GLS-029 - Ver 1.0 (Aug 23)

Both Grounds / Landscaping & Snow Removal Service budgets should:

  • Be presented on CBRE costing sheets
  • Reflect site specific, country / region / city wage rates and benefits
  • Be reviewed annually to reflect wage rate or benefit increases
  • Be adjusted when changes take place within a facility / property - changes in square footage, work scope, or service coverage
  • Match the scope of services being delivered
  • List billing rates for additional or other specialized out of scope services

Service Budgets

  1. LABOR - Staffing level by month / hours per week / base wage rate per hour
  2. BENEFITS - Pension / vacation / health & welfare / union
  3. PAYROLL TAXES - Employer payroll contributions 
  4. PAYROLL INSURANCE - Workers compensation and other insurance related expenses
  5. DIRECT EXPENSES - Uniforms, supplies, equipment, communications, IT, performance bonds and security background checks, etc.
  6. SUBCONTRACT EXPENSES - Subcontractor costs for specialty work performed by 3rd party vendors - turf applications, mulch, plowing, etc.
  7. OVERHEAD & PROFIT 
  8. EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY - Employee production rates all employee classifications
  9. ANNUAL COST PER SQUARE FOOT / Acre - Based on square footage or acreage of the property and scope of work
  10. LABOR COST PER HOUR -  Loaded billable rate per hour

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Cost Drivers To Be Disclosed

Grounds, Landscaping & Snow

Budgeting

Contracting

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Budgeting Snow Based On Weather Patterns

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How do you find the 5, 10, 15, & 30 year weather averages for your area?

1. Go to: http://w2.weather.gov/climate

2. Select the area of the country you want to research on the map. Click on it.

3.  This brings you to NOW Data page

4. Select the “location” from the dropdown (or use the view map feature to narrow your search) 

5.  Select Monthly summarized data

6.  Input the date range (i.e. 15 year 2008-2023) 

7.  Select Snowfall and Sum

8. Press Go

View Map - allows you to get closer to your desired area of focus

  • The results can be used to anticipate the actual spend and sentiment about the winter
  • The individual years run down the left side with the months and season across the top
  • If you scroll down you will see the mean (average) amount for the time period (58.7 inches in this example)
    • Look for deviation from the average in the year or two prior

Questions To Consider:

  • Has the client spent more or less money than planned?
  • If you have the actual $ spend amount, is that for a “light” winter or “heavy” winter?