# Donovan Concrete Form Co **Trade:** Demolition & Excavation · **Address:** 123 Queen Anne Rd D, Harwich, MA 02645 · **Phone:** (508) 432-6336 · **Website:** http://www.donovanconcrete.com/ · **Languages:** English **Rating: 3.2/5** (low confidence) — from 1 reviews across 5 sources. ## The honest read Donovan Concrete Form Co. has been pouring foundations in Harwich since 1979, by the family's own telling — though Cape Cod's Better Business Bureau file only traces the company back to a 1993 start date and counts 33 years in business, so treat the four-decade figure as the Donovans' own story rather than an independently dated one. What the company actually does, by its own account, is squarely foundation work: forming and pouring residential and commercial foundations, crawl-space and full-cellar additions, and helical pier installation through a partnership with PierTech. It runs its own excavation crew too, so one outfit handles the dig, the pour, and the backfill on a job instead of passing it between subcontractors. BuildZoom's listing echoes the same lineup — flatwork concrete, foundations, seismic retrofit, paving — which points to a poured-concrete and excavation specialist rather than a basement-waterproofing repair outfit. Third-party feedback is thin. The one retrievable review, on Google, calls the crew "professional, reasonable, and efficient" — short, but it's the only outside account currently on file. BBB carries an A+ grade for the business, though its own page states plainly that Donovan Concrete is NOT a BBB-accredited business — a different fact from the letter grade, worth keeping separate. One thing worth confirming before booking: the Massachusetts registry shows the company's Home Improvement Contractor registration (#189100) as expired, and BuildZoom's own record shows that same number lapsed since 2019. That doesn't say anything about the quality of the work itself, but it's worth asking directly whether the registration has since been renewed or whether current jobs run under a different number. For a homeowner or builder handling a new foundation, an addition, or a helical-pier stabilization project on Cape Cod, Donovan Concrete reads as a long-tenured, narrowly focused outfit — confirm the current HIC status and get a firm quote, since the public review history here is too sparse to lean on by itself. **Strengths:** - Family owned since 1979 — self-reported four-plus decades in foundation work - In-house excavation — pairs foundation pours with excavation and backfill - Single Google review — called professional, reasonable and efficient **Concerns:** - HIC registration expired — Massachusetts registry shows 189100 lapsed - Thin review history — only one third-party review currently retrievable - Tenure figures differ — site says 1979, BBB lists a 1993 start **Where sources disagree:** - Website states 'Established in 1979' and '47 years in business'; BBB lists Business Started 1/1/1993 and Years in Business: 33 — roughly a 14-year gap between the two tenure claims. - BuildZoom's own page is internally inconsistent about the licence type: one section calls #189100 a 'Concrete Contractor license' while its License Info box types the same number a 'Home Improvement Contractor' registration. - BuildZoom describes licence #189100 as 'at one point cancelled', while the state registry we verified directly shows it simply expired, not revoked. ## Claims & citations Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication. - Family-owned foundation contractor in Harwich self-reporting roots back to 1979 _(confidence: medium)_ - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com) — “Donovan Concrete Form Co. is a family-owned foundation contractor in Harwich on Cape Cod, pouring residential and commercial foundations, cr…” - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com) — “Company history (self-reported): Established in 1979 as a family owned and operated business located in Harwich on Cape Cod.” - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com) — “Self-reported 47 years in business” - Pours residential and commercial foundations, crawl-space and full-cellar additions _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com) — “Donovan Concrete Form Co. is a family-owned foundation contractor in Harwich on Cape Cod, pouring residential and commercial foundations, cr…” - [BuildZoom](https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/donovan-concrete-form-llc) — “Services offered (BuildZoom): Other Concrete, Flatwork Concrete, Foundations, Seismic Retrofit, Paving, Driveways, and Sidewalks” - Runs in-house excavation for foundation, garage and retaining-wall projects _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com) — “Donovan Concrete Form Co. is a family-owned foundation contractor in Harwich on Cape Cod, pouring residential and commercial foundations, cr…” - Installs helical piers through a partnership with PierTech _(confidence: medium)_ - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com) — “Donovan Concrete Form Co. is a family-owned foundation contractor in Harwich on Cape Cod, pouring residential and commercial foundations, cr…” - Only retrievable review praises the crew as professional, reasonable and efficient _(confidence: low)_ - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURMbEotZ0lnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xb677fef30f46e478!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDLlJ-gIg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ These are the guys you want! Professional, reasonable, efficient.” - Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registration (HIC 189100) is registry-verified expired _(confidence: high)_ - [State License Registry](https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search) — “MA hic license 189100 registry-verified expired — registry holder of record: Donovan Concrete Form LLC” - Better Business Bureau lists an A+ rating though the business is not BBB accredited _(confidence: medium)_ - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/harwich/profile/concrete-contractors/donovan-concrete-form-co-0021-430605) — “Better Business Bureau grade: A+” - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/harwich/profile/concrete-contractors/donovan-concrete-form-co-0021-430605) — “BBB lists Donovan Concrete Form Co as a Concrete Contractors profile in Harwich MA, NOT BBB accredited but carrying an A+ rating, 33 years i…” - BBB records the business starting 1/1/1993 with 33 years in business, differing from the company's own 1979 founding claim _(confidence: medium)_ - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com) — “Company history (self-reported): Established in 1979 as a family owned and operated business located in Harwich on Cape Cod.” - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/harwich/profile/concrete-contractors/donovan-concrete-form-co-0021-430605) — “BBB lists Donovan Concrete Form Co as a Concrete Contractors profile in Harwich MA, NOT BBB accredited but carrying an A+ rating, 33 years i…” - Rating rests on a single five-star Google review with no other third-party review activity currently retrievable _(confidence: high)_ - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Donovan%20Concrete%20Form%20Co&query_place_id=ChIJRQWO3wU_-4kReORGD_P-d7Y) — “Google: 5★ from 1 ratings” - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURMbEotZ0lnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xb677fef30f46e478!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDLlJ-gIg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ These are the guys you want! Professional, reasonable, efficient.” - Specializes in Demolition & Excavation _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com) — “Donovan Concrete Form Co. is a family-owned foundation contractor in Harwich on Cape Cod, pouring residential and commercial foundations, cr…” - Also offers Waterproofing / Foundation _(confidence: low)_ - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com) — “Donovan Concrete Form Co. is a family-owned foundation contractor in Harwich on Cape Cod, pouring residential and commercial foundations, cr…” ## Ownership - Identifies as family-owned — the business's own statement, not independently verified. ## License Status: **expired** (#189100, hic) — verified against the official MA state registry on 2026-08-23, never self-reported. Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search ## Sources - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Donovan%20Concrete%20Form%20Co&query_place_id=ChIJRQWO3wU_-4kReORGD_P-d7Y): 5.0★ from 1 ratings - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Donovan%20Concrete%20Form%20Co&query_place_id=ChIJRQWO3wU_-4kReORGD_P-d7Y): Listed on this source - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/harwich/profile/concrete-contractors/donovan-concrete-form-co-0021-430605): Listed on this source - [Official Website](http://www.donovanconcrete.com): 47 yrs in business · Self-reported profile and service details - [BuildZoom](https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/donovan-concrete-form-llc): Listed on this source ## Recent reviews - **5/5 · Google Reviews · nitsujsnikda · 2024-06-25**: These are the guys you want! Professional, reasonable, efficient. --- Data freshness: last scanned 2026-08-23T19:31:28.880Z. 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