Steve thats a good point you brought up about the mulch costing. I had a friend who realized that the price per yard should be different depending on weather he has to do it by hand or he could get his Kubota in there. BUT, he was still messing up because he figure the price for wheelbarrows and used that for everything figuring he can't lose. Well, I think he did lose a couple of bids because of that. If youhave a wide open job, and you charge his way, even though he will use the tractor to do the job, he can't be competitive with other company's prices that are using a tractor, etc for the install. So, I agree totally that you should price by the job specs. BUT do you agree that there should be a set price for the mulch and delivery?? I think there should be and should decrease a bit as the # of truckloads goes up. <p>As for the plants, I would probobly charge them the retail price for the plants, then add in for install labor and time for buying the plants. Karl, you are getting the plants at wholesale prices right? I'd imagine they run things the same sort of way "down under". I'll be going through Darwin again in August for a day or 2. Gotta love this military world tour!!<p>----------<br><a href="http://communities.msn.com/guidosequipmentpics/">"Guido"</a><br>David M. Famiglietti