# Up to $100,000,000.00 for storm clean up??????

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**Created:** [October 19, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/up-to-100-000-000-00-for-storm-clean-up/19036 "2006-10-19T17:18:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/up-to-100-000-000-00-for-storm-clean-up/19036/16 "2006-10-20T05:46:41Z")

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> [@KRAZYKARL](#):
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> Your pay rate is not calculated corectly. If the avg. worker receives $25.00/hr there is also insurance and benefits.This would bring the hourly rate to $55.00 including the cost of livin expenses. Remeber the companies that did the work are not a charitable organization and losses from the the power outages must be recouped to improve the 4Q results which still be lower than forcasted.
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> KK

that’s exactly what i was getting at.

For example:

Hourly rate of laborer…$20  
fringe/benefits (79% rate/hr)…$15.80  
insurance (35%/hr)…$7  
SHIFT Premium at 17%…$7.25  
Overtime…@50% std pay + SP…$13.63

Regular = $42.80/hr  
Overtime = $63.68/hr

BEFORE LABOR MARKUP… add 35% for company profit and your looking at a $20/hr job costing the consumer $85.96/hr on OT.

Now add in:  
Cost of Living Buffalo (Davis Bacon rate)…$65/day per person  
Materials/consumables (i.e saftey equipment)… ~$5/day per person

it all adds up very quickly and this is just for Labor… **now factor in equipment costs (including maintanence and fuel)**

EDIT: Go to any auto service station and you’ll see the hourly rate is $70/hr (minimum)… does this mean the guys working on your car or getting $70/hr? no.

EDIT: [size=2]added Shift Premium for working 2nd shift, i screwed up and listed the 17% as Overtime pay. Overtime Pay has been added[/size]

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