Landscape Construction & Grading

Full-scope landscape construction for commercial sites — finish grading, drainage tie-in, soil prep, plant installation, and final punch-out — self-performed on projects ranging from $50K to $1M+ across the Front Range.

Landscape is consistently one of the last trades on a commercial schedule, which means it absorbs upstream delays from every trade before it. A landscape contractor without the crew capacity or self-performed scope to compress timeline becomes the critical path item that pushes your CO date.

• Self-performed crews mean no subcontractor coordination risk on your schedule
• Capacity to mobilize quickly when upstream trades finish early or late
• Single point of accountability for the full landscape scope — no finger-pointing between subs
• 40+ years of grading and drainage experience reduces RFIs during construction

We recommend engaging us during the design development phase, not after GMP — early landscape input on grading and drainage routing prevents costly redesign once civil and site plans are locked.

Integrated design-build landscape delivery — from concept and planting plan through permitting, construction, and final walkthrough — under a single contract with a single point of accountability.

Design-bid-build landscape delivery creates a gap between what's designed and what's buildable on budget, often surfacing as change orders mid-construction. Design-build collapses that gap by having the same team responsible for both design intent and field execution.

• Single contract eliminates the design-to-construction handoff risk
• Constructability reviewed during design, reducing mid-project change orders
• Faster overall delivery than sequential design-bid-build
• One accountable party for budget, schedule, and final quality

We recommend design-build specifically for projects with a fixed completion date tied to a lease or occupancy deadline — the schedule compression is the primary advantage over traditional delivery.

Commercial-grade hardscape construction — pavers, engineered retaining walls, concrete walks and plazas, and site furnishing installation — built to handle Colorado's freeze-thaw cycles and commercial traffic and load requirements.

Hardscape installed to residential standards fails under commercial pedestrian volume and vehicle loading. Retaining walls without proper engineering and drainage behind the wall face are a structural liability that can trigger costly remediation and exposure for the property owner.

• Engineered for commercial loading and pedestrian traffic volume, not residential spec
• Retaining walls designed with proper drainage to prevent hydrostatic failure
• ADA-compliant walkway construction where required by scope
• Material and base specifications documented for owner records

We recommend engineered retaining wall design for any wall exceeding 4 feet — this is also typically a permitting requirement and avoids exposure if the wall is ever inspected or challenged.

Commercial sod installation and ongoing turf management programs, with species selection matched to Colorado's elevation, sun exposure, and the property's water budget.

Turf species selected without accounting for site-specific sun exposure, elevation, and irrigation capacity routinely fails to establish or requires excessive water input to maintain — both of which become recurring line items in a property's operating budget.

• Species selection matched to actual site conditions reduces establishment failure
• Water-budget-conscious turf programs lower long-term operating costs
• Large-format sod installation minimizes establishment downtime on new sites
• Ongoing management program prevents the need for full re-installation

We recommend a turf management program be established at installation, not added later — turf that establishes under a defined maintenance program performs significantly better long-term than turf left to standard mowing alone.