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’.