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Standard Field Installation Procedures for Site Preparation

The Standard Field Installation Procedures workflow provides site preparation contractors with a structured process for consistent field practices. It includes staging equipment, verifying grades, executing excavation to plan, checking compaction, and documenting progress. By standardizing this process, site prep companies reduce costly errors, protect profitability, and improve efficiency. Clients benefit from confidence in properly prepared sites that meet specifications. Teams gain accountability through clear documentation. With this workflow in place, site preparation contractors can strengthen professionalism, improve efficiency, and deliver projects reliably with smoother transitions to subsequent construction phases.

Review grading plan and erosion controls

Confirm compaction and cut-to-fill marks

Confirm dozers, laser levels, and signs onsite

Safety review for trenching and equipment use

Mark pad edges and cut/fill transitions

Excavate, level, compact, and prep pad

Follow erosion mat and staking pattern

Use compactors, pins, stakes, forms

Check pad slope, trench depth

Inspect trench slope and compaction

Regrade or refill low spots

Remove debris, level surface

Slope, pad, and compaction check

Document compaction and grade lines

Review grading plan and erosion controls

Confirm compaction and cut-to-fill marks

Confirm dozers, laser levels, and signs onsite

Safety review for trenching and equipment use

Mark pad edges and cut/fill transitions

Excavate, level, compact, and prep pad

Follow erosion mat and staking pattern

Use compactors, pins, stakes, forms

Check pad slope, trench depth

Inspect trench slope and compaction

Regrade or refill low spots

Remove debris, level surface

Slope, pad, and compaction check

Document compaction and grade lines