Utah Department of Transportation

2026 Standard Specifications

For Road and Bridge Construction

UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

4501 South 2700 West P.O. Box 141200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1200

(801) 965-4000 | contactudot@utah.gov

The Department’s Deputy Director of Engineering and Operations and Director of Project Development have reviewed the Standard Specifications included herein and approved them for use with the Department’s construction projects and inclusion in the Department’s construction contracts on the 1st day of January , 2026.

Carmen Swanwick, Director of Project Development

Lisa Wilson, Deputy Director of Engineering and Operations

04/29/2025

04/29/2025

Introduction

These Standard Specifications are for use in Utah Department of Transportation construction contracts.

The Standard Specifications are written to the Contractor. They define the Contractor’s responsibility, what the Contractor is expected to provide, and the Department’s expectations. All actions are to be performed by the Contractor unless otherwise noted.

A Special Provision may revise the Standard Specification for a specific contract.

Signature Sheet

The Signature Sheet on Page 2 of the 2026 Standard Specification book shows the approval for all Standard Specifications included herein for use with the Department’s construction projects and inclusion in the Department’s construction contracts. The signatures are made by the Department Deputy Director of Engineering and Operations and the Department Director of Project Development.

Specification Index

The Specification Index lists all 2026 Standard Specifications.

The Index also lists the date of the last approved change to each specification.

The date is a weblink to the Standards Committee Meeting Agenda where a redlined version of the Specification can be viewed with an explanation of the change on the agenda Submittal Sheet. This same link can also be found in the footer of each Specification.

References

Web references within these Standards are listed at http://www.udot.utah.gov/go/standardsreferences.

Reference to external publications in any 2026 Standard is to the most recent version, issue, or edition in effect on the date of the Notice to Bidders, unless stated otherwise.

http://www.udot.utah.gov/go/standardsreferences

Layout

SECTION NUMBER

TITLE

PART (1, 2, or 3) ARTICLE (such as 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2) Paragraph (such as A, B, C under an article)

Example:

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 ARTICLE

A. Paragraph

1. Subparagraph

a. Subparagraph

1) Subparagraph

a) Subparagraph

Page Numbering

The Standard Specifications of this book each have separate numbering. There is no cumulative page numbering.

Specification Number Specification name Date = Change Approved

00100 GENERAL PROVISIONS 2/18/2021

00120 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS 9/16/2021

00515 CONTRACT AWARD AND EXECUTION 6/25/2020

00555 PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS 2/20/2025

00570 DEFINITIONS 2/16/2023

00700 SCHEDULE AND NARRATIVE 6/17/2021

00725 SCOPE OF WORK 10/26/2017

00727 CONTROL OF WORK 2/20/2025

00777 CHANGE MANAGEMENT 2/20/2025

00820 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC 2/18/2021

01280 MEASUREMENT 9/16/2021

01282 PAYMENT 2/20/2025

01284 PROMPT PAYMENT 9/16/2021

01355 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 12/7/2023

01450 SUBMITTALS

01455 MATERIAL QUALITY ASSURANCE 8/29/2019

01456 MATERIALS DISPUTE RESOLUTION 11/18/2021

01457 AGGREGATE SOURCE CONTROL 8/29/2019

01501 MOBILIZATION 11/18/2021

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01540 PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES

01554 TRAFFIC CONTROL 9/14/2023

01558 TEMPORARY PAVEMENT MARKINGS 2/17/2022

01571 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS 2/17/2022

01572 DUST CONTROL AND WATERING 9/14/2023

01601 RAILROAD COMPANY COORDINATION 2/22/2018

01721 SURVEY

01727 ADJACENT PROPERTY PRECONSTRUCTION SURVEY 9/8/2022

01741 FINAL CLEANUP 9/14/2023

01891 MOVE MAILBOX ASSEMBLIES 6/8/2023

01892 RECONSTRUCT CATCH BASIN, MANHOLE, AND

MISCELLANEOUS BOXES 6/17/2021

02056 EMBANKMENT, BORROW, AND BACKFILL 2/20/2025

02072 GEOSYNTHETICS 2/17/2022

02075 GEOTEXTILES 9/16/2021

02082 WATER METER 9/14/2023

02216 TEST-HOLE UTILITY 2/28/2019

02221 REMOVE STRUCTURE AND OBSTRUCTION 9/14/2023

02225 ASPHALT SURFACING REMOVAL (STRUCTURES) 9/12/2024

02229 TEMPORARY RETAINING WALLS 12/8/2022

02231 SITE CLEARING AND GRUBBING 9/14/2023

02316 ROADWAY EXCAVATION 9/14/2023

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02317 STRUCTURAL EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL 2/17/2022

02318 DITCH CONSTRUCTION 11/18/2021

02331 LIGHTWEIGHT CELLULAR CONCRETE 9/8/2022

02332 LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE BORROW 6/9/2022

02334 EPS GEOFOAM FILL 11/18/2021

02342 SHOTCRETE 9/16/2021

02372 GABIONS AND REVET MATTRESSES 9/16/2021

02373 RIPRAP 10/25/2018

02376 ROLLED EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS 2/17/2022

02455 DRIVEN PILES 9/14/2023

02456 DYNAMIC TESTING AND AND ANALYSIS OF DRIVEN PILES 9/14/2023

02457 PREFABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS 6/9/2022

02466 DRILLED SHAFTS 6/8/2023

02479 MONITORING SETTLEMENT OF ADJACENT STRUCTURES

(NEW) 12/5/2024

02498 VIBRATION MONITORING DURING CONSTRUCTION (NEW) 12/5/2024

02610 DRAINAGE PIPE 9/12/2024

02611 DIVERSION BOX GATE AND FRAME 11/18/2021

02613 DRAINAGE PIPE END SECTIONS 11/18/2021

02618 DRAINAGE PIPE LINER 12/7/2023

02620 CONCRETE LINED PIPE INVERT 6/8/2023

02622 PIPE UNDERDRAINS 9/16/2021

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02626 BRIDGE DRAIN MODIFICATION 9/16/2021

02633 CONCRETE DRAINAGE STRUCTURES 11/18/2021

02635 GRATES, COVERS, FRAMES, TRASH RACKS AND MANHOLE

STEPS 11/18/2021

02645 PRECAST CONCRETE BOX CULVERT AND THREE-SIDED

STRUCTURES 9/16/2021

02701 PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS 12/8/2022

02705 CONCRETE AND ASPHALT CUTTING 11/18/2021

02721 UNTREATED BASE COURSE (UTBC) 2/20/2025

02732 CRACK SEALING (NEW) 2/20/2025

02735 MICRO SURFACING 11/18/2021

02737 PAVEMENT SOFT SPOT REPAIR 9/12/2024

02741 ASPHALT MIX 11/18/2021

02743 ASPHALT MIX FOR BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS 11/18/2021

02744 STONE MATRIX ASPHALT (SMA) 2/28/2019

02745 ASPHALT MATERIAL 11/18/2021

02746 HYDRATED LIME 11/18/2021

02748 PRIME COAT/TACK COAT 2/15/2024

02750 PARTIAL DEPTH REPAIR FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENT USING

HOT APPLIED REPAIR MATERIALS 6/9/2022

02751 PARTIAL DEPTH REPAIR FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENT USING

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE 6/9/2022

02752 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT 11/18/2021

02753 FULL DEPTH SLAB REPLACEMENT FOR CONCRETE

PAVEMENTS 6/17/2021

02754 DOWEL BAR RETROFIT 2/20/2025

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02755 CONCRETE SLAB JACKING 9/14/2023

02761 LONGITUDINAL RUMBLE STRIP 12/5/2024

02765 PAVEMENT MARKING - WATERBORNE PAINT 2/17/2022

02768 PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS (Warranty Specification) 6/28/2018

02771 PEDESTRIAN ACCESS RAMP 2/20/2025

02776 CONCRETE FLATWORK 12/7/2023

02785 CHIP SEAL COAT 2/15/2024

02786 OPEN-GRADED SURFACE COURSE (OGSC) 9/8/2022

02787 BONDED WEARING COURSE (BWC) 6/9/2022

02789 ASPHALT SLURRY SEAL COAT 9/8/2022

02821 CHAIN LINK FENCING AND GATES 6/28/2018

02822 RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE AND GATE 9/14/2023

02823 RIGHT-OF-WAY POLE FENCE

02824 FENCE ON STRUCTURE 2/20/2025

02825 CATTLE GUARD 12/7/2023

02827 WILDLIFE ESCAPE RAMPS 9/14/2023

02831 MSE RETAINING WALLS-GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 9/16/2021

02832 MSE BACKFILL 9/16/2021

02833 CONCRETE PANEL MSE RETAINING WALL 9/16/2021

02835 MODULAR BLOCK MSE RETAINING WALL 9/16/2021

02837 WIRE FACE MSE RETAINING WALL 9/16/2021

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02839 PREFABRICATED MODULAR GRAVITY WALL 9/16/2021

02841 W-BEAM GUARDRAIL 12/7/2023

02842 DELINEATORS

02843 CRASH CUSHIONS AND BARRIER END TREATMENTS 12/7/2023

02844 CONCRETE BARRIER 12/5/2024

02845 HIGH TENSION CABLE BARRIER 12/7/2023

02861 PRECAST RETAINING/NOISE WALLS 6/28/2018

02862 MODULAR BLOCK GRAVITY WALL 9/16/2021

02871 SOIL NAIL RETAINING WALLS 9/16/2021

02890 RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING 2/16/2023

02891 TRAFFIC SIGNS 2/20/2025

02892 TRAFFIC SIGNAL 2/18/2021

02893 OVERHEAD SIGN/VMS STRUCTURE 9/8/2022

02894 PRECAST ROADSIDE SIGN FOUNDATIONS

02895 WRONG WAY DETECTION WARNING AND ALERT SYSTEM

(WWDWAS) (NEW) 9/12/2024

02896 BOUNDARY SURVEY

02911 HYDRAULIC EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS 12/8/2022

02912 TOPSOIL 6/8/2023

02922 SEED, TURF SEED, AND TURF SOD 6/8/2023

02924 NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL 12/7/2023

02932 LANDSCAPE PLANTS 6/8/2023

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02938 TREE PRUNING 6/8/2023

02961 ROTOMILLING 9/8/2022

02963 PROFILE ROTOMILLING

02981 GRINDING PAVEMENT 9/12/2024

02982 BRIDGE CONCRETE GRINDING 11/18/2021

02983 GRINDING FOR GROOVED-IN PAVEMENT MARKINGS 2/17/2022

03055 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE 2/17/2022

03056 SELF-CONSOLIDATING CONCRETE (SCC) 10/25/2018

03057 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE - LIGHTWEIGHT 12/7/2023

03058 RAPID STRENGTH CONCRETE (RSC) 6/17/2021

03139 CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK REMOVAL 9/14/2023

03152 CONCRETE JOINT CONTROL 12/5/2024

03211 REINFORCING STEEL AND WELDED WIRE 11/18/2021

03251 POST-TENSIONING CONCRETE

03310 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE 6/13/2024

03311 BRIDGE DECK JOINT CLOSURE

03338 PRECAST SUBSTRUCTURE ELEMENTS 6/13/2024

03339 FULL-DEPTH PRECAST CONCRETE DECK PANELS 9/12/2024

03340 PRECAST APPROACH SLABS 6/13/2024

03341 PARTIAL-DEPTH PRECAST CONCRETE DECK PANELS 2/15/2024

03372 THIN BONDED POLYMER OVERLAY 2/15/2024

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03374 MOVE BRIDGE

03375 BRIDGE DECK METHACRYLATE RESIN TREATMENT 12/5/2024

03390 CONCRETE CURING

03392 PENETRATING CONCRETE SEALER 12/7/2023

03412 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE 6/17/2021

03575 FLOWABLE FILL

03605 APPROACH SLAB JACKING 9/16/2021

03924 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE REPAIR 6/8/2023

03932 CONCRETE SLOPE PROTECTION REPAIR 2/16/2023

03933 PARAPET MODIFICATION 2/16/2023

03934 STRUCTURAL POTHOLE PATCHING 11/18/2021

03938 FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) SYSTEM 9/12/2024

05120 STRUCTURAL STEEL 9/8/2022

05121 STRUCTURAL PLATE PIPE 12/5/2024

05125 PREFABRICATED STEEL TRUSS BRIDGES 6/9/2022

05822 ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS 6/9/2022

05829 POURABLE JOINT SEAL 2/16/2023

05830 ASPHALTIC PLUG JOINT 2/15/2024

05831 COMPRESSION JOINT SEAL 6/17/2021

05832 STRIP SEAL EXPANSION JOINT 11/18/2021

05835 MODULAR EXPANSION JOINT 2/17/2022

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06055 TIMBER AND TIMBER TREATMENT

07105 WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE 6/8/2023

07921 SEALING EXISTING CONCRETE SLOPE PROTECTION JOINTS 2/16/2023

09972 PAINTING FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL

09981 CONCRETE COATING 9/12/2024

09982 ANTI-GRAFFITI CONCRETE COATING 12/7/2023

09991 CLEANING AND REPAINTING OR OVERCOATING

STRUCTURAL STEEL

13431 PRECAST CONCRETE FIBER OPTIC AND UTILITY VAULT 12/8/2022

13552 RAMP METER SIGNALS AND SIGNING 12/8/2022

13553 ITS CONDUIT 12/8/2022

13554 UNDERGROUND JUNCTION BOX 2/20/2025

13555 ITS CABINET 12/5/2024

13556 CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) CAMERA SYSTEM 9/14/2023

13557 VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGN 12/8/2022

13558 SOLAR TRAFFIC COUNTING STATION 9/14/2023

13559 NON-INTRUSIVE DETECTOR (NID) SYSTEM 12/5/2024

13591 TRAFFIC MONITORING DETECTOR LOOP 2/16/2023

13592 ROADWAY WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM

–ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR STATION (RWIS-ESS) 9/14/2023

13594 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION 2/20/2025

13595 ITS INTEGRATION, INSPECTION, TESTING, AND ACCEPTANCE 12/8/2022

16525 HIGHWAY LIGHTING

16526 ELECTRICAL CONDUIT ON BRIDGE 2/15/2024

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16530 ELECTRICAL POWER 12/8/2022

16535 SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEMS 12/8/2022

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SECTION 00100

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1 SECTION INCLUDES

A. Provisions related to the interpretation of the contract.

1. Includes document organization, language, and communication.

1.2 RELATED SECTIONS

A. Section 00570: Definitions

1.3 REFERENCES

A. UDOT Structures Design and Detailing Manual (SDDM)

1.4 DEFINITIONS Not Used

1.5 SUBMITTALS Not Used

1.6 GENERAL

A. The plans and specifications are expressed in US customary units except where a referenced document uses the International System of Units as the standard.

1.7 ORGANIZATION

A. Specifications

1. The specifications are organized by sections.

a. Each section defines a portion of the project requirements and is identified by a number and a title.

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b. References to specification sections use section numbers.

1) Section references apply to the complete specification section consisting of the Standard Specification and Special Provision for the referenced section.

2. Sections up to and including Section 01499 are general specifications applicable to every contract unless specified as applicable under certain conditions.

a. General specifications include administrative requirements applicable to the contract and apply without reference.

b. General specifications apply to and govern the work of all

Sections of the specifications

3. Sections beginning with Section 01500 through the end of the specifications are technical specifications for specific pay items.

a. The pay items in a contract designate the technical specifications that apply to a specific contract.

4. Section numbers of Special Provisions indicate the extent of the revision to the Standards.

a. A section number followed by “S” (for example, “01234S”), indicates a new section or a complete replacement of a Standard Specification section.

b. A section number followed by “M” (for example, “01234M”), indicates that part of a Standard is changed, added, or deleted.

5. Specification sections are written in a three-part format. Each Section contains the following primary PARTS:

a. PART 1 GENERAL

1) Describes administrative and procedural requirements unique to the section.

b. PART 2 PRODUCTS

1) Describes systems, assemblies, equipment, products, materials, fabrications, and mixes.

c. PART 3 EXECUTION

1) Describes site installation or application, including preparatory actions and post-installation cleaning and protection.

2) Includes site-built or site-manufactured assemblies.

6. Information describing the section format related to articles, paragraphs, and sub-paragraphs is shown in Figure 1.

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Figure 1 Specification Layout

SECTION NUMBER

TITLE

PART (1, 2, or 3) ARTICLE (such as 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2) Paragraph (such as A, B, C under an article)

Example:

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 ARTICLE

A. Paragraph

1. Subparagraph

a. Subparagraph

1) Subparagraph

a) Subparagraph

B. References

1. Reference to external publications is to the most recent version, issue, or edition in effect on the date of the Notice to Bidders, unless stated otherwise.

2. Reference to a specification section incorporates all applicable requirements of the referenced section.

a. Example: A reference in Part 2 of a section to Section

03055 for the product Class AA(AE) Concrete incorporates into the section all General, Products, and Execution requirements in Section 03055 applicable to Class AA(AE) Concrete.

b. Example: A reference in Part 3 of a section that refers to Section 03390 for concrete curing incorporates into the section all General, Products, and Execution requirements in Section 03390 applicable to curing the concrete elements.

c. Example: A reference in Part 3 of a section to Section 03310 for concrete placing and finishing incorporates into the section all General, Products, and Execution requirements in Section 03310 applicable to placing and finishing concrete.

3. References to articles and paragraphs within a section may omit the terms “Article,” “Paragraph,” and “Subparagraph.”

a. Example: A reference to “this Section, 3.2 A4c” means

Article 3.2, paragraph A, subparagraph 4c in the same section where the reference is made.

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4. Applicable requirements in a referenced section or external publication apply the same as if they are included in their entirety in the section from which they are referenced.

a. The requirements of a section take precedence over referenced requirements in the case of conflict.

5. Interpret the words “shown,” “specified,” or “described” without a specified location as follows:

a. “Shown” means “shown in the plans.”

b. “Specified” means “specified in the specifications.”

c. “Described” means “described in the Contract.”

C. Pay Items

1. Each pay item is identified by a unique number and name.

a. The pay item number and name identify the pay item throughout the Contract.

2. The first five digits of a pay item number are the section number of the technical specification that defines the work for that pay item.

3. The last character of a pay item signifies whether something is new or changed.

a. A digit as the last character indicates a standard pay item.

b. An asterisk (*) in place of the last digit indicates that the pay item is supported by a contract specific Special Provision with changes affecting the pay item.

c. The letter “P” in place of the last digit indicates that a new pay item that does not require a Special Provision is used or that the name, unit of measure, or Measurement & Payment (M&P) description of a standard pay item has been modified.

d. The letter “D” in place of the last digit indicates a standard lump sum pay item with an estimated quantity in the item name.

1.8 LANGUAGE

A. The plans and specifications are written to the Contractor.

B. The plans and specifications are written in the active voice where the subject is expressed or implied.

1. Instructions written in the imperative mood are directed at the

Contractor.

a. The subject, “the Contractor,” is implied.

b. Imperative mood statements are considered mandatory.

1) Example: “Place the concrete.”

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2. Decisions and actions by the Department or third parties are written in the indicative mood.

a. The subject, “the Engineer” or a third party, is expressed.

1) Example: “The Engineer will take a sample.”

C. The Contract Documents may omit modifying words such as “all” and

“any” and articles such as “the” and “an,” but the fact that a modifier or an article is absent from one statement and appears in another is not intended to affect the interpretation of either statement in the interest of brevity.

D. Refer to Section 00570 for the meaning of abbreviations or terms used in these specifications, the plans, and other contract documents.

1. Refer to the UDOT SDDM for the meaning of abbreviations used in the structure drawings.

1.9 COMMUNICATION

A. Submit documents and direct questions in writing to the Engineer.

B. Orders, approvals, authorizations, and requests to the Contractor are by the Engineer unless specifically described as by another.

C. The following items from the Department are in writing:

1. Approvals

2. Authorizations

3. Decisions

4. Notifications

5. Orders

6. Responses

7. Direction

D. The following items from the Contractor must be in writing:

1. Assignments

2. Notifications

3. Proposals

4. Reports

5. Requests

a. Includes Requests For Information (RFIs), sequentially numbered

6. Subcontracts

7. Test results

E. Use the Department’s Information Technology (IT) systems for the documentation and communication processes contained therein.

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1. Documentation and communication are deemed to be in writing.

2. Approvals and electronic signatures may be required and are deemed to be executed and binding.

1.10 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

A. Request an interpretation of the requirements in the Contract Documents if:

1. Unable to determine from the Contract Documents the exact material, process, or system to be installed

2. Elements of construction are required to occupy the same space

(interference)

3. An item of Work is described differently at more than one place in the Contract Documents

B. Submission of RFIs

1. Prepare and submit RFIs on a form completely filled in and fully legible after photocopying or scanning

2. Give each RFI a discrete, consecutive number.

3. Provide on each page of the RFI and each attachment to the RFI the project name, project number, date, RFI number, and a descriptive title.

4. Sign all RFIs attesting to a good faith effort to determine from the Contract Documents the information requested for interpretation.

C. Subcontractor-Initiated and Supplier-Initiated RFIs

1. Subcontractors and material suppliers submit RFIs through the Contractor. The Contractor reviews subcontractor- and supplier-initiated RFIs and submits them attached to an RFI form prepared, signed, and submitted by the Contractor.

a. RFIs submitted directly by subcontractors or material suppliers will be returned unanswered to the Contractor.

b. Review all subcontractor- and supplier-initiated RFIs and take actions to resolve issues of coordination, sequencing and layout of the Work.

D. Requested Information

1. Provide the information required to understand and analyze the circumstances causing the RFI and to prepare a clarification or direction as to how to proceed.

2. The RFI may be returned unanswered if the provided information is insufficient.

E. Unacceptable Uses for RFIs

1. To request approval of submittals

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2. To request approval of substitutions

3. To request changes that involve change in Contract Time and

Contract Sum

4. To request different methods of performing Work than those indicated in the Contract Drawings and Specifications

F. RFI Log

1. Prepare and maintain a log of RFIs

a. Furnish copies of the log showing outstanding RFIs if requested by the Engineer.

G. Review Time

1. The Engineer will return RFIs to the Contractor within 10 calendar days of receipt.

PART 2 PRODUCTS NOT USED

PART 3 EXECUTION NOT USED

END OF SECTION

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SECTION 00120

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

A. Prequalification of Bidders

B. Bidding Requirements and Responsibilities

C. Proposal, Preparation and Submittal

1.2 RELATED SECTIONS

A. Section 01455: Material Quality Assurance

A. United States Department of Treasury Circular

B. Utah Administrative Code

C. Utah Procurement Code

D. Utah Code

1.5 SUBMITTALS

A. Prequalification Application (Including supporting and supplemental documentation (when applicable)

B. Prequalification Guaranty Form (when applicable)

C. Proposal

D. Joint Venture (JV) Letter of Intent (when applicable)

E. Confidential Financial Statement (when applicable)

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G. Corporate Resolution (when applicable)

H. Request for Withdraw (when applicable)

I. Proposal Guaranty Bond

1.6 PREQUALIFICATION

A. Meet Department requirements for prequalification before submitting a proposal on projects where the total cost within the advertised value is greater than $3 million. Refer to:

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1. Prequalification Applications (including supporting and supplemental documentation) must be received by the Prequalification Board no less than 20 calendar days before the scheduled bid opening.

2. Renew prequalification yearly in order to maintain prequalification status.

a. The Department may change a bidder’s prequalification status based on the submission of additional favorable reports or evidence of unsatisfactory performance.

b. The prequalification amount limits bidding to individual contracts of a given size or for a particular type of work.

3. Provide experience information on the Contractor’s Prequalification Application and a confidential financial statement attested to by a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

4. Include a complete report of the bidder’s financial resources and liabilities, equipment, work history, and personnel.

a. The Department establishes prequalification amount and work classification.

B. Applicants may submit a guarantee of financial support provided by an affiliated but independent entity.

1. Applicants must use the Department’s guarantee form and submit it with their application.

2. The guarantee may increase an applicant’s adjusted equity by a maximum of 50 percent of the applicant’s calculated adjusted equity in the formula.

1.7 JOINT VENTURE BIDDING

A. Single Project Joint Venture:

1. Two or more prospective companies may prequalify and bid jointly on a single contract.

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2. Each company participating in a joint venture will file a Prequalification Application that includes a confidential financial statement attested to by a CPA.

a. Each company of the Joint Venture must be prequalified with the Department.

B. Continuing Joint Venture:

1. Submit the following to bid jointly as a continuing joint venture on more than one contract, over a 12month period, involving two or more prospective bidders:

a. A Prequalification Application and confidential financial statement of the joint venture audited by or attested to by a

CPA.

b. A confidential financial statement audited by or attested to by a CPA for each member.

1) Not required if the Department has a copy on file for the application year.

2. The Department will treat the continuing joint venture as a new firm and determine prequalification limit on that basis.

C. Complete the following under the joint venture designation before bid opening:

1. Bid bond

2. Department Contractor identification, password, and electronic signature

3. Department Registration

4. Utah Contractor license

5. Submit a letter of intent together as a joint venture to the Specialist for the Prequalification Board indicating the exact name of the joint venture and designated administrative partners before submitting a joint venture proposal on a single project.

a. Submit a letter of intent together with a copy of the fully executed joint venture agreement at least 20 working days prior to bid opening.

6. A copy of the joint venture agreement signed by each member of the joint venture and notarized, naming each person authorized to sign documents on its behalf.

7. Submit a corporate resolution to accompany the agreement if a member is part of a corporation.

a. The corporate resolution will authorize the joint venture agreement and name the officers authorized to sign the joint venture agreement or contract on behalf of the corporation.

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1.8 BIDDING DOCUMENTS

A. The Department’s Request for Proposal (RFP) will state or include the following:

1. Project location and description

2. Bidding schedule of items for unit bid pricing

3. Time for completing work

4. Proposal guaranty amount

5. Date, time, and place of bid opening

6. Basis for proposal comparison, if it is different than total cost

7. Contract requirements not contained in the Department’s Standard

Plans and Specifications

8. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements, when applicable

9. Date, time, and location for mandatory pre-bid conference, when applicable

B. Quantities may increase, decrease, or be eliminated under the contract.

C. The Department pays for quantities of work as described in each pay item.

1.9 BID PROPOSAL

A. A Proposal may be issued for combined projects or separately.

1. A proposal may be submitted either on the combined portions or on separate units of the combined project.

2. The award of combined proposals or separate proposals is made to the advantage of the Department.

3. The Department will specify which proposals may be combined.

B. The Department considers conditional proposals only when specified in the advertisement.

C. Submit proposal in the identical name used on the prequalification or according to a filed affidavit of change in business name or ownership.

1. Obtain the RFP, bidding information and instructions from the

Department Web site. Refer to this Section, Article 1.10.

D. The Department considers a proposal irregular and rejects the proposal as non-responsive if:

1. Not properly signed.

2. Contractor is not prequalified, there is an insufficient amount of prequalification, or proposing work for an unauthorized work classification.

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3. Unauthorized additions, conditional or alternate bids, or other irregularities making the proposal incomplete, indefinite, or ambiguous.

4. Added provisions reserve the bidder’s right to accept or reject an award or to enter into a contract following award.

a. This does not exclude a proposal limiting the maximum gross award amount acceptable to any one bidder at any one bid opening. The Department selects which contracts to award.

5. It lacks required bid documentation escrow, when applicable.

6. It is noncompliant with prequalification regulations.

7. It does not furnish a properly executed proposal guaranty according to this Section, 1.10.

8. There is evidence of collusion among bidders.

9 Does not comply with conditions of current special provision for certification of Affirmative Action for DBE.

10. It omits a unit price for an estimated pay item, except for authorized alternate bid items.

11. It is materially unbalanced.

12. It does not have a Status of Work Under Contract when required, reflecting the Contractor’s current prequalification status or:

a. It is incomplete and improperly executed.

b. The sum of the amount of uncompleted work plus the estimate of the amount of proposed work exceeds the amount for which the Contractor is prequalified.

13. It does not meet material or bidding requirement of the invitation for bids.

14. It is received after date and time for bid opening.

15. It does not acknowledge receipt of or meet the requirements of addenda.

16. Award of additional work could impede or prevent timely completion of work currently under contract.

17. Failure to pay or settle outstanding labor issues, material bills or claims for a contract current at the time the proposal is issued.

18. More than one proposal for the same work is submitted from an individual, firm, or corporation under the same or different names.

19. Bid Guaranty received after date and time specified.

20. A mandatory letter of interest is not submitted.

21. Manual proposal submission does not contain both a signed hard copy and electronic version. Electronic media device (CD/Flash Drive) is blank, unreadable, not properly signed or does not contain the correct electronic bid items and/or required files.

22. Proposal is not submitted using the current UDOT Bidding System

(UBS).

23. Proposer did not attend the mandatory pre-proposal conference.

Utah Admin Code R33-7-201(1)(a).

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24. Proposals received by the Department after the established due date and time will not be accepted. Utah Admin Code R33-7- 402(1).

a. The Department considers submittals as part of the proposal, including prequalification documentation, in determining a responsive and responsible proposal.

E. A non-responsible determination will be conclusive unless the bidder appeals pursuant to the requirements of Part 16 of the Utah Procurement Code.

1. The Department may determine that a bidder is non-responsible and reject the proposal for the following reasons:

a. Prequalification information reveals a lack of competency and a lack of adequate machinery, plant, and other equipment.

b. Award of additional work could impede or prevent timely completion of work currently under contract.

c. Failure to pay or settle outstanding labor and material bills for a contract at the time the proposal is submitted.

d. Noncompliance with prequalification regulations.

e. Serious misconduct that would adversely affect the ability to perform future work.

f. Failure to reimburse the Department for monies on previously awarded contracts, including those where the prospective bidder is a party to a joint venture.

g Contractor has unsatisfactory performance on previous or current contracts or serving probation for actions on another project.

h. Contractor is in default under previous contracts.

i. Debarred by the Department, or any State, or the Federal

Government.

j. Contractor has failed to reimburse the Department for money owed on a previously awarded contract, including a contract where the prospective bidder was a party to a joint venture that failed to reimburse the Department.

F. Bidders will verify that the combination of the bid amount and other contract work with the Department does not exceed the prequalification amount.

1. The Department may determine the bidder to be non-responsive and refuse to award a contract if this combination does exceed the prequalification amount.

G. Appeal in writing to the Department Deputy Director according to Utah

Code Section 63G-6-801 through 806, as amended if the Department refuses to accept a proposal for the foregoing reasons.

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H. Submittal of a proposal is considered an affirmative statement that the bidder has performed the following:

1. Examined the contents of the RFP.

2. Visited and investigated the site and knows existing site conditions.

a. A reasonable site investigation includes investigating the project location, borrow sites, haul routes, and other locations related to the work to be performed.

3. Investigated the nature and location of the work.

4. Satisfied as to the character, quality, and conditions that may be encountered and can affect work performance, budget, and other requirements of the RFP including the following:

a. Conditions bearing upon transportation, off-loading, handling, storage, and disposal of materials.

b. Availability of labor, water, electric power, and other utilities, and roads that provide access to and egress from the project.

c. Uncertainties of weather, river stages, irrigation channel flow, lake and reservoir levels, or similar physical ground conditions.

d. The type of equipment and facilities needed before and during work performance.

e. The character, quality, and quantity of surface and subsurface materials and obstacles that may be encountered.

1) This information may be obtained from an inspection of the site, site drawings, specifications, and exploratory work made available by the Department.

2) Department boring logs and other records of subsurface investigations are available for information purposes only and are not substitutes for the bidder’s own investigation, interpretation, and judgment.

a) Boring logs and other records obtained from the Department are for design and estimating purposes only.

I. Revise and save bid proposal using the current version of the UBS.

1. Electronically transmit the proposal to the Department authorized repository before the time specified in the Notice to Contractors.

J. A proposal may be withdrawn or revised before the time set for receiving proposals.

1. Provide the request for withdrawal to the Department with a telephone call followed by documented electronic communications including a company authorized signature and the Department Contractor ID before the time set for receiving proposals.

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K. Immediately notify the Department of apparent errors, omissions, and ambiguities in the RFP.

L. Request clarifications of the RFP documents by contacting the Project Manager no less than 14 calendar days before bid opening to allow time for a reply before submitting the proposal.

1. The Department responds to prospective bidder requests by certified letter or electronic communication before the specified time for bid opening.

a. The Department is bound only by written statements, representations, or descriptions of conditions and work.

b. Oral explanations or instructions are non-binding.

2. Clarification requests received less than 14 calendar days before bid opening will be answered at the discretion of the Department.

M. Failure to take the actions described and acknowledged in this Article does not relieve the bidder of the responsibility for estimating the difficulty and cost of successfully performing the work and from proceeding to successfully perform the work.

N. Federal-aid projects are subject to Title 23 CFR Part 635.410, Buy

America Requirements.

1. Check the appropriate box on the bid proposal indicating the intent to use steel or iron or both of 100 percent domestic supply or with some foreign supply.

O. Each person signing on behalf of any proposer certifies under penalty of perjury that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that their organization complies with the following:

1. Bid prices have been arrived at independently without collusion, consultation, communication, or agreement with another bidder or competitor for the purpose of restricting competition.

2. Quoted bid prices have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the bidder, directly or indirectly, to another bidder or competitor before bid opening unless required by law.

3.