Construction companies: greater San Fernando Valley firms ranked by revenues in 2005.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THIS year, the Business Journal's list of construction companies includes firms with a range of specialties from commercial to residential, homebuilding to general contracting. Many of the construction companies that were active in the greater Valley or headquartered in the region also did a significant amount of work outside the area. The two largest construction companies on the Business Journal list, Bernards Bros. Construction and Oltmans Construction Co., each did the lion's share of their work outside the greater Valley area in 2005. The No. 1 spot was grabbed by Bernards Bros. based in San Fernando, with revenues of $378 million in 2005. General contractor Oltmans Construction in Thousand Oaks came in at No. 2 with 2005 revenues of $290 million. Oltmans was the most active construction company in the greater Valley with 911,000 square feet of construction completed in the area in 2005. The company is also the largest local construction company employer, with 115 employees. Glendale-based George C. Hopkins Construction Inc. came into the No. 3 position with $60.1 million in revenue, doubling its revenue compared to 2004. The company completed 12 Valley-area projects in 2005, totaling 406,000 square feet. PACESETTER BERNARDS BROS. CONSTRUCTION NO. 1 on this year's Business Journal list of construction companies is Bernards Bros. Construction with 2005 revenues of $378 million. San Fernando-based Bernards, founded in 1974 by Doug and Greg Bernards, specializes in general contracting. The company is ranked No. 118 in Engineering News Record's list of top 400 contractors in the nation. In 2005, the company completed 10 projects in the Valley totaling 512,000 square feet. Currently, Bernards' local projects include: Valencia Marriott, Valley Bomb Squad Facility, East Valley High School #3, East Valley, Middle School #l, Camarillo Library, Mountain Vista Elementary School, Columbia Elementary School, and Saugus Union School District in the Valley. Bernards employed 113 people in the greater Valley, compared to 92 employees in the area in 2004. Bernards specializes in the construction of education, entertainment, institutional and public works facilities. Its client roster includes such companies as Walt Disney Studios, Universal Studios, Circuit City, Target, Glendale Memorial Hospital, UCLA, and USC among many others. Bernards completed 24 projects nationwide totaling 1.2 million square feet in 2005.
Valley Valley
Area Work Area Work
Total in 2005 in 2004
Revenue * projects * projects
(millions) completed completed
Company * 2005 * sf * sf
Rank * Address * 2004 completed completed
1 Bernards Bros. $378 10 13
Construction $353.8 512,000 624,000
618 San Fernando Rd.
San Fernando 91340
2 Oltmans Construction 290 6 4
Co. 295 911,000 720,500
270 Conejo Ridge Ave.
#210
Thousand Oaks 91361
3 George C. Hopkins 60.1 12 11
Constriction Inc. 31 406,000 250,000
919 W. Glenoaks Blvd.
Glendale 91202
4 McCormick Construction 50 3 4
Co. 53 423,000 431,000
2507 Empire Ave.
Burbank 91504
5 California Home 44.2 9 3
Builders 24 NA NA
8211 Remmet Ave.
Canoga Park 91304
6 Ellias Construction 28 1 0
Co. Inc. 12 18,000 0
4768 Park Granada
Calabasas 91302
7 Wesely-Thomas 18 NA NA
Enterprises Inc. 16 300,000 250,000
960 S. Westlake Blvd.
#200
Westlake Village 91361
8 Schaffel Development 10.7 3 2
Company, Inc. 5.9 112,392 46,887
15235 Burbank Blvd.
Suite C
Van Nuys 91411
9 Bagwell Construction 4 40 40
Services, Inc. 3.5 NA NA
5214 Bonsai Ave.
Moorpark 93021
10 NK David Constructors 1.4 1 2
15230 San Fernando 2.5 NA NA
Mission Blvd. #B105
Mission Hills 91345
Nationwide Nationwide
Work Work
in 2005 in 2004
* Projects * projects Valley
completed completed Employees
Company * sf * sf * 2005
Rank * Address completed completed * 2004
1 Bernards Bros. 24 48 113
Construction 1,200,000 2,160,000 92
618 San Fernando Rd.
San Fernando 91340
2 Oltmans Construction 43 40 115
Co. 11,000,000 8,000,000 100
270 Conejo Ridge Ave.
#210
Thousand Oaks 91361
3 George C. Hopkins 12 11 35
Constriction Inc. 406,000 250,000 32
919 W. Glenoaks Blvd.
Glendale 91202
4 McCormick Construction 87 110 50
Co. 731,000 742,000 50
2507 Empire Ave.
Burbank 91504
5 California Home 9 3 17
Builders NA NA 12
8211 Remmet Ave.
Canoga Park 91304
6 Ellias Construction 5 3 22
Co. Inc. 294,000 140,000 18
4768 Park Granada
Calabasas 91302
7 Wesely-Thomas NA NA 22
Enterprises Inc. 300,000 250,000 20
960 S. Westlake Blvd.
#200
Westlake Village 91361
8 Schaffel Development 3 2 17
Company, Inc. 112,392 46,887 11
15235 Burbank Blvd.
Suite C
Van Nuys 91411
9 Bagwell Construction 40 40 30
Services, Inc. NA NA 25
5214 Bonsai Ave.
Moorpark 93021
10 NK David Constructors 10 10 9
15230 San Fernando NA NA 7
Mission Blvd. #B105
Mission Hills 91345
Company Current Projects Construction
Rank * Address (partial list) Specialty
1 Bernards Bros. Valencia Mardott, general
Construction East Valley High contracting,
618 San Fernando Rd. School #3 construction
San Fernando 91340 Valley Bomb Squad management
2 Oltmans Construction NA general
Co. contractor--
270 Conejo Ridge Ave. industrial,
#210 office,
Thousand Oaks 91361 commercial
3 George C. Hopkins Molino Lofts, commercial,
Constriction Inc. Burbank Credit industrial,
919 W. Glenoaks Blvd. Union, Molino multi-family
Glendale 91202 Parking
Structures
4 McCormick Construction Cinema general
Co. Professional, contracting
2507 Empire Ave. Alameda Pavilion,
Burbank 91504 Verdugo Peaks
5 California Home NA single family
Builders homes &
8211 Remmet Ave. apartments
Canoga Park 91304
6 Ellias Construction NA general building
Co. Inc. contractor
4768 Park Granada
Calabasas 91302
7 Wesely-Thomas Kidney Dialysis high tech tenant
Enterprises Inc. Center, Paul improvements
960 S. Westlake Blvd. Getty Property,
#200 Amgen
Westlake Village 91361
8 Schaffel Development condos: 15 multi-family
Company, Inc. unit-Van Nuys, residential
15235 Burbank Blvd. 14 unit Studio apartments and
Suite C City, 11 unit condominiums
Van Nuys 91411 Valley Village
9 Bagwell Construction various high-end
Services, Inc. residential & residential
5214 Bonsai Ave. commercial and low-rise
Moorpark 93021 commercial
10 NK David Constructors NA commercial
15230 San Fernando
Mission Blvd. #B105
Mission Hills 91345
Profile Top Executive
Company * year founded * Title
Rank * Address * headquarters * Phone Number
1 Bernards Bros. 1974 Douglas Bernards
Construction San president
618 San Fernando Rd. Fernando (818) 898-1521
San Fernando 91340
2 Oltmans Construction 1946 Robert Larson
Co. Whittier vp
270 Conejo Ridge Ave. (805) 495-9553
#210
Thousand Oaks 91361
3 George C. Hopkins 1980 Gary Hopkins
Constriction Inc. Glendale president
919 W. Glenoaks Blvd. (818) 956-0533
Glendale 91202
4 McCormick Construction 1966 Michael R. McCormick
Co. Burbank president
2507 Empire Ave. (818) 843-2010
Burbank 91504
5 California Home 1994 Shawn Evenhaim
Builders Canoga president
8211 Remmet Ave. Park (818) 999-9979
Canoga Park 91304
6 Ellias Construction 1958 Michael A. Ellias
Co. Inc. Calabasas president
4768 Park Granada (818) 591-9499
Calabasas 91302
7 Wesely-Thomas 1987 Carl Wesely
Enterprises Inc. Westlake president
960 S. Westlake Blvd. Village (805) 379-2365
#200
Westlake Village 91361
8 Schaffel Development 1977 Gary Schaffel
Company, Inc. Van Nuys president
15235 Burbank Blvd. (818) 787-2771
Suite C
Van Nuys 91411
9 Bagwell Construction 2002 David Bagwell
Services, Inc. Moorpark ceo
5214 Bonsai Ave. (805) 553-0440
Moorpark 93021
10 NK David Constructors 1988 David Colon
15230 San Fernando Mission president
Mission Blvd. #B105 Hills (818) 837-3136
Mission Hills 91345
NA: Not Available
na: not applicable
WND: Would Not Disclose
All information was provided by the representatives of the
companies themselves.
Construction companies were ranked on revenues generated in
2005. To be included in the list, companies must maintain at
least one office in the greater San Fernando Valley area, directly
construct commercial or residential building projects in the
greater San Fernando Valley and have revenues of at least
$1 million in 2005.
Note: To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate
as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the
accuracy and the thoroughness of the list, omissions and
typographical errors sometimes occur.
Information for this list was provided by the companies themselves.
Companies were ranked by 2004 revenue. If two companies had the
same amount of 2004 revenue, they were further ranked by the
amount of square footage worked on in 2004.
Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the
Research Department, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 21600
Oxnard St., Suite 250, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. [c] 2006 San
Fernando Valley Business Journal.
This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without
prior permission from the editor. Reprints are available
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jmartin@wrightsreprints.com.
Researched by Vanessa Herman
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