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
Excavation dominates the Columbia list: 16 of the 18 contractors show it, with land clearing (4) and concrete & foundations (4) behind it. Columbia Land Clearing leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 63 reviews; across all 16 rated listings the average is 4.6, and 12 sit at 4.5 or higher. 5 of the 18 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 Columbia 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 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).