Commercial Construction Businesses for Sale.
The backlog and equipment are easy to see, but what makes a commercial contractor genuinely transferable is repeat clients who send work because of the team's reputation, not a single relationship with the owner.
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Rejigg lists 86 commercial construction businesses for sale. The median asking price is $2.1M. 6 of them were listed in the last 30 days. The states with the most commercial construction listings are California with 14 listings, Florida with 10, and Texas with 7.
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Cabinet Stone Countertop Specialists
Stone fabrication and cabinetry business generates $3.3M revenue with margins above 20%, up from 5%, supported by an on-site showroom and project-based installation.
Price$2.3M
Revenue$2.7M
EBITDA$603.1K
Lumber Construction Products Supplier / Installer
Prefabricated wood building manufacturer with $42.2M revenue, $25M backlog, a 100,000-square-foot facility, and production costs near half of site-built methods.
Price$20M
Revenue$30M
EBITDA$3M
Damage Restoration Construction Services
Property restoration contractor earns 75% of revenue from insured residential work, with 60% to 65% mitigation margins and recurring insurer referrals.
Price$5M
Revenue$7.2M
SDE$921.7K
Marble & Granite Product Business
Building materials fabricator generates $1.4M revenue, with half of customers returning, fully equipped production, and capacity for more daily installations.
Price$780K
Revenue$1.3M
EBITDA$168.7K
Metal Fabrication / Welding Company
Metal fabrication and welding contractor receives recurring monthly projects from several general contractors, with an equipped shop and crew handling fabrication and installation.
Price$450K
Revenue$746K
EBITDA$97.5K
West Coast Equipment Dealership
Equipment dealership with low customer concentration, exclusive supplier agreements, consistent profitability, and diversified revenue from sales, parts, service, and rentals.
Price$15M
Revenue$21.5M
EBITDA$2.5M
Commercial Plumbing & Utilities Contractor
Plumbing company generates $5.3M to $9.1M annual revenue from service, repair, and project work, with room to improve pricing.
Price$1.4M
Revenue$6M
SDE$333.3K
Engineering Design & Construction Management Firm
Building systems engineering firm with $1.1M revenue, active multi-year municipal contracts, long-tenured staff, and project work across mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and commissioning.
Price$1.4M
Revenue$1.1M
SDE$376.5K
Remodeling and Restoration Construction Company
Commercial Construction business for sale in Louisiana.
Price$1.2M
Revenue$1.7M
SDE($114.4K)
Solar Energy Company
Solar installer grew revenue 77% to $2.3M and earnings to $517k across residential, commercial, and agricultural projects.
Price$1.1M
Revenue$2.3M
SDE$517.1K
Flooring / Remodeling Business
Remodeling contractor generates $1.5M in revenue and $276k SDE through product sales, installations, project work, and a recurring protection program.
Price$300K
Revenue$941.6K
SDE$82K
Remodeling Business
Residential remodeling contractor generating $5M revenue, with an independent long-tenured crew, direct-buy cabinetry margins, and a large commercial contract pipeline.
Price$1.5M
Revenue$5.1M
SDE$102.1K
Excavator / Demolition Equipment Dealer
Heavy Industrial Construction business for sale in New York.
Price$5.6M
Revenue$1.3M
SDE$626.1K
Manufacturers' Representative
Commercial building products representative earns 70% recurring commission revenue from core accounts through remote, inventory-free operations.
Price$1.5M
Revenue$1.5M
EBITDA$185.1K
Telecom Permitting & Zoning Consultancy
Telecom permit consulting firm generates over $480k earnings with 75% recurring revenue under multi-year agreements covering 25 states.
Price$2.2M
Revenue$864.4K
SDE$482.3K
Manufacturer of Mechanical Components for Bridges
Structural expansion joint manufacturer with $10M revenue, contract-based infrastructure demand, outsourced fabrication, and growth from $8M.
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Revenue$10M
SDE$1M
Construction Management Company
Commercial construction company has $65M active backlog and $60M bonding capacity, with 95% to 98% negotiated fee-based contracts and independent leadership.
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Revenue$24.4M
SDE$1.1M
Geotechnical Contracting Business
Foundation and soil stabilization contractor with $13M revenue, a multi-year infrastructure backlog, design-build capabilities, experienced management, and growth constrained by capital.
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Revenue$13M
EBITDA$650K
Specialty Deck Materials Supplier
Construction materials distributor with revenue growing from $2.6M to $3.8M, nationwide project sales, remote operations, repeat demand, and a supplier partnership supporting expansion.
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Revenue$3.8M
SDE$415K
Slate Roofing Company
Natural stone miner and manufacturer generates $11M, owns extensive mineral rights, and faces demand above production capacity with higher-margin lightweight products.
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Revenue$11M
EBITDA$1.5M
Roofing Contractor
Commercial Construction business for sale in Florida.
Price$3.3M
Revenue$2.5M
EBITDA$697.2K
Iron / Steel Product Fabricator
Steel fabricator and ornamental iron contractor generates $7.4M from diverse government and private projects, with in-house coating as an added revenue stream.
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Revenue$7.4M
EBITDA$1.5M
Exterior Remodeling Company
Residential exterior contractor generates $4.7M in project revenue, with over 50% from referrals and repeat customers, subcontracted labor, and minimal fixed overhead.
Price$2.5M
Revenue$4.5M
EBITDA$335.3K
Commercial Fish Farming Equipment Business
Aquaculture equipment provider has a $4M project backlog, 35% to 50% margins, recurring component sales, and 50% upfront payment terms.
Price$2.7M
Revenue$3.2M
SDE$345.8K
Pool Construction Company
Construction contractor produces $4.75M in revenue and $800k in SDE from residential and commercial projects, with returning contractors supplying repeat work.
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Revenue$4.8M
EBITDA$800K
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What to know
What to know about buying a commercial construction business
How commercial construction businesses are valued
Asking prices are set as a multiple of earnings: 2x–7x annual profit, depending on backlog, team, and repeat clients.
Where you land in that range depends on how much future work you have lined up, how many clients keep coming back, and how much the business runs without you personally managing every project.
- Work that comes from relationships, not low bids
- Project managers and supers who deliver without you
- A healthy backlog of future work
- Clients who come back year after year
What buyers of commercial construction businesses look for
- Regional contractors expanding into new areas or adding trades they currently subcontract
- Companies building a larger commercial services operation through acquisitions
- Experienced construction operators looking to acquire an established book of repeat clients
- Companies in related fields like mechanical, electrical, or civil adding general contracting capability
The first questions buyers ask:
- WIP Integrity. Show me your WIP schedule. Where have margins moved, and why?
- Job Margins. Can you explain your margins by job, not just on the P&L?
- Cash & Retainage. How do you bill: pay apps, stored materials, retainage, and timing?
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Across 42 closed deals on Rejigg, the median time from first pitch to close is 177.5 days.
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What to Look For
Practical guidance from hundreds of real acquisition conversations.
Backlog and Pipeline Visibility
- Ask for a detailed backlog: projects awarded, expected start dates, contract values, and a rough sense of margin on each.
- A healthy backlog gives you meaningful visibility into near-term revenue and tells you a lot about the company's reputation in its market.
- Outstanding bids are worth reviewing too, since win rates on negotiated work versus competitive bids tell you something real about how clients feel about the relationship.
Client Relationship Ownership
- Find out whether the owner is the primary relationship holder with major clients, or whether the project managers and estimators have built their own standing with those accounts over time.
- Commercial construction businesses where clients come back because of the team and the reputation rather than a single person are far more transferable.
- Ask specifically: have any key clients met and worked directly with the project managers, and do any clients call the PMs first rather than the owner?
Licensing, Bonding, and Insurance
- Understand who holds the qualifying contractor license and whether that person intends to stay after the sale.
- Licensing is tied to a person in most states, so this question shapes the entire transition plan.
- Bonding capacity also matters, since it determines how large a project backlog the business can carry at any given time — getting this clear early prevents the most common late-stage complications.
Cash Management Discipline
- Construction cash flow can be challenging: long project timelines, front-loaded costs, and payment terms that don't always align.
- Ask how the business manages draws, billing milestones, and receivables across active projects.
- Contractors who have run multi-year projects without relying on debt or running short on cash have demonstrated something genuinely valuable.
Valuation
What Should You Expect to Pay?
2x-4x
SDE
Owner-operated with strong backlog
4x-7x
EBITDA
With independent project management team
In commercial construction, the spread between 2x and 7x reflects backlog strength, how many clients come back without competitive bidding, and how independently the project management and superintendent team operates.
What drives a premium
Repeat clients accounting for 80%+ of revenue with multi-year relationship history
Project managers and superintendents who run jobs, win relationships, and make field decisions independently
12+ months of backlog with known scopes, awarded contracts, and clear margin visibility
Strong cash management with no reliance on credit lines to fund active project costs
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Show me your WIP schedule. Where have margins moved, and why?
Buyers use your WIP schedule to see if reported profit matches what’s happening in the field, job by job. They look for margin fade, late cost-to-complete surprises, and underbillings or overbillings that feel like a plug. If your WIP sounds like a guess, they assume write-downs are coming after close.
Can you explain your margins by job, not just on the P&L?
A contractor can look fine for the year while one or two projects quietly wipe out real earnings. Buyers want proof that your estimating and field execution produce repeatable margins, not wins that get given back through buyout gaps, labor overruns, rework, or change orders that never get collected. Ongoing fade usually means a lower price or more protections in the deal terms.
How do you bill: pay apps, stored materials, retainage, and timing?
Buyers are trying to see if they’ll need to inject cash to float payroll and subs while they wait on pay apps and retainage. Retainage is normal in commercial work. Old retainage tied to disputed closeouts, missing closeout docs, or punch list drift is what spooks people. Tight billing habits often separate profitable contractors from cash-starved ones.
How do change orders get priced, approved, and billed in real life?
Buyers want to know how much margin is sitting in unapproved change orders and whether you turn scope creep into signed paper quickly. Some pending changes are normal, especially with certain GCs, but buyers need to see a real process and aging control. If your team keeps doing extra work while waiting on approval, buyers will discount earnings.
How should I show backlog, and is it work you can actually build?
Backlog only matters if it’s real, staffed, and buyout-ready at the margin you’re showing. Buyers check how much is fully executed contracts versus early-stage letters of intent, and what could still derail it, like permitting, design changes, long-lead equipment, or an owner with shaky funding. They also care about mix because fast-track tenant improvements under tight schedules underwrite differently than planned industrial or public work.
Who are your must-keep superintendents and PMs, and what happens if one leaves mid-job?
In commercial construction, superintendent depth and PM discipline determine how much work you can safely run at once. Buyers want to see a repeatable weekly job rhythm, not a few heroes saving every schedule. If your best super leaves, backlog can turn into liquidated damages and margin fade fast.