From 3D GPS site models and CAD drafting to precise cut/fill calculations and construction staking — the technical backbone your project needs. Serving Osseo, Eau Claire, Black River Falls, Whitehall, Independence, Arcadia, Trempealeau, Blair, Galesville, Melrose, Hixton, Alma Center, and surrounding communities throughout West Central Wisconsin.
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We discuss your project goals, deliverables needed, and timeline — whether you need a standalone consulting service or consulting integrated with excavation work.
We collect existing ground survey data using GPS equipment to create an accurate baseline digital terrain model of your site.
We build the 3D model, develop the design surface, and run cut/fill calculations and earthwork takeoffs — generating the data your project needs.
We produce CAD plan sets, quantity reports, and — when needed — stake the project in the field for precise construction execution.
Accurate earthwork data is the difference between a project that hits its budget and one that blows past it. Erickson Consulting & Excavating brings professional consulting capabilities that help contractors, developers, engineers, and property owners understand exactly what their earthwork will require — before the first bucket of dirt moves. Our 3D GPS modeling service creates precise digital terrain models of your existing site, which we use to develop cut/fill calculations, design grading plans, and generate accurate earthwork quantity takeoffs. These models power our GPS machine control systems in the field, enabling equipment operators to grade to exact design specifications without constant manual staking. CAD drafting capabilities let us translate field data and design intent into clean plan sets, grading plans, and cross-sections — documentation that communicates scope clearly to engineers, municipalities, and other contractors. Construction staking brings design coordinates into the field, ensuring structures, grades, and alignments are built exactly where plans show. Whether you need a standalone consulting deliverable or want our consulting services integrated into an excavation project for maximum precision, Erickson Consulting & Excavating provides a level of technical capability rarely found in a local excavating contractor.
Know what you're moving before you start. Accurate cut/fill calculations and takeoffs prevent budget surprises and help you price work competitively.
3D machine control lets our operators grade to exact design elevations — reducing staking costs, improving accuracy, and speeding up field execution.
CAD-drafted grading plans and cross-sections communicate your project clearly to engineers, permitting agencies, and other contractors.
Construction staking translates plan coordinates into physical markers in the field — ensuring what gets built matches what was designed.
3D GPS modeling uses GPS survey equipment to collect existing ground elevations across your site, which are processed into a digital terrain model (DTM). We use this model to design grading plans, calculate earthwork quantities, and drive GPS machine control systems in the field for precise execution.
An earthwork takeoff is a calculated quantity of material that needs to be cut (removed) or filled (added) to bring a site to its design grade. Accurate takeoffs are essential for project budgeting, bidding, and understanding whether a site is balanced (cut equals fill) or requires material import or export.
Cut/fill calculations compare the existing ground surface to the design surface to determine how much material must be removed (cut) and how much must be added (fill) at each point on the site. Balancing cut and fill minimizes hauling costs — a key factor in earthwork project economics.
Construction staking uses GPS or total station equipment to set physical stakes in the field at locations defined in design plans — marking building corners, grade breaks, road centerlines, pipe inverts, and other critical points so construction proceeds exactly where plans show.
Yes. We offer standalone consulting services — takeoffs, modeling, CAD drafting, and staking — for contractors, engineers, and project owners who already have their own crews or need technical deliverables independent of field work.
Call (715) 563-0309 or fill out our online contact form. We'll discuss your project scope and deliverables and provide a quote for consulting services.
Based in Osseo, we provide professional excavation, driveway rehab, culvert installation, gravel work, and consulting services to homeowners and businesses across West Central Wisconsin.
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