What FORD EC INC does

Ford E.C., Inc. is a privately held, family-owned general contractor headquartered at 10850 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1979, the firm has over 45 years of construction experience and more than 25 years of Public Works contracts with the City of Los Angeles. It is a Certified Small Business that ranks #3 in the Construction Services category and #14 overall among 2020 LA City Contractors (Los Angeles Business Journal), and has won ENR and ASCE regional awards for projects including Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation, Robertson Recreation Center, Park Canyon Park, and the North Hollywood Wastewater Conveyance Facility.

The company's core offering is general contracting for municipal public works projects, with specialized capabilities in homeless shelter construction (Bridge Home / Tiny Home Village), wastewater facilities, parks and recreation centers, public buildings (fire stations, animal shelters, theaters), and post-disaster fire reconstruction. Technical service lines include design-build integration and modular construction. Ford generates revenue through competitive bidding on public works contracts, primarily with the City of Los Angeles and LA County, supported by a formal Bid Center for subcontractors and direct relationships with the LA Bureau of Engineering. Notable delivery metrics include 9 homeless shelters totaling 800 beds built in 14 months (April 2020–December 2021) and the Alexandria Tiny Home Village completed in 10 weeks, under budget and three weeks ahead of schedule.

Name

FORD EC INC

Legal name

Ford E.C., Inc.

Website

https://fordecinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ford E.C., Inc. is a Los Angeles–based, family-owned general contractor founded in 1979 that delivers public works, infrastructure, housing, and recreation facility projects primarily for the City of Los Angeles, with specialized capabilities in design-build, modular construction, and post-fire reconstruction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Works Construction Contracts: Ford E.C. Inc generates revenue primarily through winning and executing public works construction contracts with government entities, particularly the City of Los Angeles. Projects include public housing, public buildings, parks and recreation facilities, and wastewater infrastructure. Revenue is project-based and typically earned through competitive bidding processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ford E.C. Inc is a Los Angeles-based general contractor that delivers public works construction projects for municipal clients, primarily the City of Los Angeles. Its core offerings include general contracting for public housing, public buildings, parks and recreation facilities, and wastewater infrastructure, alongside specialized rapid-deployment homeless shelter construction and post-fire reconstruction services for property owners.

Product overview

Ford E.C. Inc operates as a public works general contractor offering a unified suite of construction services centered around rapid, reliable project delivery for municipal clients. The core offering is general contracting for public works contracts, with specialized capabilities in homeless shelter construction (Bridge Home/Tiny Home Village programs), wastewater facilities, parks and recreation, and public buildings. The company provides integrated design-build services and modular construction as key differentiators, particularly for time-sensitive emergency housing projects. Los Angeles Fire Reconstruction Services represents a distinct service line focused on post-disaster recovery. All services are delivered with an emphasis on speed, quality, and compliance with City of Los Angeles requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Works Construction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 homeless shelters constructed in 14 months (April 2020 – December 2021)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• City of Los Angeles Bureau of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFord EC works hand-in-hand with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering on projects. This partnering approach is cited as the key to successful project delivery, particularly on homeless shelter construction projects like the Alexandria Tiny Home Village.
• Lehrer ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign support partner on the Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village project, providing architectural design services for the homeless shelter project.
• Local SubcontractorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFord EC uses services from local subcontractors for construction projects, particularly on design-build projects. Subcontractors must provide detailed bids including DIR numbers and certifications (SBE, DBE, DVBE).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Swinerton: 100% employee-owned general contractor founded in San Francisco with major LA presence and a strong public works, civic, and affordable housing portfolio. Comparable as a West Coast GC competing for similar public-sector and community projects.
• Bernards: Los Angeles-based employee-owned general contractor with a long track record in K-12, higher education, healthcare, and municipal public works across Southern California. Highly comparable as a similarly sized LA-area GC competing for public and institutional projects.
• Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company: LA-headquartered general contractor with deep roots in civic, public, and institutional construction across Southern California. Comparable as a long-tenured LA GC pursuing similar municipal and public-sector clients.

Broad incumbents

• Clark Construction Group: Major national general contractor with extensive civic, infrastructure, and public-sector portfolio including West Coast projects. Comparable in target market (government/public infrastructure) but operates at substantially larger scale.
• Turner Construction Company: Largest domestic commercial GC in the US with a deep public-sector and civic practice including work in Los Angeles. Overlaps with Ford EC on public/institutional clients, but with vastly broader geographic and segment coverage.
• Skanska USA: International construction firm with major US civil infrastructure and public works practice including West Coast operations. Comparable in pursuing LA-area public works and infrastructure, but with much larger scale and broader scope.
• PCL Construction: Major North American general contractor with significant US public-sector, civic, and infrastructure work. Comparable in targeting public works clients, but operates across many geographies and at much larger scale.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Large national employee-owned GC with significant California operations and a focus on public works, healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Comparable as a public-works-focused builder, but at significantly larger scale than Ford EC.
• Walsh Construction / Walsh Group: Large national GC and construction services firm with a strong public works and infrastructure practice including California projects. Comparable in pursuing similar public-sector and infrastructure clients, but at substantially larger scale.

Regional players

• Webcor: California-based GC (headquartered in San Francisco) with substantial civic, public, and infrastructure work. Comparable in being a California GC pursuing public-sector clients, though primarily Northern California-focused and at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ford-e-c-inc

Compliance1 record

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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