Very rough pricing for concrete placement?

[StructureMan44]

Are there resources or very rough rules of thumb for the cost of placing concrete for mat foundation; pile supported or otherwise? I assume it would be priced per cubic yard. The foundation is on the order of 50' by 30' by 3'. I'm awaiting a preliminary geotech to determine what the soil bearing capacity is/if piles are needed.

 

[structSU10]

you just want concrete placement, or total placement plus material? I have run in to estimates for placement plus material of $400 - $600 per cu. yd. But it is quite variable depending on who you talk to, and where it is being done.

 

[StructureMan44]

Thanks structSU10, looking for total placement plus material. This work is being done in Michigan so I'm assuming the labor is more expensive. Does that $400-600 include concrete and rebar?

 

[structSU10]

yes, that number was supposedly for everything, concrete, rebar, forming, etc.

 

[SwinnyGG]

I am also located in Michigan.

I think the stated number is approximately correct, not including site preparation (excavation, placement of base sand or other material, etc)

 

[StructureMan44]

Does total placement not include site prep? Site prep would be better based on foundation square area it seems

 

[SwinnyGG]

I interpreted structSU10's post as "total: placement + material", not as 'total placement' + 'material'

In any event, I'm in the same state as you (detroit metro here) and just dealt with placement of a 40 x 100 pad with varying thickness, and we paid about $475 per yard including concrete, rebar, and labor to place concrete and rebar. Site prep included, the cost was about $700 per yard.

But site prep will vary a LOT depending on where your pad is going.

 

[StructureMan44]

Thanks jgKRI, this is very helpful. Have you found the soil in the Detroit Metro area to be not so great, generally ≤2000psf?

 

[StructureMan44]

jgKRI do you have a ball point cost of a single installed pile in Michigan?

 

[SwinnyGG]

Sorry StructureMan, I am not a structural engineer- my cost estimates were derived from experience as a customer, not a designer or specifier.

This document has helped me in the past with soil questions in wayne county:

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/michigan/wayneMI1977/wayneMI1977.pdf