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DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS ON FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS OVER $1,000,000 ON THE
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM REPORTED DURING
CALENDAR YEAR 2000 AS COMPLETED

Chart: Distribution Of Costs On Federal-aid Highway Construction Contracts Over $1,000,000 On The National Highway System Reported During calendar Year 2000 As Completed - Materials and Supplies: Aggregates 2/ 12.4%, Portland Cement 3/ 5.3%, Bituments 4/ 7.4%, Steel 5/ 4.4%, Other 16.2%, Wages 6/ 18.9%, Equipment, Overhead & Profit 1/ 35.4% Wages 6/ 18.9% Equipment, Overhead and Profit 1/ 35.4% Aggregates 2/ 12.4% Portland Cement 3/ 5.3% Bitumens 4/ 7.4% Steel 5/ 4.4% Other 16.2%

Source:
Office of Program Administration
Office of Infrastructure, FHWA
(202) 366-4636

1/ Equipment includes fuel and lubricants 2.9%, but excludes operators' and mechanics' wages. Overhead includes contractors' on-site expenses such as mobilization, office, rental, licenses, insurance, etc.

2/ Aggregates consists of sand, gravel, slag, crushed stone, ect., for use in bases, portland cement, concrete and bituminous surfaces, and portland cement concrete structures.

3/ For both roadway and structures.

4/ For various types of bituminous surfaces and bases.

5/ Includes structural, reinforcing, culvert and miscellaneous steel.

6/ Gross earnings of contractors' employees in the following classifications: Administrative and Supervisory, Skilled, Intermediate, and Unskilled labor.


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