Founded in 2019 by industry veterans Paul Boyd and Russell Grass, BG Excavating Limited was built around a clear gap in the Ottawa market — mid-sized heavy civil projects that demand the experience of a major contractor and the agility of a smaller one. We provide complete civil packages — earthworks, site servicing, and grading — across the commercial, institutional, and residential sectors throughout the greater Ottawa region.

Residential civil work covers a wide range — from subdivisions and infill developments to custom home sites — and each comes with its own demands on planning, coordination, and execution. Whether the project is one lot or one hundred, the ground has to be right before anything else can happen.

At BG Excavating, we deliver complete civil packages for subdivisions, infill projects, and custom home builds across the Ottawa region. From mass earthworks and lot grading to full site servicing and septic system installation, our focus on consistency, coordination with developers and builders, and disciplined execution ensures residential projects move forward without losing momentum.

Commercial civil work spans a broad range — from neighbourhood retail and office buildings to mixed-use developments and large-format anchor builds — and each comes with its own challenges around access, staging, and schedule. Live neighbouring sites, active traffic, and trades waiting their turn leave little room for surprises in the ground.

At BG Excavating, we deliver complete civil packages for commercial developments across the Ottawa region. From bulk excavation and underground servicing to grading, granular base, and site restoration, our focus on sequencing, coordination with general contractors, and disciplined execution ensures commercial projects stay on schedule from groundbreaking through handover.

Industrial civil work runs the gamut — from warehouses and distribution centres to manufacturing facilities and utility infrastructure — and each demands engineered ground built to carry serious loads for decades. The scale is bigger, the tolerances tighter, and the consequences of getting it wrong far less forgiving.

At BG Excavating, we deliver large-footprint civil packages for industrial developments across the Ottawa region. From mass earthworks and structural fills to deep servicing, granular base, and heavy-duty grading, our focus on technical execution, sequencing, and uncompromising safety ensures industrial projects hit their pad-ready and operational milestones on time.

Institutional civil work covers a broad range — from schools and fire stations to healthcare and municipal facilities — and each answers to a higher standard of documentation, accountability, and public scrutiny. Every detail is expected to hold up long after the ribbon is cut.

At BG Excavating, we deliver civil packages on institutional projects across the Ottawa region. From earthworks and site servicing to grading, restoration, and the documentation these projects demand, our experience with Site Plan Control, municipal inspections, and public-sector reporting ensures institutional projects meet their compliance, schedule, and quality mandates from approvals through occupancy.

Agility is our advantage. Our lean structure and experienced team allow us to move faster, adapt quicker, and take on the technically demanding work other contractors walk away from. Backing that up is an integrated digital workflow built in partnership with industry-leading technology providers — Leica Geosystems, Agtek, and DJI — giving every project a single source of truth from estimate to as-built.