Excavation contractors in Montgomery County, NY
22 excavation contractors are registered in Montgomery County. All 22 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Amsterdam.
New York requires excavators to notify the one-call center at least two working days, and no more than ten, before digging begins.1 New York 811 takes calls for the Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, and UDig NY covers the rest of the state.2 Home improvement contractors must be licensed in New York City and in Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties.3 Construction that disturbs one acre or more of soil needs coverage under the DEC's stormwater permit for construction activity, and smaller thresholds apply in New York City and the city's watershed east of the Hudson.4
All 22 contractors
- Blurail Excavating LLC(201) 452-3836Canajoharie5.0 from 10 reviews via Google
- JS Tree Service and Excavation LLC(518) 774-2536Fort Plain5.0 from 6 reviews via Google
- Peachey Excavating LLC(518) 646-1435Canajoharie5.0 from 10 reviews via Google
- BBL Trucking & Excavating LLC(518) 857-9401Fort Plain
- Newkirk Excavating & Trucking Inc(518) 829-7201Tribes Hill
- Paraskeva Excavating & Trucking Corp(518) 848-0270Fultonville
- Auspelmyer Excavating & Paving LLC(518) 332-9284Fultonville
- Capital Excavation and Landscape(518) 843-0358Amsterdam
- Foote Excavating(518) 210-1248Fultonville
- Bargstedt's Excavating Inc(518) 842-9492Amsterdam
- Cool Paving and Excavating LLC(518) 857-0563St Johnsville
- R & R Excavating LLC(518) 774-5012Fultonville
- Spruce Ridge Trucking and Excavating(518) 993-4884Fort Plain
- Borst Trucking & Excavating Inc(518) 378-3281Fultonville
- Excellent Paving and Excavation LLC(518) 441-5181Amsterdam
- KEK Excavators(518) 673-2336Palatine Bridge
- Becker Excavating Inc(518) 875-6840Esperance
- Borderline Excavation & Fence LLC(315) 360-7694St Johnsville
- Brian's Excavating(518) 568-7687St Johnsville
- Brownell Excavating(518) 332-4341St Johnsville
- (518) 922-6262
- Mead Excavating(518) 369-6369Palatine Bridge
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What excavation costs in New York
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 has no separate figure for the Northeast, so expect prices near the national range.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.