Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 4 ft deep
$5.11 / LF
Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 4 ft deep costs about $5.11 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, 24 in wide x 4 ft deep, measured per linear foot. The operator digs a 24-inch by 4-foot trench with an excavator and casts spoil alongside. The rate covers the listed material, labor, and small tools. Bedding, backfill, other trench sizes, and haul-off stay on their own units.
Includes
- trench 24 in wide x 4 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, 0.0222 hr × $53.00
- $1.18
- Laborer, 0.0222 hr × $41.00
- $0.91
- Material and small tools
- $0.02
- Equipment, hydraulic excavator ~20 t / ~1 CY bucket class, 0.0222 hr per unit
- $2.11
- Direct rate (labor, material, equipment, and tools)
- $4.22 / LF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $0.42
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $0.47
- Loaded rate
- $5.11 / LF
Worked extension: 1,000 LF of commercial trench excavation, 24 in wide x 4 ft deep × $5.11 = $5,110.00 loaded for 1,000 LF. Quantity is a worked extension.
Related rates
- Trench excavation, 18 in wide x 3 ft deep — $3.30 / LF
- Trench excavation, 30 in wide x 6 ft deep — $9.68 / 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 8 ft deep — $13.08 / LF
- Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep — $17.98 / LF
- Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 10 ft deep — $23.49 / LF
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