Merit Project Solutions

What Merit Project Solutions does

Merit Project Solutions is a privately held construction management and general contracting firm headquartered in Silverdale, Pennsylvania. The firm provides preconstruction and estimating, portfolio management, design-build, and general contracting/construction management services to clients across six vertical markets: life sciences, education, healthcare, corporate, infrastructure, and site development. It is a women-owned business, holding WBENC certification, and operates at a sub-50-employee scale.

The firm runs project delivery on the Procore construction management platform, which provides document control, project tracking, and stakeholder coordination. Its safety record is externally validated through the Highwire Platinum Safety Award, placing it in the top 5% of platform-rated firms. The company was founded by Miranda Richter, a Penn State Industrial Engineering graduate.

Merit generates revenue through quote-based, project-by-project professional services engagements. Pricing is structured per engagement rather than through SaaS or subscription contracts, with revenue tied to project scope, duration, and whether the firm acts as construction manager or general contractor (which introduces pass-through revenue). At 11-50 employees the firm operates regionally with a multi-vertical go-to-market rather than a single-sector specialization.

Name

Merit Project Solutions

Legal name

Merit Project Solutions

Website

https://meritprojectsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Merit Project Solutions is a women-owned construction management firm in Silverdale, Pennsylvania, delivering preconstruction, design-build, general contracting, and portfolio management services across life sciences, education, healthcare, corporate, infrastructure, and site development sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Management Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Construction management services
• Preconstruction estimating services
• Design build construction
• Commercial general contracting
• Portfolio construction management

Headquarters

HQ city

Silverdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Construction Management Services: Project-based professional services for construction projects including planning, design, construction, and project management. Revenue generated through fees for preconstruction/estimating, design-build services, general contracting/construction management, and portfolio management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Merit Project Solutions is a construction management firm that delivers four core services — Preconstruction/Estimating, Portfolio Management, Design-Build, and General Contracting/Construction Management — for commercial clients across life sciences, healthcare, higher education, corporate, infrastructure, and site development projects. The firm manages projects from planning and budgeting through design, construction, and closeout, providing clients a single point of contact.

Product overview

Merit Project Solutions is a construction management firm offering a unified suite of services centered around four core offerings: Preconstruction/Estimating, Portfolio Management, Design-Build Services, and General Contracting/Construction Management. The company serves diverse industry sectors including Life Sciences (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device facilities), Education (college/university campus facilities), Healthcare (hospitals, clinics, medical offices), Corporate Class A office space, Infrastructure (MEP systems integration), and Site Development. The services are designed to work together as a comprehensive solution, from initial planning and budgeting through design, construction, and project delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preconstruction / Estimating Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed on time and within budget
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ProcorecoreTechnology or IntegrationProcore construction management software is used to improve customer experience by enhancing communication and collaboration among all stakeholders. Provides real-time access to project updates and information via mobile app for greater transparency and convenience.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: Largest domestic nonresidential CM/GC, competing for the same healthcare, education, and corporate office RFPs as Merit. Not a boutique but the dominant incumbent that sets competitive dynamics in Merit's target verticals.
• Skanska USA: Major global GC/CM with strong healthcare, higher education, and life sciences practices. Larger incumbent competing in Merit's core verticals; relevant for benchmarking on regulated-vertical CM delivery.
• AECOM (Construction Services): Global engineering and construction services firm with PM/CM practice competing for institutional, healthcare, and corporate programs. Broader portfolio than Merit but overlaps on construction management services.
• Jacobs Engineering / Critical Mission Solutions: Global engineering, construction management, and consulting firm with strong life sciences and infrastructure practices — overlaps Merit on regulated-vertical project delivery and engineering-driven CM.

Direct peers

• Hill International: Construction management consulting firm offering owner's representation and program/project management — directly comparable to Merit's agency/owner's rep CM positioning and portfolio management offering.
• Gilbane Building Company: Private, family-owned national CM/GC firm with deep healthcare, life sciences, education, and corporate office practices — directly overlapping Merit's verticals. Comparable founder/family-ownership ethos and integrated preconstruction-to-CM delivery.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Mid-Atlantic headquartered GC/CM firm with similar end-market exposure (healthcare, higher education, life sciences, corporate offices) and a comparable integrated construction management + design-build delivery model. Most directly comparable U.S. peer given geography and service mix.
• DPR Construction: National GC/CM firm with particularly strong life sciences, healthcare, and higher education practices. Overlaps Merit's high-tech facility delivery and design-build model at a much larger scale.
• Consigli Construction Co. Northeast-based, family-owned GC/CM firm with strong life sciences, healthcare, education, and corporate office practices — a strong mid-size regional peer with comparable culture, owner mindset, and integrated preconstruction services.
• Bette Construction: Mid-Atlantic WBENC-certified, women-owned GC/CM firm — almost a direct peer to Merit in terms of size, ownership profile, services, and geography, and a useful comparability benchmark for the value of WBENC certification.

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/merit-project-solutions

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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