Asphalt Paving Costing Info
Asphalt Paving Costing Info
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I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me in regard to pricing for A.C.? In bid tabulations or contract price data (like CA DOT average highway contract prices) AC paving is typically shown as a cost per ton (like $75/ton). Is that a material cost only, or is that an installed cost? If it is a material cost only, is there some generic off-the-cuff figure used for placing (like xx dollars/sq yd/inch of thickness?)
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RE: Asphalt Paving Costing Info
RE: Asphalt Paving Costing Info
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/costinfo.html
Just be careful if you are going to use this info for estimating purposes because as you can see from the table, the average costs have varied widely, primarily due to the volatile price of the binder. To make any kind of sense out of these historical prices, you should examine the asphalt index(s) (i.e. $/ton of binder) for the time period of the historical price(s) you are using, then escalate them up or down depending on what the latest asphalt index is (or is expected). And remember that only about 5% of the weight of the asphalt concrete is binder. A $50/ton variance in the asphalt index correlates to about 1/20th of the affect on the final cost of the asphalt concrete. If you want a rough shod guess of what the cost per ton of binder will be, check the gas prices at the pump. When the cost of binder to $300/ton, the price of gas went to $3.00 gal, when it dropped below that so did gas. The values almost mimic each other (at least in Calif) when you move a decimal over two places and change units.
And to add the 2 cents other posts will surely add, obviously don't forget to account for costs attributable to complexity, haul, size and what color of underwear you are wearing the day you make your estimate.
RE: Asphalt Paving Costing Info
Or better yet, give one of your local paving contractors a call and get some feedback.
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