Overburden
Defined in the standard specifications of 2 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.
Surface soil or granular material that may or may not be suitable for construction purposes, and that overlays other material suitable for road or bridge construction.
Section 101 — GENERAL, ABBREVIATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS →The surface layer atop material suitable for road or bridge construction, excluding topsoil. Own Organization. The workers employed and paid directly by the Contractor and equipment owned or rented by the Contractor, with or without operators; does not include employees or equipment of a Subcontractor, assignee, or agent of the
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