Excavation contractors in Kalamazoo County, MI
32 excavation contractors are registered in Kalamazoo County. All 32 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Kalamazoo.
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 32 contractors
- Bailey Excavating & Grading(269) 349-1585Kalamazoo
- H& K Excavating LLC(269) 459-6773Kalamazoo
- Balkema Excavating Inc(269) 345-5289Kalamazoo
- (269) 342-1088
- SWT Excavating Inc(269) 327-1908Galesburg
- Woolf Excavating Inc(269) 342-8131Kalamazoo
- Balkema Sitework and Development(269) 384-2267Kalamazoo
- Vander Veen Excavating(269) 342-6075Kalamazoo3.7 from 9 reviews via Google
- Brigham Excavating LLC(269) 372-5823Kalamazoo
- K P Excavating Trucking & Yardscape(269) 998-9689Schoolcraft
- Swarthout Excavating LLC(269) 760-0331Fulton
- D J's Excavating(269) 317-9025Augasta
- Vangemert & Sons Excavating(269) 344-7386Kalamazoo
- M Coville Excavating(269) 746-5209Climax
- M Knowles Excavating LLC(269) 823-9579Climax
- Newhouse Excavating Inc(269) 327-5128Portage
- Homan Excavating & Septic Service(269) 806-2197Vicksburg
- J Richards Inc(269) 649-9940Vicksburg
- Benchmark Excavation LLC(269) 321-2610Portage
- Finks Excavating(269) 217-0963Vicksburg
- Schoolcraft Excavating(269) 569-2232Schoolcraft
- (269) 343-1401
- R I Stafford Excavating(269) 629-7222Richland
- C2 Excavating LLC(269) 615-0718Kalamazoo
- Hanz Excavating LLC(734) 786-4779Portage
- Lee Gregersen Excavating(269) 599-2357Kalamazoo
- Mike Polderman Excavating(269) 375-4092Schoolcraft
- MLA Enteprise & Excavating(269) 385-2638Kalamazoo
- On Site Excavation(269) 370-2736Kalamazoo
- Rhodes Excavating(269) 345-3649Kalamazoo
- Seybert's Excavating(269) 746-4666Climax
- Stafford Excavating(269) 731-4526Augusta
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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.