KANSAS CITY, MO — Burns & McDonnell announces it has been named a 2025 Top Performer by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). ABC’s 2025 Top Performers list recognizes achievements by member contractors in safety, quality, merit, project excellence, and special designations ranked by number of hours worked.
“We’re proud to be named a Top Performer by ABC,” said Joe Podrebarac, Chief Safety Officer of Burns & McDonnell. “We focus our work through the lens of safety. While project scopes may change, our regimen for safety doesn’t. By emphasizing safety each day and in every project, we achieve successful outcomes for our clients, our communities, and ourselves.”
As an ABC Top Performer, Burns & McDonnell achieved Gold status or higher in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, which helps 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. Burns & McDonnell also earned ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, which recognizes excellence in quality, safety performance, talent management — including inclusion, diversity, and merit — craft and management education, and community relations.
“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,” said Michael Bellaman, President and CEO of ABC. “Congratulations to Burns & McDonnell 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.”
The Top Performers were ranked by the number of hours worked 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.
