Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national association with 79 chapters representing 25,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms with 2 million employees. ABC's membership represents all specialties within the U.S. construction industry and is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors of the industry. In Florida, ABC represents over 2,500 member companies. Founded in 1969, ABC's Florida Gulf Coast Chapter (located in Tampa,FL) is devoted exclusively to representing the interests of 450 member companies from Gainesville down to Naples.