01 Bid-Build
General Contracting
The traditional bid-build approach — lump sum, cost-plus-fee, or a guaranteed maximum price. Active in the bid market with subcontractor relationships that hold quality at a competitive value.
Commercial General Contractor · Eldon, MO
A Category
of One.
General contracting, design-build, and pre-engineered steel — engineered with precision and built with craft across central Missouri since 1959.
01
65 Years
Building since 1959
02
4 Methods
Ways we deliver
03
17 Sectors
Markets served
04
100s Projects
Across mid-Missouri
Who We Are
Family owned.
Missouri built.
Curtiss-Manes-Schulte is a family-owned and operated commercial general contractor specializing in commercial and industrial building projects. For more than 60 years, we've served central Missouri with quality craftsmanship.
We view every project as a partnership — a cooperative effort built on fairness, mutual respect, trust, and integrity, with clear communication that keeps work efficient and on time.
"To be successful is to be helpful, caring, and constructive — to make everything and everyone you touch a little better."
What We Do
Four ways to
deliver your build
A proven track record across multiple delivery methods — matched to your project, budget, and risk.
02 Single Source
Design-Build
One accountable source for design and construction. We assemble and manage the right design team for your project, protecting design, performance, and cost from day one.
03 As Agent / At-Risk
Construction Management
Planning, design, and construction treated as one integrated system. Our team works alongside owner, architect, and engineers — as your agent or on an at-risk basis.
04 Lump Sum
Hard Bid
A lump-sum contract awarded through competitive bid on client-provided documents. Sharp pricing backed by deep knowledge of central-Missouri market conditions.
Featured Work
Proof, poured & framed
Municipal · Performing Arts
Miller Performing Arts Center
Athletics · University of Missouri
Mizzou Indoor Practice Facility
Church · New Construction
Lake Ozark Christian Church
Addition · Steel Frame
Kidcrest Youth Addition
Schools · Roofing
17 Markets Eldon Career Center Re-Roof
See every
sector we build
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Authorized VP Builder · Varco-Pruden
Pre-engineered
steel, in-house.
As an authorized VP Builder, we're a leader in central Missouri's pre-engineered building market — combining VP's advanced design capability with our own computer-aided detailing. Design, estimating, approval drawings, and manufacturing coordination, all handled in-house by the same trained team.
Explore VP Buildings →Fast
Reduced design & estimating time
Accurate
Detailed structure, VP Command
In-House
One trained team, start to finish
Proven
BlueScope Steel quality
Sixty-Five Years of Proof
See what we've built.
Six decades of commercial construction across central Missouri — schools, churches, athletic facilities, medical, and industrial. Explore the portfolio, and if you're assembling a bid list, we'd welcome the invitation.