Estimating and Pricing Tree Care Jobs    (View PDF)

Richard E. Abbott & Kenneth C. Miller

Abstract: Tree care, pruning and removal operations have been difficult to price because each tree, each location, and each situation is different. Traditionally, tree care salespeople have learned to estimate jobs by the trial-and-error method. Many times, the salesperson has not been in sales over a long enough period of time to gain pricing experience. The concept of pricing using fixed and variable factors for the different tasks can accommodate the differences in trees, locations, and situations. The system can, and should be modified to each company's operations. The use of man-hours required to perform specific tree care operations provides the key to calculating costs and also provides a measurable basis to evaluate crew performance.

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https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1987.025