Observed arrival · 2026-10-01
Grounds Bid Check: a worked example for pricing the job
A public pilot preview shows grounds-maintenance contractors how to build an annual contract price from labour, travel, equipment, materials, overhead, and a target margin.
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- Grounds-maintenance contractors pricing council work
- Worth noticing
- The fictional example separates a 10% cost reserve, second-year inflation, target margin, and a labour-overrun stress scenario.
Field notes
The sample contract is for Totnes Cemetery & Castle Meadow, with an initial term from April 2027 to March 2029; the page says quotes are invited by 28 October 2026 and requests two local-organisation references. Its arithmetic distinguishes margin from markup and labels the longer-labour calculation as a stress scenario, not a prediction. The example also cautions that the calculator cannot measure a site, estimate crew speed, or predict a winning price.
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