Kozeny-Wagner, Inc.

What Kozeny-Wagner, Inc. does

Kozeny-Wagner, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned construction firm founded in 1965 in Arnold, Missouri by Don Kozeny and Rich Wagner with $1,000 of pooled capital. The company provides diversified construction, construction management, and design-build services spanning both civil and commercial sectors, and positions itself as the only contractor in the greater St. Louis region offering that full combined delivery system. Operations are based at a single 10,000 sq ft headquarters near I-55 and are organized across eight industry verticals: aviation, commercial, government and institutional, heavy civil and transportation, industrial and millwright, education, parks and recreation, and retail.

The firm operates as a project-based general contractor, executing fixed-price contracts and construction management engagements for government, commercial, and institutional clients in the St. Louis metropolitan area and broader Midwest. Customer concentration is skewed toward public-sector and institutional buyers, including the U.S. National Park Service (its first client in 1965), the City of St. Louis, MoDOT, Metro Transit, Great Rivers Greenway, Washington University, and St. Louis Children's Hospital, alongside enterprise retail clients such as Whole Foods, Schnucks, and Walgreens. Notable recent contract values include a $45 million City of St. Louis 911 Dispatch Center, a $17 million Museum of Westward Expansion build-out at the Gateway Arch, and a $10.27 million CityArchRiver North Gateway award.

Kozeny-Wagner is an all-union shop signatory to the Carpenters, Laborers, and Operating Engineers, employs approximately 100 personnel (80 field plus 20 managers/administrative), and reports average employee tenure above 20 years. The technology stack is centered on the Procore cloud-based project management platform with field-tablet deployment to all superintendents and aerial drone usage for site monitoring. GTM is overwhelmingly relationship-driven: more than 90% of projects originate from repeat clients and referrals, supported by a dedicated VP of Business Development and complemented by community engagement, industry awards, and association involvement. The company is family-led, with Patrick Kozeny serving as President and CEO and the Kozeny family representing the dominant ownership stake.

Name

Kozeny-Wagner, Inc.

Legal name

Kozeny-Wagner, Inc.

Website

https://kozenywagner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kozeny-Wagner is a family-owned St. Louis area construction firm founded in 1965, delivering diversified construction, construction management, and design-build services across civil and commercial sectors for government, institutional, and commercial clients in the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Construction management
• Design-build services
• Civil infrastructure construction
• General contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnold

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Services Revenue: Diversified construction, construction management, and design/build services delivered as project-based engagements. Revenue generated through fixed-price contracts and construction management fees for projects across civil and commercial sectors.
2. General Contracting: General contractor services for aviation, commercial, government, heavy civil, industrial, education, parks & recreation, and retail construction projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kozeny-Wagner is a full-service construction firm providing diversified construction, construction management, and design/build services across both civil and commercial sectors. Project delivery spans aviation, government and institutional, heavy civil and transportation, industrial and millwright, education, parks and recreation, healthcare, and retail construction for government, commercial, and institutional clients. The company leverages Procore-based project management, field tablets, and drone technology to coordinate self-performed work through a union-trained workforce.

Product overview

Kozeny-Wagner, Inc. is a full-service construction company offering diversified construction, construction management, and design/build services across both civil and commercial sectors. The company's integrated delivery system spans multiple industry sectors including aviation, commercial, government/institutional, heavy/civil/transportation, industrial/millwright, education, parks/recreation, and retail. The core offerings consist of civil construction (infrastructure, bridges, greenways), commercial construction (retail, office, healthcare, education), and industrial/millwright services, all delivered through their unified civil and commercial construction management approach. The company also provides pre-construction services through their dedicated pre-construction team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diversified Construction Services Full-service construction covering aviation, commercial, governmental, institutional, healthcare, civil transportation, millwright, education, parks and recreation, and retail projects for government, commercial, and institutional clients.
• Construction Management Professional construction management providing coordinated oversight of project scheduling, coordination, and subcontractor relations throughout the construction process for civil and commercial projects.
• Design/Build Services Integrated design-build delivery system combining civil and commercial construction capabilities under a single unified approach to streamline project execution for clients.
• Civil Construction Heavy civil and infrastructure construction including bridges, greenways, utilities, transportation projects, and site work for government, utility, and municipal clients.
• Commercial Construction Commercial building construction including retail, office, healthcare, education, and institutional facilities for commercial and institutional clients.
• Industrial and Millwright Services Industrial construction and precision millwright services for manufacturing and industrial facilities, including installation and alignment of industrial equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of projects come from repeat clients, some for decades
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Pacific StudiomajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2016Collaborative partnership with Pacific Studio from Seattle, Washington and National Park Service for the interior build-out of the Museum of Westward Expansion at the Gateway Arch. Kozeny-Wagner served as the general works contractor on the Pacific Studio team. The $17 million, 30,000 SF build-out designed to achieve Silver LEED certification.
• Great Rivers GreenwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for regional greenway construction projects. Kozeny-Wagner has provided construction management services for more than a dozen Great Rivers Greenway projects including Deer Creek Greenway, Maline Greenway, and River des Peres Greenway. Projects funded through Prop P revenue and private funding.
• National Park ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing relationship since 1965. First client was NPS for Gateway Arch grounds excavation. Ongoing projects including $10.27 million North Gateway contract and Museum of Westward Expansion build-out as part of $380 million Arch renovation.

Scale indicators7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• McCarthy Building Companies: St. Louis-headquartered general contractor with overlapping commercial, healthcare, education, aviation, and civil practice areas serving similar institutional clients across the Midwest and nationally. Most directly comparable peer given shared St. Louis roots and similar delivery model, though at materially larger scale.
• Alberici Constructors: St. Louis-based general contractor with comparable construction management, design-build, and heavy civil capabilities serving industrial, commercial, and institutional clients. Closely aligned scope and geography make it a primary competitive overlap.
• Tarlton Corporation: St. Louis-based general contractor and construction manager serving commercial, institutional, healthcare, and industrial clients. Directly competes for similar design-build and construction management engagements in the same metropolitan market.
• S.M. Wilson & Co. St. Louis-area general contractor and construction manager with similar mid-market positioning across commercial, education, government, and retail sectors. Closely comparable size, geography, and delivery model.
• BSI Constructors: St. Louis-region general contractor with overlapping commercial, healthcare, education, and government project portfolios. Comparable scope, scale, and regional focus make it a direct competitive peer.
• Paric Corporation: St. Louis-based general contractor and construction manager with comparable design-build, commercial, healthcare, and senior-living focus. Directly competes for similar institutional and commercial pursuits in the Midwest.
• iconiC Construction Group: St. Louis-area general contractor with overlapping commercial, healthcare, education, and government client base. Similar scale, geography, and project-based delivery approach make it a comparable mid-market competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Clayco: St. Louis-headquartered design-build firm with commercial, industrial, and institutional practice areas. Operates as a larger, national-scale incumbent in the same regional ecosystem and competes for similar design-build work.

Regional players

• L. Keeley Construction: Midwest-based general contractor with comparable commercial, transportation, and civil construction capabilities. Similar size and union-friendly labor model, though geographically focused on a different metropolitan footprint (St. Louis-adjacent).
• Holland Construction Services: Midwest general contractor with comparable commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial/millwright practice areas. Similar mid-market scale and relationship-driven sales model, though headquartered in a different Midwest metro (Belleville, IL near St. Louis).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kozeny-wagner

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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