Dudley’s Excavating, Inc.
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Northern California · Class A #694077
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Inside a Dudley's directional bore — the flagship service
Class A Contractor · CA Lic #694077
Leading horizontal
directional drilling
in Northern California.

Family-owned and operated since 1955, serving public agencies, utilities and private clients across Northern California.

Utility installation
Utility installation,
start to finish.

Gas, water, sewer, power and fiber lines, fused on site and installed in a single continuous run.

Paving
Paving and
surface restoration.

Asphalt paving, patching and repair for parking lots, driveways and roads — commercial and residential.

Class A Contractor · CA Lic #694077
Your underground
construction partner.

Directional boring, excavation, utility installation and paving for public agencies, utilities, contractors and property owners — one company from start to finish.

Northern California · Est. 1955
Three generations
of experience.

Family-owned and operated since 1955, serving public agencies, utilities and private clients across Northern California.

Excavation
Excavation in
any ground condition.

From mountain granite to valley hardpan, our crews excavate, plate and manage traffic so roads stay open.

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Rig · Vermeer D23x30DR S3
Ground · clay
Surface · undisturbed
40 mi · under Paradise
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What we do

Our services

Directional boring, excavation, utility installation, paving and septic services for public agencies, utilities, builders and homeowners across California.

3Generations
40Power units
44Drivers & operators
127Permitted projects since 2018
Fusing fiber conduit in the Camp Fire burn scar
Case study · Camp Fire restoration

Paradise: 40 miles of underground fiber

The 2018 Camp Fire destroyed much of the infrastructure serving Paradise. Dudley’s crews have supported the AT&T fiber restoration since — installing 40 miles of underground fiber through red clay, rock cobble, and granite over a 6-year program.

40 miUnderground fiber
6 yrProject length
AT&TClient

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Dudley’s crew fusing conduit in the Camp Fire burn area
For prime contractors & program managers

A local partner for major Northern California projects

Prime contractors and utility program managers rely on Dudley’s as a local directional drilling and civil subcontractor, with the equipment, documentation and crews to meet carrier and agency requirements.

Licensed & certifiedCSLB Class A #694077 · USDOT 2728939 · DGS-certified Small Business #22540, eligible toward small business participation goals.
Fleet capacity40 power units and 44 drivers on file with the FMCSA, with crews and equipment that scale to program work.
Carrier experience40 miles of underground fiber installed for AT&T over the 6-year Paradise restoration.
DocumentationBid documents, references and certificates available on request. 127 permitted projects since 2018.

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Our history · Est. 1955

Serving California since 1955

Dudley’s Excavating is a family-owned company now led by its third generation. Decades of local work give our crews a thorough understanding of the region’s soils, terrain and permitting.

The original Dudley's archive print on the workbench, with gloves and a county map

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Class A Contractor · CA Lic #694077

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your project

Directional boring, excavation, utilities and paving across Tehama, Glenn, Butte and Shasta counties. Share your project details and our team will follow up to discuss scope and scheduling.

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