Asphalt paving estimating services

Pavement area by section, asphalt by course, aggregate base, milling and patching, tack coat, curb and gutter, striping in linear feet, arrows, stop bars and symbols by count, signs and wheel stops, pavement demolition and temporary traffic control.

Area is multiplied by the compacted thickness of each course to get volume, then by the density of the mix to get weight, with waste added. A common rule of thumb is about 110 pounds per square yard for each inch of thickness; where the specification gives a density, that is used instead.

Yes. Full reconstruction, mill and overlay, new pavement and patching are measured as separate areas because each has its own thickness, base and price. On one road project we estimated, 45,133 square feet were milled and resurfaced and 20,410 square feet were fully reconstructed.

Yes. Stall lines, edge lines and stop bars are measured in linear feet by width and color, and arrows, legends and accessible symbols are counted.

It depends on thickness, base and the amount of removal. On one road project we estimated, asphalt at mill-and-overlay areas came to about $5.89 per square foot and at full reconstruction about $7.10, before base, compaction, traffic control and markups.

Yes, where the drawings include a maintenance-of-traffic plan. Barricades, channelizing devices, work-zone signs and temporary striping are counted for each construction phase.

Division 32 Exterior Improvements. Base courses are 32 11, flexible paving 32 12, curbs and gutters 32 16 and paving specialties such as markings 32 17.

Yes. This page shows a full sample from a finished job (asphalt paving and site concrete, for a city road and roundabout in Florida), which you can open full screen and read page by page. It was built to that client's own specification, so the wage rates, pricing and overhead and profit are theirs. Ask us for a current sample in your own trade.

From our own pricing database, built with local vendors across the United States. An estimator enters the project's ZIP code and gets current material prices for that market, and vendors update their prices as they change. Labor is priced as union or open shop, or at Davis-Bacon rates with fringes on government work.

Yes. The estimate is delivered as an editable Excel workbook with the formulas built in. Change any quantity, rate or markup and the whole estimate recalculates. If overhead and profit was set at 25% and you want 30%, change that one cell and every total updates, so you can adjust your number minutes before the bid is due without sending it back to us.

As many as you need. Every revision is free, including addenda, scope changes and pricing updates, however many times you come back, and there is no time limit. Revisions are handled on priority and are typically returned within an hour to a few hours, depending on the size of the change.

A single project starts at $199, and simple scopes typically run $100 to $250. Larger sites typically run $200 to $500, and large or multi-phase roadway projects are quoted individually. The quote is free and usually comes back in about 20 minutes.

Yes. Every estimate is built to the client's own specification. Send your unit prices, crew rates or the agency's bid form and the package is returned that way, or order quantities alone and price them yourself.