Nanaimo-based · Serving all of British Columbia

Ground work done right.

MJL Contracting handles excavation, site preparation and civil works for provincial, municipal and commercial clients. We show up when we say we will, build to spec and leave a clean site.

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Service area All of British Columbia

Coverage WorkSafeBC registered

Safety In-house safety officer

What we do

Civil work, start to finish

Excavation, site prep, grading, servicing, drainage and roads, all from one crew.

Excavation Clearing & site prep Grading Water, sewer & storm Drainage Roads & access

Recent work

From the field

Finished subdivision road with curbs and streetlights

Subdivision servicingRaw ground to finished street

Excavator at the Highway 4 and Beaver Creek Road intersection

Highway 4 & Beaver Creek RdMinistry of Transportation intersection upgrade

Large culvert being lowered into a deep trench

Large culvert installDeep cut, large-diameter pipe

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MJL Contracting

Services

Everything below grade and up to finished surface, for provincial, municipal and commercial projects.

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What we dig into

From clearing a raw site to tying in the last service line, we handle the full civil scope so your project starts on solid, level ground.

01 · Excavation

Excavation

Bulk earthworks, mass excavation, trenching and rock work, dug to plan and to depth.

02 · Site prep

Clearing & site prep

Land clearing, stripping and grubbing, with building pads ready for forms.

03 · Grading

Grading

Rough and finish grading to elevations, compaction and gravel bases for slabs, pads and roadways.

04 · Servicing

Water, sewer & storm

Water, sewer and storm mains, service connections and underground utility installs.

05 · Drainage

Drainage

Perimeter drains, ditching, culverts and rock pits to keep water away from what you build.

06 · Roads

Roads & access

Roads, access roads, parking areas and laydown yards, built up on proper base so they last.

How we deliver

From tender to turnover

01ReviewDrawings, specs and site conditions reviewed with your team.
02PlanSchedule, locates, permits and traffic management sorted before we mobilize.
03MobilizeThe right machines for the job from our full-size, mid-size and mini fleet.
04BuildExcavate, install and grade to spec.
05TurnoverSite restored and ready for the next phase.

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Projects

Subdivisions, mainline pipe, municipal servicing and road work.

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Recent work

A selection of recent civil projects.

Subdivision site during excavation: rock, open trenches and manhole bases

Same subdivision finished: paved road, curbs, sidewalk and streetlights

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Before & after

Subdivision servicing

From raw, rocky ground to a finished street. Drag the slider to compare.

Rock excavation and bulk earthworks
Storm and sanitary mains with manholes
Road base and grading ready for curb and paving

In progress

Large-diameter pipe removal

Exposing, cutting and lifting out an old mainline, safely and in sections.

Step 1, expose: long trench with the old large-diameter pipe exposed

Step 2, cut: crew cutting the old pipe into sections in the trench

Step 3, remove: excavator lifting a cut section of pipe out of the trench

Step 1 · Expose

Featured project

Highway 4 & Beaver Creek Road

Intersection upgrade for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit: deep storm and sanitary, CSP manholes, shoring and roundabout prep.

John Deere excavator working at the Highway 4 and Beaver Creek Road intersection

CAT excavator setting a CSP manhole with PVC pipe staged

Crew surveying grade beside a CSP manhole

Trench box with green PVC pipe leading to a CSP manhole

Mini excavator shaping the centre of a new roundabout

Portfolio

More from the field

Trench box over a large-diameter pipe during a night shift — **Night shift, deep pipe**Shored excavation on a large-diameter main.

Shored trench in a city street with traffic control — **Shored street trench**Utility work under traffic control.

Crew working inside a trench box installing pipe — **Trench box install**Crew laying pipe inside shoring.

CSP manhole set beside a highway barrier — **CSP manhole**Deep structure beside live highway.

Long utility trench with sand bedding and traffic cones — **Utility trench**Sand bedding placed to grade.

Crew laying sewer pipe to grade with a pipe laser — **Sewer main**Laid to grade with a pipe laser.

Crew installing water service lines in a trench — **Water services**Service lines going in, rain or shine.

Hitachi excavator working on a city street with traffic control — **Street repair**Utility work with traffic control.

Crane truck lowering a precast concrete structure into an excavation — **Precast install**Precast set by crane truck.

Excavator with hydraulic hammer breaking rock in a trench — **Rock breaking**Hydraulic hammer through bedrock.

Mini excavator with hammer attachment trenching through rock — **Tight-access rock work**Mini fleet with hammer on a narrow corridor.

Dozer and articulated rock truck on an earthworks site — **Bulk earthworks**Dozer and rock truck moving material.

Excavators clearing a new road corridor through forest — **Corridor clearing**Opening up a new access road.

Compacted slope with geotextile and plate compactor — **Slope stabilization**Geotextile and compacted fill on a slope.

Excavator lowering large corrugated culvert pipe into a deep trench — **Large culvert install**Deep cut for a large-diameter culvert.

Excavator bucket setting culvert pipe in a rock trench — **Culvert setting**Pipe placed and bedded in rock.

Crew installing drainage pipe in a deep cut slope — **Drainage line**Pipe going in through a deep cut.

Asphalt paver laying a new road with mini excavator nearby — **Paving**First lift going down on a new road.

Freshly paved subdivision road with new curbs — **New road**Base prepped for first-lift paving.

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About & Safety

A local crew that takes pride in doing the job properly the first time. We show up when we say we will, keep you in the loop from the first site visit to final grade, and run every job safely from start to finish. When you hire MJL, you get people who care about your project as much as you do.

Owner Mike, far left, with three MJL crew members in hi-vis vests beside a work truck — Owner Mike (far left) with the MJL crew.

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Built in BC

MJL Contracting is a Nanaimo-based excavation and civil company working for provincial, municipal and commercial clients across British Columbia. We run a full-size, mid-size and mini equipment fleet and a crew that takes pride in its work: built to plan, built to grade and done properly the first time.

Safety is how we work, not a box we tick. We have our own in-house safety officer, and every job starts with BC 1 Call locates and a plan for the site. We follow WorkSafeBC requirements for excavation, trenching and traffic control, and our goal on every site is simple: everyone goes home safe, our crew and everyone working around us.

We treat your site like our own. You get a clear quote, straight answers and regular updates from start to finish, with no surprises along the way. We protect the surrounding property, keep the site clean and secure, and leave it ready for the next trade.

Based in: Nanaimo, BC
Service area: All of British Columbia
WorkSafeBC: Registered · #200857448
Liability insurance: $5M commercial general liability
BC 1 Call: Locates before every dig
Equipment: Full-size, mid-size and mini fleet
Safety: In-house safety officer

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Get a quote

Tell us about the job and we'll get back to you within one business day.

Phone

250-713-0149

Email

mjlcontractingoffice@gmail.com

Hours

Mon–Fri, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Area

Based in Nanaimo, serving all of British Columbia