- (a) Salary and/or wage rates shall be calculated by classes on a monthly basis or labor hours by rate and amount for project.
(b)
- (1) Overtime must be approved in advance by the Arkansas Department of Transportation and reported separately.
(2) This includes labor associated with:
- (A) Preliminary engineering;
- (B) Construction engineering;
- (C) Right-of-way acquisition; and
- (D) Force account construction.
(c)
(1) The following direct labor additives may be included in direct expenses:
- (A) Social Security;
- (B) Holiday pay;
- (C) Vacation;
- (D) Sick leave;
- (E) Retirement and pension;
- (F) Unemployment taxes;
- (G) Compensation; and
- (H) Hospitalization and liability insurance.
- (2) Such additives must be shown as a percent of direct labor expense and listed as a separate item.
- (3) Utility owners may compute a cost rate including these additives or a prorated version but must provide the items and base factors of the computation.
(d)
- (1) Approval will not be given for fees paid to engineers, architects, and others for required technical services when such fees are determined on the basis of a percentage of the total actual or estimated cost of the relocation.
- (2) These types of work shall not be undertaken until approval is given by the department.