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    Nov 3, 2011, 11:14 AM
    Storm water pipe installed
    What should I pay to have an 18" storm water pipe installed on my land, no obstructions, no trees, no rocks, buried an average of 3 feet deep and 320 feet long, including one drain grating?
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    Nov 3, 2011, 11:22 AM
    We don't know where you are so the best approach is to get 3 competeing bids from local excavators.
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    Nov 3, 2011, 11:35 AM
    In the Houston area. My engineering gave me an approximate price, our first bid was 4 times that amount. This is a one-off project, no other earth work to tie it to.
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    Nov 3, 2011, 11:46 AM
    That would chap my hid too. Get 3 more bids, bids should cost you nothing but save you a ton. In the high bid, what did the bid spec for materials and how much labor?
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