Excavation contractors in Bay County, MI
20 excavation contractors are registered in Bay County. All 20 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Bay City.
Michigan's MISS DIG law requires excavators to give a dig notice to MISS DIG at least 72 hours, and no more than 14 calendar days, before any excavation or blasting starts.1, 2 Excavation is one of the trades covered by the state's residential maintenance and alteration contractor licence, which applies to work on one- and two-family homes when a project's contract price is $600 or more.3, 4 A soil erosion permit is generally required for earth changes that disturb one or more acres, or that fall within 500 feet of a lake or stream.5
All 20 contractors
- Acme Excavating(989) 684-3852Kawkawlin5.0 from 10 reviews via Google
- Bayshore Trucking and Excavating(989) 239-5926Bay City4.6 from 5 reviews via Google
- (989) 893-9037
- Walter Garbulinskiwalts Trucking(989) 879-4299Pinconning
- (989) 737-6779
- (989) 239-0043
- Walts Trucking and Excavating(989) 879-4299Pinconning
- Meylan Excavating Inc(989) 684-6967Kawkawlin
- Hollywood Excavating(989) 239-7658Baycity
- Ed's Backhoe & Trucking(989) 846-4904Bentley
- Johnson Excavation Inc(989) 385-1377Pinconning
- Woys Excavating and Trucking(989) 892-0909Bay City
- J Deshano Excavating Inc(989) 671-3579Kawkawlin
- (989) 493-6978
- Kenn Wackerle Excavating(989) 686-2769Kawkawlin
- Macfarlane Excavating LLC(989) 893-9300Essexville
- Ron Barowski Excavating(989) 879-3382Pinconning
- Schultz Excavating Inc(989) 894-5407Munger
- Terry Tacey Excavating Inc(989) 892-3869Essexville
- Rivard Excavating LLC(989) 615-7708Kawkawlin
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What excavation costs in Michigan
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.