Management of Excavated Materials

Based on many years of experience helping clients with construction projects, we have developed a program for planning and managing site-preparation activities in a way that can avoid significant cost overruns associated with handling of soils and construction and demolition debris. 

Management of Excavated Materials Services

• Due diligence on site conditions.
• Assembly of a qualified technical team appropriate for the project.
• Preparation of contract specifications governing management and off-site disposal of excavated materials (defining the roles and authority of key contract parties).
• Planning the excavation, including the identification of all site-preparation activities involving the movement of soils (excavation for foundations, utilities, etc.), evaluation of site constraints, on- and off-site management options, scheduling considerations.

• Permitting and regulatory considerations for excavation, grading or redistribution of soils on-site, dewatering and stormwater management.
• Pre-disposal analysis of soils, collection of data necessary to facilitate pre-qualification of soils for disposal.
• Evaluation of soil management methods to minimize cost and liability (layered excavation, segregation of materials, screening and sizing, stockpiling).
• Criteria for selection of off-site soil management facilities and due diligence regarding candidate facilities.
• Development of disposal contracts.
• ​Tracking, recordkeeping, and contractor integrity issues.​