Pre-Development Consulting and Project Management for ADUs and Factory-Built Housing in California

Civil engineering contractor reviewing site development plans beside an excavator on a cleared California residential lot under bright daylight
Civil engineering contractor reviewing site development plans beside an excavator on a cleared California residential lot under bright daylight
Northgate Construction Services

Turn the Property Plan Into a Buildable Site.

We coordinate the site work, underground utilities, access, trade sequencing and field execution that must be right before vertical construction or home delivery can succeed.

Physical Execution

Site Development & Underground Infrastructure

Essential ground preparation and utility tie-ins executed by qualified trades prior to home delivery or vertical construction.

Site Development Scope

Underground Utilities

Access & Logistics

Clearing, precision layout, earthwork coordination, grading, drainage, erosion control, trenching and site restoration.

Water, sewer or septic interfaces, electrical and gas routes, conduit sleeves and service coordination using appropriately licensed trades.

Driveway approach creation, heavy equipment access, material staging, traffic control, and crane or delivery planning where applicable.

Project Governance

Permits, Trades & Quality Management

Structured oversight handling regulatory interfaces, trade sequencing, and field compliance from start to final sign-off.

Permit & Inspection Coordination

Construction Coordination

Working plans alignment, agency question resolution, scheduled field inspections, required corrections and documented closeout.

Bid scopes, qualified trade management, master scheduling, budget tracking, quality control and overall responsibility management.

Structured Workflow

Our Five-Phase Delivery Method

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Research & SiteWalk

Define the Scope

Plans & Permits

Develop the Site

Executing grading, earthwork, trenching, utility route installations, and logistics preparation on site.

Evaluating parcel terrain, access restrictions, utility locations, and local planning constraints directly on site.

Establishing precise trade boundaries, bid scopes, and site development responsibilities tailored to your parcel.

Aligning site engineering with municipal agencies and managing plan check questions through approved permits.

Building Types

Selected ADU & HUD Projects

Northgate considers site-development and construction work for ADU and HUD-code manufactured-home projects individually. Availability depends on location, approved plans, site conditions, schedule and scope.

ADU Site Development

HUD-Code Home Sites

Project-Specific Coordination

Site-development coordination for attached or detached ADUs, garage conversions and JADUs when the project fits Northgate’s scope.

Site preparation, access, utilities and approved foundation coordination for HUD-code manufactured homes.

Other construction or installation work is reviewed individually; statewide construction coverage is not implied.

Tailored Scoping for Your Property

Northgate scopes every project according to the actual property conditions, approved plans, and specific project classification. No fixed package assumptions—just accurate field coordination.

ContractorDave — California Property & Project Services

Property research and SiteWalk services are available across California. Selected ADU, HUD-code manufactured-home, site-development and project-management work is evaluated individually by location and scope.

Quality

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