Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 6 ft deep
$8.37 / LF
Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 6 ft deep costs about $8.37 per linear foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.
EW-053 · MasterFormat 31 23 16 · LF
What’s in this rate
This unit covers trench excavation, 24 in wide x 6 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 6 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, 0.0333 hr × $53.00
- $1.76
- Laborer, 0.0333 hr × $41.00
- $1.37
- Material and small tools
- $0.03
- Equipment, hydraulic excavator ~20 t / ~1 CY bucket class, 0.0333 hr per unit
- $3.16
- Equipment, trench shield ~6x8 ft rental allocation, 0.0333 hr per unit
- $0.60
- Direct rate (labor, material, equipment, and tools)
- $6.92 / LF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $0.69
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $0.76
- Loaded rate
- $8.37 / LF
Worked extension: 100 LF of commercial trench excavation, 24 in wide x 6 ft deep × $8.37 = $837.00 loaded for 100 LF. Quantity is a worked extension.
Related rates
- Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 5 ft deep — $6.98 / LF
- Trench excavation, 30 in wide x 6 ft deep — $9.68 / LF
- Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 4 ft deep — $5.11 / LF
- Trench excavation, 30 in wide x 8 ft deep — $13.08 / LF
- Trench excavation, 18 in wide x 4 ft deep — $4.03 / LF
- Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep — $17.98 / LF
- Trench excavation, 18 in wide x 3 ft deep — $3.30 / LF
- Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 10 ft deep — $23.49 / LF
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