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Established Irrigation Contractor | D.C. Metro | 25 Yrs
Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Asking Price-
Revenue$2,187,192
EBITDA-
Cash Flow$716,956
Description
This is a well-established, premium-positioned irrigation design, installation, and service contractor with approximately 25 years of continuous operation in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, serving Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the surrounding region.
The business generates revenue across nine service lines, including new system installation, recurring contract service (spring startups and fall winterizations), system enhancements, repairs, landscape lighting, and seasonal snow removal. The recurring service base covers several hundred accounts annually under written agreements, providing meaningful revenue predictability heading into each season.
The company competes on quality and technical expertise rather than price, and holds industry certifications that allow it to pursue complex, specification-driven projects that lower-cost competitors cannot service. The client mix is heavily weighted toward commercial and institutional accounts, with no single customer representing an outsized share of revenue.
The business operates from a leased facility with a stable, long-tenured team, well-documented systems, and a full fleet of owned vehicles and equipment. Revenue is approximately $2.26M (2025). The owner is selling due to retirement and is committed to a smooth transition.
Real Estate
Rent is $950 per month
Building Size: 2000 sq. ft.Furniture Fixtures & Equipment
$500k
Inventory
Included in Asking Price
Number of EmployeesFull-Time: 10Part-Time: 1
Year Established
2001
Reason Selling
The owner is selling after approximately 25 years of building and operating the business as part of a planned retirement. The decision is personal and not related to any operational or financial concern — the business continues to perform well and enters the sale process with a strong backlog of signed recurring service work and project contracts.
Facilities & Assets
The business operates from a leased office and shop facility it has occupied for over 20 years. Assets include a fleet of 10 vehicles (service vans, production trucks, and a utility vehicle), all owned outright except one recently purchased van with a small remaining balance. A full complement of irrigation installation and service equipment, tools, and trailers is included. Combined fair market value of vehicles and equipment is estimated at approximately $500,000.
Support & Training
The owner is committed to a smooth transition and is willing to remain available for a negotiable period post-close to support continuity of customer relationships, staff, supplier terms, and technical knowledge transfer. The business runs on well-documented scheduling, dispatch, and work-order systems, and multiple team members have been cross-trained in design and estimating. Key technical certifications held by the owner have identified internal successors on staff.
Market & Competition
The company operates in the irrigation design, installation, and service market across the D.C. metropolitan corridor. The local competitive landscape has remained largely stable for over two decades, with a small set of established regional operators. The company differentiates through premium craftsmanship, technical certifications, and a reputation for winning complex, specification-driven work. Its client base is approximately 80% commercial and institutional. New business comes primarily through referrals, general contractor relationships, and professional trade networks — no paid advertising is used.
Growth Opportunities
Several untapped growth levers exist for a new owner: (1) expanding landscape lighting services, a natural adjacency currently underpenetrated relative to the existing client base; (2) increasing route density within territories already served to improve margins without geographic expansion; (3) adding a dedicated sales function targeting commercial and institutional accounts the current owner has not actively pursued; and (4) growing recurring service agreements, including backflow testing and lighting service, using available crew capacity.
Financing Options
Seller financing is available.Seller will consider a small portion of seller financing for a qualified buyer.
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