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There should be some Bill of Quantities, Specification sheets and plans for the work, which will answer most of what you ask. They can be very involved, but you need to read them VERY carefully, highlighting any causes for concern and ask for a quick meeting with the whoever asked you to quote.
The quantities and areas can be a bit daunting, but usually with a new build homes, the work will be split into bite-size parts as the homes become completed. Should you be successful, we always found that the builders are very helpful, after all they want the work completed and to a good standard as much as you do.
With regard to preparation, you need to find out at what stage your work starts. Quite often you are working with new 'imported top soil', which is fairly easy to prep, but occasionally it will be 'existing', either way, the builder SHOULD give you something workable - it is important that you get this straight with them. You are usually expected to prepare, supply, lay turf and maintain for maybe one cut or sometimes 6months to year. It will probably be your responsibility to water to turf, so beware if asked to lay in mid summer!
There will be strict rules regarding Health and Safety, you will probably need £10m liability insurance and I would think a CIS card, although we haven't been on a site for a few years, things may have changed.
Good luck Ashley - I loved site work, it drags you kicking and screaming into the 'real world'!! Do a good job and word will soon get back to other builders/architects.
Big developments can mean a tiny m2 price but that doesn't mean you can't return a profit.
If this is the same I would suggest see the sales guys in the showroom and with us, they put are flyer/ card in there brochure.
You will find the developers like the purchases to go with blank canvas.
It's a lot easier then as you are dealing with the new owner, and less daunting as you can do them gradually as they are built.
You will be under a lot of pressure from the developers if you choose the other option.
Good luck whatever you decide.
If this is for builders the first priority is to ask how quick they pay. Builders are notoriously bad payers. If you are laying out a lot of money on materials and they are slow payers then you can quickly find yourself in trouble.
Work for a building developer so I'm guessing it's 90 day pay. Have the money in place to fund us for that period just unsure on how to price the actual square meters, I'm guessing they may be tighter domestic customers. Which if I was just laying turf with little levelling I would be around £5-6 per square meter. We can lay 250-300 square meters per day. Do you think this is around the right sort of figure to aim for?
ive worked on both sides of the fence (so to speak) as both a landscaper and previously as a qs. Bottom line is DONT guess or assume anything. go back with a written list of any queries and get everything back in writing
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