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Here's a complete guide to estimating earthworks construction costs

0:00:00 – Introduction to Civil Estimating The video begins by defining civil estimating as a logistics puzzle focused on moving large volumes of dirt effectively. It introduces the example project: constructing a berm and excavating a sediment basin.
0:02:07 – Scope of Works vs. Drawings This section explains that the Scope of Works is the "lens" through which drawings should be viewed, as it defines what is actually payable versus what is merely shown on the plans.
0:07:24 – Project Checklist & Key Risks A walkthrough of critical questions to ask before pricing, such as site access constraints, reuse of materials, and responsibility for services and dewatering.
0:11:29 – Building the Pricing Schedule Guidance on creating a structured breakdown of the scope to capture key activities and clearly communicate inclusions and exclusions to the client.
0:20:35 – Earthworks Theory: Bank, Loose, & Compacted Volumes This is a critical technical section explaining why earthworks quantities vary based on density. It covers the differences between "bank" (in-situ), "loose" (trucked), and "compacted" material, including swell and shrinkage factors.
0:25:26 – Quantity Takeoff: Topsoil Removal The start of the practical demonstration, calculating the volume of topsoil stripping required for the berm and basin.
0:38:40 – Quantity Takeoff: Excavation & Fill Calculating the excavation volumes for the sediment basin and the fill required for the berm using the cross-section drawings.
0:50:42 – Calculating the Cut & Fill Balance A crucial step in civil estimating where the "cut" (excavation) is compared against the required "fill" to determine how much material can be reused versus how much must be imported or disposed of.
0:56:36 – The Resource Library An overview of setting up labor, plant, and material rates, including operator costs and equipment productivity rates.
0:57:40 – Pricing Direct Costs: Clearing & Grubbing Building up the cost for the first activity by determining the crew composition (excavators, trucks, spotters) and applying productivity rates.
1:05:00 – Pricing Excavation: Logistics & Truck Cycles This section highlights that civil estimating is a logistics exercise, demonstrating how to calculate the number of trucks needed to keep an excavator working continuously based on haul distance.
1:15:17 – Pricing Fill: Reused vs. Imported Material The pricing is split into two tasks: placing site-won material (cheaper) versus purchasing and delivering imported fill (more expensive).
1:23:28 – Calculating Preliminaries & Overheads This section advises showing project management and overheads as a time-based duration (e.g., weeks) to make justifying extension of time claims easier.
1:31:39 – Final Markups & Conclusion Applying risk, corporate overheads, and profit margins to the final price before concluding the tutorial.