Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 5 ft deep
$6.85 / LF
EW-052 · MasterFormat 31 23 16 · LF
What’s in this rate
This unit covers trench excavation, 24 in wide x 5 ft deep, measured per linear foot. The operator digs the trench with a hydraulic excavator and walks a trench shield forward while a laborer trims and cleans the bottom. The rate covers the listed material, labor, and small tools. Backfill, bedding, pipe, and spoil haul-off stay on their own units.
Includes
- excavate trench 24 in wide to 5 ft
- move trench shield with the dig
- cast spoil alongside
- hand trim bottom
- operator and laborer time and equipment listed in the build-up
- stated material waste and small tools
Excludes
- bedding and backfill
- pipe / conduit supply and install
- spoil haul-off
- dewatering
- engineered shoring / sheeting
- 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, 0.0278 hr × $52.00
- $1.44
- Laborer, 0.0278 hr × $38.00
- $1.06
- Material and small tools
- $0.02
- Equipment, hydraulic excavator ~20 t / ~1 CY bucket class, 0.0278 hr per unit
- $2.64
- Equipment, trench shield ~6x8 ft rental allocation, 0.0278 hr per unit
- $0.50
- Direct rate (labor, material, equipment, and tools)
- $5.66 / LF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $0.57
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $0.62
- Loaded rate
- $6.85 / LF
Worked extension: 100 LF of commercial trench excavation, 24 in wide x 5 ft deep × $6.85 = $685.00 loaded for 100 LF. Quantity is a worked extension.
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