Street Works (Recovery of Costs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Direct Costs

5.  Direct costs are any of those costs specified below –

(a) the cost of staff (whether salaried or non-salaried) employed directly by the claimant calculated in accordance with regulation 7;

(b) the costs payable to a contractor engaged by the claimant;

(c) the cost of materials;

(d) the cost of hiring equipment, plant and vehicles or, where the equipment, plant and vehicles are leased to the claimant, the equivalent cost based on relevant market rates; and

(e) other costs which are relevant and specifically attributable to a chargeable job.