Site Preparation
Clearing, stripping, and prep items identified on civil and demolition sheets.
Sitework
Site Work / Excavation Estimating Services
Site work and excavation package quantities—from grading and digging to foundations and outdoor civil scope—organized from the site drawings your team uses to bid.
Overview
Sitework Estimating Across Outdoor Packages
Sitework spans many moving parts: clearing, grading, paving, utilities, drainage, excavation, and site concrete rarely land in one tidy schedule. A useful estimate groups those systems the way civil sets are actually organized.
Paving sections, utility profiles, and drainage structures each need their own quantity path. Mixing asphalt tons with pipe lengths in one unexplained total makes bid review harder than it needs to be.
Where survey or existing-condition information is incomplete, quantities stay tied to what the project documents show, with gaps recorded instead of inventing field measurements.
Trade focus
Site work quantities for grading, digging, foundations, and civil packages.
What We Estimate
Depending on project drawings and requested deliverables.
Grading Quantities
Grading-related quantities developed from contours and grading plans when provided.
Paving & Hardscape
Asphalt, concrete paving, and related section quantities from paving plans.
Utilities
Water, sewer, storm, and other utility lengths and structures shown on civil plans.
Drainage Structures
Inlets, manholes, and drainage accessories counted from drainage plans.
Excavation & Site Concrete
Excavation scopes and site concrete such as sidewalks or pads when included in sitework.
Typical Quantity Categories
Clearing and prep areas
Cut/fill or grading summaries from provided plans
Paving areas and section materials
Utility pipe by size and material
Drainage structures
Site concrete flatwork
Who Uses This Service
Benefits of Structured Sitework Takeoffs
System grouping
Prep, paving, utilities, and drainage remain separately reviewable.
Civil-set alignment
Quantities follow how site drawings are sheeted and noted.
Structure counts included
Manholes and inlets stay visible beside pipe footage.
Document-bound measurement
Quantities do not pretend to replace missing survey data.
Sitework Estimating Process
01
Assemble civil set
Collect site, grading, utility, paving, and drainage sheets.
02
Define included systems
Confirm which site systems belong in the requested package.
03
Measure paving & flatwork
Calculate paving and site concrete from plans and sections.
04
Quantify utilities & drainage
Develop pipe lengths and structure counts from profiles and plans.
05
Address grading items
Organize grading quantities based on provided contours and notes.
06
Document data limits
Note missing existing grades or incomplete utility records.
07
Deliver sitework package
Issue system summaries with assumptions and exclusions.
Possible Sitework Deliverables
Depending on project drawings and requested deliverables.
Site preparation quantity summary
Paving and hardscape takeoff
Utility and drainage quantity listing
Site concrete flatwork summary
Grading quantities from provided plans
Assumptions and open data items
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FAQ
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Answers specific to this trade estimating page — without unsupported guarantees.
What sitework items can be included?
Site preparation, grading, paving, utilities, drainage, excavation, and site concrete can be included depending on project drawings and requested deliverables.
Do you perform field site measurements?
Estimating is based on the project documents provided. We do not claim independent field survey measurements without project data.
Can utilities be separated from paving?
Yes. System breakdowns are standard when requested.
Is landscaping included?
Landscaping is included only when shown and explicitly requested as part of the site package.
How are existing utilities handled?
Existing utilities are quantified only to the extent drawings define protection, relocation, or removal.
Can site concrete be included with building concrete?
It can be combined or separated based on how you want the packages organized.