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