§ 14.13.060 — Construction costs - Defined

14.13.060 - Construction costs - Defined.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term "construction cost" shall mean the sum total of all costs incurred and expenditures made by city after the effective date of this chapter for the construction of street improvements, including but not limited to engineering costs and expenses, costs and expenses of preparing plans and specifications, costs and expenses for inspection, publication, advertising and printing, cost of the construction contract, cost of extra work and materials approved by city, and cost of preparation of environmental impact documents for the required improvements. The director of public works shall calculate construction costs on the basis of records kept by him. Street improvements may include but shall not be limited to paving (including all preparation, removal, excavation, fill base material compaction), curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights (including cables and electrical conduit), utilities required to prevent later excavation of such streets, storm drain inlets and laterals, sanitary sewer laterals, median islands and any and all appurtenances to the foregoing improvements, but excluding improvements for bus turnouts, grade separations, and bridges and for storm drain and sanitary sewer facilities other than the inlets and laterals specified above.

(Prior code § 7705; Ords. 19313, 19663.)