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Bailey-Harris Construction

Can a mid-size Alabama commercial general contractor leverage construction management technology and alternative project delivery methods to compete on projects at the $100M+ scale?

Founded1979
HQAuburn, Alabama, USA
FoundersJack Bailey, Allen Harris
IndustryVertical SaaS / Construction
The story

Founded in 1979 as a traditional commercial general contractor in Alabama, Bailey-Harris Construction has grown from a $214,000 first project to projects exceeding $100 million. The company has remained privately held under the Harris family, expanding from purely bid-market work into alternative delivery methods including Cost Plus, CM at-Risk, and Design-Build. Technology adoption (notably cloud connectivity via Azure and construction management software such as Procore) represents the primary modernization arc, with no significant embedded finance product pivots evident.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
1979
Jack Bailey and Allen Harris founded Bailey-Harris Construction Company, Inc. in Auburn, Alabama.· pivot
1991
Allen Harris became sole owner of Bailey-Harris Construction after the original partnership dissolved.· pivot
2020
Bailey Harris adopted pfSense software to connect commercial construction sites to Microsoft Azure Cloud for network connectivity.· pivot
The stack
Accounting gap: none