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Agree which projects share the unrecovered setup, travel, freight, permit and equipment cost.
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Scope: Market-neutral small-business planning using your own assumptions.
What this planner helps you decide
Best for
Project businesses allocating unrecovered setup, travel, freight, permit and equipment cost across expected projects.
Outputs
Total mobilisation cost, unrecovered cost and required recovery per expected project.
Start here
Enter the mobilisation cost stack, amount already recovered and whole project count sharing the remainder.
Use a different tool when: Do not use this to align milestone billing with cost timing and retention; use Progress Billing Cash Planner for that decision. Use this tool to set a mobilisation charge from setup, travel, permits and idle capacity.
Quote & capacity
Mobilisation Cost Recovery: total mobilisation cost
Total mobilisation cost, unrecovered cost and required recovery per expected project.
Amounts use the same currency as your inputs. No currency conversion is performed.
Mobilisation Cost Recovery
Set a transparent recovery amount from setup labour, travel, freight, permits and equipment after amounts already recovered.
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Enter loaded labour cost required to mobilise the work program. Use one consistent ex-tax basis.
Enter mobilisation travel, delivery and freight cost. Use one consistent ex-tax basis.
Enter permits, equipment setup and other mobilisation cost. Use one consistent ex-tax basis.
Enter the whole project count sharing the remaining mobilisation cost.
Enter mobilisation cost already recovered from customers. Use one consistent ex-tax basis.
Decision result
Use the cost and recovery rows to identify the component changing the exact reconciliation.
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- Total mobilisation cost
- 4,000.00
- Unrecovered mobilisation cost
- 3,000.00
- Required recovery per project
- 750.00
Scenario comparison
Each row names the assumption axis changed from the baseline.
ScenarioResultDifference
Entered scenario750.00Baseline
Lower Expected projects1,000.00250.00
Higher Expected projects600.00-150.00
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Calculation details
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Total mobilisation cost
Total mobilisation cost
setup labour + travel and freight + permits and equipment4,000.00Result4,000.00
Uses only the entered market-neutral commercial records and assumptions. Raw engine precision is retained until display.
Mobilisation Cost Recovery Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Total mobilisation costSetup Labour Ex Tax
- 2,000
- Total mobilisation costTravel And Freight Ex Tax
- 1,000
- Total mobilisation costPermits And Equipment Ex Tax
- 1,000
- Total mobilisation costExpected Projects
- 4
- Total mobilisation costAmount Already Recovered Ex Tax
- 1,000
Unrecovered mobilisation cost
Unrecovered mobilisation cost
maximum of zero and total mobilisation cost − amount already recovered3,000.00Result3,000.00
Uses only the entered market-neutral commercial records and assumptions. Raw engine precision is retained until display.
Mobilisation Cost Recovery Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Unrecovered mobilisation costSetup Labour Ex Tax
- 2,000
- Unrecovered mobilisation costTravel And Freight Ex Tax
- 1,000
- Unrecovered mobilisation costPermits And Equipment Ex Tax
- 1,000
- Unrecovered mobilisation costExpected Projects
- 4
- Unrecovered mobilisation costAmount Already Recovered Ex Tax
- 1,000
Required recovery per project
Required recovery per project
unrecovered mobilisation cost ÷ expected projects750.00Result750.00
Uses only the entered market-neutral commercial records and assumptions. Raw engine precision is retained until display.
Mobilisation Cost Recovery Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Required recovery per projectSetup Labour Ex Tax
- 2,000
- Required recovery per projectTravel And Freight Ex Tax
- 1,000
- Required recovery per projectPermits And Equipment Ex Tax
- 1,000
- Required recovery per projectExpected Projects
- 4
- Required recovery per projectAmount Already Recovered Ex Tax
- 1,000
Inputs used
- Setup labour
- 2,000
- Travel and freight
- 1,000
- Permits and equipment
- 1,000
- Expected projects
- 4
- Amount already recovered
- 1,000
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| Parameter | Meaning | Unit | Allowed values | Presence | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amountAlreadyRecoveredExTax | Enter mobilisation cost already recovered from customers. Use one consistent ex-tax basis. | currency units/mobilisation program, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 1000 |
| expectedProjects | Enter the whole project count sharing the remaining mobilisation cost. | whole projects | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 4 |
| permitsAndEquipmentExTax | Enter permits, equipment setup and other mobilisation cost. Use one consistent ex-tax basis. | currency units/mobilisation program, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 1000 |
| setupLabourExTax | Enter loaded labour cost required to mobilise the work program. Use one consistent ex-tax basis. | currency units/mobilisation program, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 2000 |
| travelAndFreightExTax | Enter mobilisation travel, delivery and freight cost. Use one consistent ex-tax basis. | currency units/mobilisation program, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 1000 |
Mobilisation Cost Recovery: total mobilisation cost
Mobilisation is a separate cost event; hiding it inside later rates can leave early cash unrecovered.
Formula summary
- Primary formula
- unrecovered mobilisation cost ÷ expected projects.
Data used here
- The estimate uses your inputs and the general business formula documented in the methodology.
Decision checks
Stress-test the decision
Retest higher setup cost, a smaller amount already recovered and fewer expected projects.
When this estimate can be misleading
- Use one consistent ex-tax commercial basis.
- Hours, utilisation, costs, rates and recovery targets are user inputs rather than defaults.
- This is educational business decision support, not accounting, tax, legal or financial advice.
- Mobilisation is a separate cost event; hiding it inside later rates can leave early cash unrecovered.
Educational estimate, not advice. See all assumptions & limitations →
Related reading
Guides to interpret the decision and its assumptions.
- Field-Service Economics: Travel, Labour and Capacity
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Frequently asked questions
How do I set a mobilisation charge from setup, travel, permits and idle capacity?
Agree which projects share the unrecovered setup, travel, freight, permit and equipment cost.
Which planning assumptions should I stress-test?
Compare a plausible alternative scenario and verify the decision-critical assumption that changes the plan most.