Cost Estimate Categories
The cost estimate submitted in support of the agreement will set forth the items of work to be performed, as broken down into the following categories:
- Materials and supplies
- Labor
- Overhead
- Transportation and equipment
- Traffic control
- Right of way
- Salvage, Abandoned Facilities, and Removal of Materials
- Credits
- Betterments
- Items to be paid in highway contract or directly to the utility
All the above items must be sufficiently detailed to provide TxDOT with a reasonable basis for analysis.
Estimates of cost should adhere to Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
and Federal Acquisition Regulations (
).