P & J CONTRACTING CO INC

What P & J CONTRACTING CO INC does

P & J Contracting Company, Inc. is a privately held, African-American owned general contracting firm founded in 1979 by Pless B. Jones, Sr. and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The company delivers small-to-large scale demolition, new construction, site development, excavation, grading, hauling, crushing and screening, and environmental engineering services to federal, state, and local government clients as well as private developers and institutional customers across at least six states (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, and others). A regional subsidiary, P&J Contracting of Louisiana, LLC, was formed in 2005 to support post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction work in New Orleans.

The firm operates an owned heavy-equipment fleet that includes excavators, dump trucks, dozers, tri-axle dump trucks, dump trailers, and specialized Extec Crushers and Extec E7 screening equipment, enabling self-performance of demolition, aggregate processing, and material hauling without subcontracting those scopes. Notable executed projects include the $12.1 million East Baltimore Development/Johns Hopkins Bio-Tech Park demolition (500 rowhomes), a $6 million Baltimore City scattered houses demolition program, a $2.6 million Lexington Terrace implosion (800,000 sf), and federal engagements with HUD, the US Army, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Navy, and NASA Goddard. The company holds multi-state MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) certifications that position it for public-sector bid opportunities with MBE participation requirements.

P & J earns revenue through project-based general contracting under competitive bidding, with pricing tied to individual project scope, specifications, and contract terms rather than standardized tiers. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales driven by direct bidding on government and private RFQs, MBE certification positioning, and a subcontractor/supplier network. The company employs 50+ full-time professionals and is led by President Pless B. Jones, Sr., with a family management bench spanning project management, estimating, and field coordination.

Name

P & J CONTRACTING CO INC

Legal name

P & J Contracting Company, Inc.

Website

https://pandjcontracting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

P & J Contracting is an African-American owned, MBE-certified general contractor founded in 1979, delivering demolition, site development, crushing/screening, and environmental engineering to federal, state, local, and private clients across at least six US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Demolition and Construction Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Other Specialty Trade Contractors (2389), Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (238190)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Debris Removal (C&D Hauling) (HSAKALAC), C&D Sorting & Processing Facilities (C&D MRFs) (EUAIAHAC), C&D Waste Collection, Hauling & Container Services (Roll-off/Dumpsters) (EUAIAHAA)

Keywords

• Demolition contracting services
• General construction services
• Site preparation services
• Aggregate crushing and screening
• Environmental remediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Construction Contracting Services: Project-based revenue from general contracting, demolition, site development, new construction, environmental engineering, excavation, grading, hauling, and material processing. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding on public and private sector construction projects with pricing based on project scope, specifications, and contract terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

P & J Contracting Company, Inc. is a construction contracting firm offering general contracting, demolition, new construction, environmental engineering, site grading, excavation, material hauling, and aggregate crushing and screening services. The company delivers end-to-end project lifecycle services, particularly demolition and site preparation, using its owned fleet of heavy construction equipment to public and private sector clients across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States.

Product overview

P&J Contracting Company, Inc. is a construction contracting firm offering a unified portfolio of services rather than a modular software platform. The company provides general contracting, new construction, demolition, environmental engineering, crushing and screening, grading, excavation, and hauling services. The core capabilities center on demolition services (both small and large scale for public and private sectors) and site development work, supported by an owned fleet of heavy equipment including excavators, dump trucks, dozers, and specialized crushing/screening equipment. An affiliated company, P&J Contracting of Louisiana, LLC, extends these services to the Louisiana market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• P&J Contracting of Louisiana, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Affiliate company formed by Pless B. Jones, Sr. after Hurricane Katrina to assist in New Orleans cleanup efforts. Specializes in demolition, grading and excavation services in Louisiana.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bierlein Companies: Industrial demolition and environmental remediation contractor serving government, industrial, and commercial clients nationwide. Comparable to P&J's industrial demolition, asbestos abatement, and hazardous materials remediation work.
• B. Frank Joy LLC: Mid-Atlantic demolition and site utilities contractor serving government and commercial clients across Maryland, Virginia, and DC. Geographic and customer overlap with P&J's Baltimore/Northern Virginia base of operations.
• Controlled Demolition Inc. Specialty demolition contractor offering implosion and large structural demolition services for government, commercial, and industrial clients. Directly comparable to P&J's large-scale demolition work (e.g., Lexington Terrace implosion) and federal-customer mix.
• Penhall Company: National demolition and concrete cutting specialist serving commercial, industrial, and government customers. Directly comparable for structural demolition services, equipment-based delivery model, and federal contract exposure.
• Brandenburg Industrial Service Co. Demolition and environmental services contractor with strong government/defense client base (federal facilities, military installations). Closely comparable to P&J's US Army, USACE, and federal-housing demolition track record.
• Total Wrecking & Environmental LLC: Demolition and environmental remediation contractor serving government, industrial, and commercial clients with owned equipment fleet. Comparable in service mix (demolition, asbestos abatement, site prep) and customer types to P&J.
• Cherne Contracting Corporation: Mid-sized general contractor and demolition firm with federal government, industrial, and commercial clients. Comparable scope of demolition, site development, and hazardous materials abatement work to P&J's portfolio.
• D.H. Griffin Companies: Mid-Atlantic/Southeast-based demolition contractor with owned equipment fleet and integrated materials recycling (crushing/screening). Operates across the same geography as P&J and offers the same bundled demolition + site prep + recycling service stack.

Broad incumbents

• Barton Malow Company: Large established general contractor that engages P&J as a subcontractor (Coppin State project). Broader portfolio of construction services but overlapping in the government/institutional building and site preparation categories where P&J also operates.

Regional players

• Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse (SBER): Mid-Atlantic developer/general contractor that has engaged P&J as a site work subcontractor (Clipper Mills). A larger, established regional incumbent in the same Baltimore/DC geography, sourcing demolition services like those P&J provides.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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