{"id":"0234efe6-8ebf-4ce0-b19a-44ed7a5a307d","task":"Calculate the smoothness (IRI) pay factor for a milling-and-overlay project under a state DOT's ride-quality specification.","domain":"Asphalt paving contractor / QC engineer","steps":["Confirm whether the project's governing spec is IRI-based or still profilograph-based, since agencies are transitioning at different rates.","Run pre-mill and post-overlay profile measurements with DOT-certified equipment and a qualified operator.","Identify the DOT's specific pay-adjustment structure for the project (incentive/disincentive, incentive-only with no correction, or must-correct-only).","Calculate the lot/segment pay factor using the DOT's published formula or lump-sum/multiplier table.","Separately flag any localized roughness areas that fall under the DOT's 'must correct' provision, since these are evaluated apart from the lot average."],"gotchas":["Not every state has switched to IRI; applying an IRI-based calculation to a profilograph-spec contract (or vice versa) produces an invalid pay factor.","Pay-adjustment structures differ meaningfully by state — e.g., TxDOT runs a documented incentive-only Schedule 3 provision (no corrective action) for IRI under 60 in/mi, which is not how most other states structure it.","Localized 'must correct' thresholds are evaluated independently of the overall lot average smoothness — passing the lot average doesn't excuse an out-of-spec localized area."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.687Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0234efe6-8ebf-4ce0-b19a-44ed7a5a307d"}