New Jersey Department of Transportation

1 New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for road and bridge Construction 2007. SUSSEX PASSAIC. BERGEN. WARREN. MORRIS. NORTH. ESSEX. HUDSON. UNION. HUNTERDON. SOMERSET. MIDDLESEX. MERCER. MONMOUTH. CENTRAL. OCEAN. BURLINGTON. GLOUCESTER CAMDEN. SALEM. ATLANTIC. CUMBERLAND. SOUTH. CAPE. MAY. TABLE OF CONTENTS. DIVISION 100 GENERAL PROVISIONS .. 1. SECTION 101 GENERAL INFORMATION ..1. Introduction ..1. Abbreviations ..1. Inquiries Regarding the Project ..6. SECTION 102 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS ..8. Qualification to Bid ..8. Bidder Registration and Downloading of the Proposal Documents ..8. Revisions Before Submitting a Bid ..8. Examination of Contract and Project Limits.

2 8. Interpretation of Quantities in the If and Where Directed ..9. Preparation of the Balanced Proposal Bond ..10. Submission of Withdrawal of Public Opening of Consideration of Bids ..11. Irregular Disqualification of Rejection of All Bids ..12. SECTION 103 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT ..12. Award of Contract ..12. Cancellation of Release of Proposal Execution of the Contract ..13. Escrow of Bid Documents ..13. Failure to Execute Contract ..13. Acquisition of Documents ..14. SECTION 104 SCOPE OF WORK ..14. Value Engineering ..14. Purpose and Scope ..14. Conditions ..14. Submittals ..15. Final Documents ..16. Changes to the Authority to Make Changes ..16. Protests to Change Types of Contractual Notice.

3 20. Unrecoverable Costs ..21. Unacceptable Cost Calculation Methods ..21. Tracking Costs ..21. Force Account ..21. Delay Damages ..24. SECTION 105 CONTROL OF WORK ..26. Authority of the RE ..26. i Responsibilities of the Labor and Equipment ..27. Subcontracted Fabricators and Suppliers ..28. Conformity with Plans and Specifications ..29. Working Cooperation with Cooperation with Working in the Vicinity of Utilities ..32. Work Performed by Utilities ..33. Environmental Protection ..33. Load Restrictions ..34. Use of Explosives ..34. SECTION 106 CONTROL OF MATERIAL ..34. Source of Supply and Quality Department -Furnished Foreign Materials Materials Inspections, Tests, and Samples.

4 36. Plant Inspection ..36. Certification of Unacceptable Material ..37. Substitutes for Proprietary Items ..37. SECTION 107 LEGAL RELATIONS ..38. Legal Jurisdiction ..38. Applicable Law ..38. Permits, Licenses, and Approvals ..38. Sovereign Discrimination in Employment on Public Works ..38. Affirmative Action, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, or Emerging Small Business Enterprise ..39. New Jersey Contractual Liability Limitations of Personal Liability of Public Officials ..40. Assignment ..40. Non Independent Contractor ..40. Non-Third Party Beneficiary Clause ..40. Risks Assumed by the The Contractual Claim Resolution Process ..42. Satisfying the Notice Requirements ..42.

5 Steps ..43. Litigation of Claims by the Contractor ..45. Patented Devices, Materials, and Recovery of Monies by the State ..46. SECTION 108 PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION ..46. Subcontracting ..46. Commencement of Daily Communications ..49. Work Site and Storage ..49. Sanitary and Safety Provisions ..49. Sanitary ..49. Safety Night ii Traffic Interference ..53. Changes to the Traffic Control Plan (TCP)..53. Lane Occupancy Charges ..54. Maintenance Within the Project Limits ..54. Contract Modifications to Contract Extensions to Contract Time ..55. Reductions to Contract Time ..57. Right-Of-Way Suspension of Default and Termination of Contractor's Right to Termination of Contract.

6 59. For Convenience ..59. For Cause ..59. Partial Acceptance ..59. Interim Completion ..59. Substantial Completion and Acceptance ..60. Liquidated Damages ..60. Warranties ..60. SECTION 109 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT ..61. Measurement of Scope of Payment ..61. Payment for Force Payment for Delay Damages ..62. Estimates ..62. Materials Payments and Bonds Posted in Lieu of Retainages ..64. As-Built Quantities ..64. Audits ..64. Contractor's Compliance with 34 , et seq..65. Final Payment and Claims ..65. Ethics Standards and Conflicts of DIVISION 150 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS .. 68. SECTION 151 PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND ..68. Description ..68. Materials ..68. Performance Bond and Payment Bond.

7 68. Measurement and SECTION 152 INSURANCE ..69. Description ..69. Materials ..69. Owner's and Contractor's Protective Liability Insurance ..69. Railroad Protective Liability Pollution Liability Measurement and SECTION 153 PROGRESS SCHEDULE ..72. Description ..72. Materials ..72. iii Procedure ..72. CPM Progress Schedule ..72. CPM Progress Schedule Updates ..74. Bar Chart Progress Schedule and Updates ..75. Measurement and SECTION 154 MOBILIZATION ..76. Materials ..76. Procedure ..76. Mobilization ..76. Measurement and SECTION 155 CONSTRUCTION FIELD OFFICE ..77. Materials ..77. Procedure ..77. Field Office ..77. Field Office Telephone Service ..79. Measurement and SECTION 156 MATERIALS FIELD LABORATORY AND CURING FACILITY.

8 79. Materials ..79. Procedure ..80. Materials Field Materials Field Laboratory Maintenance ..82. Curing Facility ..82. Curing Facility Maintenance ..83. Nuclear Density Gauge ..83. Flexural Beam Testing Concrete Compression Testing Equipment ..83. Measurement and SECTION 157 CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT AND MONUMENTS ..84. Materials ..84. Procedure ..84. Construction Monument ..85. Monument Measurement and SECTION 158 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AND WATER QUALITY CONTROL ..86. Materials ..86. Environmental SESC Erosion Control Sediment Measurement and SECTION 159 TRAFFIC CONTROL ..92. Materials ..92. Equipment ..92. Procedure ..92. Traffic Control Coordinator ..92. Traffic Control Removable Black Line Masking Tape.

9 94. iv Temporary Pavement Markers ..95. Temporary Pavement Marking Temporary Traffic Stripes and Temporary Traffic Markings ..95. HMA Patch ..95. Traffic Direction ..95. Emergency Towing Service ..96. Measurement and SECTION 160 PRICE ADJUSTMENTS ..97. Description ..97. Materials ..97. Fuel Price Asphalt Price Adjustment ..99. Measurement and SECTION 161 FINAL CLEANUP ..100. Description ..100. Materials ..100. Final Cleanup ..100. Measurement and DIVISION 200 101. SECTION 201 CLEARING SITE ..101. Description ..101. Materials ..101. Construction ..101. Clearing Clearing Site, bridge and Clearing Site, Temporary Removing Underground Storage Tanks ..103. Monitoring Wells ..104.

10 Sealing Abandoned Wells ..104. Demolition ..104. Asbestos Disposal of Removed Materials and Measurement and SECTION 202 EXCAVATION ..107. Description ..107. Materials ..108. Construction ..108. Excavating Test Excavating Unclassified Material ..108. Excavating Regulated Material ..112. Excavating Acid Producing Soil (APS) ..115. Removing Pavement ..115. Reuse or Disposal of Excess Disposal of Regulated Disposal of Regulated Material, Measurement and SECTION 203 Description ..119. Materials ..119. Materials ..119. Equipment ..119. v Constructing Embankment ..119. Placing and Compacting Measurement and DIVISION 300 SUBBASE AND BASE 123. SECTION 301 SUBBASE ..123. Materials.