***GENERAL REWRITE – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.*** |
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IOWA DOT INSPECTION COSTS |
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Function Description |
No. of Tests in 2013 |
2014 Avg. Cost Per Test |
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Aggregate |
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853 Certified Aggregate |
4,941 |
154.90 |
856 Freeze - Thaw Tests |
1,081 |
86.51 |
857 Abrasion Test |
1,788 |
54.56 |
858 Coarse Aggregate Specific Gravity & Absorption |
1,814 |
26.71 |
859 Fine Aggregate Specific Gravity & Absorption |
532 |
47.34 |
860 Sieve Analysis & Plasticity Index |
1,421 |
127.21 |
861 Deleterious Material Determination |
2,016 |
8.36 |
862 AC Aggregate Specific Gravity & Absorption |
235 |
185.26 |
863 Aggregate Miscellaneous |
339 |
141.70 |
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Asphalt Materials |
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841 Materials Lab QMA |
148 |
276.83 |
865 AC Binder Analysis Complete |
244 |
229.23 |
866 DSR or Penetration or Viscosity |
535 |
89.19 |
867 Liquid Asphalt Complete Analysis |
28 |
383.69 |
868 Liquid Asphalt Partial Analysis |
146 |
89.23 |
870 Asphalt Type Joint |
51 |
207.76 |
872 Asphalt Mix Lab Density |
1,708 |
77.69 |
873 Asphalt Mix Max. Density |
1,592 |
52.89 |
874 Asphalt Mix Extraction & Gradation |
168 |
702.55 |
876 Asphalt Mix Special |
31 |
1,022.86 |
877 Asphalt Mix Design |
0 |
1,271.22 |
878 Asphalt Plant Calibration & Inspection |
16 |
1,582.51 |
879 Ignition Oven |
201 |
68.51 |
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Cement |
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882 Physical Cement Test |
294 |
332.58 |
883 Fine Aggregate Mortar Strength |
32 |
109.74 |
884 Lime - Fly Ash Physical Test |
99 |
261.28 |
885 Miscellaneous |
14 |
380.21 |
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Chemical |
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887 Concrete - Soil Chloride Determination |
0 |
28.09 |
890 Lime - Fly Ash |
115 |
107.87 |
891 Portland Cement |
290 |
413.90 |
892 Calcium & Sodium Chloride & Deicers |
4 |
300.13 |
893 Aggregate – Aluminum Oxide |
1,463 |
68.31 |
894 Concrete Admixtures |
354 |
76.48 |
895 Air Entraining Admixture |
216 |
90.70 |
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Concrete |
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840 Flowable Mortar |
0 |
76.37 |
900 Coring, Strength & Air |
242 |
97.98 |
901 Concrete Admixture Physical Test |
50 |
29.39 |
902 Concrete Durability |
0 |
4,263.67 |
903 Concrete Coring |
330 |
165.82 |
904 Precast Bridge Beams |
880 |
173.60 |
905 Precast Piling |
72 |
48.94 |
906 Miscellaneous Precast Units |
5 |
227.94 |
907 Concrete & Clay Pipe |
223 |
164.36 |
908 Concrete Coating & Seal |
2 |
426.76 |
909 Concrete Miscellaneous |
85 |
942.87 |
910 Concrete Plant Calibration - Inspection |
1,248 |
282.70 |
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Field Testing |
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898 Asbestos S & T |
553 |
48.30 |
922 Nuclear Test Materials & Construction |
3 |
447.92 |
923 Profile Measurement (Bridge Decks) |
23 |
1,231.33 |
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Lighting & Signal |
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930 Lighting Materials |
143 |
313.61 |
931 Standard Light Poles |
55 |
15.93 |
932 Tower Light Poles |
23 |
35.21 |
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Metals |
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934 Calibration of Tension & Compression Testers |
17 |
434.74 |
936 Physical Test Structural Steel- Aluminum |
15 |
735.47 |
937 Reinforcing Steel |
246 |
266.91 |
938 Prestress Cables |
75 |
261.70 |
939 Casting |
6 |
810.65 |
940 Guardrail Cable, Rails & ACC |
22 |
312.12 |
941 Calibration of Beam Breakers |
0 |
254.58 |
942 Fence Material |
4 |
142.34 |
943 Weld Tests Operator |
221 |
198.88 |
945 Fasteners High Strength |
575 |
47.89 |
946 Fasteners Miscellaneous |
581 |
38.21 |
947 Steel & Aluminum Fabrication |
4,696 |
114.78 |
951 Radiograph Exams |
7 |
181.89 |
952 Miscellaneous Metals Testing |
174 |
82.36 |
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Pavement Evaluation |
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955 Pavement Ride Testing |
3,488 |
35.86 |
956 Pavement Friction Testing |
6,639 |
44.65 |
957 Pavement Deflection |
731 |
153.74 |
959 Test Equipment Calibrations |
1 |
2,741.66 |
961 California Profilometer (Paving) |
462 |
325.76 |
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Physical Tests |
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968 Neoprene Bearing Pad |
14 |
1,443.23 |
969 Neoprene Joint Seals |
20 |
118.97 |
972 Curing Compounds Non-AC |
66 |
643.15 |
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Physico-Chemical |
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978 Paint & Ingredients |
33 |
170.77 |
979 Protective Coating Tests |
562 |
31.44 |
980 Mixing Water |
38 |
66.59 |
982 Preform & Form Joint Filler |
0 |
0.00 |
983 Carbon Analysis of Soil |
29 |
24.68 |
985 Fabrics |
0 |
0.00 |
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Soils |
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990 Plasticity Index |
262 |
40.75 |
991 Proctor Tests |
87 |
55.03 |
992 Mechanical Analysis |
262 |
12.72 |
993 Triaxial - UU |
75 |
107.42 |
994 Consolidation |
49 |
108.57 |
995 Triaxial – CU |
72 |
160.55 |
996 Soil Cores |
95 |
10.49 |