About Lake Ozark Boat Docks

What We Do

Lake Ozark Boat Docks is a free service for waterfront property owners at Lake of the Ozarks. When you tell us about your project, the new dock construction you want to plan, the boat dock repair you need, or the slip you want to add, we route your request to an Ameren-Certified Dock Builder (CDB) who works in your cove and handles your project type.

We do not perform dock work. We are not a licensed contractor. Every quote, every permit application, every line of construction, repair, or modification is performed by the independent CDB you choose to work with. Their workmanship warranty, their insurance, their CDB number, their job.

What we do well: knowing which builders are actively certified, which builders run their crews on the Gravois versus the Niangua, which handle premium 50x50 concrete builds, and which still take on small repair jobs. We save you the time of working down the Ameren list one phone call at a time.

Why Ameren CDB Certification Matters

Ameren Missouri operates Lake of the Ozarks under a FERC license. Any new dock, any modification to an existing dock, any slip addition, and any refoaming work requires an Ameren permit. Permits are only granted when the application is submitted by an Ameren-Certified Dock Builder.

The CDB program is a structural regulatory barrier. Ameren has issued nearly 200 CDB numbers over the program's history, and roughly 70 builders hold active certification on the current roster. The national foundation and repair chains (Groundworks, Ram Jack, and similar consolidators) hold zero CDBs. If you are working on a dock at the Lake, your builder either holds an Ameren CDB number or they cannot complete the job. Confirm certification before signing anything, starting with Ameren Missouri's official CDB program page.

About Compass Camper LLC

Lake Ozark Boat Docks is operated by Compass Camper LLC, an Oregon-registered marketing and lead generation company. Compass Camper LLC operates Lake Ozark Boat Docks as a trade name. Our other sites focus on home services in different metros, including Tulsa Foundation Experts in Oklahoma.

We disclose this in the footer of every page on this site. We do not advertise ourselves as a local contractor. We are a marketing service. The independent Ameren-certified builders we connect you with do the dock work.

How We Route Your Project

Before we route a project, we confirm the builder appears on Ameren Missouri's current official CDB roster, not last year's PDF, and we match your cove, project type, and timeline to a builder who works that part of the Lake. Beyond certification, these are the standards you should confirm directly with any builder before signing:

• Active Ameren CDB certification. Ask for the CDB number and check it against Ameren's public roster.
• General liability insurance. Ask for a current certificate of insurance.
• Lake of the Ozarks experience. Ask how recently the builder completed a project in your cove.
• Written workmanship warranty. No verbal promises. The warranty belongs in the contract.

We avoid the marketing buzzwords that national lead-gen sites lean on. We list the standards above so you can ask the builder yourself before signing.

Contact and Operating Address

You can reach us at (573) 742-2437 or [email protected]. We respond to most inquiries within four hours during business hours (Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM Central). The Compass Camper LLC operating address is registered in Oregon and is available upon request. Our Lake of the Ozarks regional phone number is a tracked line that routes to our coordination team.