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Old 05-11-2007, 02:23 PM
Mark Oomkes Mark Oomkes is offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by agla
Don't give them your mark up and labor rates.Just break the job up in general like...

1. To supply and install (insert plant list here: (7) Ilex crenata compacta #1, (6) Euonymus 'Emerald 'n' Gold' #1, ...) with fertilizer and soil ammendments ..... $x,xxx.xx

2. To install bluestone patio per plan dated x/xx/xx on 4-6" inches of compacted stonedust ......... $x,xxx.xx

3. To remove existing lawn and prepare planting beds ...

4. Miscellaneous expenses including but not limited to dump fees,...
Ditto (again)

Not saying it would happen, but eventually you will get the "I saw this plant at the garden center for $X.XX" and your price is $X.XX + 10% or whatever or it might be less even with a markup if you're getting wholesale from a nursery. Like Raj said, you won't see the forest for the trees.
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