Barnard

Barnard is a heavy-civil construction company that delivers complex infrastructure projects worldwide, including dams, reservoirs, tunnels, penstocks and pipelines. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, the firm is ranked among the nation's Top 400 contractors by Engineering News-Record. Its work spans hydropower, power transmission, marine construction, water and sewer pipeline construction, environmental construction, tunneling and natural gas pipeline integrity.

Projects are carried out across North America and beyond, often combining several disciplines on a single job. Examples include raising a dam and building hydropower facilities in Alaska, constructing a reservoir and water and sewer pipelines in Texas, tunneling beneath downtown San Francisco, and repairing a penstock in British Columbia. The company also strengthens and improves the integrity of natural gas pipelines.

Barnard describes its ethos as "People building for People", with founding principles of investing in people first and empowering them to lead. The firm states that it takes on the riskiest, most difficult and complex construction jobs, and that it attracts individuals who thrive on tough work and challenging opportunities. The company began in 1975 with $1,000, two shovels, a pick and belongings in a pickup truck; a $3,500 loan from the founder's grandmother financed a bond on a first $17,000 project.