Heavy excavation for big jobs, anywhere in BC
Pacific Coast Excavating is a Langley-based excavation contractor. Since 2000 we’ve dug high-rise foundations, built civil works, cleaned up after a wildfire and barged our machines up the coast.
PCE excavator on the barge at Rivers Inlet, Central Coast.
- In business since
- 2000
- Excavators in the fleet
- 17
- Safety record
- 25 years incident-free
- Home base
- Langley, working BC-wide
Built for the big jobs
Commercial, civil and environmental excavation for general contractors, developers, environmental firms and communities. Big projects are where our 17 excavators and crews do their best work.
Commercial and high-rise excavation
Bulk and detailed excavation for high-rise, commercial and industrial sites, including deep and indoor digs.
Civil works and underground utilities
Subdivisions, roadwork, site servicing, sewer, storm and water main work in shoring boxes.
Environmental excavation and remediation
Creek restoration, fisheries and habitat work, spill cleanup and post-wildfire cleanup.
Remote and barge-access projects
Excavators, crews and camp moved by barge to coastal and northern sites with no road in.
Land clearing and site preparation
Lot clearing, grubbing, grading, basement excavation and access roads for new builds and developments.
Demolition and concrete removal
Concrete demolition, slab and floor removal, driveway replacement and debris disposal.
Materials, soil disposal and equipment rentals
Sand and gravel supply, documented soil disposal, hotshot delivery, skid steer service and equipment rentals.
From Langley to Rivers Inlet
PCE is based in Langley, and the closer the job the better. But big projects don’t always come with a road: our crews go up the coast by barge, into the Interior and north for weeks at a time.
- Rivers Inlet bridge installationCentral Coast, by barge — for MatconView
- Paul Lake dam upgradeNear Kamloops — for Matcon EnvironmentalView
- Lytton wildfire cleanup and restorationFraser Canyon — for Matcon Environmental Ltd.View
- Lillooet environmental cleanupInterior — for Matcon Environmental Ltd.View
- Langley and the Fraser ValleyHome baseView
- Every region we work inMetro Vancouver, the Interior, the coast and northern BCView
No road in. No problem.
For a bridge installation at Rivers Inlet on the central coast, PCE moved excavators, a site office and crew RVs in by tug and barge for Matcon, and built from the landing.
- Client
- Matcon
- Location
- Rivers Inlet, Central Coast
- Access
- Tug and barge
Recent projects
High-rise excavation for Matcon, a dam upgrade near Kamloops, wildfire cleanup in Lytton and a 4 m dig inside a building.
Paul Lake dam upgrade
Excavation for Matcon Environmental on the dam upgrade at the outlet of Paul Lake, northeast of Kamloops, beside a live creek.
High-rise and commercial excavation for Matcon
Three urban jobs for Matcon: a deep excavation beside high-rise towers, a commercial dig next to an active rail line, and detailed excavation with a machine lowered in by crane.
Lytton wildfire cleanup and restoration
Clearing burned structures and debris in Lytton with Matcon Environmental Ltd. after the 2021 wildfire.
4 m deep excavation inside a building
For TriCity Plumbing: 4 m deep, inside a building, under the walls and between three separate units.
Sewer, storm and deep utility installation
Underground work in trench boxes: sewer pipe replacement, precast manholes and vaults set by crane, and pipe work beside live roads.
Ocean disposal facility operation
Running the barge-loading side of an ocean disposal facility for Matcon Excavation and Shoring: trucks in, material onto the barge, trucks out.
Who we work for
General contractors, developers, environmental firms, municipalities and communities across BC.
What clients say
This company has got to be one of the best companies I’ve ever had the pleasure working with and for. They have probably the best operators in the industry and have been mentored and managed by one of the most experienced and talented man that I’ve ever met in the construction world. It’s always a pleasure to work around and be around Norm Svennson and his team.
PCE excavated my warehouse floor in preparation for a new slab. They also recompacted and leveled the floor, and disposed of all the concrete and steel in an efficient, timely manor. We had a tight deadline, as we needed to get the shop back up and running as soon as possible. PCE used proper safety measures and communicated well with my team. I would highly recommend them.
Got a big job coming up?
Tell us where it is, what needs to come out of the ground and when. We’ll tell you how we would do it.