Archibald Excavating & Grading Inc — founded in Shasta County, built on quality work, and licensed at the highest level California issues for general engineering contractors.
Archibald Excavating & Grading Inc was founded in 2019 by Dakota Archibald, a Shasta County native with deep roots in the North State construction industry. Based out of Palo Cedro, the company was built from the ground up on a straightforward principle: do the work right, stand behind it, and build a reputation one project at a time.
What started as a focused excavation operation has grown into a dual-licensed general engineering and building contracting firm serving Shasta County and surrounding Northern California markets. With both a Class A General Engineering and Class B General Building license from the CSLB, Archibald Excavating is among a small group of contractors in the region qualified to take on the full spectrum of site development work — from raw land clearing to complex public infrastructure.
The company maintains its own equipment fleet through D&K Equipment LLC, operated under the same ownership. That means no subcontracting the iron — we show up with our own machines and our own operators, maintaining direct control over quality, timeline, and cost.
With 33+ permitted projects on record and a BuildZoom contractor score of 104 — placing Archibald Excavating in the top 9% of over 336,000 licensed California contractors — the track record backs up the reputation.
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Most excavation contractors in the North State carry a C-12 earthwork license or nothing at all. Holding both Class A General Engineering and Class B General Building means we can legally take on projects most competitors can't touch.
D&K Equipment LLC — owned by the same principal — means we're not calling a rental yard when your job starts. Our machines, our operators, our schedule. That's accountability you can't get from a contractor who subs out the iron.
Shasta County has its own terrain, permit office, inspectors, and soil conditions. We know them. From the valley floor clay to the foothill rock, from Palo Cedro to the Oregon border — this is our home turf.
33+ permitted projects on record. A BuildZoom score of 104 puts us in the top 9% of over 336,000 licensed California contractors. That score reflects verified work history, license standing, and confirmed project completion — not self-reported reviews.
A clean record with the Better Business Bureau means no unresolved disputes, no pattern of complaints. In an industry where fly-by-night operators are common, a verifiable clean record matters.
No sales process, no runaround. Call Dakota directly at (530) 638-5100, describe your project, and get a real number. We'd rather give you an honest estimate and earn the job than oversell and underdeliver.
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