Hewitt Estimating Consultants

a Division of International Project Estimating Limited

Infrastructure Cost
Data

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www.infrastructurecost.com Ontario, Canada, N1E-0K9
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 Infrastructure Cost Database

Table of Contents

Master Resource File.. 3

Master Work Breakdown Structure 5
Estimate Assemblies... 7
Reference Estimate Files 15
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Chief Estimator
Master Resource File

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Chief Estimator Master Resource File

This file consists of our Master Resource library, including all resource rates for the selected country and
currency. The resource rates include labour rates, equipment rates, material rates and the complete
master list of crews and production rates. All rates are shown in the currency of your choice. The resource
data file includes approximately the following number of resource rates;

1-Labour Rates 400 ea

2-Equipment Rates 1,000 ea
3-Material Rates 5,000 ea
4-Crews & Production Rates 2,500 ea

The resource rates are available in both Metric and Imperial Measurement Systems.

The crew makeup (number of labour & equipment) and the crew production are set based on the authors
experience of bidding infrastructure projects for over 40 years The man-hour factor of each crew is a
function of the crew size and the production rate (units/hour or units/day) of the crew.

The Equipment Rates includes over 1,000 equipment units. The file includes 6 types of rental rates for
each listed piece of equipment including;

1-Internal Owned Used Rates

2-Internal Owned New Rates
3-Lease Rates with 48 Month Term
4-Lease Rates with 36 Month Term
5-Lease Rates with 24 Month Term
6-Short Term Rental Rates

Each type of rental rate is further broken down into its component ownership and operating costs;

1-Diesel Fuel Cost

2-Gasoline Cost
3-Electric Power Cost
4-Ownership Cost
5-Parts Cost
6-Repair Labour Cost
7-Tire Cost
8-Insurance Cost

Also included with each piece of equipment are the factors and formula used to calculate the equipment
rates including;

1-Diesel Fuel Unit Rate

2-Gasoline Unit Rate
3-Electric Power Unit Rate
4-Mechanic Rate
5-Equipment Purchase Value
6-Fuel Consumption
7-Repair Labour Factor
Chief Estimator Master Work Breakdown Structure
The Crew and Material Resource data covers all sections of Infrastructure Work and is organized
according to the Chief Estimator Master Work Breakdown Structure including the following;

10-Site Preparation & Earthworks

10.10 Site Investigation & Monitoring

10.20 Erosion Control
10.30 Site Access Roads
10.40 Clearing & Grubbing
10.50 Removals
10.60 Dewatering
10.70 Excavation & Backfill
10.80 Earth & Dam Embankments
10.90 Earth Stabilization & Protection

20-Tunnel & Shaft Excavation

20.10 Shafts
20.20 Tunnels
20.30 Chambers

30-Sewer & Water Distribution

30.10 Storm Sewers

30.20 Culverts
30.30 Sub-drains
30.40 Sanitary Sewers
30.50 Water Distribution
30.60 Precast Drainage Structures
30.70 Trench Support
30.80 Water Detention & Storage

40-Foundations & Structures

40.10 Piling & Shoring

40.20 Foundation Preparation
40.30 Formwork & Falsework
40.40 Reinforcing Steel & Stressing
40.50 Cast in Place Concrete
40.60 Precast Concrete
40.70 Grouting & Shotcrete
40.80 Structural Steel & Metals
40.90 Concrete Waterproofing

50-Paving & Site Improvements

50.10 Subgrade Preparation

50.20 Aggregate Base Courses
50.30 Asphalt Paving
50.40 Concrete Paving & Flatwork
50.50 Pavement Markings
50.60 Rail & Trackwork
 50.70 Fence & Barrier
50.80 Signs & Traffic Controls
50.90 Landscaping & Improvements

60-Transmission & Electrical Systems

60.10 Transmission Lines

60.20 Electrical Distribution
60.30 Electrical Equipment
60.40 Electrical Lighting
60.50 External Protection
60.60 Safety & Security Equipment
60.70 Controls & Signalling Equipment
60.80 Communications Equipment
60.90 Tolling Equipment

70-Pipeline & Mechanical Systems

70.10 Distribution Pipeline

70.20 Mechanical Pipe & Fittings
70.30 Hydro Mechanical
70.40 Power Generation
70.50 Building Systems
70.60 Process Equipment
70.70 Power Equipment
70.80 Conveying Systems
70.90 Rolling Stock

80-Building Architectural Systems

80.10 Building Enclosures

80.20 Thermal & Moisture Protection
80.30 Doors & Hardware
80.40 Windows & Louvres
80.50 Interior Finishing
80.60 Counters & Cabinets
80.70 Signs & Displays
80.80 Fixed Accessories
80.90 Furniture & Seating

90-Indirect Overhead & Supervision

90.10 Site Mobilization

90.20 Site Supervision
90.30 General Expenses
90.40 Site Services
90.50 Travel & Subsistence
90.60 Unallocated Costs
90.70 Demobilization
90.80 Bonding & Insurance
90.90 Engineering Fees
 Hewitt Estimating Consultants
a Division of International Project Estimating Limited

Chief Estimator
Estimate Assemblies

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Chief Estimator Cost Estimate Assemblies

The cost assemblies include a detailed rate build up including the crew makeup, production rates, man-
hour factors as well as the labour, equipment and material rates used to generate the costs. The following
is a breakdown of the assemblies that are included;

Site Preparation

Site Investigation & Monitoring

Erosion Control
Site Access Roads
Clearing & Grubbing
Removals
Dewatering
Earth Stabilization & Protection
Hazardous Materials

Earth Excavation & Backfill

Topsoil Stripping
Common Excavation & Fill
Grade Slopes
Shape Ditches
Maintain Haul Roads
Structural Excavation
Structural Backfill
Marine Excavation & Backfill

Drill, Blast & Excavate Rock

Drill Blast & Excavate Quarry & Mass Rock

Drill Blast & Excavate Quarry & Mass Rock
Drill Blast & Excavate Heavy Civil Rock
Drill Blast & Excavate Road Rock
Drill Blast & Excavate Structural Rock
Drill Blast & Excavate Cavern Rock
Rip & Breakout Rock

Earth & Dam Embankments

Engineered Earthfill Embankments

Impervious Fill Embankments
Rock Fill Embankments
Sand & Gravel Embankments
Crushed Rockfill Embankments
Crushed Rockfill Embankments
Roller Compacted Concrete

Batch Roller Compacted Concrete

Convey Roller Compacted Concrete
Haul Roller Compacted Concrete
Haul, Spread & Compact Conveyed RCC
Surface Preparation RCC Layers
Supply Place Precast Blocks
Cast in Place Formed Surfaces
Install Wire Wall Bulkheads
Grout Enriched RCC
Contraction Joints
Controlled Moved Joints
Waterstops
Insulation
Precast Drainage Galleries

Tunnel TBM Excavation

Purchase Specialized Tunnel Equipment

Purchase Tunnel Services
Mobe Demobe Tunnel Operations
Drive & Support Tunnels
Tunnel Liner
Patch & Repair Tunnel
Clean Tunnel & Remove Services

Mined (SEM) Tunnel Excavation

Purchase Specialized Tunnel Equipment

Purchase Tunnel Services
Mobe Demobe Tunnel Operations
Drill Spiles & Excavate Drifts
Supply Install Shotcrete
Demolish Shotcrete Ribs

Tunnel Excavation Drill & Blast

Purchase Salvage Tunnel Equipment

Mobilize Tunnel Equipment & Services
Purchase Salvage Linear Plant
Drive Tunnels
Delay Cost Rock Faults
Demobilze Tunnel Equipment & Services
Clean Tunnels & Remove Services

Sewer & Watermains

Storm Sewers
Culverts
Sanitary Sewers
Watermains
Precast Manholes & Catchbasins
Trench Support
Piles & Caissons

Driven Steel H-Piles

Screwed Helical Piles
Drilled Micropiles
Driven Steel Tube-Piles
Drilled Shafts & Caissons

Shoring of Excavation (SOE)

Lock Block Walls

Shotcrete & Soil Nailing
Wire Mesh Earth Walls
Soldier Piles & Lagging
Secant Pile Shoring with Tiebacks
Shore Circular Shafts
Sheetpile Cofferdams with Bracing
Sheetpile Walls with Tiebacks
Sunken Concrete Caisson Wharf

Cast in Place Concrete

Fill & Dental Concrete

Heavy Civil & Hydro Concrete
Tunnel Liner Concrete
Subway Station Box Concrete
Bridge & Overpass Concrete
Commercial Building Concrete
Industrial Plant Concrete
Structural Rehabilitation Concrete

Precast Concrete Fabrication

Setup Casting Facilities

Fabricate Formwork
Cast Precast Elements
Cure Precast
Repair & Finish
Handle Precast
Deliver Precast

Highway Overpasses

Roadway Protection
Excavation & Backfill
Dewatering
Driven Steel Piles
Drilled Concrete Shafts
Substructure Concrete
Superstructure Concrete
Precast Girders
Structural Steel
Reinforcing Steel
Post-tensioning
Slope Paving
Precast Segmental Elevated Guideways

Roadway Protection
Excavation & Backfill
Dewatering
Driven Steel Piles
Drilled Concrete Shafts
Substructure Concrete
Precast Segment Fabrication
Precast Segment Erection
Superstructure Concrete
Plinth Construction
Reinforcing Steel
Post-tensioning
Barrier Rail

Cable Stay River Bridges

Roadway Protection
Steel Trestles
Pier Cofferdams
Excavation & Backfill
Dewatering
Driven Steel Piles
Drilled Concrete Shafts
Substructure Concrete
Superstructure Concrete
Precast Girders
Structural Steel
Reinforcing Steel
Post-tensioning
Cable Stays
Slope Paving

Retaining Walls

Wire Mesh Earth Walls

Precast Panel Earth (MSE) Walls
Cast in Place Concrete Walls
Diaphram Slurry Walls
Secant Pile Walls
Soil Cement Walls

Heavy Civil Structures

Invert Base Slabs

Spillway Piers
Spillway Training Walls
Spillway Rollway Slabs
Intake Piers
Intake Structural Block
Draftube Transitions
Powerhouse Walls
Tailrace Slabs
Second Stage Concrete
Gate Guide Blockouts
Structural Steel Erection

Building Structural Steel

Powerhouse Structural Steel
Steel Girder Overpasses
Steel Plate Girder River Bridges
Suspended Orthotropic Steel Deck
Steel Penstocks
Miscellaneous Metals
Embedded Metals
Steel Trashracks
Hydro Gates & Embedded Parts
Industrial Equipment & Support Steel

Batch Concrete Onsite

Mobilize Concrete Batch Plant

Supply Cement & Flyash
Supply & Process Aggregate
Batch Roller Compacted Concrete
Batch Conventional Concrete
Deliver Concrete
Demobilize Concrete Batch Plant

Aggregate Base, Paving & Flatwork

Subgrade Preparation
Aggregate Base Courses
Asphalt Paving
Concrete Paving
Sidewalk
Curb & Gutter
Precast Concrete Barrier
Extruded Concrete Barrier

Process Aggregates from Borrow Pits

Develop Borrow Pit for Pitrun Dam Embankments

Borrow and Screen Pitrun Granular for Dam Embankments
Borrow and Process Pitrun Granular for Dam Embankments
Borrow and Process Pitrun Granular for Dam Embankments
Blast, Process & Deliver Roller Compacted Concrete Aggregate
Borrow, Process & Deliver Road Base from Pitrun Borrow
Borrow, Process, & Deliver Concrete Aggregate

Light Rail Ballast & Track Work

Trackway Grading
Sub-Ballast & Drainage
Lay Ballast & Track
Turnouts & Special Track Work
Protection Rail
Floating Slabs
Trench Drains
Crossing Panels
Transmission Line Foundations

Pole Foundations
Steel Grillage Foundations
Stub Leg Foundations
Concrete Foundations
Micropile Foundations
Screw Pile Foundations
Steel H-Pile Foundations
Caisson Foundations
Rock Anchors
Soil Anchors

Transmission Tower Erection & Line Stringing

Haul & Spot Tower Steel

Assemble Structures
Erect Structures
Shakedown Structures
Helicopter Service
Conductor Installation
Install Midspan Sleeves and Sag
Dead-End Wire
Install Accessories
Optical Ground Wire Installation

Excavate & Lay Mainline Pipeline

Prepare Right of Way

Ditch Right Of Way
Haul, Weld & Lay Pipe
Tie In Pipe
Bedding & Backfill
Restore Right of Way

Building Architectural Subcontract Rates

Masonry
Metals
Wood
Thermal & Moisture Protection
Doors & Windows
Building Finishes
Specialties
Equipment
Furniture
Conveying Equipment
Building Mechanical
Building Electrical
Streetscape
Indirect Supervision, Expenses and Services

Staff Salaries
Management Offices & Expenses
Craft Facilities & Expenses
Site Infrastructure
Site Services
Equipment Facilities & Services
Technical Services
Administration Costs

Supply & Operate Camp

Supply Install Camp Utilities

Supply Erect Camp Buildings
Provide Catering Services
Camp & Room Management
Power & Water Consumption
Camp Communications
Dismantle Camp
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Chief Estimator
Reference Estimate Files

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Chief Estimator Sample Reference Estimates

The sample reference estimates are detailed estimates covering the scope of work normally found in
each type of infrastructure project. These are detailed estimates including crew makeup, production rates,
man-hour factors as well as the labour, equipment and material rates used to generate the costs. The
following describes the scope of work covered by each estimate. These estimates were created by
utilizing the Chief Estimator Cost Assemblies.

Bridge Reference Estimate

Direct Costs

Shallow Water Steel Trestle

Pier Foundation Cofferdams
Excavation, Backfill & Scour Protection
Drilled Shafts
Pier Tower Concrete
Superstructure Concrete
Structural Steel
Cable Stays
Full Depth Precast Deck Panels
Concrete Deck Closure Strips
Reinforcing Steel
Post-tensioning
Barrier Walls
Expansion Control
Pedestrian Rail
Waterproofing

Indirect Costs

Site Mobilization
Site Supervision
General Expenses
Site Services
Travel & Subsistence
Unallocated Costs
Demobilization

Highway & Overpass Reference Estimate

Direct Costs

Site Preparation
Topsoil Stripping
Mass Excavation Cut to Fill
Mass Rock Excavation Cut to Fill
Drainage
Precast Girder Bridge Overpasses
Steel Girder Bridge Overpasses
Cast in Place Concrete Retaining Walls
Subgrade Preparation
Aggregate Base Courses
Asphalt Paving
Pavement Markings
Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter
Barrier Walls
Fence
Guiderail
Signs

Indirect Costs

Site Mobilization
Site Supervision
General Expenses
Site Services
Travel & Subsistence
Unallocated Costs
Demobilization

Hydro & Dam Reference Estimate

Direct Costs

Site Preparation & Access Roads

Reservoir & Site Clearing
Diversion & Access Tunnels
Grout Curtain
Bentonite Cement Slurry Trench
Concrete Slurry Diaphram Wall
Cofferdams
Dewatering
Unclassified Excavation
Rock Excavation
Rock Face Preparation
Foundation Preparation
Rock Stabilization
Dam & Dyke Embankments
Intake Structure
Powerhouse Structure
Spillway Structure
Penstocks

Indirect Costs

Site Mobilization
Site Supervision
General Expenses
Site Services
Travel & Subsistence
Unallocated Costs
Demobilization

Tunnel Reference Estimate

Direct Costs

Shore Launch & Extraction Shafts

Excavate Launch & Extraction Shafts
Jet Grouting
Purchase Specialized Tunnel Equipment
Purchase Tunnel Services
Mobe Demobe Tunnel Operations
Drive & Support Tunnels
Supply Precast Liner
Patch & Repair Tunnel
Clean Tunnel & Remove Services
Cross Passages
Shore Emergency Exist Buildings
Excavate Emergency Exist Shafts
Concrete for Emergency Exist Buildings
Dewatering

Indirect Costs

Site Mobilization
Site Supervision
General Expenses
Site Services
Travel & Subsistence
Unallocated Costs
Demobilization

Light Rail Transit Reference Estimate

Direct Costs

Site Preparation
Sewer & Watermain Relocations
Mobe Demobe Tunnel Operations
Launch & Extraction Shafts
Tunnel Excavation
Emergency Exist Buildings
Dewatering
Precast Girder Overpasses
Steel Girder Overpasses
Segmental Precast Guideway
At Grade Trackbed
Retaining Walls
OSC Pole Foundations
At Grade Ballast
Track
Street Paving
Curb Gutter & Sidewalk
Landscaping

Indirect Costs

Site Mobilization
Site Supervision
General Expenses
Site Services
Travel & Subsistence
Unallocated Costs
Demobilization

Transmission Line Reference Estimate

Direct Costs

Erosion Control
Access Roads
Steel Grillage Foundations
Concrete Foundations
Micropile Foundations
Rock Anchors
Soil Anchors
Grounding
Assemble Steel Structures
Erect Structures
String Conductor
Install Midspan Sleeves and Sag
Dead-End Wire
Clip in Conductor
String Overhead Ground Wire

Indirect Costs

Site Mobilization
Site Supervision
General Expenses
Site Services
Travel & Subsistence
Unallocated Costs
Demobilization

Mainline Pipeline Reference Estimate

Direct Costs

Prepare Right of Way

Ditch Right Of Way
Haul & String Pipe
Bending
Weld Pipe
Lay Pipe
Tie In Pipe
Bedding
Backfill
Crossings
Restore Right of Way

Indirect Costs

Site Mobilization
Site Supervision
General Expenses
Site Services
Travel & Subsistence
Unallocated Costs
Demobilization