Summer Sea
Condominium
88500 Overseas Highway
Village of Islamorada
Tavernier, FL 33070
SumSea@Bellsouth.net
(305) 852-9559
LANDSCAPING plans!!! PAGE 1
Team Leader: Cheri Deluca
into workable sections.  

Set-up-   One day to move the coral rocks to border the garden
areas.  (Actual cost breakdown see page three)
$232  for bobcat
$   0    for Bob Miller to work the day
$   0    for Chago or Alberto to work the day
Takes no time at all to order the material but the costs will be as
follows;

Phase 1

Approx. sod area 1250 sq. feet
Cost of sod – pallet covers 500 sq. ft.@ $130/ pallet
Delivery $40  - need 3 pallets   $390
Fill- the cost is $1.50 per bag  
16 bags does 50 square feet
G1- approx   600 cubic feet = 192 bags =  $288
G2- approx   268 cubic feet =   82 bags =  $120
G3- approx 1340 cubic feet = 430 bags  = $ 645
To level area 25’x6’=approx150 sq ft- 3x48 = $72
The total for the fill  = $1125

I realize we can probably get a better price by the truck load but
I don’t have figures on this yet. (as always I am estimating high)

I also realize we will need some sand and could use a lesser
quality fill for the areas not in the gardens but (I am estimating
high)

Sand & fill                                         $1125
Sod                                                      390
G1 plants                                             530
G2 plants                                             378
G3 plants                                             914
Lava rocks                                           125
Bromeliads                                             64
Plastic sheeting                                       8
Plastic borders                                       50
Fertilizer                                                 36
Mulch/ rocks                                         150
Approx labor 6 days@8hrs/day $10/hr  480
                                        $4,250       
bob cat rental                                        232
grand total for phase 1              
$4,482                                             

Everyone must realize this seems like a lot but the other areas
will be much less expensive.  None of the other areas need the
ground levels elevated.  Phase 2 only has one large garden to fill
and plant.  Phase 3 has only the gardens around the pool to
replant.  Phase 4 has some sod to be replaced and plants but no
major work.  “The lot” costs were in earlier pages.

We want to breakdown the landscaping project into phases and
the funding as well.  Phase 1 will be the most expensive and
should include the set-up costs.

Please approve the following so we can start this project;      
$5,000 for phase 1
$3,000 for phase 2
$1,000 for phase 3
$2,000 for phase 4
$4,000 for phase 5 “the lot”
total     $15,000

If the cost of a phase is less than the budgeted amount, then the
overage will pass to the next phase until the complete project is
finished. At that time the board can do whatever it wants with the
leftovers.  It takes an extraordinary amount of work to plan out
all the phases down to their actual costs.  We will present actual
costs of each phase at the start of each phase.
You need to put the two pictures together and
shift around to get the overall project in
perspective.  You will see where the concrete
dock lines up and the end of the patio.  

There is no diagram for Phase 5 which I have
designated as "the lot".  I walked this area with
a certified arborist and he states for sure there
are 11 trees dead right now.  (2 large trees, 5
medium sized trees and 4 palms). The rest of the
trees need an additional 2-3 months in order to
figure out if there is any chance of their survival
and he gives them  30%.  So what is definitely
dead is 3 Mahogany, 3 Tamarind or Pitch
Apples, 1 Wax Myrtle or Crepe Myrtle and 4
Coconut palms.  He said the average cost of
replacement would be $300 per tree but could
be as low as $75 if we used Buttonwood or a
less expensive type.  We should buy trees of at
least 2 inch diameter and I am using the highest
figure in this estimate.   The cost of planting the
trees would be about $300 each as well but I
feel that our workforce could do the job
adequately.
Cost of 11 trees @ $300 = $3,300  
Subject:   3/28 final on landscape plan Page 1 of 2

This past weekend Faye and I went over the final plan to be presented to the board for
approval.  After taking actual measurements and getting more accurate figures, we have
decided in order to come within the budget figure of $1500 - we are not going to include a
sidewalk in our landscaping project.  We would like this to occur in the future but it will not
be a part of out project.  We also have decided to replace the grass (instead of stones) in
all the places where grass used to be, because of monetary restrictions.  The cost of
stones in phase 1 would be approx. $1300 and the cost of putting down sod is approx.
$400.  
I want to break down this project into workable
segments.  The first will be the set up.

       Set up-  

All the border rocks for phase 1 and 2 will be moved
into position.  The rocks will be taken from the lot
area and placed via bobcat along the garden borders
(G1/G2/G3/G4) that have already been marked.  The
cost of the Bobcat totals $232 for the day (4-Star
Rentals) and we will need Bob Miller to operate it. We
will also need one additional helper for this day.  I
would like the board to approve this ASAP and
schedule a date so we can get things going.

Prior to this date the fill/ top soil and sand could be
dumped into the staging area (in front of the "L" )
ready to be moved . The stepping stones will need to
be temporally removed.

It is imperative that we get the garden border rocks
moved ASAP to keep from interfering with the water
retention project.  If Bob Miller can not take the time
from his schedule, we can hire an operator and the
bobcat from BC Enterprises @MM 93.9 for $65/hr (a
full 8 hours would cost us $520) .

Next the beds would be partially filled in with soil
and the area (in Phase 1) between the pool exit and
the "L" stairwell will be elevated with fill to a level
that would allow water drainage towards the dock.

After this set up work is done we can begin the
transplanting/planting and lay down the sod.  
This is a drawing of the garden area (G1) There
will be one large Travelers Palm  and one
ornamental tree.  The beds will be as laid out
basically with the larger plants towards the
back.  Smaller mid-sized plants in the middle and
ground cover in the front.   

**** All plant gardens take into consideration
what was there before the storms.  Nothing will
be planted that will block views but the existing
plants that are tall will be kept.  All existing
plants that survived will be used AMAP.   The
gardens G1,2,3,4 will be bordered with coral
rocks approximately 2 -3 feet high.  The idea is
to elevate the garden beds in case of storm
surge. We are also trying to use salt tolerant
types and wind/drought resistant as well. The
actual mature plant diameter has been used in
the spacing.  
Our thoughts on how much time we would need Chago,
Alberto or outside help.  Normally the condo has things to be
done such as cutting the grass, watering, trimming, etc…  
Right now there is hardly any grass to cut and no landscaping
to prune in the entire bay side. Both Faye and I are weekend
warriors and if possible we would like to use one of the
workers on Saturday afternoons or Sundays. It wouldn’t
necessarily be every Saturday or Sunday  and may be a whole
day at times depending on what needs to be done.  We may
need two people on the days that dirt and sod needs to be
moved but this could be done with our Guatemalan workers.  
In general we would need more help lifting and digging than
anything. Other than the “bobcat” day, the landscaping
committee will need Bob Miller minimally. Occasional
direction on where to place the deliveries and coordinating
work schedules would be needed. So in general we hope
that we can count on our staff to work on the landscaping
project.    Cheri D.
This is the outside border
of G4.  The inside plants
will be complement and
mirror the other gardens.
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