Excavation and Site Work Questions

An excavation contractor moves and shapes the ground so something can be built on it. That covers cut and fill, trenches, building pads and the base under roads. Around Dallas, OR, we also put in the underground utilities for new lots and commercial sites.

We are set up for larger work, like subdivisions, commercial sites, long utility runs and farm and nursery ground. Many of our projects run for weeks or months. A new home site on acreage fits too, when we prepare the whole site, from clearing to the building pad.

Yes. Builders hire us for subdivision work, and general contractors bring us in for commercial site work. We work from the engineer's plans and sequence our work so the next trade can start. For your records, our number is CCB# 250695.

Yes. We grade nursery growing areas and farm fields, and we build equipment yards and farm access roads. On wet valley ground, that work often calls for drainage too. We also trench for water lines and power conduit out to farm and nursery buildings.

Yes, through subcontractors we manage. On new streets and private roads, we build from the subgrade up through the base rock, with the storm lines and utilities below. Our paving subcontractor lays the asphalt, and the concrete crew we bring in pours the curbs and sidewalks.

We work from our yard in Dallas, up to about 70 miles out. Polk and Marion Counties are the core of our service area. It runs north to Wilsonville and Sherwood and south to Eugene and Springfield. To the west, it crosses the Coast Range to Newport and Lincoln City.

Every project gets a free estimate in writing after we look at the plans and the ground. The size of the site and how much material moves drive the price. On utility work, the depth and length of the runs count, and wet ground or long hauls add cost. Call or text (503) 507-2919 to get yours started.

By NOAA's numbers, a normal year near Dallas brings about 48 inches of rain. More than nine-tenths of it falls from October through May, so summer is the main build season. Wet ground can still be worked with rock and erosion controls, but it goes slower. We plan the schedule with you around the season.

Oregon law (ORS 757.557) says anyone who plans to dig must notify the Oregon Utility Notification Center. The notice goes in 2 to 10 business days before the dig. Tilling farm ground outside a utility easement or right of way is exempt, but trenching and grading are not. On our jobs, we request the locates through Oregon 811 before any machine digs.