Trench excavation, 48 in wide x 8 ft deep

What’s in this rate

This unit covers trench excavation, 48 in wide x 8 ft deep, measured per linear foot. The operator digs the trench with a large excavator and walks a trench shield forward while two laborers trim the bottom and tend the top. 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, 0.0769 hr × $52.00

$4.00

Laborer, 0.1538 hr × $38.00

$5.84

Material and small tools

$0.10

Equipment, hydraulic excavator ~35 t / ~1.5–2 CY bucket class, 0.0769 hr per unit

$10.38

Equipment, trench shield ~8x20 ft rental allocation, 0.0769 hr per unit

$2.31

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

$22.63 / LF

Overhead 10% of direct

$2.26

Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)

$2.49

Loaded rate

$27.38 / LF

Worked extension: 100 LF of commercial trench excavation, 48 in wide x 8 ft deep × $27.38 = $2,738.00 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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