Clark Construction

Clark Construction, also referred to as Clark Construction Group, LLC, is a construction firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia,^[1] and founded in 1906. The company had 2018 annual revenue of more than $5 billion,^[2] and is one of the largest commercial and civil contractors in the country.^[2] Some projects include Capital One Arena^[3] and L'Enfant Plaza.^[2]

Clark Construction Group, LLC

Company type	Private
Industry	Construction
Founded	1906; 119 years ago (1906)
Founder	George Hyman
Headquarters	Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Key people	Robert D. Moser, Jr., president and chief executive officer; A. James Clark
Services	General Contractor Construction Manager Design-Build
Revenue	$6.5 billion (2022)
Number of employees	4,200
Subsidiaries	Clark Construction Guy F. Atkinson Construction Shirley Contracting Company C3M Power Systems Clark Civil Clark Concrete Clark Foundations Clark Water Align Capital Solutions Altura Carta Coda Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate Fractile Studio S2N Technology Group
Website	www.clarkgroup.com

History

The company traces its founding to the George Hyman Construction Company, an excavating company, in 1906. Business boomed, as it initially had the only steam shovel in Washington.^[4] The company began doing construction work in 1923; its first such contract was with Wheatley Junior High School. The company was involved in numerous military construction projects during World War II.^[5]

Hyman died in 1970 and was succeeded by his nephew Benjamin Rome.^[5]

In 1969, A. James Clark bought the company from the Hyman family^[6] and oversaw major growth including one of its earliest projects L'Enfant Plaza in Washington. Clark formed a separate company in 1977 for non-union projects in the Washington area (Hyman legally could not bid on such projects).^[6] In 1995, Clark merged construction companies of Hyman, Shirley Contracting Company, Guy F. Atkinson Construction and OMNI to form Clark Construction.^[5]

In 2016, a year after Clark died, firm management bought the company from its parent Clark Enterprises, leaving the parent to concentrate on its private equity, financial and real estate markets.^[6]

Subsidiaries

• Building & Infrastructure Group:
  • Clark Construction - general contractor
  • Guy F. Atkinson Construction - a heavy civil contractor^[7]
  • Shirley Contracting Company - a transportation, heavy civil, and site contractor
  • C3M Power Systems - a transportation systems and electrical contractor^[8]
  • Clark Civil - a heavy civil contractor
  • Clark Concrete - self perform concrete contractor
  • Clark Foundations - engineering solutions for excavation support systems
  • Clark Water - specializes in water and wastewater projects
• Asset Solutions Group:
  • Align Capital Solutions - financing partner
  • Altura - building commissioning and smart building consulting services
  • Carta - project advisor
  • Coda - construction software development and engineering
  • Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate - a developer and asset manager of public buildings and infrastructure^[9]
  • Fractile Studio - BIM and VDC engineering services
  • S2N Technology Group - technology solutions design, consulting, and project management services