Utility Strikes Cost Catalog
Direct Cost
Administrative Cost
Occupation
Labor Rates ($/h)
Sr. Engineer
74
Manager
61
Project Engineer
56
Operator
30
Compliance Officer
41
Lawyers
76
Contracted Compliance Personnel
225
Planning and Designing
Yet to receive
Diversion of Existing Utility Services
Location Type
Charges ($)
Commercial
450
Residence
450
Construction Costs - Repair Costs
Material Diameter
Charges ($/5')
12" pipe
41,600
24" pipe
62,400
36" pipe
93,600
Traffic Management
Work time
Lane Closure Fee
Weekday (9:00AM - 3:00PM)
$6000/day
Weekday (6:00PM - 6:00AM)
$1000/day
Weekends (6:00AM - 6:00PM)
$10,000
Weekends (6:00AM - 6:00PM) (Detour)
$50,000
Traffic Management (Traffic Control Device Cost)
Yet to receive
Emergency Cost
Type of Emergency Service
Charge/hour
Fire Personnel - Captain
35
Fire Personnel - Operator
31
Fire Personnel - Fire fighter
24
Fire Truck (100ft Ladder)
100
Fire Truck 1000 GPM
68
Fire Truck `1250 GPM
72.25
Fire Truck 1500 GPM
78.9
Fire Truck 2000 GPM
81.4
Fire Truck (75FT)
117.1
Fire Truck (150FT)
142.75
Fire Truck (Rescure Equipment)
93.47
Ambulance Attendee - Paramedics
17.52
Ambulance Driver
10
Ambulance - 150
28
Ambulance - 210
40.5
Police Wage
21.4
Police Automobile
15.69
Restoration Costs
Yet to receive
Inirect Cost
Regulatory Fines
Min. ($)
Max. ($)
25,000
19,200,000
Average
5,782,857.14
Interruption of Services
Yet to receive
Loss of Income (Local businesses)
Yet to receive
Costs to Highway Authority (Pavement Service Life Reduction)
Average estimate of service life reduction
110 $/m
Damage of Third Party Apparatus
Min. ($)
Max. ($)
400,000
700,000
Average
550,000.00
Compensation Payements
Yet to receive
Loss of Parking Revenues
Meter Rate ($/h)
1
Occupancy Frequency (%)
0.6
Social Cost
Noise Pollution
Reduction Percentage of Property due to Noise
0.55%
Air Pollution
Yet to receive
Dust and Dirt
Min. ($)/day
Max. ($)/day
61
149
Lost Business Income
Min. ($)/day
Max. ($)/day
433
2624
Increased Vehicular Collision
Min. ($)/day
Max. ($)/day
29
2581
Traffic Delay Cost
Min. ($)/day
Max. ($)/day
45
8477
Property Damage
Min. ($)
Max. ($)
0
8477
Average
1,500,000.00