{
  "status": "Private research draft — not Will-approved; not a firm quote",
  "checked": "2026-10-03",
  "allowedServices": ["weed_abatement", "lot_clearing", "preliminary_land_prep"],
  "sources": [
    {"url":"https://emcobuildersal.com/blog/bush-hogging-cost-south-alabama/","type":"Contractor-published market guide, not own ratecard","geography":"South Alabama proxy"},
    {"url":"https://www.ownrops.com/guides/land-clearing/birmingham-al","type":"March 2026 local guide; methodology/sample/minimum unspecified","geography":"Birmingham"}
  ],
  "grass_weeds_light": {"perAcreLow":75,"perAcreHigh":150,"minimumLow":150,"minimumHigh":350},
  "grass_weeds_overgrown": {"includes":"Neglected or heavy grass/weeds only; excludes dense woody growth and trees","perAcreLow":150,"perAcreHigh":250,"minimumLow":150,"minimumHigh":350},
  "light_brush_clearing": {"perAcreLow":880,"perAcreHigh":1430,"minimum":null,"services":["lot_clearing","preliminary_land_prep"],"notice":"Clearing-work allowance only. Mobilization, job minimum and any haul-off are not established and may change total."},
  "formulaNotice":"For grass/weeds, each end uses max(acres × its rate, its minimum). This prototype assumption combines separate published ranges; it is not the source's algorithm.",
  "exclusions":["trees","stumps","roots","grading","precise leveling","finish dirt work","excavation","dense woody growth","hazardous dumped material"],
  "reviewFlags":["slope","wire or rocks","wet ground","narrow access","selective clearing","haul-off","outside area","unknown area"]
}