Help pricing a parish council footpath contract!

[Big T]

Cheers for the replies! Thanks doobin, I will take you up on your offer if I decide to go ahead with it but to be honest it looks like I dont have the necessary equipment at the mo:(

[Rob Hornett]

I cut 42 kilometres of public footpaths and bridleways for our local parish council, i dont cut hedges just the grass. I use a Kubota and flail with a FS400 for the areas the tractor cant get.

 

I have to do 3 cuts per year, as a rough guide to cut all 42 kilometres takes me 5 days approx @ £250.00 per day (£250 x 5 = £1,250.00) - £1,250.00 divided by 42 = £29.76 Per Kilometer

 

Like i say thats for grass not hedges, hope that helps

 

mate

42km = 26.04 miles x 3 = 126 km 78.12 miles / 15 days = 8.4 km 5.208 miles per day

is that one man or two and clearance of cuttings, just trying to understand the machanics of pricing.

 

regards

Rob Hornett

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[niftysteve]

Cheers for the replies! Thanks doobin, I will take you up on your offer if I decide to go ahead with it but to be honest it looks like I dont have the necessary equipment at the mo:(

 

if the work has been done by someone else last year you should be able to see there price by having a look through the parish councils accounts which are usually available on line now , that would give you an idea to see if its worth pricing