Excavation contractors in Osceola County, MI
20 excavation contractors are registered in Osceola County. All 20 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Reed 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
- Apex Excavating & Underground LLC(231) 429-6633Leroy5.0 from 11 reviews via Google
- Bill Whaling Excavating LLC(231) 832-5728Reed City
- Boyd Excavation LLC(231) 734-6135Evart
- Knoop Excavating Service Inc(231) 832-2139Reed City
- (231) 734-2651
- (231) 768-5469
- (231) 734-3082
- Triple C Excavating(231) 754-3082Evart
- (231) 743-2030
- (231) 768-4728
- Thompson Excavating(231) 832-9526Hersey
- (231) 468-8911
- Benzing Excavating(231) 832-4089Hersey
- Deer Lake Excavating LLC(231) 832-8343Reed City
- Dewitt Excavating(231) 645-9996Evart
- Excavating Engineers(231) 825-2583Tustin
- Gary Wall Excavating(231) 768-4236Leroy
- Kimmel's Excavating(231) 846-6005Tustin
- Loren Sweet Dozer & Backhoe(231) 832-2943Reed City
- Robinson Excavating(231) 734-2243Evart
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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.