About us

The Nance Family has a long history in Colorado’s construction industry. Clyde Nance was a superintendent for General Contractors in the area like GH Phipps and Swinerton during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Clyde’s son, Ralph Nance, spent the majority of his career in commercial earthwork after spending many summers working for Clyde doing concrete and carpentry. Ralph and his wife, Dee, made the decision to start their own company, Front Range Excavating, Inc., in the summer of 1988. Since then, Front Range Excavating, Inc. has laid the groundwork for over a thousand projects around the greater Denver Metro Area. Their legacy continues with their son, Scott Nance and his wife, Tricia.

After 20 years in the earthwork business, Scott and Tricia saw an opportunity to increase their service offerings. Now, in addition to earthwork, they self-perform utilities and offer full-service civil construction packages for their customers through FRE Civil Contractors.