Excavation contractors in Branch County, MI
15 excavation contractors are registered in Branch County. All 15 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Coldwater.
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 15 contractors
- Handy Excavating LLC(517) 639-5252Quincy4.3 from 34 reviews via Google
- Knowles Excavating(269) 729-5280Sherwood5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
- Parrish Excavating Inc(517) 639-4656Quincy
- (517) 639-3799
- Stanton Excavating LLC(269) 377-9723Union City
- Salek Excavating LLC(517) 617-1472Bronson
- Longardner Excavating LLC(517) 238-2107Coldwater
- Nagel Excavating(517) 741-7823Union City
- Westside Excavating Inc(517) 279-8755Coldwater
- Butters Excavating & Lawn Care LLC(517) 617-1931Coldwater
- Snyder and Sons Excavating LLC(517) 677-3501Coldwater
- Blanchards ExcavatingColdwater
- Landen Mount(269) 625-2766Coldwater
- Nagel Farms Excavating(517) 741-7823Union City
- (517) 390-3308
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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.