Puetz Design + Build

What Puetz Design + Build does

Puetz Design + Build is a privately held, family-owned architecture, construction, and design-build firm headquartered in Mitchell, South Dakota, founded in the early 1950s by Clarence and Josephine Puetz. The firm operates three South Dakota offices (Mitchell as headquarters, Sioux Falls, and Pierre) and serves clients across South Dakota, Northern Nebraska, Southwest Minnesota, Northern Iowa, and Southern North Dakota, primarily in the commercial, education, healthcare, municipal/government, religious, hospitality, residential, and historical restoration segments. Its go-to-market emphasizes an integrated design-build delivery model where architecture, interior design, estimating, project management, and field supervision are unified under a single point of accountability from project inception.

The firm's core service lines comprise comprehensive architecture and interior design (Architecture & Interior Design), integrated Design-Build delivery, Construction Management, General Contracting for both public and private sectors, Crane Services with an owned fleet of four cranes (110-ton Grove, 100-ton, 75-ton, and 60-ton Link Belt models) staffed with certified operators and riggers, and PCI-certified Precast Erection for architectural and structural assemblies. Technology adoption is industry-standard rather than proprietary: Procore for project management and scheduling/cost control, Autodesk design tools for CAD/BIM, and established industry affiliations with AIA, PCI, AGC South Dakota, and the Post Tensioning Institute. The firm claims a regionally leading safety Experience Modification Rating and has self-performed more than 450 publicly funded, competitively bid projects over the past 20 years.

The revenue model is project-based, professional services fee plus construction contract revenue, with custom per-project quotes rather than tiered pricing. Pricing is referenced to market-based information and project scope, complexity, and duration, with multi-year contract cadences on larger engagements. Ownership is concentrated among Puetz family members (Mark Puetz as Director & Owner, Mary Puetz as Director/Owner & Interior Designer) and a small set of operating partners with equity stakes (Doug McCune as President/Owner, Jim Weber as Owner & Project Executive, Peggy Nolz as CFO/Owner, Kyle Higgins as Sioux Falls Branch Manager/Owner, Slade Weller as Pierre Branch Manager/Owner, and Eliott Coughlin as Project Manager/Estimator/Owner). The company has no disclosed external institutional investment, no public funding rounds, and no evidence of venture or private equity backing; growth has been organic and self-financed over seven decades.

Name

Puetz Design + Build

Legal name

Puetz Design + Build

Website

https://puetzdesignbuild.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Puetz Design + Build is a family-owned design-build, construction management, and general contracting firm founded in the early 1950s in Mitchell, South Dakota, serving commercial, healthcare, education, government, hospitality, religious, and residential clients across South Dakota and adjacent states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Design-Build Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Design-build construction
• Construction management services
• Commercial architecture services
• Crane erection services
• General contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Mitchell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture & Design Services: Comprehensive architecture and interior design services available individually or as part of an integrated design-build approach. Revenue generated through professional design fees for commercial and institutional projects.
2. Design-Build Services: Integrated design and construction services where the company serves as single-source responsibility. Revenue earned through project fees that encompass both design and construction phases.
3. Construction Management: Construction manager role providing oversight of all contractors, cost estimation, and project scheduling. Revenue generated through management fees and contractor coordination services.
4. General Contracting: Traditional construction-only services for both public and private sector projects. Company self-performs multiple scopes of work and manages publicly funded competitively bid projects.
5. Crane & Erection Services: Custom crane services and precast erection services for commercial buildings, parking garages, and water/wastewater facilities. Revenue from equipment rental with certified operators and erection services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Puetz Design + Build provides integrated architecture, design-build, construction management, general contracting, crane, and PCI-certified precast erection services to commercial, institutional, and government clients across South Dakota and surrounding states. The firm unifies architects, estimators, project managers, and superintendents into a single team under one contract, allowing it to deliver buildings from initial concept through warranty with a single point of accountability.

Product overview

Puetz Design + Build operates as a unified design-build firm offering comprehensive architecture, interior design, construction management, general contracting, crane services, and precast erection. Their services are available individually or as an integrated design-build approach, with the architecture team working alongside estimators, project managers, and superintendents during the design process to ensure construction efficiency and budget optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture & Interior Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 450 publicly funded, competitively bid projects managed and self-performed over 20 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers19 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Institute of Architects (AIA)coreOthersProfessional affiliation with AIA demonstrates commitment to architectural standards and professional development. The company employs licensed architects and maintains professional standards aligned with AIA guidelines.
• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)coreTechnology or IntegrationPCI Certified Erector holding certifications for both architectural and structural assemblies. Enables specialized precast erection services for commercial buildings, parking garages, and water/wastewater facilities.
• Associated General Contractors of South Dakota (AGC South Dakota)coreOthersMember of AGC South Dakota, the leading association for the construction industry in the region. Demonstrates commitment to industry standards, safety, and professional development.
• Post Tensioning InstitutecoreTechnology or IntegrationAffiliation with Post Tensioning Institute demonstrates specialized expertise in post-tensioning construction techniques used in concrete structures.
• ChiefminorOthersAffiliated company/investment entity. Chief Lodging Group is a hotel ownership and management company based in South Dakota.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Large national family-owned design-build firm serving commercial, healthcare, education, and government clients. Competes with Puetz in institutional segments when pursuing projects in regional markets.
• McCarthy Building Companies: National design-build firm with deep healthcare, education, and laboratory expertise. Comparable integrated delivery model but with much greater scale and geographic reach than Puetz.
• Mortenson Construction: National employee-owned design-build firm headquartered in Minnesota with major presence in healthcare, education, renewable energy, and civil. Operates Puetz's same vertical segments at significantly larger scale, increasingly competing in secondary markets.

Direct peers

• Journey Group: Sioux Falls-headquartered construction services firm offering design-build, general contracting, and construction management across commercial, healthcare, and industrial segments — a direct regional competitor to Puetz in the same South Dakota market.
• Henry Carlson Construction: Sioux Falls, SD-based design-build and general contracting firm serving commercial, institutional, healthcare, and education clients across the Upper Midwest. Most directly comparable to Puetz by geography, service mix, and project size.
• Walsh Construction: Chicago-based design-build and general contractor serving commercial, healthcare, and education markets with integrated delivery. Comparable operating philosophy and self-perform capabilities, though operating in a different regional geography.
• Kraus-Anderson: Minnesota-based regional construction manager and design-builder with owned real estate development arm. Comparable integrated delivery model serving healthcare, education, and government clients across the Upper Midwest.
• Boldt Company: Wisconsin-based, employee-owned design-build firm with integrated architecture, construction, and self-perform capabilities serving commercial, healthcare, and industrial markets. Highly comparable operating model to Puetz at slightly larger scale.
• Weitz Company: Des Moines-based design-build and general contractor with commercial, healthcare, and industrial focus. Comparable vertically-integrated capabilities and Upper Midwest operating territory.

Regional players

• Ho-Chunk, Inc. Native American-owned construction management and general contracting firm based in South Dakota serving commercial and government clients. Regional competitor with similar end-market exposure and government contracting focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PuetzCorporati1
• Facebookfacebook.com/PuetzDesignBuild
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/puetz-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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