Excavation contractors in Berrien County, MI
37 excavation contractors are registered in Berrien County. All 37 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Niles.
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 37 contractors
- Hollerbach Excavating(269) 465-6778Stevensville4.0 from 20 reviews via Google
- Oldenburg and Sons Excavating Inc(269) 426-4519Sawyer4.6 from 8 reviews via Google
- Paynes Excavating LLC(269) 357-4954Galien4.9 from 12 reviews via Google
- Pelley Excavating(269) 683-2947Niles5.0 from 5 reviews via Google
- Triple D Excavating & Moore LLC(269) 461-3003Eau Claire5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
- Jbls Septic and Excavation LLC(574) 206-6634Niles5.0 from 4 reviews via Google
- Cornerstone Excavation Services LLC(202) 918-2132Niles4.9 from 10 reviews via Google
- Steve Myers Excavating(616) 465-5392Bridgman5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
- (269) 468-5002
- Tactical Tree Service and Excavation(269) 605-3470Berrien CTR
- John Withrow Excavating Inc(269) 944-1554Watervliet
- (574) 532-6820
- Verns' Excavating(269) 683-7929Niles
- Deerpath Excavating Inc(269) 461-6128Eau Claire
- Russell Excavating LLC(269) 471-4267Berrien Springs
- (269) 426-4227
- Dwane R Knuth Excavating(269) 471-1942Berrien Springs
- (574) 286-0783
- Deau Excavating(269) 470-5973Galen
- (269) 683-8416
- Don Bailey Backhoe Service(269) 471-1192Berrien Springs
- (269) 845-7112
- (269) 876-3235
- Peaches Excavating LLC(269) 277-3325Watervliet
- Rev Excavating LLC(269) 208-5908Galien
- (269) 683-6361
- JS Trucking & Excavation LLC(269) 930-2144Berrien Springs
- Sanders Excavating(616) 461-6318Eau Claire
- (269) 591-0847
- (269) 468-3874
- (219) 898-7992
- (269) 449-5270
- Keiser Excavating(616) 471-4256Berrien Springs
- Tacy Brothers Excavating(269) 463-4843Watervliet
- (269) 849-5010
- Battle Ground Excavation(269) 487-7557Benton Harbor
- (269) 757-3314
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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.