Choate preconstruction conversation

JenkinsHeavy civil, utilities, earthwork, asphalt, and site concrete

Reliable civil pricing with scope clarity Choate can build around.

This dashboard gives the team a clean meeting piece: where JEJ fits, what we have recently priced for Choate, and how our unitized civil budgets can help Choate reduce uncertainty earlier in preconstruction.

Known bid/proposal records

3 recent 2026 rows + Subaru 2025 + LKQ history

Dashboard value shown

$4.05M

Uses proposal DOCX totals where available

Logged bid value

$3.72M

Proposal log / ProContractor value

Awarded value identified

$1.78M

LKQ + Subaru Rev 1 identified as awarded

What JEJ brings to Choate

A concise service overview for the front of the discussion.

Grading & earthwork

Mass grading, cut/fill, export/import handling, fine grading, building pads, yard grading, and topsoil stripping.

Storm drainage

HDPE/N12 pipe, drainage structures, tie-ins, roof leaders, dry pond conversion, erosion/BMP coordination.

Water & sewer

PVC sewer, copper/water main, fittings, testing/flushing, and service termination coordination.

Asphalt paving

Mill & overlay, LD/HD pavement sections, patching, ABC stone, markings/striping, binder-index awareness.

Concrete / curb

18-inch standard curb, concrete flatwork allowances, bollards, curb repaint/remove-replace alternates.

Bid discipline

Clear inclusions/exclusions, escalation language, unit rates for changes, and normalized production quantities.

Recent / relevant Choate bid history

2017

Won

LKQ / Queen City Drive

Site work for onsite improvements excluding utilities, curb, and asphalt paving.

$1,469,000Sitework

2025-06-20

Earlier proposal

Subaru of Spartanburg

Asphalt mill & overlay, patching, pavement markings. Grading, utilities, storm, curb/flatwork excluded.

$317,973Paving

2026-02-16

Not carried

Pepsi Harrisburg Truck Court

Demo, erosion control, mass/fine grading, HD asphalt, curb, concrete flatwork allowance.

$825,993Paving + concrete + grading

2026-02-23

Awarded

Subaru of Spartanburg Rev 1

Revised asphalt mill & overlay, patching, pavement markings; optional cement stabilization and curb repaint noted separately.

$307,020Paving

2026-03-09

Not carried

Spartanburg PDI

Full civil/site package: GC, demo, erosion, earthwork, stormwater, retaining wall, asphalt/curb/striping, sanitary/water.

$1,130,184Full siteworkDOCX source of truth

Discussion points for the meeting

Partnership opportunity: “We want to be more useful to Choate earlier in precon. If we are missing scope assumptions or not lining up with how Choate wants to buy the work, we want the feedback so we can calibrate.”

JEJ can handle targeted paving packages and broader full-site civil scopes.
Our pricing is strongest when we can see quantities, geotech, haul/export assumptions, and pavement sections early.
When we are not selected, feedback on scope gaps vs number helps us become a better Choate partner.

Early budget supportUnitized alternatesScope transparencyFeedback loop

Normalized unit-price signals

Source-supported line items only. Useful for budget conversation, not one-for-one carryover without checking assumptions.

Category	Project	Scope item	Qty	Unit rate	Total
Asphalt	Subaru initial / Rev 1	Mill & overlay 1.5" C surface	15,565 SY	$17.50/SY	$272,388
Asphalt patch	Subaru initial	Asphalt patch @ new concrete	188 SY	$138.75/SY	$26,085
Asphalt patch	Subaru Rev 1	Asphalt patch @ new concrete	188 SY	$76.50/SY	$14,382
Asphalt	Pepsi Harrisburg	HD asphalt: 2" 9.5C + 2" 19.0C + 8" ABC	6,578 SY	$53.50/SY	$351,923
Asphalt	Spartanburg PDI	LD asphalt: 2" C-Sur + 6" ABC	2,276 SY	$33.00/SY	$75,108
Asphalt	Spartanburg PDI	HD asphalt: 2" C-Sur + 2" C-Int + 8" ABC	2,674 SY	$55.00/SY	$147,070
Earthwork	Pepsi Harrisburg	Mass grading cut-fill & export onsite	2,912 CY	$8.25/CY	$24,024
Earthwork	Spartanburg PDI	Mass grading cut-fill — residuum	3,700 CY	$7.26/CY	$26,862
Earthwork	Spartanburg PDI	Mass grading cut-fill — PWR	475 CY	$14.13/CY	$6,712
Earthwork	Spartanburg PDI	Export excess overburden	3,343 CY	$27.76/CY	$92,802
Curb	Pepsi Harrisburg	Curb: 18" standard, no subbase	1,360 LF	$29.00/LF	$39,440
Curb	Spartanburg PDI	Curb: 18" standard, no subbase	2,116 LF	$36.00/LF	$76,176
Storm	Spartanburg PDI	8" & 10" HDPE drainage installation	475 LF	$52.18/LF	$24,786
Utilities	Spartanburg PDI	4" PVC sewer + clean-out	480 LF	$48.04/LF	$23,059
Concrete	Pepsi Harrisburg	HD concrete: 6" concrete + 6" ABC	11,900 SF	$13.25/SF	$157,675

Normalization note: rates are comparable only inside similar scopes. Confirm pavement section, haul/export, subgrade, access, traffic control, schedule, and binder index before applying to another project.

Budget composition highlights

Pepsi Harrisburg: $565,478 base civil/paving + $260,515 concrete flatwork allowance = $825,993 logged bid value.
Spartanburg PDI: includes GC, demo, erosion, earthwork, stormwater, wall, asphalt/curb/striping, and sanitary/water scope to $1,130,184 proposal total.
Subaru Rev 1: $307,020 base paving; optional cement stabilization listed separately at 8,836 SY @ $19.60/SY.

Questions to ask Choate

Which upcoming opportunities need ROM budgets vs hard bid numbers?
Where has JEJ been close but not selected — scope gap, schedule, relationship, or number?
Can JEJ help budget civil alternates as design progresses: export/import, pavement sections, curb/flatwork, storm revisions?
Can Choate share geotech and early grading models earlier so JEJ can normalize dirt quantities and reduce contingency?