Section 3: Contract Budget
Contracted Routine Maintenance Budget
The districts use the Strategy 144, Contracted Routine Maintenance
budget for district or state let Routine Maintenance Contracts (RMC's).
Districts may let "district let" RMC's up to an estimated amount
of $300,000. Any project with an Engineer's Estimate of $300,000
or more must be let as a "state let" project through the Maintenance
Division. Districts have full authority to schedule and let projects
without additional approval within their allocated budget.
Category 1, Preventive Maintenance and Rehabilitation, Allocation Program
The preventive maintenance budget is handled as a "bank balance"
program with the districts receiving formula-based allocations.
The program addresses preventive maintenance to preserve the existing
state highway system. The program is authorized by the Commission
annually and funds are managed by the Finance Division, Programming
and Letting Section.
The program also funds rehabilitation of existing main lanes,
structures and frontage roads. The installation and/or rehabilitation
of signs and their appurtenances, pavement markings, thermoplastic
striping, traffic signals, and illumination systems are also allowed
under this category.