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EMCO Builders is a licensed Alabama home builder (license #13967) providing land clearing and excavation across Baldwin and Mobile counties, from Daphne and Fairhope to Gulf Shores and Mobil
Confirm they're insured, ask what equipment they own (owned iron usually means better availability and pricing than rented), and make sure utility locates are part of their process — reputable operators never dig before lines are marked. Local experience with your soil and drainage patterns is worth a lot.
Scope (dig dimensions or grading plan), what happens to spoils (haul-off vs. spread on site), rock or wet-soil contingencies, and whether compaction and final grade are included. Site-prep jobs should state who provides the fill and base material.
Many do — regrading, French drains, culverts, and swales are standard dirt work. If water sits against your foundation or a driveway washes out, an excavation contractor is usually the right first call, sometimes alongside a landscaper for the finish work.
The contractor should call 811 (or your state's locate service) before any dig — it's free and usually required by law. Ask directly how they handle locates and private lines (irrigation, septic, buried power to outbuildings), which public locates don't cover.