Division 32 / Delivered

Division 32 paving, curb and landscape estimating

Paving is an area. Everything around it is a run, and the runs are where the money hides.

What we measure, and in what units

SF paving by section
LF curb and gutter by profile
SF landscape by type
EA trees and irrigation heads, zones
LF fence by type

What the deliverable looks like for this division

Paving by area with the section identified, since base and asphalt thickness set the price. Curb and gutter by run and profile, with rolled against vertical and the transitions between them counted. Landscape by area and count, irrigation by zone from the irrigation plan.

Scope items routinely missed on this division

Only someone who has priced the work knows what falls through the gaps. No competitor publishes this list.

Curb and gutter in linear feet against paving in square feet, taken as different quantities.
Irrigation, from its own plan, which is frequently not in the paving set at all.
Rolled against vertical curb, and the transitions between them, each of which is a formed item.
Striping, signage and wheel stops as counts.

Documents needed to price it

Site and paving plans with sections
Landscape and irrigation plans
Civil details for curb profiles
The Division 32 specifications

Questions people in this trade actually ask

Is the base in the paving price?

The section is identified and priced as a section, base and surface together, so a thicker base is visible rather than hidden in a square foot rate.

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