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| Web URL(s): | http://grounds-mag.com/mag/grounds_maintenance_better_bids/index.html
Last checked: 06/122008 |
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| Publication Type:
| Trade |
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| Author(s): | Huston, Jim |
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| Author Affiliation: | President, J. R. Huston Enterprises, Incorporate |
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| Title: | Better bids: Pricing precision for landscape renovations |
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| Source: | Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 39, No. 7, July 2004, p. 10-12, 14, 16, 40. |
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| Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: Intertec Publishing Corporation |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Maintenance costs; Landscaping; Turf renovation; Business management; Contract services; Decision-making; Labor costs; Equipment costs
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| Abstract/Contents: | Suggests that "lawn renovations can be a big part of extra revenue generated by enhancements." Discusses potential "tips to help [one] bid and manage [lawn renovations]." Recommends the use of Microsoft (MS) Excell recap worksheets which contain "company information such as crew average wage (CAW), crew size, an overtime factor (OTF0, a risk factor (RF), labor burden, [and] sales tax." Provides example tables of potential recap worksheets. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Includes sidebars, "Industry benchmark note [1]", "Industry benchmark note [2]", "Material costs", p. 12, "Industry benchmark note [3]", p. 14, and "Industry benchmark note [4]", p. 40
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Huston, J. 2004. Better bids: Pricing precision for landscape renovations. Grounds Maint. 39(7):p. 10-12, 14, 16, 40. |
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MSU catalog number: SB 469 .G7 |
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