The contact has a six month window to complete the 6000 acres. It also requires "hand trimming" fences and obstructions...likes the signs in the row as well as replacing signs as required. Any areas up to one half mile long that has to be "reclaimed" is left alone and not deducted from bid, over that they adjust or subtract money for contract value. That work is the contracted to someone with that equipment. Same with downed trees. I have the equipment for that so I thought that may be a selling point to the utility...yeah I'll charge extra but I am already there so there is a savings to them and an extra income to me.
As to the milage.. I may be off base here but 6000 acres is 6000 acres no real difference if it is square or 100 foot by a......uh. ..... Longways. I do get that narrower will take some time more due to obsticals...gates and such. Pleas tell me if I am missing something as I can't see it adding more than 20% to the total time.
Also, no one has had any input as to cost per acre averages. Like is 15-30 a good window or is this service usually more in the 35-50 range. I honestly have no idea. As I sai earlier I have a good idea of what it will cost me to do the work but what do companies pay for the service. Just like y'all I don't want to gouge but I certainly don't want to lose money or be the guy "undercutting everyone" which hurts the market.
As to the milage.. I may be off base here but 6000 acres is 6000 acres no real difference if it is square or 100 foot by a......uh. ..... Longways. I do get that narrower will take some time more due to obsticals...gates and such. Pleas tell me if I am missing something as I can't see it adding more than 20% to the total time.
Also, no one has had any input as to cost per acre averages. Like is 15-30 a good window or is this service usually more in the 35-50 range. I honestly have no idea. As I sai earlier I have a good idea of what it will cost me to do the work but what do companies pay for the service. Just like y'all I don't want to gouge but I certainly don't want to lose money or be the guy "undercutting everyone" which hurts the market.