THE TOP 400 CONTRACTORS SOURCEBOOK 2004

This issue focuses on the top 400 contractors in the U.S. The transportation sector sector occupied 15.2 percent of the total revenues for 2003. Bechtel was the number one firm on the Top 400 list, with its contracting revenue increasing by 36% from the previous year. The article notes that the heavy and highway construction market had some of the fastest-growing Top 400 firms. Companies are ranked by construction revenue in 2003. Figures include prime contracts, shares of joint ventures, subcontracts, construction portion of design-construct contracts and construction management "at-risk" contracts when the firm's risk are similar to those of a general contractor. Figures also include the value of installed equipment when a firm has prime responsibility for specifying and procuring it within the scope of its construction contract. Percentage of revenue is categorized into the following markets: general building, manufacturing, power, water supply, sewerage/solid waste, industrial process, petroleum, transportation, hazardous waste, and telecommunications. An alphabetical directory lists the contractors and their rank.