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Excavation & site work · Houston, TX

Commercial excavation & site work contractor in Houston, TX.

Mass excavation, grading, building pads, footings and foundation preparation, self-performed with our own operators. We prepare the ground so the structure above it goes up on schedule — in Gulf Coast clay, on tight urban sites and on open ground.

Self-performOwn crews, own equipment, own schedule
Since 1985Grupo SECSA, Houston operation since 2024
$700K+Repeat purchase orders, one Houston client
GL + WCInsured · W-9 and COI on request
01 / Scope we self-perform

Site work
done in-house.

Our operators, our equipment, our survey control. The same crew that digs the footings forms and pours them, which is where the schedule is protected.

EarthworkMass excavation & grading

Cut and fill to the civil set, haul-off and import, rough and fine grading with GPS-controlled equipment on larger sites.

PadsBuilding pad preparation

Select fill, moisture conditioning, lift-by-lift compaction and testing coordination so the geotech signs off before the slab crew mobilizes.

FoundationsFooting & pier excavation

Spread footings, grade beams and drilled pier caps excavated to line and grade, with shoring where soils or adjacent structures require it.

TrenchingUtility & foundation trenching

Water, sanitary, storm and electrical trenches dug, bedded and backfilled to the civil and MEP drawings.

StabilizationBackfill & compaction

Structural backfill around foundations and walls, compacted and tested in lifts; lime or cement stabilization coordinated where the geotech calls for it.

Site concretePaving & flatwork

Because the same company pours the concrete, paving, curbs, aprons and pads are sequenced with the earthwork instead of after it.

Why one crew for dirt and concrete

On most commercial jobs the earthwork sub and the concrete sub blame each other for the first two weeks of delay. We remove that seam. The crew that prepares the pad also forms and pours the foundation, so grades, bearing elevations and inspections are coordinated by one superintendent.

Gulf Coast clays, high water tables and summer rain are planned for in the sequence, not discovered on site.

What we need to price it

Civil and structural drawings (grading plan, foundation plan, sections), geotechnical report, survey, site access constraints and your target dates for pad certification and first pour.

Send drawings or a scope narrative through the form below; we reply with questions and a bid approach, usually within one business day.

02 / Project types

Sites we
prepare.

Commercial and industrial sites across Harris and Montgomery County, from open ground to infill lots.

CommercialRetail, office, hospitality

Pads, foundations and paving for ground-up commercial buildings and site expansions.

IndustrialWarehouses & yards

Large pads, heavy-duty paving subgrade and equipment foundations for logistics and production sites.

Multi-familyGarden & podium

Multi-building sites with phased pads and foundations sequenced to the framing schedule.

InstitutionalSchools, clinics, public

Earthwork and foundations delivered inside calendar and inspection constraints.

InfillTight urban lots

Shoring, limited-access excavation and tight-radius equipment for constrained sites inside Houston.

SubcontractFor general contractors

We run the earthwork and foundation package under your schedule, with our own COI and safety program.

03 / How the job runs

From award
to closeout.

From the first survey stake to the certified pad, one superintendent owns the ground.

Takeoff & bid

Cut/fill from the civil set, haul assumptions stated, a bid approach that separates earthwork, foundations and site concrete.

Mobilize & control

Survey control, erosion controls, SWPPP coordination and equipment on site on the agreed date.

Dig, build, test

Excavation, pad construction, footing and pier excavation with compaction and geotech testing documented per lift.

Certify & hand off

Pad certification, as-builts and a clean handoff to the concrete phase, which is usually our own crew the next morning.

$700K+

In purchase orders delivered for one repeat commercial client — Houston area

Our U.S. track record is built on repeat orders, not one-off bids. A single Houston-area commercial client has issued successive purchase orders totaling more than $700,000 for self-performed and managed scope. Repeat business is the only reference that matters in this trade.

  • Self-performed excavation, forming, rebar and concrete placement
  • Construction management of subcontracted trades under our schedule
  • Delivered under U.S. safety and documentation standards, with COI and W-9 on file
See the track record
04 / Questions owners and GCs ask
Do you do both excavation and the foundations?

Yes. Earthwork, pad preparation, footing and pier excavation, and the formed and poured foundation are all self-performed, which removes the hand-off between two subcontractors.

Can you handle Houston clay and high water tables?

Yes. Moisture conditioning, select fill, dewatering coordination and stabilization are planned from the geotechnical report before mobilization, not improvised on site.

What areas do you cover?

Houston, Spring, The Woodlands, Conroe, Katy, Cypress and the rest of Harris and Montgomery County. Nearby counties are considered case by case.

Do you provide erosion control and SWPPP items?

We install and maintain the erosion controls shown on the civil set and coordinate with the SWPPP administrator; full SWPPP administration can be included on request.

Are you insured?

Yes. General liability and workers' compensation are in place; a COI and W-9 are provided on request.

Have a site to prepare?

Send the civil and structural set, the geotech and your pad date. We reply with a sequence and a bid approach.

Request a bid
05 / Request a bid
General liability

Insured for commercial work. Certificate of insurance on request.

Workers' comp

Our crews are covered. Nothing to add to your policy.

W-9 & COI ready

Vendor onboarding paperwork delivered the same day it is requested.

Vetted subcontractors

Managed trade partners around our self-performed scope.

Send us the
civil set.

Grading plan, foundation plan and geotechnical report. We will come back with questions and an earthwork and foundation bid approach.

Sent directly to our estimating team.