Mobilization Fees
Mobilization of DMT/CPT truck/portable or track rig to Site:
ITEM | Truck/Portable Rig Unit Cost | Track Rig Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|
Norfolk | $1,200.00 | $1,800.00 |
Richmond | $1,200.00 | $1,800.00 |
Washington, D.C. | $1,200.00 | $1,800.00 |
Baltimore | $1,400.00 | $2,000.00 |
Ocean City, MD | $1,800.00 | $2,500.00 |
Wilmington/Dover | $2,000.00 | $2,800.00 |
Raleigh | $1,600.00 | $2,200.00 |
Charlotte | $2,200.00 | $3,000.00 |
South New Jersey | $2,200.00 | $3,000.00 |
Mobilization of Portable Direct Push Equipment to Site (within 150 miles) | $1,000.00 | |
Mobilization of PMT/BST/Ko/VST equipment to Site (within 150 miles) | $750.00 |
Dilatometer or Electric Cone Penetrometer (per location)
ITEM | Truck/Portable Rig Unit Cost | Track Rig Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|
Paved Area | $150.00 | $150.00 |
Field | $150.00 | $150.00 |
Installation of Earth Anchors | Add $300.00 |
ITEM | Truck/Portable Rig Unit Cost | Track Rig Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|
Dilatometer (DMT) | ||
| $28.00 | $28.00 |
| $150.00 | $150.00 |
| $50.00 | $50.00 |
| $400.00 | $400.00 |
Electric Cone Penetrometer with Pore Pressure Measurements (CPTU) | ||
| $17.50 | $17.50 |
| $30.00 | $30.00 |
| $300.00 | $300.00 |
DMT/CPTU tests inside a building with portable rig (per 8-hour day) | $3,500.00 | |
Pressuremeter Tests [Up to 100 Bars of Pressure] (PMT) | ||
| $320.00 | |
| $300.00 | |
Rock Pressuremeter Tests [Up to 300 Bars of Pressure] (PMT) | ||
| $320.00 | |
| $100.00 | |
Vane Shear Tests (VST) | ||
| $3,000.00 | |
| $800.00 | |
Automated Borehole Shear Tests (BST) | ||
| $3,000.00 | |
Rock Shear Tests (RST) | ||
| $3,000.00 | |
ko Step Blade Tests (per 8-hour day) | $3,000.00 | |
Rental of SPT-Torque Equipment (per month) | $1,000.00 | |
Out-of-Town Expenses [Does not apply to Washington, D.C. and Norfolk] (per crew-field day) | $200.00 | $200.00 |
Data Reduction | ||
| $100.00 | $100.00 |
| $100.00 | $100.00 |
*For specific projects, we invite your inquiry and will provide a firm cost proposal. Unit costs are based on at least one full field day of testing during normal working hours. Our fees are doubled for night work. The minimum DMT/CPTU daily fee is $3,000.00. All tests are performed by a professional engineer.
Our terms are net 45 days.
**Drill rig and crew to create test holes will be provided by others. Fee includes data processing.
***Includes Excel spreadsheet template for settlement analysis based on Schmertmann’s 1986 method.
****Includes Excel spreadsheet template for vertical pile capacity based on the LCPC method and comprehensive parameter analysis and color graphs of parameters.
*****Significantly more footage per day can achieved with deep soundings than shallow soundings. This fee provides an adjustment so that the footage unit rate can be constant.