AN ROINN TALMHAÍOCHTA, BIA AGUS MARA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE NATIONAL REFERENCE COSTS 21st July 2015 The attached Reference Costs (together with the accompanying Explanatory Notes) are applicable to all approvals issued under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS). To estimate the reference cost of approved works, applicants must consult - The Reference Costs; - The Explanatory Notes; - The relevant Department Specifications. The use of all the details in these documents is critical for the correct estimation of the reference cost of approved works. The amount of investment eligible for grant-aid will be determined by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the work is completed and a valid claim submitted for payment. Any queries in regard to the application of these National Reference Costs should be addressed to the applicant’s agricultural advisor/consultant. Applicants are reminded that grant aid will not be paid where works commence without the Department’s prior written approval and that the amount of investment eligible for grant aid will be calculated in accordance with scheme terms and conditions. Common Items m2 linear metre per hour €24.60 -€165.00 €12.40 Loose house Area Slatted House Area Solid Floor area with cubicles Slatted and Cubicle area over tank Lie-back to slatted area Calf Creep m2 m2 m2 m2 m2 m2 €128.70 €178.20 €137.80 €187.40 €128.70 €133.00 Unroofed feed passage Roofed feed passage Feed passage over tank Sliding Door to feed passage m2 m2 m2 m2 €41.10 €124.00 €176.70 €89.20 Calving pen Isolation box m2 m2 €205.20 €396.40 per passage y = 2280 x + 2375 Unroofed Slatted feed area Solid area as part of unroofed slatted feed area m2 m2 €66.70 €24.60 Roofing of Livestock Feed yard m2 €69.30 Bull Pen with exercise area Bull Pen without exercise area Calf house with penning Calf house no penning m2 m2 m2 m2 €158.50 €241.60 €160.00 €128.70 Solid floor Sheep House with Penning Solid floor Sheep House no Penning Slatted House for sheep Goat house with penning Goat house no penning m2 m2 m2 m2 m2 €148.80 €128.70 €161.70 €148.80 €128.70 Ancillary Concrete Common Wall Direct constructional work by applicant, or applicant’s family member Animal Housing Automatic Slurry scrapers Animal handling facilities Cattle handling Facilities Semi-Automatic skulling gate and back gate Single sided race in animal area Double sided race in animal area Single sided race over new concrete Double sided race over new concrete per unit linear metre linear metre linear metre linear metre €411.00 €81.50 €163.10 €113.50 €195.10 Concrete floor for cattle enclosure Walls for cattle enclosure Gates for cattle enclosure Barriers for cattle enclosure m2 linear metre linear metre linear metre €24.60 €117.50 €67.70 €73.60 m2 m2 €94.70 €94.70 item linear metre €1,568.00 €43.50 linear metre item item item item €148.90 €379.00 €252.00 €1,164.00 €419.90 item €1,364.80 m2 m2 item €73.20 €99.50 €3,186.54 item item item item item item linear metre €881.96 €845.92 €847.92 €654.02 €111.05 €224.08 €27.93 Roof over cattle crush and race (including floor) Roof over cattle handling enclosure (including floor) Mobile cattle crush unit (min 2.0m long) Mobile cattle Penning max 75 linear metres (in combination with a cattle Handling unit) Calving Gate in Existing House Cattle Head Scoop Leg Hoist / Lifter Cattle Weighing Scales Calf dehorning crate Horse Facilities Horse Stocks Sheep handling Equipment Fixed Sheep handling unit Fixed sheep handling unit with dip tank Portable Sheep Handling Race with wheels (including footbath) Portable basic sheep handling race Sheep Weighing scales Sheep Rollover crate Mobile Sheep “batch” footbath Sheep adoption unit front Sheep adoption unit front with penning Mobile Sheep Penning max 75 linear metres (in combination with a Sheep Handling unit) Silage Pit Common Wall between two silos 3.0m high m2 linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres €32.00 €8.70 €51.20 €8.70 €22.30 €250.40 €269.30 €289.50 €309.20 €329.60 €364.80 €338.10 €363.50 €390.90 €417.50 €445.00 €492.50 Concrete resurfacing of silo slab Asphalt resurfacing of silo slab Narrow channel in existing Floor Wide channel in existing floor m2 m2 linear metres linear metres €28.20 €28.20 €50.40 €112.90 Silo Floor / apron Narrow Channel in new floor (75mm x 75mm) Wide channel in new floor Kerb along silo base Guide rail for silo wall (extra to wall cost) Outer Wall 1.5m high Outer Wall 1.8m high Outer Wall 2.1m high Outer Wall 2.4m high Outer Wall 2.7m high Outer Wall 3.0m high Common Wall between two silos 1.5m high Common Wall between two silos 1.8m high Common Wall between two silos 2.1m high Common Wall between two silos 2.4m high Common Wall between two silos 2.7m high General Safety Elements Safety Rails on Silo Walls Replacement of a hinged door/sheeted gate with a new sliding door / roller door on agricultural buildings. Retrofitting Single roof-light with safety cages Retrofitting Double roof-light with safety cages Retrofitting Triple roof-light with safety cages. Rewiring existing farm building Yard Lights (metal halide or LCD) linear metre €22.30 m2 €89.20 per clear light per clear light per clear light €40.90 €47.50 €55.10 m2 item €6.70 €237.50 Slurry Storage and Tank Covers €32.40 €4.45 €3.25 €2.20 €62.00 Spine 0.300 €24.00 €32.00 €40.00 €48.00 €56.00 €64.00 €72.00 €80.00 €88.00 €96.00 €136.00 €160.00 €186.00 €217.00 €260.00 €290.00 m2 m3 linear metre m2 linear metre Spine 0.500 €34.20 €45.60 €57.00 €68.40 €79.80 €91.20 €102.60 €114.00 €125.40 €136.80 €174.00 €206.00 €236.00 €275.00 €325.00 €366.00 Protective fence for slurry store (including gate) Safety Agitation platform for existing external tanks Tank extension to provide external agitation point for existing tank linear metre item item €54.70 €1,633.20 €4,125.00 Circulation pipe (6”) to allow for agitation of slurry inc. Fittings Simple aeration system linear metre m2 of tank €13.30 y = 1320x0.44 m2 m2 €47.30 €47.30 m2 m2 m2 m2 m2 m2 item m2 m2 Item m2 €57.10 €55.50 €68.60 €56.80 €45.80 €56.80 €407.00 - €47.30 - €47.30 - €407.00 - €57.10 Floor rate Excavation rate Backfill rate Mesh rate (A142) Beam Rate Outer Walls 0.225 €20.10 0.3 €26.80 0.4 €33.50 0.5 €40.20 0.6 €46.90 0.7 €53.60 0.8 €60.30 0.9 €67.00 1.0 €73.70 1.1 €80.40 1.2 €126.00 1.5 €148.00 1.8 €171.00 2.1 €199.00 2.4 €241.00 2.7 €270.00 3.0 Outer 0.300 €24.00 €32.00 €40.00 €48.00 €56.00 €64.00 €72.00 €80.00 €88.00 €96.00 €138.00 €161.00 €187.00 €218.00 €262.00 €294.00 Outer 0.350 €26.40 €35.20 €44.00 €52.80 €61.60 €70.40 €79.20 €88.00 €96.80 €105.60 €143.00 €166.00 €194.00 €228.00 €265.00 €293.00 Outer 0.400 €29.10 €38.80 €48.50 €58.20 €67.90 €77.60 €87.30 €97.00 €106.70 €116.40 €152.00 €180.00 €208.00 €236.00 €275.00 €304.00 New cattle Slat for new tank in existing animal area New sheep Slat for new tank in existing animal area HD slab over external store HD slat over external store Replacement slab Replacement Cattle slats Replacement Pig Slats Replacement Sheep / Calf Slats Manhole covers Existing slats - cattle Existing slats - sheep Existing manhole cover Existing tank extension cover Precast Concrete Tanks Circular Slurry Stores Geo Membrane Lined Store litre m3 m3 y = 0.22x + 4000 y = 23.5x + 20900 y=-0.0005x2 + 11.4x + 7850 Manure Pit without walls, including channels Manure Pit with Walls Manure Pit Roof m2 m2 m2 €27.10 €42.70 €69.30 Low-Emission Slurry Spreading Equipment litres y= 2.2x -5600 Trailing shoe attachment with macerator Shallow injection attachment with macerator Dribble bar spreader attachment linear metres linear metres linear metres y = 1770x + 7900 y = 2780x + 11300 y = 1560x + 2500 Retrofit dribble bar to existing tanker linear metres y = 1560x + 2500 item linear metres linear metres linear metres linear metres €14,516.00 €13.00 y = 1770x + 7900 y = 2780x + 11300 y = 1560x + 2500 Slurry tanker Umbilical System Base pump, hose reel and fittings Lay flat hose and fittings Trailing Shoe attachment Shallow Injection attachment Dribble Bar attachment Dairy Structures and Equipment Milking parlour Dairy Plant room Solid Collecting Yard Slatted Collecting Yard Roof over collecting Yard Walls for Collecting Yard Entrance Gates for Collecting Yard Barriers for Collecting Yard m2 m2 m2 m2 m2 m2 linear metre linear metre linear metre €269.50 €491.00 €177.10 €24.60 €55.50 €69.30 €117.50 €67.70 €73.60 Cluster Units (New Machine or extension) No. cluster units item No. cluster units item €2,986.17 Robotic Milking Machine Rotary Machine Auto washer for milking machine Internal Bulk Tank Volume (incl Auto Washer and compressor) Internal Milk Silo Volume (incl Auto Washer and compressor) External Bulk Tank Volume (incl Auto Washer and compressor) External Milk Silo Volume (incl Auto Washer and compressor) Internal Ice Builder External Ice Builder Plate Cooler Water heater Heat Transfer unit, taking heat from compressor litre litre litre litre Kcals Kcals litre per hour flow of milk €109,250.00 €4,750.00 €4,370.00 y = 1.3231x + 12548 y = 0.9242x + 25288 y = 1.3231x + 12548 y = 0.9242x + 25288 €0.16 €0.16 y = 0.2724x + 430.5 litre item €4.76 €2,699.90 per cow place per cow place m3 per cow place €353.20 €661.20 y = 68.5x + 2200 €233.40 In-Parlour meal feeding system Batch / multi place Meal Feeders Individual cow Meal Feeders Meal Bin Meal Troughs Pig and Poultry Pig and Poultry elements water meter for pig and poultry housing Solar panels for electricity production (photovoltaic) (permanently attached to buildings used for pig / poultry / egg production) item m2 €190.00 €352.60 Solar panels for water heating (permanently attached to buildings used for pig / poultry / egg production) Air source heat pumps Biomass boiler m2 €352.60 kW kW €699.60 €264.60 Heat recovery units within building m2 €8.70 Pig Only elements New Wet-Feed mixing system to allow feed to ferment (controller, tanks and pumps) Upgrade existing wet feed system to allow feed to ferment (new tanks and pumps) Frequency controller for feed pumps and feed mixer motors item €28,500.00 item per motor €14,250.00 €1,561.00 Individual pen Fixed in Water medicine dispenser for pig unit Individual pen Fixed in feed medicine dispenser for pig unit No of pens No of pens €251.66 €251.66 per light per light per light €155.90 €137.50 €103.20 m2 m2 m2 €357.20 €39.90 €34.60 m2 €24.60 Ventilation System for farrowing house Ventilation System for weaner house Ventilation System for fattener house per sow place m2 m2 €188.00 €51.50 €33.60 Electrical Heat Pads for farrowing house Electrical Heat Pads for weaner house Water heat Pads for farrowing house Water heat Pads for weaner house per sow place per pad per sow place per pad €170.30 €199.50 €195.70 €195.70 m2 m2 m2 €51.00 €104.00 €74.30 Energy efficient lighting for farrowing house Energy efficient lighting for weaner house Energy efficient lighting for fattener house Insulated doors for pig housing (farrowing, weaners and fatteners) Wall Insulation for farrowing and weaner houses Wall Insulation for fattener house Roof insulation for pig housing (farrowing, weaners and fatteners) Indirect Heating system for weaner house Insulated Creep boxes - Covered for farrowing houses Creep covers for weaner houses Poultry Only Elements Roof Insulation for poultry house Wall Insulation for poultry house Insulated Doors for poultry house Energy efficient lighting for free range layer house Energy efficient lighting for broiler houses Ventilation fans and control system for free range layer house Ventilation fans and control system for broiler house Replacement concrete floor for temperature control Indirect heating system Concrete outside pop holes for free range poultry houses Drinker system for poultry broiler house Drinker system for free range poultry layer house Fixed in Water medicine dispenser for poultry unit m2 m2 m2 per light per light per fan per fan m2 m2 €38.60 €33.30 €357.20 €73.70 €159.90 €2,812.00 €2,147.00 €24.60 €14.60 m2 m2 linear metres item €24.60 €7.20 €56.50 €598.50 Organic Only Organic Structures m2 €57.10 m2 m2 linear metre m2 linear metre €264.20 €191.70 €12.40 €57.00 €6.15 Hay / Straw Store m2 €89.90 Polytunnel Concrete floor Irrigation System Grain Store Ventilation system for Grain store Grain Bin / Meal Bin Potato Store Ventilation system for potato store Produce Store m2 m2 m2 m2 m2 m3 m2 m2 m2 €37.00 €24.60 €2.50 €211.30 €13.00 y = 68.51x + 2202 €202.50 €23.10 €202.50 item linear metre linear metre linear metre item item item linear metre m3 linear metre linear metre linear metre horse power (HP) linear metre linear metre tonne per hour output tonne per hour output m2 m2 €13,459.00 €848.00 €1,357.00 €2,879.00 €2,996.00 €3,712.00 €5,956.00 €555.00 €921.00 €4,229.00 €834.00 €1,450.00 €420.00 Replace slats with slabs for organic cattle houses Organic free range Laying hen house (Fixed) Organic Free Range Broiler House (Fixed) Permanent Fencing of Organic Poultry Run Pig Kennels Permanent Pig Fencing Organic equipment / Machinery Straw Chopper Topper (Mounted) Topper (Trailed) Mower Haybob Slurry Pump/ Agitator Loader (Front-Mounted) Dung Fork Dung Spreader Seeders - Tractor Mounted Harrow - Tractor Mounted Disc cultivator Two Wheeled tractor with detachable rotary tiller Laser Guidance weeder hoe system Mulcher (Trailed) Grain Dryer Grain Cleaner Insect Netting Bird and Hail Netting €2,303.00 €2,303.00 €8,062.00 €296.00 €0.50 €0.42 Rain Water Harvesting Filters designed for flow from up to 200m2 roof area Filters designed for flow between 201m2 and 500m2 roof area Filters designed for flow from 2500m2 to 3000m2 roof area mass concrete tank for rainwater harvesting item item item per litre Precast concrete tank for rainwater harvesting per litre Non concrete tanks for rainwater harvesting per litre Covered Drains uPVC 150mm Covered Drains uPVC 225mm Covered Drains uPVC 150mm under existing concrete Covered Drains uPVC 225mm under existing concrete Manholes (including cover) Round Gutter (including all brackets stop-ends, outlets and fixing) Box Gutter (including all brackets stop-ends, outlets and fixing) Rain Water Downpipes (including offsets toes and fixing) Sumps (including Cover) Sump Pump UV treatment Chlorination treatment Water meter €311.60 €425.00 linear metre linear metre linear metre linear metre item linear metre €2,094.15 y = 0.1104x + 2976.3 y = 0.2203x + 3989.2 y = 0.2203x + 3989.2 €8.06 €8.60 €22.09 €24.80 €222.58 €17.58 linear metre €18.68 linear metre item item item item item €19.78 €222.58 €397.19 €1,555.00 €1,750.00 €181.25 Own Machinery Rates The rates given below are guideline rates for use in relation to the use of applicant’s own machinery. It is expected that rates per hour for Own Machinery use claims will not exceed those given below. Labour is not included in the rates and should be claimed under Own Labour as appropriate. (Rate includes fuel where appropriate) Description of item €18.90 Tractor per hour €4.10 Flat bed trailer per hour €4.50 Dump trailer per hour €9.90 Dumpers (self-propelled): per hour €19.20 Digger (Wheeled machine with front loader and back hoe) per hour Track Excavators: €10.80 Mini diggers per hour €23.80 Large excavators per hour €8.10 Rock Breaker attachment for excavators per hour €10.50 Bobcat per hour Self propelled rollers: €7.90 Small (Approx 3 tonne) per hour €17.50 Large per hour €12.80 Teleporters per hour €12.20 Cherry picker per hour €7.50 ATV per hour €5.00 Post Driver per hour Post hole borer: €2.80 Manual per hour €4.80 Machine mounted per hour €1.20 Cement mixer (1 bag mixer) per hour €5.50 Power Float (36") per hour €5.30 Power Screed per hour €3.80 Petrol Poker for concrete per hour €15.30 Mobile generator (10kVA) per hour €2.30 Welder per hour €1.70 Angle grinder per hour €2.20 Water pump per hour Note: Where two machines are used together (e.g. tractor and post driver) then the cost per hour is the combined total per hour to the two machines (€18.90 + €5.00 = €23.90 per hour).