Our Work — Completed Projects Across Southwest Florida
Every project on this page was completed under Florida CGC license CGC1528772. The photos come from real job sites. The client names are real clients — Babcock Ranch, Habitat for Humanity of Lee/Hendry and Collier Counties, the City of Fort Myers, the City of Bonita Springs, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
If you’re evaluating Universal Trax for a project and want to talk through a comparable scope, reach out. We can point you to the right project reference and provide contacts where appropriate.
Site Development & Land Clearing
Site prep and land clearing is the work Universal Trax was built on. Brian Cox started the company in La Belle doing site prep over 20 years ago. The projects below show the range of clearing and site development work the horizontal division performs — from residential lot prep to large-scale environmental clearing at Babcock Ranch.
Babcock Ranch Wetland Creation — Clearing
Dense vegetation cleared and graded across the wetland basin, prepping Areas 8B, 9, and 10 for native plantings and filter marsh construction.
Babcock Ranch — Stormwater Channel Clearing
Stormwater drainage channel cleared and restored — debris removal and drainage infrastructure repair, Babcock Ranch
Babcock Ranch — Stricklin Gully Weir Construction
Stricklin Gully Weir (CS-SG1) — water control structure constructed for Babcock Ranch environmental mitigation program
Babcock Ranch Wetland — Filter Marsh Grading
Filter marsh grading — precision earthwork to hydrological design elevations, Babcock Ranch Wetland Creation
DEP / Babcock Ranch — Lake Bank Erosion Repair
Lake bank erosion repair — culvert pipe and erosion control installation for DEP-coordinated project
Grading & Excavation
Grading and excavation work spans the full range of project types Universal Trax handles — residential lots, commercial pads, wetland basins, and pond excavation. The photos in this section cover both the standard construction grading work and the environmental precision grading performed on the Babcock Ranch wetland creation project.
Commercial Site Grading — Fort Myers
Commercial site rough grading — bulk earthwork and cut/fill, Fort Myers, FL
Babcock Ranch Wetland — Basin Excavation
Wetland basin excavation — earthwork for stormwater infrastructure and wetland creation areas, Babcock Ranch
Pond Excavation — Stormwater Retention Basin
Retention pond excavation — stormwater basin construction, Southwest Florida
Foundation Excavation — Residential Footings
Foundation excavation and footing preparation — residential construction, Southwest Florida
Finish Grading — Pre-Sod Residential Site
Finish grading to final design elevations — positive drainage established, ready for sod installation
City of Bonita Springs — Stormwater Culvert Installation
Culvert and inlet installation — City of Bonita Springs stormwater infrastructure project.
Framing & Vertical Construction
Brady Cox’s vertical division handles framing, truss installation, drywall, and stucco on residential and commercial projects across Southwest Florida. The Habitat for Humanity work is the anchor case study for this section — 20-plus years of residential framing, truss hanging, drywall, and stucco on homes that are still standing and still occupied in Lee and Collier counties.
HFH — Structural Framing, Lee County
Structural framing — exterior and interior wall framing on Habitat for Humanity residential build, Lee County
HFH — Truss Installation, Collier County
Roof truss setting and installation — permanent bracing and hurricane straps, Collier County build
HFH — Drywall Hang and Finish, Lee County
Drywall hang and finish — interior walls and ceilings, Habitat for Humanity residential build, Lee County
HFH — Stucco Exterior Finish, Collier County
Stucco finish coat — exterior wood-frame construction, Habitat for Humanity build, Collier County
Commercial Framing — Cape Coral Buildout
Commercial interior framing — metal stud and drywall framing, commercial buildout, Cape Coral, FL
HFH — Completed Residential Build
Completed residential build — ground to finish under CGC1528772, Habitat for Humanity, Southwest Florida
Municipal & Government Projects
Universal Trax has a government and municipal client roster that most contractors in this market never build. FWC road building and maintenance, FDACS work, City of Fort Myers sidewalk repair following Hurricane Ian, City of Bonita Springs stormwater infrastructure, Fort Myers Beach water service restoration, and the Babcock Ranch FEMA lake bank project — these are the jobs that establish credibility with developers and institutional clients who vet their contractors before they call.
City of Fort Myers — Sidewalk Repair, Hurricane Ian
Sidewalk repair and replacement — City of Fort Myers, post-Hurricane Ian municipal contract, Lee County
City of Bonita Springs — Culvert and Inlet Installation
Culvert and inlet installation for City of Bonita Springs stormwater infrastructure project
Fort Myers Beach — Water Service Restoration
Water service restoration — Fort Myers Beach, post-Hurricane Ian infrastructure repair
FWC — Road Building and Maintenance
Road building and maintenance for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission — South Florida
FDACS — Site Work
Site work for Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services — South Florida
Babcock Ranch FEMA — Lake Bank Overview
Overview: Babcock Ranch lake bank restoration project — $1.8M FEMA-funded disaster recovery, Charlotte County