What M&M Excavating does

M&M Excavating is a family-owned heavy-highway construction contractor headquartered in Gaylord, Michigan, founded in 1973 by Mark and Matt Nowicki and now led by CEO Ken Nowicki with Brandie Meisner as President/CFO and John Landrie as COO. The firm holds MDOT Pre-Qualification in five work classifications (Ea, Fd, I, K, N2) and delivers highway and road construction, underground utilities (water main, storm sewer, sanitary sewer), airport construction, landfill and wastewater treatment plant construction, and site development across Michigan counties including Grand Traverse, Genesee, Otsego, Chippewa, and the City of Mackinaw City.

The company's underlying technology stack centers on heavy civil construction equipment—including excavators, loaders, bulldozers, graders, semi-trucks, and portable impact crushers for MDOT-spec and recycled aggregate production—augmented by GPS/GNSS and Total Station surveying, drone-based progress tracking, and Agtek earthwork balancing software. M&M runs a dedicated underground utilities crew with certified storm water and confined space operators, and maintains seasonal partnerships with Laborers Local 1098 and Operating Engineers Local 324 for labor and skilled operators.

M&M earns revenue through project-based competitive bidding on public infrastructure contracts, typically as the lowest qualified bidder under Bid-Build procurement, and also participates in Design-Build, joint ventures, and subcontractor roles. Customer base is almost exclusively state, county, and municipal government agencies (notably the Michigan Department of Transportation), with contract sizes ranging from culvert and roundabout work to multi-segment highway, airport, and water main improvements financed through federal, state, and local funds. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined through the public bidding process rather than list pricing.

Name

M&M Excavating

Legal name

M&M Excavating

Website

https://mm-excavating.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

M&M Excavating is a 51–100 employee, family-owned heavy-highway contractor in Gaylord, Michigan. MDOT-pre-qualified across five classifications, it bids on public infrastructure projects statewide, including highways, underground utilities, airport construction, landfills, wastewater plants, and site development for state, county, and municipal clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gaylord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Infrastructure Construction: M&M Excavating generates revenue primarily through competitive bidding on public infrastructure projects including roads, highways, airports, and underground utilities. The company works as a Bid-Build contractor, typically as the lowest bidder on public projects. Revenue is project-based with work including MDOT Projects and Design-Build Projects. M&M takes on different roles: prime contractor, joint venture partner, or subcontractor depending on the project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

M&M Excavating is a family-owned heavy-highway contractor that builds public infrastructure across Michigan, including highways, roads, airport runways, underground utilities (water main, storm sewer, sanitary sewer), landfills, wastewater treatment plants, and commercial site developments. The company operates portable impact crushers for on-site concrete and asphalt crushing and concrete cutting services, and is pre-qualified with MDOT in five work classifications. Services are delivered via competitive bidding on public projects as prime contractor, joint venture partner, or subcontractor.

Product overview

M&M Excavating is a family-owned heavy-highway contractor offering a comprehensive suite of construction services. The company operates as a single unified service offering centered around infrastructure construction rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services include highway and road building, underground utilities (water main, storm sewer, sanitary sewer), concrete and asphalt crushing and cutting, airport construction, landfill and wastewater treatment plant construction, and site development. The company also employs technology services including GPS/Survey technology using GNSS and Total Station equipment for construction layout and quality control, and drone technology for site progress tracking and project planning. All services are delivered under MDOT pre-qualification classifications Ea, Fd, I, K, and N2.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Highway & Road Building Full-service highway and road construction for MDOT and municipal clients, including reconstruction, widening, streetscape, rock and earth excavation, wetland mitigation, box culverts, and Con-span bridges.
• Underground Utilities Specialized underground utility construction and rehabilitation including water main, storm sewer, and sanitary sewer systems, delivered by a dedicated crew with certified confined-space and storm water operators.
• Airport Construction & Expansion Airport construction services including runway and taxiway construction, ramp aprons, blast pads, specialty electrical and lighting, and drainage systems, with experience in FAA safety requirements and Homeland Security provisions.
• Landfills & Wastewater Treatment Plants Environmental facility construction including earth excavation, lagoons, transfer structures, leachate systems, liner systems (geocomposite clay, PVC, compacted clay), and landfill cell construction.
• Site Development Comprehensive site development services using Agtek software for earthwork balancing, mass earthwork (10,000 to 1.5 million cubic yards), utilities, building pad preparation, road and parking lot construction, and lake and pond construction.
• Concrete and Asphalt Crushing Portable impact crushing services providing custom crushing at customer locations, producing MDOT 21AA, MDOT 4G, FAA P-219, and recycled asphalt products to 5/8 inch minus.
• Concrete Cutting Concrete and asphalt slab cutting services up to 18 inches thick for roads, driveways, airport runways, sidewalks, curb cuts, and water valve coring.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed across Michigan from 1980s through 2020s with active project portfolio

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Laborers Local 1098coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUnion partnership for hiring laborers. M&M partners with Laborers Local 1098 for the construction season.
• Operating Engineers Local 324coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUnion partnership for hiring equipment operators. M&M partners with Operating Engineers Local 324 for skilled operator positions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Toebe Construction LLC: Michigan heavy civil contractor providing earthwork, site development, underground utilities, and highway construction for public and private clients. Comparable in scale, services, and Michigan-based MDOT/municipal project portfolio.
• Ajax Paving Industries: Michigan-based paving and heavy highway contractor serving MDOT and municipal customers across similar scopes including earthwork and road construction. Notably, M&M's VP of Project Management (Luke Gordon) previously worked at Ajax Paving, signaling direct talent flow and business-model parity.
• Kamminga & Roodvoets: West Michigan-based heavy civil contractor specializing in highway, earthwork, and underground utility construction for MDOT and municipal clients. Direct peer given identical geographic footprint, customer base, and pre-qualified MDOT work classifications.
• Michigan Paving & Materials Co. Michigan paving, aggregate, and heavy civil contractor producing HMA and providing highway/site work to MDOT and county clients. Comparable in asphalt paving, aggregate production, and MDOT-classified work in similar Michigan geographies.
• Rieth-Riley Construction Co. Indiana/Michigan heavy-highway contractor performing earthwork, grading, drainage, paving, and underground utilities for state DOTs and municipalities. Highly comparable in service mix, customer base (public infrastructure), and pre-qualified status with state transportation departments.
• Lakeland Asphalt Corporation: Michigan-based asphalt paving and site work contractor serving MDOT, county, and private developers across western and northern Michigan. Directly comparable in paving, earthwork, and site development services for similar public-sector customers.
• D.J. McQuestion & Sons Inc. Michigan-based excavating and heavy civil contractor specializing in site development, underground utilities, and earthwork for public and private clients. Directly comparable in service mix, scale, and Michigan regional customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction Incorporated: National publicly traded heavy civil contractor providing transportation, water resources, and site development services across multiple states. Comparable in core highway and underground utility capabilities, but operates at materially larger scale and broader geography than the Michigan-focused M&M.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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