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Cost Estimates
Basis of Estimates
Preliminary Design
Quantity Takeoffs
Access road
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Plantings
Direct Costs
Labor
Labor Rates?
Labor Data
Source, Allen and Fischenich 2000
Activity
Labor Required
Wattling
2-5 m/hr
Brush Layering
2-5 m/hr
Dormant Posts
Willow Cuttings
45 - 50 cuttings/hr
Plant Roll
6 m/hr
1.5 m/hr
Sprig Planting
4.0 - 20 m2/hr
Seedling Planting
30 - 120 plants/hr
10 - 25 plants/hr
Containerized Plants
20 - 40 plants/hr
Vegetative Geogrids
Seeding
Hydroseeding
Construction Techniques
Construction Techniques
Live, woody material 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter and random lengths. This material is placed 4 to 6 inches deep on sloped
areas. Generally starting at the bottom of the slope, they are laid in a crisscross pattern protecting 6 or more feet of slope. They
are held in place with wedge-like dead stakes and secured with string or wire. Four inches of loose soil is placed on top to
sufficiently cover the majority of the branches. The brush mattressing will act as an immediate sediment trap and grows into a
shrubby carpet-like protective barrier. Effective on slopes with 2:1 ratio or flatter.
Order material on a square footage basis of coverage area.
1 to 2 branches thick
3 to 4 branches thick
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LIVE CUTTINGS
LIVE CUTTINGS are living plant material of un-rooted, woody stems that will root and establish shrubs in wet, fertile conditions.
They are ideal for planting in mass where erosion control and bank stability are an immediate concern.
Length
Diameter
Cost
LIVE CUTTINGS
6 inches to 12 inches
3/8 inch to 1 inch
$.25 each
Other Costs
NonNon-manual supervision
Temporary facilities (office trailer)
Equipment rental
Permitting
Questions?
References
Allen, H.H., and Fischenich, J.C. 2000. Brush mattress for streambank erosion control,
control,
EMRRP Technical Notes Collection. U.S. Army Engineer Research and
and Development
Center, Vicksburg, MS. www.wes.army.mil/el/emrrp
GSWCC. 2000. Guidelines for Streambank Restoration. (Revised March/2000). Georgia
Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Hoag, J.C. 2001. Costs and Considerations of Streambank Bioengineering Treatments.
Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 15. USDA Natural
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Aberdeen, ID. July 2000.
Mulberg,
Mulberg, G. and Moore, N.J. 2005. Streambank Revegetation and Protection, A Guide for
Alaska, revised 2005,
2005, Technical Report No. 9898-3. Alaska Department of Fish and Game,
Division of Sport Fish. April 2005.