Lansing, Michigan

11 Best Excavation Contractors in Lansing, MI

11 earthwork contractors working Lansing, MI, 9 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Lansing: every listing

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

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AAI

4.8 · 23 Google reviews Lansing, MI

Earthwork contractor in Lansing, MI handling demolition, hauling and material delivery and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 4.8 on Google across 23 reviews.

4.8 · 28 Google reviews Lansing, MI

Earthwork contractor in Lansing, MI handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.8 on Google across 28 reviews.

About earthwork contractors in Lansing

Excavation dominates the Lansing list: 9 of the 11 contractors show it, with demolition (2) and driveways & gravel roads (2) behind it. Scarlett Excavating leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 3 reviews; across all 9 rated listings the average is 4.1, and 5 sit at 4.5 or higher. 1 of the 11 cover three or more trades. That matters when a lot has to go from raw to pad-ready: a firm that clears, grades and digs keeps the job off a second mobilization, and mobilizations are where budgets slip. Prices in Lansing are set per job, not off a rate card, so describe one scope to two or three of these firms and compare what comes back. Every listing is compiled from public Google Maps business data (our harvest ran July 2026), and a trade we do not show is one we found no evidence of, not one the firm turns down. Updated for 2026.

Where these numbers come from: how we build and check our listings.

Excavation in Lansing: questions

How much does excavation cost in Lansing?

Excavation in Lansing 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 MI permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 11 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Lansing clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. AAI covers 3 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Lansing: demolition, driveways & gravel roads and hauling & materials. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Which excavation contractor in Lansing is rated highest?

Scarlett Excavating is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Lansing list, at 5.0 stars from 3 Google reviews. Of the 11 contractors working Lansing, 5 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.1).