"Site Preparation: Cost for grading, culverts, ditches for all sites."
Unit Cost Quantity Extended Cost
Trackhoe rate 75 10 750.00
bulldozer rate 75 12 900.00
Tractor rate 50 8 400.00
Culvert Pipe 90 2 180.00
Total Project Cost "$2,230.00 "
square footage 11380
Cost per square foot $0.20
"Site A: 36'x100' area with 6"" layer 3/4"" minus gravel and 3"" of fill sand on top. This area has high impact with 11 young horses all winter. "
Unit Cost Quantity Extended Cost
Sand 75 3 225.00
Gravel 95 7 665.00
Geotextile fabric 325 1 325.00
Driver rate 50 10 500.00
Trackhoe rate 75 3 225.00
Total Project Cost "$1,940.00 "
square footage 3600
Cost per square foot $0.54
"Site B: 30' x 70' area with 4"" of fill sand. One horse turned out for 2 to 4 hours per day."
Unit Cost Quantity Extended Cost
Sand 75 2 150
Driver rate 50 2 100
Trackhoe rate 75 1 75
Total Project Cost $325.00
square footage 2100
Cost per square foot $0.15
"Project C: 28'x 70' area with 4"" of fill sand on 4"" of 3/4"" minus gravel."
Unit Cost Quantity Extended Cost
Sand 75 2 150
Gravel 95 3 285
Driver rate 50 5 250
Trackhoe rate 75 1 75
Total Project Cost $610.00
square footage 1960
Cost per square foot $0.31
"Project D: 50' diameter paddock with woven geotextile fabric and a 4"" layer of gravel topped with 3"" layer of sand."
Unit Cost Quantity Extended Cost
Sand 75 2 150.00
Gravel 95 4 380.00
Geotextile fabric 325 1 325.00
Driver rate 50 6 300.00
Trackhoe rate 75 2.5 187.50
Total Project Cost "$1,342.50 "
square footage 2800 Sand 75
Cost per square foot $0.48 Gravel 95
"Project F: 24' x 50' area with 6"" layer of cedar wood chips on top of 1 1/2"" minus gravel." Geotextile fabric 325
Chips 30
Unit Cost Quantity Extended Cost Driver rate 50
Gravel 95 1 95.00 Trackhoe rate 75
Chips 30 8 240.00 Dozer rate 75
Tractor rate 50 2 100.00 Tractor rate 50
Driver rate 50 1 50.00 Culvert Pipe 90
Grass Seed 63
Total Project Cost $485.00 Fertilizer
square footage 1200
Cost per square foot $0.40
"Pasture Improvements: grass seed, fertilizer, labor"
Unit Cost Quantity Extended Cost
Grass Seed 63 6 378.00
Fertilizer 0 0.00
Tractor rate 50 8 400.00
0 0 0.00
Total Project Cost $778.00
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