Thoroughfare Landscaping

1. Landscape Planting and
Maintenance Costs for City
Owned and Maintained
Arterial and Collector
Roadways
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October 8, 2020
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2. Arterial – Dartmouth Street
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3. Arterial – Barron Road
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4. Collector – Graham Road
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5. Collector – Arrington Road
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7. Landscape Maintenance Scope of Work
• Turf Maintenance
– Mowing
– Hardscape Weed
Control
– Weed Control
(Pre/Post-Emergent)
– Ant Control
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8. Landscape Maintenance Scope of Work
• Bed Maintenance
– Mulch
– Weed Control
(Pre/Post-Emergent)
– Fertilizer
– Ant Control
– Seasonal Color
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9. Landscape Maintenance Scope of Work
• Tree Maintenance
– Pruning
– Mulching
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10. Landscape Maintenance Scope of Work
• Irrigation
Maintenance
• Controllers
• Valves
• Heads
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11. City of College Station
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Total Contract Costs:
$1,108,394

12. Street Landscape Maintenance Costs
• Contract Landscape Costs (Finish Mowing)
– $308,667
• In-House Landscape Costs
– $607,311
• Total: $915,978
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13. Dartmouth (Krenek Tap to FM 2818)
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• Budget Estimate Planting Costs
– Median Trees Every 30 Feet
• ($210/30 LF) = $7/LF
– Side Of Street Trees Every 60 Feet
• ($360/60) x 2 = $12/LF
– Irrigation System (Based On Landscaping Bid)
• ($43,800 x 2)/6,250 LF = $14/LF
• Planting Estimate: $33/LF
• Length: 2,250 LF
• Planting Cost
– ($33/LF x 2,250 LF) = $74,250

15. City of College Station
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• Budget Estimate Maintenance Costs
– Median Mowing
• ($80 x 18 Cycles) = $1,440
– Street Frontage Mowing
• ($218 x 18 Cycles) = $3,924
– Irrigation
• ($3.25 x 300 MG) = $975
– Pruning/Mulching
• Annual = $600
• Total = $6,939
• Length: 2,250 LF
• Maintenance Estimate: $3/LF

16. • Dartmouth Construction Cost = $3,019,477 (2007)
• ($3,019,477 x 1.25) = $3,774,347 (2020)
• Planting Costs: $74,250
• Maintenance Costs: $6,939
• Planting as a percentage of construction cost
– ($74,250/$3,774,347) = 1.9%
• Maintenance as a percentage of construction cost
– ($6,939/$3,774,347) = 0.2%
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18. Questions ?
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