Collective Florida Revenue for 2001 Exceeds $2.2 Billion as List Grows to 90

By Scott Judy

Southeast Construction-Florida Edition presents its second annual ranking of the state’s “Top Specialty Contractors.” Compared to last year’s inaugural ranking of such firms, this year’s list has grown significantly, from 50 specialty contractors to 90. Accordingly, the revenue listed has increased as well. In all, the 90 firms listed here collectively reported 2001 Florida revenue in excess of $2.2 billion, up from last year’s state total of approximately $1.6 billion.

Like last year, our look at the state’s top specialty firms is multi-faceted. First, we included an overall ranking based on the firm’s revenue generated from projects within the state of Florida during 2001. Within this main, overall ranking, readers will find the most extensive information about the ranked firms, including the address for their company headquarters, telephone and fax numbers, the name of the firm’s principal officer, as well as a percentage breakdown of the company’s revenue by work category.

We’ve also included a ranking based on a company’s total revenue. This provides a different view of the companies doing business here in the state of Florida. For the vast majority of respondents, the figures for Florida and “Total” were the same. However, the national firms were able to drive this figure all the way to nearly $10.3 billion.

Finally, we’ve also included some breakout rankings, where we list the top firms in 17 different specialty categories. These categories include: mechanical; electrical; plumbing; utility; roofing; sheet metal; concrete; masonry; painting; fire prevention; telecommunications; wall/ceiling; excavation/foundation; steel erection; demolition/wrecking; flooring; and fabrication.

Within these breakout rankings, we listed the top five firms if there were that many firms with revenue in a particular category. If fewer than five firms specialized in a category, we listed the top three.

In all, 14 different companies find themselves at the top of one of these lists. (Some firms find themselves at the top of a couple of lists.) We congratulate them on their success, and wish them continued good fortune through 2002.