Charles Black Construction

What Charles Black Construction does

Charles Black Construction Company, Inc. (operating as CBC/CBCC) is a privately held commercial general contractor and construction manager headquartered in Cleveland, Georgia. Founded in 1968 (per firmographic records; the company's own materials reference 1970), the firm has operated for over five decades delivering on-time, in-budget construction primarily across 19 counties in North Georgia. Its three core delivery models are General Contracting, Design-Build, and Construction Management, applied through three primary specializations: K-12 Education, Municipal/Government, and Sports Facilities. The company's underlying technology is conventional construction-management practice (project scheduling, budgeting, quality control, subcontractor coordination) rather than software products; it operates no disclosed APIs, SDKs, digital platform, or proprietary technology stack.

The firm's commercial activity centers on public-sector and institutional project contracts: it secures work through formal competitive bids responding to advertisements from government entities and school districts, complemented by repeat direct relationships with school superintendents, county commissioners, and municipal officials. Documented client engagements span multiple K-12 districts (Buford City Schools, Barrow County Schools, White County Schools, Hart County Charter System, Franklin County Schools, Rabun County Schools, Madison County, Habersham County), municipal entities (City of Buford, Hall County Commissioners), healthcare (Northeast Georgia Health System), financial services (Mountain Valley Community Bank), and nonprofit/religious organizations (Woodlands Camp, Lanier Christian Academy, Good News Clinics). The firm maintains a multi-architect partner ecosystem including Robertson Loia Roof, Southern A&E, RLR Architects, Breaux & Associates, CDH Partners, BCA Studios, and others to support design-build delivery.

Revenue mechanics are project-based (one-time construction contracts) with pricing determined through the public competitive bidding process rather than published rate cards. The firm is founder/privately owned with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or restructuring events. Operating as a sales-led organization with 11-50 employees, the company pursues regional market depth rather than geographic expansion and has no disclosed digital products, AI/ML capabilities, patents, regulatory actions, or leadership transitions in the input data.

Name

Charles Black Construction

Legal name

Charles Black Construction Company, Inc.

Website

https://charlesblackconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Charles Black Construction Company, Inc. is a privately held commercial general contractor and construction manager headquartered in Cleveland, Georgia, delivering General Contracting, Design-Build, and Construction Management services across 19 North Georgia counties, with primary focus on K-12 education, municipal, and sports facility projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Government & Civic Building Construction (Courthouses, City Halls, Public Safety) (IMAFACAF)

Keywords

• Commercial construction
• General contracting
• Construction management
• K-12 school construction
• Municipal construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Contracts: One-time project-based revenue from construction contracts for commercial buildings including K-12 schools, municipal facilities, sports venues, and institutional projects. Projects range from new construction to renovations and additions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Charles Black Construction is a commercial general contractor and construction manager based in Cleveland, Georgia, providing General Contracting, Design-Build, and Construction Management services across North Georgia. The company specializes in K-12 education, municipal, and sports facilities construction, delivering new builds, renovations, additions, and specialty facilities such as performing arts centers and arenas for school districts, city and county governments, and select commercial clients.

Product overview

Charles Black Construction operates as a single unified commercial construction service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company's core offerings consist of three primary service delivery models—General Contracting, Design-Build, and Construction Management—which are delivered through specialized divisions focused on K-12 Education, Municipal, and Sports Facilities construction. Rather than distinct software products, the company provides construction services as integrated project delivery methods, with expertise concentrated in North Georgia school districts and municipal government projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting Services Full-service general contracting for commercial construction projects, providing project management, skilled labor coordination, and construction execution from ground-breaking to completion. Delivered primarily for K-12 education, municipal, and sports facility clients across North Georgia.
• Design-Build Services Integrated design and construction delivery in which Charles Black Construction manages both the architectural design and construction phases of a project, streamlining communication and project delivery for clients in the commercial, educational, and municipal sectors.
• Construction Management Professional construction management services overseeing project scheduling, budgeting, quality control, and coordination among subcontractors and vendors from project inception through completion for commercial and institutional clients.
• K-12 Education Construction Specialized construction services for K-12 educational facilities including new schools, additions, renovations, performing arts centers, gyms, career academies, and transportation facilities for public school districts and charter systems in North Georgia.
• Municipal Construction Construction services for government and municipal clients including fire stations, libraries, parking decks, government offices, community centers, and public recreation facilities for cities and counties across North Georgia.
• Sports Facilities Construction Construction of sports-related infrastructure including football stadiums, field houses, gymnasiums, arenas, athletic fields, turf installation, tracks, and recreation centers for schools, municipalities, and community organizations.

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Robertson Loia Roof Architects & EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and engineering firm serving as project architect on multiple Charles Black Construction projects including Tom Riden Stadium and Rabun County Schools Agricenter. Collaborative relationship in design and construction delivery for educational and sports facilities.
• Southern A&EcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and engineering firm appearing as architect on multiple projects including Habersham Central High School, Rabun County Primary School, and Rabun County High School Football Stadium.
• RLR ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm serving as architect on projects including Fair Street Elementary School, Madison County High School Replacement, P.K. Dixon Field House, and Hart County High School Gym & College and Career Academy.
• Brewster & CrockercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm listed as architect for North Hall Community Center project completed in 2010.
• Breaux & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm serving as architect on numerous projects including Buford Arena, Buford United Methodist Church Renovation, White County High School Addition & Renovation, and multiple athletic facility projects.
• Hussey Gay BellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firm listed as architect/engineer for Hall County Fire Station projects.
• CDH PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm serving as architect for NGHS Corporate Plaza healthcare facility project in Oakwood, GA.
• BCA StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm serving as architect for Mountain Valley Community Bank project and M&R Equipment Rentals facility.
• Bachman & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm listed as architect for Lumpkin County Library project.
• JM Smith EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firm listed as architect for Freedom Park project in Cleveland, GA.
• Bradfield, Richards, Rhodes & Associates Architects, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm serving as architect for Woodlands Camp Cabins project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New South Construction: Atlanta-based commercial general contractor focused on K-12, higher education, municipal, and healthcare projects across Georgia — directly comparable in geography, scale, and target verticals.
• Batson-Cook Construction: Southeast regional general contractor with deep K-12, higher education, and institutional experience — directly comparable in client base, delivery methods, and project size profile.
• Carroll Daniel Construction: Georgia-based general contractor with strong K-12 and higher education practice across the Southeast, with comparable size and public-sector bidding model.
• Choate Construction Company: Southeast regional general contractor with strong K-12 and municipal government portfolio across Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee — comparable in service mix and delivery model.
• Winter Construction: Atlanta-headquartered commercial general contractor with comparable K-12, municipal, and institutional portfolio in the Georgia market.
• Hogan Construction Group: Southeast-focused commercial general contractor with comparable K-12 and institutional experience in Georgia and surrounding states.

Broad incumbents

• Brasfield & Gorrie: Major Southeast-based general contractor with broad commercial, healthcare, education, and institutional portfolio — competes for larger Georgia public projects beyond CBCC's typical scope.
• JE Dunn Construction: Large national commercial general contractor with significant K-12 and higher education practice — overlaps with CBCC in education vertical but operates at much greater scale and broader geography.
• Holder Construction: Large Atlanta-based commercial general contractor with institutional and municipal projects — competes for larger Georgia public-sector work that CBCC may also target.

Emerging players

• R.R. Simmons Construction: Smaller Georgia-based commercial contractor with K-12 and municipal focus — comparable in niche specialization and regional footprint, smaller scale than CBCC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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