This is a really big customer and I am in my first year of business, so it's a big deal for me to get this account. The mulch is to be installed in medians in a very very large parking lot. I'd say it's around 15,000 sqft total. I have no idea how much to charge. I would like to give them a bid with and without landscaping fabric.
How much to bid to install 100 cu yd of mulch @ 2in. deep?
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This is a really big customer and I am in my first year of business, so it's a big deal for me to get this account. The mulch is to be installed in medians in a very very large parking lot. I'd say it's around 15,000 sqft total. I have no idea how much to charge. I would like to give them a bid with and without landscaping fabric.
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Mulch calculator online
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:laugh::laugh::laugh:
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Sorry to be a downer but maybe this job is too big for you.
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This is the best answer, so far.
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Thats 93 yards (approximately)
How much does it cost you to get the mulch delivered to the site?
Take that number and multiply by 2.5
That will give you a "guideline" for where you should be.
It's not the right way to get your price but its a good guess.
Long math is
Cost of materials (mulch delivered) plus 20%
Cost of machine and fuel plus 20%
Man hours estimated to complete the job multiplied by hourly rate.
add that up and an add 15%.
Presto, thats your number.
If you want my guess, sight unseen call it a day and a half with three men times $60 an hour.
Thats $2,160.00 in labor
Assume mulch at $40 per yard $3750 plus $300 delivery is 4050 plus mark up is $4,860.00
Assume machine rental and pickup/delivery at $600 plus fuel and markup is $780.00
2160 +4860 + 780 =7800 plus 15% is 8970.00
Divided by 93 is 96.45 per yard installed. or $0.60 per square foot.
Fabric usually comes out around .20 per square foot by using the same process... however it depends on whats already there? Bare earth? or do you have to pull weeds and prep or move/dispose of existing old mulch in order to lay fabric? That could be a BUNDLE of more man hours and cosT!
Thats assuming a whole lot about your costs.
Since none of us know anything about your business or your costs, there no way we can give you number thats anything but theory.
How much does it cost you to get the mulch delivered to the site?
Take that number and multiply by 2.5
That will give you a "guideline" for where you should be.
It's not the right way to get your price but its a good guess.
Long math is
Cost of materials (mulch delivered) plus 20%
Cost of machine and fuel plus 20%
Man hours estimated to complete the job multiplied by hourly rate.
add that up and an add 15%.
Presto, thats your number.
If you want my guess, sight unseen call it a day and a half with three men times $60 an hour.
Thats $2,160.00 in labor
Assume mulch at $40 per yard $3750 plus $300 delivery is 4050 plus mark up is $4,860.00
Assume machine rental and pickup/delivery at $600 plus fuel and markup is $780.00
2160 +4860 + 780 =7800 plus 15% is 8970.00
Divided by 93 is 96.45 per yard installed. or $0.60 per square foot.
Fabric usually comes out around .20 per square foot by using the same process... however it depends on whats already there? Bare earth? or do you have to pull weeds and prep or move/dispose of existing old mulch in order to lay fabric? That could be a BUNDLE of more man hours and cosT!
Thats assuming a whole lot about your costs.
Since none of us know anything about your business or your costs, there no way we can give you number thats anything but theory.
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Having it delivered, thinking about renting a skid loader. That and/or getting it delivered at night and having it dumped at multiple points. I have one guy that helps me, but I was also thinking of using a temp service for the workers.
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Thank you, I will definitely do that and compare it with the cost and prospect of doing the work myself.
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Thanks. I guess my wishful thinking was that someone was going to say, "The standard price for installing mulch is $XX per cu yd, at 100 cu yd I would probably offer a discounted price of $XX per cu yd if I really wanted the account." I appreciate all the replies though and have a bit more direction now.
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That's why I asked you how much would you charge if you were doing 5 yards?
Is this your first mulch job?
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$1.25-$2.00 per sq ft. With liner 3-4 with liner going rate here. If you have a small tractor to move materials use it or rent one youll need it.
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$100/cu yd. Forget the fabric, it's useless with mulch. Instead upsell a flower bed maintenance package for the weeds/debris.
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I've done a few others, but they were just flower beds. Largest job was 30 bags. I always just charged them per bag and for my time.
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Cool, I'll do that. It seems to be what they did before, because they have me spraying mulch in another parking lot they did with another contractor.
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