Kaplan Named a Top-Performing U.S. Contractor by ABC

BOSTON – February 20, 2025 – Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm providing comprehensive building programs across Greater Boston, today announced it was ranked on the Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2025 Top Performers list, an annual publication that recognizes the association’s contractor members’ outstanding achievements in safety, quality, merit, project excellence, and special designations ranked by number of hours worked. The seventh annual ABC Top Performers lists include a diverse range of merit shop businesses, including those owned by women, veterans, and minorities, as well as service-disabled and disadvantaged business enterprises across the country. As a WBE, Kaplan was also listed as a Top Performer with Special Designations, which recognizes companies that hold one or more special designations and achieved STEP Gold or higher in 2024. As an ABC Top Performer, Kaplan achieved Platinum status in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System,^® which helps industry-leading contractors achieve incident rates nearly six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to ABC’s Safety Performance Report. Kaplan also earned ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, which recognizes outstanding performance in quality, safety, talent management (including inclusion, diversity, and merit), craft and management education, and community relations.

Being named an ABC Top Performer highlights Kaplan Construction’s dedication to safety, quality, and excellence. Achieving STEP Platinum status and earning the Accredited Quality Contractor credential demonstrates our commitment to upholding the highest industry standards. These merits reflect Kaplan’s mission to build smarter, safer, and better—both for our team and the communities we serve.
Nathan PeckPresidentKaplan Construction

Kaplan has a long history of being recognized by ABC through its Excellence in Construction Awards (EICA) and STEP Safety Management program, including:

ABC Excellence in Construction Awards

2024 – ABC MA Eagle Award for Castle Island Brewery South Boston
2023 – ABC National Eagle Award for Trust Early Learners
2023 – ABC MA Merit Award for Trust Early Learners
2022 – ABC MA Eagle Award for Edgerly Family Horizons Center
2021 – ABC MA Eagle Award for CALA
2020 – ABC MA Eagle Award for Boston University Children’s Center
2020 – ABC National Pyramid Award for Boston University Children’s Center

ABC Safety Awards

2025 – STEP Platinum
2024 – STEP Platinum
2023 – STEP Platinum
2022 – STEP Silver
2021 – STEP Diamond
2020 – STEP Gold

Competition is a healthy constant in the ever-evolving world of construction, and Kaplan Construction believes fair and open competition based on merit fosters innovation, increases value, and delivers results for the betterment of the individual, the industry and the nation. ABC top performers are the competitive all-stars of construction, with commonalities like ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, upskilling and education programs, leadership development, technology implementation and more. These contractors win work based on merit. Congratulations to Kaplan for competing on a fair and level playing field, building the nation’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects and for attracting and retaining the best talent, based on merit.
Michael BellamanPresident and chief executive officerAssociated Builders and Contractors

The ABC Top Performers lists identify the Top 250 Performers, Top General Contractors, Top Trade Contractors, Top Electrical Contractors, Top Plumbing/HVAC Contractors, Top Specialty Contractors and Top Performers by Market, all of which have earned the elite Accredited Quality Contractor credential. The Top Performers with Special Designations hold one or more special designations. The Top Performers were ranked by the number of hours worked in 2023, as reported in their 2024 STEP applications. The rankings also include lists of top-performing companies in 19 market segments, such as airports, data centers, education, health care, industrial, infrastructure, military and sports complexes.

View the 2025 Top Performers lists at abc.org/topperformers.

4:20 pm , February 20, 2025