ATTACHMENT__1_Specifications_46 57_Striping.docx

SPS/F06 – Section 800 DEFINITIONS & ABBREVIATIONS

800.01 Definitions Wherever in these specifications, or in other contract documents, the following terms, or pronouns in place of them, are used. The intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows:

1. Agreed or Approved - Official agreement or approval by use of a written document issued by the Government. Agreements also require signature of Service Provider's Representative and are dated.

2. Base course - The layer or layers of material placed on a sub-base or a subgrade to support a surface course. (See Illustration of Road Maintenance Terms.)

3. Berm - A curb or dike that controls roadway runoff water, or delineates traffic direction.

4. Broad based dip - A shallow ditch placed across the roadbed to remove water from the roadbed surface that can be driven across by high clearance vehicles; usually placed diagonal to the centerline.

5. Catch Basin. The area immediately adjacent to inlet invert of the culvert.

6. Channel. A natural waterway leading into or away from a culvert or bridge.

7. Cross ditch. A shallow ditch placed across the roadbed to remove water from the roadbed surface that can be driven across by full-size pickups or other high clearance vehicles; usually placed diagonal to the centerline.

8. Culvert. Any structure that provides a passageway, drain, or waterway under a road or embankment.

9. Lead-off ditch. A ditch used to remove water from roadside drainage ditches, the roadway, cattle guards, or drainage structures such as culverts and drainage dips.

10. Ditch. A relatively long narrow excavation placed to collect or disperse water.

11. Drainage dip. A drainage structure that was previously constructed within the roadbed surface to form a uniform depression that allows routine passage of vehicles while diverting water from the traveled way.

12. Drainage ditch. A ditch located parallel to and abutting the roadbed.

13. Drainage structure. A term identifying manufactured devices placed to control water movements.

14. Drawings. Illustrations showing details of required work.

15. Equipment. All machinery, operating supplies and tools necessary for the proper performance and acceptable completion of the work.

16. Excess Material. Material from the roadway in excess to that needed for maintenance of roadway.

17. Fore slope. The slope of the ditch section nearest to the traveled way.

18. Grade. The vertical alignment of the top surface of the road.

19. Highway Vehicles. Vehicles such as, passenger cars and high clearance vehicles.

20. High Clearance Vehicles. Vehicles such as pickups, four wheel drive vehicles, and log trucks. Those type of vehicles which are not constructed to be operated off paved structures due to the insufficient ground clearance.

21. Hydrologic Function. Physical properties of the occurrence and movement of water on the earth’s surface and in particular that part which crosses transportation systems.

22. Materials. Any substances specified for use in the performance of the work.

23. Measurement. The process of identifying the dimensions, quantity, or capacity of an item.

24. Nominal Dimensions or Weights. The numerical values shown on the drawings or in the specifications as measurements for the work.

25. Original Contract Quantities. Those estimated quantities shown in the Schedule of Items or within the offerors block, as awarded.

26. Patching. Minor repairs to voids located within a structure.

27. Paved Surface or Pavement. Denotes asphalt, concrete, or other stabilized materials excluding natural aggregates or native surfacing. Dust palliative treatments are not considered as pavement.

28. Right-of-Way. A general term denoting (1) the privilege to pass over land in some particular line (including easement, lease, permit, or license to occupy, use, or traverse public or private Lands), or (2) real property necessary for the project, including roadway, buffer areas, access, and drainage areas.

29. Roadbed. The portion of a road between the intersection of the subgrade and side slopes, excluding that portion of the ditch below the subgrade.

30. Road Listing. A preliminary listing of road locations and any established work priorities.

31. Schedule of Items. A schedule in the contract that contains a listing and description of maintenance items, quantities, units of measure, methods of measurement, unit price, and amount.

32. Shoulder. The portion of the roadway continuous to the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles, emergency use, and lateral support of travel way structure.

33. Slough or Slide. Material deposited on the roadway that may need to be repositioned or removed.

34. Slump. A localized portion of the roadbed that has slipped, or otherwise become lower than the adjacent roadbed, and constitutes a hazard to traffic.

35. Standard Specifications. Specifications for all divisions of work.

36. Subgrade. Top surface of roadbed upon which the pavement structure, shoulders, and curbs are constructed.

37. Traveled Way. The portion of the roadway designated for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders but including turnouts and curve widening.

38. Turnouts. A short auxiliary lane on a road provided for passage of meeting vehicles.

39. Unit of Measure. The unit and fractions of units shown in the Schedule of Items.

40. Unsuitable Material. Material removed during maintenance, which cannot be reused in maintenance activity or has no Engineering value for structural use and must be disposed of in designated locations. Includes material with substantial amounts of vegetation or other objectionable material.

41. Waterbar. A deeper type cross ditch, which is not intended for standard passenger vehicles.

42. Work Schedule. The Service Provider's current schedule for work progression.

A comprehensive list of definitions can be found in the FP-03, Division 100 (General Requirements), Section 101 (Terms, Format and Definitions), 101.04 Definitions, and are added to this list by reference.

800.02 Abbreviations Whenever in these specifications, or in other contract documents, the following terms, or pronouns in place of them, are used, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows: (Reference to a specific standard or specification shall mean the latest addition or amendment thereto in effect on date of Invitation for Bids.)

A comprehensive list of abbreviations can be found in the FP-03, Division 100 (General Requirements), Section 101 (Terms, Format and Definitions), 101.03 Abbreviations, (a) Acronyms, and are added to this by reference.

800.03 SI Symbols Whenever in these specifications, or in other contract documents, the following symbols are used, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows:

A comprehensive list of symbols that will be used in conjunction with contracts and drawings can be found in the FP-03, Division 100 (General Requirements), Section 101 (Terms, Format and Definitions), 101.03 Abbreviations, (b) SI Symbols, and are added to this list by reference.

800.04 Illustration of Road Maintenance Terms.

SPS/F06 – Section 801 QUANTITY MEASUREMENT TERMS

1. U.S. Customary Units of measure are used in conjunction with these specifications.

2. The methods of measurement and computation will be those necessary to accurately determine the quantities of materials furnished and work performed.

3. All items, which are measured by the feet, will be measured parallel to its longitudinal centerline, unless otherwise shown on the drawings.

4. A station when used as a definition of term or measurement will be one hundred feet, or a precise location along a survey line.

5. Miles will, in the absence of known distances from existing plans or surveys, be determined by the Government using a calibrated survey odometer or equal substitute operated on the traveled way at or parallel to road centerline.

6. The term "ton" means 2000 pounds. Trucks used to haul material measured by truck weight shall be weighed empty at least once daily, and each truck shall bear a plainly legible identification mark. Weigh tickets furnished by the Contractor from certified scales will be used to determine weight measurements.

7. Materials measured by the cubic yard in the hauling vehicle shall be measured therein at the point of delivery. Vehicles may be of any size or type, provided that the box is of such shape that the actual volume may be readily and accurately determined.

8. Measurement by the acre will use the length and width treated. Measurement of width will approximate significant slope breaks, but will not include minor deviations along the slopes. The measured slope distance for the length will multiply width treated and converted to a standard 10,000 square yard or acreage value of the surface area treated.

9. Measure square yard with horizontal longitudinal and traverse measurements.

10. The term "lump sum" when used in the Schedule of Items means the complete unit as required by or described in the contract.

11. Measurement will be made of each item or unit of work, as shown in the Schedule of Items, completed and accepted in accordance with the contract provisions, specifications, and drawings.

A comprehensive outline and specific terminology concerning measurement and payment can be found in the FP-03, Division 100 (General Requirements), Section 109 (Measurement and Payments), and is added by reference to this list.

SPS/F06 – Section 808 WORK AREA MANAGEMENT

808.01 Description This section establishes contractors’ responsibilities for work area management located on National Forest System Roads. Activity is designed to mitigate traffic concerns on routes where maintenance, construction, resource protection and emergency situations are taking place and traffic control is deemed necessary. Contractor shall provide trained and certified flaggers and signage necessary to meet Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) traffic control for Low Volume Roads.

808.02 Service Required This Section establishes Contractor responsibilities for traffic control and equipment requirements in work areas.

808.02 Performance Standard A. Traffic Conditions - Unless otherwise provided in the SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS, roads are open to traffic with not more than twenty (20) minutes maximum delay time. Extended closures are acceptable but shall be advised in writing to Contracting Officer prior to commencement of activity, with reasonable time for public affairs notification, normally 10 working days.

B. A plan for satisfactory handling of traffic, approved by the Government, is required prior to initiating or performing work which interferes with use of traveled roadways.

C. Traffic Control Devices

1. Provide signs and other devices complying with National Standards as contained in Part VI of the MUTCD. Provide traffic control for occupied work areas that is in accordance with these specifications. All signs and devices remain the property of the Contractor.

2. Keep traffic devices current with maintenance operation and remove upon completion.

3. Use warning signs to control traffic approaching the work area from either direction and also from side accesses

4. Required signs may be mounted on portable or temporary mountings. Use standard MUTCD shapes, colors, sizes, and legends.

5. Mark hazards incidental to the work within or on the traveled way, shoulders, or turnouts with hazard identification markers, illuminated beacons, and other MUTCD devices to safely guide road users through the area. Mark work segments not completed on a daily basis appropriately for night travel. Obtain authorization before commencing work at night.

6. Advisory speed plates may be used to control traffic through the work area.

D. Flaggers Provide properly equipped, trained and certified, flag person(s) where the traffic is required to stop before proceeding. Stop traffic in locations which provide width enough for passage of traffic and reasonable protection for vehicles. When flag control is used, advance warning signs are required.

E. Contractor's Equipment

1. Equip all vehicles and machinery operating on or from the traveled way or road shoulder with flashing lights, strobes, or rotary beacons operated continuously while work is in progress. Use truck headlights at all times while operating. Backup horns are required on all self-propelled equipment in excess of 5½ tons gross weight.

2. Park vehicles and machinery, not currently used in the maintenance operation, off the traveled way at approved locations to minimize interference with normal use.

808.03 Measurement Measurement under this Section will be made by the total number of units for each item listed in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS, or the OFFEROR’S BLOCK, completed and accepted.

Hour: Measure the actual number of hours ordered by C.O. and performed by contractor. Hours shall be paid to the nearest half (1/2) hour, charge shall include all certified traffic control specialists time, and cost of temporary signing as one hourly cost.

808.06 Payment The accepted quantities will be paid at the contract price per unit of measurement for the Section 808 pay items listed in the schedule of items. Payment will be full compensation for the work prescribed in this Section.

808.07 Acceptable Quality Levels

Closure timing

SPS/F06 – Section 814 ASPHALT SURFACE MAINTENANCE 814.01 Description This section establishes contractors’ responsibilities for Asphalt or BST surface maintenance of road section(s) of non-aggregate or non-native surfaced roads, it is intended for surface maintenance of paved or BST surfaced roads. Contractor shall utilize equipment and operators to maintain asphalt surfaced roads, and parking structures on National Forest System Roads, or land adjacent thereto.

814.02 Service Required Maintenance of asphalt or BST surfaced roads by pot hole patching, skin patching or crack sealing of existing pavement shortcomings and failures or for the preventive maintenance needs of road travelways. Service shall include cleaning of pavement surfaces along with the maintenance of striping on all asphalt surfaced roads or of paved parking areas.

814.03 Performance Standard Asphalt surface maintenance is complete when the pavement is clean and free of cracks, potholes, and surface irregularities. Contractor shall use Oregon State Certified “C” mix for all paving work unless otherwise specified in task order. All joints shall be tacked and sanded. Materials shall conform to those depicted in the FP-03 “Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects”, Division 700 (Materials), Section 702 (Asphalt Material).

Striping maintenance is complete when all striping has been completed as defined within scope and the work and materials used in the work conform to these and all associated specifications.

Striping shall conform to standards set forth by MUTCD and Forest Service specifications found in EM7100-15 Sign and Poster Guidelines for the Forest Service. Detailed work and material specifications can be found in the “Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, 2003 – FP-03”, Section 634 (Permanent Pavement Markings) and Section 718 (Traffic Signing and Marking Material). Applicable excerpts read as follows:

Section 634. — PERMANENT PAVEMENT MARKINGS Description

634.01 This work consists of applying permanent pavement markings and raised pavement markers on the completed pavement.

Pavement markings are designated as follows:

Type B — Waterborne traffic paint with type 1 glass beads Material

634.02 Conform to the MUTCD and the following Subsections:

Construction Requirements

634.03 General.

Remove loose particles, dirt, tar, grease, and other deleterious material from the surface to be marked. Apply markings to a clean, dry surface according to the MUTCD. Apply pavement markings in the direction of traffic according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Apply all markings to provide a clean-cut, uniform, and workmanlike appearance by day and night.

Protect marked areas from traffic until the markings are dried to no-tracking condition. Remove all tracking marks, spilled marking material, markings in unauthorized areas, and defective markings.

634.05 Waterborne Traffic Paint (Type B and C). Apply paint when the pavement and air temperatures are above 50 ºF. Spray paint at 15 mil minimum wet film thickness before glass beads or at a rate of 107 square feet per gallon.

(a) Type B. Immediately apply type 1 glass beads on the paint at a minimum rate of 6 pounds per gallon of paint.

Section 718. — TRAFFIC SIGNING AND MARKING MATERIAL

718.14 Waterborne Traffic Paint. Furnish an acrylic water-based, ready-mixed paint for use on asphalt and rigid pavements conforming to the following:

(a) Composition. Furnish a paint composed of resin solids of 100 percent acrylic polymer with the exact formulation determined by the manufacturer. Conform to the following:

ASTM D 3335 & D3718

(3) Volatile organic compounds, 20.0 ounces per gallon max.

ASTM D 2369

(4) Mass of paint, 12.0 pounds per gallon min.

ASTM D 1475

(b) Viscosity. ASTM D 562 75-90 Krebs units

(c) Drying time.

type 1 waterproofed glass beads, 15±1 mil wet film thickness at 130 ºF

(d) Flexibility. ASTM D 522, using the 1/4-inch No cracking or flaking cylindrical mandrel

(e) Dry opacity. ASTM D 2805, contrast ratio at 0.96 min.

319 square feet per gallon spreading rate

(f) Color.

(1) White, ASTM D 1729 Match FHWA standard highway white

(2) Yellow, ASTM D 1729 Match FHWA standard highway yellow

(g) Daylight reflectance. (Without glass beads)

standard

standard

(h) Bleeding ratio. ASTM 969. 0.96 min.

Determine reflectance according to ASTM D 1347 immediately after drying.

Divide the average of 3 reflectance readings of the paint over the bleeding surface by the average of 3 readings over the non-bleeding surface to determine the bleeding ratio.

(i) Scrub resistance. ASTM D 2486 300 cycles min.

(j) Freeze-thaw stability. ASTM D 2243

(k) Storage stability. During a 12-month storage period, conform to the following:

(1) No excessive setting, caking, or increase in viscosity; and

(2) Readily stirred to a consistency for use in the striping equipment.

718.19 Glass Beads. Conform to AASHTO M 247 for the type specified.

Pulverization of existing asphalt surface is complete when the surface has been scarified to the designated depth and width.

Material generated from pulverization activities shall adhere to a size one and one half the times of the maximum sized aggregate or to 1 ½ inches, whichever is greater. Mix, spread, compact and finish by determining the optimum moisture content according to AASHTO T180, method “D”, spread, shape and compact mixture within 2 percent of optimum moisture content. Do not place mixtures in layers exceeding 6” for compaction.

814.04 Location of Work As specified on roads listed on the ROAD LISTING, SHOWN ON THE PLANS, or as ordered by the Contracting Officer.

814.05 Measurement Measurement under this Section will be made by the total number of units for each item listed in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS when completed and accepted.

A. Single Lane Roads: The work activity will be measured along the centerline of the roadway. Turnouts are incidental. Measurement will be to the nearest one-tenth (0.1) mile.

B. Double Lane Roads: The work activity will be measured along the centerline of the roadway. Measurement will be to the nearest one-tenth (0.1) mile.

C. Road Mile: Work activity will be measured along the centerline of the road regardless of the number of lanes.

D. Ton: Material measured by the ton shall be verified by certified weight tickets.

E. Linear Foot: Work activity by the linear foot will be measured using standard survey methods rounded to the nearest one (1) foot.

F. Square Foot: As measured on a plane parallel to the surface being measured, and shall be rounded to the nearest square foot.

G. Lump Sum: The bid amount is complete payment for all work described in the contract and necessary to complete for that item.

H. Each: One entire unit. The quantity is the actual number of units completed and accepted.

814.06 Payment The accepted quantities will be paid at the contract price per unit of measurement for the Section 814 pay items listed in the schedule of items. Payment will be full compensation for the work prescribed in this Section.

SPS_AG110606/22 814 – Surface Maintenance (Asphalt) (12/03/2013)

814.07 Acceptable Quality Levels

SPS/F06 - Section 881 MOBILIZATION/EQUIPMENT MOVING 881.01 Description This section establishes contractors’ responsibilities for mobilizing equipment and products to the ordered work sites located on National Forest System Roads, or land adjacent thereto. Activity is designed to allow contractor time to relocate his equipment and ordered products to the work zone, prepare the site for maintenance ordered activity, then to clear site of contractors materials and remove equipment from National Forest Lands, after maintenance project is completed.

881.02 Service Required Mobilization of personnel, equipment, and material to the project site and relocation of equipment outside the established work schedule as ordered.

881.03 Performance Standards A. Make equipment available for inspection before it is used on National Forest System lands.

B. Moving is complete, when the contractor has moved from its present site to the ordered work site and removed from federal lands upon completion of ordered work..

C. Equipment will be clean and weed free before it arrives on National Forest System lands.

D. Equipment shall be in good working condition, able to complete tasks ordered and free of petroleum leaks or loose excess quantities of petroleum product build up.

E. Equipment shall be outfitted with minimal required wildland firefighting hand tools for the appropriate IFPL Levels during ordered activity, affixed and accessible on equipment.

F. Contractor shall acquire overload permits, from the Forest Service, where necessary when crossing bridges under the jurisdiction of and part of the National Forest Roads System.

881.04 Location of Work As specified on roads listed on the ROAD LISTING, SHOWN ON THE PLANS, or as ordered by the Contracting Officer.

881.05 Measurement Measurement under this Section will be made by the total number of units for each item listed in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS, or Offeror’s Block, completed and accepted.

A. Mile: Work activity will be measured along the shortest feasible route to the nearest one (1) mile, from the starting location of the move, to the ordered work site.

B. Lump Sum: The bid amount is complete payment for all work described in the contract and necessary to complete for that item.

C. Each: One entire unit. The quantity is the actual number of units completed and accepted.

881.06 Payment The accepted quantities will be paid at the contract price per unit of measurement for the Section 881 pay items listed in the schedule of items. Mobilization is complete when all equipment, personnel, and materials are moved to the project site and work has been started, and when all equipment and materials are removed from site, post activity. Payment will be full compensation for the work prescribed in this Section.

SPS_AG110606 881 – Equipment Mobilization (12/04/2013) 881.07 Acceptable Quality Levels

SPS_AG110606/22 800 – Definitions and Abbreviations (12/3/2013) image1.wmf