Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction

1 Standard Specifications for road and Bridge Construction Prepared by NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA DIRECTOR William T. Panos DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ENGINEERING Ronald J. Henke, Adopted January 1, 2022 NOTICE OF DISCLAIMER Working Titles having a masculine gender such as workman, workmen, and foreman, and pronouns such as he, his, and him are utilized in these Specifications for the sake of brevity and are intended to refer to persons of either sex. The North Dakota Department of Transportation (Department) makes the road and Bridge Construction Specifications available on an as is Basis as a public service. Under no circumstances does the Department warrant or certify the information to be free of errors or deficiencies of any kind. The Department specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

2 The use of any of this information for work which is under contract with the department, does not relieve the user from any obligations assumed by the contract, or from the complete and proper fulfillment of the terms of the contractor, nor does it entitle the user to compensation for damages or loss which could be attributed to such use. The information is subject to change by the Department. Anyone relying on this information should satisfy himself/herself as to the most current version. The user agrees to accept all risks and consequence flowing from or related to the use, retention, distribution, alteration, or deletion of this information. The Department will in no instance be liable for any loss of profit or other damage, including, but not limited to, special, incidental, consequential, or other damages, even if apprised of the likelihood of such damages. Table of Contents i SECTION 101 ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS.

3 1 WORDING OF THE Specifications .. 1 ORGANIZATION OF THE Specifications .. 1 A. General.. 1 B. Hierarchy of Organization.. 1 C. Titles or Headings.. 2 D. References.. 2 ABBREVIATIONS .. 2 DEFINITIONS .. 4 SECTION 102 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS .. 14 QUALIFICATION OF BIDDER .. 14 CONTRACTOR S LICENSE .. 14 ISSUANCE AND CONTENTS OF PROPOSAL PACKAGE .. 14 INTERPRETATION OF QUANTITIES IN BID ITEM LIST .. 14 EXAMINATION OF PROPOSAL PACKAGE AND PROJECT .. 15 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION .. 15 A. General.. 15 B. Soil Information and Boring Logs.. 15 C. Electronic Design Data.. 16 PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL .. 16 A. General.. 16 B. Electronic Proposal.. 16 C. Paper Proposal.. 17 BID LIMITATION .. 17 PROPOSAL GUARANTY .. 18 A. General.. 18 B. Annual Bid Bond.. 18 C. Single Project Bid Bond.. 18 D. Certified or Cashier s 18 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL .. 18 A. Electronic Proposal.. 18 B. Paper Proposal.. 18 BID OPENING .. 19 IRREGULAR PROPOSAL .. 19 DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDER.

4 19 SECTION 103 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT .. 21 CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS .. 21 A. General.. 21 B. Requests to Withdraw Proposals.. 21 AWARD OF CONTRACT .. 21 CANCELLATION OF AWARD .. 22 RELEASE OF PROPOSAL GUARANTY .. 22 CONTRACT BOND .. 22 A. General.. 22 B. Payment.. 22 EXECUTION AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT .. 22 FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT .. 23 ESCROW OF BID DOCUMENTATION .. 23 A. General.. 23 B. Affidavit.. 23 Table of Contents ii C. Submittal and Return of Bid Documentation.. 23 D. Duration and Use.. 24 E. Refusal or Failure to Provide Bid Documentation.. 24 F. Confidentiality of Bid Documentation.. 24 G. Payment.. 25 SECTION 104 SCOPE OF WORK .. 26 INTENT OF CONTRACT .. 26 CONTRACT REVISIONS .. 26 A. General.. 26 B. Differing Site Conditions.. 26 C. Significant Changes in the Character of Work.. 27 D. Suspension of Work Ordered by the Engineer.. 27 E. Extra Work.. 28 F. Eliminated Items.. 28 CONTRACTOR REQUESTED CONTRACT REVISIONS .. 28 A.

5 Contractor Request, Work In Progress.. 28 B. Contractor Request, Work Not Started.. 29 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE A CLAIM (NOI) .. 29 A. Submission of an NOI.. 29 B. Dispute Resolution.. 30 CLAIMS FOR ADJUSTMENT .. 30 A. Submission of the Claim.. 30 B. Certification of the Claim.. 31 C. Department s Response to Claim.. 32 D. Conditions Precedent to Contractor s Demand for Arbitration.. 32 E. Conditions Precedent to Subcontractor Claims.. 32 DEPARTMENT INITIATED CLAIMS .. 33 VALUE ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSALS .. 33 A. General.. 33 B. Preliminary VECP Meeting.. 34 C. Conditions.. 34 D. Submitting a VECP.. 35 E. Payment.. 36 SECTION 105 CONTROL OF WORK .. 37 GENERAL .. 37 CONTRACTOR 37 COOPERATION WITH UTILITY OWNERS .. 37 A. General.. 37 B. Utilities Identified in Plans.. 38 C. Utilities Encountered During Work.. 38 D. Scheduling.. 38 E. Fire Hydrants.. 39 F. Damage and Interruptions.. 39 COOPERATION BETWEEN CONTRACTORS .. 39 COORDINATION OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

6 39 CHARACTER OF WORKERS, METHODS, AND EQUIPMENT .. 40 A. Resources.. 40 B. Removal of Personnel.. 40 C. Alternative Methods and Equipment.. 40 D. Welders.. 40 CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS .. 41 Table of Contents iii A. Performance of Work.. 41 B. Removing Unacceptable or Unauthorized Work.. 42 WORK DRAWINGS .. 42 A. General.. 42 B. Work Drawing Submittal Requirements.. 44 C. Engineer s Response to Work Drawing.. 44 AUTHORITY OF THE ENGINEER .. 45 Construction STAKING .. 45 INSPECTION OF WORK .. 45 MAINTENANCE DURING Construction .. 46 PROTECTION OF THE WORK .. 46 OPENING TO TRAFFIC .. 47 ACCEPTANCE .. 47 A. General.. 47 B. Partial Acceptance.. 47 C. Project Acceptance.. 47 NO WAIVER OF LEGAL RIGHTS .. 48 RIGHT OF WAY .. 48 SECTION 106 CONTROL OF MATERIAL .. 49 GENERAL METHODS OF MATERIALS ACCEPTANCE .. 49 A. General.. 49 B. Samples, Tests, and Inspection.. 49 C. Certificate of Compliance.. 49 AGGREGATE SOURCES .. 51 A. General.

7 51 B. Department Controlled Sources.. 51 C. Privately Owned 53 D. Aggregate Source Limitations.. 53 STORAGE OF MATERIALS .. 54 HANDLING MATERIALS .. 55 STOCKPILING AGGREGATE AND SALVAGED 55 USE OF MATERIAL FOUND WITHIN THE RIGHT OF 55 DEPARTMENT PROVIDED MATERIAL .. 56 BUY AMERICA .. 56 A. General.. 56 B. Steel and Iron Certification.. 56 C. Foreign or Uncertified Products.. 57 CONVICT LABOR .. 57 QUALIFIED LABORATORIES AND TESTING PERSONNEL .. 57 SECTION 107 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .. 59 LAWS TO BE OBSERVED .. 59 PERMITS, LICENSES, AND TAXES .. 59 A. General.. 59 B. Water Use Permits.. 60 C. Storm Water Permits.. 61 AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (ANS) .. 62 PATENTED DEVICES, MATERIALS, AND PROCESSES .. 62 MATERIAL SOURCE APPROVAL .. 63 A. General.. 63 B. Department Controlled Sources.. 63 C. Privately Owned Locations.. 63 Table of Contents iv D. Out of State Sources.. 64 DISCOVERIES .. 64 RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC .. 64 A. Maintaining Traffic During Performance of the Work.

8 64 B. Maintenance of Traffic During Suspension of Work.. 65 C. Parking of Equipment, Vehicles, and Stored Materials.. 66 D. Urban Work.. 66 E. Dust Control.. 66 F. Crossing Traffic.. 66 HAUL ROADS .. 66 A. General.. 66 B. Designation of Haul Roads .. 67 C. Pre -Haul Inspection.. 67 D. Use, Maintenance, and Restoration.. 68 E. Materials and Construction .. 68 F. Method of Measurement.. 68 G. Basis of Payment.. 68 USE OF EXPLOSIVES .. 69 PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF PROPERTY .. 69 RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE CLAIMS .. 69 PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS .. 70 RAILROAD PROVISIONS .. 70 A. General Insurance Requirements.. 70 B. Indemnification.. 70 C. Railway Protection Insurance.. 70 D. Railway Public Liability Insurance.. 71 F. Basis of Payment.. 72 G. Railroad Flagging.. 72 PUBLIC LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE .. 72 A. General Requirements.. 72 B. Insurance Requirements.. 73 C. Subcontractor.. 73 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL .. 73 CIVIL RIGHTS .. 74 REMOVED MATERIAL.

9 74 HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING .. 74 SECTION 108 PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS .. 75 SUBLETTING OF CONTRACT .. 75 Construction MEETINGS .. 76 A. Preconstruction Conference.. 76 B. Weekly Planning and Reporting Meeting.. 76 PROGRESS SCHEDULE .. 77 A. General.. 77 B. Bar Chart Method.. 77 C. Critical Path Method (CPM).. 81 D. Measurement and Payment.. 85 NOTICE TO PROCEED .. 86 LIMITATION OF OPERATIONS .. 86 DETERMINATION OF AND EXTENSIONS TO THE CONTRACT TIME .. 86 A. Determination of the Contract Time.. 86 B. Extensions to the Contract Time.. 87 UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS AND FAILURE TO COMPLETE WITHIN THE CONTRACT TIME .. 92 Table of Contents v A. Unsatisfactory Progress.. 92 B. Failure to Complete within the Contract Time.. 92 TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT FOR DEFAULT .. 93 TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT FOR CONVENIENCE .. 94 SECTION 109 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT .. 96 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES .. 96 A. General.. 96 B. Area.. 96 C. Structures.. 96 D. Linear Units.

10 96 E. Volume.. 96 F. Truck/Vehicle Volume.. 96 G. Timber.. 96 H. Lump Sum.. 96 I. Standard Manufactured Materials.. 96 J. Material Weight.. 97 K. Weight-Volume Conversion.. 102 L. Bituminous Material.. 102 SCOPE OF PAYMENT .. 105 A. General.. 105 B. Direct Payment.. 105 C. Indirect Payment.. 105 COMPENSATION FOR CONTRACT REVISIONS .. 106 A. General.. 106 B. Contract Unit Price.. 106 C. PS-1 Price.. 106 D. Negotiated Price.. 106 E. Force Account.. 107 F. Delay Costs.. 111 G. Non-Allowable Charges.. 112 PROGRESSIVE PAYMENT .. 113 A. General.. 113 B. Intermediate Progressive Estimate and Payment.. 113 C. Semifinal Estimate and Payment.. 113 D. Prompt Payment.. 114 E. Subcontractor Retainage.. 114 F. No Circumvention.. 115 PAYMENT FOR MATERIAL ON HAND .. 115 FINAL PROGRESSIVE ESTIMATE AND PAYMENT .. 117 SECTION 151 ROLLERS .. 118 PNEUMATIC-TIRED ROLLERS .. 118 A. General.. 118 B. Tow-Type Pneumatic-Tired Roller.. 118 C. Self-Propelled Pneumatic-Tired Roller.. 118 VIBRATORY SHEEPSFOOT/PAD FOOT/EXTENDED PAD FOOT ROLLER.