Excavation Contractor in Gresham, OR

Handing a site to an excavation contractor means handing over your schedule, your budget, and whatever is buried under the job. We take that seriously. We carry Washington State license ANGELUL771QZ, Oregon CCB# 243015, and DBE/MBE/ESB# 13892. Our ODOT and Public Works certifications, Avetta verification, and PGE qualification are all current. For developers chasing public dollars, that paperwork is what puts us on the bid list in the first place.

Check us anyway. Any Oregon excavation contractor can be looked up in the Construction Contractors Board database, and a current bond and active insurance should be the first things you confirm. In our experience, the Gresham jobs that go sideways are usually short a valid city right-of-way permit, a real erosion control plan, or a locate ticket filed with Oregon 811 before the bucket drops.

Our crews show up when we say we will, and we call every morning with a status. In older parts of town like Rockwood and the streets around historic downtown, lots are narrow and the sewer laterals are aging clay. We stage compact, knock on doors before we block a driveway, and keep mail and trash routes open. Large GCs call us back because we make their superintendent’s day easier. You can see recent digs on our past projects page.

Comprehensive excavation services

Here is what we self-perform on a Gresham site:

• Mass grading and site clearing on the sloped ground toward Powell Valley, where cut and fill balance drives the budget
• Trenching and bedding for water, sewer, gas, and joint runs, with PGE conduit set to the cover depth the utility’s standards call for
• Foundation digs for new builds and tenant improvements, including rock work where Boring Lava basalt sits shallow
• Storm drain installation, catch basins, and drainage repair inside the Johnson Creek watershed
• Hydro excavation and potholing to expose live utilities safely
• Asphalt and concrete patch-back to City of Gresham and Multnomah County specs

Bedding, compaction, dig depth, and how we put the surface back all follow City of Gresham public works standards, which keeps your inspection sign-off on schedule.

Advanced technology for precision work

We put money into equipment that removes guesswork. Our excavators and skid steers run GPS grade control, so engineered slope gets hit on the first pass. That matters on the sloped ground below Gresham Butte and out toward Powell Valley, where hand-shot elevations drift fast. Where lines are live, a hydro-vac trailer gets them uncovered for less than it costs to roll a full vac truck to the site. Developers feel it on the back end. Fewer utility strikes, fewer change orders, and a completion date we can defend.

Environmental responsibility

Johnson Creek runs west through Gresham, and it floods. Any dig in that watershed needs sediment control that actually works, so we install silt fence, protect inlets, and build stabilized entrances before the first bucket. Jobs near the Springwater Corridor also need access planning that keeps the trail open. Hydro-vac work is quieter and less messy than opening ground with a bucket, which matters on infill lots with houses on both sides.