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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