Groundworks Operations, LLC

Virginia Beach, VA ConstructionNAICS 238100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
3,401Participants-27% vs. prior year
$8.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 17Construction in VABy participants

Overview

Groundworks Operations, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 3,401 participants in plan year 2025, down 27% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
3,401 · prior year 4,648
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Groundworks Operations, LLC Health and Welfare Plan, plan 501 (3,401 participants)
Broker compensation
$613K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaDental, Vision, Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability6,047$3.1M$493K
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness and Hospital 1,626$400K$99K
Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. DBA LegalshieldLegal Services Plan Memberships535$114K$22K
United Behavioral Health DBA OptumEmployee Assistance Program6,702$65K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$8.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 3,401 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$210K–$517K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$61K–$153K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$90K–$187K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$39K–$116K
PBM contract terms$20K–$60K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
Groundworks Operations, LLC
Sponsor EIN
81-2191541
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 81-2191541 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Groundworks Operations, LLC 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
4,075

About this data

Source: Groundworks Operations, LLC's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Groundworks Operations, LLC.

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