Costing for Landscaping Works (QSD381)
Landscaping Works (Delivered to Site)
A Cultivating soil by hand, surface ground, 150mm deep, evenly graded to finish levels to a fine tilt.
B Surface application by hand, approved brand commercial fertilizer, general surfaces of cultivated
soil at a rate of 800gm/m2.
C Spot turfing; axonopus compressus; size 150mm x 150mm x 50mm thick, 300mm centres;
horizontal surfaces; pegged with wooden pegs where necessary; watering, weeding, cutting, and
additional fertilizer; maintaining for the whole of the contract period after turfing.
Price Data
Material
-Commercial fertilizer – RM75/bag (Weight per bag = 50kg)
-150mm x 150mm x 50mm thick, axonopus compressus – RM0.50/pc
-Wooden peg– RM0.50/bundle (200 nr/bundle)
Labour output
-Cultivating soil (150mm thick.) – 50m2/hr
-Unloading fertilizer -120bags/hr
-Laying turf (spot) – 33.33m2/hr
-Spreading fertilizer – 100m2/hr
Labour Wages
-Skilled labour – RM8.00/hr
-Unskilled labour – RM6.00/hr
-Gang ratio: 1:2
Maintenance items
-Rubber hose–700m/hectare @RM70/roll [30m per roll].
-Additional fertilizer: 2500kg/hectare/cycle [Frequency = once a month]
-Remove weed growth– 100m2/hr [frequency = once a month]
-Cutting turves by machine-70m2/hr [frequency = once month]
-Hire grass cutting machine (including operator and fuel): 100m 2/hr
-Labour for spreading fertilizer –200m2/hr [Frequency: once a month]
-Labour for watering turves –200m2/hr [Frequency: twice daily]
Overheads & Profit
-Overheads – 8%
-Profit – 2%.
Note
Contract Duration – 8 months + 6 months maintenance period. Work commences 2 months before the
project completion time.
Surface application by hand, approved brand commercial fertilizer, general surfaces of
cultivated soil at a rate of 800gm/m2.
[Take area 1.00 metre square]
A. Material
i. Commercial fertilizer: 0.80kg @RM75.00/bag RM 1.20
50kg/bag
ii. Unloading: 1 bag @ RM6.00/hr RM 0.05 RM1.25
120bags/hr
B. Plant and Equipment
- Included in the preliminaries RM 0.00
C. Labour
-Spreading fertilizer: 1m2 @ [RM8.00/hr + 2(RM6.00/hr)] RM 0.20
100m2/hr RM 1.25
Allow: Overheads 8% - RM0.10
Profit 2% -RM0.03 RM 0.13
Rate per m2 for this item: RM 1.38.
Cultivating soil by hand, surface ground, 150mm deep, evenly graded to finish levels to a
fine tilt.
[Take area to be cultivated 1m2]
A. Material
No material involved RM 0.00
B. Plant and Equipment
Included in the preliminaries RM 0.00
C. Labour
Cultivating soil 150mm thick, 1m2 @[RM8.00/hr + 2(RM6.00/hr)] RM00.40
50m2/hr RM00.40
Allow: Overheads 8% - RM0.03
Profit 2% -RM0.01 RM 0.04
Rate per m2 for this item: RM 0.44
Spot turfing; Axonopus Compressus; size 150mm x 150mm x 50mm thick, 300mm centres; horizontal
surfaces; pegged with wooden pegs where necessary; watering, weeding, cutting, and additional
fertilizer; maintaining for the whole of the contract period after turfing.[RM/M 2]
[Take area of turfing 100m2 – Construction period 8 months, DLP 6 months, turfing
commence 2 months before completion date].
A. Material
i. 150 x150x50mm thick Axonopus Compressus
100m2 @RM0.50/pc- RM555.56
(0.30x0.30) m2
Allow 5% wastage RM 27.78 RM583.34
ii. Wooden peg
1111.11nr @RM0.50/bundle RM2.78 RM586.12
200nr/bundle
B. Plant and Equipment
Included in the preliminaries RM0.00
C. Labour
Laying turf – 100m2 @ [RM8.00+ 2(RM6.00)] RM 60.00 RM646.12
33.33m2/hr
D. Maintenance
Material
i. Rubber hose
100m2 x 700m @RM70.00/roll RM16.33
10,000m2 30m/roll
ii. Additional Fertilizer (once per month)
8 months x 100m2 x 2500kg @RM75.00/bag RM 300.00
10,000m2 50kg/bag
Plant
iii. Grass mower (once per month) (hired)
8 months x 1.00hr @RM6.00/hr RM 48.00
Labour
iv. Watering turves (twice daily)
2x30x8 months x 100m2 @ RM6.00/hr RM1440.00
200m2/hr
vi. Spreading fertilizer (once per month)
8 months x 100m2 @RM6.00/hr RM 24.00
200m2/hr
vii. Remove weed growth (once per month)
8 months x 1.00hr @RM6.00/hr RM 48.00 RM1876.33
RM2522.45
Cost per m2 RM 25.22
Allow
Overheads – 8% RM2.01
Profit - 2% RM0.50 RM 2.51
Rate per m2 for this item: RM27.74
