1955 - Nesbitt Contracting Celebrates 60 Years - 2015
Company Overview
L-R: Jim Nesbitt, Mike Elliott, and John Nesbitt, 2015.
N
esbitt Contracting has evolved from a
one-person, sole proprietorship
formed in 1955 to a diversified group of
corporations with more than 125
employees. Locally owned and operated,
the company is based in Tempe at the
intersection of Price Road and Rio Salado
Parkway. Nesbitt has the personnel, assets,
equipment, and knowledge to handle a
wide variety of civil construction jobs.
They have built a wide variety of projects
including highways, bridges, streets,
airport runways, parking lots, drainage and
irrigation development, site development,
government facilities, asphalt paving,
water and sewer lines, and curb, gutter,
and sidewalks for subdivisions.
The company is characterized by
experienced management, innovative
problem solving, and an actively managed
construction style. In their 60 years of
operation, they have always completed
projects
under
contract.
Nesbitt
Contracting
enjoys
an
excellent
relationship with its bonding company and
banks and has the necessary capitalization
and bonding to perform work in the multimillion-dollar range.
The firm’s record illustrates that
Nesbitt Contracting is up for any
construction challenge, working with
owners, developers, and government
agencies to complete projects on time and
on budget.
The Nesbitt management team
includes five individuals with many years
of construction experience.
James L. “Jim” Nesbitt serves as the
president and CEO of the company. He
graduated from ASU with a degree in
Construction Engineering. He started in the
field by working summers as a laborer with
the company. Jim subsequently became a
Joe Chavez, 2015.
project engineer, project superintendent,
and company vice-president before his
promotion to President of Nesbitt
Contracting. He’s been president and C S