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Sitework & Earthworkaka: bulk excavationaka: area excavationaka: open-cut excavation

Mass Excavation

In Plain English

Large-scale digging over a wide area to lower the entire site grade — used for basements and below-grade construction.

Definition

Large-scale excavation of soil and rock over a broad area to lower an entire site's grade, as opposed to trench or pit excavation. Mass excavation is used for basements, underground parking, below-grade construction, and site grading. It typically employs large equipment such as scrapers, bulldozers, and articulated dump trucks and is priced per cubic yard removed.

Example

Mass excavation of 80,000 cubic yards was required to reach bearing soil for the five-level underground parking garage.

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