CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR TRAFFIC …

1 ONTARIO PROVINCIAL STANDARD SPECIFICATION METRICOPSS 706 NOVEMBER 2010(Formerly OPSS 543, December 1990) CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNING TABLE OF CONTENTS SCOPE REFERENCES DEFINITIONS DESIGN AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS - Not Used MATERIALS EQUIPMENT - Not Used CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE - Not Used MEASUREMENT FOR PAYMENT - Not Used BASIS OF PAYMENT APPENDICES 706-A Commentary

2 SCOPE This SPECIFICATION covers the requirements for TRAFFIC control signing during CONSTRUCTION . SPECIFICATION Significance and Use This SPECIFICATION has been developed for use in provincial- and municipal-oriented Contracts. The administration, testing, and payment policies, procedures, and practices reflected in this SPECIFICATION correspond to those used by many municipalities and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Use of this SPECIFICATION or any other SPECIFICATION shall be according to the Contract Documents. Page 1 Rev. Date: 11/2010 OPSS 706 (Formerly OPSS 543, December 1990) Appendices Significance and Use Appendices are not for use in provincial contracts as they are developed for municipal use, and then, only when invoked by the Owner.

3 Appendices are developed for the Owner s use only. Inclusion of an appendix as part of the Contract Documents is solely at the discretion of the Owner. Appendices are not a mandatory part of this SPECIFICATION and only become part of the Contract Documents as the Owner invokes them. Invoking a particular appendix does not obligate an Owner to use all available appendices. Only invoked appendices form part of the Contract Documents. The decision to use any appendix is determined by an Owner after considering their contract requirements and their administrative, payment, and testing procedures, policies, and practices. Depending on these considerations, an Owner may not wish to invoke some or any of the available appendices.

4 REFERENCES When the Contract Documents indicate that provincial-oriented specifications are to be used and there is a provincial-oriented SPECIFICATION of the same number as those listed below, references within this SPECIFICATION to an OPSS shall be deemed to mean , unless use of a municipal-oriented SPECIFICATION is specified in the Contract Documents. When there is not a corresponding provincial-oriented SPECIFICATION , the references below shall be considered to be to the OPSS listed, unless use of a municipal-oriented SPECIFICATION is specified in the Contract Documents.

5 When the Contract Documents indicate that municipal-oriented specifications are to be used and there is a municipal-oriented SPECIFICATION of the same number as those listed below, references within this SPECIFICATION to an OPSS shall be deemed to mean , unless use of a provincial-oriented SPECIFICATION is specified in the Contract Documents. When there is not a corresponding municipal-oriented SPECIFICATION , the references below shall be considered to be the OPSS listed, unless use of a provincial-oriented SPECIFICATION is specified in the Contract Documents. This SPECIFICATION refers to the following standards, specifications or publications: Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) CGSB 62-GP-11M, May 1978 - Marking Material, Retroreflective Enclosed Lens, Adhesive Backing Authority Publications - Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.

6 TRAFFIC Control Manual for Roadway Work Operations - Field Edition Manual of Uniform TRAFFIC Control Devices, DEFINITIONS CONSTRUCTION Signs means all TRAFFIC control signs and associated devices identified in Part A, Division 5, Temporary Conditions, Manual, including vehicles and sign trailers, required to support signs and equipment to supply sign lighting, excluding the contract identification sign and highway number markers. Page 2 Rev. Date: 11/2010 OPSS 706 (Formerly OPSS 543, December 1990) Manual means the " TRAFFIC Control Manual for Roadway Work Operations", Field Edition and the Manual of Uniform TRAFFIC Control Devices, MATERIALS Reflective Surfaces Reflective materials and surfaces shall conform to Signs All details with respect to materials, dimensions and other requirements except reflectivity.

7 Shall conform to the CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC Control Signing TRAFFIC control signing shall include the work of supplying, locating, relocating, erecting, operating and maintaining CONSTRUCTION signs, and shall conform to the Manual unless otherwise specified. The contract identification signs will be supplied, erected, and maintained by the Authority. Signs shall be in place before work affecting TRAFFIC begins, shall be well maintained to be effective at all times, shall remain operational throughout the duration of the operation requiring signs, including the shutdown period, and shall be removed upon completion of the operation.

8 Ramps or roadways identified in the contract for complete closure shall be signed conforming to the Existing Signing Any existing signs removed by the Contractor to accommodate CONSTRUCTION shall be kept operational by placement on a temporary support and shall be reinstalled conforming to the after the work operation is complete. Temporarily relocated existing signs shall be kept at the same height, offset and basic location from TRAFFIC as before removal. Seasonal Shutdown During seasonal shutdown, the Authority will take responsibility for the maintenance, including replacement, of CONSTRUCTION signs unless otherwise specified.

9 Responsibility for the maintenance of CONSTRUCTION signs during seasonal shutdown will not be assumed by the Authority until the signing has been inspected, sign installation deviations from the Manual corrected and signing approved in writing by the Authority. CONSTRUCTION signs placed, replaced or repaired by the Authority during seasonal shutdown will become the property of the Contractor. Upon resumption of operations, the Contractor shall review and provide written acceptance of the signing; deviations from the Manual shall be noted and these will be corrected by the Authority. Once deviations are repaired, the Contractor shall resume responsibility as specified herein.

10 Page 3 Rev. Date: 11/2010 OPSS 706 (Formerly OPSS 543, December 1990) BASIS OF PAYMENT TRAFFIC Control Signing - Lump Sum Item Payment at the contract price for the above item shall be full compensation for all labour, equipment and material required to do the work. For progress payment, fifty percent of the contract price will be paid upon the supply and installation of the complete initial TRAFFIC control signing plan. The balance will be prorated over the balance of the working period. Page 4 Rev. Date: 11/2010 OPSS 706 (Formerly OPSS 543, December 1990) Appendix 706-A, November 2010 FOR USE WHILE DESIGNING MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS Note: This is a non-mandatory Commentary Appendix intended to provide information to a designer, during the design stage of a contract, on the use of the OPS SPECIFICATION in a municipal contract.