***GENERAL REWRITE – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.*** |
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IOWA DOT INSPECTION COSTS |
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Function Description |
No. of Tests in 2015 |
2016 Avg. Cost Per Test |
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Aggregate |
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853 Certified Aggregate |
4,897 |
151.04 |
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856 Freeze - Thaw Tests |
1,099 |
91.64 |
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857 Abrasion Test |
1,816 |
60.61 |
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858 Coarse Aggregate Specific Gravity & Absorption |
1,518 |
28.24 |
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859 Fine Aggregate Specific Gravity & Absorption |
497 |
55.85 |
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860 Sieve Analysis & Plasticity Index |
1,343 |
109.22 |
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861 Deleterious Material Determination |
2,155 |
9.28 |
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862 AC Aggregate Specific Gravity & Absorption |
141 |
161.78 |
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863 Aggregate Miscellaneous |
320 |
114.14 |
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Asphalt Materials |
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841 Materials Lab QMA |
106 |
260.85 |
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865 AC Binder Analysis Complete |
189 |
227.91 |
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866 DSR or Penetration or Viscosity |
448 |
97.16 |
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867 Liquid Asphalt Complete Analysis |
34 |
498.59 |
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868 Liquid Asphalt Partial Analysis |
118 |
90.53 |
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870 Asphalt Type Joint |
29 |
229.23 |
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872 Asphalt Mix Lab Density |
1,343 |
91.12 |
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873 Asphalt Mix Max. Density |
1,265 |
66.02 |
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874 Asphalt Mix Extraction & Gradation |
99 |
629.69 |
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876 Asphalt Mix Special |
9 |
1,438.16 |
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877 Asphalt Mix Design |
20 |
2,035.79 |
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878 Asphalt Plant Calibration & Inspection |
57 |
1,655.83 |
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879 Ignition Oven |
228 |
85.07 |
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Cement |
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882 Physical Cement Test |
373 |
361.43 |
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883 Fine Aggregate Mortar Strength |
0 |
48.06 |
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884 Lime - Fly Ash Physical Test |
113 |
311.93 |
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885 Miscellaneous |
19 |
364.14 |
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Chemical |
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887 Concrete - Soil Chloride Determination |
4 |
96.52 |
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890 Lime - Fly Ash |
73 |
116.80 |
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891 Portland Cement |
117 |
132.32 |
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892 Calcium & Sodium Chloride & Deicers |
2 |
283.18 |
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893 Aggregate – Aluminum Oxide |
1,471 |
76.34 |
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894 Concrete Admixtures |
329 |
66.48 |
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895 Air Entraining Admixture |
148 |
80.18 |
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Concrete |
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840 Flowable Mortar |
0 |
0 |
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900 Coring, Strength & Air |
179 |
201.81 |
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901 Concrete Admixture Physical Test |
27 |
48.38 |
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902 Concrete Durability |
2 |
4,384.78 |
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903 Concrete Coring |
551 |
173.72 |
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904 Precast Bridge Beams |
729 |
118.55 |
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905 Precast Piling |
44 |
52.30 |
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906 Miscellaneous Precast Units |
6 |
227.94 |
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907 Concrete & Clay Pipe |
273 |
127.65 |
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908 Concrete Coating & Seal |
2 |
114.63 |
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909 Concrete Miscellaneous |
1 |
784.13 |
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910 Concrete Plant Calibration - Inspection |
247 |
292.69 |
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Field Testing |
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898 Asbestos S & T |
193 |
74.20 |
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922 Nuclear Test Materials & Construction |
8 |
585.30 |
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923 Profile Measurement (Bridge Decks) |
31 |
705.84 |
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Lighting & Signal |
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930 Lighting Materials |
141 |
286.62 |
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931 Standard Light Poles |
173 |
12.03 |
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932 Tower Light Poles |
4 |
40.27 |
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Metals |
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934 Calibration of Tension & Compression Testers |
12 |
445.51 |
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936 Physical Test Structural Steel- Aluminum |
10 |
1,339.29 |
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937 Reinforcing Steel |
270 |
260.04 |
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938 Prestress Cables |
82 |
293.92 |
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939 Casting |
8 |
319.15 |
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940 Guardrail Cable, Rails & ACC |
11 |
323.85 |
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941 Calibration of Beam Breakers |
205 |
367.72 |
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942 Fence Material |
6 |
328.18 |
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943 Weld Tests Operator |
253 |
246.33 |
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945 Fasteners High Strength |
827 |
47.60 |
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946 Fasteners Miscellaneous |
644 |
37.92 |
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947 Steel & Aluminum Fabrication |
5,381 |
93.76 |
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951 Radiograph Exams |
681 |
359.54 |
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952 Miscellaneous Metals Testing |
114 |
93.07 |
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Pavement Evaluation |
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955 Pavement Ride Testing |
3,723 |
19.96 |
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956 Pavement Friction Testing |
4,182 |
38.48 |
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957 Pavement Deflection |
3,119 |
159.38 |
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959 Test Equipment Calibrations |
26 |
4,035.14 |
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961 California Profilometer (Paving) |
519 |
298.20 |
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Physical Tests |
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968 Neoprene Bearing Pad |
15 |
939.43 |
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969 Neoprene Joint Seals |
4 |
375.99 |
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972 Curing Compounds Non-AC |
64 |
603.21 |
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Physico-Chemical |
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978 Paint & Ingredients |
134 |
413.81 |
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979 Protective Coating Tests |
1,102 |
43.30 |
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980 Mixing Water |
0 |
22.84 |
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982 Preform & Form Joint Filler |
0 |
0.00 |
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983 Carbon Analysis of Soil |
0 |
19.46 |
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985 Fabrics |
0 |
0.00 |
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Soils |
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990 Plasticity Index |
124 |
47.37 |
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991 Proctor Tests |
56 |
87.76 |
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992 Mechanical Analysis |
124 |
18.02 |
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993 Triaxial - UU |
6 |
112.74 |
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994 Consolidation |
19 |
138.24 |
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995 Triaxial – CU |
33 |
299.68 |
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996 Soil Cores |
28 |
25.58 |
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