What does a civil site development contractor handle?
A civil site development contractor takes raw land to pad-ready: land clearing, mass earthwork, grading, underground utilities, stormwater systems, and roadway construction. Earthscapes self-performs this full scope with our own fleet across Central Florida, working as a subcontractor to General Contractors or as prime on municipal projects, so one accountable team controls the critical path from first cut to subgrade acceptance.
Core Capabilities
Earthscapes operates a massive fleet of earthmoving equipment to self-perform the critical path of your project. By controlling the site work directly, we maintain schedule integrity from day one.
- Site Preparation & Land Clearing
- Mass Earthwork & Grading
- Deep Excavation
- Stormwater Management Systems
- Underground Utilities Installation
- Drainage Infrastructure
- Roadway & Subgrade Preparation
- Erosion Control
Project Management Structure
Led by Project Manager John Mills and General Superintendent Anthony Fraticelli, our civil division bridges the gap between the field and the office. We speak the language of General Contractors, ensuring submittals, schedules, and daily reports are handled professionally.
Ideal Project Partners
We partner with professionals who value reliability, capital infrastructure, and execution.
Civil Service Area
Deploying heavy equipment within a ~100-mile radius of the Greater Orlando area.
Approved Civil Project References
Names and locations are approved; detailed scope and photography will be added as they are verified.
Millenia Park
Location: Orlando, FL
Beverly Shores Elementary School
Location: Leesburg, FL
Paradise Recreation Center
Location: The Villages, FL
Civil Division Services
Excavation
Mass cut/fill, structural pads, ponds, trenches, and dewatering.
Land Clearing
Clearing, grubbing, forestry mulching, and SWPPP compliance.
Earthwork
Cut-to-fill balancing, compaction by lift, import fill, proof-rolling.
Grading
Rough to finish grade with GPS machine control and slope verification.
Underground Utilities
Storm, sanitary, water main, and fire line installation and testing.
Stormwater & Drainage
Retention ponds, exfiltration trenches, control structures, SWPPP.
Roadway & Site Construction
Subgrade prep, limerock base, asphalt, curb & gutter, ADA ramps.
Civil Division Q&A
Does Earthscapes work as a subcontractor or a prime contractor?+
Both. On most commercial projects we work as a site development subcontractor to a General Contractor, self-performing the civil scope. For municipal and agency work we also contract directly as prime, managing submittals, schedules, and inspections ourselves. The contracting structure is confirmed during the bid phase so accountability is clear from day one.
What counties does the civil division cover?+
We deploy heavy equipment within roughly a 100-mile radius of Greater Orlando — including Lake, Sumter, Marion, Citrus, Hernando, Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Polk, Volusia, and Brevard counties. See our county pages below or the full service area map for details on where we actively bid work.
How do the civil, landscape, and maintenance divisions coordinate?+
All three divisions share one operations office, one fleet, and one project management structure. On projects that span divisions — site development followed by landscape installation, then ongoing maintenance — a single point of contact carries the project through, eliminating hand-off gaps between separate vendors.
What should we include in bid documents for a civil scope?+
Send the civil drawings, geotechnical report (borings and Proctor data), grading and drainage plans, the SWPPP if issued, and the bid form with any unit-price structure. Site address and access notes help us walk the site before pricing. The more complete the package, the tighter and more comparable our number will be.
How are changes and unforeseen conditions handled?+
Differing site conditions — rock, muck, unmarked utilities — are documented immediately with photos, measurements, and survey shots, then submitted to the GC or owner with a proposed resolution and cost before we proceed. No surprise change orders after the fact; everything is priced and approved in writing first.
Plan Your Civil Project
Civil work by county:
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Share your site details — clearing, grading, utilities, stormwater — and our civil team will follow up within one business day.