BuildVision Research
GC procurement economics and market structure
Primary datasets and quarterly models on how general contractors capture equipment and trade-package margin. Built for construction executives and the investors behind them.
BuildVision extracts MEP equipment from bid packages at production scale. This research sits on that work—and on our extraction benchmark—not on surveys alone.
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Full reports and quarterly updates behind one request. Open datasets are above; PDFs and briefs below.
Flagship Report
The Procurement Gap
April 2026. Full report, free executive brief, and companion models on GC procurement maturity.
How $7 billion in GC margin is migrating from subcontractors to the contractors who built infrastructure first. 15 enterprise GCs mapped. Five stages of maturity. The math, the talent pipeline, and the two scenarios for 2028.
Datasets
Primary datasets
Built from primary research, platform transaction data, and direct observation. Updated quarterly. PDFs and gated reports are in Published analysis below.
GC Procurement Maturity Model
15 enterprise GCs scored across five maturity stages. Team size, program structure, leadership, launch date, revenue, and vertical mix in one sortable dataset.
Open model →GC Margin Model
Configure ancillary services and firm revenue to see how stacking compounds GC profitability at project and enterprise scale.
Open model →Margin Migration Model
Estimates addressable procurement volume and margin capture potential by GC, vertical, and maturity stage. The model behind the $7.3B headline figure. Calibrated against validated Stage 3-5 programs.
Request access →Procurement Capability Curve
Benchmarks hours-per-procurement-package across four technology eras. Powers the Procurement Scissors: the crossing point where centralized procurement costs less per project dollar than decentralized.
Request access →OEM Channel Intelligence
Tracks which OEMs are shifting from field-level to corporate-level GC relationships. Rep firm density, corporate account programs, MSA structures, and channel preference indicators.
Notify me →Construction Consolidation Tracker
ENR Top 400 ranking movements, M&A activity, market concentration by tier. The barbell fragmentation index and ancillary services re-rating thesis, tracked with data.
Notify me →MEP Equipment Spend Model
Transaction-derived equipment pricing by category, vertical, and metro. Built from BuildVision platform volume.
Notify me →Research Library
Reports and briefs
PDFs and gated full reports from BuildVision Research. Interactive datasets live in Primary datasets above—not the same format as From the field, our editorial hub for essays, podcast, and operator notes.
Executive Brief: The Procurement Gap
Two-page summary with key stats, maturity framework, and margin capture chart. The leave-behind version.
Download →GC Procurement Self-Assessment Scorecard
Score your organization 1-5 across five dimensions. Your aggregate maps to a maturity stage benchmarked against 15 enterprise GCs.
Download →The Procurement Gap (full report)
How $7B in GC margin is migrating to the contractors who built infrastructure first. 15 GCs, five stages, two scenarios.
Request access →Growth Creates Volume: Maturity vs. Growth
Interactive scatter. 15 GCs plotted by procurement maturity and revenue CAGR. The compounding loop, visualized.
Request access →Advisory Services
From research to action
Our research quantifies where margin is moving. Advisory helps you deploy the workflows and agent infrastructure to capture it. Three tiers, each building on the last.
Preliminary Diagnostic
Two-week engagement. Validated maturity score across 2-3 active projects. Equipment spend snapshot. Peer benchmarking against the GCs in our research index. Diagnostic fee credited toward a full assessment.
Procurement Assessment
Annual engagement. Full maturity assessment, equipment spend analysis, process mapping, peer benchmarking, and optimization roadmap. BuildVision workspace included.
Portfolio deployment
Multi-year engagement. Agents for bid triage and MEP equipment extraction across active projects, plus dedicated account support and quarterly research briefings. Pricing scales with procurement volume.