Quote to tarmac drive - reasonable?

[Pandaman]

Looking to extend my existing driveway by tarmaccing the front garden. The quote I've received is for the following:

1. Take down a 2.2m length x 0.5m high front wall and dispose.
2. Lay 2.2m of front kerbing.
3. Excavate 22mm2 of garden to a max depth of 350mm and dispose.
4. Supply grade and compact Type 1 sub base.
5. Supply and lay 26m2 of tarmac, rolled 60mm thick.
6. Build a side wall consisting of 6m length foundation and block wall approx 600mm high with coping.

The quote for the above is £2400 + VAT and is based in Aberdeen.

I know nothing about tarmaccing prices but going to get a few more quotes to compare but this company comes reputable and I've heard there are plenty of cowboys out there.

[Dave_L]

Well cheap if that price includes ALL of that work.

The surfacing works is around £800-ish +VAT

[lutonlagerlout]

sounds about right from here
LLL

[Big Phil]

hope the tarmac's to be laid in 2 layers - Binder Course & Surface Course, as if its 60mm of one layer you may have performance issues (rutting, fretting etc).

IMHO i'd say 60mm is a little on the lean side, as you'd normally expect 20mm Binder Course at least 50mm thick, with 25 - 30mm of 6 or 10mm Surface Course. i'd ask for a breakdown on the asphalt materials and also his recommended thickness of MOT.

[Dave_L]

I missed that! Should be at least 75mm total construction - 50mm BC & 25mm 6mm SC for light vehicular traffic.