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Fill dirt and excavation is the shaping-the-ground step that comes after a lot is cleared and before a pad, driveway, or drainage feature goes in. In low-lying Palm Beach County — especially the western communities — that often means raising a wet or low spot with fill dirt so it sits above the water table, or grading a lot level so runoff drains the right way instead of pooling against a foundation. Other jobs run the opposite direction: excavating a spot down to grade for a driveway base, a French drain, or a footing.
The Bobcat T740 with its 60" grapple moves and shapes soil on both ends of that job — pushing fill into place, leveling a graded pad, or digging a cut to depth — at the same flat $385/day with an operator that anchors every land-services quote we write. For anything beyond machine time and operator hours — the fill material itself, delivered and dumped by the load — we say plainly: call for a quote, since that price depends on the supplier and how many loads your lot needs.
Every excavation job starts with a free Sunshine State One Call (811) utility locate, so digging and grading stay clear of buried power, water, and cable — required by law, and the cheapest insurance on the job. Grading, filling, and changing drainage can also trigger a separate permit review from simple vegetation clearing in Palm Beach County — see our permits & regulations guide for what applies. If your lot still needs clearing before any of this starts, that's a separate first step — see lot clearing or forestry mulching & brush hogging.