Base Course
Defined in the standard specifications of 5 state transportation agencies. Each definition below is the agency’s own text, with the section it comes from — they do not all say the same thing, and on a contract the difference is the point.
Definitions are quoted from state-authored public specification books. This page carries no I-Code-derived terms.
Layer or layers of specified material placed on a subbase or subgrade to support a surface course. Bid. A completed schedule of items submitted as an offer to perform work at quoted prices.
Section 101 — Terms, Format, and Definitions →One or more layers of specified or selected material of designed thickness placed on a properly prepared subbase or subgrade to support a surface course.
Section 101 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →The layer or layers of specified Material placed on a Subbase or a Subgrade normally used to support a Surface Course.
Section 101 — Abbreviations, Symbols, T erms, and Definitions →The layer or layers of specified or selected material of designed thickness on a subb ase or a sub-grade to support a surface course.
Section 101 — Terms and Definitions →The layer or layers of specified or selected material of designed thickness placed on a subbase or a subgrade to support a surface course.
Section 101 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →