[TowerTalk] Foundation for a tower -- cost

[el34guy@aol.com]

Same prices here in the midwest, about 75-80 bucks/yard for concrete and gas is 1.95/gal....
 
Mark 
 
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From: bob finger <finger at goeaston.net>
To: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, 27 May 2005 11:00:46 -0400
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Foundation for a tower -- cost


4000 pound crete on the eastern shore of MD is $85/yd delivered.  
Regular gas here is now $1.97 per gallon.  You are welcome here as long 
as you go back home hihihi 73 bob de w9ge

kr7x at comcast.net wrote:

>Alan:
>
>Based on my experience your quote is not too far out of line.
>
>You have:
>8 cy of concrete at $250/yd in place for $2000.
>14 cy of excavation at $15  for $210
>6 cy of backfill/compaction at $15 for  $90
>Misc and Mobilization / Demobilization at say $500
>
>This come out at around $2800 for the project. This is based on you doing none 
of the work and a small crew with a "Bobcat" type of backhoe/loader.
>
>These numbers are based on West Coast Pricing and yours may vary somewhat but 
should be in the ballpark. 
>
>Best of Luck
>
>Regards
>Lonberg Design Group, Ltd.
>
>Hank Lonberg, P.E.,S.E.
>President
>
>
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>  
>
>>You can price the tower itself, together with such items as mast and 
>>rotator, on the Internet, but have you ever wondered what the foundation 
>>for that wonderful tower would cost? 
>>
>>Although I had had little trouble in deciding what tower I wanted, I 
>>kept putting off getting a quote for the foundation work, fearing that 
>>the cost would be so high that the whole project would be nixed and that 
>>I would have to quit dreaming of a decent antenna system. 
>>
>>Yesterday I finally did it, and I'll report what I was quoted, since 
>>this might serve as a rough (very rough, since local conditions vary so 
>>much) guide for others. 
>>
>>This is for the largest size Pad and Pier style foundation specified for 
>>AN Wireless towers: 9ft x 9ft x 1.5ft pad with 5ft x 5ft x 3.5ft pier. 
>>The location is W. Michigan, with somewhat sandy soil. 
>>
>>The quote for the whole job -- digging out the hole (with a BobCat and 
>>backhoe), constructing the rebar cage, placing the formwork, pouring the 
>>concrete (using a pump reaching over the roof of the house), removing 
>>formwork, backfilling and compacting, and removing excavated material -- 
>>is $2950. Going to the next lower size (pad only 8ft x 8ft x 1.5ft) 
>>reduced the cost by only $200. 
>>
>>Having nothing with which to compare, I honestly did not know what to 
>>expect, but I had pretty much made up my mind that even if it were $5K I 
>>wouldn't fall off my chair. 
>>
>>I'll probably get another quote anyway, but does anything jump out at 
>>anybody here? 
>>
>>73 
>>
>>Alan NV8A 
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