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1 VDOT GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT . CONSTRUCTION manual . CONSTRUCTION division . REVISED MAY 2016. VIRGINIA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Introduction This manual has been prepared to inform and assist CONSTRUCTION inspection personnel in the performance of their duties and in the documentation of project activities. This is not a specification DOCUMENT and its content is not legally binding upon any Department contract and should be recognized as a guide only. References to certain sections of the Specifications appear throughout in order to relate certain inspection activities to an applicable Specification. Recognizing that any manual of this type must undergo continuous revisions, each recipient is requested to submit suggested changes through appropriate channels to the Scheduling and Contract division . Approved changes, additions, or deletions will be issued as the need arises. Each recipient of the manual is responsible for keeping the contents of their copy up to date.

2 This CONSTRUCTION manual is presented with the sincere belief that it will aid in maintaining the high quality CONSTRUCTION standards which have been established over the years by the Department. i August 2004 (revised May 2016). Table of Contents GENERAL .. 1. County, City and Town Codes .. 2. COUNTIES .. 3. CITIES AND TOWNS .. 6. Field Organization of the Department .. 12. Area CONSTRUCTION Engineer .. 13. Distinguishing Features of this Position .. 13. Examples of Duties of this Position .. 13. CONSTRUCTION Manager .. 15. Distinguishing Features of this Position .. 15. Examples of Duties of this Position .. 15. Inspector Senior .. 16. Distinguishing Features of this Position .. 16. Examples of Duties of this Position .. 16. Inspector .. 17. Distinguishing Features of this Position .. 17. Examples of Duties of this Position .. 17. Inspector Trainee .. 19. Distinguishing Features of this Position.

3 19. Examples of Duties of this Position .. 19. Federal Highway Administration and United States Department of Transportation .. 20. Ethical Conduct .. 21. Integrity .. 21. Hatch Act .. 21. Title 5 (Section 118K) HATCH ACT .. 21. Public Relations .. 23. General .. 23. Contractor-Inspector Relations .. 23. GENERAL PROVISIONS .. 25. General Provisions .. 26. Award and Execution of Contracts .. 26. Pre- CONSTRUCTION Conference .. 26. Progress Schedule and Plan of Operations .. 28. Section 104 Scope of Work .. 30. Section Maintenance During CONSTRUCTION .. 30. Section (d) Delays .. 30. Section (e) Connections and Entrances .. 31. Section (f) Grading Operations .. 32. Section (a) Signs .. 32. Section Cleanup .. 32. Section 105 Control of Work .. 34. ii Section Plans and Working Drawings .. 34. Section Conformity with Plans and Specifications .. 34. Section Coordination of Plans, Standard Drawings, Specifications, Supplemental Specifications, Special Provisions, and Special Provision Copied Notes.

4 35. Section Authority and Duties of Inspector .. 35. Section Removal of Unacceptable and Unauthorized Work .. 35. Section Acceptance .. 36. Section Submission and Disposition of Claims .. 37. Section 106 Control of Material .. 38. General .. 38. Section Local Material Sources (Pits and Quarries) .. 39. Section Rights for and Use of Materials Found on the Project .. 40. Section Storing Materials .. 41. Section 107 Legal Relations and Responsibilities to the Public .. 42. Storm Water Pollution Prevention (SWPP) Plan .. 42. Contractor SWPP Plans .. 43. Changes and Deficiencies .. 43. Section Railway-Highway Provisions .. 43. Section Barricades and Warning Signs .. 43. Section Use of Explosives .. 45. Section Environmental Stipulations .. 46. Erosion and Siltation Control .. 46. Pollution .. 47. Section 108 Prosecution and Progress of Work .. 48. Section Determination and Extension of Contract Time Limit.

5 48. Suspension of Work Due to Fault of Contractor .. 49. SECTION 109 - MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT .. 50. Section Measurement of Quantities .. 50. Scales .. 50. Accuracy of Measurement for Payment .. 50. Section Extra and Force Account Work .. 51. Work Orders .. 52. Section Eliminated Items .. 54. Section Partial Payments .. 55. Withholding of Estimate .. 56. Section Payment for Material on Hand .. 58. Section - Final Payment .. 58. SECTION 110 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS .. 60. Section Common Carrier Rates .. 60. Section Labor and Wages .. 60. 1. Posters .. 61. 2. Interviews of Contractor's Employees .. 61. 3. Statement of Compliance - Form C-56 .. 61. 4. Payrolls .. 61. 5. Payroll Information .. 62. iii 6. Corrections .. 63. 7. Other Requirements .. 63. 8. Violations .. 63. 9. Determining Wage Classification .. 63. 10. Convict Labor On Federal-Aid Projects .. 64. Section Equal Employment Opportunity.

6 64. Equal Employment Opportunity Actions and Documentations .. 64. Section Use of Disadvantaged and Minority Business Enterprises (DBE and MBE) .. 67. Section CONSTRUCTION Safety and Health Standards .. 68. Section Bulletin Boards and the Posting of Official Notices .. 68. Required Notices and Posters .. 68. Fraud Poster - Form C-58 .. 69. Wage Rates Information Poster - Form C-59 and Wage Rates .. 69. MATERIALS .. 70. Section 200 Materials .. 71. General .. 71. Inspector Certifications .. 72. Minimum Acceptance Sampling Requirements .. 72. Density Testing Requirements .. 72. Materials division Intranet/Internet Links .. 73. ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION .. 74. Section 301 Clearing and Grubbing .. 75. Excavation Areas .. 75. Embankment Areas .. 75. Disposal of Combustible Materials .. 76. Disposal of Material Outside the Right-Of-Way .. 76. Disposal of Firewood .. 76. Measurement and Payment.

7 77. Inspector's Checklist .. 77. Section 302 Drainage Structures .. 78. General .. 78. Foundation and Bedding .. 78. Pipe Installation .. 79. Backfill .. 79. Method of Measurement .. 80. Inspector's Checklist for Pipe .. 80. Box Culverts .. 80. Location of Structure .. 81. Excavation and Foundation Exploration .. 81. Forming .. 81. Reinforcing Steel .. 81. Mixing and Placing Concrete .. 82. Removal of Forms .. 82. Box Culvert Header Forms Removal .. 82. Backfilling .. 83. iv Records .. 83. Inspector's Checklist for Box Culverts .. 83. Section 303 - Excavation and Earthwork .. 85. Description .. 85. Erosion and Siltation Control .. 85. Earth Berms and Slope Drains .. 85. Incremental Seeding .. 85. Check Dams .. 86. Baled Straw Silt Barriers .. 86. Temporary Silt Fences, Geotextile Fabric Silt Fences, and Filter Barriers .. 86. Definitions of Terms .. 87. Removal of Unsuitable Materials.

8 89. Embankments .. 90. Earth Embankments .. 90. Rock Embankments .. 92. Hydraulic Embankment .. 92. Disposal of Surplus Materials .. 93. Tolerances .. 93. Inspector's Checklist .. 94. Section 304 Constructing Density Control Strips .. 95. General .. 95. Tolerances .. 95. Roadways .. 95. Aggregate Shoulders .. 96. Asphalt Shoulders .. 96. Section 305 Subgrade and Shoulders .. 97. Shaping and Compacting the Subgrade .. 97. Finishing Subgrade .. 98. Shoulders .. 98. A. Prime Coat .. 98. B. Asphalt Surface Treatment .. 98. C. Asphalt Concrete Shoulder .. 98. Method of Payment .. 99. Inspector's Checklist .. 99. Section 306 Lime Stabilization .. 100. Description .. 100. Placement Limitations .. 100. Preparation of Roadbed .. 100. Application of Lime .. 100. Mixing .. 101. Compaction and Finishing .. 101. Protection and Curing .. 102. Method of Measurement .. 102. Inspector's Checklist.

9 102. Section 307 - Hydraulic Cement Stabilization .. 103. Description .. 103. v Weather Limitations .. 103. Materials .. 103. Preparation of Existing Surface .. 104. Application .. 104. Compacting and Finishing .. 105. CONSTRUCTION Joints .. 105. Protecting and Curing .. 105. Method of Measurement .. 106. Inspector's Checklist .. 106. SECTION 308 - SUBBASE COURSE .. 107. Description .. 107. CONSTRUCTION Methods .. 107. Method of Measurement .. 108. Inspector's Checklist .. 108. SECTION 309 - AGGREGATE BASE COURSE .. 109. Materials .. 109. Sampling and Testing .. 109. CONSTRUCTION Methods .. 109. Method of Measurement .. 110. Inspector's Checklist .. 110. Section 310 Tack Coat .. 111. Description .. 111. Method of Measurement .. 111. Inspector's Checklist .. 111. Section 311 - Prime Coat .. 112. Description .. 112. Materials .. 112. CONSTRUCTION .. 113. Measurement and Payment.

10 115. Inspector's Checklist .. 115. SECTION 312 - SEAL COAT .. 116. Description .. 116. Materials .. 116. Weather Limitations .. 116. Equipment .. 116. CONSTRUCTION Methods .. 117. Project Records .. 118. Basis of Payment .. 119. Inspector's Checklist .. 119. SECTION 313 - ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT .. 120. General .. 120. Materials .. 120. Procedures .. 120. Inspector's Checklist .. 120. SECTION 315 - ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT .. 122. Description .. 122. vi Placement Limitations .. 122. Cold Weather Paving Limitations .. 124. Equipment .. 125. Hauling Equipment .. 125. Asphalt Concrete Paving Machines .. 125. Rollers .. 126. Miscellaneous Tools .. 126. Conditioning of Existing Surface .. 126. Spreading and Finishing .. 128. A. Wavy Surface (Short Choppy Waves) .. 128. B. Wavy Surface (Long Waves) .. 128. C. Excessively Open Surface Texture .. 128. D. Varying Surface Texture.