Site Assessment & Code Review
Before a single grade stake goes in, our civil team pulls the municipal drainage ordinances, county fire-break setbacks, and environmental bond requirements for your specific APN. We cross-reference your site plan against state storm-water NPDES permit conditions and flag every line-item that could delay a certificate of occupancy. Miss the drainage calc here and the county red-tags the build at rough grade — costing three to six weeks on a schedule that has no float.
⚠ The cost of skipping this phase:
Miss the drainage calc — county red-tags at rough grade.
Grading & Drainage Engineering
Our operators run GPS-guided dozers and motor graders to achieve the precise positive-drainage grades specified in the civil set — typically 1–2% away from structures, 3:1 side slopes on detention basins, and sub-grade compaction tested to 95% Proctor. Every swale, inlet, and rip-rap outfall is installed per the approved drainage report. We pull our own inspections and provide compaction logs in the format your geotechnical engineer requires before the structural slab pour.
⚠ The cost of skipping this phase:
Wrong slope = standing water against your generator yard slab.
Hardscape & Infrastructure
Concrete aprons, bollard arrays, and permeable-paver maintenance access roads go in during this phase — coordinated with your electrical contractor so conduit sleeves are cast in before any flatwork is poured. Screening berms are shaped and compacted to the sight-line ordinance elevations documented in your variance application. We photograph each berm cross-section and submit the documentation package your land-use attorney needs to close the variance file.
⚠ The cost of skipping this phase:
Skip the berm documentation — variance stays open, tenant move-in blocked.
Planting & Erosion Control
Native-species plant palettes are selected from your county's approved vegetation list and installed at the densities required to satisfy the environmental bond conditions. Erosion control blankets, hydro-mulch, and sediment logs go in same-day as finish grading. We maintain a living plant inventory log so your environmental consultant can confirm species counts during their bond-release inspection. Skip the native-species mix and the bond doesn't release — that's a six-figure instrument sitting idle.
⚠ The cost of skipping this phase:
Wrong species mix — environmental bond doesn't release.
Ongoing Maintenance & Compliance Monitoring
After turnover, our crews are on-site on a scheduled rotation — mowing fire-break perimeters to the clearance widths required by your AHJ, inspecting swale inlets before every forecasted storm event, and submitting the annual storm-water inspection reports that keep your NPDES permit in good standing. Tenants demanding 99.999% uptime need grounds that never become a compliance liability. We deliver documented proof of every site visit so your asset manager has the paper trail when the municipality audits.
⚠ The cost of skipping this phase:
Lapsed NPDES inspection — permit violation, potential facility shutdown.
Your campus punch list has a crew that knows every line item.
Select your service scope, request a site walk, and get a fixed-price proposal tied to your COD — not a landscaper's best guess.