Civil work - General Contractor or Contractors?

[Matt McPheely]

Hi everyone - I'm in the development process for a 1-acre 4-home construction project in downtown Greenville, SC. It's a booming market and it seems tough to get the big guys to do civil work on a small project like this, but not sure I want to manage individual contractors for things like utilities, bonding, grading, and road work. Anyone have experience to share on best way to proceed?

[Manolo D.]

Not in your state but you can call your asphalt or concrete ready mix supplier and have him list you 5-10 companies that do horizontal, tell them you need a contractor that has a grader, road roller/compaction equipment, couple of dumptrucks, and asphalt pavers. This grade of contractors will not be cheap but can give you a turn-key price. Here it is a General Engineering class not General Contractor.