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  Dan Frazer Gardening September 8, 2011 at 9:12pm

  Try in the key business objective group
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  Gary RK September 8, 2011 at 9:17pm

  Hi, I would take this opportunity as a pure trial to see how you fair in putting it all together.

   

  If you don't know at the moment, you are going to be left very every exposed.

   

  The contracts are won small price points per M2 etc.

   

  You really need to be sure of your costs and pricing or you will get slaughtered if you did win it.

   

  Worth searching LA or parish council websites as due to public information act you can often find last years tender and costs. At least its a starting point and you can extrapolate..
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  Jonny September 8, 2011 at 10:41pm

  Thanks for the advice

  What is the key business group and how could they help?

  Point taken on board Gary - hate to miss a opportunity - Will have to do some more research and be ready for it next time, thanks
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  Gary RK September 8, 2011 at 10:50pm

  Go to Forum button above, select Groups on drop down and ask to join.
  
  There are lots of info sensitive posts covering business topics to review.
  
  Wasn't meant to be a negative response, but accept you need to know what you are getting into beforehand.
  
  Do progress it as a learning exercise.
  
  Remember your cost base is different to anyone else's
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  Phil Voice September 9, 2011 at 6:13am

  Hi Jonathan

   

  The Key Business Objectives group is here: http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/group/keyobjectivesprivategroup?
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  Ben White September 9, 2011 at 8:21am

  Hello Johnathan,

   

  I would expect per occasion rates for grass to be £0.005 to £0.03/M2 and the hedge work £0.80 to £1.20/M2.

   

  This would be dependent on quantity and spec e.g one side and top/both side and top/cut&disperse/cut&collect.

   

  Work your figures as tight as you dare if you want the work, otherwise walk away

  Ben   
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  Jonny September 9, 2011 at 8:14pm

  The contract is for 60 properties (mixture of gardens and communal areas). I did get to view two vacated properties - grass was long, not cut for a month so two, normally would price at £40 per cut each.

   

  Anyway I worked it out as follows, 

   

  Garden grass cuts - £20 - Fortnightly (March-Nov)

  Communal areas - 15p/M² - Fortnightly (March-Nov)

  Removal and disposal of hedges & shrubs - £15/M

   

  At a guess I think I am well over the odds especially if your figures are anything to go by Ben. Normally I would survey all the sites and do costing and timings but a guess with this quote you would have to allow a bit extra to cover all eventualities. Its the first time I have been asked to quote in this manner.

  My local council website is like a rabbit warren (once you enter you may never come out) but I think I will give them a ring and see if it is possible to see a few winning tenders.

  Thanks again for all the advice.

   

   

   

   
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  Dan Frazer Gardening September 9, 2011 at 10:30pm

  I think Ben's lower figures must relate to huge areas cut with large machines mulching and done very rough/quickly. No other way to make them make sense otherwise. 60 properties is a decent contract - do they all pay you individually? Best of luck.
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  Jonny September 9, 2011 at 10:38pm

  No, council pay - probably 3 month wait though.
  
  Dan Frazer Gardening said:

  I think Ben's lower figures must relate to huge areas cut with large machines mulching and done very rough/quickly. No other way to make them make sense otherwise. 60 properties is a decent contract - do they all pay you individually? Best of luck.
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  Andy Thorne September 9, 2011 at 10:59pm

   A residents association I do the lawn care for ends up costing 6.6ppm2 to mow, never thought to work it out like this before...

  
  That's cut and collected with G23, edged all round (there are 4 seperate lawns).  Job looks spot on, not rushed (much ;) ) No bits missed out.

   

  With a 4' mower at a decent speed you've got to be doing 20+m2 per minute...

   

  Dan Frazer Gardening said:

  I think Ben's lower figures must relate to huge areas cut with large machines mulching and done very rough/quickly. No other way to make them make sense otherwise. 60 properties is a decent contract - do they all pay you individually? Best of luck.