Fort Collins, Colorado

23 Best Excavation Contractors in Fort Collins, CO

23 earthwork contractors working Fort Collins, CO, 16 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Fort Collins: every listing

3 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.

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5.0 · 19 Google reviews Fort Collins, CO

Earthwork contractor in Fort Collins, CO handling drainage and pond work, excavation and septic system installation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 19 reviews.

5.0 · 2 Google reviews Fort Collins, CO

Earthwork contractor in Fort Collins, CO handling driveway and gravel road work and grading and site prep. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.

Fort Collins, CO

Earthwork contractor in Fort Collins, CO handling excavation, utility trenching and septic system installation.

5.0 · 1 Google reviews Fort Collins, CO

Earthwork contractor in Fort Collins, CO handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.

About earthwork contractors in Fort Collins

EarthworkScout lists 23 earthwork contractors working Fort Collins, Colorado: the excavators, land clearers, grading crews and septic installers you can compare side by side instead of opening a dozen tabs. 16 of these Fort Collins listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.9 stars, and 16 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Between them they cover excavation, septic systems, drainage & ponds and grading & site prep. 3 of them handle three or more of these trades, which matters more than it looks: a single outfit that can clear, grade and dig takes a lot from raw to pad-ready without a handoff, and handoffs are where a schedule slips. Earthwork in Fort Collins is priced by the job rather than by a rate card, so the sensible move is to describe the same scope to two or three contractors and compare what comes back. Every listing here is built from public business data and the full set of categories a firm is filed under, and a service we do not show simply means we found no evidence of it, not that they turn the work down. Updated for 2026.

Excavation in Fort Collins: questions

How much does excavation cost in Fort Collins?

Excavation in Fort Collins is quoted by the job or the machine day, not off a price list. A small residential dig commonly lands between $1,500 and $5,000; what moves it is access, how far the spoil has to travel, whether you hit rock, and what the CO permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 23 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Fort Collins clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. OnGrade Plumbing & Excavating covers 3 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Fort Collins: excavation, septic systems and drainage & ponds. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Which Fort Collins contractors install septic systems?

2 of the Fort Collins listings carry septic installation. That is installers, not tank pumpers: we drop the pump-and-haul outfits because a new tank, drain field or leach bed is an excavation job. Septic work is permitted and usually needs a perc test before anyone digs, so start that conversation well before you want the machine on site.

Which excavation contractor in Fort Collins is rated highest?

OnGrade Plumbing & Excavating is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Fort Collins list, at 5.0 stars from 19 Google reviews. Of the 23 contractors working Fort Collins, 16 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.9).