Bulk excavation, sand and loose granular soil

What’s in this rate

This unit covers bulk excavation, sand and loose granular soil, measured per cubic yard. The operator excavates sand and loose granular soil with a large excavator and loads trucks while a laborer spots trucks. The rate covers the listed material, labor, and small tools. Hauling, dewatering, and shoring stay on their own units.

Build-up

Operator, 0.0083333 hr × $52.00

$0.43

Laborer, 0.0041667 hr × $38.00

$0.16

Material and small tools

$0.01

Equipment, hydraulic excavator ~35 t / ~1.5–2 CY bucket class, 0.0083333 hr per unit

$1.12

Direct rate (labor, material, equipment, and tools)

$1.72 / CY

Overhead 10% of direct

$0.17

Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)

$0.19

Loaded rate

$2.08 / CY

Worked extension: 100 CY of commercial bulk excavation, sand and loose granular soil × $2.08 = $208.00 loaded for 100 CY. Quantity is a worked extension.

Related rates

• Bulk excavation, common earth — $2.51 / CY
• Bulk excavation, stiff clay — $3.34 / CY

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