Guidelines For Reviewing Cost Of Landscape Maintenance

1 In-house grounds maintenance staff wages: (# of staff X annual hrs. X rates) $
2 Overtime factor for grounds maintenance staff: $
3 Labor burden factor (usually 30-40%): $
(Includes all payroll taxes, uniforms, medical/dental insurance, vacation, sick time, company contribution to retirement fund, pension, etc.) $
4 Insurance (Worker's compensation/liability as % of labor if not in burden): $
5 Annual landscape maintenance materials budget: $
(Includes bark mulch, screened loam, fertilizer, pesticides, flowers, grass seed, etc.) $
6 Subcontractor cost: (Services that you currently outsource) $
(Can include landscape maintenance to specific areas of the property, lawn fertilization, street sweekping, catch basin cleaning, parking lot line striping, etc.) $
7 Annual budget for small tools and equipment: (tools to equip your crews) $
8 Annual, amortized equipment acquisition cost: (capital costs for equipment) $
9 Annual, amortized vehicle acquisition cost: (capital costs for trucks & trailers) $
10 Annual expenditure for vehicle and equipment maintenance: $
11 Mechanic wages plus labor burden (factor for time on grounds equipment) $
12 Fuel cost: (gallons/week X 52 X average cost/gallon) $
13 Fuel storage (capital costs for haz mat/fuel storage rooms) $
14 Insurance, annual registration, excise taxes for vehicles operated: $
15 Annual training expense: $
16 Safety equipment, training, and compliance: $
17 SUPERVISION: (Management and supervisory time including scheduling, planning, inter-department communication) $
TOTAL ESTIMATED IN-HOUSE ANNUAL COST: $