Bambuco is an unusual company with some unusual requirements. The following notes provide basic information about those requirements and whether the company or the festival is responsible for given costs.

Bambuco’s fees vary depending on the site and scale of the project. The median figure is around 90,000 euros although we have made projects for as little as 30,000 or as much as 300,000 euros. Note that a small project is only viable if we are already in or near the destination country, otherwise travel costs are prohibitive.

The first group of costs listed below are covered by our fee, the second group is not.

1. Bambuco’s Cost
   • All materials including bamboo (excluding concrete blocks, see notes below)
   • Equipment and freight costs
   • All labour wages for Bambuco crew.
   • Site preparation and restitution
   • Fee for structural engineering
   • Fee for design and modelling
   • Public Liability insurance to $AU20 million
   • International travel and local travel to destination.
   
2. Festival’s Cost
   • Single room accommodation for crew of approximately ten persons for one to two weeks.
   • Per diems for crew of approximately 10 persons for one to two weeks or alternative by arrangement
   • Local civil permits for installation
   • Provision of site-office, for example: demountable construction site-hut with phone line (local and ISD) and power supply near work site, or alternative.
   • Provision of amenities within range of work site
   • A supply of drinking water (30 – 50 litres per day)
   • Site security during non-working hours
   • Lighting hire costs, if required
   • Storage and handling costs of the bamboo between its arrival and commencement of work (applies if new shipment arrives from China)
   • Travel cost for crew to and from worksite, if accommodation is distant from site
   • Wage costs of any local climber employed for the project.
   • Costs incurred by guides or interpreters appointed by the festival
   • Supply of concrete blocks, installation and removal.

Notes
• Bamboo ownership: unless other arrangements are made the bamboo used in any project remains the property of Bambuco after the conclusion of the project.
• Site Preparation: (see detail in Technical Notes) requirements vary from one project to the next.
• Copyright: Bambuco maintains ownership of copyright of all projects at all times.
• Insurance: Bambuco provides accident insurance for Australian personnel only; local crew must either be covered by the festival or have their own insurance.
Public liability insurance is provided by Bambuco.
• Documentation: Bambuco will be provided with copies of all publicity and
media documentation of the company’s work gathered by the festival during the course of the project.
• Australian Government Arts Funding: frequently Bambuco’s work overseas has been assisted by arts grants. These grants cover only travel and freight costs and are never guaranteed in advance. Arts grants are only available if applications to government are made far enough in advance of the festival. Applications may be made only with a supporting letter of invitation from the festival.
• Travel and Freight: cost of travel from Australia is usually shared between several projects. A festival with airline sponsorship may choose to arrange travel thereby reducing Bambuco’s fee.