Arox Land Development

What Arox Land Development does

Arox Land Development is a privately held, woman-owned civil site development contractor headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, operating in Southwest Florida since 1989. The company provides an integrated suite of 15 services spanning the full site development lifecycle — land clearing, GPS-guided grading, excavation, roadway construction, curb and gutter, parking lots, and a complete underground utility stack including water main, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, fire main, stormwater vaults and pipe, Stormtech subsurface systems, and box culverts. Two Florida specialty licenses (Underground Utility Contractor CUC1224873 and Class V Underground Fire License #806713-0001-2006) enable work segments that are gated from non-licensed competitors, and in-house pre-testing capabilities for water, sewer, storm drainage, and fire main systems support first-pass inspection outcomes.

The company's technology stack centers on GPS-guided earthwork equipment paired with in-house professional survey teams, which the company uses to argue against external surveyor dependency. Customers are organized into three primary segments — commercial developers, municipal governments, and residential developers — with a portfolio of named projects including Publix Commerce Center, Fruitville Farms Bridge, Our Lady of the Angels (healthcare), and automotive dealerships (Gettel, Bradenton Nissan). Revenue is generated through project-based fixed-price contracts and time-and-materials arrangements secured via direct sales, RFP responses, and referrals.

Arox is a family-owned enterprise led by President and COO Grace Merrill (PhD in Biochemistry) and Executive Vice President Bobby Merrill (civil engineering and MBA), with Vice Presidents Nick Radzanowski (Chief Estimator, second generation) and Rob Slifer (Marine Corps veteran), plus Estimator/General Manager Bill Eastwood. The company does not have disclosed external funding, parent entities, subsidiaries, or M&A activity in the source data. Distribution is entirely regional to Southwest Florida, with no current signals of geographic expansion, and go-to-market relies on direct outreach, a website, and word-of-mouth referrals from a 34-year local operating history.

Name

Arox Land Development

Legal name

Arox Land Development Corporation

Website

https://aroxland.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Arox Land Development is a woman-owned, family-operated civil site development contractor in Sarasota, Florida, serving commercial, municipal, and residential developers across Southwest Florida since 1989 with integrated site preparation, underground utility installation, and stormwater infrastructure construction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Site Development Services

NAICS

Land Subdivision (237210)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Site Works EPC (Earthworks, Roads, Drainage, Foundations) (EUAEADAA)

Keywords

• Civil site development
• Underground utility installation
• Roadway construction services
• Stormwater management infrastructure
• Land clearing and grading

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Civil Site Development Services: Project-based civil site development services including land clearing, grading, excavation, and complete site preparation for commercial and residential developments. Revenue is generated through fixed-price contracts or time-and-materials arrangements for site work projects.
2. Underground Utility Installation: Licensed underground utility installation services including water main, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, fire line systems, and utility connections. Professional installation with in-house testing and certification capabilities for commercial and municipal projects.
3. Roadway Construction: Roadway construction services including site preparation, grading, underground utility installation, structural concrete work, and final inspections for municipal and subdivision road development projects.
4. Parking Lot Construction: Complete parking lot construction from design through final striping, including GPS-guided grading, underground drainage, base preparation, curb and gutter, and ADA compliance implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Arox Land Development is a civil site development contractor that delivers integrated site preparation, earthwork, underground utility installation, stormwater infrastructure, and roadway construction services for commercial, municipal, and residential projects in Southwest Florida. The company uses GPS-guided equipment and in-house survey teams to perform land clearing, grading, excavation, and the installation of water, sewer, storm drainage, and fire main systems, with all work performed under its Underground Utility Contractor and Class V Underground Fire Licenses.

Product overview

Arox Land Development is a civil site development company serving Southwest Florida since 1989, offering a comprehensive suite of integrated site development services. The company's portfolio spans 15 distinct service offerings including land clearing, grading, excavation, roadway construction, curb and gutter, parking lots, stormwater management (pipe installation, vaults, Stormtech systems, storm drainage), underground utilities, water main, sewer main, fire main, and box culverts. These services are delivered as an integrated service offering backed by GPS-guided equipment technology, in-house survey capabilities, and licensed contractor certifications (Underground Utility Contractor and Class V Underground Fire License). The company distinguishes itself through technology-driven precision, in-house quality control, and direct management access throughout every project phase.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Clearing Site preparation service combining GPS-guided equipment with experienced crews for precise clearing and compliance with Florida's environmental requirements from the first day on site.
• Grading Precision earthwork grading service using GPS-guided equipment and experienced crews to meet exact specifications and keep projects on schedule.
• Excavation Site preparation excavation service using GPS-guided machinery for precise depth control, accurate material removal, efficient soil management, and real-time progress tracking.
• Roadway Construction Comprehensive road construction combining GPS-guided technology with experienced crews for durable, high-quality roadways meeting exact specifications for municipal and subdivision projects.
• Curb and Gutter Precision concrete curb and gutter installation combining GPS surveying technology with skilled craftsmanship for precise, durable installations.
• Parking Lot Construction Complete parking facility development from initial site preparation through final striping, including GPS-guided grading, underground drainage, base preparation, curb and gutter, and ADA compliance.
• Stormwater Pipe Installation Engineered stormwater pipe installation with licensed professionals and GPS-guided precision for proper water management and long-term site stability.
• Stormwater Vaults Underground storage vault installation combining technical expertise with precision execution for stormwater management and environmental compliance.
• Stormtech Systems Subsurface stormwater management system installation for commercial, municipal, and residential developments with precision installation and comprehensive pre-testing.
• Storm Drainage Systems Complete storm drainage solutions combining engineering expertise with field experience, from initial design coordination through final testing and certification.
• Underground Utilities Underground utility installation covering water main, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, fire line systems, and utility connections, performed with licensed precision and in-house testing and certification.
• Water Main and Services Licensed water infrastructure installation combining licensed expertise with advanced technology for reliable, compliant water systems meeting all regulatory requirements.
• Sewer Main and Services Professional sanitary sewer installation combining licensed Underground Utility Contractor expertise with precision execution for reliable systems meeting regulatory standards.
• Fire Main and Services Licensed fire protection infrastructure installation with Class V Underground Fire License (#806713-0001-2006) and Licensed Underground Utility Contractor (CUC1224873) certification ensuring safety and code compliance.
• Box Culverts Precision installation of critical drainage infrastructure with GPS-guided placement, elevation management, in-house survey verification, and professional oversight for structural integrity.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MasTec: MasTec is a large infrastructure contractor with activities spanning utility installation, site preparation, civil construction, and transportation infrastructure. It is broader and substantially larger than Arox but competes for overlapping infrastructure work.
• Granite Construction: Granite Construction provides civil construction, transportation, utilities, site development, and related infrastructure services. Its scale and portfolio are broader, but its earthwork and utility capabilities overlap materially with Arox.
• Lane Construction: Lane Construction is an established civil infrastructure contractor active in roads, bridges, water, sewer, and site-development work. It is a broad incumbent that competes for many of the same complex infrastructure scopes.
• Superior Construction: Superior Construction is a heavy-civil contractor with meaningful Florida activity across roads, bridges, drainage, utilities, and site development. It serves many of the same public- and private-sector customers but at greater scale.

Direct peers

• C.W. Roberts Contracting: C.W. Roberts Contracting performs heavy-highway, site-development, grading, drainage, and related infrastructure work in Florida. The company is a relevant regional peer for Arox's roadway and civil site packages.
• Bergeron Land Development: Bergeron Land Development provides site development and infrastructure services for residential, commercial, and municipal projects. Its earthwork, underground utility, roadway, and drainage capabilities make it a close regional peer.
• Ranger Construction Industries: Ranger Construction Industries is a Florida highway, paving, and site-infrastructure contractor with regional operations. Its road construction and related site-work scope is comparable to Arox's municipal and commercial offerings.
• DeMoya Group: DeMoya Group is a Florida civil contractor providing site development, underground utilities, roadway, drainage, and related infrastructure. Its integrated delivery model and regional customer base closely match Arox's operations.
• AJAX Paving Industries of Florida: AJAX Paving Industries of Florida delivers road, asphalt, earthwork, drainage, and site-infrastructure construction throughout Florida. It overlaps directly with Arox's roadway, grading, utility, and parking-lot work.
• United Civil Group: United Civil Group is a Florida-focused heavy civil and site contractor involved in earthwork, utilities, roadway, drainage, and development infrastructure. It is directly comparable in both service scope and project-based contracting model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arox-land-development-corp

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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