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quoting for a school playing field

Posted by Gordon Bowerman on September 12, 2012 at 8:42pm in Turfcare

Hi all

I have been asked by a local school to quote for cutting the grass on the school sports field as they have just terminated their contract with a large facility service company due to poor service levels and shoddy work.

This is something I have never been asked to quote for before as I generally tackle smaller mowing, maintenance and planting jobs. The field is approximately the size of a football pitch with a variety of shrubs around the perimeter that will need maintaining.

Does anybody have any experience of this type of work and if so do you quote per m2 or set price. Obviously need to include time, fuel etc. and the school are not looking for the grass to be collected either.

I do not want to go in with a price thats going to scare them off but also want a decent profit on the work.

Your comments are appreciated


Thanks 

Gordon

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  • Dan Frazer Gardening September 12, 2012 at 8:56pm

    The main question would be whether or not you have a ride on cylinder mower. If not, it will be an expensive job to try and get.

  • Gordon Bowerman September 12, 2012 at 8:58pm

    Sorry should have stated that I do indeed have a ride on mower

  • Benjamin O'Neill September 12, 2012 at 11:22pm

    i have cut sports fields before i charge 75.00 for standard cut and 150.00 for cut and collect. they take about an hour to cut without collect and 1.5 - 2 hours to cut and collect.

  • Gordon Bowerman September 12, 2012 at 11:57pm

    Thanks for that 

  • Adam Pilgrim September 13, 2012 at 8:34pm

    Big difference depending on location it seems - round here the going rate with most of the larger contractors for a standard sport field cutting with a tractor and gang mower is £35.......

  • Dan Frazer Gardening September 13, 2012 at 9:07pm

    But they are losing money doing it for that Adam, rather than it being the going rate. No idea what they are up to.

  • markb September 13, 2012 at 9:59pm

    Ben- what kit are you using for these sort of jobs? 

    This is an area Iam hoping to get into next year and currently looking at the Ransome HR3300T rotary as they have great reviews but I could not do it for £35 and Iam not far from you Adam. It would have to be nearer £55-60 to make it pay on my calculations.

  • Dan Frazer Gardening September 13, 2012 at 10:13pm

    Mark I don't believe you will get the work with a rotary; they can be quite specific with cut height.

  • David Cox September 13, 2012 at 10:24pm

    This can be very localized as Agri guys wont drive very far due to fuel costs in a big tractor, but where you are competing against someone with 110hp, and a 25ft width gang mower who can cut a pitch in 5 mins flat.... its a different game!

    Adam Pilgrim said:

    Big difference depending on location it seems - round here the going rate with most of the larger contractors for a standard sport field cutting with a tractor and gang mower is £35.......

  • Gordon Bowerman September 13, 2012 at 10:51pm

    Went in a £150  a cut and we start in a couple of weeks thanks for all the replies.

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