Description:This annual edition of ENR's Top 400 Contractors Sourcebook 2005 includes market analysis and rankings of the largest U.S.-based general contractors in the major industry sectors listed below. This Sourcebook also provides editorial overviews and rankings of Top Contractors in almost fifty project types, such as healthcare, highways, commercial offices, chemical plants, aerospace, petroleum, nuclear plants, multi-unit residential, transmission lines, and pharmaceuticals. The cover story is "Growth Marks a Return to Prosperity." The main tables are: The Top 400 Contractors; The 2005 Top 400 at a Glance: volume, profitability, professional staff, backlog, market analysis, international regions; The Top 100 Contractors by New Contracts. Also included is a bar chart illustrating "Top 400 Contractor Trends in market Sectors Over Past Four Years": Building, Manufacturing, Industrial, Petroleum, Power, Transportation, Water, Sewer/Waste, Hazardous Waste, Telecommunications.
This edition contains a Directory of Contractors (400 companies): company name, name of each firm's chief executive, and the firm's address and telephone number. email addresses are not available.
Industry Sectors Covered In This Report:
General Building
- Feature Story: Contractors Thrive on Steady Diet of Hospital and Education Projects
Top 50 in General Building
Top 25 in Retail
Top 20 in Correctional Facilities
Top 25 in Distribution and Warehouses
Top 25 in Education
Top 25 in Commercial Offices
Top 20 in Sports
Top 20 in Religious and Cultural
Top 25 in Government
Top 25 in Hotels, Motels and Convention Centers
Top 25 in Entertainment
Top 25 in Health Care
Top 25 in Multi-Unit Residential
Transportation
- Feature Story: Federal Funding Bill and Hurricane Hit Market at Nearly the Same Time
- Top 50 in Transportation
- Top 25 in Mass Transit and Rail
- Top 25 in Bridges
- Top 25 in Highways
- Top 25 in Airports
- To 15 in Marine and Port Facilities
Manufacturing/Industrial Process
- Feature Story: Drive to Consolidate Production Is Key to Construction Growth Spurt
- Top 25 in Manufacturing
- Top 5 in Electronic Assembly
- Top 10 in Semiconductors
- Top 10 in Aerospace
- Top 25 in Industrial Process
- Top 25 in Pharmaceuticals
- Top 10 in Steel and Nonferrous Metals Plants
- Top 15 in Chemical Plants
- Top 10 in Pulp and Paper Mills
- Top 20 in Food Processing Plants
Petroleum
- Feature Story: High Oil Prices Spur boom Mentality But Long-Term Impact Is Uncertain
- Top 25 in Petroleum
- Top 25 in Refineries and Petrochemical Plants
- Top 10 in Maintenance
- Top 5 in Pipelines
- Top 5 in Offshore and Underwater Facilities
Power
- Feature Story: Still-Sluggish Generation Sector Begins to Recover rom Capacity Glut
- Top 25 in Power
- Top 10 in Cogeneration
- Top 25 in Fossil Fuel
- Top 10 in Transmission and Distribution
- Top 10 in Operations and Maintenance
- Top 5 in Nuclear Plants
Environmental
- Feature Story: Katrina Focuses Market on New Risks But Old Ones Still Keep Players Busy - The Top 25 in Water Supply
- Top 25 in Water Treatment and Desalination
- Top 20 in Transmission Lines and Aqueducts
- Top 10 in Dame and Reservoirs
- Top 25 in Sewerage and Solid Waste
- Top 25 in Wastewater Treatment
- Top 10 in Solid Waste
- Top 15 in Sanitary and Storm Sewers
- Top 25 in Hazardous Waste
- Top 5 in Nuclear Waste
- Top 15 in Chemical and Soil Retention
Telecommunications
- Feature Story: Market Stabilizes as Communication Becomes Integral to All Businesses
- Top 25 in Telecommunications
- Top 5 in Towers and Antennae
- Top 5 in Transmission Lines
- Top 10 in Data Centers and Web Hotels
Cover Image by Michael Goodman for ENR.
