About seventy percent of JD DIGGS work is commercial and general-contractor site packages. We work to your schedule, your plan and your superintendent.
70%
Commercial and GC work
100 mi
Commerical travel radius
1.4 mi
of curtain drains on the DeSoto ditch job
SERVICES
Commercial services
One site-work subcontractor, from clearing to final grade.
Commercial & Industrial Building Pads
Commercial and industrial pads cut, filled and finished to the engineer’s grade.
Cut and Fill
Cut a hill down, fill it, level it out for a building pad. Fill, shell and rock brought in as needed.
Finish grading and slopes
Pads and slopes brought to final grade per the engineer’s plan.
Retention and detention ponds
Stormwater ponds for GC site packages. Full details on the Ponds page.
Land clearing
Commercial sites cleared and grubbed ahead of grading. Full details on the Land Clearing page.
Canal and shoreline stabilzation
Bank rebuilding and stabilization along canals and waterways.
GRADE CONTROL
Built to the plan, not just the stakes.
Trimble 3D GPS or dual-slope laser systems with autos on Cat equipment hold the grade across the whole pad.
We take the job from engineer plans, survey stakes or GPS files, whichever your project uses.
Engineer plans, survey stakes or GPS files
Machine-control on Cat equipment
Final grade held across the whole pad, not just at the stakes
HOW A BID WORKS
From plan set to finished pad
1
Send the plans
Plan set, survey or site photos. Call941-204-8181or use the bid form below.
2
Bid in a couple of days
Most bids go back within a couple of days, depending on the job.
3
On site in a few days
Once the job is awarded, crews and equipment are on site in a few days.
4
Built to plan, checked before the pour
Graded to the engineer’s plan and checked against benchmark elevations before anyone pours
FEATURES PROJECTS
DeSoto ditch drainage project
Drainage and bank work between homes and a waterway. JD DIGGS worked as a subcontractor and did the site work on the job.
ROLE -Subcontractor - site work
DRAINS -1.4 miles of curtain drains
BANK - Concrete mats to rebuild the bank between homes and a waterway
MATERIAL -More than 5,000 yards brought in
CONTRACT -Just over 1.2 million
FEATURES PROJECTS
Kensington Park playground
Site work for a new playground in Sarasota. JD DIGGS worked as a subcontractor and managed all the other subcontractors on site.
LOCATION -Sarasota, Florida
YEAR -2025
ROLE -Subcontractor · managed all subcontractors on site
GRADING -Subgrade grading
DRAINAGE -Built a water detention area and tied in a new catch basin
Questions
Commercial site work questions
What commercial site work does JD DIGGS do?
Commercial and industrial building pads, cut and fill, finish grading and slopes, retention and detention ponds, land clearing, and canal and shoreline stabilization.
Do you work as a subcontractor for general contractors?
Yes. About seventy percent of JD DIGGS work is subcontract site packages for general contractors and site-development firms.
Can you provide a certificate of insurance?
Yes. A certificate of insurance is available on request.
Do you do canal and shoreline stabilization?
Yes. JD DIGGS rebuilds and stabilizes banks along canals and waterways, including concrete mats to rebuild a bank between homes and a waterway.
How fast do you turn around a bid?
Most bids go back within a couple of days, depending on the job.
Can you work from GPS machine files?
Yes. JD DIGGS works from engineer plans, survey stakes or GPS files, whichever the project uses.
service area
Where we take commercial work.
Based in Venice, with commercial work up to 100 miles out. Licensed & Insured, Florida license CGC-1522585.
