Zapalac/reed Construction Co L P

What Zapalac/reed Construction Co L P does

Zapalac/Reed Construction Co., L.P. is a privately-held commercial general contractor and construction management firm headquartered in the Austin, Texas area, founded in 1996 by Bill Zapalac and Gene Reed as a derivative of E.E. Reed Construction (founded 1976). The firm operates within the four-entity Reed Family of Companies, which collectively provides coast-to-coast coverage through affiliated offices in Houston, Austin, Washington D.C., Sacramento, Los Angeles, Palm Desert, San Diego, and Savannah. Zapalac/Reed delivers projects across seven primary verticals: office, industrial, retail, civic/community, educational, healthcare, and interior construction, serving clients such as Central Texas Food Bank, HPI, Sonic Reference Laboratory, Peoples Community Clinic, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, UT Elementary, Sonesta Hotel, and Studio 8 Architects.

The firm offers multiple delivery methods including Lump Sum, Guaranteed Maximum Return, Cost Plus a Fee, Design/Build Single-Source, and Construction Management at Risk contracts, supplemented by preconstruction services and self-performed work in structural earthwork, site and structural concrete, architectural concrete, and carpentry. Technology stack centers on VDC (Virtual Design and Construction) and BIM (Building Information Modeling) for clash detection and constructability verification, combined with the ProCore platform for project document management and cross-team communication. Over 85% of staff hold LEED Accredited Professional credentials, and the firm has delivered LEED Gold and Silver certified projects alongside Austin Green Building Certification work.

The business model is project-based, quote-driven, and relationship-led rather than product or SaaS-driven. GTM motion is enterprise field sales targeting commercial clients in Austin and surrounding Texas regions, supported by a single-source responsibility philosophy in which a vice-president acts as senior project manager from project inception through completion. The firm cites over 700 years of combined staff experience across 14 states and a 60% repeat-customer rate. Revenue is generated through one-time project contracts with no publicly disclosed pricing, no subscription or recurring component, and no disclosed revenue figures. The company has no subsidiaries, no funding history, no M&A activity, and no AI/ML capability surface area, consistent with a mature, family-owned regional general contracting operation.

Name

Zapalac/reed Construction Co L P

Legal name

Zapalac/Reed Construction Company

Website

https://zapalacreed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zapalac/Reed Construction Co., L.P. is a privately-held Austin, Texas-based commercial general contractor founded in 1996, delivering office, industrial, retail, healthcare, educational, and civic projects via Lump Sum, Design/Build, and CM-at-Risk contracts as part of the four-entity Reed Family of Companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: General contracting and construction management services delivered through multiple contract types including lump sum contracts, guaranteed maximum return contracts, cost plus fee contracts, design/build single-source contracts, and construction management at risk services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Zapalac/Reed is a commercial general contractor and construction management firm that delivers office, industrial, retail, civic/community, educational, healthcare, and interior construction projects in and around Austin, Texas. It executes work under multiple delivery methods (lump sum, guaranteed maximum return, cost plus fee, design/build single-source, and construction management at risk) supported by preconstruction estimating and scheduling, self-performed trades, LEED/green building expertise, and VDC/BIM-enabled constructability verification.

Product overview

Zapalac/Reed Construction Co L P is a commercial general contractor and construction management firm offering a comprehensive suite of construction services. The company operates through multiple delivery methods including Lump Sum General Contracts, Cost Plus a Fee Contracts, Design/Build Single-Source Contracts, and Construction Management at Risk Services, supplemented by Preconstruction Services for planning and estimating. The firm specializes in various project types (Office, Industrial, Retail, Civic/Community, Educational, Healthcare, and Interiors) and offers specialized capabilities in LEED/green building construction and VDC/BIM technology services. Self-performed work in structural and architectural concrete, earthwork, and carpentry provides quality control on critical path activities. The company uses ProCore as its project management and document collaboration platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lump Sum General Contracts Traditional fixed-price contract delivery method where the contractor performs work for an agreed-upon total price; used for commercial construction projects in the Austin market.
• Guaranteed Maximum Return / Share of Savings Contracts Project delivery method that works with a team concept to project costs and economize building methods, with cost-saving sharing arrangements between owner and contractor.
• Cost Plus a Fee Contracts Open-ended contract arrangement used when project scope is not completely defined before work begins, with an agreed fee structure and unit pricing applied to actual costs.
• Design/Build Single-Source Contracts Delivery method providing a single point of control for owners, performed for manufacturing, distribution, technology, and warehouse facilities as well as other commercial project types.
• Construction Management (CM) at Risk Services Construction management services where the CM acts as constructor and assumes risk for delivery within a guaranteed maximum price.
• Preconstruction Services Preconstruction purchasing, estimating, and scheduling services performed by experienced personnel to support project planning and feasibility.
• Self-Performed Work Hourly in-house workforce performing structural earthwork, site concrete, structural concrete, architectural concrete, and carpentry on Zapalac/Reed projects.
• LEED / Green Building Construction Green building construction services with over 85% of staff as LEED Accredited Professionals experienced in achieving LEED Gold, LEED Silver, and Austin Green Building Certification.
• Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Services Technology services using VDC and BIM for clash detection and constructability verification before and during construction.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% of clients are repeat customers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• E.E. Reed Construction, L.P.coreOthersParent company and founding entity of the Reed Family of Companies. E.E. Reed Construction began operations in 1977 in Houston, Texas, and expanded to Austin in 1980. Zapalac/Reed is a derivative of this company, founded in 1996 by Bill Zapalac and Gene Reed. Provides corporate affiliation and shared resources within the Reed family of companies.
• Davis/Reed Construction, Inc.minorOthersSister company within the Reed Family of Companies. Based in San Diego, California, serving western states with emphasis in hospitality market. Part of the coast-to-coast operations network.
• E.E. Reed East CoastminorOthersSister company within the Reed Family of Companies. Based in Herndon, Virginia serving the Washington D.C. area and East Coast markets.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DPR Construction: National commercial GC with strong healthcare, higher education, advanced technology, and life-sciences practices. Competes for institutional and commercial projects in Texas and is a broader, technology-forward incumbent versus Zapalac/Reed's regional model.
• Turner Construction Company: Largest US commercial general contractor, with deep healthcare, education, and commercial office portfolios nationwide. Operates broadly as a national incumbent rather than a regional specialist, but competes for many of the same institutional and commercial clients Zapalac/Reed serves in Austin.

Direct peers

• Linbeck Group: Texas-based (Houston) commercial construction manager and general contractor serving education, healthcare, corporate, and cultural clients. Closely comparable in delivery mix (CM at risk, design/build, lump sum) and regional focus, making it the most direct peer for Zapalac/Reed's Texas-centric model.
• Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors: Texas-based (Dallas) commercial general contractor with offices across the state, focused on healthcare, education, commercial, industrial, and religious/civic clients. Strong functional overlap with Zapalac/Reed's vertical mix and contract types.
• Rogers-O'Brien Construction: Dallas-headquartered Texas commercial GC serving commercial, healthcare, education, hospitality, and civic markets across the state. Comparable in self-performed capabilities, multi-vertical mix, and Texas-centric delivery footprint to Zapalac/Reed.
• Flintco LLC: Oklahoma-headquartered commercial GC with regional offices across the Southwest (including Austin). Similar multi-vertical portfolio (healthcare, education, commercial, hospitality, industrial) and full delivery mix, with comparable self-performed concrete and specialty trade capabilities.

Peers

• McCarthy Building Companies:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 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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