Alex E. Paris Contracting Company was founded in 1928 by Alex Paris, an Italian immigrant. Our company began working on WPA projects doing primarily road building. We later ventured into the coal mining industry and during the 1930's, 1940's and early 1950's ran a large coal mining operation. During the late 1950's , Alex Paris Sr. was succeeded by his son Emanuel, who took the company from the mining industry into the underground utility business. During the late 1960's and early 1970's the company ventured into the industrial services business and then later into heavy construction. In recent years, Alex E. Paris Contracting has also begun to do work in energy services, including site development, foundations, buildings, undergrounds, process piping installation, cross county pipeline installation and construction management.
Alex E. Paris Contracting is a family owned business. Emanuel's son, E. Alex Paris III, is the President and C.E.O. of the company while his other son, Timothy A. Paris, is the Vice-President of Operations.
Awards
The State of Pennsylvania's Excellence in Highway Design Award
Recognition for the construction of a 15-acre wetland
Repeated recognition in Engineering News Record as one of the largest underground utility contractors in the country.
Recognition on Construction Equipment as a top construction equipment owner.
Emanuel A. Paris received the National Rebuilding America Award from CIT for his effort in creating the Penn Vest Funding Agency, which is a SRF Funding Agency for the state of Pennsylvania.
Associations
Alex E. Paris Contracting is actively involved and are members of the National Utility Contractors Association, Pennsylvania Utility Contractors Association, West Virginia Utility Contractors Association, American General Contractors Association and the Associated Builders and Contractors Association.
