California

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Major Projects ($5M+) 2019-2024

California Fact Sheet, 2019-2024

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Mfg and R&D

Number of Major Projects

($5+ million) 

237

Major Project Valuation

(Any major project active
between 2019 and 2024)

$18.78 billion

Total Construction Spending

(Capital and maintenance
expenditure, 2019-2024)

$14.71 billion

Largest Construction Projects, Pharmaceutical and Biotech Manufacturing and R&D, 2019-2024

Project OwnerProject CityStateYearsValue
IQHQ IncorporatedSan Diego Grassroot Research & Development District (Radd) Lab/Mixed-Use CampusSan DiegoCA2021-24$1,650 million
Kilroy Realty CorporationSouth San Francisco Kilroy Oyster Point Life Science Campus Phase 2 (KOP 2) AddS. San FranciscoCA2021-25$700 million
Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanySan Diego Grassroot Biologics R&D Alexandria Point PlantSan DiegoCA2024-26$500 million
Genetech (Roche USA) IncorporatedOceanside Multi-Product API Bulk Biologicals Single-Use Technology (SUT) Bld AddOceansideCA2023-25$450 million
Alexandria Real Estate Equities IncorporatedMillbrae Brownfield Alexandria Center For Life Science (ACLS) R&DMillbraeCA2022-25$400 million
Healthpeak Properties IncorporatedBrisbane Grassroot The Shore at Sierrapoint Phases II and IIIBrisbaneCA2019-22$384 million
IQHQ IncorporatedRedwood City Brownfield “Elco Yards” Life Science ComplexRedwood CityCA2022-25$350 million
Lane Partners LLCBerkeley Brownfield Berkeley Commons/600 Addison Street R&D BuildingsBerkeleyCA2022-24$350 million
King Street Properties LLC Burlingame Brownfield Nomar Life Science CampusBurlingameCA2023-25$350 million
Longfellow Real Estate Partners LLCMillbrae Brownfield Avia Labs Life Science R&D BuildingMillbraeCA2023-25$310 million

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California

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT

Industry Analysis:

California

Pharmaceutical
Manufacturing

(NAICS = 325400)

Firms:

875

Employees:

44,507

Annual Wages:

$6.98 billion

Wages per Employee:

$156,887

Construction Labor Overview, 2019-2024

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Mfg and R&D

Total Labor Hours

(14 trades; installation and maintenance)

29,557,642

Union Labor Hours (est.)

(Estimated state union% in non-residential blue-collar construction trades = 50.7% )

14,978,257

Union Earnings (est.)

$588,210,680

Data Sources

Pharmaceutical and biotech industry data (projects, spending, labor hours demanded) from Industrial Information Resources (IIR). State industry employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW) using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). State union percent in non-residential construction calculated by dividing union members in construction (unionstats.com) by blue-collar QCEW employment in nonresidential construction firms in 2019 (assumes union density equals zero in residential construction; blue-collar percentage from NAICS=23 using the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics series). Note: Pharmaceutical manufacturing industry statistics (above) do not represent the entirety of the pharmaceutical and biotech industry featured in this study. Most significantly, in addition to NAICS 325400 (“Pharmaceutical Manufacturing”), other industry jobs comprise a subset of NAICS 541700 (“Scientific R&D Services”).

Construction Labor Overview, 2019-2024

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Mfg and R&D

InstallationMaintenanceTotal
Boilermaker325,34240,734366,076
Carpenter1,384,992331,7831,716,775
Electrician8,113,9621,113,6109,227,572
HVAC Installers826,40419,632846,036
Instrumentation Tech4,901,042404,2175,305,260
Insulator722,54897,728820,276
Ironworker705,562320,2861,025,848
Laborer1,539,301124,6651,663,966
Millwright1,123,673367,9181,491,591
Operator1,773,05193,7861,866,837
Painting256,09392,472348,565
Plumber + Pipefitter3,384,084118,2593,502,344
Scaffolding586,66264,386651,047
Welder500,426225,021725,448
Total26,143,1433,414,50029,557,642

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