Section 554.910  Fee for Engineering Inspections and Investigations

The following additional fees will be charged for engineering inspections and investigations by Department personnel that may be necessary due to the size or weight of the load.

a)         For normal engineering inspection and investigations, all or a portion of the following:

1)         Bridge structural analysis – $40 per hour plus computer costs.

2)         Pavement structural analysis – $40 per hour.

3)         Field investigation of movement feasibility – $40 per hour.

4)         Accompanying the move – $40 per hour.

5)         Interim or final inspection for damages – $40 per hour.

b)         For unusually large movements that may require extensive analyses, inspections, and investigations by Department personnel, a written agreement will be executed by the applicant and the Department as to the extent of special charges.  The following rates will be utilized unless otherwise stipulated.

1)         Bridge structural analysis – $40 per hour.

2)         Pavement structural analysis – $40 per hour.

3)         Field investigations of movement feasibility, for each Department employee – $40 per hour.

4)         Accompanying the move, for each Department employee – $40 per hour.

5)         Interim or final inspections, for each Department employee – $40 per hour.

6)         Computer usage time will be at the rate charged to the Department by the Department of Central Management Services.

c)         Fees for engineering services performed by personnel outside the Department shall be paid directly by the applicant.

(Source:  Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 2565, effective January 25, 1996)