Philadelphia · for excavation, grading and earthwork contractors
Site work work coming up in Philadelphia
536 projects in Philadelphia fit excavation, grading and earthwork contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start, a sub hired on a trade permit, a site plan or a construction loan on the public record, at $500K and up, in the phases where site work gets bought.
By Max Gillespie · Updated
Counted Nov 11, 2026, 3:36 AM ET · updates daily
Projects that fit, from the last 30 days
A few of the 536, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.
- Merck expansion, Montgomery CountyManufacturing buildingProposed
- Ridge Pike (School-Belvoir) (SR 7046)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- Spring Garden St: Pennsylvania Ave - Delaware Ave (SR 2006)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- th Street over Amtrak (City of Phila. Bid No. ____ECMS) * (SR 7301)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- Falls Bridge over Schuylkill River (City of Phila. Bid No. ____ECMS) (SR 7301)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- N Valley Road: US 30 to Central Ave (SR 1005)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- PA23/US422 Int & N Gulph (SR 23)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- Tabor Road over Tacony Creek (City of Phila. Bid No. ____ECMS) (SR 7301)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
When site work gets bought
Site work is the first trade on any job. Clearing and grading start right after the permit.
Site plans, new building permits and construction starts.
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- How do excavation, grading and earthwork contractors find new projects in Philadelphia?
- Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Site plans, new building permits and construction starts. 536 projects in Philadelphia fit excavation, grading and earthwork contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start, a sub hired on a trade permit, a site plan or a construction loan on the public record, at $500K and up, in the phases where site work gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
- When does a GC buy site work on a job?
- Site work is the first trade on any job. Clearing and grading start right after the permit.
- Where does this count come from?
- Groundbreak reads building and zoning permits naming the contractor and owner, subs on trade permits, permit applications months before the permit, Zoning Board appeals, certificates of occupancy, county plan reviews in Delaware and Chester, Montgomery and Delaware County deeds with both parties, Delaware County mortgages with the lender, City deeds and mortgages through August 2026, notices of commencement and furnishing, state grants, air permits and road lettings and FAA height filings in Philadelphia every day and groups them into projects. This page counts the projects at the stages a sub watches, the same count sign-up shows for the same picks. It was computed Nov 11, 2026, 3:36 AM Eastern and updates daily.
- What does Groundbreak cost?
- Creating an account is free: tell Radar what you work on and it shows your matches. The names, phones and figures on every record are Pro. There is no free trial. Pro is $27 a month, every market. Cancel anytime.
- Can I ask ChatGPT or Claude for this?
- Yes, with Pro. Groundbreak runs an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants can search Philadelphia's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.