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St. Louis · Since 1963 · Earthwork | Water & Sewer | Soil Stabilization | Plumbing

Building the
Infrastructure Behind
Tomorrow's Communities.

Family-owned contractor providing site development, earthwork, utility, and infrastructure solutions throughout the Midwest for over 50 years.

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60+
Years in the Dirt
$10K–$50M
Project Range
300+
Pieces of Iron
0.77
Safety EMR
Credentials

Prequalified.
Proven.

Three generations of relationships with the agencies, owners, and GCs that move Eastern Missouri forward.

60+
Years Building the St. Louis Area
MoDOT
Prequalified Contractor
PWSD
Prequalified Contractor
MSD
Metropolitan Sewer District Vendor
Union
Local 513 Signatory
0.77
Safety EMR — Below Industry Average
Hyperscale data center sitework at dusk — mass grading and underground utilities
Mission Critical
Data Centers · Advanced Manufacturing

Sitework where
downtime isn't
an option.

Hyperscale developers and EPCs hire us for compressed schedules and self-performed scope: mass grading, wet and dry utilities, generator hardstands, duct banks, and stormwater — engaged in preconstruction so schedule logic locks before mobilization.

  • Hyperscale & enterprise pads
  • Generator yard hardstands
  • Wet & dry utilities
  • Duct bank installation
  • Stormwater detention
  • Phased turnover schedules
Markets We Serve

Built for the people who
build Missouri.

Municipal & Public

MoDOT prequalified, MSD vendor, and bid packages that show up complete the first time. Water main, sanitary, storm, and street work for the cities, counties, and districts of the St. Louis metro and surrounding areas.

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Private Developers

Predictable schedule, single accountable team, and a foreman who actually answers the phone — from raw ground to paved-and-utility-stubbed pad.

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Industrial & Manufacturing

Plant expansions, distribution centers, and process facilities. We self-perform earthwork, utilities, and stabilization on the schedules industrial owners can't move.

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Mission Critical

Hyperscale and enterprise data center sitework delivered on compressed schedules with single-point accountability — preconstruction to power-on.

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General Contractors

A sub that hits dates and protects your reputation on site. We work with your CPM, not against it — and pick up the phone on Saturday.

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Recent Work

Signature Projects

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Hankook Tire Plant Expansion
Industrial·$32M

Hankook Tire Plant Expansion

1.4M sq ft plant expansion — 2.1 million yards moved, on schedule through three winters, with self-performed utilities and stabilization.

Clarksville, TN
Wildhorse Village
Private Development·$18M

Wildhorse Village

Sitework for Clayco's lakeside mixed-use community — custom utility runs, lake construction, and finish grade developers brag about.

Chesterfield, MO
Express Scripts Headquarters
Corporate Campus·$22M

Express Scripts Headquarters

Corporate campus sitework — full excavation, mass grading, and underground utilities delivered on a tight downtown schedule.

St. Louis, MO
Worldwide Technology Campus
Corporate / Tech·$15M

Worldwide Technology Campus

Self-performed earthwork and utilities for Clayco at WWT — a fast-track tech campus build delivered without a hiccup.

St. Louis Metro, MO
Lakeside Logistics Park
Industrial / Logistics·$12M

Lakeside Logistics Park

Industrial logistics pad for Contegra Construction — mass earthwork, grading, and wet utilities on a metro-east greenfield site.

Edwardsville, IL
Oglesby Park
Municipal / Parks·$6M

Oglesby Park

Brand-new community park for St. Charles County — sitework, utilities, and finished sport-field grading completed in 2025.

St. Charles County, MO
St. Charles County Ambulance District HQ
Municipal / Emergency Services·$4M

St. Charles County Ambulance District HQ

Headquarters facility for the St. Charles County Ambulance District — excavation, grading, and utility installation on a public-safety campus.

St. Charles County, MO
Kuesel crew foreman on site
Featured Crew Member

"Kuesel gives you the iron and gets out of your way. Best place I've ever worked."

Mike V.·Operator·20 yrs
Now Hiring

Run the
Big Iron.

We're hiring operators, foremen, pipe layers, CDL drivers, and laborers. Competitive pay, real benefits, year-round local work, and a newer fleet in the St. Louis market.

  • Union scale + premium + per-diem on travel jobs
  • Health, dental, vision, 401(k) match
  • Local work — sleep in your own bed
  • Promote-from-within career track
Kuesel fleet of trucks at the O'Fallon yard
Owned Fleet

300+ pieces of iron.
Zero excuses.

Owning our fleet means no rental delays, no sub no-shows, and a shop full of mechanics keeping every machine on grade.

Safety

Safety is a
performance
requirement.

0.77
Experience Modification Rate

Industry average is 1.00. Ours has stayed below it for years — because our crews go home the way they showed up.

How we run it
  • Daily digital safety briefings on every active site
  • Telematics & real-time hazard reporting across the fleet
  • MSHA, OSHA 10/30, confined-space & trench-safety certified crews
  • Performance & safety incentive plan tied to every crew

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