J.F. Wilkerson Contracting Company, Inc.

job. I saw one last week that had 11 or 12. The backlog is starting to dwindle for the contractors that dabble in both the public and private part and the subdivision/commercial part is drying up. Some contractors do both and they’ve got to keep their people busy. We’ll do the same thing when times get tight; 99 percent of our work is public sector, but we’ll start jumping into the private sector if need be, or hunt work anywhere we can find it.” Going forward, Patrick says that his goals for the future are to “maintain the workforce that we have; maintain the level of income; and continue a smart and productive growth, while keeping flexible enough both with cash flow and liquidity. We are a local, family-owned business that’s been in business for over 50 years and we’re not only continuing, we’ve grown, and doing multi-million dollar jobs. To do work for government agencies is not an easy task, but we’ve specialized in it and have become very successful at doing it.” PREFERRED VENDORS n Ferguson Waterworks www.Ferguson.com/Waterworks Ferguson Waterworks delivers quality products and innovative solutions across the water, sanitary sewer and stormwater management industries. As one of the nation’s largest waterworks companies, Ferguson puts your needs first. Everyday, utility contractors, public works/line contractors and heavy highway contractors count on Ferguson because of our world class service. n Core & Main www.coreandmain.com When you need dependable service in the middle of the night, the eye of the storm or the center of town, you need the waterworks experts at Core & Main. The Leading Distributor of Water, Sewer and Storm Drain Products and Services core and main .com To foster a world where communities thrive because our people and products provide safe, sustainable infrastructure for generations to come. OUR VISION