Equipment hire rates

Earthmoving

Excavators, backhoes, loaders, dozers and graders for digging, loading and shaping ground.

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• Mini excavator 3-5t₦263,561/day
• Hydraulic excavator 14t₦572,250/day
• Hydraulic excavator 20-22t (CAT 320/215 class)₦869,243/day
• Hydraulic excavator 30t₦1,198,932/day
• Long-reach excavator₦1,217,538/day
• Amphibious / swamp excavator₦1,943,235/day

Compaction

Rollers, plate compactors and rammers for fill, sub-base and asphalt.

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• Vibratory roller 10-12t₦501,176/day
• Vibratory roller 16-20t₦670,971/day
• Tandem asphalt roller 3-8t₦298,982/day
• Pneumatic-tyred roller₦522,176/day
• Padfoot / sheepsfoot roller 12t₦543,774/day
• Plate compactor (petrol)₦25,487/day

Haulage & Vehicles

Tippers, tankers, bowsers, trailers, low-bed mobilisation and site vehicles.

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• Tipper truck 10t₦347,897/day
• Tipper truck 20t₦444,192/day
• Tipper truck 30t₦604,086/day
• Water tanker 10,000L₦379,397/day
• Fuel bowser 10,000L₦389,298/day
• Flatbed trailer₦613,988/day

Lifting & Access

Mobile and tower cranes, Hiabs, forklifts, telehandlers, hoists and scaffolding.

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• Mobile crane 25t₦786,702/day
• Mobile crane 50t₦1,388,793/day
• Mobile crane 80t₦2,210,187/day
• Tower crane (hire, per day equivalent)₦475,020/day
• Hiab / truck-mounted crane 10t₦484,397/day
• Forklift 3t₦214,982/day

Concrete

Mixers, batching plants, transit mixers, pumps, vibrators and finishing tools.

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• Concrete mixer, 1-bag (petrol)₦45,723/day
• Concrete mixer, 2-bag (diesel)₦85,197/day
• Batching plant 60 m3/hr₦1,942,343/day
• Transit mixer 9 m3₦517,692/day
• Concrete boom pump 37m₦1,513,365/day
• Concrete line (static) pump₦701,274/day

Petrol generatorPhoto of the actual unit on request

Power, Air & Pumping

Generators from 5 to 250 kVA, welding sets, compressors and dewatering pumps.

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• Generator 5kVA (petrol)₦32,073/day
• Generator 20kVA (diesel)₦144,144/day
• Generator 60kVA (diesel)₦306,516/day
• Generator 100kVA (diesel)₦472,857/day
• Generator 250kVA (diesel)₦955,532/day
• Welding generator 400A (diesel)₦170,394/day

Roads

Pavers, bitumen sprayers, chip spreaders, brooms, milling and line marking.

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• Asphalt paver (tracked)₦1,625,243/day
• Bitumen distributor / sprayer₦567,798/day
• Chip spreader₦500,577/day
• Mechanical road broom₦183,183/day
• Cold milling machine₦3,307,343/day
• Road line-marking machine₦100,228/day

Piling & Marine

Bored piling rigs, cutter-suction dredgers, swamp buggies and work boats.

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• Bored piling rig (600-900mm)₦3,622,343/day
• Cutter-suction dredger 12"₦5,464,778/day
• Swamp buggy₦2,471,228/day
• Work boat with outboard₦239,873/day

Survey & Site Facilities

Total stations, levels, GNSS kits, drone surveys, site offices and toilets.

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• Total station₦26,250/day
• Automatic level with staff₦8,400/day
• GNSS RTK kit₦47,250/day
• Drone survey (per day incl. pilot)₦157,500/day
• 20ft container office (hire)₦6,300/day
• Portable toilet (hire & service)₦3,150/day

Piling Plant

Impact and vibratory hammers, CFA, micropile and wick-drain rigs.

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• Piling rig with diesel/hydraulic impact hammer (crawler)₦1,667,474/day
• Vibratory hammer with crawler crane (sheet piles)₦2,068,868/day
• CFA piling rig₦3,291,656/day
• Micropile / anchor drilling rig₦728,784/day
• PVD (wick drain) stitcher rig₦951,080/day

Heavy Lifting

100 to 200 tonne crawler cranes and prime movers with heavy trailers.

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• Crawler crane 100t₦2,904,983/day
• Crawler crane 200t₦5,010,968/day
• Prime mover with 60t trailer₦1,092,473/day

Marine & Dredging Fleet

Crane barges, tugs, spud and flat-top barges, hopper and cutter dredgers.

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• Crane barge 300t₦15,274,350/day
• Tug 1,200hp₦5,988,570/day
• Spud barge (hire)₦945,000/day
• Flat-top barge 1,000t (hire)₦735,000/day
• Trailing suction hopper dredger 5,000m3₦79,709,648/day
• Cutter suction dredger 20" with discharge line₦14,911,523/day

Pipeline Spread

Sidebooms, bending machines, HDD rigs, trenchers and pipeline testing kit.

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• Sideboom pipelayer (CAT 583 class)₦1,395,671/day
• Pipe bending machine 6-36"₦1,003,979/day
• Diesel welding rig on truck (2 welders)₦265,493/day
• Horizontal directional drilling rig 100t with mud system₦7,678,440/day
• Chain trencher₦1,834,350/day
• Hydrotest pump unit with recorders₦243,894/day

Roads & Quarry Plant

Articulated trucks, scrapers, asphalt and crushing plants, slipform pavers, rock drills.

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• Articulated dump truck 30t₦1,197,473/day
• Motor scraper 15m3₦2,059,964/day
• Asphalt mixing plant 120tph (excl. bitumen & aggregate)₦6,431,040/day
• Stone crushing plant 200tph₦5,258,085/day
• Slipform concrete paver₦3,832,343/day
• Soil stabiliser / recycler₦3,415,335/day

Tamping machinePhoto of the actual unit on request

Rail Plant

Ballast tamping, rail welding and grinding.

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• Ballast tamping machine₦4,573,328/day
• Rail welding & grinding unit₦592,788/day

Access & Small Plant

Lighting towers, boom and scissor lifts, large generators, compressors and small tools.

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• Wellpoint dewatering system (50 points)₦392,091/day
• Lighting tower₦101,246/day
• Generator 500kVA₦2,046,282/day
• Air compressor 750cfm₦956,970/day
• Articulating boom lift 20m₦327,296/day
• Scissor lift 12m (electric)₦126,000/day

All-in

Dry hire + diesel and lubricants + operator, per day. Mobilisation and VAT are added in the booking estimate.

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Market rates from the Buildocrat Nigeria Construction Rate Book, updated 15 October 2026. Base location Abuja; other locations use the rate book's factors. Your final price is confirmed in the WhatsApp chat.