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AG-9AC7-S-16-0044

Sims Culvert Replacement

Supplemental Specifications

For Construction of

Roads and Bridges on

Federal Highway Projects

FP-03

U.S. Customary Units

U.S. DEPARTMENT

OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

101 - Terms, Format, and Definitions

101.01 Meaning of Terms

101.03 Abbreviations

101.04 Definitions

102 - Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract

102 Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract

103 - Scope of Work

Deletions

104 - Control of Work

Deletions

104.06 Use of Roads by Contractor

105 - Control of Material

105.02 Material Sources

105.02(a) Government-provided sources

105.05 Use of Material Found in the Work

106 - Acceptance of Work

106.07 Delete

107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public

107.05 Responsibility for Damage Claims

107.06 Contractor’s Responsibility for Work

107.09 Legal Relationship of the Parties

107.10 Environmental Protection

107.02 Protection and Restoration of Property and Landscape

108 - Prosecution and Progress

108 Delete

109 - Measurement and Payment

109 Deletions

109.02 Measurement Terms and Definitions

155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts

155 Delete

203 - Removal of Structures and Obstructions

203.01 Description

209 - Structure Excavation and Backfill

209.10 Backfill

209.11 Compacting

Table 209-1 Sampling and Testing Requirements

602 - Culverts and Drains

602.03 General

703 - Aggregate

703.05 Subbase, Base, Surface Course, and Screened Aggregate

704 - Soil

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704.02 Bedding Material

718 - Traffic Signing and Marking Material

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Preface

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Delete all but the first paragraph and add the following:

The Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture has adopted FP-03 for construction of

National Forest System Roads.

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101 - Terms, Format, and Definitions

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101.01 Meaning of Terms

Delete all references to the TAR (Transportation Acquisition Regulations) in the specifications.

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101.03 Abbreviations.

Add the following to (a) Acronyms:

AFPA

MSHA

NIST

NESC

WCLIB

American Forest and Paper Association

Mine Safety and Health Administration

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Electrical Safety Code

West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau

Add the following to (b) SI symbols:

mp Milepost ppm Part Per Million

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101.04 Definitions.

Delete the following definitions and substitute the following:

Bid Schedule--The Schedule of Items.

Bridge--No definition.

Contractor--The individual or legal entity contracting with the Government for performance of prescribed work. In a timber sale contract, the contractor is the

“purchaser”.

Culvert--No definition.

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.

http://www.nist.gov/

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Add the following:

Adjustment in Contract Price--“Equitable adjustment,” as used in the Federal

Acquisition Regulations, or “construction cost adjustment,” as used in the Timber Sale

Contract, as applicable.

Change--“Change” means “change order” as used in the Federal Acquisition

Regulations, or “design change” as used in the Timber Sale Contract.

Design Quantity--“Design quantity” is a Forest Service method of measurement from the FS-96 Forest Service Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges.

Under these FP specifications this term is replaced by the term “Contract Quantities”.

Forest Service--The United States of America, acting through the Forest Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture.

Neat Line--A line defining the proposed or specified limits of an excavation or structure.

Pioneer Road--Temporary construction access built along the route of the project.

Purchaser--The individual, partnership, joint venture, or corporation contracting with the

Government under the terms of a Timber Sale Contract and acting independently or through agents, employees, or subcontractors.

Protected Streamcourse--A drainage shown on the plans or timber sale area map that requires designated mitigation measures.

Road Order--An order affecting and controlling traffic on roads under Forest Service jurisdiction. Road Orders are issued by a designated Forest Officer under the authorities of 36 CFR, part 260.

Schedule of Items--A schedule in the contract that contains a listing and description of construction items, quantities, units of measure, unit price, and amount.

Utilization Standards--The minimum size and percent soundness of trees described in the specifications to determine merchantable timber.

Add Figure 101-1—Illustration of road structure terms:

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Figure 101-1—Illustration of road structure terms.

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102 - Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract

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102 Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract

Delete Section 102 in its entirety.

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103 - Scope of Work

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Deletions

Delete all but subsection 103.01 Intent of Contract.

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104 - Control of Work

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Deletions

Delete Sections 104.01, 104.02, and 104.04.

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Add the following subsection:

104.06 Use of Roads by Contractor

The Contractor is authorized to use roads under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service for all activities necessary to complete this contract, subject to the limitations and authorizations designated in the Road Order(s) or described in the contract, when such use will not damage the roads or national forest resources, and when traffic can be accommodated safely.

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105 - Control of Material

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105.02 Material Sources.

105.02(a) Government-provided sources.

Comply with the requirements of 30 CFR 56, subparts B and H. Use all suitable material for aggregate regardless of size unless otherwise designated. When required, re-establish vegetation in disturbed areas according to section 625.

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105.05 Use of Material Found in the Work.

Delete 105.05 (a) and (b) and the last sentence of the second paragraph and substitute the following:

Materials produced or processed from Government lands in excess of the quantities required for performance of this contract are the property of the Government. The

Government is not obligated to make reimbursement for the cost of producing these materials.

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106 - Acceptance of Work

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106.07 Delete

Delete subsection 106.07.

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107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public

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107.05 Responsibility for Damage Claims.

Delete the entire subsection.

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107.06 Contractor’s Responsibility for Work.

Delete the following from the first paragraph.

“except as provided in Subsection 106.07”.

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107.09 Legal Relationship of the Parties.

Delete the entire subsection.

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107.10 Environmental Protection.

Add the following:

Design and locate equipment repair shops, stationary refueling sites, or other facilities to minimize the potential and impacts of hazardous material spills on Government land.

Before beginning any work, submit a Hazardous Spill Plan. List actions to be taken in the event of a spill. Incorporate preventive measures to be taken, such as the location of mobile refueling facilities, storage and handling of hazardous materials, and similar information. Immediately notify the CO of all hazardous material spills. Provide a written narrative report form no later than 24 hours after the initial report and include the following:

Description of the item spilled (including identity, quantity, manifest number, and other identifying information).

Whether amount spilled is EPA or state reportable, and if so whether it was reported, and to whom.

Exact time and location of spill including a description of the area involved.

Containment procedures.

Summary of any communications the Contractor had with news media, Federal, state and local regulatory agencies and officials, or Forest Service officials.

Description of clean-up procedures employed or to be employed at the site including final disposition and disposal location of spill residue.

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When available provide copies of all spill related clean up and closure documentation and correspondence from regulatory agencies.

The Contractor is solely responsible for all spills or leaks that occur during the performance of this contract. Clean up spills or leaks to the satisfaction of the CO and in a manner that complies with Federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

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107.02 Protection and Restoration of Property and Landscape

Meet the requirements of AqEco-2 (pp. 21-23), Fac-7 (pp. 46-47), Road-7 (pp.117-120), Road-10 (pp.123-132), and Veg-2 (pp.131-132) in their entirety from “National Best

Management Practices for Water Quality Management on National Forest System Lands” dated April, 2012

(http://www.fs.fed.us/biology/resources/pubs/watershed/FS_National_Core_BMPs_April

2012.pdf).

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108 - Prosecution and Progress

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108 Delete.

Delete Section 108 in its entirety.

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109 - Measurement and Payment

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109 Deletions

Delete the following entire subsections:

109.06 Pricing of Adjustments.

109.07 Eliminated Work.

109.08 Progress Payments.

109.09 Final Payment.

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109.02 Measurement Terms and Definitions.

(b) Contract quantity.

Add the following:

Contract quantities will be adjusted only when there are errors in the original design of

15% or more.

Change the following:

“(b) Cubic yard” to “(c) Cubic yard”.

Add the following definition:

(p) Thousand Board Feet (Mbf). 1,000 board feet based on nominal widths, thickness, and extreme usable length of each piece of lumber or timber actually incorporated in the job. For glued laminated timber, 1,000 board feet based on actual width, thickness, and length of each piece actually incorporated in the job.

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155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts

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155 Delete.

Delete Section 155 in its entirety.

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203 - Removal of Structures and Obstructions

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203.01 Description.

Delete and replace with the following:

This work consists of disposing of construction slash and debris, salvaging, removing, and disposing of buildings, fences, structures, pavements, culverts, utilities, curbs, sidewalks, and other obstructions.

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209 - Structure Excavation and Backfill

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209.10 Backfill.

(a) General.

Add the following:

Replace any pipe that is distorted by more than 5 percent of nominal dimensions, or that is ruptured or broken.

Do not place or backfill pipe that meets any of the following conditions until the excavation and foundation have been approved in writing by the CO:

Embankment height greater than 6 feet at subgrade centerline.

Installation in a protected streamcourse.

Round pipe with a diameter of 48 inches or greater.

Pipe arches with a span of 50 inches or greater.

Any box culvert of structure other than pipe culverts.

(b) Pipe culverts.

(1) Pipe culverts with compacted backfill.

Add the following:

Excavate an area on each side of the pipe as needed to effectively achieve compaction requirements. Backfill without damaging or displacing the pipe. Complete backfilling of the trench with suitable material.

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209.11 Compacting.

Delete the subsection and add the following:

Compact backfill using designated compaction method A, B, or C:

Method A. Ensure that backfill density exceeds the density of the surrounding embankment.

Method B. Adjust the moisture content of the backfill material to a moisture content suitable for compaction. Compact each layer using appropriate compaction equipment until visual displacement ceases. For compaction under sections 252, 254, 255, 257, 258 and 262 compact with a vibratory steel wheeled roller with a mass of at least 8 tons.

Method C. Determine optimum moisture content and maximum density according to

AASHTO T 99 method C. Adjust the moisture content of the backfill material to a moisture content suitable for compaction. Compact material placed in all layers to at

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Table 209-1 Sampling and Testing Requirements

(2) Compaction methods (A) and (B) do not require AASHTO T-99 or T-310 test methods for foundation fill.

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602 - Culverts and Drains

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602.03 General.

Add the following:

Ensure that the final installed alignment of all pipe allows no reverse grades, and does not permit horizontal and vertical alignments to vary from a straight line drawn from center of inlet to center of outlet by more than 2 percent of pipe center length or 1.0 feet, whichever is less.

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703 - Aggregate

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Delete 703.05 and replace with the following:

703.05 Subbase, Base, Surface Course, and Screened Aggregate.

(a) Subbase or base aggregate. Furnish hard, durable particles or fragments of crushed stone, crushed slag, or crushed gravel conforming the following:

(1) Gradation Table 703-2

(2) Liquid limit, AASHTO T 89 25 max.

(3) Plastic limit, AASHTO T 90 Nonplastic

(4) Los Angeles abrasion, AASHTO T 96 40% max.

(5) Sodium sulfate soundness loss (5 cycles), 12% max.

AASHTO T 104

(6) Durability index (coarse), AASHTO T 210 35 min.

(7) Durability index (fine), AASHTO T 210 35 min.

(8) Fractured faces, ASTM D 5821 50% min.

(9) Free from organic matter and lumps or balls of clay

Do not use material that breaks up when alternately frozen and thawed or wetted and dried.

Obtain the aggregate gradation by crushing, screening, and blending processes as necessary.

Fine aggregate, material passing the No. 4 sieve, shall consist of natural or crushed sand and fine mineral particles.

(b) Surface course aggregate. Furnish hard, durable particles or fragments of crushed stone, crushed slag, or crushed gravel conforming the following:

(1) Gradation Table 703-3

(2) Liquid limit, AASHTO T 89 35 max.

(3) Plastic Index, AASHTO T 90

a) If the percent passing the No. 200 sieve is less than 12% 2 to 9

b) If the percent passing the No. 200 sieve is greater than 12% Less than 2

(4) Los Angeles abrasion, AASHTO T 96 40% max.

(5) Sodium sulfate soundness loss (5 cycles), 12% max.

AASHTO T 104

(6) Durability index (coarse), AASHTO T 210 35 min.

(7) Durability index (fine), AASHTO T 210 35 min.

(8) Fractured faces, ASTM D 5821 75% min.

(9) Free from organic matter and lumps or balls of clay

Do not furnish material that contains asbestos fibers.

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Fine aggregate, material passing the No. 4 sieve, shall consist of natural or crushed sand and fine mineral particles.

(c) Screened aggregate – Furnish hard, durable particles or fragments of stone, slag, or gravel conforming the following:

(1) Gradtion Table 703-16

(2) Plastic Index, AASHTO T 90 Less than 9

(3) Los Angeles abrasion, AASHTO T 96 55% max.

(4) Free from organic matter and lumps or balls of clay.

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Add Table 703-16:

Table 703-16

Gradation Requirements for Screened Aggregate

Sieve Size

Percent by Mass Passing Designated Sieve (AASHTO T 27 and T 11)

Grading Designation

L M N O P Q R

6 inch 100 100

4 inch 100 100

3 inch 100 100

2 inch 100

No. 4 15-45 15-45 15-45

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704 - Soil

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704.02 Bedding Material.

Delete Subsection 704.02 and substitute the following:

Furnish a well graded, free draining material free of excess moisture, muck, frozen lumps, roots, sod, or other deleterious material conforming to the following:

(a) Maximum particle size 1/2 inch or half the corrugation depth, whichever is smaller

(b) Material passing No. 200 sieve, 10% max.

AASHTO T 27 and T 11

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718 - Traffic Signing and Marking Material

718.05_nat_us_02_25_2008

718.05 Aluminum Panels

Delete the third paragraph and replace with the following:

Clean, degrease and properly prepare the panels according to methods recommended by the sheeting manufacturer. Conversion coatings will conform to ASTM B-921 or ASTM

B-449.