Kennel Facility Cost & Labor Calculator (Cuenca, EC)

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CapEx Total

$701,837

Incl. contingency? Yes

$ per m²

$701.84

Bands: 400/600/800 $/m²

Program

1,000 m²

Runs: 120 · Aisles: 4 · ACH: 12

Size & Capacity / Tamaño y Capacidad

Area (m²) Runs (dogs)

Aisles Drain length / aisle (m)

Shell + Interior / Estructura + Interior

Shell cost (USD/m²)

Typical: 220–350 $/m²

Interior base (USD/m²)

Partitions + basic MEP

Kennel Upgrades / Mejoras

ACH target (10–20) HVAC $/m² @10 ACH

+$/m² per ACH Epoxy % area Epoxy $/m²

Acoustic % area Acoustic $/m² Drains $/m

Runs / Dividers

Use modular system (imported) / Sistema modular (importado)

Masonry divider ($/run) — bloque + mano de obra

Guillotine Doors / Puertas de guillotina

Include transfer doors (1/run)

Unit cost ($) Quantity

Allowances / Partidas

Kitchen/Laundry Isolation Ward Misc.

Include contingency / Incluir contingencia

Contingency (%) / Contingencia

CapEx Breakdown / Desglose de Inversión

Shell (estructura)	$280,000
Interior base	$150,000
HVAC 12 ACH	$76,000
Epoxy 60%	$15,000
Acoustics 35%	$14,000
Trench drains (72 m)	$8,640
Masonry dividers × 120	$30,000
Guillotine doors × 120	$18,000
Allowances (kitchen/laundry, isolation, misc.)	$35,000
Subtotal	$626,640
Contingency (12%)	$75,197
CapEx Total	$701,837

$/m² vs. bands

$701.84 $/m²

$400 lo $600 mid $800 hi

Notes / Notas

ACH increases HVAC cost linearly in this model.
Modular runs trade labor time for higher material cost.
Adjust allowances for kitchen/laundry/isolation to match quotes.

Operational Costs — Labor / Costos Operativos — Mano de Obra

Dogs: 120 • AM mins/dog: 12 • AM window: 180 min • PM crew: 3

Throughput / Rendimiento

Dogs / Perros

Minutes per dog (AM) AM window (min)

PM crew count PM hours/shift

Event staff (weekend) Event hours

AM hours/shift (paid) Days / week

Roles / Puestos (AM)

Aisle teams auto-computed to hit AM target.

Isolation Tech (premium) Meds/Vaccines (premium) Runner/Floater Dish & Laundry

Aisle teams needed8

Fixed AM roles4

Total AM headcount12

Wages / Salarios

Base hourly (USD) Premium roles +% On-costs +% Absence buffer +%

Loaded base rate$6.48/hr

Loaded premium rate$7.13/hr

Hours / Horas

AM basic roles — hours/week	280.0
AM premium roles — hours/week	56.0
PM coverage — hours/week	84.0
Adoption event — hours/week	40.0
Subtotal hours/week	460.0
Absence buffer 8%	36.8
Total hours/week	496.8

Labor Cost / Costo de Mano de Obra

Weekly cost (loaded)	$3,017
Absence buffer	+ $241
Weekly labor (total)	$3,258
Monthly labor (×4.33)	$14,109
Annual labor	$169,309
Per-dog per-day (approx.)	$3.88

Notes / Notas

AM aisle teams auto-scale with minutes/dog and the AM window.
Premium roles (Meds, Isolation) use an uplifted rate; adjust % to match policy.
On-costs include employer taxes/benefits; absence buffer covers vacations/sick.
Bind dogs to your live census later for real-time OPEX.

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