Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 10 ft deep

What’s in this rate

This unit covers trench excavation, 36 in wide x 10 ft deep, measured per linear foot. The operator digs the trench with a large excavator and walks a double-wall 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.

Build-up

Operator, 0.0714 hr × $52.00

$3.71

Laborer, 0.0714 hr × $38.00

$2.72

Material and small tools

$0.06

Equipment, hydraulic excavator ~35 t / ~1.5–2 CY bucket class, 0.0714 hr per unit

$9.64

Equipment, trench shield ~10x20 ft double-wall rental allocation, 0.0714 hr per unit

$3.00

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

$19.13 / LF

Overhead 10% of direct

$1.91

Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)

$2.10

Loaded rate

$23.14 / LF

Worked extension: 100 LF of commercial trench excavation, 36 in wide x 10 ft deep × $23.14 = $2,314.00 loaded for 100 LF. Quantity is a worked extension.

Related rates

• Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep — $17.20 / LF
• Trench excavation, 48 in wide x 10 ft deep — $33.69 / LF

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