Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation, drainage and pond work and snow removal. Rated 4.9 on Google across 15 reviews.
Columbia, Missouri
18 Best Excavation Contractors in Columbia, MO
18 earthwork contractors working Columbia, MO, 16 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.
Earthwork contractors in Columbia: every listing
5 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.
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Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation, demolition and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.8 on Google across 34 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation, demolition and land clearing. Rated 5.0 on Google across 11 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation, demolition and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 5 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation and drainage and pond work. Rated 4.5 on Google across 309 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation, driveway and gravel road work and hauling and material delivery. Rated 3.7 on Google across 3 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation and demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 6 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 3.6 on Google across 23 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling land clearing. Rated 5.0 on Google across 63 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 10 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation. Rated 4.1 on Google across 9 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation. Rated 3.3 on Google across 14 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling land clearing.
Earthwork contractor in Columbia, MO handling excavation.
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About earthwork contractors in Columbia
EarthworkScout lists 18 earthwork contractors working Columbia, Missouri: the excavators, land clearers, grading crews and septic installers you can compare side by side instead of opening a dozen tabs. 16 of these Columbia listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 12 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Between them they cover excavation, land clearing, concrete & foundations and demolition. 5 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 Columbia 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 Columbia: questions
How much does excavation cost in Columbia?
Excavation in Columbia 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 MO permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 18 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.
Can one contractor in Columbia clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Mid-State Grading LLC covers 6 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Columbia: excavation, land clearing, grading & site prep and drainage & ponds. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.
Who does land clearing in Columbia?
4 of the 18 Columbia listings show land clearing work: taking trees, brush and stumps off a lot so it can be dug or built on. Filter by "land clearing" above to see just those. Clearing is priced per acre and swings hard on tree cover and what happens to the debris, so ask early whether they mulch on site, burn, or haul off.
Which excavation contractor in Columbia is rated highest?
Columbia Land Clearing is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Columbia list, at 5.0 stars from 63 Google reviews. Of the 18 contractors working Columbia, 12 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.6).