serving healthcare, higher education, and institutional clients. Direct comparable in terms of regional footprint, customer mix, and self-performed trade scope.
• Consigli Construction Co., Inc. Family-owned New England general contractor with deep healthcare, education, and institutional expertise across Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the broader Northeast. Highly comparable mid-sized regional GC competing for similar occupied-facility renovation work.
• Shawmut Design and Construction: Commercial GC with a dedicated healthcare and life-sciences practice delivering complex occupied-facility and academic projects across the Northeast. Comparable in customer profile (healthcare systems, universities) and project complexity.
• BOND Brothers, Inc. Medford, Massachusetts-based GC/CM serving institutional, healthcare, and commercial clients throughout New England. Comparable in regional focus, project type, and self-performed trade scope.
• W.T. Rich Company, Inc. Massachusetts-based commercial GC specializing in renovations and occupied-facility work for healthcare, education, and institutional clients. Direct comparable in delivery approach and regional footprint.
• Commodore Builders: Waltham, Massachusetts-based commercial GC and CM serving healthcare, academic, life-sciences, and corporate clients across New England. Comparable in scale, customer mix, and self-performed interior trade capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raymond-r.-houle-construction-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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