History | Management Team | News | Affiliations | Awards
For more than 80 years, Reliable's name has said it all, and our family business has earned its reputation as a leading commercial and residential contractor by providing service and quality that is second to none. Reliable Contracting is now Anne Arundel County's largest site-work contractor, boasting more than 400 employees, 100 trucks and 250 pieces of earthmoving equipment, but our beginnings were much more humble.
Today, Reliable Contracting is managed by a second and third generation of the Baldwin family: Tom Baldwin led the company until 2002, when his own son Jay took over as company President. Bill Baldwin's sons Jack and Meade have both spent their entire careers at Reliable, and continue to actively serve as Divisional Vice Presidents. In fact, nearly a third of our staff has been with the firm for 10 years or more, and many represent their family's third generation of Reliable employees.
History
In 1928, brothers Bill and Frank Baldwin purchased a $200 used dump truck and entered the hauling business. It wasn't until 1938 that their first State contract was awarded - for backfilling the bulkheads at St. George Island. With a few more dump trucks, a bulldozer and a handful of employees, the company incorporated in 1942, but the brothers returned to farming after World War II and all but abandoned the construction business. Frank Baldwin's son Tom, a recent college graduate, purchased his father's share of the company in 1950, sought out new business in road construction and excavating, and built the company into a strong and dynamic industry leader.
Management Team
Collectively, our management team has over 374 years at Reliable Contracting. As an Executive Committee, they have been leading Reliable since 1990 and have expanded into the counties of southern MD, more than doubled the number of employees and reached $100 million in sales. Here is the team that has the skills and expertise to get your job done right:
Thomas Baldwin - Chairman of the Board
- Graduated from Cornell University in 1948.
- Joined Reliable in 1950.
- President 1986-2001
- Chairman of the Board since 2002
- Grew the company to be Anne Arundel County's largest site-work contractor.
- Past President and founder of ABC Chesapeake
- Past President of Md Highway Association
- Past Chairman of the Board of Providence Center
- Past Chairman of the Board of the Anne Arundel County Hospital and founder and first President of the Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation.
- Former Director for Catholic Charities, Christendom College and a leader in the establishment of The School of the Incarnation, Gambrills, Md.
Joseph G. Baldwin (Jay) - President
- Graduate of University of Maryland, 1986
- Full time employee for Reliable since 1986
- Named President/CEO in 2002 and represents the company's third generation of family leadership
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 Award in the Construction and Contracting Services category in Maryland.
- Past President of Maryland Highway Contractors Assoc.
- Past President of the Associated Builders and Contractors (Chesapeake Chapter)
- Past President of the Anne Arundel County Utility Contractors Assoc.
- Board of Directors of the Maryland Asphalt Association
- Board of Directors of Martin Spalding High School
- Board of Directors of Bank Annapolis
C. Meade Baldwin - Vice President
Coming Soon!
John T. Baldwin (Jack) - Vice President
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Patricia M. Baldwin - Treasurer
- Master of Business Administration Degree, Loyola College, Baltimore MD.
- Owner of a real estate company for 17 years, specializing in development of commercial & residential subdivisions and management
of commercial properties. - Treasurer/Secretary of Reliable Contracting
since 1999. - Past President of West Anne Arundel Co. Chamber of Commerce; Board Member since 2005.
- Advisory Board Member for BB&T.
- 2008 Athena Award Recipient.
- Catholic Family Foundation, Secretary and Board Member
Robert K. Scrivener - Asphalt Division Manager
- Liberal Arts Degree from Christendom College, Front Royal, VA.
- Over 30 years with Reliable Contracting Co, Inc. beginning as a Quality Control Director. Moved onto Plant Manager, Project Manager and his current position as Division Manager.
- MD Asphalt Association Board of Directors since 1995 and Past Chairman
- MD Transportation Builders and Materials Association – Member of the Board of Directors
- Former MD Aggregates Association - Board of Directors and Chairman of the Technical Committee
- National Asphalt Pavement Association –Quality in Construction subcommittee member
- Arundel High School Business Advisory Board member
- Christendom College – Board of Directors
Z. Meade Turner
Coming Soon!
Michael J.Abbott - Utility Division Manager
- Graduated from Clemson University 1991.
- Joined Reliable in 1992 as an Estimator and advanced to Project Manager and current position.
- Past Chairman of the Associated Builder and Contractors (Chesapeake Chapter); Board Member for 10 years.
- Past Vice President and Former Treasurer for the Utility Contractors Association of Anne Arundel County.
John T. Baldwin, Jr. - General Superintendent
- Bachelor of Science Degree, Elon College, N.C.
- Over 25 years with Reliable Contracting Co. Inc. as an Operator, Foreman, Superintendent,
Project Manager - Became part Owner in 2003 as a member of the company’s third generation
Rob Secoura - Estimating Division Manager
Coming Soon!
C. Meade Turner Jr.
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Joe Zdrojewski - Controller
Coming Soon!
News
Reliable Contracting Acquires Raye Vest Inc. Construction Firm
Reliable Report, Summer 2006
Reliable Report, Spring 2007
Reliable Report, Fall 2007
Reliable Report, Winter 2008
Affiliations
Reliable Contracting Co., Inc. is a Proud Member of the following organizations:
Associated Builders and Contractors, Chesapeake Chapter - www.abc-chesapeake.org
Maryland Asphalt Association - www.mdasphalt.org
Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association - www.mtbma.org
National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA) - www.hotmix.org
West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce - www.waaccc.org
Leadership Anne Arundel - www.leadershipaa.org
National Federation of Independent Business - www.nfib.com
U.S. Chamber of Commerce - www.uschamber.com
Homebuilders Association of MD - www.homebuilders.org
