Profile Grade
Defined in the standard specifications of 4 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.
The trace of a vertical plane usually intersecting the top surface of the proposed wearing surface and usually along the longitudinal centerline of the roadbed. Profile grade means either elevation or gradient of such trace per to the context.
Section 101 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →The trace of a vertical plane intersecting the top surface of the proposed wearing surface or other designed course usually along the longitudinal centerline of the roadbed. Profile grade means either elevation or gradient of such trace according to the context.
Section 101 — General Information, Definitions, and Terms →The location of the Profile Grade will be designated by the Department and shown on the Plans. The profile grade line is usually the centerline and elevati on to which the Roadway will be built. The Profile Grade may be used to designate the gradient and elevation of other c onstruction features such as t ops of curb, channels,
Section 101 — Abbreviations, Symbols, T erms, and Definitions →The trace of a vertical plane intersecting the top surface of the proposed structural section as shown on the plans. Profile grade means either elevation or gradient of such trace according to the context. Project. The specific section of the highway together with all appurtenances and construction to be performed thereon at the prices quoted. Proposal Form. The approved form on which the Department requires bids to be prepared and submitted for the work. Proposal Guaranty. The security furnished with a bid to guarantee that the bidder will enter into the contract if his bid is accepted.
Section 101 — Terms and Definitions →