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| landscaping cost estimate sample: Means Landscape Estimating Sylvia Hollman Fee, 1991 Answers all your questions about preparing competitive landscape construction estimates...Means Landscape Estimating is a thorough, easy-reading, organized working tool that talks you through every step of preparing effective bids and estimates in a minimum of time -plus guidance for planning jobs and marketing your company.Written by an award-winning landscape designer and contractor, this edition of Means Landscape Estimating features an updated sample estimate, new productivity information, and reproducible forms. It includes a chapter on how to use Means Site Work & Landscape Cost Data as a pricing resource. |
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| landscaping cost estimate sample: Kerr's Cost Data for Landscape Construction Norman L. Dietrich, 1994-03-31 A classic in the field, this comprehensive reference provides current information for readers who need to estimate the construction costs of landscape architecture projects. Written by a professor of landscape architecture at Iowa State University, this guide provides unit prices easily combined to fit specific job requirements. Coverage includes per diems, crew and equipment, installation, and materials. |
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| landscaping cost estimate sample: Means Unit Price Estimating Methods R.S. Means Company, 1993 Explains and demonstrates the methods and procedures of Unit Price Estimating, from the plans and specifications to the estimate summary. Special Features: -- Fully updated sample estimate by MasterFormat division -- Discussion of computerized estimating methods -- Companion guide to Means Building Construction Cost Data |
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| landscaping cost estimate sample: Instruction Manual for Preparation and Submission of the 1967 Estimate of the Costs of Carrying Out the Provisions of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 United States. Bureau of Public Roads, 1966 |
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| landscaping cost estimate sample: Landscape Estimating Methods Sylvia Hollman Fee, 1999 Provides a step-by-step, methodical account of the standards and procedures involved in landscape construction estimating, from the invitation to bid through job planning once the contract is signed. Includes coverage of the project analysis site visit, the quantity takeoff, estimating costs for material and labor, calculating overhead and profit, and bidding and scheduling. New chapters cover equipment and estimating maintenance costs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: How to Start a Home-Based Landscaping Business Owen E. Dell, 2015-07-02 Have you ever dreamed of starting your own landscaping business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow your business. Using a friendly, entertaining approach, Owen E. Dell shares his experiences and down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based landscaping business. He shows you how to purchase the right tools, estimate start-up costs, price services, and stay profitable once in business. From painless recordkeeping to cost-efficient management techniques, Dell’s step-by-step methods are practical, innovative, and easy to understand. Special features and workbook pages include: - Business Plan Worksheet - Material and Labor Records - Cost Worksheets - Tips on social media, SEO, and making the Internet work for you - Profit-and-Loss Worksheet |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: The Essential Garden Design Workbook Rosemary Alexander, Rachel Myers, 2017-08-08 A bestselling classic completely revised and updated The third edition of The Essential Garden Design Workbook is fully updated with new color photograph and illustrations, garden plans, and growing information for the top fifty plants no designer should be without. You’ll also find updated information on designing with computer-aided design (CAD), details on sustainability ad biodiversity, and important advice on working with contractors. |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Environmental Regulations and Housing Costs Arthur C. Nelson, John Randolph, James M. McElfish, Joseph M. Schilling, Jonathan Logan, LLC Newport Partners, 2012-06-22 Many communities across the nation still lack affordable housing. And many officials continue to claim that “affordable housing” is an oxymoron. Building inexpensively is impossible, they say, because there are too many regulations. Required environmental impact statements and habitat protection laws, they contend, drive up the costs of construction. But is this actually true? In a comprehensive study of the question, the authors of this eye-opening book separate fact from myth. With admirable clarity, they describe the policy debate from its beginning, review the economic theory, trace the evolution of development regulation, and summarize the major research on the topic. In addition, they offer their own research, accompanied by a case study of two strikingly different Washington, D.C., suburbs. They also include results of focus groups conducted in Dallas, Denver, and Tucson. The authors find that environmental regulatory costs—as a share of total costs and processes—are about the same now as they were thirty years ago, even though there are far more regulations today. They find, too, that environmental regulations may actually create benefits that could improve the value of housing. Although they conclude that regulations do not appear to drive up housing costs more now than in the past, they do offer recommendations of ways in which the processes associated with regulations—including review procedures—could be improved and could result in cost savings. Intended primarily for professionals who are involved in, or impacted by, regulations—from public officials, planners, and engineers to housing developers and community activists—this book will provide useful insights and data to anyone who wants to know if (and how) American housing can actually be made “affordable.” |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Transportation Network Evaluation George E. Klein, 1969 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Construction Reports , 1961 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Federal Real Property Mark L. Goldstein, 2009-02 The VA operates one of the largest healthcare-related real estate portfolios in the nation. However, many VA facilities are older and no longer well suited to providing care, leaving VA with millions of square feet of property it does not use to capacity (underutilized) or at all (vacant). This report identifies: (1) VA¿s progress in reducing underutilized or vacant property and how much VA spends operating the underutilized or vacant property it retains; (2) VA¿s use of its various legal authorities to reduce underutilized and vacant property and the extent to which VA tracks how these authorities contribute to reductions; and (3) the challenges VA faces in minimizing underutilized and vacant space and the strategies VA is using to address these challenges. Illus. |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Technical Manual United States Department of the Army, 1970 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Medical Facilities Design - Army , 1970 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: A & E Guide National Institutes of Health (U.S.), National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Office of Architecture and Engineering, 1966 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Labor and Material Requirements for Sewer Works Construction United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1979 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice Joseph A. Demkin, The American Institute of Architects, 2001 CD-ROM contains: Samples of all AIA contract documents. |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Environmental Impact Statement on Wastewater Treatment Facilities for the Lake George - Upper Hudson Region, New York , 1982 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Planting Details Gary O. Robinette, Richard David Nehring, 1983 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Landscape & Turf , 1981 Includes: Green pages, as regularly numbered issue. |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures , 2001 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Public Works for Water and Power Development and Energy Research Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1976 United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations, 1975 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Planting Design Theodore D. Walker, 1985 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Project Management PANNEERSELVAM, R., SENTHILKUMAR, P., 2009-11-23 Project management plays a vital role in planning, organizing and controlling various resources and factors for the successful completion of projects within a time frame. This comprehensive text presents the fundamental concepts and principles of project management and provides necessary skills to manage projects effectively. It is designed for postgraduate students of management, commerce, industrial engineering, production engineering and construction management. The book makes the readers familiar with the objectives of project management and explains project management life cycle, demand forecasting methods, and phases and steps of technology transfer. It discusses cost of capital, estimation of project cost, and feasibility of projects. The text also describes project evaluation and project scheduling techniques, as well as discusses project management software and the impact of projects on the environment. Besides, it gives a detailed description of project audit, project organizational structures and roles of various financial institutions in project management. Key Features : Explains the concepts and techniques of project management with a number of fitting examples. Includes several chapter-end problems and questions to test students |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Fences & Retaining Walls William McElroy, 1990 Fences and Retaining Walls, is a practical manual for the fencing professional and has all the information for quality fence work. An important book as well for house builders and home remodelers. |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Marine Drive Corridor Improvements, Snohomish County , 1983 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Study of the Modernization Needs of the Public and Indian Housing Stock , 1988 |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Developing and Validating a Highway Construction Project Cost Estimation Tool , 2004 In May 2002, Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner tasked his Chief of Technology, Research & Innovation with leading an effort to develop a definitive, consistent, and well-documented approach for estimating the cost of delivering construction projects. A task force that included Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) central and district office staff, Virginia Transportation Research Council staff, Commonwealth Transportation Board members, and a metropolitan planning organization member was formed to either locate a well-founded, tested method for estimating project costs that could be adapted for use by VDOT or develop one. The task group found that a VDOT district had been using an estimation worksheet for several years that produced consistent and reliable results for certain types of roadway and bridge construction. The task group determined that no other method examined had the specificity and potential of this tool. The project team expanded the tool by collecting extensive project data and obtaining evaluations of VDOT project management personnel statewide to develop it further. The existing Excel worksheet with roadway and bridge estimates was expanded to include construction engineering, to be applicable for interstates, and to generate estimates for right-of-way and utilities costs. Data on completed projects were collected from all VDOT districts to help calibrate the model further to account for cost variations across the state. The task group also recognized early on that a very strong focus on project scoping was essential to accurate project estimation. A previous VDOT scoping committee had determined that VDOT did not have a consistent, uniform method that was being used statewide to scope projects. As a result, project cost estimates made at the scoping stage often did not hold up over time because key project features were invariably overlooked. The result was inaccurate estimates. Testing of the cost estimation tool was completed in the summer of 2003. Analysis of a sample of completed VDOT construction projects throughout the state showed that the tool yielded results that, on average, differed from actual final project costs by 22 percent. After further modifications, the Project Cost Estimation System (PCES), as it was named, became a fully operational system for VDOT in October 2003. The PCES is composed of three elements: a cost estimation tool, an improved scoping process, and a project development website. The responsibility for maintaining and updating the PCES now rests with VDOT's Scheduling & Contract Development Division. |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Demolition Mark Shaurette, Richard J. Diven, 2011-01-07 As the built environment ages, demolition has become a rapidly growing industry offering major employment opportunities. During the 1990s the number of contractors grew by nearly 60 percent and there are now over 800 US companies focused on demolition, as well as many more offering this service as part of their portfolio. It has also become an increasingly complex business, requiring a unique combination of project management skills, legal and contractual knowledge, and engineering skills from its practitioners. Created in partnership with the National Demolition Association, Demolition: Practices, Technology, and Management is written specifically with students of construction management and engineering in mind, although it will also be an invaluable reference resource for anyone involved in demolition projects. Since demolition has become such a central part of construction management, this audience includes practicing architects and engineers, general contractors, building and manufacturing facility owners, as well as government officials and regulators. Covered in the book is the full range of technical and management issues encountered by the demolition contractor and those who hire demolition contractors. These include modern demolition practices, the impact of different construction types, demolition regulations, estimating demolition work, demolition contracts, safety on the demolition project, typical demolition equipment, debris handling and recycling, use of explosives, demolition contractors' participation in disaster response, and demolition project management. |
| landscaping cost estimate sample: Cost Engineering , 1997 |
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