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
Material Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
Fertilizers; Everris Enmag; controlled release fertilizer (8-9months); 11+22+09; 70 g/m2 – – – – 15.76 100m2 15.76
Fertilizers; Everris; granular Osmocote Flora; 15+09+11; controlled release fertilizer; costs for recommended application rates
transplant – – – – 0.09 nr 0.09 whip – – – – 0.14 nr 0.14 feathered – – – – 0.18 nr 0.18 light standard – – – – 0.18 nr 0.18 standard – – – – 0.23 nr 0.23 selected standard – – – – 0.32 nr 0.32 heavy standard – – – – 0.37 nr 0.37 extra heavy standard – – – – 0.46 nr 0.46 16-18 cm girth – – – – 0.50 nr 0.50 18-20 cm girth – – – – 0.55 nr 0.55 20-22 cm girth – – – – 0.64 nr 0.64 22-24 cm girth – – – – 0.68 nr 0.68 24-26 cm girth – – – – 0.73 nr 0.73
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 ×1.00 – – – – 2.18 nr 2.18
Fertilizers; Everris TPMC tree planting and mulching compost – – – – 5.62 bag 5.62
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 – – – – 7.14 100m2 7.14 liquid fertilizer; Mascot Microflow-CX; 4+2+18 + trace elements; 200-1400ml/100m2 – – – – 6.88 100m2 6.88 liquid fertilizer; Mascot Microflow-CX; 12+0+8 + trace elements; 200-1400ml/100m2 – – – – 5.93 100m2 5.93 liquid fertilizer; Mascot Microflow-CX; 17+2+5 + trace elements; 200-1400ml/100m2 – – – – 6.66 100m2 6.66
Wetting agents; Rigby Taylor Ltd wetting agent; Breaker Advance Granules; 20 kg – – – – 16.38 100m2 16.38
Material Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
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
3man team – 1.00 59.25 – – hr 59.25
PLANTING PREPARATION AND CULTIVATION
Site protection; temporary protective fencing Cleft chestnut rolled fencing; to 100mm dia. chestnut posts; driving into firm ground at 3m centres; pales at 50mm centres
900mm high 4.06 0.11 2.11 – 4.80 m 6.91 1100mm high 4.95 0.11 2.11 – 5.69 m 7.80 1500mm high 6.40 0.11 2.11 – 7.14 m 9.25
Extra over temporary protective fencing for removing and making good (no allowance for reuse of material) – 0.07 1.32 0.20 – m 1.52
Cultivation by tractor; Agripower Ltd; Specialist subcontract prepared turf and sports area preparation 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 with stone burier Single pass
100mm deep – – – 1.38 – 100m2 1.38 150mm deep – – – 1.72 – 100m2 1.72 200mm deep – – – 2.29 – 100m2 2.29
Material Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
Cultivating ploughed ground; using disc, drag or chain harrow
4 passes – – – – – 100m2 - Rolling cultivated ground lightly; using self-propelled pedestrian agricultural roller – 0.10 1.98 0.53 – 100m2 2.51
Cultivation; pedestrian operated rotavator Breaking up existing ground; tine cultivator or rotavator
100mm deep – 0.22 4.34 2.52 – 100m2 6.86 150mm deep – 0.28 5.43 3.15 – 100m2 8.58 200mm deep – 0.37 7.24 4.20 – 100m2 11.44
As above but in heavy clay or wet soils 100mm deep – 0.44 8.69 5.04 – 100m2 13.73 150mm deep – 0.66 13.04 7.56 – 100m2 20.60 200mm deep – 0.82 16.29 9.44 – 100m2 25.73
Clearing stones; disposing off site by hand; stones not exceeding 50mm in any direction; loading to skip 4.6m3 – 0.01 0.20 0.04 – m2 0.24 by mechanical stone rake; stones not exceeding 50mm in any direction; loading to 15m3 truck by mechanical loader – – 0.04 0.19 – m2 0.23
Lightly cultivating; weeding; to fallow areas; disposing debris off site
by hand – 0.01 0.28 – 0.09 m2 0.37
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 30.61 45.34 – 100m2 75.95 minimum depth 150mm – 2.33 46.08 68.23 – 100m2 114.31 minimum depth 300mm – 4.67 92.16 136.45 – 100m2 228.61 minimum depth 450mm – 6.99 138.05 204.46 – 100m2 342.51
Material Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
TOPSOIL FILLING – cont
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 – 20.00 395.08 – – 100m2 395.08 minimum depth 150mm – 30.01 592.62 – – 100m2 592.62 minimum depth 300mm – 60.01 1185.24 – – 100m2 1185.24 minimum depth 450mm – 90.02 1777.86 – – 100m2 1777.86
Spreading topsoil; from dump not exceeding 100m distance; by machine (topsoil not included)
at 1m3 per 13m2; 75mm thick – 0.56 10.97 33.86 – 100m2 44.83 at 1m3 per 10m2; 100mm thick – 0.89 17.55 34.44 – 100m2 51.99 at 1m3 per 6.50m2; 150mm thick – 1.11 21.92 60.77 – 100m2 82.69 at 1m3 per 5m2; 200mm thick – 1.48 29.23 80.78 – 100m2 110.01
Spreading topsoil; from dump not exceeding 100m distance; by hand (topsoil not included)
at 1m3 per 13m2; 75mm thick – 15.00 296.31 – – 100m2 296.31 at 1m3 per 10m2; 100mm thick – 20.00 395.08 – – 100m2 395.08 at 1m3 per 6.50m2; 150mm thick – 30.01 592.62 – – 100m2 592.62 at 1m3 per 5m2; 200mm thick – 36.67 724.31 – – 100m2 724.31
Imported topsoil; tipped 100m from area of application; by machine
at 1m3 per 13m2; 75mm thick 252.00 0.56 10.97 33.86 252.00 100m2 296.83 at 1m3 per 10m2; 100mm thick 336.00 0.89 17.55 34.44 336.00 100m2 387.99 at 1m3 per 6.50m2; 150mm thick 504.00 1.11 21.92 60.77 504.00 100m2 586.69 at 1m3 per 5m2; 200mm thick 672.00 1.48 29.23 80.78 672.00 100m2 782.01
Imported topsoil; tipped 100m from area of application; by hand
at 1m3 per 13m2; 75mm thick 252.00 15.00 296.31 – 252.00 100m2 548.31 at 1m3 per 10m2; 100mm thick 336.00 20.00 395.08 – 336.00 100m2 731.08 at 1m3 per 6.50m2; 150mm thick 504.00 30.01 592.62 – 504.00 100m2 1096.62 at 1m3 per 5m2; 200mm thick 672.00 36.67 724.31 – 672.00 100m2 1396.31
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 0.37 0.10 – m3 0.47 200-300m – 0.03 0.55 0.15 – m3 0.70
Material Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
Extra over spreading topsoil for travel exceeding 100m; by hand
100m – 0.83 16.46 – – m3 16.46 200m – 1.67 32.92 – – m3 32.92 300m – 2.50 49.38 – – m3 49.38
Evenly grading; to general surfaces to bring to finished levels
by machine (tractor mounted rotavator) – – – 0.07 – m2 0.07 by pedestrian operated rotavator – – 0.08 0.05 – m2 0.13 by hand – 0.01 0.20 – – m2 0.20
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
35g/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 25.00 300 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 0.05 – 0.03 – 0.05 m2 0.08 Enmag; controlled release fertilizer (8-9months); 11+22+09 0.08 – 0.03 – 0.08 m2 0.11 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
Material Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
SOIL IMPROVEMENTS – cont
Preparation of planting operations – cont 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 0.09 – 0.03 – 0.09 m2 0.12 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 – – 14.44 180.25 100m2 194.69 100mm thick 378.52 – – 19.75 378.52 100m2 398.27 150mm thick 567.79 – – 25.28 567.79 100m2 593.07 200mm thick 757.05 – – 30.69 757.05 100m2 787.74
‘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 – – 14.44 140.25 100m2 154.69 100mm thick 294.52 – – 19.75 294.52 100m2 314.27 150mm thick 441.79 – – 25.28 441.79 100m2 467.07 200mm thick 589.05 – – 30.69 589.05 100m2 619.74
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 56.43 2.10 118.50 100m2 177.03 100mm thick 237.00 6.05 119.47 2.10 237.00 100m2 358.57 150mm thick 355.50 8.90 175.87 2.10 355.50 100m2 533.47 200mm thick 474.00 12.90 254.87 2.10 474.00 100m2 730.97
Mushroom compost; Melcourt (25m3
loads); placing on beds by mechanical loader; spreading and rotavating into topsoil by tractor drawn cultivator
50mm thick 118.50 – – 14.44 118.50 100m2 132.94 100mm thick 237.00 – – 19.75 237.00 100m2 256.75 150mm thick 355.50 – – 25.28 355.50 100m2 380.78 200mm thick 474.00 – – 30.69 474.00 100m2 504.69
Manure (60m3 loads); from not further than 25m from location; cultivating into topsoil by pedestrian drawn machine
50mm thick 114.90 2.86 56.43 2.10 114.90 100m2 173.43 100mm thick 241.29 6.05 119.47 2.10 241.29 100m2 362.86 150mm thick 361.94 8.90 175.87 2.10 361.94 100m2 539.91 200mm thick 482.58 12.90 254.87 2.10 482.58 100m2 739.55
Material Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
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 – – 0.16 0.92 m2 1.08 1m3 per 20m2 = 50mm thick 1.83 – – 0.22 1.83 m2 2.05 1m3 per 13.33m2 = 75mm thick 2.75 – – 0.29 2.75 m2 3.04 1m3 per 10m2 = 100mm thick 3.67 – – 0.36 3.67 m2 4.03
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 0.44 – 0.59 m2 1.03 1m3 per 20m2 = 50mm thick 1.19 0.04 0.88 – 1.19 m2 2.07 1m3 per 13.33m2 = 75mm thick 1.78 0.07 1.32 – 1.78 m2 3.10 1m3 per 10m2 = 100mm thick 2.37 0.08 1.58 – 2.37 m2 3.95
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 0.44 – 0.92 m2 1.36 1m3 per 20m2 = 50mm thick 1.83 0.04 0.88 – 1.83 m2 2.71 1m3 per 13.33m2 = 75mm thick 2.75 0.07 1.32 – 2.75 m2 4.07 1m3 per 10m2 = 100mm thick 3.67 0.08 1.58 – 3.67 m2 5.25
Manure; 20m3 loads; delivered not further than 25m from location; cultivating into topsoil by pedestrian operated machine
50mm thick 225.00 2.86 56.43 2.10 225.00 100m2 283.53 100mm thick 241.29 6.05 119.47 2.10 241.29 100m2 362.86 150mm thick 361.94 8.90 175.87 2.10 361.94 100m2 539.91 200mm thick 482.58 12.90 254.87 2.10 482.58 100m2 739.55
Fertilizer (7+7+7); PC £1.33/kg; to beds; by hand
35g/m2 4.64 0.17 3.29 – 4.64 100m2 7.93 50g/m2 6.63 0.17 3.29 – 6.63 100m2 9.92 70g/m2 9.28 0.17 3.29 – 9.28 100m2 12.57
Fertilizers; Enmag; PC £2.25/kg; controlled release fertilizer; to beds; by hand
35g/m2 7.88 0.17 3.29 – 7.88 100m2 11.17 50g/m2 11.26 0.17 3.29 – 11.26 100m2 14.55 70g/m2 16.88 0.17 3.29 – 16.88 100m2 20.17
Note: For machine incorporation of fertilizers and soil conditioners see ‘Cultivation’.
