Company type | Private |
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Industry | Construction |
Founded | 1907 |
Founder | Carl E. Overaa |
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Gerald D. Overaa (CEO) Christopher Manning (President) |
Revenue | $235 million (2011)[1] |
Number of employees | 350 (2012)[1] |
Website | www |
Overaa Construction is an American family-owned construction company based in Richmond, California, which provides general contracting and design/build services in Northern California.[2][3] It is one of the largest contractors in California[4][5] and since 1993, has been listed among ENR's top 400 contractors in the US.[6]
Overaa Construction has a self-performing concrete capability. The company crews perform about 600,000 man-hours on average each year, three fourths of which are concrete work.[3]
The company was established in 1907 by a Norwegian immigrant and carpenter Carl E. Overaa, who committed himself to rebuilding the Bay Area after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.[2][7]
Jerry (Gerald) Overaa, Carl Overaa's grandson, joined the firm in 1966. As of 2014, he works in the company as its chief executive officer.[1]
After the Great Recession the company worked on a number of projects supported by funds of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, including two projects for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.[8][9] In 2010, Overaa Construction logged the highest amount of man-hours among general contractors in Northern California.[9]
In March 2011, Christopher Manning, who worked at the company for 25 years, was appointed president after Peter Kappelhoff retired.[2]
Overaa has completed many notable construction projects throughout California. Among them are: