Standard Specifications for

1 Standa r d S pecifications for viTABLE OF CONTENTS DIVISION 100 GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 101 DEFINITION AND TERMS 1 SECTION 102 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND Prequalification of Bidders .. 12 Notice to Contractors .. 13 Contents of Proposal Form .. 13 Issuance of Proposals .. 13 Interpretation of Quantities in Proposal Schedule .. 15 Examination of Plans, Specifications , Special Provisions, and the Site of the Work .. 15 Preparation of Proposal .. 16 Irregular Proposals .. 19 Proposal Guaranty .. 20 Delivery of Proposals .. 21 Withdrawal/Modification of Proposals .. 21 Public Opening of Proposals .. 23 Disqualification of Bidders .. 23 Material Guaranty .. 23 Project Withdrawal .. 23 SECTION 103 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT.

2 24 Consideration of Proposals .. 24 Award of Contract .. 24 Cancellation of Award .. 24 Return of Proposal Guaranty .. 25 Requirement of Performance Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Liability Insurance .. 25 Execution and Approval of Contract .. 26 Failure to Execute Contract .. 27 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in Highway Construction .. 27 (a) Contract Requirements .. 27 (b) Policy .. 28 (c) 29 vii(d) Bidder s Responsibilities .. 31 (e) Eligibility of DBEs .. 36 (f) Determination of DBE Participation .. 36 (g) Subcontractor Eligibility .. 43 (h) Certificate of Payment to DBEs/Non-DBEs .. 44 (i) Cooperation .. 44 (j) Intimidation and Retaliation .. 44 SECTION 104 SCOPE OF WORK .. 45 Intent of Contract .. 45 Alteration of Plans or Character of Work.

3 45 If and Where Directed Items .. 47 Extra Work .. 47 Maintaining Traffic .. 47 Rights in and Use of Materials Found on the 48 Final Cleaning Up .. 49 SECTION 105 CONTROL OF WORK .. 50 Authority of the 50 Automatically Controlled Equipment .. 51 Plans and Working Drawings .. 51 Conformity with Plans and Specifications .. 52 Coordination of Plans, Specifications , Supplemental Specifications , and Special Provisions .. 52 Cooperation by Contractor .. 53 Cooperation with Utilities .. 53 Coordination and Cooperation Between Contractors .. 54 Construction Stakes, Lines, and Grades .. 55 Authority and Duties of Resident Engineer .. 56 Duties of the Resident Engineer s Personnel .. 56 Inspection of 56 Removal of Unacceptable or Unauthorized Work.

4 57 Load Restrictions .. 57 Maintenance During Construction .. 59 Failure to Maintain Roadway or Structure .. 60 Acceptance .. 60 Claims for Adjustment and Disputes .. 62 viii Claim Limitations .. 65 SECTION 106 CONTROL OF MATERIAL .. 65 Sources of Supply and Quality Requirements .. 65 Furnishing Materials from Borrow Areas, Pits, or Quarries .. 68 Samples, Tests, and Cited Specifications .. 70 Acceptance of Materials .. 71 Plant Inspection .. 72 Storage of Materials .. 72 Handling Materials .. 73 Unacceptable Materials .. 73 Department-Furnished Material .. 73 Qualified Products List .. 74 Contractor Acceptance Test Evaluation .. 74 Materials Dispute Resolution .. 75 SECTION 107 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO PUBLIC.

5 76 Laws and Regulations to be Observed .. 76 Permits, Licenses, and Taxes .. 79 Patented Devices, Materials, and Processes .. 79 Restoration of Surfaces Opened by Permit .. 79 Required Contract Provisions .. 80 Sanitary Provisions .. 82 Public Safety and Convenience .. 82 Railway-Highway Provisions .. 83 Work over Navigable Waters or within Regulated Floodways .. 83 Restraining 85 Use of Explosives .. 87 Protection and Restoration of Property and Landscape .. 88 Forest Protection .. 90 Responsibility for Damage Claims .. 90 Opening Section of Highway to Traffic .. 91 Contractor s Responsibility for Work .. 91 Contractor s Responsibility for Utility Facilities and Services .. 92 Furnishing Right-of-Way.

6 92 Personal Liability of Public Officials .. 93 ix No Waiver of Legal Rights .. 93 SECTION 108 PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS .. 94 Subletting of Contract .. 94 Prosecution of Work .. 95 Limitation of Operations .. 98 Character of Workers, Methods, and Equipment .. 98 Temporary Suspension of Work .. 99 Determination of Time of Completion and Extension of Contract Time .. 100 (a) General .. 101 (b) Fixed Completion Date .. 102 (c) Working Days .. 102 (d) Extension of Contract Time .. 103 Failure to Complete Work on Time .. 105 Default and Termination of Contract .. 106 Vacant .. 108 Suspension or Termination of Contract Because of Insufficient Appropriation of Funds .. 109 Termination of Contractor s Responsibility .. 109 SECTION 109 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT.

7 109 Measurement of Quantities .. 109 Scope of Payment .. 115 Payment and Compensation for Altered Quantities .. 116 Extra and Force Account Work .. 116 Vacant .. 120 Vacant .. 120 Partial Payments .. 120 (a) Current Estimates .. 120 (b) Materials Estimates .. 120 Surplus Materials .. 122 Acceptance and Final Payment .. 122 SECTION 110 PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY AND WETLANDS .. 122 General .. 122 Responsibility of the Contractor .. 123 x C of E Section 404 Permit for Department Right-of-Way and Contractor Facilities .. 123 NPDES Permit .. 124 Standard Conditions .. 127 (a) General .. 127 (b) Wetland Areas .. 129 (c) Temporary Fill .. 129 (d) Erosion and Sediment .. 130 Pollutants .. 133 (a) General .. 133 (b) Spill Prevention.

8 133 (c) Spill Reporting and Cleanup Practices .. 135 Contractor Negligence .. 135 Method of Measurement and Basis of Payment .. 136 DIVISION 200 SITE PREPARATION AND EARTHWORK SECTION 201 CLEARING AND GRUBBING .. 138 SECTION 202 REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF STRUCTURES .. 144 SECTION 203 REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS .. 148 SECTION 204 VACANT .. 152 SECTION 205 REMOVAL OF EXISTING BRIDGE STRUCTURES .. 152 SECTION 206 FLOWABLE SELECT MATERIAL .. 154 SECTION 207 STONE BACKFILL .. 156 SECTION 208 FENCE REMOVED AND RECONSTRUCTED .. 157 xiSECTION 209 REMOVING AND REPLACING BASE COURSE AND ASPHALT SURFACING .. 159 SECTION 210 EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT .. 161 Quality Control and Acceptance .. 161 Classes of Excavation.

9 164 Borrow .. 164 Construction Requirements .. 165 Excavation Operations .. 167 Embankment 169 Compaction Requirements .. 172 Compacted Embankment .. 174 Method of Measurement .. 175 Basis of Payment .. 176 SECTION 211 VACANT .. 177 SECTION 212 SUBGRADE .. 178 SECTION 213 SHAPING ROADWAY SECTION .. 181 SECTION 214 SUBGRADE PREPARATION .. 183 SECTION 215 TRENCHING AND SHOULDER PREPARATION .. 184 SECTION 216 SCARIFYING AND RECOMPACTING SHOULDERS .. 185 DIVISION 300 BASES AND GRANULAR SURFACES SECTION 301 LIME TREATED SUBGRADE .. 188 SECTION 302 SELECTED MATERIAL .. 192 SECTION 303 AGGREGATE BASE COURSE .. 194 SECTION 304 VACANT .. 198 xii SECTION 305 RECONSTRUCTED BASE COURSE .. 200 SECTION 306 QUALITY CONTROL AND ACCEPTANCE.

10 201 Quality Control .. 201 Acceptance Testing .. 202 Acceptance .. 203 Measurement and Payment .. 205 SECTION 307 CEMENT TREATED BASE COURSE .. 205 Composition .. 205 Materials .. 205 Construction Requirements .. 207 Maintenance .. 211 Seasonal and Temperature Limitations .. 211 Quality Control and Acceptance .. 211 SECTION 308 CEMENT STABILIZED CRUSHED STONE BASE COURSE .. 213 Composition .. 213 Materials .. 214 Construction Requirements .. 214 Quality Control, Acceptance, and Adjustments in Payment .. 218 SECTION 309 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE BASE .. 223 SECTION 310 OPEN GRADED PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE BASE COURSE .. 225 DIVISION 400 ASPHALT PAVEMENTS SECTION 401 PRIME AND TACK COATS AND EMULSIFIED ASPHALT IN BASE COURSE.