Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep
$17.98 / LF
Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep costs about $17.98 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, 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.
Includes
- trench 36 in wide x 8 ft deep
- trench shield allocation
- spoil cast alongside
- operator and laborer time and equipment listed in the build-up
- stated material waste and small tools
Excludes
- pipe and bedding
- backfill and compaction
- engineered shoring / sheeting
- dewatering
- excess spoil haul-off
- 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, 0.0556 hr × $53.00
- $2.95
- Laborer, 0.0556 hr × $41.00
- $2.28
- 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
- $2.08
- Direct rate (labor, material, equipment, and tools)
- $14.86 / LF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $1.49
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $1.63
- Loaded rate
- $17.98 / LF
Worked extension: 1,000 LF of commercial trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep × $17.98 = $17,980.00 loaded for 1,000 LF. Quantity is a worked extension.
Related rates
- Trench excavation, 30 in wide x 6 ft deep — $9.68 / LF
- Trench excavation, 48 in wide x 10 ft deep — $34.46 / LF
- Trench excavation, 30 in wide x 8 ft deep — $13.08 / LF
- Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 10 ft deep — $23.49 / LF
- Trench excavation, 48 in wide x 8 ft deep — $28.71 / LF
- Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 6 ft deep — $8.37 / LF
- Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 5 ft deep — $6.98 / LF
- Trench excavation, 24 in wide x 4 ft deep — $5.11 / LF
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