Does anyone have access to an up to date Spons or Wessex book who could
check a unit price? My neighbour is having some building work done that
amazingly has a taking off list and unit costs provided by the builders
quantity surveyor.

There was quite a lot of excavation to begin with and this has been
priced at =A350/m3 but the description includes disposal of the spoil.
She didn't actually need this because they were able to just dump it on
site. The builder swears that this is just a quirk of the QS's
estimating software and that price is just for excavation.

It looks on the steep side compared to my pricing books, but I haven't
worked as a QS for 10 years so I'm a bit out of date. Can anyone
provide an up to date price book figure?

I know it's an astronomical cost compared to hiring an excavator and
driver, but I realise people need to make their profit along the supply
chain.

Thanks in advance.