Rau Construction

What Rau Construction does

Rau Construction is a privately held, family-owned general contractor and construction manager headquartered in Overland Park and Kansas City, Missouri, serving the Kansas City metropolitan area. Founded in 1870 in Solgen, Germany, the firm relocated to the United States in 1905 and has been continuously operated by the family for 148+ years, currently under 5th-generation owners Dan and Gus Meyer. The firm is sized at 11–50 employees and operates as a regional contractor, with revenue not publicly disclosed.

The company's product portfolio spans eight core service lines: Historic Renovations (representing approximately 50% of total work, including National Register and historic tax credit projects), Religious Construction, Industrial Construction, Interior Finishes, Healthcare & Medical Construction, Education Construction, Office & Retail Construction, and Lofts & Multi-Family Construction, supplemented by general New Construction and Building Additions capabilities. The firm employs an Early Contractor Involvement methodology, coordinating with design teams from project inception, and offers multiple project delivery methods including construction management, design-bid-build, and design-build. In-house capabilities include professional carpentry, marble and floor work, and automation engineers supporting healthcare and industrial project types.

Rau Construction makes money on a project-based, custom pricing model. Approximately 60% of business involves working directly with customers alongside their architects; 40% involves customers who bring completed architectural plans. The firm works principally with enterprise and commercial clients across real estate, hospitality (Hotel Indego/Fairfax Lofts), residential development (Sherman Associates, New England Lofts), manufacturing and beverage (Boulevard Brewing Company), healthcare (TMC Behavioral Health, Accardo Arts & Design District), education (Sigma Phi Epsilon), and food service (Applebee's Services Inc.) verticals. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales within the Kansas City metropolitan area, supported by referral-driven client testimonials and AGC-channel reputational marketing. Differentiators include a multi-generational safety record (AGC National Safety Award twice, OSHA Build Safe Partnership), 148-year brand reputation, and regulatory expertise in historic tax credit projects.

Name

Rau Construction

Legal name

Rau Construction

Website

https://rauconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rau Construction is a privately held, family-owned general contractor and construction manager serving the Kansas City metropolitan area with 148 years of continuous operation under 5th-generation family ownership. The firm specializes in historic renovation (~50% of work) alongside healthcare, education, religious, industrial, office/retail, and multi-family construction for enterprise and developer clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Residential Building Construction (23611)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Historic building renovation
• Construction management
• Commercial construction
• Historic tax credits

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Full-service general contracting for construction projects including new construction, historic renovations, and building additions. Revenue generated through project-based contracts.
2. Construction Management: Construction management services providing oversight, coordination, and project delivery for clients. Services include pre-planning assistance, budget development, and detailed competitive bidding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rau Construction is a family-owned general contracting and construction management firm that delivers commercial construction projects across multiple verticals. Approximately half of its work is historic renovation, and it also provides new construction, building additions, tenant improvements, and pre-construction services such as Early Contractor Involvement. The firm operates primarily in the Kansas City area and surrounding region.

Product overview

Rau Construction is a single-entity general contractor and construction management firm offering integrated construction services. The company's service portfolio includes eight distinct service lines: Historic Renovations (historic rehabilitation, national register buildings, historic tax credit projects representing ~50% of work), Religious Construction (new churches, renovations, expansions), Industrial Construction (light industrial, aviation, warehouse, manufacturing), Interior Finishes (high-end interiors, carpentry, flooring), Healthcare & Medical Construction, Education Construction (CTE, STEM, vo-tech facilities), Office & Retail Construction, and Lofts & Multi-Family Construction. Supporting capabilities include New Construction (ground-up) and Building Additions. The company has been in operation since 1870 and is currently owned and managed by the 5th generation of the family (Gus and Dan Meyer).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Many projects come in well under budget
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary industry association membership. Rau Construction has received numerous awards through AGC including multiple Building Excellence Project of the Year awards and safety recognition. The company has been commended seven times for Zero Incidence Rate and twice received the AGC national safety award.
• Overland Park Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business membership organization supporting business networking and community engagement in the Overland Park area.
• Builder's Association of Kansas CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional construction industry association partnership. Rau Construction participates in this association along with OSHA in the Build Safe Partnership program.
• OSHA Build Safe PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnique partnership arrangement where Rau Construction partners with Builders Association Safety and OSHA in a commitment to workplace safety. One of only a few General Contractors in the region accepted into this program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• McCarthy Building Companies: National employee-owned general contractor with strong healthcare, education, and historic/cultural portfolios (e.g., museum and civic renovations). Comparable business model and vertical mix, with broader geographic reach and larger project scale than Rau.
• Gilbane Building Company: Family-founded national construction manager with deep expertise in historic restoration, adaptive reuse, education, and healthcare projects. Strong overlap with Rau's historic tax credit and institutional renovation work, though operating at much greater scale.
• Swinerton: Employee-owned general contractor with significant renovation, tenant improvement, and adaptive reuse work alongside new construction. Comparable renovation/tenant improvement focus and craftsmanship emphasis, with broader West Coast-anchored geographic footprint.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest U.S. general contractors with national commercial, healthcare, education, and renovation capabilities. Operates broadly in the same industries as Rau but at a vastly larger scale and with a national footprint.
• Holder Construction: National general contractor/construction manager focused on commercial, healthcare, and mission-critical sectors with strong owner-direct relationships. Comparable integrated delivery model but larger scale and different geographic concentration than Rau.
• Clark Construction Group: Large U.S. general contractor delivering commercial, institutional, healthcare, and education projects including complex renovations. Comparable in scope of services and verticals served, but national footprint and significantly larger project size than Rau.

Direct peers

• JE Dunn Construction: Kansas City-headquartered general contractor delivering commercial, healthcare, education, and historic renovation projects across multiple U.S. regions. Most direct peer: same KC base, same general contracting/construction management model, overlapping verticals, though materially larger in scale.
• McCownGordon Construction: Kansas City-based commercial general contractor and construction manager serving similar verticals including healthcare, education, corporate, and cultural projects. Closely comparable mid-size peer with overlapping delivery methods (CM, design-build) and KC metro concentration.

Regional players

• Consigli Construction Co. Mid-size, family-influenced New England general contractor recognized for historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and institutional projects. Highly comparable in size band, historic renovation depth, and family-ownership heritage, though concentrated in the Northeast rather than KC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Rau-Construction-609109605961312

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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