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South Florida Seawall has been recognized by Construction Business Review Magazine as the exclusive recipient of “Top Marine Construction Services 2026,” based on our proprietary methodology, reflecting its position in the industry, and is also named among “,” reflecting its broader leadership. This profile has been developed by the Construction Business Review research and editorial team based on insights from an interview with Alex Ray, Principal.

South Florida Seawall
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South Florida Seawall

Alex Ray, South Florida Seawall | Construction Business Review | Top Marine Construction ServicesAlex Ray, Principal
A finished waterfront project is easy to picture: a new seawall, dock or boat lift. Getting there takes more than construction. Engineering, permits, inspections and trade work all have to move in sequence, and when those pieces are split among separate contractors, the owner often ends up coordinating them.

Keeping those pieces aligned is a discipline that South Florida Seawall’s partners, including principal Alex Ray, learned before entering marine construction. Their backgrounds span multifamily and commercial construction, including senior roles at firms overseeing more than 1 billion dollars in volume. Coordinating dozens of trades and hundreds of people taught them that planning, follow-up and attention to detail keep complex work moving.

“We came to marine construction from large, complex projects and we run a seawall, dock or boat lift the same way: engineered, permitted, scheduled and priced with no surprises,” says Ray.

Today, South Florida Seawall builds, repairs and replaces seawalls, docks, boat lifts and pilings for residential, condominium, marina and commercial waterfront properties across Palm Beach and Broward Counties. The company self-performs its marine work with its own crane barges and crews. Together with its commercial construction brand, Bald Eagle Contractors, it holds six construction licenses, with in-house professionals including plumbers and electricians.

Those capabilities come together under one contract, one schedule, one warranty and one point of contact, so changes are handled internally rather than negotiated among multiple contractors.

As an example, on a recent boat lift installation, the team found the existing breaker was not the GFCI type required under current code. Its licensed electrician corrected it on the spot, avoiding another contractor visit, another round of scheduling and the resulting delays and a separate invoice. Having licensed plumbers and electricians in-house makes for a seamless experience for the customer.

Engineering and Planning Around What the Property Needs

South Florida Seawall puts the scope in writing, completes signed-and-sealed engineering and assembles the full permit set before mobilizing. It then works to a defined schedule through construction and close-out. Inspections and as-builts are part of the final package, so the project is documented at every stage.

  • We came to marine construction from large, complex projects and we run a seawall, dock or boat lift the same way: engineered, permitted, scheduled and priced with no surprises.


The company evaluates the site’s exposure, soil conditions, water depth, depth to rock and required NAVD88 elevation, along with what lies behind the existing wall and its ties to neighboring structures.

It then weighs the trade-offs among materials. Reinforced concrete provides structural strength, but its steel reinforcement can corrode when chlorides penetrate the concrete. Vinyl offers corrosion resistance. Truline combines a vinyl shell with a steel-reinforced concrete core, pairing a protective outer barrier with structural mass and stiffness. The recommendation depends on the site, not a material preference.

Not every seawall needs replacement. When an existing wall can be preserved, reinforcement, drainage, polyurethane injections for void filling or cap restoration can extend its service life.

For owners making a major investment, the company does the homework upfront, breaking its pricing into individual line items and documenting the assumptions behind the proposal. When conditions change, it documents the issue, explains the required adjustment and gets approval before proceeding.

From Site Assessment to Project Execution

The team manages permits internally, tracking applications with the same followthrough used on commercial submittals and addressing review comments as they arise.

One Fort Lauderdale project shows the approach in practice. The scope included a new Truline seawall, dock and 27,000-pound boat lift, with electrical and plumbing required for the installation. Between its marine crews and construction brand Bald Eagle Contractors, South Florida Seawall had the boat lift wired, tested and running the same day it was installed.

Whether the job is a residential seawall repair or a larger commercial scope, South Florida Seawall applies the same discipline from planning through close-out. The scale changes. The process does not. That consistency underpins its recognition as Top Marine Construction Services 2026.

Deep Dive

Choosing Marine Construction for Waterfront Project Control

A seawall project can lose weeks before construction can even begin, as engineering, permitting and other preparations influence how and when the work can proceed. An incomplete permit set or a late electrical handoff can leave major marine work completed but the overall project unusable. Design errors can be equally costly. A wall may fit the property line yet fail to account for exposure, soil conditions, nearby loads or required elevation. Buyers, therefore, are not just purchasing individual construction tasks. They are purchasing control over a tightly sequenced waterfront project.  Engineering should shape the project from the outset, not follow pricing as a final approval step. The structural approach should be guided by site exposure. Soil depth, nearby improvements, water depth and neighboring tie-ins shape how the wall is supported. Materials also need to fit the environment instead of a contractor's standard package. Vinyl and reinforced concrete carry different tradeoffs in corrosion resistance and long-term upkeep, while hybrid systems may answer a different set of structural demands. A credible proposal should make that reasoning visible before mobilization and tie the recommended system to the property itself. Marine work may touch local building departments and environmental reviewers, and each approval has its own sequence. Elevation standards, signed-and-sealed plans, inspections and as-builts affect both construction timing and the owner's records after completion. Buyers must examine how applications are tracked, comments are answered, revisions are logged and changes are incorporated. Mobilizing before those dependencies are settled can create idle crews or rework at the water's edge. A contractor who manages the file methodically is less likely to let engineering decisions drift away from what inspectors eventually expect on site. The handoff problem becomes sharper once docks and lifts enter the scope. Power, bonding, controls and water service must land at specific points in the build sequence. If electrical or plumbing work is handled independently, the marine crew can finish while another trade remains weeks away. One accountable schedule reduces that exposure, but only when the contractor also controls the permit path and close-out. Pricing should reflect the same discipline. Itemized scopes, named materials, written assumptions and approved change orders give buyers a clearer picture of what is included and what can still move. Contract language should also show who owns coordination when field conditions force a sequence change. Repair judgment matters well before replacement is approved. Contractors should be able to distinguish full reconstruction from repair methods that address voids, hydrostatic pressure, cracked elements or deteriorated caps. The distinction matters because overbuilding wastes capital while under-scoping pushes the same failure forward. Inspection records and repair rationale should make that decision defensible at budget approval and easier to revisit later. South Florida Seawall merits consideration as a premier choice for buyers who require one contractor accountable from design through completion. It manages signed-and-sealed engineering, permit expediting, inspections and close-out while building seawalls, docks, boat lifts and related waterfront work. Through sister company Bald Eagle Contractors, it can also control licensed electrical and plumbing work rather than passing those handoffs to outside trades. Its scope covers Truline hybrid and vinyl seawalls alongside concrete wall construction, while repair work can include polyurethane foam injection and FRP reinforcement. For buyers focused on site-specific design and tighter project control, South Florida Seawall is a well-matched choice. ...Read more
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