L.A. Times B2B Publishing presents the 25 largest general contractors ranked by Southern California revenue for 2023. Firms that perform healthcare, education and infrastructure work are among the largest in the region.
Hensel Phelps leads the list with $1.21 billion in local revenue last year. The contractor’s major work includes a $1.2-billion project at LAX to redevelop American Airlines Terminals 4 and 5, a $1.1-billion project for Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and a $500-million project for Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center.
It is followed by Swinerton Builders, which operates local offices in Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Ana, with $1.12 billion in Southern California revenue last year. Its major projects include Weingert Tower 1A, a permanent supportive housing development in Downtown Los Angeles.
New York-based Turner Construction ranked third on the list. Notable local projects include a joint venture with AECOM to build the Intuit Dome in Inglewood that will serve as the Los Angeles Clippers’ home venue beginning later this year. It will open during the summer with concerts.
Overall, the 25 largest general contractors generated $12.5 billion in Southern California revenue last year. They employ more than 8,400 people across 60 local offices.
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Hensel Phelps 1
Revenue
$1.22 billion
Headquarters City
Greeley, CO
Year Established
1937
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
Tom Diersbock
Executive Vice President
Damian Buessing
Regional Vice President
henselphelps.com
Swinerton Builders 2
Revenue
$1.12 billion
Headquarters City
Concord, CA
Year Established
1888
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Lia Tatevosian
SVP, Region Manager
swinerton.com
Turner Construction Co. 3
Revenue
$945 million
Headquarters City
New York, NY
Year Established
1902
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Reed McMains
VP & General Manager
turnerconstruction.com
Tutor Perini Corp. 4
Revenue
$929 million
Headquarters City
Sylmar, CA
Year Established
1894
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Ronald N. Tutor
Chairman & CEO
tutorperini.com
Oltmans Construction Co. 5
Revenue
$900 million
Headquarters City
Whittier, CA
Year Established
1932
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
John Gormly
Chairman & CEO
Charlie Roy
President
oltmans.com
AECOM 6
Revenue
$733 million
Headquarters City
Dallas, TX
Year Established
1990
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
Tim Smith
Executive Vice President
Eric Schreiner
Executive Vice President
aecom.com
C.W. Driver Cos. 7
Revenue
$682 million
Headquarters City
Pasadena, CA
Year Established
1919
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Dana Roberts
Chairman & CEO
cwdriver.com
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. 8
Revenue
$622 million
Headquarters City
St. Louis, MO
Year Established
1864
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Mike Myers
CEO, SoPac Region
mccarthy.com
PCL Construction Services Inc. 9
Revenue
$569 million
Headquarters City
Denver, CO
Year Established
1906
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
Aaron Yohnke
President, California Buildings
Michael Headrick
VP & District Manager
pcl.com
DPR Construction 10
Revenue
$552 million
Headquarters City
Redwood City, CA
Year Established
1990
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
Michael Konetzke
Alicia Loh Ortiz
Southern California
Co-Business Unit Leaders
dpr.com
Clark Group 11
Revenue
$542 million
Headquarters City
McLean, VA
Year Established
1906
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Carlos Gonzalez
Division President
clarkconstruction.com
Bernards 12
Revenue
$534 million
Headquarters City
San Fernando, CA
Year Established
1974
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
Dave Cavecche
Chief Executive Officer
Andy Buerk
President
bernards.com
W.E. O’Neil Construction 13
Revenue
$532 million
Headquarters City
Chicago, IL
Year Established
1927
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
John Finn
President
Mike Byrne
Executive Vice President
weoneil.com
Millie and Severson General Contractors 14
Revenue
$403 million
Headquarters City
Los Alamitos, CA
Year Established
1945
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Ben Severson
President
mandsinc.com
The PENTA Building Group 15
Revenue
$367 million
Headquarters City
Las Vegas, NV
Year Established
2000
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Paul Dutmer
Director, Southern California
pentabldggroup.com
Balfour Beatty US 16
Revenue
$315 million
Headquarters City
Dallas, TX
Year Established
1909
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
Brian Cahill
President, California
Kelly Phariss
VP, West, US Civils
balfourbeattyus.com
RAM Construction 17
Revenue
$259 million
Headquarters City
Irvine, CA
Year Established
2018
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
Spencer Moran
Principal & Co-Founder
Matt Renault
Principal & Co-Founder
ramconstruction-us.com
Morley Builders 18
Revenue
$245 million
Headquarters City
Santa Monica, CA
Year Established
1947
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Charles Muttillo
President
morleybuilders.com
Suffolk Construction 19
Revenue
$205 million
Headquarters City
Boston, MA
Year Established
1982
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
James Stanley
EVP, Division Manager
suffolk.com
Kemp Bros. Construction Inc. 20
Revenue
$195 million
Headquarters City
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Year Established
1955
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
Greg Scot Solaas
Chief Executive Officer
Darren Sagert
Chief Financial Officer
kempbros.com
PNG Builders 21
Revenue
$170 million
Headquarters City
Irwindale, CA
Year Established
1959
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVES
Steve Mathison
President
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Vice President
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HITT Contracting 22
Revenue
$149 million
Headquarters City
Falls Church, VA
Year Established
1927
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Trevor Coffey
Senior Vice President
hitt.com
Del Amo Construction 23
Revenue
$145 million
Headquarters City
Torrance, CA
Year Established
1972
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Steve Donahue
Principal
delamoconstruction.com
Shawmut Design and Construction 24
Revenue
$110 million
Headquarters City
Boston, MA
Year Established
1982
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Greg Skalaski
EVP, West Region
shawmut.com
Webcor 25
Revenue
$102 million
Headquarters City
San Francisco, CA
Year Established
1971
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE
Jit Pahilajani
EVP, Builders
webcor.com
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