Tricor Refining, LLC

Producers of Golden Bear Preservation Products

Asphalt Pavement Preservation with Reclamite® engineered emulsion rejuvenator

With the rising cost of asphalt pavement resurfacing, it seems that budgets are strained to the limit with no relief in sight. This is not necessarily so! This calculator will show you what can happen when you shift one mile or kilometer of resurfacing to eight, ten or more miles/kilometers of preservation with Reclamite® engineered emulsion rejuvenator. When you increase your pavement lifecycle and PCI (pavement condition index), you reduce the annual costs to own that pavement. In turn as annual cost is reduced, the same maintenance budget goes further. Try it! This calculator can also be used to compare your other wear course seals against the use of Reclamite® engineered emulsion rejuvenator.

Life Cycle Extension Calculator

Instructions: This is how it works!

  1. To calculate your current "Cost per lane mile/km", you will use your total annual resurfacing budget amount (in dollars) and the current number of lane miles or kilometers you resurfaced.

  2. Calculate the lane miles/km that can be treated with ReclamiteŽ for each lane mile/km of resurfacing cost diverted to preservation.

  3. Calculate the new life cycle cost for pavements preserved with ReclamiteŽ

  4. Calculate the cost savings per lane mile/km and the total annual cost savings.
Data to input:    
Current annual resurfacing budget:
$
Total lane miles/km resurfaced:
 
 lane miles/km
Current life cycle:
 years
Local cost ReclamiteŽ rejuvenator:
$ 
 per lane mile/km
Life cycle extension w/preservation:
 years
Calculated results:      
Current cost:
$
  per lane mile/km
New cost w/ReclamiteŽ:
$
  per lane mile/km
Lane miles/km of preservation for each lane mile resurfacing exchanged:
 lane miles/km
New life cycle w/ReclamiteŽ:
 years
Current life cycle cost:
$
  per lane mile/km
New life cycle cost w/preservation:
$
  per lane mile/km
Life cycle cost savings:
$
  per lane mile/km
Annual cost savings:
$
  per year

Now take a look at what happens after five years when you continue to use pavement preservation after the first life cycle extension time frame is complete:

Pavement Preservation

Just Makes Sense!
Data to input:    
Future cost ReclamiteŽ
2nd application:
$ 
 per lane mile/km
2nd Life cycle extension w/preservation
 years
Calculated results:      
New life cycle w/ReclamiteŽ:
 years
New life cycle cost w/preservation:
$
  per lane mile/km
Life cycle cost savings:
$
  per lane mile/km
Annual cost savings:
$
  per year

ReclamiteŽ is a cationic emulsion of the four maltene components of an asphalt binder. The maltenes are the volatile components which are reduced by contact with air and heat. The application of ReclamiteŽ replaces these original components which were lost to oxidation thereby restoring the asphalt binders flexibility and durability.

Phone: 661.393.7110 extension 107
Contact: Jim Brownridge

P.O. Box 5877, Bakersfield, California 93388-5877