WAC 136-18-020. Definitions

For purposes of implementing statutory requirements relative to construction by county forces, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Construction - The building of a new road facility or improvement of an existing facility to a higher geometric or structural standard. (2) Construction by county forces - Construction work performed by personnel carried on the county payroll using county owned, leased or rented equipment. (3) Authorization date - The date that construction is authorized. (4) Start of construction - The date that construction work commences. (5) End of construction - The date that construction work is completed. (6) Completion date - The date on which a county road project is closed in the accounting records. (7) Estimated construction costs - The county engineer's estimate of the cost of contemplated construction work, not including preliminary engineering and right of way acquisition costs. (8) Estimated project costs - The county engineer's estimate of the cost of engineering, right of way acquisition, and construction. (9) True and complete construction costs - The accounting record of all construction costs attributed to a county road project from the authorization date to the completion date. (10) True and complete project costs - The accounting record of all engineering, right of way acquisition, and construction costs attributed to a county road project from the authorization date to the completion date. (11) Construction by county forces road project - Construction by county forces authorized by action of the county legislative authority in those counties where a cumulative dollar limit applies to all construction by county forces.