In 1975, Tim Barnard moved to Montana with an idea that he could start his own construction company. He had $1,000, two shovels, a pick, and all of his worldly possessions in the cab of his pickup. His grandmother loaned him $3,500 to cover his first bond on a $17,000 project. Since then, he’s never looked back. Today, Barnard is a large heavy-civil construction company with projects worldwide....
Barnard Construction is a more than $400 million company based in Bozeman, Mont. The firm specializes in construction projects that involve dam construction and rehabilitation, water transmission pipelines, sewer improvement systems, roller-compacted concrete, flood control, environmental and pipeline rehabilitation. Barnard has equipment that can handle the following construction...