38_-_2018_StdSpecs.pdf

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DIVISION I GENERAL PROVISIONS

1 GENERAL

2 BIDDING

3 CONTRACT AWARD AND EXECUTION

4 SCOPE OF WORK

5 CONTROL OF WORK

6 CONTROL OF MATERIALS

7 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC

8 PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS

9 PAYMENT

DIVISION II GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

10 GENERAL

11 WELDING

12 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL

13 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

14 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

15 EXISTING FACILITIES

16 TEMPORARY FACILITIES

DIVISION III EARTHWORK AND LANDSCAPE

17 GENERAL

18 DUST PALLIATIVES

19 EARTHWORK

20 LANDSCAPE

21 EROSION CONTROL

22 FINISHING ROADWAY

DIVISION IV SUBBASES AND BASES

23 GENERAL

24 STABILIZED SOILS

25 AGGREGATE SUBBASES

26 AGGREGATE BASES

27 CEMENT TREATED BASES

28 CONCRETE BASES

29 TREATED PERMEABLE BASES

30 RECLAIMED PAVEMENT

31–35 RESERVED

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DIVISION V SURFACINGS AND PAVEMENTS

36 GENERAL

37 BITUMINOUS SEALS

38 RESERVED

39 ASPHALT CONCRETE

40 CONCRETE PAVEMENT

41 EXISTING CONCRETE PAVEMENT

42 GROOVE AND GRIND CONCRETE

43–44 RESERVED

DIVISION VI STRUCTURES

45 GENERAL

46 GROUND ANCHORS AND SOIL NAILS

47 EARTH RETAINING SYSTEMS

48 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES

49 PILING

50 PRESTRESSING CONCRETE

51 CONCRETE STRUCTURES

52 REINFORCEMENT

53 SHOTCRETE

54 WATERPROOFING

55 STEEL STRUCTURES

56 OVERHEAD SIGN STRUCTURES, STANDARDS, AND POLES

57 WOOD AND PLASTIC LUMBER STRUCTURES

58 SOUND WALLS

59 STRUCTURAL STEEL COATINGS

60 EXISTING STRUCTURES

DIVISION VII DRAINAGE FACILITIES

61 GENERAL

62–63 RESERVED

64 PLASTIC PIPE

65 CONCRETE PIPE

66 CORRUGATED METAL PIPE

67 STRUCTURAL PLATE CULVERTS

68 SUBSURFACE DRAINS

69 OVERSIDE DRAINS

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70 MISCELLANEOUS DRAINAGE FACILITIES

71 EXISTING DRAINAGE FACILITIES

DIVISION VIII MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION

72 SLOPE PROTECTION

73 CONCRETE CURBS AND SIDEWALKS

74 PUMPING EQUIPMENT AND CONTROLS

75 MISCELLANEOUS METAL

76 WELLS

77 LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE

78 INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION

79 RESERVED

80 FENCES

DIVISION IX TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

81 MISCELLANEOUS TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

82 SIGNS AND MARKERS

83 RAILINGS AND BARRIERS

84 MARKINGS

85 RESERVED

DIVISION X ELECTRICAL WORK

86 GENERAL

87 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

88 RESERVED

DIVISION XI MATERIALS

89 AGGREGATE

90 CONCRETE

91 PAINT

92 ASPHALT BINDERS

93 RESERVED

94 ASPHALTIC EMULSIONS

95 EPOXY

96 GEOSYNTHETICS

97–98 RESERVED

DIVISION XII BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

99 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

DIVISION I GENERAL PROVISIONS

1 GENERAL

1-1.01 GENERAL

Section 1 includes specifications related to the interpretation of the contract.

The specifications are divided into 12 divisions.

Division I includes general specifications applicable to every contract unless specified as applicable only under certain conditions.

Division II includes specifications for general construction applicable to every contract unless specified as applicable only under certain conditions.

Divisions III through X include construction specifications for specific bid items.

Division XI includes specifications for common materials. For a material specified in this division, that material specified in any section must comply with the specifications in division XI.

Division XII includes construction specifications for buildings.

The bid items{ XE "Bid items, applicable sections" } set forth the construction specifications that apply.

The first 2 digits of a bid item code correspond to the specification section number with the same first 2 digits except for bid item code 999990 that corresponds to section 9 and unless shown otherwise in the table titled "Bid Items and Applicable Sections" in the special provisions.

The specifications are written to the Bidder before award and the Contractor after. Before award, interpret sentences written in the imperative mood{ XE "Imperative mood" } as starting with The Bidder must and interpret you as the Bidder and your as the Bidder's. After award, interpret sentences written in the imperative mood as starting with The Contractor must and interpret you as the Contractor and your as the Contractor's.

After Contract approval, submit documents and direct questions to the Engineer{ XE "Engineer:to the" }.

Orders, authorizations, and requests to the Contractor are by the Engineer{ XE "Engineer:by the" }.

The following items from the Department are in writing{ XE "Writing:from the Department" }:

1. Approvals

2. Authorizations

3. Decisions

4. Notifications

5. Orders

6. Responses

The following items from the Contractor must be in writing{ XE "Writing:from the Contractor" }:

1. Notifications

2. Proposals

3. Reports

4. Requests, including RFIs, sequentially numbered

5. Subcontracts

6. Test results

Where a location is not specified with the words shown,{ XE "Shown, interpretation" } specified, { XE "Specified, interpretation } or described, { XE "Described, interpretation" } interpret:

1. Shown as shown on the plans.

2. Specified as specified in the specifications.

3. Described as described in the Contract. Described means shown, specified, or both.

Headings{ XE "Headings" } are included for the purposes of organization and referencing. Inclusion of a heading with no related content, Not Used, or Reserved does not indicate that no specification exists for that subject; applicable specifications may be covered in a general or referenced specification.

SECTION 1 GENERAL

Specifications in a section titled General apply to all subordinate sections within the section.

Specifications in the general section of a division apply to all sections within the division.

Sections are reserved in the Standard Specifications for correlation of special provisions and revised standard specifications with the Standard Specifications and for future expansion of the Standard Specifications.

The specifications are expressed in US customary units{ XE "Units" } except where a referenced document uses the International System of Units as the standard.

Unless an object or activity is specified to be less than the total, the quantity or amount is all of the object or activity.

All items in a list apply{ XE "Lists" } unless the items are specified as choices.

1-1.02 STYLE VARIATIONS

The Department is gradually standardizing the style of the specifications. The use of the new style does not change the meaning of a Contract part not using this style. The new style includes:

1. Use of:

1.1. Imperative mood

1.2. Introductory modifiers

1.3. Conditional clauses

1.4. Industry-standard terms

2. Elimination of:

2.1. Language variations

2.2. Definitions for industry-standard terms

2.3. Redundant specifications

2.4. Needless cross-references

Because of the transition, some terms or clauses used in Division I are different from those used in other divisions and in other Contract parts. Interpret the equivalent term or clause shown in the following table as having the same meaning as the corresponding term or clause in Division I:

Terms Equivalencies

Term or clause in Division I

Equivalent term or phrase that may be in other divisions and in other Contract parts Conditions

Authorize Approve Except in a Change Order

Authorized Material List

Pre-Qualified Products List --

Department Engineer

Where referring to anyone other than the Resident Engineer or the Resident Engineer's authorized representatives

Department-furnished material

State-furnished material --

<work description> is change order work

<work description> will be paid for as extra work <with or without a reference to a section>

1-1.03–1-1.04 RESERVED

1-1.05 REFERENCES

A reference within parentheses to a law or regulation{ XE "Reference:to a law" } is included in the Contract for convenience only and is not a comprehensive listing of related laws and regulations. Lack of a reference does not indicate no related laws or regulations exist.

Where the version of a referenced document{ XE "Reference:to a document" } is not specified, use the most recent version in effect on the date of the Notice to Bidders.

A reference to a section includes specifications in sections titled General that apply to the section.

Where a section number is referenced without a reference to a document, the reference is to a section of the Standard Specifications as revised by any revised standard specification, special provision, or both.

Any reference directly to a revised standard specification section is for convenience only. Lack of a direct reference to a revised standard specification section does not indicate a revised standard specification for the section does not exist.

A code not specified as a federal code is a California code{ XE "Reference:to a code" }.

An agency or a department not specified as a federal or local agency or department is a California agency or department{ XE "Reference:to a department" }.

1-1.06 ABBREVIATIONS

Unless context indicates otherwise, interpret the meaning of an abbreviation{ XE "Abbreviations" } used in the specifications and the Bid Item List as shown in the following tables:

Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

AB aggregate base

ACI American Concrete Institute

ADL aerially deposited lead

AISC American Institute of Steel Construction

AISI American Iron and Steel Institute

AMA archaeological monitoring area

ANSI American National Standards Institute

APCD Air pollution control district

API American Petroleum Institute

AREMA American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association

AQMD Air quality management district

AS aggregate subbase

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASQ American Society for Quality

ATPB asphalt treated permeable base

ATS active treatment system

AWG American Wire Gauge

AWPA American Wood Protection Association

AWSa American Welding Society

AWWA American Water Works Association

AWIS automated work zone information system

BBS battery backup system

BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Cal/OSHA California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration

CBC California Building Code

CDPH California Department of Public Health

CIDH cast-in-drilled-hole

CIH Certified Industrial Hygienist

CIP cast in place

CISS cast-in-steel-shell

CJP complete joint penetration

CMU concrete masonry unit

CPM critical path method

CPL composite plastic lumber

CRCP continuously reinforced concrete pavement

CRM crumb rubber modifier

CSL crosshole sonic logging

CSS cement stabilized soil

CTB cement treated base

CTPB cement treated permeable base

CVN Charpy V-notch

CWI AWS Certified Welding Inspector

DBE disadvantaged business enterprise

DRA Dispute Resolution Advisor

DRB Dispute Resolution Board

DTSC Department of Toxic Substances Control

DVBE disabled veteran business enterprise

ECTC Erosion Control Technology Council

EIA/ECIA Electronic Industries Alliance/Electronic Components Industry Association

ELAP Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program

ESA environmentally sensitive area

ETL Electrical Testing Laboratories fc extreme fiber compressive stress in concrete at service loads f'c compressive strength of concrete

FHWA Federal Highway Administration

FDR full depth reclamation

GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GGBFS ground granulated blast furnace slag; slag cement

GGL gamma-gamma logging

GSP galvanized steel pipe

HMA hot mix asphalt

HMA-O hot mix asphalt (open graded)

HS high strength

ICC International Code Council

ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association

ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

JMF job mix formula

JPCP jointed plain concrete pavement ksf kips per square foot ksi kips per square inch

LCB lean concrete base

LCS Department's lane closure system

LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LTDS long term design strength

MC medium curing

METS Department's Materials Engineering and Testing Services

MPI Master Painters Institute

MPQP Material Plant Quality Program published by the Department

MR movement rating

MSDSb material safety data sheet

MT magnetic particle testing

MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

NAL numeric action level

NDT nondestructive testing

NEL numeric effluent limitation

NETA International Electrical Testing Association

NEC National Electrical Code

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NFPA National Fire Protection Association

NMAS nominal maximum aggregate size

NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NPT National Pipe Thread Taper

NRTL Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

NTU nephelometric turbidity unit

OBC optimum binder content

OGFC open graded friction course

OSD Offices of Structure Design

PLAC permit, license, agreement, certification, or any combination of these

PC precast

PCC portland cement concrete pcf pounds per cubic foot

PCMS portable changeable message sign

PG performance grade

PJP partial joint penetration

POC pedestrian overcrossing

PQR procedure qualification record

PS prestressed

PSF pedestrian signal face

PV programmed visibility

QSD qualified SWPPP developer

QSP qualified SWPPP practitioner

RAP reclaimed asphalt pavement

RCSC Research Council on Structural Connections

RECP rolled erosion control product

RFI request for information

RHMA rubberized hot mix asphalt

RHMA-G rubberized hot mix asphalt (gap graded)

RHMA-O rubberized hot mix asphalt (open graded)

RHMA-O-HB rubberized hot mix asphalt (open graded high binder)

RPL recycled plastic lumber

RSC rapid strength concrete

RSP rock slope protection

RSS revised standard specifications

RT radiographic testing

RWQCB regional water quality control board

SMSA Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area

SC slow curing

SCC self-consolidating concrete

SCM supplementary cementitious material

SDS safety data sheet

SSPC The Society for Protective Coatings

SWPPP stormwater pollution prevention plan

SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board

TEES Transportation Electrical Equipment Specifications

TIA Telecommunications Industry Association; time impact analysis

TRO time-related overhead

TV target value

UFFA ultra fine fly ash

UL Underwriters Laboratories, Inc

USC United States Code

USLE Universal Soil Loss Equation

USM unidentified stock material

UT ultrasonic testing

VECP value engineering change proposal

VFD variable-frequency drive

VPM volts per mil

WMA warm mix asphalt

WPC water pollution control

WPCP water pollution control program

WPS welding procedure specification

WQO water quality objective aInterpret a reference to AWS as a reference to AWS, ANSI/AWS, or AASHTO/AWS bInterpret a reference to MSDS as a reference to SDS under 29 CFR 1910.1200

Bid Item List Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning

ACRE acre

CF cubic foot

CY cubic yard

EA each

(F) final pay item

GAL gallon

HR hour

LB pound

LF linear foot

LS lump sum

LNMI lane mile

MFBM thousand foot board measure

STA station (100 feet)

SQFT square foot

SQYD square yard

TON 2,000 pounds

WDAY working day

1-1.07 DEFINITIONS

1-1.07A General

Interpret terms as defined in the Contract documents.

1-1.07B Glossary abandon{ XE "abandon" }: Render unserviceable in place.

acts of God{ XE "Act of God" }: Acts of God as defined in Pub Cont Code § 7105.

activity{ XE "Activity" }: Task, event, or other project element on a schedule that contributes to completing the project. An activity has a description, start date, finish date, duration, and one or more logic ties.

adjust{ XE "adjust" }: Raise or lower a facility to match a new grade line.

aerially deposited lead{ XE "Aerially deposited lead" }: Lead primarily from vehicle emissions deposited within unpaved areas or formerly unpaved areas.

authorized laboratory{ XE "Authorized laboratory" }: Independent testing laboratory (1) not employed or compensated by any subcontractor or subcontractor's affiliate providing other services for the Contract and (2) authorized by the Department.

base{ XE "Base" }: Layer of specified material of planned thickness placed immediately below the pavement or surfacing.

basement material{ XE "Basement material" }: Material in an excavation{ XE "Excavation" } or embankment under the lowest layer to be placed.

bid item{ XE "Bid item" }: Work unit for which the Bidder provides a price.

Bid Item List{ XE "Bid Item List" }: List of bid items, units of measure, and the associated quantities. The verified Bid Item List is the Bid Item List with verified prices. The Contract Proposal of Low Bidder at the Department's website is the verified Bid Item List. After contract award, interpret a reference to the Bid Item List as a reference to the verified Bid Item List.

borrow{ XE "Borrow" }: Fill acquired from an excavation source outside the described cut area.

1. local borrow: Material obtained by widening cuts or excavating from sources outside the planned or authorized cross section on the job site. The location of the local borrow is described or designated by the Engineer.

2. imported borrow: Borrow that is not local borrow.

bridge{ XE "Bridge" }: Structure that:

1. Has a bridge number

2. Carries a (1) utility, (2) railroad, or (3) vehicle, pedestrian, or other traffic over, under, or around obstructions or waterways building-construction contract{ XE "Building-construction contract" }: Contract that has Building

Construction on the cover of the Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions.

California Test{ XE "California Test" }: Department-developed test for determining work quality. For California Tests, go to the METS website.

certificate of compliance{ XE "Certificate of compliance" }: Certificate stating the material complies with the Contract.

Certified Industrial Hygienist{ XE "Certified Industrial Hygienist" }: Industrial hygienist certified in comprehensive practice by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.

change order work{ XE "Change order work" }: Work described in a Change Order, including extra work and work described in the Contract as change order work.

closure{ XE "Closure" }: Closure of a traffic lane or lanes, including shoulder, ramp, or connector lanes, within a single traffic control system.

commercial quality{ XE "Commercial quality" }: Quality meeting the best general practices.

commercial source{ XE "Commercial source" }: Established business operating as a material source for the general public.

Contract{ XE "Contract" }: Written and executed contract between the Department and the Contractor.

Contract acceptance{ XE "Contract:acceptance" }: Director's written acceptance of a completed Contract.

Contract time{ XE "Contract time" }: Number of original working days as adjusted by any time adjustment.

Contractor{ XE "Contractor" }: Person or business or its legal representative entering into a Contract with the Department for performance of the work.

controlling activity{ XE "Controlling activity" }: Construction activity that will extend the scheduled completion date if delayed.

critical path{ XE "Critical path" }: Longest continuous chain of activities for the project that has the least amount of total float of all chains. In general, a delay on the critical path extends the scheduled completion date.

critical path method{ XE "Critical path method" }: Network-based planning technique using activity durations and relationships between activities to calculate a schedule for the entire project.

culvert{ XE "Culvert" }: Structure other than a bridge that provides an opening under a roadway.

data date{ XE "Data date" }: Day after the date through which a schedule is current. Everything occurring earlier than the data date is as-built and everything on or after the data date is planned.

day: 24 consecutive hours running from midnight to midnight; calendar day.

1. business day: Day on the calendar except a Saturday and a holiday.

2. working day: Time measure unit for work progress. A working day is any 24-consecutive-hour period except:

2.1. Saturday and a holiday.

2.2. Day during which you cannot perform work on the controlling activity for at least 50 percent of the scheduled work shift with at least 50 percent of the scheduled labor and equipment due to any of the following:

2.2.1. Adverse weather-related conditions.

2.2.2. Traffic maintenance under the Contract.

2.2.3. Suspension of a controlling activity that you and the Engineer agree benefits both parties.

2.2.4. Unanticipated event not caused by either party, such as:

2.2.4.1. Act of God

2.2.4.2. Act of a public enemy.

2.2.4.3. Epidemic.

2.2.4.4. Fire.

2.2.4.5. Flood.

2.2.4.6. Governor-declared state of emergency.

2.2.4.7. Landslide.

2.2.4.8. Quarantine restriction.

2.2.5. Issue involving a third party, including:

2.2.5.1. Industry or area-wide labor strike.

2.2.5.2. Material shortage.

2.2.5.3. Freight embargo.

2.2.5.4. Jurisdictional requirement of a law enforcement agency.

2.2.5.5. Workforce labor dispute of a utility or nonhighway facility owner resulting in a nonhighway facility rearrangement not described and not solely for the Contractor's convenience. Rearrangement of a nonhighway facility includes installation, relocation, alteration, or removal of the facility.

2.3. Day during a concurrent delay.

3. original working days:

3.1. Working days to complete the work shown on the Notice to Bidders for a non-cost-plus-time-based bid

3.2. Working days bid to complete the work for a cost-plus-time-based bid

Where working days is specified without the modifier original in the context of the number of working days to complete the work, interpret the number as the number of original working days as adjusted by any time adjustment.

deduction{ XE "Deduction" }: Money permanently taken from a progress payment or the final payment.

Deductions are cumulative and are not retentions under Pub Cont Code § 7107.

delay: Event that extends the completion of an activity.

1. excusable delay: Delay caused by the Department and not reasonably foreseeable when the work began, such as:

1.1. Change in the work

1.2. Department action that is not part of the Contract

1.3. Presence of an underground utility main not described in the Contract or in a location substantially different from that specified

1.4. Described facility rearrangement not rearranged as described, by the utility owner by the date specified, unless the rearrangement is solely for the Contractor's convenience

1.5. Department's failure to obtain timely access to the right-of-way

1.6. Department's failure to review a submittal or provide notification in the time specified

2. critical delay: Excusable delay that extends the scheduled completion date

3. concurrent delay: Occurrence of at least 2 of the following events in the same period of time, either partially or entirely:

3.1. Critical delay

3.2. Delay to a controlling activity caused by you

3.3. Non–working day

Department{ XE "Department" }: Department of Transportation as defined in St & Hwy Code § 20 and authorized in St & Hwy Code § 90; its authorized representatives.

detour{ XE "Detour" }: Temporary route for traffic around a closed road part. A passageway through a job site is not a detour.

Director{ XE "Director" }: Department's Director.

disabled veteran business enterprise{ XE "Disabled veteran business enterprise" }: Business certified as a DVBE by the Department of General Services, Office of Small Business and DVBE Services.

disadvantaged business enterprise: Disadvantaged business enterprise as defined in 49 CFR 26.5.

dispose of{ XE "Disposal" }: Remove from the job site.

divided highway{ XE "Divided highway" }: Highway with separated traveled ways for traffic, generally in opposite directions.

Engineer{ XE "Engineer" }: Resident Engineer responsible for the Contract's administration; Resident Engineer's authorized representatives.

early completion time{ XE "Early completion time" }: Difference in time between an early scheduled completion date and the work completion date.

environmentally sensitive area{ XE "Environmentally sensitive area" }: Area within or near construction limits where access is prohibited or limited to protect environmental resources.

estimated cost{ XE "Estimated cost" }: Estimated cost of the project as shown on the Notice to Bidders.

extra work{ XE "Extra work" }: Any work, desired or performed, but not included in the original Contract.

federal-aid contract{ XE "Federal-aid contract" }: Contract that has a federal-aid project number on the cover of the Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions.

final pay item{ XE "Final pay item" }: Bid item whose quantity shown on the Bid Item List is the quantity paid.

finished grade{ XE "Finished grade" }: Final surface of the completed facility. If the work under the Contract includes stage construction, the relation between the finished grade and the work under the Contract is shown.

fixed cost{ XE "Fixed cost" }: Labor, material, or equipment cost directly incurred by the Contractor as a result of performing or supplying a particular bid item that remains constant regardless of the item's quantity.

float{ XE "Float" }: Difference between the earliest and latest allowable start or finish times for an activity.

1. Department-owned float{ XE "Department-owned float" }: Time saved on the critical path by actions of the Department. It is the last activity shown on the schedule before the scheduled completion date.

force account work{ XE "Force account work" }: Work ordered on a construction project without an existing agreement on its cost, and performed with the understanding that the contractor will bill the owner according to the cost of labor, materials, and equipment, plus a certain percentage for overhead and profit.

grading plane{ XE "Grading plane" }: Basement material surface on which the lowest layer of subbase, base, pavement, surfacing, or other specified layer is placed.

highway{ XE "Highway" }: Whole right-of-way or area reserved for use in constructing the roadway and its appurtenances.

holiday{ XE "Holiday:definition" }: Holiday shown in the following table:

Holidays

Holiday Date observed

Every Sunday Every Sunday

New Year's Day January 1st

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. 3rd Monday in January

Lincoln's Birthday February 12th

Washington's Birthday 3rd Monday in February

Cesar Chavez Day March 31st

Memorial Day Last Monday in May

Independence Day July 4th

Labor Day 1st Monday in September

Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October

Veterans Day November 11th

Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November

Day after Thanksgiving Day Day after Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day December 25th

If January 1st, February 12th, March 31st, July 4th, November 11th, or December 25th falls on a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday. If November 11th falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is a holiday.

hours of darkness{ XE "hours of darkness" }: Hours of darkness as defined in Veh Code § 280.

idle equipment{ XE "Idle equipment" }: Equipment:

1. On the job site at the start of a delay

2. Idled because of the delay

3. Not operated during the delay informal-bid contract{ XE "Informal-bid contract" }: Contract that has Informal Bid Authorized by Pub

Cont Code § 10122 on the cover of the Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions.

job site{ XE "Job site" }: Area within the defined boundaries of a project.

Labor Surcharge and Equipment Rental Rates{ XE "Labor Surcharge and Equipment Rental Rates" }:

Department publication that lists labor surcharge and equipment rental rates.

landscaping{ XE "Landscape:definition" }: Practice of a landscaping contractor under 16 CA Code of Regs § 832.27.

material{ XE "Material" }: Any product or substance specified for use in the construction of a project.

material shortage{ XE "Material shortage" }:

1. Shortage of raw or produced material that is area-wide and caused by an unusual market condition except if any of the following occurs:

1.1. Shortage relates to a produced, nonstandard material

1.2. Supplier's and the Contractor's priority for filling an order differs

1.3. Event outside the United States for a material produced outside the United States

2. Unavailability of water that delays a controlling activity material source facility audit{ XE "Material-source facility audit" }: Self-audit and a Department audit evaluating a facility's capability to consistently produce materials that comply with Department standards.

median{ XE "Median" }: Portion of a divided highway separating the traveled ways including inside shoulders.

milestone{ XE "Milestone" }: Event activity that has zero duration and is typically used to represent the start or end of a certain stage of the project.

mobilization{ XE "Mobilization" }: Preparatory work that must be performed or costs incurred before starting work on the various items on the job site (Pub Cont Code § 10104).

modify:{ XE "modify" } Add to or subtract from an appurtenant part.

narrative report{ XE "Narrative report" }: Document submitted with each schedule that discusses topics related to project progress and scheduling.

near critical path{ XE "Near critical path" }: Chain of activities with total float exceeding that of the critical path but having not more than 10 working days of total float.

obliterate:{ XE "obliterate" } Place an earth cover over or root, plow, pulverize, or scarify.

pavement{ XE "Pavement" }: Uppermost layer of material placed on a traveled way or shoulder.

permanent erosion control establishment period{ XE "permanent control establishment period" }:

Number of working days shown on the Notice to Bidders for permanent erosion control establishment work.

plans{ XE "Plans" }: Standard plans, revised standard plans, and project plans.

1. standard plans{ XE "Plans:standard plans" }: Drawings standard to Department construction projects.

2. revised standard plans{ XE "Plans:revised standard plans" }: New or revised standard plans.

3. project plans{ XE "Plans:project plans" }: Drawings specific to the project, including authorized shop drawings{ XE "Shop drawings" }.

plant establishment period{ XE "Plant establishment period" }: Number of working days shown on the

Notice to Bidders for plant establishment work.

quality characteristic{ XE "Quality characteristic" }: Characteristic of a material that is measured to determine conformance with a given requirement.

quality control plan{ XE "Quality control plan" }: Contractor's plan to ensure QC.

reconstruct:{ XE "reconstruct" } Remove and disassemble and construct again at an existing or new location.

relocate:{ XE "relocate" } Remove and install or place in a new location.

remove:{ XE "remove" } Remove and dispose of.

reset:{ XE "reset" } Remove and install or place laterally at the same station location.

roadbed{ XE "Roadbed" }: Roadway portion extending from the curb line to curb line or the shoulder line to shoulder line. A divided highway has 2 roadbeds.

roadside{ XE "Roadside" }: Area between the outside shoulder edge and the right-of-way limits.

roadway{ XE "Roadway " }: Portion of the highway within the outside lines of curbs, sidewalks, slopes, ditches, channels, or waterways. A roadway includes the structures and features necessary for safety, protection of facilities, and drainage.

salvage:{ XE "salvage" } Remove, clean, and haul to a specified location.

schedule{ XE "Schedule" }:

1. baseline schedule{ XE "Schedule:baseline" }: Initial schedule showing the original work plan starting on the date of Contract approval. This schedule shows no completed work to date and no negative float or negative lag to any activity.

2. revised schedule{ XE "Schedule:revised" }: Schedule that incorporates a proposed or past change to logic or activity durations.

3. updated schedule{ XE "Schedule:updated" }: Current schedule developed from the accepted baseline and any subsequent accepted updated or revised schedules through regular monthly review to incorporate actual past progress.

scheduled completion date{ XE "Scheduled completion date" }: Planned work completion date shown on the current schedule.

shoulder{ XE "Shoulder" }: Roadway portion contiguous with the traveled way for accommodation of a stopped vehicle, emergency use, and lateral support of base and surface courses.

small tool{ XE "Small tool" }: Tool or piece of equipment not listed in Labor Surcharge and Equipment Rental Rates that has a replacement value of $500 or less.

specifications{ XE "Specifications" }: Standard specifications, revised standard specifications, and special provisions.

1. standard specifications{ XE "Standard specifications" }: Specifications standard to Department construction projects. These specifications are in a book titled Standard Specifications.

2. revised standard specifications{ XE "Revised standard specifications" }: New or revised standard specifications. These specifications are in a section titled Revised Standard Specifications of a book titled Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions.

3. special provisions{ XE "Special provisions" }: Specifications specific to the project. These specifications are in a section titled Special Provisions of a book titled Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions.

State{ XE "State" }: State of California, including its agencies, departments or divisions whose conduct or action is related to the work.

Structure Design{ XE "Structure Design" }: Offices of Structure Design of the Department of Transportation.

subbase{ XE "Subbase" }: Layer of material between a base and the basement material.

subgrade{ XE "Subgrade" }: Roadbed portion on which pavement, surfacing, base, subbase, or a layer of any other material is placed.

submittal{ XE "Submittals" }:

1. action submittal{ XE "Submittals:action" }: Written and graphic information and samples that require the Department's response.

2. informational submittal{ XE "Submittals:informational" }: Written information that does not require the Department's response.

substantial defects{ XE "Substantial defects" }: Defects plainly seen as damaged, displaced, or missing parts or improper functioning of materials, parts, equipment, or systems.

substructure{ XE "Substructure" }: Bridge parts below the bridge seats, pier tops, and haunches for rigid-framed bridges or spring lines for arched bridges; includes abutment backwalls, abutment parapets, and wingwalls.

superstructure{ XE "Superstructure" }: Bridge parts except the substructure.

supplemental project information{ XE "Supplemental project information" }: Information relevant to the project, specified as supplemental project information, and made available to bidders.

surfacing{ XE "Surfacing" }: Uppermost layer of material placed on a traveled way or shoulders;

pavement.

time impact analysis{ XE "Time impact analysis" }: Analysis using a CPM schedule developed specifically to demonstrate the effect a proposed or past change or delay has on the current scheduled completion date.

time-scaled network diagram{ XE "Time-scaled network diagram" }: Graphic depiction of a CPM schedule comprised of activity bars with relationships for each activity represented by arrows. The tail of each arrow connects to the activity bar for the predecessor and points to the successor.

total bid{ XE "Total bid" }: Sum of the item totals as verified by the Department; original Contract price.

total float{ XE "Total float" }: Amount of time that an activity or chain of activities can be delayed before extending the scheduled completion date.

traffic{ XE "Traffic" }: Pedestrians, bicyclists, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances either singularly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel.

traffic break{ XE "Traffic break" }: Traffic operation performed by a California Highway Patrol officer or other law enforcement officer to slow or stop traffic within the traveled way.

traffic lane{ XE "Traffic lane" }: Portion of traveled way used for the movement of a single line of vehicles.

traveled way{ XE "Traveled way" }: Portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of the shoulders, berms, sidewalks, and parking lanes.

tunnel{ XE "Tunnel" }: Tunnel as defined in 8 CA Code of Regs § 8405 et seq.

unauthorized work{ XE "Unauthorized work" }: Work performed beyond the lines and grades described in the Contract or established by the Engineer or extra work performed without Department authorization.

unsuitable material{ XE "Unsuitable material" }: Material encountered below the natural ground surface in embankment areas or below the grading plane in excavation areas that the Engineer determines to be in any of the following conditions:

1. Of such unstable nature that it cannot be compacted to the specified density using ordinary methods at optimum moisture content.

2. Too wet to be properly compacted and cannot be dried before incorporating it into the work.

Excessive moisture alone is not sufficient cause for determining that the material is unsuitable.

3. Inappropriate for the planned use.

withhold{ XE "Withhold" }: Money temporarily or permanently taken from a progress payment.

work{ XE "Work" }: Resources and activities required for Contract acceptance, including labor, materials, equipment, and the created product.

work plan{ XE "Work plan" }: Detailed formulation of a program of action.

work zone{ XE "Work zone" }: Area of a highway with construction, maintenance, or utility work activities.

1-1.08 DISTRICTS

The Department's district{ XE "District" } composition and office addresses are as shown in the following table:

District Composition and Office Addresses{ XE "Addresses" }

District Counties Street address Mailing address

Del Norte (DN), Humboldt (Hum), Lake (Lak), Mendocino (Men)

1656 UNION ST

EUREKA CA

PO BOX 3700

EUREKA CA 95502

Lassen (Las), Modoc (Mod), Plumas (Plu), Shasta (Sha), Siskiyou (Sis), Tehama (Teh), Trinity (Tri)

1657 RIVERSIDE DR

REDDING CA

PO BOX 496073

REDDING CA 96049-6073

Butte (But), Colusa (Col), El Dorado (ED), Glenn (Gle), Nevada (Nev), Placer (Pla), Sacramento (Sac), Sierra (Sie), Sutter (Sut), Yolo (Yol), Yuba (Yub)

703 B ST

MARYSVILLE CA

703 B ST

MARYSVILLE CA 95901

Alameda (Ala), Contra Costa (CC), Marin (Mrn), Napa (Nap), San Francisco (SF), San Mateo (SM), Santa Clara (SCl), Solano (Sol), Sonoma (Son)

111 GRAND AVE

OAKLAND CA

PO BOX 23660

OAKLAND CA 94623-0660

Monterey (Mon) San Benito (SBt), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SB), Santa Cruz (SCr)

50 HIGUERA ST

SAN LUIS OBISPO CA

50 HIGUERA ST

SAN LUIS OBISPO CA 93401-

Fresno (Fre), Kern (Ker), Kings (Kin), Madera (Mad), Tulare (Tul)

1352 W. OLIVE AVE

FRESNO CA

PO BOX 12616

FRESNO CA 93728-2616

Los Angeles (LA), Ventura (Ven)

100 S. MAIN ST

LOS ANGELES CA

100 S MAIN ST

LOS ANGELES CA 90012

Riverside (Riv), San Bernardino (SBd)

464 W 4TH ST

SAN BERNARDINO

CA

464 W 4TH ST

SAN BERNARDINO CA 92401-

9 Inyo (Iny), Mono (Mno)

500 S MAIN ST

BISHOP CA

500 S MAIN ST

BISHOP CA 93514-3423

Alpine (Alp), Amador (Ama), Calaveras (Cal), Mariposa (Mpa), Merced (Mer), San Joaquin (SJ), Stanislaus (Sta), Tuolumne (Tuo)

1976 E CHARTER

WAY

STOCKTON CA

PO BOX 2048

STOCKTON CA 95201

Imperial (Imp), San Diego

(SD)

4050 TAYLOR ST

SAN DIEGO CA

4050 TAYLOR ST

SAN DIEGO CA 92110-2737

12 Orange (Ora)

3347 MICHELSON DR

STE 100

IRVINE CA

3347 MICHELSON DR STE 100

IRVINE CA 92612-0661

A project with work in District 1, 2, or 3 is a North Region project. For Districts 1, 2, and 3, interpret each reference to the district office as the North Region office. The North Region's office address is the District 3 address.

1-1.09 FREEZE-THAW AREAS

Freeze-thaw areas{ XE "Freeze-thaw areas" } are areas of the State where freeze-thaw cycles and heavy salting frequently occur. A project is in a freeze-thaw area if the project is specified in the special provisions to be in a freeze-thaw area.

1-1.10 PAVEMENT CLIMATE REGIONS

To help account for the effects of various climatic conditions on pavement performance, the State has been divided into 9 climate regions. The project's pavement climate region is shown on the project plans.

1-1.11 WEBSITES, ADDRESSES, AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Websites{ XE "Websites" }, Addresses{ XE "Addresses" }, and Telephone Numbers{ XE "Telephone Numbers" }

Reference or agency or department unit Website Address Telephone no.

Authorized Facility Audit List http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ esc/Translab/OSM/docu ments/smdocuments/Inte rnet_auditlisting.pdf

Authorized Material List http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ esc/approved_products_li st/

Authorized Material Source List http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ esc/Translab/authorized_ material_source_list/

Authorized Material Systems List http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ esc/Translab/authorized_ systems_list/

Authorized Laboratory List http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ esc/Translab/authorized_ laboratories_list/

CA Unified Certification Program's list of certified DBEs http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ bep/find_certified.htm

California

MUTCD

http://www.dot.ca.gov -- --

Department http://www.dot.ca.gov -- --

Department of Conservation, Office of Mine Reclamation http://www.conservation.c a.gov/omr/

Department of General Services, Office of Small Business and DVBE Services http://www.dgs.ca.gov/dg s/ProgramsServices/Bus Services.aspx

OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS AND

DVBE SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL

SERVICES

707 3RD ST

WEST SACRAMENTO CA 95605-

(800) 559-

(916) 375-

Department of Industrial Relations http://www.dir.ca.gov

455 GOLDEN GATE AVE

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102 --

Division of Accounting, Office of External Accounts Payable http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ asc/oap/payments/contac t.htm#conpets1

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PAYMENT

AND INFORMATION UNIT

OFFICE OF EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS

PAYABLE

DIVISION OF ACCOUNTING

DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION

P.O. BOX 168043

SACRAMENTO CA 95816-8043

(916) 227-

Division of Construction http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ construc/

Geotechnical Services http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ esc/geotech

GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION

5900 FOLSOM BLVD

SACRAMENTO CA 95819-4612

(916) 227-

METS

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/ esc/Translab/

MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND

TESTING SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION

5900 FOLSOM BLVD

SACRAMENTO CA 95819-4612

(916) 227-

MPQP

http://www.dot.ca.gov/ma nuals.htm

Office Engineer --

MSC 43

OFFICE ENGINEER

DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION

1727 30TH ST

SACRAMENTO CA 95816-7005

(916) 227-

Offices of Structure Design, Documents Unit

MSC 9-4/4I

DOCUMENTS UNIT OFFICES OF

STRUCTURE DESIGN

DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION

1801 30TH ST

SACRAMENTO CA 95816-7006

(916) 227-

Publication Distribution Unit

PUBLICATION UNIT

DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION

1900 ROYAL OAKS DR

SACRAMENTO CA 95815-3800

South Coast Air Quality Management District www.aqmd.gov -- --

1-1.12 MISCELLANY

Make checks{ XE "Checks" } and bonds{ XE "Bonds" } payable to the Department of Transportation.

1-1.13–1-1.15 RESERVED

2 BIDDING

2-1.01 GENERAL

Section 2 includes specifications related to bid eligibility and the bidding process{ XE "bidding" }.

2-1.02 BID INELIGIBILITY

A firm that has provided architectural or engineering services to the Department for this contract before bid submittal for this contract is prohibited from any of the following:

1. Submitting a bid

2. Subcontracting for a part of the work

3. Supplying materials

2-1.03 CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)].

2-1.04 PREBID OUTREACH MEETING

Section 2-1.04 applies if a mandatory prebid meeting is shown on the Notice to Bidders.

The Department will conduct a meeting to provide small businesses, including DVBEs and DBEs, the opportunity to meet and interact with prospective bidders in an effort to increase their participation in the performance of contracts.

Each bidder must attend the meeting. The bidder's representative must be a company officer, project superintendent, or project estimator. For a joint venture, one of the parties must attend the mandatory prebid meeting.

The Department does not accept a bid from a bidder who did not attend the meeting.

A sign-in sheet will be used to identify the attendees. Each bidder must include the name and title of the company representative attending the meeting.

The Department may hold a single prebid meeting for more than one contract. Sign the sign-in sheet for the contract you intend to bid on. If you are bidding on multiple contracts, sign each sign-in sheet for each contract you intend to bid on. The sign-in sheets, with the names of all companies in attendance at each prebid meeting, will be made available at the website shown on the Notice to Bidders for bidder inquiries.

The successful bidder is required to report each small business hired to work on this Contract as a result of the meeting.

2-1.05 RESERVED

2-1.06 BID DOCUMENTS

2-1.06A General

The Bid book includes bid forms and certifications, including forms not submitted through the electronic bidding service.

The Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions includes the Notice to Bidders, revised standard specifications, and special provisions.

The Bid book, including Bid book forms not available through the electronic bidding service, Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions, project plans, and any addenda to these documents may be accessed at the Department's Office of Construction Contract Awards website.

The Standard Specifications and Standard Plans may be viewed at the Department's Office of Construction Contract Awards website and may be purchased at the Publication Distribution Unit.

2-1.06B Supplemental Project Information

The Department makes supplemental information{ XE "supplemental information" } available as specified in the special provisions.

SECTION 2 BIDDING

Logs of test borings are supplemental project information.

If an Information Handout or electronic design files are available, you may view them at the Contract Plans and Special Provisions link at the Department's Office of Construction Contract Awards website.

Electronic design files contain design information such as cross sections, digital models, and roadway design alignments and profiles.

If rock cores are available, you may view them by sending a request to Coreroom@dot.ca.gov.

If other supplemental project information is available for inspection, you may view it by phoning in a request.

Make your request at least 7 days before viewing. Include in your request:

1. District-County-Route

2. Contract number

3. Viewing date

4. Contact information, including telephone number

For rock cores, also include the bridge number in your request.

If bridge as-built drawings are available:

1. For a project in District 1 through 6 or 10, you may request them from the Office of Structure Maintenance and Investigations, fax (916) 227-8357

2. For a project in District 7, 8, 9, 11, or 12, you may request them from the Office of Structure Maintenance and Investigations, fax (916) 227-8357, and they are available at the Office of Structure Maintenance and Investigations, Los Angeles, CA, telephone (213) 897-0877

As-built drawings may not show existing dimensions and conditions. Where new construction dimensions are dependent on existing bridge dimensions, verify the field dimensions and adjust the dimensions of the work to fit the existing conditions.

2-1.06C–2-1.06D Reserved

2-1.07 JOB SITE AND DOCUMENT EXAMINATION

Examine the job site and bid documents. Notify the Department of apparent errors and patent ambiguities in the plans, specifications, and Bid Item List. Failure to do so may result in rejection of a bid or rescission of an award.

Bid submission is your acknowledgment that you have examined the job site and bid documents and are satisfied with:

1. General and local conditions to be encountered

2. Character, quality, and scope of work to be performed

3. Quantities of materials to be furnished

4. Character, quality, and quantity of surface and subsurface materials or obstacles

5. Requirements of the contract

2-1.08 RESERVED

2-1.09 BID ITEM LIST

Submit a bid based on the bid item quantities shown on the Bid Item List.

2-1.10 SUBCONTRACTOR LIST

On the Subcontractor List form, list each subcontractor that will perform work in an amount in excess of 1/2 of 1 percent of the total bid or $10,000, whichever is greater (Pub Cont Code § 4100 et seq.).

For each subcontractor listed, the Subcontractor List form must show:

1. Business name and the location of its place of business.

2. California contractor license number for a non-federal-aid contract.

3. Public works contractor registration number.

4. Portion of work it will perform. Show the portion of the work by:

4.1. Bid item numbers for the subcontracted work

4.2. Percentage of the subcontracted work for each bid item listed

4.3. Description of the subcontracted work if the percentage of the bid item listed is less than 100 percent

2-1.11 RESERVED

2-1.12 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

2-1.12A General

Section 2-1.12 applies to a federal-aid contract.

Under 49 CFR 26.13(b):

The contractor, sub recipient or subcontractor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 CFR part 26 in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts. Failure by the contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach of this contract, which may result in the termination of this contract or such other remedy as the recipient deems appropriate, which may include, but is not limited to:

(1) Withholding monthly progress payments;

(2) Assessing sanctions;

(3) Liquidated damages; and/or

(4) Disqualifying the contractor from future bidding as non-responsible.

Include this assurance in each subcontract you sign with a subcontractor.

2-1.12B Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal

2-1.12B(1) General

Section 2-1.12B applies if a DBE goal is shown on the Notice to Bidders.

The Department shows a goal for DBEs to comply with the DBE program objectives provided in 49 CFR 26.1.

Make work available to DBEs and select work parts consistent with the available DBEs, including subcontractors, suppliers, service providers, and truckers.

Meet the DBE goal shown on the Notice to Bidders or demonstrate that you made adequate good faith efforts to meet this goal.

You are responsible to verify at bid opening the DBE firm is certified as a DBE by the California Unified Certification Program and possesses the work codes applicable to the type of work the firm will perform on the Contract.

Determine that selected DBEs perform a commercially…