Title: Price a landscape maintenance contract.
Course: Landscaping II (18054-II) > Section: Managing a Landscape Enterprise

Pricing a contract could include

- itemizing the tasks to be performed
- estimating the number of times a service will be performed
- estimating the employee time required to complete tasks
- calculating the cost of supplies and equipment expenses related to the task
- measuring the size of a property
- incorporating a reasonable rate of return on investment
- preparing a maintenance contract document
- establishing contacts for maintenance contracts through media and industry outlets
- investigating tasks that can be completed by maintenance firms in the off-season (e.g., snow removal, holiday lighting or decorating).

Teacher Resources:

- Landscape Standards, Professional Grounds Management Society
- National Association of Landscape Professionals

Process/Skill Questions:

- What equipment is needed to establish a landscape maintenance business?
- What are some methods to expand a client list?
- What is a typical profit margin in the landscape maintenance business?
- What maintenance tasks need to be performed in the off-season?
- What does seasonal color mean?