Commercial Excavation

Commercial projects run on tight timelines with a lot of moving pieces — subcontractors, inspections, weather windows. We coordinate with your general contractor and site plan so excavation doesn't become the bottleneck holding everything else up.

ERE Excavation | 233119 Co Rd F, Abbotsford, WI 54405 | (715) 613-0011

Commercial Excavation Services We Offer

No two excavation jobs look the same — a homeowner digging a basement, a business developing a commercial site, and a township managing a public works project all need different equipment, timelines, and coordination. That's why we treat excavation as three distinct services rather than one generic offering.

Clearing, grading, and earthwork to prepare commercial sites for construction — parking lots, building pads, and access roads included.

Precise excavation and grading for commercial building foundations, sized to spec and coordinated with your project timeline and civil engineer's plans.

Excavation and grading for parking areas, drive lanes, and access roads, built to shed water correctly instead of pooling.

Excavation for stormwater retention/detention areas and site drainage infrastructure required by commercial site plans.

Excavation to prepare for utility installation, drainage infrastructure, and other site infrastructure ahead of vertical construction.

Site excavation for pole buildings, ag buildings, and light-industrial structures common across Central Wisconsin's rural commercial base.

Our Commercial Excavation Process

Plan review and site walk

811 locate request

Sequencing with your GC

Excavation and grading to spec

Erosion control

Inspection-ready handoff

Working With Contractors & Developers

We're used to working as one piece of a larger project — showing up on schedule, communicating with the GC, and keeping the site ready for the next trade. If your project has a specific sequencing requirement, engineering spec, or inspection milestone, we work within it rather than around it.

What Affects Commercial Project Cost and Timeline

  • Site size and scope — a small building pad and a multi-acre commercial development aren't comparable jobs.
  • Engineering requirements — sites with detailed civil plans, retention requirements, or specific compaction specs take more coordination than a simple pad.
  • Existing site conditions — soil type, slope, and drainage patterns all factor into how much earthwork is required.
  • Permitting and inspections — commercial projects typically involve more regulatory steps than residential work, which affects sequencing more than it affects our actual excavation time.
  • Weather and season — like any excavation work in this region, ground conditions through freeze-thaw and spring thaw affect what's feasible when.

Common Questions About Commercial Excavation

  • Can you work within our project's existing timeline and site plan?

    Yes — commercial excavation is almost always one step in a larger sequence, and we coordinate scheduling and site access around the general contractor's plan.

  • Do you work with general contractors directly, or only property owners?

    Both. We regularly work as a subcontractor to general contractors as well as directly with business owners and developers.

  • What size commercial projects do you take on?

    It varies by project and equipment needs — call to discuss scope and we'll let you know if it's a fit.

  • Can you work from civil engineering plans?

    Yes — we regularly execute excavation and grading to the specifications provided in civil engineering drawings, including compaction and elevation requirements.

  • Do you handle stormwater/erosion control requirements during construction?

    Where a site plan requires erosion control measures during excavation, we implement them as part of the job to keep the project compliant.

  • How do you handle scheduling around other trades on a job site?

    We communicate directly with the general contractor to fit our work into the broader project sequence — this is standard practice on commercial jobs, not an afterthought.

  • Do you do excavation for agricultural or light-industrial buildings?

    Yes — pole buildings, ag buildings, and light-industrial sites are common projects for us across Central Wisconsin's rural commercial base.

Have a Project in Mind?

Have a commercial site that needs excavation work? Call (715) 613-0011 to discuss your project and timeline.