price of removing a median
price of removing a median
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Does any body know the price of removing a median in any sort of unit measurement. I am in the US and we are removing some landscaped medians from some parking lots. Any help would be greatly appreciated.





RE: price of removing a median
I don't imagine that would be too terribly expensive. More like sawcutting the pavement and removing the associated curb and gutter. Then haul off of the vegitation and topsoil. (When you say medians, is that the same as a landcape island? Where you have curb surrounding landscape in the middle of a parking lot?)
RE: price of removing a median
RE: price of removing a median
Means 2001 calls for plain concrete curb (not reinforced) at $3.11 per linear foot. I would double that for good measure. 6" concrete rod reinforced is at $2.61 per square foot. Add about $50 per tree to cut and grind the stump. Maybe $10 per cubic yard of soil in the island to haul off.
Then add the mobilization fee off about $5,000 for the contractor to get the equipment out and back.
RE: price of removing a median
RE: price of removing a median
Hauling costs vary on the distance of the haul. And don't forget the dumping fees at the landfill.
RE: price of removing a median
That is right out of Means though, and I think it is intended for larger jobs where greater volumes bring down the overall cost. Not sure the size of the job envisioned, ie 40 parking islands or 2-3. 100 trees or 5. Was thinking that the mobilization fee would make it a more realistic cost in the end.
A couple of things I forgot to mention.
1. Do not call your pricing report a 'cost estimate'. Call it an 'Engineers Opinion of Probable Costs'. Don't ask me why, lawyer prattle I suspect.
2. It is prudent for you opinion of costs to be more than what it actually costs. In other words, if the contract bids come back lower, the owner will have the money to cover it (their up front financing might be dependent upon your estimate). If the contractor bids start coming in consitently higher than your estimate, you're likely going to hear about it.
RE: price of removing a median
I do call it that already I just used cost estimate for this board. Also, the estimate is for the City of Phoenix, Arizona. Financing is probably not so dependent on price but the actual benefit.
Also there is 11 islands being removed and about 10 trees.
RE: price of removing a median
Also, for a city project, you probably just need to get in the ballpark for city council approval of budgeting (still be above it). I would imagine the contractor selection will be based on a publicly advertised bid process of contractors pre-approved to work on city projects. In other words, it will cost what it costs based on market conditions.
RE: price of removing a median
http://phoenix.gov/bidtabs/index.html
RE: price of removing a median