Gas Station Construction — Fuel, Convenience, and Car Wash Under One GC
Ground-up gas station and convenience store construction in Florida. CBC-licensed GC coordinating fuel-system contractors, tank install, canopy, and the convenience and car-wash build-out.
Gas station construction needs a GC who coordinates the specialty trades — not one who learns them on your project
Fuel-site construction has a stack of specialty trades general contractors don’t encounter on a typical commercial job: petroleum equipment contractors for tanks, fuel piping, and dispensers; canopy fabricators; specialty electrical for fuel monitoring and STP wiring; EPA reporting on underground storage tanks; FDEP UST permitting in Florida. The convenience store and car wash are the easy part — fuel coordination is what eats schedules and budgets when it’s done wrong. We built Dion’s #216 in Key West — a gas station, convenience store, and car wash combined project at $1.5M. John Cary of Dion Fuels has written that the relationship across multiple Florida Dion’s/Uppy’s projects totals over $1.7M since 2016.
Gas station construction scope
- Sitework: grading, stormwater, parking, fueling-area paving, traffic flow design
- Underground storage tank install through licensed petroleum equipment contractor
- Fuel piping, dispenser sumps, and dispenser installation coordination
- Canopy structural and lighting install
- Convenience store building: shell, MEP, finishes, cooler walls, POS rough-in
- Car wash building and equipment install (where applicable)
- Specialty electrical: fuel monitoring, ATG, security, lighting
- FDEP UST permitting coordination
- EPA-compliant final inspection and PEI documentation
How we run a fuel-site project
- 01
Pre-construction with fuel specialists
Plans reviewed with petroleum equipment contractor, tank vendor, and canopy fabricator before mobilization.
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Sitework and tank install
Sitework, excavation, UST installation, fuel-line install — sequenced so the canopy can follow.
- 03
Canopy and store
Canopy erected, convenience store and car-wash buildings built in parallel.
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Specialty commissioning
Fuel system commissioning, ATG calibration, FDEP inspection, EPA documentation, COC.
Why fuel-site owners hire us
Documented fuel-site experience
Specialty-trade coordination is the job
CBC 1258403 — Florida CBC
Gas station construction — common questions
Do you install the underground storage tanks yourselves?
No — tank installation is done by a licensed petroleum equipment contractor as a specialty sub. As GC we coordinate the install, sequencing, and inspection.
How long does a fuel-site build take?
8-14 months from permit to opening, depending on site, tank lead time, and whether car wash is included. FDEP UST permitting is often the long-pole.
Can you do a remodel/rebuild of an existing site?
Yes — including tank-out work coordinated with the petroleum equipment contractor, demo of existing structures, and rebuild around fuel operations where possible.
What about car wash equipment?
Car wash equipment is supplied and commissioned by the equipment vendor; we build the structure, coordinate water and electrical, and integrate the vendor’s install.
Do you do convenience store renovations without fuel?
Yes — convenience-only remodels are simpler than fuel-site rebuilds and run on a normal retail TI schedule.
Building a fuel site? Let’s talk pre-construction.
Site walk-through, plan review with your petroleum equipment contractor, and a budget.