***GENERAL REWRITE – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.*** |
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IOWA DOT INSPECTION COSTS |
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Function Description |
No. of Tests in 2014 |
2015 Avg. Cost Per Test |
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Aggregate |
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853 Certified Aggregate |
4,810 |
151.27 |
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856 Freeze - Thaw Tests |
1,153 |
86.21 |
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857 Abrasion Test |
1,968 |
55.52 |
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858 Coarse Aggregate Specific Gravity & Absorption |
1,743 |
26.31 |
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859 Fine Aggregate Specific Gravity & Absorption |
566 |
47.64 |
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860 Sieve Analysis & Plasticity Index |
1,331 |
124.04 |
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861 Deleterious Material Determination |
2,226 |
8.18 |
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862 AC Aggregate Specific Gravity & Absorption |
219 |
164.70 |
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863 Aggregate Miscellaneous |
225 |
128.55 |
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Asphalt Materials |
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841 Materials Lab QMA |
141 |
286.67 |
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865 AC Binder Analysis Complete |
209 |
220.94 |
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866 DSR or Penetration or Viscosity |
501 |
91.51 |
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867 Liquid Asphalt Complete Analysis |
21 |
444.23 |
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868 Liquid Asphalt Partial Analysis |
103 |
83.73 |
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870 Asphalt Type Joint |
61 |
197.29 |
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872 Asphalt Mix Lab Density |
1,556 |
82.60 |
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873 Asphalt Mix Max. Density |
1,397 |
59.21 |
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874 Asphalt Mix Extraction & Gradation |
115 |
546.49 |
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876 Asphalt Mix Special |
24 |
993.48 |
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877 Asphalt Mix Design |
13 |
1,838.35 |
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878 Asphalt Plant Calibration & Inspection |
38 |
1,690.45 |
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879 Ignition Oven |
206 |
89.93 |
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Cement |
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882 Physical Cement Test |
401 |
345.98 |
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883 Fine Aggregate Mortar Strength |
0 |
80.52 |
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884 Lime - Fly Ash Physical Test |
124 |
295.12 |
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885 Miscellaneous |
12 |
387.74 |
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Chemical |
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887 Concrete - Soil Chloride Determination |
0 |
28.09 |
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890 Lime - Fly Ash |
211 |
106.88 |
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891 Portland Cement |
218 |
278.43 |
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892 Calcium & Sodium Chloride & Deicers |
13 |
77.35 |
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893 Aggregate – Aluminum Oxide |
1,652 |
69.94 |
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894 Concrete Admixtures |
505 |
71.83 |
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895 Air Entraining Admixture |
325 |
84.90 |
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Concrete |
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840 Flowable Mortar |
0 |
76.37 |
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900 Coring, Strength & Air |
320 |
142.57 |
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901 Concrete Admixture Physical Test |
115 |
39.59 |
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902 Concrete Durability |
0 |
3,006.32 |
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903 Concrete Coring |
478 |
181.52 |
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904 Precast Bridge Beams |
741 |
139.10 |
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905 Precast Piling |
86 |
55.71 |
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906 Miscellaneous Precast Units |
19 |
227.94 |
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907 Concrete & Clay Pipe |
174 |
141.53 |
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908 Concrete Coating & Seal |
4 |
132.93 |
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909 Concrete Miscellaneous |
0 |
784.13 |
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910 Concrete Plant Calibration - Inspection |
228 |
310.62 |
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Field Testing |
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898 Asbestos S & T |
296 |
53.80 |
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922 Nuclear Test Materials & Construction |
515 |
453.20 |
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923 Profile Measurement (Bridge Decks) |
24 |
1,228.51 |
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Lighting & Signal |
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930 Lighting Materials |
126 |
310.65 |
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931 Standard Light Poles |
106 |
12.44 |
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932 Tower Light Poles |
0 |
35.21 |
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Metals |
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934 Calibration of Tension & Compression Testers |
17 |
449.35 |
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936 Physical Test Structural Steel- Aluminum |
5 |
735.47 |
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937 Reinforcing Steel |
271 |
273.51 |
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938 Prestress Cables |
67 |
287.85 |
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939 Casting |
4 |
334.97 |
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940 Guardrail Cable, Rails & ACC |
10 |
379.25 |
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941 Calibration of Beam Breakers |
3 |
442.41 |
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942 Fence Material |
2 |
244.73 |
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943 Weld Tests Operator |
227 |
216.37 |
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945 Fasteners High Strength |
678 |
46.37 |
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946 Fasteners Miscellaneous |
625 |
38.17 |
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947 Steel & Aluminum Fabrication |
3,170 |
122.56 |
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951 Radiograph Exams |
7 |
359.66 |
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952 Miscellaneous Metals Testing |
108 |
85.91 |
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Pavement Evaluation |
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955 Pavement Ride Testing |
4,437 |
35.10 |
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956 Pavement Friction Testing |
3,472 |
42.12 |
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957 Pavement Deflection |
2,996 |
166.82 |
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959 Test Equipment Calibrations |
3 |
3,815.66 |
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961 California Profilometer (Paving) |
251 |
313.61 |
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Physical Tests |
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968 Neoprene Bearing Pad |
14 |
1,050.55 |
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969 Neoprene Joint Seals |
8 |
259.70 |
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972 Curing Compounds Non-AC |
67 |
628.17 |
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Physico-Chemical |
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978 Paint & Ingredients |
156 |
401.26 |
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979 Protective Coating Tests |
722 |
39.91 |
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980 Mixing Water |
0 |
41.65 |
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982 Preform & Form Joint Filler |
0 |
0.00 |
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983 Carbon Analysis of Soil |
37 |
24.09 |
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985 Fabrics |
0 |
0.00 |
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Soils |
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990 Plasticity Index |
458 |
44.38 |
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991 Proctor Tests |
164 |
48.79 |
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992 Mechanical Analysis |
459 |
13.38 |
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993 Triaxial - UU |
195 |
112.74 |
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994 Consolidation |
129 |
123.05 |
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995 Triaxial – CU |
192 |
199.82 |
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996 Soil Cores |
125 |
16.70 |
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