Top Contractor Revenue Drops in '09, Rises Compared to Five Years Ago

This year’s Top General Contractor’s ranking in Southwest Contractor posted some dismal numbers, with the Top 100 dropping almost 28% from the previous year. Among the market sectors that we’ve tracked for five years or more, the only bright spot in year-over-year revenue was sewage/waste, which saw a modest 2% gain from the previous year. The hardest hit sector was site/master-planned development, which saw 78% of work obliterated compared to the previous year. The only silver lining is that when compared to totals from five years ago (2005), some sectors could boast gains. Transportation, which lost 2% of revenue over the previous year, was up over 66% compared to 2005. And overall, the Top 100 was up 23% over the 2005 ranking.   

Top 100 - 2009: $14.2 billion
Top 100 - 2008: $19.6 billion
Top 100 - 2007: $17.6 billion
Top 100 - 2006: $14.1 billion
Top 100 - 2005: $11.5 billion
-27.7% over previous year
+23% over five years 

Arizona Total 2009:   $6.6 billion
Arizona Total 2008: $10.2 billion
Arizona Total 2007:   $9.8 billion
Arizona Total 2006:   $8.0 billion
Arizona Total 2005:   $6.3 billion
-35% decrease over previous year
5.6% increase over five years 

Nevada Total 2009: $6.2 billion
Nevada Total 2008: $8.4 billion
Nevada Total 2007: $8.1 billion
Nevada Total 2006: $5.5 billion
Nevada Total 2005: $4.6 billion
-25.9% decrease from previous year
35.5% increase over five years 

New Mexico Total 2009: $1.4 billion
New Mexico Total 2008: $1.8 billion
New Mexico Total 2007: $1.5 billion
New Mexico Total 2006: $1.3 billion
New Mexico Total 2005: $1.1 billion
-18.6% decrease from previous year
31.5% increase over five years 

General Building 2009: $  9.9 billion
General Building 2008: $14.6 billion
General Building 2007: $14.1 billion
General Building 2006: $10.5 billion
General Building 2005: $  8.1 billion
-32.1% decrease from previous year
22.7% increase over five years

Industrial Process/ Power 2009: $99.8 million
Industrial Process/ Power 2008: $466 million
Industrial Process/ Power 2007: $304.7 million
Industrial Process/ Power 2006: $177 million
Industrial Process/ Power 2005: $139.4 million
-78.6% decrease from previous year
-28.4% decrease from previous year

Interiors/T.I. 2009: $266.3 million
Interiors/T.I. 2008: $794.2 million
Interiors/T.I. 2007: $710.9 million
Interiors/T.I. 2006: $653.2 million
Interiors/T.I. 2005: $553.9 million
-66.5% decrease from previous year
-51.9% decrease from five years

Manufacturing 2009:   $77.5 million
Manufacturing 2008: $112.2 million
Manufacturing 2007: $152.1 million
Manufacturing 2006: $109.7 million
Manufacturing 2005: $146.6 million
-30.9% decrease from previous year
-47% decrease from five years

Sewage/ Waste 2009: $603,763,857 million
Sewage/ Waste 2008: $592,494,888 million
Sewage/ Waste 2007: $599,760,079 million
Sewage/ Waste 2006: $693,970,411 million
Sewage/ Waste 2005: $547,111,417 million
1.9% increase over previous year
10.4% increase from five years

Transportation 2009: $2,333,810,614 billion
Transportation 2008: $2,381,483,648 billion
Transportation 2007: $1,988,059,753 billion
Transportation 2006: $1,727,130,325 billion
Transportation 2005: $1,401,003,253 billion
-2% decrease from previous year
66.6% increase from five years

Water Supply 2009: $306,235,381 million
Water Supply 2008: $519,616,330 million
Water Supply 2007: $526,772,687 million
Water Supply 2006: $252,911,408 million
Water Supply 2005: $423,654,150 million
-41.1% decrease from previous year
-27.7% decrease from five years

Site Development 2009:   $55,501,087 million
Site Development 2008: $249,696,367 million
Site Development 2007: $485,497,999 million
Site Development 2006: $636,359,015 million
Site Development 2005: $423,479,182 million
-77.8% decrease from previous year
-86.9% decrease from five years


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