Excavation contractors in Mecosta County, MI
26 excavation contractors are registered in Mecosta County. All 26 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Big Rapids.
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 26 contractors
- Aldrich Jerry Excavating(231) 250-0636Big Rapids5.0 from 7 reviews via Google
- Fred Myers Excavating & Trucking LLC(231) 796-5267Big Rapids
- Canadian Lake Excavating(231) 972-8986Stanwood
- Stans Backhoe Service Inc(231) 796-9489Big Rapids
- Staffen Excavating(231) 349-1638Big Rapids
- Barryton Excavating LLC(989) 382-7670Barryton
- (231) 796-3173
- Ricketts Excavating(231) 580-1897Stanwood
- Ron Anger Excavating LLC(231) 796-3425Big Rapids
- Schoner Excavating(989) 561-2203Remus
- (231) 972-4650
- (231) 425-6585
- Dave Aris Excavating(231) 796-2106Big Rapids
- E&K Excavating(989) 430-2461Paris
- Michigan Landscape and Excavate Design-Build Landscape Services(231) 349-4667Big Rapids3.7 from 3 reviews via Google
- Thorntons Excavating(989) 444-9924Remus
- (616) 325-7435
- Fetterley Excavation(231) 796-7093Big Rapids
- J & J Excavating(231) 589-0868Big Rapids
- Lintemuth Excavating(231) 867-5048Rodney
- (231) 832-2036
- M & L Excavating(231) 735-4053Big Rapids
- Maxon Excavating(231) 972-7313Mecosta
- McDonald Excavating(231) 796-3024Big Rapids
- Sniders Excavating(989) 382-5827Barryton
- Symon General Excavating Inc(231) 796-0672Stanwood
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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.