Trench excavation, 48 in wide x 10 ft deep

What’s in this rate

This unit covers Trench excavation, 48 in wide x 10 ft deep, measured per linear foot. The operator digs a 48-inch by 10-foot trench with a large excavator inside a double-wall 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, 0.0909 hr × $52.00

$4.73

Laborer, 0.1818 hr × $38.00

$6.91

Material and small tools

$0.12

Equipment, hydraulic excavator ~35 t / ~1.5–2 CY bucket class, 0.0909 hr per unit

$12.27

Equipment, trench shield ~10x20 ft double-wall rental allocation, 0.0909 hr per unit

$3.82

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

$27.85 / LF

Overhead 10% of direct

$2.78

Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)

$3.06

Loaded rate

$33.69 / LF

Worked extension: 1,000 LF of commercial trench excavation, 48 in wide x 10 ft deep × $33.69 = $33,690.00 loaded for 1,000 LF. Quantity is a worked extension.

Related rates

• Trench excavation, 36 in wide x 8 ft deep — $17.20 / LF
• Footing excavation, continuous 24 x 30 in — $6.33 / LF

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