Excavation contractors in Bartholomew County, IN
23 excavation contractors are registered in Bartholomew County. All 23 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Columbus.
Indiana law requires an excavator's notice to reach the Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service, reached by dialing 811, at least two full working days and no more than ten calendar days before work starts.1 The only construction contractors licensed by the state are plumbers, and licensing for other contractors is left to cities and counties.2 Construction activity that disturbs one acre or more of land falls under IDEM's Construction Stormwater General Permit.3
All 23 contractors
- Wright Excavating and Trucking Inc(812) 371-1646Columbus5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
- Romine Excavating LLC(812) 350-0636Hope5.0 from 7 reviews via Google
- Rex Excavating(812) 342-6090Columbus4.7 from 18 reviews via Google
- 4X4 Excavating LLC(812) 603-2167Columbus
- Legacy Excavating LLC(812) 799-0112Columbus3.8 from 11 reviews via Google
- (765) 309-5130
- Mark Eppley Excavating(812) 376-3868Columbus
- Sullivan Excavating Inc(812) 546-4630Columbus
- D P Excavating(812) 342-4368Columbus
- Potter Excavating Inc(812) 350-3736Columbus
- Roark Excavating(812) 767-7341Elizabethtown
- Shireman Excavating(812) 350-6789Columbus
- Jeff Finke(812) 376-6946Columbus
- Teds Excavating(812) 392-2931Elizabethtown
- Excavation Plus Inc(812) 579-9999Elizabethtown
- Adam Excavating(812) 378-4783Columbus
- CM&S Excavating Inc(812) 378-0865Columbus
- Mathis Excavating Service(812) 372-4051Columbus
- On Track Excavating LLC(812) 361-9473Columbus
- Reed Trucking & Excavating(812) 372-4969Columbus
- Rileys Backhoe Service(812) 342-0282Columbus
- Siteco LLC(812) 565-9009Columbus
- Smith Excavating(812) 342-0328Columbus
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What excavation costs in Indiana
Ranges are national; get three local quotes.
- Residential excavation and site prep
- $1,500–$5,000 for a typical job; $2,500–$15,000 for a full home sitePrice driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
- Land clearing, small lot
- $1,400–$5,800Price driver: Tree density
- Grading a yard
- $1,000–$5,000 for an average backyardPrice driver: Slope
- Driveway excavation, before gravel or paving
- $1,000–$5,000Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
- Dirt haul-off
- $500–$6,000 per jobPrice driver: Haul distance and disposal
Published labor data puts the Midwest roughly 20% above the Southeast.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.