ABSTRACT
Ornamental Bark Mulch FT – – – – 58.40 m3 58.40 Bark Nuggets® FT – – – – 54.70 m3 54.70 Amenity Bark Mulch FSC FT – – – – 39.65 m3 39.65 Contract Bark Mulch FSC – – – – 36.90 m3 36.90 Spruce Ornamental FSC FT – – – – 40.40 m3 40.40 Decorative Biomulch® – – – – 39.55 m3 39.55 Rustic Biomulch® – – – – 43.30 m3 43.30 Mulch 2000 – – – – 29.70 m3 29.70 Forest BioMulch® – – – – 37.05 m3 37.05
Melcourt Industries Ltd; 50m3 loads
Mulch 2000 – – – – 18.95 m3 18.95 Melcourt Industries Ltd; 70m3 loads
Contract Bark Mulch FSC – – – – 24.50 m3 24.50 Melcourt Industries Ltd; 80m3 loads
Ornamental Bark Mulch FT – – – – 45.40 m3 45.40 Bark Nuggets® FT – – – – 41.70 m3 41.70 Amenity Bark Mulch FSC – – – – 26.65 m3 26.65 Spruce Ornamental FSC FT – – – – 27.40 m3 27.40 Decorative Biomulch® – – – – 26.55 m3 26.55 Rustic Biomulch® – – – – 30.30 m3 30.30 Forest BioMulch® – – – – 24.05 m3 24.05
Mulch; Melcourt Industries Ltd; 25m3 loads
Composted Fine Bark FSC – – – – 36.65 m3 36.65 Humus 2000 – – – – 30.35 m3 30.35 Spent Mushroom Compost – – – – 23.70 m3 23.70 Topgrow – – – – 36.05 m3 36.05
Mulch; Melcourt Industries Ltd; 50m3 loads
Humus 2000 – – – – 18.85 m3 18.85 Mulch; Melcourt Industries Ltd; 60m3 loads
Spent Mushroom Compost – – – – 12.00 m3 12.00 Mulch; Melcourt Industries Ltd; 65m3 loads
Composted Fine Bark – – – – 24.15 m3 24.15 Topgrow – – – – 28.05 m3 28.05
Market prices of fertilizers
Fertilizers; British Seed Houses
BSH1; 6+9+6 27.79 – – – 27.79 kg 27.79 BSH4; 11+5+5 27.30 – – – 27.30 kg 27.30 BSH6; 20+10+10 30.23 – – – 30.23 kg 30.23 BSH9; 12+2+9+Fe 28.62 – – – 28.62 kg 28.62
Fertilizers; Everris
Enmag; controlled release fertilizer
(8-9months); 11+22+09; 70 g/m2 – – – – 16.54 100m2 16.54
PC
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
Fertilizers; Everris; granular Osmocote Flora;
15+09+11; controlled release fertilizer; costs
for recommended application rates
transplant – – – – 0.10 nr 0.10 whip – – – – 0.15 nr 0.15 feathered – – – – 0.20 nr 0.20 light standard – – – – 0.20 nr 0.20 standard – – – – 0.24 nr 0.24 selected standard – – – – 0.34 nr 0.34 heavy standard – – – – 0.39 nr 0.39 extra heavy standard – – – – 0.49 nr 0.49 16-18 cm girth – – – – 0.54 nr 0.54 18-20 cm girth – – – – 0.59 nr 0.59 20-22 cm girth – – – – 0.68 nr 0.68 22-24 cm girth – – – – 0.73 nr 0.73 24-26 cm girth – – – – 0.78 nr 0.78
Fertilizers; Farmura Environmental Ltd;
Seanure Soilbuilder
soil amelioration; 70 g/m2 – – – – 10.16 100m2 10.16 to plant pits; 300× 300× 300mm – – – – 0.04 nr 0.04 to plant pits; 600× 600× 600mm – – – – 0.47 nr 0.47 to tree pits; 1.00 × 1.00 ×1.00m – – – – 2.18 nr 2.18
Fertilizers; Everris
TPMC tree planting and mulching compost – – – – 3.50 bag 3.50 Fertilizers; Rigby Taylor Ltd; fertilizer
application rates 35 g/m2 unless otherwise
shown
liquid fertilizer; Mascot Microflow-C; 25+0
+0 + trace elements; 200-1400ml/100m2 – – – – 6.98 100m2 6.98 liquid fertilizer; Mascot Microflow-CX; 4+2
+18 + trace elements; 200-1400ml/100m2 – – – – 6.95 100m2 6.95 liquid fertilizer; Mascot Microflow-CX; 12+0
+8 + trace elements; 200-1400ml/100m2 – – – – 6.70 100m2 6.70 liquid fertilizer; Mascot Microflow-CX; 17+2
+5 + trace elements; 200-1400ml/100m2 – – – – 6.64 100m2 6.64 Wetting agents; Rigby Taylor Ltd
wetting agent; Breaker Advance Granules;
20 kg – – – – 15.94 100m2 15.94
CLARIFICATION NOTES ON LABOUR
COSTS IN THIS SECTION
General landscape team
Generally a three man team is used in this
section; The column ‘Labour hours’ reports team hours. The column ‘Labour £’ reports the total cost of the team for the unit of work
shown
3 man team – 1.00 57.75 – – hr 57.75
PC
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
PLANTING PREPARATION AND
CULTIVATION
Site protection; temporary protective
fencing
Cleft chestnut rolled fencing; to 100mm
diameter chestnut posts; driving into firm
ground at 3m centres; pales at 50mm centres
900mm high 3.31 0.11 2.05 – 3.86 m 5.91 1100mm high 4.33 0.11 2.05 – 4.88 m 6.93 1500mm high 6.08 0.11 2.05 – 6.63 m 8.68
Extra over temporary protective fencing for
removing and making good (no allowance for
reuse of material) – 0.07 1.28 0.20 – m 1.48
Cultivation by tractor; Agripower Ltd
Ripping up subsoil; using approved subsoiling
machine; minimum depth 250mm below
topsoil; at 1.20m centres; in
gravel or sandy clay – – – 2.16 – 100m2 2.16 soil compacted by machines – – – 2.40 – 100m2 2.40 clay – – – 3.08 – 100m2 3.08 chalk or other soft rock – – – 3.59 – 100m2 3.59
Extra for subsoiling at 1m centres – – – 0.62 – 100m2 0.62 Breaking up existing ground; using tractor
drawn tine cultivator or rotavator
Single pass
100mm deep – – – 2.85 – 100m2 2.85 150mm deep – – – 3.56 – 100m2 3.56 200mm deep – – – 3.56 – 100m2 3.56
Cultivating ploughed ground; using disc, drag
or chain harrow
4 passes – – – 3.56 – 100m2 3.56 Rolling cultivated ground lightly; using
self-propelled agricultural roller – 0.07 1.28 0.72 – 100m2 2.00
Cultivation; pedestrian operated rotavator
Breaking up existing ground; tine cultivator or
rotavator
100mm deep – 0.22 4.24 2.37 – 100m2 6.61 150mm deep – 0.28 5.29 2.96 – 100m2 8.25 200mm deep – 0.37 7.06 3.94 – 100m2 11.00
As above but in heavy clay or wet soils
100mm deep – 0.44 8.47 4.73 – 100m2 13.20 150mm deep – 0.66 12.71 7.09 – 100m2 19.80 200mm deep – 0.82 15.88 8.87 – 100m2 24.75
Clearing stones; disposing off site
by hand; stones not exceeding 50mm in
any direction; loading to skip 4.6m3 – 0.01 0.19 0.03 – m2 0.22 by mechanical stone rake; stones not
exceeding 50mm in any direction; loading
to 15m3 truck by mechanical loader – – 0.04 0.08 – m2 0.12
PC
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
Lightly cultivating; weeding; to fallow areas;
disposing debris off site
by hand – 0.01 0.27 – 0.08 m2 0.35
TOPSOIL FILLING
Topsoil filling
Market prices of topsoil; price shown includes
a 20% settlement factor
topsoil to BS3882 28.00 – – – 61.60 m3 61.60 blended topsoil – – – – 50.40 m3 50.40 small quantities (less than 15m3) 60.00 – – – 60.00 m3 60.00
Spreading and lightly consolidating approved
topsoil (imported or from spoil heaps); in
layers not exceeding 150mm; travel distance
from spoil heaps not exceeding 100m; by
machine (imported topsoil not included)
minimum depth 100mm – 1.55 29.84 45.34 – 100m2 75.18 minimum depth 150mm – 2.33 44.92 68.23 – 100m2 113.15 minimum depth 300mm – 4.67 89.83 136.45 – 100m2 226.28 minimum depth 450mm – 6.99 134.56 204.46 – 100m2 339.02
Spreading and lightly consolidating approved
topsoil (imported or from spoil heaps); in
layers not exceeding 150mm; travel distance
from spoil heaps not exceeding 100m; by
hand (imported topsoil not included)
minimum depth 100mm – 20.00 385.08 – – 100m2 385.08 minimum depth 150mm – 30.01 577.62 – – 100m2 577.62 minimum depth 300mm – 60.01 1155.23 – – 100m2 1155.23 minimum depth 450mm – 90.02 1732.85 – – 100m2 1732.85
Spreading topsoil; from dump not exceeding
100m distance; by machine (topsoil not
included)
at 1m3 per 13m2; 75mm thick – 0.56 10.70 33.86 – 100m2 44.56 at 1m3 per 10m2; 100mm thick – 0.89 17.11 34.44 – 100m2 51.55 at 1m3 per 6.50m2; 150mm thick – 1.11 21.37 60.77 – 100m2 82.14 at 1m3 per 5m2; 200mm thick – 1.48 28.49 80.78 – 100m2 109.27
Spreading topsoil; from dump not exceeding
100m distance; by hand (topsoil not included)
at 1m3 per 13m2; 75mm thick – 15.00 288.81 – – 100m2 288.81 at 1m3 per 10m2; 100mm thick – 20.00 385.08 – – 100m2 385.08 at 1m3 per 6.50m2; 150mm thick – 30.01 577.62 – – 100m2 577.62 at 1m3 per 5m2; 200mm thick – 36.67 705.97 – – 100m2 705.97
Imported topsoil; tipped 100m from area of
application; by machine
at 1m3 per 13m2; 75mm thick 252.00 0.56 10.70 33.86 252.00 100m2 296.56
at 1m3 per 10m2; 100mm thick 336.00 0.89 17.11 34.44 336.00 100m2 387.55
at 1m3 per 6.50m2; 150mm thick 504.00 1.11 21.37 60.77 504.00 100m2 586.14
at 1m3 per 5m2; 200mm thick 672.00 1.48 28.49 80.78 672.00 100m2 781.27
PC
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
TOPSOIL FILLING – cont
Imported topsoil; tipped 100m from area of
application; by hand
at 1m3 per 13m2; 75mm thick 252.00 15.00 288.81 – 252.00 100m2 540.81 at 1m3 per 10m2; 100mm thick 336.00 20.00 385.08 – 336.00 100m2 721.08 at 1m3 per 6.50m2; 150mm thick 504.00 30.01 577.62 – 504.00 100m2 1081.62 at 1m3 per 5m2; 200mm thick 672.00 36.67 705.97 – 672.00 100m2 1377.97
Extra over for spreading topsoil to slopes
15-30°; by machine or hand – – – – – 10% – Extra over for spreading topsoil to slopes over
30°; by machine or hand – – – – – 25% – Extra over for spreading topsoil from spoil
heaps; travel exceeding 100m; by machine
100-150m – 0.01 0.24 0.06 – m3 0.30 150-200m – 0.02 0.36 0.10 – m3 0.46 200-300m – 0.03 0.54 0.15 – m3 0.69
Extra over spreading topsoil for travel
exceeding 100m; by hand
100m – 0.83 16.04 – – m3 16.04 200m – 1.67 32.09 – – m3 32.09 300m – 2.50 48.13 – – m3 48.13
Evenly grading; to general surfaces to bring to
finished levels
by machine (tractor mounted rotavator) – – – 0.01 – m2 0.01 by pedestrian operated rotavator – – 0.08 0.05 – m2 0.13 by hand – 0.01 0.19 – – m2 0.19
Extra over grading for slopes 15-30°; by machine or hand – – – – – 10% – Extra over grading for slopes over 30°; by
machine or hand – – – – – 25% – Apply screened topdressing to grass surfaces;
spread using Tru-Lute
sand soil mixes 90/10 to 50/50 – – 0.04 0.03 0.14 m2 0.21 Spread only existing cultivated soil to final
levels using Tru-Lute
cultivated soil – – 0.04 0.03 – m2 0.07
SOIL IMPROVEMENTS
Preparation of planting operations
For the following topsoil improvement and
planting operations add or subtract the
following amounts for every £0.10 difference in
the material cost price
35 g/m2 – – – – 0.35 100m2 0.35 50g/m2 – – – – 0.50 100m2 0.50 70g/m2 – – – – 0.70 100m2 0.70 100g/m2 – – – – 1.00 100m2 1.00 150 kg/ha – – – – 15.00 ha 15.00 200 kg/ha – – – – 20.00 ha 20.00 250 kg/ha – – – – 25.00 ha 25.00
PC
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
300 kg/ha – – – – 30.00 ha 30.00 400 kg/ha – – – – 40.00 ha 40.00 500 kg/ha – – – – 50.00 ha 50.00 700 kg/ha – – – – 70.00 ha 70.00 1000 kg/ha – – – – 100.00 ha 100.00 1250 kg/ha – – – – 125.00 ha 125.00
Fertilizers; in top 150mm of topsoil; at 35 g/m2
Mascot Microfine; controlled release turf
fertilizer; 8+0+6 + 2% Mg + 4% Fe 0.06 – 0.03 – 0.06 m2 0.09 Enmag; controlled release fertilizer
(8-9months); 11+22+09 0.09 – 0.03 – 0.09 m2 0.12 Mascot Outfield; turf fertilizer; 4+10+10 0.04 – 0.03 – 0.04 m2 0.07 Mascot Outfield; turf fertilizer; 9+5+5 0.04 – 0.03 – 0.04 m2 0.07
Fertilizers; in top 150mm of topsoil at 70 g/m2
Mascot Microfine; controlled release turf
fertilizer; 8+0+6 + 2% Mg + 4% Fe 0.11 – 0.03 – 0.11 m2 0.14 Enmag; controlled release fertilizer
(8-9months); 11+22+09 0.17 – 0.03 – 0.17 m2 0.20 Mascot Outfield; turf fertilizer; 4+10+10 0.08 – 0.03 – 0.08 m2 0.11 Mascot Outfield; turf fertilizer; 9+5+5 0.07 – 0.03 – 0.07 m2 0.10
Topgrow; Melcourt; peat free tree and shrub
compost (25m3 loads); placing on beds by
mechanical loader; spreading and rotavating
into topsoil by tractor drawn machine
50mm thick 180.25 – – 10.89 180.25 100m2 191.14 100mm thick 378.52 – – 16.20 378.52 100m2 394.72 150mm thick 567.79 – – 21.73 567.79 100m2 589.52 200mm thick 757.05 – – 27.14 757.05 100m2 784.19
Topgrow; Melcourt; peat free tree and shrub
compost (65m3 loads); placing on beds by
mechanical loader; spreading and rotavating
into topsoil by tractor drawn machine
50mm thick 140.25 – – 10.89 140.25 100m2 151.14 100mm thick 294.52 – – 16.20 294.52 100m2 310.72 150mm thick 441.79 – – 21.73 441.79 100m2 463.52 200mm thick 589.05 – – 27.14 589.05 100m2 616.19
Mushroom compost; Melcourt; (25m3 loads);
from not further than 25m from location;
cultivating into topsoil by pedestrian drawn
machine
50mm thick 118.50 2.86 55.00 1.97 118.50 100m2 175.47
100mm thick 237.00 6.05 116.44 1.97 237.00 100m2 355.41
150mm thick 355.50 8.90 171.42 1.97 355.50 100m2 528.89
200mm thick 474.00 12.90 248.42 1.97 474.00 100m2 724.39
Mushroom compost; Melcourt (25m3 loads);
placing on beds by mechanical loader;
spreading and rotavating into topsoil by tractor
drawn cultivator
50mm thick 118.50 – – 10.89 118.50 100m2 129.39 100mm thick 237.00 – – 16.20 237.00 100m2 253.20 150mm thick 355.50 – – 21.73 355.50 100m2 377.23 200mm thick 474.00 – – 27.14 474.00 100m2 501.14
PC
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
SOIL IMPROVEMENTS – cont
Preparation of planting operations – cont Manure (60m3 loads); from not further than
25m from location; cultivating into topsoil by
pedestrian drawn machine
50mm thick 114.90 2.86 55.00 1.97 114.90 100m2 171.87
100mm thick 241.29 6.05 116.44 1.97 241.29 100m2 359.70
150mm thick 361.94 8.90 171.42 1.97 361.94 100m2 535.33
200mm thick 482.58 12.90 248.42 1.97 482.58 100m2 732.97
Surface applications and soil additives;
pre-planting; from not further than 25m
from location; by machine
Medium bark soil conditioner; Melcourt Ltd;
including turning in to cultivated ground;
delivered in 25m3 loads
1m3 per 40m2 = 25mm thick 0.92 – – 0.13 0.92 m2 1.05 1m3 per 20m2 = 50mm thick 1.83 – – 0.19 1.83 m2 2.02 1m3 per 13.33m2 = 75mm thick 2.75 – – 0.26 2.75 m2 3.01 1m3 per 10m2 = 100mm thick 3.67 – – 0.33 3.67 m2 4.00
Works by hand; surface applications and
soil additives; pre-planting; from not
further than 25m from location; by hand
Mushroom compost soil conditioner; Melcourt
Industries Ltd; including turning in to cultivated
ground; delivered in 25m3 loads
1m3 per 40m2 = 25mm thick 0.59 0.02 0.43 – 0.59 m2 1.02 1m3 per 20m2 = 50mm thick 1.19 0.04 0.85 – 1.19 m2 2.04 1m3 per 13.33m2 = 75mm thick 1.78 0.07 1.28 – 1.78 m2 3.06 1m3 per 10m2 = 100mm thick 2.37 0.08 1.54 – 2.37 m2 3.91
Medium bark soil conditioner; Melcourt Ltd
Ltd; including turning in to cultivated ground;
delivered in 25m3 loads
1m3 per 40m2 = 25mm thick 0.92 0.02 0.43 – 0.92 m2 1.35 1m3 per 20m2 = 50mm thick 1.83 0.04 0.85 – 1.83 m2 2.68 1m3 per 13.33m2 = 75mm thick 2.75 0.07 1.28 – 2.75 m2 4.03 1m3 per 10m2 = 100mm thick 3.67 0.08 1.54 – 3.67 m2 5.21
Manure; 20m3 loads; delivered not further
than 25m from location; cultivating into topsoil
by pedestrian operated machine
50mm thick 225.00 2.86 55.00 1.97 225.00 100m2 281.97
100mm thick 241.29 6.05 116.44 1.97 241.29 100m2 359.70
150mm thick 361.94 8.90 171.42 1.97 361.94 100m2 535.33
200mm thick 482.58 12.90 248.42 1.97 482.58 100m2 732.97
Fertilizer (7+7+7); PC £1.29/kg; to beds; by
hand
35g/m2 4.52 0.17 3.21 – 4.52 100m2 7.73 50g/m2 6.46 0.17 3.21 – 6.46 100m2 9.67 70g/m2 9.05 0.17 3.21 – 9.05 100m2 12.26
PC
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
Fertilizers; Enmag; PC £2.36/kg; controlled
release fertilizer; to beds; by hand
35g/m2 8.27 0.17 3.21 – 8.27 100m2 11.48 50g/m2 11.81 0.17 3.21 – 11.81 100m2 15.02 70g/m2 17.72 0.17 3.21 – 17.72 100m2 20.93
Note: For machine incorporation of fertilizers
and soil conditioners see ‘Cultivation’.