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.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.78 RCW. 09-23-044, § 136-18-020, filed 11/9/09, effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW and SSB 5733. 01-24-074, § 136-18-020, filed 12/3/01, effective 1/3/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060. 96-17-013, § 136-18-020, filed 8/12/96, effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.78 RCW. 80-16-019 (Order 39), § 136-18-020, filed 10/29/80; 79-01-098 (Order 35), § 136-18-020, filed 1/3/79; Order 27, § 136-18-020, filed 1/27/76.]