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Caterpillar excavator grading earth on a Great Bear Construction dirt management site in Texas

Civil site contractor · Iola & Houston, Texas

Dirt management that saves the job.

We work with owners and designers at the first planning meeting — using virgin-cut dredge material as structural fill to cut thousands, if not millions, from the dirt budget.

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About us

A leading authority on dirt management.

Great Bear Construction is a large civil site contractor specializing in using virgin-cut dredge material as site structural fill. We save thousands, if not millions of dollars by working with owners and designers in the initial steps of project planning to streamline dirt management.

We work with designers and officials who understand the impact dirt management has on their project. From pre-planning through project conclusion, Great Bear’s expertise delivers an efficient and successful site development plan.

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Dump trucks, loaders, and excavators placing virgin-cut dredge fill on a Great Bear Construction civil site
EarlyBrought in at project planning, not after the dirt problem exists.
FillVirgin-cut dredge material used as structural site fill.
TexasMain office in Iola. Civil site work across the Gulf Coast from Houston.
Aerial of Port Road excavation and structural fill at Bayport Terminal Complex by Great Bear Construction

How we work

Plan the dirt first.

Most overruns start in the dirt. Great Bear sits with owners and designers before the first cut so haul, fill, and grading support the structural plan instead of fighting it.

See the Polar Process on video, then review Bayport Terminal and Fort Bend Levee work.

The Polar Process