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Rodriguez Mechanical Contractors, Inc. is a family- and veteran-owned plumbing, underground-utility and earthwork contractor at 541 South 11th Street in Armourdale, Kansas City, Kansas, in business since July 1, 1976. Maxine Rodriguez is co-owner and Paul Rodriguez is the company’s published contact. It is a union house — Laborers Local 1290, Plumbers Local 8 and Operating Engineers Local 101 — working for municipalities, utilities, general contractors and developments across the Midwest, and it carries a long list of Hispanic contracting and chamber leadership roles, including co-founding Hispanic Contractors of America.

Description

Rodriguez Mechanical Contractors is a multi-trade civil and mechanical contractor operating from Armourdale.1 Its work divides into three lines. Plumbing covers interior and exterior systems and utility connections. Utilities covers water, sewer and infrastructure improvement work for municipalities, contractors and developments across the Midwest. Earthwork covers site preparation, grading and excavation. A fourth offering, emergency service, is advertised around the clock for damage response.2 The company also describes design/build project delivery, sewer and water work, and demolition.2

It is a union contractor, listing affiliations with Laborers Local Union 1290, Plumbers Local Union 8 and Operating Engineers Local Union 101.2 It describes itself as family-owned and veteran-owned, and the Wyandotte Economic Development Council carries it in both its Locally Owned Business and its Minority Owned Business directories, under Contractors in each.1

What sets the record for this business apart from most contractors of its size in the county is the civic ledger it publishes. Under the heading “A Trusted History of Serving the Community,” the company lists: co-founder of Hispanic Contractors of America; former president of Kansas City Hispanic Contractors Enterprise (KCHACE); former chairman of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City; former board member of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; former board member of the National Association of Minority Contractors; former board member and chair of the Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce; former board member of the Kansas City Heart of America United Way and of Kansas City Habitat for Humanity; board member of the Seton Center; and contractor participant in Christmas in October and the Minority Contractors Association of Greater Kansas City.2

Goods and services

  • Plumbing — interior and exterior systems, utility connections2
  • Underground utilities — water, sewer and infrastructure improvements for municipalities, contractors and developments2
  • Earthwork — site preparation, grading, excavation2
  • Demolition2
  • Design/build project delivery2
  • 24/7 emergency service for damage response2

History

The business was started on July 1, 1976, according to the Better Business Bureau’s record.3 Fifty years on it remains at 541 South 11th Street in Armourdale, family- and veteran-owned, with Maxine Rodriguez recorded by the BBB as co-owner and Paul Rodriguez published by the WYEDC as the company’s named contact.13

The company’s own account of its history is written in values rather than events — “generations of expertise,” discipline drawn from family and military service — and gives no dates, no founder name and no succession narrative.2 The civic list above is the closest thing to a chronology it publishes, and it points to a principal who was heavily involved in organising Hispanic contracting in Kansas City over a long period, including co-founding Hispanic Contractors of America.2

“ — Who founded the company in 1976, whether the present owners are the founders or a second generation, and which family member served in the military, are all unestablished.

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Wyandotte Economic Development Council — business directory entry, Rodriguez Mechanical Contractors, Inc — asserts: address 541 S. 11th St., Kansas City, KS 66105; phone 913-281-1814 x212; named contact “Paul Rodriquez” [sic]; categories “Minority Owned Business, Locally Owned Business, LOB Cont, MOB Cont”; “Rodriguez Mechanical Contractors Inc. provides plumbing-related services to municipalities, construction companies, utilities, general contractors, residences and other organizations across the Midwest.” Minority Owned Business Contractors index: wyedc.org (Fetched via curl 2026-08-14.) ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Rodriguez Mechanical Contractors — official site and About Us rmckc.com — asserts: “Based in Kansas City, Kansas, Rodriguez Mechanical Contractors (RMC) provides comprehensive plumbing, utility, and construction solutions across the Midwest. From design/build projects and plumbing systems to sewer, water, demolition, and earthwork, our family- and veteran-owned company brings integrity, precision, and excellence to every project”; service lines Plumbing, Utilities, Earthwork and Emergency Service; “24/7 Emergency Services Available”; “Veteran Owned”; phone (913) 281-1814; email info@rmckc.com; address 541 S 11th St, Kansas City, KS 66105; union affiliations Laborers Local Union #1290, Plumbers Local Union #8, Operators Local Union #101; the “A Trusted History of Serving the Community” list (U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce former board of directors; KCHACE former president; Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City former chairman; National Association of Minority Contractors former board member; Christmas in October former contractor participant; Minority Contractors Assoc. of Greater Kansas City former contractor participant; Kansas City Heart of America United Way former board member; Kansas City Habitat for Humanity former board member; Hispanic Contractors of America co-founder; Seton Center board member; Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce former board member and chair). The domain rodriguezmechanical.com redirects to rmckc.com. (Fetched via curl 2026-08-14.) ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12

  3. Better Business Bureau — business profile, Rodriguez Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Kansas City, KS — asserts: “Business Started: July 1, 1976”; 50 years in business; principals “Maxine Rodriguez, Co-Owner” and Paul Rodriguez; address 541 S 11th St, Kansas City, KS 66105-1254; phone (913) 281-1814; not BBB accredited; BBB rating “Not Rated” for insufficient information. This is the only source carrying the founding date and the owner names. (Fetched via WebFetch 2026-08-14; the same URL returns HTTP 403 to curl.) ↩ ↩2

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