Trench excavation, 18 in wide x 3 ft deep
$3.30 / LF
Trench excavation, 18 in wide x 3 ft deep costs about $3.30 per linear foot 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 Trench excavation, 18 in wide x 3 ft deep, measured per linear foot. The operator digs an 18-inch by 3-foot utility trench with a compact excavator and casts spoil alongside. The rate covers the listed material, labor, and small tools. Bedding, backfill, deeper trenches, and haul-off stay on their own units.
Includes
- trench 18 in wide x 3 ft deep
- spoil cast alongside
- hand trim bottom
- operator and laborer time and equipment listed in the build-up
- stated material waste and small tools
Excludes
- pipe / conduit and bedding
- backfill and compaction
- excess spoil haul-off
- utility locating / potholing
- tax / freight beyond the stated delivered material prices
- after-hours, premium access, and contaminated / hazardous soil handling
- geotechnical testing, surveying / staking, and permits
Build-up
- Operator, 0.0182 hr × $53.00
- $0.96
- Laborer, 0.0182 hr × $41.00
- $0.75
- Material and small tools
- $0.02
- Equipment, compact excavator ~5–8 t class, 0.0182 hr per unit
- $1.00
- Direct rate (labor, material, equipment, and tools)
- $2.73 / LF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $0.27
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $0.30
- Loaded rate
- $3.30 / LF
Worked extension: 1,000 LF of commercial trench excavation, 18 in wide x 3 ft deep × $3.30 = $3,300.00 loaded for 1,000 LF. Quantity is a worked extension.
Related rates
- Mass excavation, common earth — $3.00 / CY
- Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 4 ft deep — $5.11 / LF
- Trench excavation, 18 in wide x 4 ft deep — $4.03 / LF
- Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 5 ft deep — $6.98 / LF
- Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 6 ft deep — $8.37 / LF
- Trench excavation, 30 in wide x 6 ft deep — $9.68 / LF
- Trench excavation, 30 in wide x 8 ft deep — $13.08 / LF
- Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep — $17.98 / LF
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