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Cost guides · Sheets K-301 to K-318

What civil construction costs in Canada

Cost guides built on published tender averages, municipal rate bylaws and official indexes. Where no official figure exists we say so, and explain what drives the price instead.

K-301 Excavation cost Per cubic metre on tendered work, per hour for equipment, and what changes the number on a small job.
K-302 Cost to build a road What a kilometre of road costs, layer by layer, from gravel lease roads to paved highway.
K-303 Asphalt paving cost Hot-mix by the tonne, paving by the square metre, and milling, overlays and parking lots.
K-304 Gravel cost per tonne Base, subbase, surfacing and pit run: supply, haul and placed prices by the tonne.
K-305 Culvert installation cost Supply-and-install prices per metre by diameter and material, plus removal and lining.
K-306 Lot & subdivision servicing cost Off-site levies, development charges and the on-site cost of bringing water, sewer and roads to a lot.
K-307 Watermain & sewer replacement cost Public mains and private service lines: what drives the price per metre, and who pays for which part.
K-308 Civil concrete cost Curb and gutter, sidewalk, barriers and structural concrete by the metre and cubic metre.
K-309 Land clearing cost Clearing, mulching and grubbing per hectare, and the site-prep items that follow.
K-310 Site preparation cost Stripping, subgrade preparation, erosion control and seeding: the first line items on every job.
K-311 Gravel road cost Acreage access, lease and rural roads: subgrade, gravel surfacing, culverts and ditches.
K-312 Directional drilling cost HDD and pushed conduit versus open trench, and what sets the price per metre.
K-313 Hydrovac cost How hydrovac work is billed, what adds to the invoice, and when it pays for itself.
K-314 Demolition cost Removal and disposal of pavement, curb and structures, and what drives a building demolition quote.
K-315 Retaining wall cost MSE walls, gabions and concrete walls: per square metre of face, and the engineering that sets it.
K-316 Dewatering cost Pumps, well points and permits: how dewatering is priced and why duration dominates.
K-317 Utility locate cost What one-call locates cost (usually nothing), and when you pay for a private locator.
K-318 Bid & performance bond cost How surety bonds are priced for civil tenders and what a contractor needs to qualify.