FieldSquire helps excavation contractors record access, soil assumptions, utilities, haul routes, equipment, trucking, disposal, dewatering, compaction, and restoration. The result is an editable field estimate—not an engineered earthwork takeoff.
Why excavation estimates lose margin
- Soil, groundwater, buried utilities, access, weather, and unknown obstructions can change production.
- Mobilization, trucking cycles, disposal fees, stone, compaction testing, and restoration are often missed.
- Trench safety, shoring, traffic control, permits, and engineered requirements must be handled explicitly.
Build a clearer excavation scope
Site clearing
Brush, small trees, stripping, stockpiling, haul-off, and disposal.
Grading
Cut, fill, rough grade, finish grade, shaping, proof roll, and compaction.
Trenching
Utility trenches, bedding, backfill, compaction, spoil, and surface restoration.
Drainage
Pipe, structures, stone, fabric, outlets, swales, and erosion protection.
Base preparation
Undercut, aggregate, lifts, compaction, geotextile, and fine grading.
Equipment and trucking
Mobilization, machine hours, operator time, trucks, fuel, and disposal.
Example excavation estimate lines
These examples show how a scope can be separated for review. They are not prices, measurements, engineering, or a substitute for verified site conditions and supplier costs.
How FieldSquire works on a excavation job
- Add the customer, job title, address, contact details, and estimate reminder.
- Speak or type the scope while the site conditions are visible. Attach useful job photos.
- Request an AI-assisted draft using the job context, company price list, and learned prices.
- Edit or delete every line and verify quantities, direct costs, exclusions, and allowances.
- Let FieldSquire apply private overage and profit settings without exposing them on the customer quote.
- Add terms, deposit, and optional customer approval, then send the finished PDF by SMS or email.
SAVE THE PART OF THE DAY YOU CANNOT REPLACE
Fast quotes can give a busy contractor a workweek back.
FieldSquire is built to turn a walkthrough into an editable quote in a minute or two. If a contractor saves about 30 minutes across 20 quotes each week, that is roughly 40 hours returned over a month. Actual savings depend on quote volume and the old workflow—but less truck-seat paperwork means more time for paying work, customers, and home.
Excavation estimating software for field bids and small crews
Use FieldSquire as mobile excavation estimating software for grading quotes, trenching estimates, drainage bids, small-site excavation proposals, and equipment-and-trucking line items. Verify quantities, soils, utilities, shoring, disposal facilities, permits, and production assumptions before sending.
Built for solo contractors and five-person crews
Starter supports lower quote volume, Pro adds unlimited estimates and AI assistance, and Crew gives up to five authorized members a shared company profile, leads, estimates, job photos, and learned prices. The contractor controls every customer-facing number before it is sent.
Questions about FieldSquire for excavation
Does FieldSquire calculate cut and fill from plans?
No. It is optimized for field estimates from the scope and quantities you provide. Use survey, civil, or takeoff tools when accurate surfaces and earthwork volumes are required.
Can I price equipment by the hour or day?
Yes. Use hourly, daily, load, ton, linear-foot, or lot line items and edit every quantity and direct cost.
Can I include unknown soil conditions?
Yes. State the known assumptions and use a clearly written allowance, unit rate, exclusion, or change-order term for unknown conditions.
Can it remember my trucking and equipment rates?
Correct and save matching AI unit rates to prioritize that contractor’s private company pricing in later drafts.
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