BOSTON, MA — Kaplan Construction announces it was ranked on the Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2025 Top Performers list, which recognizes the association’s contractor members’ 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 Women's Business Enterprise in Boston, Massachusetts, 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 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,” said Nathan Peck, President of Kaplan Construction. “Achieving STEP Platinum status and earning the Accredited Quality Contractor credential demonstrate 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."
Kaplan has a long history of being recognized by ABC through its Excellence in Construction Awards and STEP Safety Management program, including:
- 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
- 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,” said Michael Bellaman, President and CEO of ABC. “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.”
