DOBARCHIVES § TRUST TERRITORY PLANNING COST ESTIMATE FOR THE BIKINI AGRICULTURAL PHASE February 1968 Item 1. Labor: Cost 40 laborers at 50¢/hr for 210 working days $ 33,600 3 equipment operators; 1 mechanic at 70¢/hr 4,700 Maintenance of groves (four-year period) 10 laborers at 50¢/hr 2. 33,600 Heavy Equipment: a. Rental of two crawler-type tractors w/bulldozer blades 4,000 b. Rental of front end loader 1,000 c. Rental of LCU landing craft 1,500 104,500 seeds required at 5¢ 5,300 Seednuts: Fertilizer: 205 tons at $100/T FOB Majuro 20,500 Subsistence 30,000 Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants 4,000 Lagoon Transportation (Boats and Outboard Motors) 3,000 Housing: Construction of Temporary Quarters 10,000 Personnel Transportation 5,000 Tools and Supplies 3,800 Miscellaneous 5,000 TOTAL ya - Sova rrent $165,000 om Pat ad