5 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FDR_ERNEST BROWN RD.docx

This is a Special Provisions document for a road resurfacing project in Elbert County, Georgia, involving the FDR Ernest Brown Road. The document outlines specific requirements for asphalt work, material testing, and roadway preparation. Key provisions require the contractor to be responsible for all material testing, mix designs, and approved job mix formulas for asphalt, with testing frequencies and methods meeting minimum requirements established by the Georgia Department of Transportation Standard Specifications and Sampling Testing and Inspection Guidelines. The contractor must maintain positive drainage throughout the project, ensure all best management practices are in place, perform patching as directed by the engineer prior to leveling and resurfacing operations, and maintain all drainage structures within project limits. Reflectorized high build paint conforming to GDOT Specification 652 is required for roadway striping, with thermoplastic required for hand markings. The contractor is responsible for furnishing and installing permanent low/soft shoulder and road work ahead signs in compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and Section 150 prior to commencing any roadwork, with these signs becoming county property upon completion.

The contractor must blade existing shoulders during roadway preparation to ensure elevation does not fall below the existing pavement or shoulder level, with displaced shoulder material removed and disposed of at an approved site outside the county right-of-way. The cost of this work is included in the overall bid price. Elbert County requires contractors to maintain appropriately sized equipment, sufficient hauling trucks, and adequate manpower to sustain steady asphalt spreading operations. Asphalt spreaders must be equipped with skis to ensure a level drive surface, and rollers must conform to GDOT specifications regarding type and size. The county reserves the right to immediately shut down work if equipment is deemed inappropriately sized, insufficient, or if any aspect of the project is detrimental to finished product quality. Additional specifications for streets and driveway tie-ends are referenced in Section 231 Special Provisions.