Thanh H.

Earthwork takeoff, sitework quantities and civil estimating for contractors in Australia and the USA. Send me your plans and get cut/fill volumes, a clean Excel BOQ and a colour-coded marked-up PDF, ready for your bid. I am a civil engineer and I still work as a site Quantity Surveyor, as I have for 10 years. I measure what crews actually dig, haul and compact, so my takeoffs follow how the job is built, not only what the drawings show. Volumes in m³ or cubic yards (CY), areas in m² or SF. "Earthworks take off was awesome, will use again." – Upwork client, Vermont South VIC EARTHWORK TAKEOFF (TBC / CIVIL 3D) • Bulk earthworks and mass grading: cut/fill volumes, site balance, cut/fill heat map • Topsoil stripping, clearing and grubbing, building pads, over-excavation and embankment • Detailed excavation: pavement boxing, subgrade, footings and trenches • Import and export: bank, loose and compacted volumes with swell and shrinkage factors, so you know how many truck loads leave or come to site • Road works by chainage with cross sections and long sections: subgrade, subbase and base course layers READY FOR CONSTRUCTION • The TBC surface models I build for your takeoff can be exported for GPS machine control (LandXML or Trimble formats), so your crew can grade from the same model you priced • Cut/fill heat maps your foreman can use on site to plan cut-to-fill moves and stockpiles • Pavement layers and building pad surfaces built as separate surfaces, ready for staking or machine guidance WHY SITE EXPERIENCE MATTERS • I check stripping depth, over-excavation, rock and wet ground notes in the geotech report, because these change your volumes and your price • I think about haul distance, truck loads, compaction and staging, not only the net volume • I have done progress claims, variations and as-built quantities from survey pickups, so I know where takeoffs go wrong on real jobs SITEWORK AND CIVIL TAKEOFF (BLUEBEAM) • Stormwater drainage: pits, pipes, culverts (including RCBC), headwalls, trench excavation and backfill • Kerb and channel / curb and gutter, asphalt and concrete pavement, footpaths, site concrete • Demolition, watermain and erosion control items • US projects: CSI Division 31 (Earthwork), 32 (Exterior Improvements) and 33 (Utilities) COST ESTIMATING • BOQ and bid schedule pricing with full rate build-up: labour + plant + material + overhead • Australian rates from Rawlinsons 2026 (Handbook and Cost Guide) with regional index, plus supplier quotes • Every estimate includes a basis of estimate, assumptions, exclusions and an RFI list RECENT PROJECTS • Typical sites: 5–10 acres (2–4 ha): supermarkets, warehouses, cold storage, fuel tank sites and commercial pads • Road widening and reconstruction tender for a regional council, QLD: demolition, earthworks, pavement, RCBC culverts, kerb and channel, watermain • Emergency services facility, VIC: earthworks and preliminaries priced with Rawlinsons 2026 • School paving rectification, Perth WA: full BOQ rate build-up, about AUD 70K • Dental office site development, Florida: Division 31/32/33 BOQ from a 16-sheet civil set HOW I WORK • I read the drawings, specs and geotech report first, and flag scope gaps and design conflicts before I start • I follow your Excel template and markup style, or use my own clear format • Fixed price before I start, delivery in 24–48 hours for most sites • Full-time freelancer, online during AEST business hours, and I answer US clients first thing every morning TOOLS: Trimble Business Center (TBC), AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bluebeam Revu, CostX, Excel Send me your drawings, scope and deadline. I will reply within 2 hours with a fixed price and delivery date.