Maintenance Management Manual (MMT)

1 Maintenance Management ManualRevised July 2017 2017 by Texas Department of Transportation(512) 463-8630 all rights reservedManual Notice 2017-1 From:C. Michael Lee, , Director, Maintenance DivisionManual: Maintenance Management ManualEffective Date:July 01, 2017 PurposeThe Maintenance Management Manual has been revised to include a link to the Occupational Safety Manual for more information about TxDOT s hazardous material cleanup policy and to include revised details about County Assistance under the Local Government Assistance 7, Section 4, Oil and Hazardous Material Spills now contains the following sentence, which includes a link to the Occupational Safety Manual : For more information about TxDOT's hazardous material cleanup policy, including notification requirements, see the Occupational Safety Manual , Chapter 5, Section 6.

2 Chapter 9 spells out in more detail the District s and Division s responsibilities for County Assis-tance under the Local Government Assistance questions concerning information contained in this Manual Notice to Randy Ormsby at (512) 416-3196 or Manual notices are available in a PDF Management Manuali TxDOT 7/2017 Table of ContentsChapter 1 Definitions and PlanningSection 1 Overview .. 1-2 Introduction to Maintenance Management .. 1-2 Purpose of this Chapter .. 1-2 Section 2 Definitions of Maintenance .. 1-3 Purpose of Definitions .. 1-3 Definitions of Maintenance Work .. 1-3 Travel Way .. 1-3 Shoulder and Side Approaches .. 1-4 Roadside .. 1-4 Drainage.. 1-5 Structures .. 1-5 Traffic Operations .. 1-6 Emergency Operations.. 1-6 Section 3 Maintenance Plans.

3 1-7 Developing a Maintenance Plan .. 1-7 Plan Format .. 1-7 Chapter 2 BudgetingSection 1 Overview .. 2-2 Types of Budgets .. 2-2 Allocation Programs .. 2-2 Section 2 Maintenance Budget Process .. 2-3 Background .. 2-3 Appropriation Process .. 2-3 District Allocations .. 2-3 Budget Formulas .. 2-3 Section Allocations .. 2-3 Section 3 Contract Budget .. 2-4 Contracted Routine Maintenance Budget .. 2-4 Category 1, Preventive Maintenance and Rehabilitation, Allocation Program.. 2-4 Section 4 Cash and Expenditures .. 2-5 Department Accounting Systems .. 2-5 How to Charge Routine Maintenance Expenditures .. 2-5 Where to Find More Information .. 2-5 Section 5 Maintenance Contingency Fund .. 2-6 Contingency Fund .. 2-6 Maintenance Management Manualii TxDOT 7/2017 Chapter 3 Level of ServiceSection 1 Overview.

4 3-2 Levels of Service .. 3-2 Section 2 Level of Service .. 3-3 Purpose and Goal .. 3-3 Why Guidelines are Needed .. 3-3 Definitions .. 3-3 Using the Guidelines .. 3-3 Maintenance Priorities .. 3-4 Pavement Maintenance .. 3-4 Roadside Maintenance .. 3-5 Operations .. 3-6 Bridge Maintenance .. 3-7 Section 3 Environmental Best Management .. 3-8 Reserved for future section .. 3-8 Chapter 4 Contracting and PurchasingSection 1 Overview .. 4-2 Purpose of Contracting and Purchasing.. 4-2 Section 2 Routine Maintenance Contracts .. 4-3 When to Use Routine Maintenance Contracts (RMC) .. 4-3 Use of the Construction and Maintenance Contracting System (CMCS) .. 4-3 District Let Contracts.. 4-3 State Let Contracts.. 4-3 Contract Administration.

5 4-3 Section 3 Preventive Maintenance Contracts .. 4-4 Preventive Maintenance Contracts (CPM) .. 4-4 Section 4 Emergency Contracts .. 4-5 Authority for Expediting Emergency Contracts .. 4-5 Emergency Contract Procedures .. 4-5 Section 5 Purchase of Services .. 4-6 Authority for Purchase of Services .. 4-6 Definition of Service .. 4-6 Section 6 Interagency Agreements and Contracts .. 4-7 Authority .. 4-7 Interagency Exchanges of Less Than $50,000 .. 4-7 Interagency Exchanges of More Than $50,000 .. 4-8 Section 7 Inmate/Probationer Labor .. 4-9 Background .. 4-9 Maintenance Management Manualiii TxDOT 7/2017 Texas Department of Criminal Justice Memorandum of Agreement for Inmate Labor .. 4-9 Sheriff's Department Agreement For County Inmate Labor.

6 4-9 Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) .. 4-10 Juvenile Offenders .. 4-10 Section 8 State Use Program.. 4-11 Authority .. 4-11 Background .. 4-11 Process .. 4-11 Section 9 Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program .. 4-12 Background .. 4-12 Eligible Bridges .. 4-12 Contracting .. 4-12 Section 10 Material Purchasing .. 4-14 Where to Find Purchasing Procedures.. 4-14 Review by the Maintenance Division (MNT) .. 4-14 Chapter 5 Agreements, Permits and ReportsSection 1 Overview .. 5-2 Summary .. 5-2 Section 2 Municipal Maintenance Agreements .. 5-3 Purpose .. 5-3 Execution .. 5-3 Required Documentation .. 5-3 Exhibits .. 5-3 Revision .. 5-4 Inactive Cities .. 5-4 Section 3 Personal Injury and Property Damage Claims.

7 5-5 Types of Claims .. 5-5 Claims Against the Department.. 5-5 Damage Claims .. 5-5 Section 4 River Water Use Certification.. 5-7 Authority .. 5-7 Reporting .. 5-7 Section 5 Wetlands/Streambed Permits .. 5-8 Clean Water Act .. 5-8 Waters of the United States .. 5-8 Wetland Defined .. 5-8 Section 404 Permits .. 5-9 Activities That Require Permits.. 5-9 Maintenance Management Manualiv TxDOT 7/2017404 Permitting for Maintenance Activities .. 5-9 Section 6 Storm Water Management .. 5-10 Introduction .. 5-10 Policy .. 5-10 Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) - Construction General Permit (CGP) (TXR150000) .. 5-10 CGP Excluded Activities .. 5-10 Activities Not Excluded from the CGP .. 5-11 CGP - Notices of Intent/Notices of Termination.

8 5-11 CGP Summary .. 5-11 Section 7 Major Accident or Unusual Incident Reporting .. 5-12 Reporting .. 5-12 Section 8 Highway Condition Reporting System .. 5-13 Purpose .. 5-13 Section 9 Storage Site Agreements .. 5-14 General Procedure .. 5-14 Submission.. 5-14 Chapter 6 Management Information SystemsSection 1 Overview .. 6-2 Introduction .. 6-2 Maintenance Management System (MMS) .. 6-2 Pavement Management Information System (PMIS) .. 6-2 Texas Maintenance Assessment Program (TxMAP).. 6-2 Section 2 Maintenance Management System .. 6-3 Maintenance Management System (MMS) Defined .. 6-3 Function Codes for Maintenance .. 6-3 MMS Interfaces .. 6-4 Section 3 Pavement Management Information System .. 6-5 Pavement Management Information System (PMIS) Defined.

9 6-5 Section 4 Texas Maintenance Assessment Program .. 6-6 Texas Maintenance Assessment Program (TxMAP) Background .. 6-6 Benefits .. 6-6 Chapter 7 Emergency ManagementSection 1 Overview .. 7-2 Purpose of This Section .. 7-2 Authority .. 7-2 Natural and Manmade Disasters .. 7-2 Maintenance Management Manualv TxDOT 7/2017 Role of the Department .. 7-2 Section 2 Disasters and National Emergencies .. 7-3 General Policy in All Disasters .. 7-3 Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM).. 7-3 State Emergency Management Council.. 7-3 Disaster District Committees .. 7-3 Disaster District Committee Chairperson .. 7-4 Section 3 Federal Reimbursement Programs .. 7-5 General Policy .. 7-5 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) .. 7-5 Federal Emergency Management Agency Program (FEMA).

10 7-5 Section 4 Oil and Hazardous Material Spills .. 7-6 Policy .. 7-6 Abandoned Hazardous Materials.. 7-6 Hazardous Substance Spill Contingency Plan .. 7-7 Section 5 Emergency Planning Roles and Responsibilities .. 7-8 District and Division Responsibilities .. 7-8 Maintenance Section .. 7-8 District Maintenance Management .. 7-9 Maintenance Division Management .. 7-11 Chapter 8 Quarry and Pit SafetySection 1 Overview .. 8-2 Texas Law and Code .. 8-2 Safety Certificate Required .. 8-2 District Requirements .. 8-2 Further Information .. 8-2 Chapter 9 Local Government Assistance ProgramSection 1 Overview .. 9-2 County Assistance .. 9-2 Program Allocation Method .. 9-2 Division Responsibility .. 9-2 District Responsibility .. 9-2 Assistance to Cities.