Commercial Demolition in Collier County

In the City of Naples, total demolition of a commercial or multifamily building calls for a bond or cashier's check at 110 percent of the construction cost, plus neighbor notices, a boundary survey and a permitted construction fence. Marco Island also bonds total commercial demolitions, in an amount its building official sets. Those items gate the permit, so we assemble them first.

The lot matters as much as the building. Many commercial parcels have retention ponds, fuel tanks, grease traps or old septic systems behind them, and we plan the capping or removal of whatever the survey and the utilities report.

Output from a commercial job is large and varied: slab, block, steel, roofing and fixtures. Metal and clean concrete are separated for recycling, and the haul gets its own line in the quote.

We can begin with an address, a survey or site plan, and any drawings that survive. After a visit to the property, the scope is written as one document with the survey-dependent items marked.

Order of work

Walk-through of the site, with the survey, plans and utility records
Asbestos survey and utility disconnect requests
Bond, notices, fence and boundary survey, as the office requires
Permit filing, plus any state filings
Perimeter set-up and equipment mobilization
Building taken down in sequence, with debris sorted at the source
Final grading, permit closeout and hand-back of the lot

Common snags

What tends to hold these jobs up, and our answer to each

Bonds and notices in the file

Naples requires a 110 percent bond for total commercial and multifamily demolition and a fourteen-day neighbor notice. We start both early.

Tanks and drain fields underground

Older commercial lots can hide tanks and drain fields. We look in the records and on the ground before digging.

Tenants next door

A strip center rarely stands alone. Shared walls, parking and utilities need protection and a clear sequence.

Storm-weakened structure

Buildings that took water may be weaker than they look. We assess before anyone goes inside.

Where our role ends

Asbestos removal, tank removal and utility disconnects are licensed or separately regulated work, and we coordinate those parties. A lot is not treated as clear of buried tanks or drain fields until the records and the ground agree.

Questions

About commercial demolition

Does demolishing a commercial building in Naples require a bond?

The city's checklist requires a bond or cashier's check for total commercial or multifamily demolition, at 110 percent of the construction cost. Confirm the current amount and form with the Building Department.

Can you take down a building next to an operating tenant?

Yes, with protection and sequence built for it. We plan shared walls, utilities and access before the application goes in.

What goes into the cost of a demolition?

A quote comes after we visit the property, or after we review photos and drawings that show enough. The price follows the building's materials and height, the asbestos survey, utility and septic work, how machines reach the lot, what stays, and where the debris goes. We do not publish prices, because two lots that look alike seldom cost alike.

Is there a size limit on the jobs you price?

No limit. Sheds, pools, slabs and single walls get a quote, and so do whole buildings, selective or structural. Describe what stands on the lot and what must stay, and the price follows that description.

Is Romco Builders licensed?

Yes. Romco Builders is a Florida-licensed general contractor with headquarters in Fort Lauderdale. Some tasks need a license or permit of their own, among them asbestos abatement, electrical disconnects, septic abandonment and tree removal. Those go to the firms or agencies with that authority, and we fit them into a single schedule.

Start to finish

Six stages in a fixed order

Send the address and the scope
Ring us or use the quote form, and attach photos or drawings if you have them. Give the area, what has to go and what has to stay.
We walk the site
We visit the lot and look at the building, the utility connections, septic or sewer, the flood zone, how machines and trucks will get in, and the neighbors.
Written scope and quote
A written quote lists what comes out, what is shielded, and what leaves by truck. Anything that depends on a survey is marked.
Surveys, permit and disconnects
Required asbestos testing, utility shutoffs and septic abandonment happen here, and the permit goes to the office that covers your parcel.
Demolition and haul-off
The crew follows the agreed order of work. Debris is taken to permitted facilities, and load records are kept.
Final inspection
The permit is closed by the building department after its last inspection, leaving a clear lot or the shell you requested.

Commercial demolition across Collier, including Naples, Old Naples, Marco Island, Everglades City, Chokoloskee, Goodland, Isles of Capri, Immokalee, Golden Gate Estates, Bayshore and Gateway Triangle, and every other Collier city.

Also on our list

Other demolition we price

A wide field of broken concrete slabs, bricks and timber with a tall chimney in the distance.

Any type, any size, anywhere in Collier County

Name the place and the job, and we will put a price on it.

Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single wall or a full building: either way you get a written scope and a quote.

Request a quote Call (239) 510-4206