About Vazquez

Owning a construction company wasn’t part of Joe Vazquez’s original plan. A UMKC graduate and Accounting Student of the Year, Joe began his career as a CPA but soon realized accounting wasn’t his passion. After being let go from his firm, he joined his father-in-law and brother-in-law’s residential construction company, where he learned the trade and discovered a passion for the construction industry.

In 2008, during one of the toughest economies in decades, Joe launched Vazquez Commercial Contracting, LLC. Just two years later, the company earned SBA 8(a) certification, and by 2011, was awarded its first GSA contract. Over the next nine years, Vazquez completed more than $90 million in 8(a) contracts before graduating from the program in 2019 and mentoring other small, underutilized businesses.

In 2014, Vazquez was awarded its first Job Order Contract with Fort Leavenworth, which helped establish the company as a competitive federal contractor. Continued growth followed with the launch of the Mechanical Division in 2016, the Electrical Division in 2017, and the Plumbing Division in 2023, achieving Joe’s goal of becoming a full MEP contractor.

Vazquez holds multiple Job Order Contracts, including the State of Missouri and the City of Kansas City, MO.

By September of 2023, the company had reached the milestone of over 3,000 projects. In addition, Vazquez launched its service departments in 2025 by offering on-call Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Services.

Today, Vazquez Commercial Contracting looks to the future with its purchase of a new corporate headquarters in 2026, another milestone in a journey built on resilience, growth, and a passion for construction.