Groundbreak.
Tampa Bay · for excavation, grading and earthwork contractors

Site work work coming up in Tampa Bay

813 projects in Tampa Bay fit excavation, grading and earthwork contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start, 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, 3:38 AM ET · updates daily

Projects that fit, from the last 30 days

A few of the 813, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.

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.

The busiest GCs in Tampa Bay

Named on the most building permits over the last 90 days. They buy the site work, or hire the sub who does.

  1. 1Lennar Homes LLC50 permits
  2. 2Kimmins Contracting Corporation26 permits
  3. 3D R Horton INC22 permits
  4. 4S&H West Coast of Florida, Inc17 permits
  5. 5Dbk INC15 permits
The 25 most active contractors in Tampa Bay →

In ChatGPT or Claude

With Pro, ask your AI assistant for site work jobs in Tampa Bay and it reads Groundbreak for you, names included. It works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any app that takes an MCP server.

Set it up in a minute ↗

Questions

How do excavation, grading and earthwork contractors find new projects in Tampa Bay?
Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Site plans, new building permits and construction starts. 813 projects in Tampa Bay fit excavation, grading and earthwork contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start, 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.
Which general contractors are building the most in Tampa Bay?
Over the last 90 days, Lennar Homes LLC (50 permits), Kimmins Contracting Corporation (26) and D R Horton INC (22) are named on the most Tampa Bay building permits. The full list is in the most active contractors report.
Where does this count come from?
Groundbreak reads permits, deeds, mortgages, notices of commencement and FAA height filings in Tampa Bay 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, 3:38 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 Tampa Bay's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.

Other trades in Tampa Bay

Site work in other markets

Guides

Every site work job in Tampa Bay, the day it files.

Pick your trade and market, see your count, and Radar sends each new one. The account is free.