Public-record contractor profile
Legal record: GROUNDWORKS
Why this profile appears
Groundworks is included because 5 selected Seattle construction permits explicitly describe retaining-wall, rockery, slope, drainage, foundation, or closely related site work. The records span Jul 3, 2024 through Dec 1, 2025 and place the documented work in Greenwood, Leschi, Fairmount Park, West Queen Anne and Fremont.
The most recent selected record is permit 7080716-CN, issued Dec 1, 2025 in Greenwood. Its public scope says: “Construct retaining wall repair adjacent to existing single-family residence per plans.”
Across the current exact SDCI dataset responses and manually checked Seattle Services Portal records, 4 of 5 selected records have a matching legal name, listed L&I principal, or Portal contractor license. 1 record does not currently publish a contractor identity. The status for every project is shown below.
Permit scope, dates, status, and cost come from the exact official rows. A permit without a reproducible contractor identity—through the published name or a separately checked Portal license—should be treated as a research lead, not proof that GROUNDWORKS performed that work. The profile also does not establish current availability, design responsibility, workmanship, customer satisfaction, or suitability for another property.
Quick read
Official records and company claims are kept separate below. Every dataset check has its exact JSON query, a readable viewer, the dataset description, and a route for repeating the search.
Public-record checks
These are separate checks, not one repeated link. The dated finding records what we saw; live official data can change. Open the raw JSON to reproduce the exact query.
FindingACTIVE construction contractor registration GROUN**763O5 for GROUNDWORKS; UBI 605565510; expiration 2028-10-29.
Open the exact JSON and compare business name, license GROUN**763O5, UBI 605565510, status, business type, principal, and expiration. Then re-open L&I Verify for the current consumer-facing record.
FindingRegistered office for GROUNDWORKS, license GROUN**763O5, UBI 605565510: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23454. Office location is not a verified service area. This check covers office fields only.
Compare the exact license, legal name and UBI before reading the city, state and ZIP. A Washington contractor registration does not establish a Washington office.
Finding6 principal record(s) returned for license GROUN**763O5. Registration lists MALONE, MATTHEW ERIC; inspect start and end dates to distinguish current and former associations.
Open the exact JSON and compare license GROUN**763O5, UBI 605565510, principal names, start dates, and any end dates.
Finding$30,000 bond with ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, effective 2024-06-13, until canceled; selected from rows valid on 2026-10-11.
Open the exact JSON and compare license GROUN**763O5, bond company, amount, effective date, expiration date, and record update date.
Finding$1,000,000 liability-insurance record with Old Republic Ins Co, effective 2025-12-01, expiring 2026-12-01; selected from rows valid on 2026-10-11.
Open the exact JSON and compare license GROUN**763O5, carrier, coverage amount, effective date, policy expiration, and update date.
FindingThe reviewed L&I detail showed registration active-current, workers’ compensation active-current, bond lawsuits none-6y, license violations none-6y, safety no-inspections-6y, and debarments none. These labels summarize the dated display and must be re-opened before hiring.
Open the exact L&I detail for UBI 605565510 and license GROUN**763O5. Expand registration, workers’ compensation, lawsuits, violations, safety, strikes, and debarment sections; note the display period for each section.
FindingSelected open-data record rechecked 2026-10-11: permit 7069534-CN, issued 2025-05-08, status Completed; declared cost $99,000. Scope: Stabilize existing site retaining wall at multifamily building per plan. Contractor shown: not published in the current row. Historical aggregate counts and any separate Portal identity review retain their earlier scope and dates.
Open the exact JSON and compare permit number 7069534-CN, contractor name, description, status, issue/completion dates, declared cost, and ZIP. Use Seattle’s project-research page to search the same record number when documents or inspections are needed.
FindingSelected open-data record rechecked 2026-10-11: permit 7015480-CN, issued 2024-11-07, status Completed; declared cost $52,197. Scope: Construct repairs to existing retaining wall with helical anchors per plan. Review and process 7018832-CN under this permit. Contractor shown: not published in the current row. Historical aggregate counts and any separate Portal identity review retain their earlier scope and dates.
Open the exact JSON and compare permit number 7015480-CN, contractor name, description, status, issue/completion dates, declared cost, and ZIP. Use Seattle’s project-research page to search the same record number when documents or inspections are needed.
FindingSelected open-data record rechecked 2026-10-11: permit 6953194-CN, issued 2024-07-03, status Completed; declared cost $54,300. Scope: Construct alterations to install push piers helical anchors and tie-rods to support existing retaining wall and foundation of single-family residence per plan. Contractor shown: not published in the current row. Historical aggregate counts and any separate Portal identity review retain their earlier scope and dates.
Open the exact JSON and compare permit number 6953194-CN, contractor name, description, status, issue/completion dates, declared cost, and ZIP. Use Seattle’s project-research page to search the same record number when documents or inspections are needed.
FindingSelected open-data record rechecked 2026-10-11: permit 7080716-CN, issued 2025-12-01, status Issued; declared cost $6,000. Scope: Construct retaining wall repair adjacent to existing single-family residence per plans. Contractor shown: not published in the current row. Historical aggregate counts and any separate Portal identity review retain their earlier scope and dates.
Open the exact JSON for scope and status, then open the detailed Seattle Services Portal record and compare its Contractor License field with GROUN**763O5 in L&I.
FindingPermit 7067831-CN, issued 2025-06-03, status Issued. The contractor-name field is blank in the open-data row; a separate detailed Portal check displays the matching contractor license GROUN**763O5. Exact City polygon lookup places this record in Leschi.
Open the exact permit row and compare status, dates, description and declared cost. Use the separate Portal record to reproduce the license match. The permit does not establish current condition, workmanship or who performed each trade.
FindingRecord status Issued; Contractor disclosure displays GROUN**763O5, matching GROUNDWORKS / L&I license GROUN**763O5. No inspections-completed date observed; the record is not completed work.
Open Record Details, expand Application Information and compare Contractor License GROUN**763O5 with the exact L&I registration. Read the status and full description separately from the contractor identity.
FindingPortal lists 6953194-CN as Completed, inspections completed 2024-12-22, and displays contractor license GROUN**763O5; this matches the L&I registration. The public record does not establish who performed each trade or current suitability.
Open the Portal record, compare the permit status and contractor disclosure license GROUN**763O5 with the current L&I registration.
Official work record
This profile includes 5 selected wall or slope records, checked against exact SDCI data and the separately dated identity sources below. A selected-record count is not a comprehensive company permit total. Street addresses and exact coordinates are omitted here.
Permit examples
Construct retaining wall repair adjacent to existing single-family residence per plans.
Install push piers concrete capped piles and helical tieback to underpin existing residential foundation per plan.
Stabilize existing site retaining wall at multifamily building per plan.
Construct repairs to existing retaining wall with helical anchors per plan. Review and process 7018832-CN under this permit.
Construct alterations to install push piers helical anchors and tie-rods to support existing retaining wall and foundation of single-family residence per plan.
Washington checks
An inspection is not necessarily a violation. “None shown” is limited to the display period in L&I Verify. Open the current record before hiring.
Research limits
Work-type links
These links come from this company’s selected permit descriptions, not from a claimed service list.
Detailed local examples
Compare the recorded scope, inspection-closeout date and contractor disclosure; the records do not certify workmanship or identify every trade.
Research context
The profile records what selected public documents say; it is not a ranking or a claim that every project used the same wall system. Use these guides to interpret the permit language, check the current contractor record, and define the site-specific questions before comparing bids.
Related evidence
Documented geography
Shared past permit geography is not a current service-area claim.