Real, verified Utah companies → exemplars we model mock-up customers on for end-to-end onboarding/sales test runs.
Squires ConstructionSMALLSalt Lake City
- Size
- ~10–20 emp · <$25M (est)
- Does
- Commercial TI / remodel / small ground-up — restaurant, retail, office
- Who
- Lean SLC commercial GC focused on tenant improvements & small builds.
- Onboarding
- High-velocity, low-$ TI buyouts — tests Perch for a lean shop bidding many small packages.
Verified real (address, site, commercial scope); headcount/revenue estimated.
Kier ConstructionMEDIUMOgden
- Size
- 80+ emp · ~$100M+ (self-reported)
- Does
- Commercial GC/CM — multifamily, retail, municipal, healthcare, hospitality
- Who
- 40-yr diversified Intermountain GC/CM; "$5.7B across 1,900+ projects" lifetime.
- Onboarding
- Multi-sector buyer with real CM/design-build delivery; one precon team owns it — mid-market precon test.
High on existence/HQ/emp; revenue self-reported. Note: 80+ emp is above the 10–50 hint — fits MED by revenue (see flag #1).
Big-D ConstructionLARGESalt Lake City
- Size
- ~1,500 emp · ~$950M–$2.5B (est, trackers vary)
- Does
- Commercial, industrial/adv-mfg, healthcare, higher-ed, data centers, mixed-use
- Who
- One of Utah's largest builders — family-founded 1967, ENR Top 400, multi-state.
- Onboarding
- Enterprise test: high bid volume across many divisions, sophisticated precon dept, multi-office, large structured buyouts.
High on existence/HQ/tier; revenue estimates conflict (both clear $200M+).
⚡ Electrical
CTI ElectricMEDIUMOgden
- Size
- ~11–50 emp · private
- Does
- Commercial/industrial electrical + design-build; MV, controls, fire alarm, CCTV
- Onboarding
- Mid-volume bidder on the Ogden/SLC corridor with design-build estimating — "growing sub standardizing precon."
Real, Utah-HQ. Caveat: electrical arm of CTI Construction (a self-perform GC) — figures blur between entities.
Cache Valley ElectricLARGELogan
- Size
- ~2,300 emp · $700M–$1.5B (est)
- Does
- Design-build electrical, mission-critical/data center, network integration, low-voltage
- Onboarding
- Very high bid volume + mature in-house estimating/VDC — "sophisticated incumbent" scale stress test.
Utah's oldest/largest electrical contractor. Revenue varies across DBs (estimate). Alts: Hunt, Taylor Electric.
❄️ Mechanical (HVAC)
All States MechanicalMEDIUMMidvale
- Size
- ~11–50 emp · private
- Does
- Commercial design-build HVAC + plumbing, BIM coordination, high-purity/process
- Onboarding
- Design-build + plan-and-spec bids to many GCs with BIM demands — ideal mid-market onboarding test.
Real, AGC-Utah member. Caveat: a "<$5M" tracker tag looks low vs scope — trust the emp band.
UMC (Utah Mechanical Contractors)LARGESpringville
- Size
- 400+ emp · ~$84–100M+ (est)
- Does
- HVAC + plumbing for GCs/developers; volume multifamily + commercial (40k+ units)
- Onboarding
- High bid volume across production-builder GCs with repeatable unit-based estimating at scale.
50-yr regional leader; multiple corroborating sources.
🧱 Concrete
RIPS ConstructionMEDIUMSalt Lake City
- Size
- 10–50 emp (Procore band) · $1–10M avg contract
- Does
- Structural + flatwork — slabs, parking structures, post-tension, shoring, foundations
- Onboarding
- $1–10M contracts w/ PT/parking scope — real volume where one precon change is felt company-wide.
Tier firm (Procore band). Caveat: HQ address varies across directories (SLC vs West Jordan/Syracuse).
Axiom ConstructorsLARGESouth Weber
- Size
- 51–200 emp (LinkedIn) · private
- Does
- Cast-in-place structural — PT parking structures, podium decks, tilt-up, foundations
- Onboarding
- PT podium/parking is among the most estimating-intensive concrete — stress-tests complex structural takeoffs.
HQ/specialty/tier solid; exact headcount within band + revenue inferred.
🧰 Drywall & Metal Studs
Alpine Drywall & FloorcoveringsMEDIUMSalt Lake City
- Size
- ~10–50 emp (inferred) · <$5M (tracker)
- Does
- Commercial interior finish — acoustical ceilings, drywall, metal stud framing, FRP, flooring
- Onboarding
- Established estimators bidding commercial finish packages — Perch adoption is a single-team decision.
Real, AGC-Utah listed. Caveat: no public headcount — tier inferred from revenue + 50-yr tenure (confirm before relying).
DAW Construction GroupLARGEDraper
- Size
- ~180–300+ emp · ~$30–104M (est, varies)
- Does
- Metal stud framing, drywall, insulation at mid/large scale; multi-state
- Onboarding
- High bid volume across 5 sectors + mature estimating dept — multi-estimator, multi-project concurrency test.
All sources agree 50+ (180–300+); revenue figures vary widely (estimate). Alts: Wallboard Specialties, Tolman.
🚜 Earthwork & Grading
Pride ExcavatingMEDIUMDraper
- Size
- 11–50 emp (tracker) · ~$5–25M (est)
- Does
- Commercial/residential excavation, demolition, site prep, mass grading, civil
- Onboarding
- Steady commercial pad/subdivision/demo bids across SLC→St. George — recurring sitework volume.
Real, family-owned (2005). Emp band from aggregator, not disclosed.
Wollam ConstructionLARGEDraper
- Size
- ~200 emp · $400M bonding capacity
- Does
- Mass earthmoving, structural excavation, utilities, MSE walls — heavy civil
- Onboarding
- Complex civil at scale (mines, data centers, power) — high-$ bids, multi-crew scheduling, heavy bonding.
Real, ~200 emp. Skews industrial/heavy-civil (see flag #3) — VanCon (~175 emp) is a more commercial-building earthwork alt.
⚑ Decisions / flags for you (these shape the other 29 trades)
- GC tier by revenue or headcount? Kier is 80+ emp (above the "10–50" hint) but ~$100M revenue = clearly Pro/medium. I'd make revenue the primary band for GCs, headcount primary for subs — confirm and I'll apply it consistently.
- Medium subs carry the softest data. Private trades rarely publish headcount/revenue; for mediums I infer the tier from aggregator bands + tenure/scope and label confidence. OK to proceed on "best verifiable estimate + flag," or do you want a higher bar (e.g., only companies with a public size signal)?
- Industrial vs commercial-building skew. Some "large" subs (Wollam) are heavy-civil/industrial (mines, data centers). Do you want exemplars that bid commercial-building GCs specifically (matches Zwick/Big-D), or is industrial fine? Affects earthwork, electrical, concrete picks.
- Self-serve = residential or commercial micro? Frank Nolte is residential. If your self-serve PLG target is small commercial subs, I'll pick a tiny commercial specialty shop instead.
- Field set & depth: each card has Size · Does · Who · Onboarding-angle · Source · Confidence. Want more (e.g., est. annual bid count, current software stack, key contact/title, sectors), fewer, or a sortable table for the full 68?
Verified bench (instant swaps): Large GC → Okland, Layton · Med GC → Hughes (K-12) · Large electrical → Hunt, Taylor · Large concrete → Tom Stuart, Messerly · Large drywall → Wallboard Specialties, Tolman · Earthwork → VanCon (~175, commercial), Newman ($21.6M), Skinner (small).