Site Preparation
Most of our work is one piece of this. Sometimes a customer needs the whole sequence, from a parcel nobody has touched to ground a builder can start on.
What this includes
- Site walk and a plan for the order of operations, so work does not get done twice
- Clearing and grubbing where the building and drives are going
- Stripping and stockpiling topsoil for reuse instead of paying to haul it twice
- Cutting a construction entrance and access good enough for concrete and delivery trucks
- Rough grading to subgrade, shaped so water leaves the work area
- Erosion control on the ground: silt fence, straw wattles and a stabilized entrance
What it does not include
- Permits and approvals. We work inside the permit you hold and we will tell you when something needs one.
- Surveying, wetland delineation and soil testing. Those come from a licensed professional and we build to their marks.
- Vertical construction of any kind.
What we need from you
None of this is paperwork for its own sake. Each one is something that changes the price or the schedule if it turns up late.
- A site plan, or enough of one that the building footprint and drives are locatable
- Corners and any wetland or setback lines marked by whoever is responsible for them
- The permit in hand before we mobilize
- Confirmation that Dig Safe 811 has been called and the site is marked
How we price it
Site work is quoted in phases, not as one number. Clearing, stripping, rough grade and erosion control are priced separately so you can see what each one costs and stage them if the money comes in stages.
Anything we cannot see from the surface stays an allowance until it is opened up. An allowance that turns out unused comes off the bill.
Mobilization is one line, not a hidden add. If a phase gets split into two trips, you will see why.