STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES

1 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES Connecting South Dakota and the Nation 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Page i DIVISION I GENERAL PROVISIONS 1 Definitions and Terms .. 1 Wording of the SPECIFICATIONS .. 1 Titles (or Headings) .. 1 References .. 1 Abbreviations .. 1 Definitions .. 3 2 Bidding Requirements and Conditions .. 13 Prequalification of Bidders .. 13 Electronic Identification .. 13 Issuance of Bidding Package .. 13 Contents of Bidding Package .. 13 Interpretation of Quantities in Bidding Package .. 14 Examination of Plans, SPECIFICATIONS , Special Provisions, and Site of Work.

2 14 Preparation of Bid Proposal .. 16 Bid Proposal Guaranty .. 17 Bidder Submitted Bid Proposal Limitations .. 18 Submission of Bid Proposal .. 18 Withdrawal or Revision of Proposal Prior to Letting .. 19 Combination Bidding Packages .. 19 Public Opening of Bid Proposals .. 19 3 Award and Execution of Contract .. 21 Consideration of Bid Proposals .. 21 Irregular Bid Proposals .. 22 Dismissal of Bid Proposal .. 23 Award of Contract .. 23 Cancellation of Award .. 24 Bid Proposal Guaranty .. 24 Requirements of Contract Performance Bond .. 24 Execution and Approval of Contract .. 24 Failure to Execute Contract .. 24 Material Guaranty .. 24 4 Scope of Work.

3 25 Intent of Contract .. 25 Differing Site Conditions .. 25 Significant Changes in the Character of Work .. 25 Extra Work .. 26 Maintenance of Traffic .. 26 Rights in and Use of Materials Found on the Work .. 27 Final Cleaning Up .. 28 Value Engineering Incentive .. 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Page ii 5 Control of Work .. 31 Authority of the Engineer .. 31 Plans and Working Drawings .. 31 Conformity with Plans and SPECIFICATIONS .. 31 Coordination of Contract Documents .. 32 Cooperation by Contractor .. 33 Cooperation with Utilities .. 33 Cooperation between Contractors .. 34 Construction Stakes, Lines, and Grades .. 34 Authority and Duties of Area Engineer.

4 35 Duties of the Inspector .. 35 Inspection of Work .. 35 Removal of Unacceptable and Unauthorized Work .. 36 Weight Limitations .. 36 Maintenance during Construction .. 37 Failure to Maintain Roadway or Structure .. 37 Acceptance of Field Work .. 37 Claims for Adjustment and Disputes .. 38 6 Control of Material .. 41 Source of Supply and Quality Requirements .. 41 Local Material Sources and 41 Samples, Tests, Cited SPECIFICATIONS .. 44 Plant Inspection .. 45 Storage of Materials .. 45 Handling Materials .. 45 Unacceptable Material .. 45 Department Furnished Material .. 46 Buy America .. 46 7 Legal Relations and Responsibility to Public.

5 47 Laws to be Observed .. 47 Permits, Licenses, and Taxes .. 47 Patented Devices, Materials, and Processes .. 47 Restoration of Surfaces Opened by Permit .. 47 Federal Aid Participation .. 47 Sanitary Health and Safety Provisions .. 48 Public Convenience and Safety .. 48 Railway-Highway Provisions .. 48 Construction over or Adjacent to Navigable 48 Barricades and Warning Signs .. 48 Use of Explosives .. 49 Protection and Restoration of Property and Landscape .. 49 Forest Protection .. 50 Responsibility for Damage Claims .. 50 Liability Insurance .. 50 Opening Sections of Project to Traffic .. 51 Contractor s Responsibility for Work.

6 51 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Page iii Furnishing Right-of-Way .. 52 Personal Liability of Department s Authorized Representatives .. 52 No Waiver of Legal Rights .. 52 Environmental Considerations and Cooperation with Environmental Regulatory Agencies .. 52 Sound Control Requirements .. 56 Americans with Disabilities Act .. 56 8 Prosecution and Progress .. 57 Subcontracting .. 57 Notice to Proceed .. 57 Prosecution and Progress .. 57 Limitation of Operations .. 58 Character of Workers, Methods, and Equipment .. 58 Determination of Contract Time .. 58 Extension of Contract Time .. 63 Failure to Complete on Time .. 65 Suspension of Work Ordered by the Engineer.

7 67 Default and Termination of Contract .. 67 Termination of Contract .. 68 9 Measurement and Payment .. 71 Measurement of Quantities .. 71 Scope of Payment .. 77 Payment for Extra Haul of Materials .. 77 Compensation for Altered Quantities .. 77 Extra and Force Account Work .. 78 Eliminated Items .. 80 Progress Payments .. 80 Payment for Materials Delivered to Project .. 81 Final Acceptance and Final Payment .. 82 82 Freight Rates .. 83 Fuel Cost Adjustment .. 83 Prompt Payment and Retainage .. 87 DIVISION II CONSTRUCTION DETAILS PART A EARTHWORK 100 Clearing and Grubbing .. 89 110 Removal of Structures and Obstructions .. 91 120 Roadway and Drainage Excavation and Embankment Construction.

8 93 205 Dust Control .. 105 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Page iv 210 Roadway Shaping .. 107 230 Salvaging, Stockpiling, and Placing Topsoil .. 111 240 Obliterating Old ROADS .. 113 250 Incidental Work .. 115 PART B GRANULAR BASES AND SURFACING 260 Granular Bases and Surfacing .. 117 270 Salvaging, Processing, and Stockpiling Granular Bases and Asphalt concrete Mix Materials .. 121 280 Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) .. 123 PART C ASPHALT CONSTRUCTION 320 Asphalt concrete , General .. 125 321 Asphalt concrete - Class D, E, G .. 141 322 Asphalt concrete - Class Q (New Section) .. 143 324 Asphalt concrete Composite .. 165 325 Asphalt concrete - Class S .. 167 326 Asphalt concrete - Class HR .. 169 330 Prime, Tack, Fog Seal, and Flush Seal.

9 171 332 Cold Milling Asphalt concrete .. 177 350 Asphalt concrete Crack Sealing .. 181 360 Asphalt Surface Treatment .. 185 370 Cold in Place Recycling (CIR) of Asphalt concrete .. 189 PART D RIGID pavement 380 portland cement concrete pavement .. 193 390 concrete Spall Repair .. 225 391 Undersealing .. 231 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Page v 392 pavement Jacking .. 237 393 Cracking and Seating of PCC pavement .. 243 394 Rubblize PCC pavement (New Section) .. 245 PART E STRUCTURES 410 Steel Structures .. 249 411 Shop Painting .. 263 412 bridge Field Painting, Repainting, and Paint Residue Containment .. 267 420 Structure Excavation .. 275 421 Box, Pipe, and Plate Pipe Culvert Undercutting.

10 279 422 Drainage Fabric Protection for Cast in Place Reinforced concrete Box Culverts .. 283 423 Temporary Works .. 285 430 bridge End Backfill .. 291 435 Approach Slab Underdrain System (New Section) .. 297 440 Structural Plate Pipe and Structural Plate Pipe Arch Culverts .. 301 450 Pipe Culverts .. 303 460 Structural concrete .. 307 462 concrete for Incidental Construction - Class M .. 333 464 Controlled Density Fill (New Section) .. 337 465 Drilled Shaft Construction .. 339 470 Railing .. 353 480 Reinforcing 355 491 bridge Deck Polymer Chip Seal .. 359 510 Timber, Prestressed, and Steel Piles .. 367 550 bridge Deck Preparation and Resurfacing .. 375 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Page vi 560 Precast and Pretensioned Prestressed concrete .