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 Shows how to read plans and compute quantities for both trench and surface excavation, figure crew and equipment productivity rates, estimate unit costs, bid the work, and get the bonds you need. Explains what equipment will deliver maximum productivity for a job, how to lay all types of water and sewer pipe, and how to switch your business to excavation work when you don't have pipe contracts. Covers asphalt and rock removal, working on steep slopes or in high groundwater, and how to avoid the pitfalls that can wipe out your profits on any job. 328 pages, 8-1/2 x 11" Back Cover: Pipe & Excavation Contracting Pipeline contracting can be rewarding work - or a profitable sideline for any excavation contractor. But not everyone who owns a backhoe is ready to start bidding water, sewer and drainage jobs. This practical manual can help you develop the skills needed to succeed as an underground utility contractor. Getting the Job: Finding work you should bid, dealing with the contracting authority, reading plans and computing quantities (for both trench and surface excavation), figuring realistic crew and equipment productivity rates (cycle times), estimating unit costs, bidding rock work, adding your overhead and profit, keeping the errors out, and getting the bonds you need. A complete sample estimate is included for your reference. Doing the Work: Following the surveyor's reference stakes, checking grade and line with an optical level, transit and pipe laser, clearing the site, the best ways to remove asphalt and rock (with splitters and explosives) and handle steep slopes or high groundwater (including dewatering). Separate chapters explain how to install all common types of water and sewer pipe. Using the Equipment: How to choose the right equipment and use it to best advantage: track and wheel backhoes, loaders, dozers, graders, scrapers, trucks, compactors, shoring and trench boxes. This book is filled with pictures, drawings, charts, checklists and examples to help you build a career as a successful pipeline contractor. The Author: Dave Roberts has been in heavy construction for over twenty years. He has worked as a laborer/pipe layer and heavy-equipment operator for several companies, later moving into positions as estimator and superintendent. Now he operates his own heavy construction contracting company, working on projects in the northwestern states. Mr. Roberts is an acknowledged expert on heavy equipment operation. His reviews of new construction equipment and articles on excavation work have been published by several heavy construction magazines. |    Calculated Industries HeavyCalc 4320 - Heavy Construction and Excavation Calculator | |
