This is a theoretical situation for the purpose of discussion.
Lets say you are bidding on a road building contract that involves hauling 10,000 CY from borrow pit(s) and spreading it about 6 inches thick on a road bed 4 miles long. Someone else will handle the compaction, final grading and placement of the road surface, which is gravel. All you have to do is dig, haul and spread the dirt.
The dirt is dry clay. Its summer. You can use 1 or 2 borrow pits that will be placed beside the road, in predetermined locations.
The maximum size of the pit(s) will be 100x300 by as deep as you need. You'll need to strip and stockpile the topsoil where a pit is located.
You can use the road as a haul road, but you'll have to handle the traffic. Its a country road, probably 20 vehicles per hour.
How would you bid this project ? What equipment would you use ? How many hours would it take ? What rate would you use for each machine ? How much profit would you build in ? What would your final price be in $/CY ?
How would your bid change if you were allowed to dig the dirt from the tops and the ditch of 3 or 4 large hills in the road ?
Thanks
Lets say you are bidding on a road building contract that involves hauling 10,000 CY from borrow pit(s) and spreading it about 6 inches thick on a road bed 4 miles long. Someone else will handle the compaction, final grading and placement of the road surface, which is gravel. All you have to do is dig, haul and spread the dirt.
The dirt is dry clay. Its summer. You can use 1 or 2 borrow pits that will be placed beside the road, in predetermined locations.
The maximum size of the pit(s) will be 100x300 by as deep as you need. You'll need to strip and stockpile the topsoil where a pit is located.
You can use the road as a haul road, but you'll have to handle the traffic. Its a country road, probably 20 vehicles per hour.
How would you bid this project ? What equipment would you use ? How many hours would it take ? What rate would you use for each machine ? How much profit would you build in ? What would your final price be in $/CY ?
How would your bid change if you were allowed to dig the dirt from the tops and the ditch of 3 or 4 large hills in the road ?
Thanks