Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep

What’s in this rate

This unit covers Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep, measured per linear foot. The operator digs a 36-inch by 8-foot trench with an excavator, working inside a trench shield. The rate covers the listed material, labor, and small tools. Bedding, backfill, other trench sizes, and haul-off stay on their own units.

Build-up

Operator, 0.0556 hr × $52.00

$2.89

Laborer, 0.0556 hr × $38.00

$2.11

Material and small tools

$0.05

Equipment, hydraulic excavator ~35 t / ~1.5–2 CY bucket class, 0.0556 hr per unit

$7.50

Equipment, trench shield ~8x20 ft rental allocation, 0.0556 hr per unit

$1.67

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

$14.22 / LF

Overhead 10% of direct

$1.42

Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)

$1.56

Loaded rate

$17.20 / LF

Worked extension: 1,000 LF of commercial trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep × $17.20 = $17,200.00 loaded for 1,000 LF. Quantity is a worked extension.

Related rates

• Trench excavation, 30 in wide x 6 ft deep — $9.48 / LF
• Trench excavation, 48 in wide x 10 ft deep — $33.69 / LF

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