Question: contractors plan to procure the required soil from two different sites, as quoted below. Calculate the total cost ( haulage and placement ) of the

contractors plan to procure the required soil from two different sites, as quoted below. Calculate the total cost (haulage and placement) of the bids to verify the contractors' calculations.
Company A
Distance from borrow pit to embankment: 28 miles
Cost of haul ($yd3-mile): 0.55
Cost of fill material ($yd3):2.00
Borrow soil moisture content: 13%
Specific gravity of solids: 2.70
Degree of saturation: 70%
Company B
Distance from borrow pit to embankment: 35 miles
Cost of haul ($yd3-mile ): 0.45
Cost of fill material ($yd3): 2.40
Borrow soil moisture content: 12%
Specific gravity of solids: 2.71
Degree of saturation: 60%
The total cost (haulage and placement) for company A (million $)
The total cost (haulage and placement) for company B (million $)
contractors plan to procure the required soil

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