About ABCO

ABCO is a premier provider of construction and construction management services for the past 31 years. Further, the firm is also active in Real Estate development, syndication and investment in California as well as in other states.

ABCO Development Corporation was incorporated in California on July 10, 1981, and is a successor to ABCO International Construction Company, a construction management firm founded in 1976, by Fred Behfarin.

The firm is a Full Service company, with diverse expertise in Planning, Design Management, Development and Construction, as well as Program & Construction Management of new or modernization projects for the Public Sector (Educational Facilities, Post Offices, Police Stations, Hospitals, etc.) as well as projects for the Private Sector (High-Rise, Multi-Family Residential, Commercial, Self-Serve Storage, Retail/Shopping Center, and Mixed-Use Projects).

ABCO has the capacity to draw upon its multi-disciplinary, experienced staff to perform on multiple projects, in a well-coordinated & professional manner, on-time and within budget.

Fred Behfarin, the principal in charge, is an alumni of UCLA (BS, MS, Post Graduate), and has over 40 years of experience as a Structural/Civil Engineer, Designer, Developer, Builder, and Construction Manager, of numerous projects, and more specifically, High-Rise Ground-Up, as well as mixed-use projects.

Our approach to problem identification, resolution, and innovative services & techniques for improving schedule, cost, and quality performance, is quite evident from the projects we have completed. In this endeavor, ABCO works with the Owner, and the Architect, cooperatively, as a team.

“ABCO prides itself on offering “big firm” experience, while being able to provide the service & efficiencies of a mid-size firm, and all at very competitive rates”.