It is equivalent to two additional full-time equivalents and materials. Management costs This cost is assumed to be spent on the various segments of the track in proportion to the track length. For the purposes of this analysis, the management of the trail is assumed to be undertaken by the Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) and by local Councils. These institutions have structures in place that are capable of managing the trail through Management incremental additions to their capacity and budget. For example, the existing maintenance crews employed by PWS and Councils Management of the trail will form part of the workload of a could be expanded slightly to maintain the trail. Similarly, the number of existing staff, with the need to incrementally increase duties of Park Rangers could be extended to manage trail the number of such staff. These include: user issues. This will be less expensive than establishing new structures to maintain and manage the PWS and government facilities managers who must plan and budget for the new asset; and Trail Maintenance Rangers who will need to monitor and manage the use of the trail, responding to requests from users, Trail maintenance will include: directing maintenance and managing the walkers’ campsites. Repairing minor track sections that have been affected by accidents, storms, minor fires, fallen trees or foot The trail as described here will require bookable campsites to traffic; ensure that walkers can be guaranteed a place to sleep. The campsites will therefore need to be monitored by Rangers so Repairing or replacing signs; and that bookings can be honoured. (Bookable campsites implies, Ensuring that campsites and toilets are in working but does not mandate, a charging regime. Any such charges order. would offset the costs of trail management. However, they are It does not include events or wholesale reconstruction. considered as part of the expenditure by visitors in the later The economic life of the trail is assumed to be 20 years although chapter on benefits in order to avoid double counting.) some elements will last much longer. management has been costed at $140,000 per year. This A total of 1% of the capital cost has been allowed for allows for approximately 2 additional full-time Park Rangers or maintenance each year, amounting to $193,000 per year. This equivalent staff. figure is consistent with good practice in construction costing. Maintain or upgrade existing toilet facilities Maintain existing camping grounds, Deep Creek camping area
Management costs For the purposes of this analysis, the management of the trail is assumed to be undertaken by the Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) and by local Councils. These institutions have structures in place that are capable of managing the trail through incremental additions to their capacity and budget. For example, the existing maintenance crews employed by PWS and Councils could be expanded slightly to maintain the trail. Similarly, the duties of Park Rangers could be extended to manage trail user issues. This will be less expensive than establishing new structures to maintain and manage the Trail Maintenance Trail maintenance will include: Repairing minor track sections that have been affected by accidents, storms, minor fires, fallen trees or foot traffic; Repairing or replacing signs; and Ensuring that campsites and toilets are in working order. It does not include events or wholesale reconstruction. The economic life of the trail is assumed to be 20 years although some elements will last much longer. A total of 1% of the capital cost has been allowed for maintenance each year, amounting to $193,000 per year. This figure is consistent with good practice in construction costing. It is equivalent to two additional full-time equivalents and materials. This cost is assumed to be spent on the various segments of the track in proportion to the track length. Management Management of the trail will form part of the workload of a number of existing staff, with the need to incrementally increase the number of such staff. These include: PWS and government facilities managers who must plan and budget for the new asset; and Rangers who will need to monitor and manage the use of the trail, responding to requests from users, directing maintenance and managing the walkers’ campsites. The trail as described here will require bookable campsites to ensure that walkers can be guaranteed a place to sleep. The campsites will therefore need to be monitored by Rangers so that bookings can be honoured. (Bookable campsites implies, but does not mandate, a charging regime. Any such charges would offset the costs of trail management. However, they are considered as part of the expenditure by visitors in the later chapter on benefits in order to avoid double counting.) management has been costed at $140,000 per year. This allows for approximately 2 additional full-time Park Rangers or equivalent staff. Maintain or upgrade existing toilet facilities Maintain existing camping grounds, Deep Creek camping area
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