Division 31: Earthwork
Division 31 covers earthwork: site clearing, grading, excavation, fill, erosion control, shoring and special foundations.
MasterFormat group: Site and infrastructure
What Division 31 includes
- Site clearing
- Earth moving and grading
- Excavation and fill
- Erosion and sedimentation controls
- Shoring and underpinning
- Piles and caissons
Who bids Division 31
Excavation and earthwork contractors.
What an estimator should check
- 01The soils report against the spec.
- 02Import and export terms.
- 03Rock and unsuitable soil: who pays.
- 04Dewatering.
Takeoffs in Division 31
Takeoff Tool reads one spec section, counts the items on the plans and flags where the spec and the drawings disagree. Each trade page says if the trade is live or opening.