Bulk excavation, stiff clay

$3.38 / CY

Bulk excavation, stiff clay costs about $3.38 per cubic yard installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.

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What’s in this rate

This unit covers bulk excavation, stiff clay, measured per cubic yard. The operator excavates stiff clay with a large excavator and loads trucks while a laborer spots trucks and cleans up spill. The rate covers the listed material, labor, and small tools. Hauling, rock, dewatering, and shoring stay on their own units.

Includes

  • excavate stiff clay
  • load trucks
  • operator and laborer time and equipment listed in the build-up
  • stated material waste and small tools

Excludes

  • haul (earthwork-haul-*)
  • rock or hardpan needing ripper / breaker
  • dewatering
  • drying / lime treatment of wet clay
  • sales tax; freight beyond what the build-up states
  • after-hours, premium access, and contaminated / hazardous soil handling
  • geotechnical testing, surveying / staking, and permits

Build-up

Operator, 0.0133333 hr × $53.00
$0.71
Laborer, 0.0066667 hr × $41.00
$0.27
Material and small tools
$0.01
Equipment, hydraulic excavator ~35 t / ~1.5–2 CY bucket class, 0.0133333 hr per unit
$1.80
Direct rate (labor, material, equipment, and tools)
$2.79 / CY
Overhead 10% of direct
$0.28
Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
$0.31
Loaded rate
$3.38 / CY

Worked extension: 100 CY of commercial bulk excavation, stiff clay × $3.38 = $338.00 loaded for 100 CY. Quantity is a worked extension.

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