Excavating by Shepard Excavating

Site Work

Excavating in Northern Minnesota

Basements, foundations, site prep, grading, and road building, large or small, handled by a licensed and bonded team that takes the job from the first cut to final grade.

What we do

  • Excavation and grading
  • Residential and commercial site development
  • Building pads and basements
  • Road building and driveways
  • Ponds and parking lots
  • Trenching and water lines
  • Land clearing, tree and stump removal

What affects your price

A clear plan keeps an earthwork project moving. We review the site, equipment, hauling, and permits with you before work starts.

  • Size and depth of the dig
  • Soil and site conditions
  • Access for trucks and equipment
  • How much material has to be hauled in or out
  • Any permits the job requires

What to expect

It depends on the scope. We will give you a realistic window once we have looked at the job and the site.

We show up with the right equipment, do the work, and leave the site graded and cleaned up. One company from the first cut to the final grade, instead of lining up three different outfits.

Good questions

Excavating FAQs

Do you do both residential and commercial?

Yes. Whether it is a cabin pad on a lake lot or a commercial site, we handle the dirt work either way.

Can you prep a site for a new build?

Absolutely. Building pads, basements, driveways, and grading are everyday work for us.

Can you bring in fill and gravel?

Yes. We sell and haul our own sand, gravel, and fill, so it all comes from one call.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes, we are a licensed and bonded business and have been at it since 1997.

Serving Northern Minnesota, including Bemidji, Laporte, Park Rapids, Walker, Cass Lake, Hackensack, and Longville.

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(218) 224-2754

42554 County 45, Laporte, MN 56461
Monday–Friday: 7:00am–5:00pm · Saturday–Sunday: Closed

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