New Jersey

Department of Transportation

Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction

New Jersey Department of Transportation

EMPLOYEE MEMORIAL

“Dedicated to those who lost their lives in service.”

Honoree Date of Death Honoree Date of Death

Herman J. Meury July 24, 1946 Anthony Frinzi June 26, 1973

Moses B. Thompson October 9, 1956 D. Douglas Roberts September 22, 1975

Joseph Panetta May 13, 1959 John J. Calarco February 2, 1979

Salvatore Brancato July 8, 1960 Mohammad Afzal November 20, 1979

Donald F. MacNeil, Jr. December 14, 1961 John W. Lauer April 23, 1980

John B. Youngmenn May 16, 1962 Brian T. Everson November 30, 1982

Oliver G. Carson July 30, 1962 Michael G. Collins December 9, 1982

Frederick V. Speth July 6, 1963 Francis J. DeGraw December 12, 1984

Faust DeLorenzo, Jr. June 24, 1964 Rodger M. Anderson September 25, 1985

Nicholas Holovacs April 1, 1965 Robert M. Karuzis January 21, 1987

Charles C. Dougherty June 10, 1966 John Komorowski September 10, 1987

Donald R. Skillman August 23, 1966 Terry J. Kresge January 1, 1988

Lee W. Emmons October 18, 1966 Kyle Kristiansen October 29, 1990

Douglas W. LaForge December 13, 1967 Calvin A. Leach January 21, 1993

Loren T. Nichols June 25, 1968 Francisco Baez August 10, 1993

George P. Moebus January 19, 1972 Louis Caruso June 18, 1999

Gaza Horvath April 11, 1972 Eduardo M. Jimenez June 19, 2007

Alphonse T. Santitoro May 18, 1973 Joseph Kealey January 11, 2010

SUSSEX PASSAIC

BERGEN

MORRIS

ESSEX

HUDSON

UNION

WARREN

HUNTERDON

SOMERSET

MERCER

MIDDLESEX

MONMOUTH

OCEAN

BURLINGTON

CAMDEN

ATLANTIC

GLOUCESTER

SALEM

CUMBERLAND

CAPE

MAY

NORTH

SOUTH

CENTRAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 100 – GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 101 – GENERAL INFORMATION

101.01 Introduction

101.02 Abbreviations

101.03 Terms

101.04 Inquiries Regarding the Project

SECTION 102 – BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

102.01 Qualification to Bid

102.02 Bidder Registration and Downloading of the Proposal Documents

102.03 Revisions Before Submitting a Bid

102.04 Examination of Contract and Project Limits

102.05 Interpretation of Quantities in the Proposal

102.06 “If and Where Directed”

102.07 Preparation of the Bid

102.08 Balanced Bids

102.09 Proposal Bond

102.10 Submission of Bids

102.11 Withdrawal of Bids

102.12 Public Opening of Bids

102.13 Consideration of Bids

102.13.01 Bidder Pre-Award Requirements

102.14 Irregular Bids

102.15 Disqualification of Bidders

102.16 Rejection of All Bids

SECTION 103 – AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT

103.01 Award of Contract

103.02 Cancellation of Award

103.03 Release of Proposal Bond

103.04 Execution of the Contract

103.05 Escrow of Bid Documents

103.06 Failure to Execute Contract

103.07 Acquisition of Documents

SECTION 104 – SCOPE OF WORK

104.01 Intent

104.02 Value Engineering

104.02.01 Purpose and Scope

104.02.02 Conditions

104.02.03 Submittals

104.02.04 Final Documents

104.02.05 Payment

104.03 Changes to the Contract

104.03.01 Authority to Make Changes

104.03.02 Protests to Change Orders

104.03.03 Types of Changes

104.03.04 Contractual Notice

104.03.05 Unrecoverable Costs

104.03.06 Unacceptable Cost Calculation Methods

104.03.07 Tracking Costs

104.03.08 Force Account

104.03.09 Delay Damages

SECTION 105 – CONTROL OF WORK

105.01 Authority of the Department

105.01.01 RE

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105.01.02 Inspection

105.01.03 Contractor Performance Evaluation

105.02 Responsibilities of the Contractor

105.02.01 Labor and Equipment

105.02.02 Superintendent

105.02.03 Subcontracted Work

105.02.04 Fabricators and Suppliers

105.02.05 Civil Rights Requirements

105.02.06 Access to Department Facilities

105.03 Conformity with Contract

105.04 Plans and Specifications

105.05 Working Drawings

105.06 Cooperation with Others

105.07 Cooperation with Utilities

105.07.01 Working in the Vicinity of Utilities

105.07.02 Work Performed by Utilities

105.08 Environmental Protection

105.09 Load Restrictions

105.10 Use of Explosives

SECTION 106 – CONTROL OF MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT

106.01 Source of Supply and Quality Requirements

106.02 Department-Furnished Material

106.03 Foreign Materials and Equipment

106.04 Materials Questionnaire

106.05 Materials Inspections, Tests, and Samples

106.06 Plant Inspection

106.07 Certification of Compliance

106.07.01 Certification of Compliance

106.07.02 Certification for Iron and Steel

106.08 Unacceptable Material

106.09 Substitutes for Proprietary Items

106.10 Use of United States Flag Vessels

SECTION 107 – LEGAL RELATIONS

107.01 Legal Jurisdiction

107.01.01 Applicable Law

107.01.02 Permits, Licenses, and Approvals

107.01.03 Sovereign Immunity

107.02 Nondiscrimination

107.03 Affirmative Action, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises or Emerging Small Business Enterprises, and

Small Business Enterpises

107.04 New Jersey Contractual Liability Act

107.05 Limitations of Liability

107.06 Personal Liability of Public Officials

107.07 Assignment

107.08 Non Waiver

107.09 Independent Contractor

107.10 Non-Third Party Beneficiary Clause

107.11 Risks Assumed by the Contractor

107.11.01 Risks

107.11.02 General Insurance

107.12 The Contractual Claim Resolution Process

107.12.01 Satisfying the Notice Requirements

107.12.02 Steps

107.13 Litigation of Claims by the Contractor

107.14 Patented Devices, Materials, and Processes

107.15 Taxes

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107.16 Recovery of Monies by the State

107.17 Communication with the News Media

SECTION 108 – PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION

108.01 Subcontracting

108.02 Commencement of Work

108.03 Daily Communications

108.04 Work Site and Storage

108.05 Sanitary and Safety Provisions

108.05.01 Sanitary

108.05.02 Safety Program

108.06 Night Operations

108.07 Traffic Control

108.07.01 Interference

108.07.02 Changes to the Traffic Control Plan (TCP)

108.08 Occupancy Charges

108.09 Maintenance Within the Project Limits

108.10 Contract Time

108.11 Modifications to Contract Time

108.11.01 Extensions to Contract Time

108.11.02 Reductions to Contract Time

108.12 Right-of-Way Restrictions

108.13 Suspension of Work

108.14 Default and Termination of Contractor’s Right to Proceed

108.15 Termination of Contract

108.15.01 For Convenience

108.15.02 For Cause

108.16 Partial Acceptance

108.17 Interim Completion

108.18 Substantial Completion

108.19 Completion and Acceptance

108.20 Liquidated Damages

108.21 Warranties

SECTION 109 – MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

109.01 Measurement of Quantities

109.02 Scope of Payment

109.03 Payment for Force Account

109.04 Payment for Delay Damages

109.05 Estimates

109.06 Materials Payments and Storage

109.07 Bonds Posted in Lieu of Retainages

109.08 As-Built Quantities

109.09 Audits

109.10 Contractor’s Compliance

109.11 Final Payment and Claims

109.12 Ethics Standards and Conflicts of Interest

DIVISION 150 – CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 151 – PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND

151.01 Description

151.02 Materials

151.03 Procedure

151.03.01 Performance Bond and Payment Bond

151.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 152 – INSURANCE

152.01 Description

152.02 Materials

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152.03 Procedure

152.03.01 Railroad Protective Liability Insurance

152.03.02 Pollution Liability Insurance

152.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 153 – PROGRESS SCHEDULE

153.01 Description

153.02 Materials

153.03 Procedure

153.03.01 CPM Progress Schedule

153.03.02 CPM Progress Schedule Updates

153.03.03 Bar Chart Progress Schedule and Updates

153.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 154 – MOBILIZATION

154.01 Description

154.02 Materials

154.03 Procedure

154.03.01 Mobilization

154.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 155 – CONSTRUCTION FIELD OFFICE

155.01 Description

155.02 Materials

155.03 Procedure

155.03.01 Field Office

155.03.02 Field Office Maintenance

155.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 156 – MATERIALS FIELD LABORATORY AND CURING FACILITY

156.01 Description

156.02 Materials

156.03 Procedure

156.03.01 Materials Field Laboratory

156.03.02 Materials Field Laboratory Maintenance

156.03.03 Curing Facility

156.03.04 Curing Facility Maintenance

156.03.05 Nuclear Density Gauge

156.03.06 Flexural Beam Testing Equipment

156.03.07 Concrete Compression Testing Equipment

156.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 157 – CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT AND MONUMENTS

157.01 Description

157.02 Materials

157.03 Procedure

157.03.01 Construction Layout

157.03.02 Monument

157.03.03 Monument Box

157.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 158 – SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AND WATER QUALITY CONTROL

158.01 Description

158.02 Materials

158.03 Construction

158.03.01 Environmental Manager

158.03.02 SESC Measures

158.03.03 Erosion Control Sediment Removal

158.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 159 – TRAFFIC CONTROL

159.01 Description

159.02 Materials

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159.02.01 Materials

159.02.02 Equipment

159.03 Procedure

159.03.01 Traffic Control Coordinator

159.03.02 Traffic Control Devices

159.03.03 Removable Black Line Masking Tape

159.03.04 Temporary Pavement Markers

159.03.05 Temporary Pavement Marking Tape

159.03.06 Traffic Stripes, Latex ,Traffic Markings Lines, Latex and Traffic Markings Symbols, Latex ... 112

159.03.07 HMA Patch

159.03.08 Traffic Direction

159.03.09 Emergency Towing Service

159.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 160 – PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

160.01 Description

160.02 Materials

160.03 Procedure

160.03.01 Fuel Price Adjustment

160.03.02 Asphalt Price Adjustment

160.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 161 – FINAL CLEANUP

161.01 Description

161.02 Materials

161.03 Procedure

161.03.01 Final Cleanup

161.04 Measurement and Payment

DIVISION 200 – EARTHWORK

SECTION 201 – CLEARING SITE

201.01 Description

201.02 Materials

201.03 Construction

201.03.01 Clearing Site

201.03.02 Clearing Site, Bridge and Clearing Site, Structure

201.03.03 Clearing Site, Tank Removal

201.03.04 Disposing and Recycling of Contaminated Soil - Tanks

201.03.05 Monitoring Well

201.03.06 Sealing Abandoned Wells

201.03.07 Demolition

201.03.08 Removal of Asbestos

201.03.09 Temporary Shielding

201.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 202 – EXCAVATION

202.01 Description

202.02 Materials

202.03 Construction

202.03.01 Stripping

202.03.02 Excavation, Test Pit

202.03.03 Excavation, Unclassified

202.03.04 Presplitting

202.03.05 Excavation, Regulated Material

202.03.06 Excavation, Acid Producing Soil

202.03.07 Acid Producing Soil Remediation

202.03.08 Removal of Pavement

202.03.09 Disposal of Regulated Material

202.03.10 Disposal of Regulated Material, Hazardous

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202.03.11 Disposal of Acid Producing Soil

202.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 203 – EMBANKMENT

203.01 Description

203.02 Materials

203.02.01 Materials

203.02.02 Equipment

203.03 Construction

203.03.01 Breaking Pavement

203.03.02 Soil Aggregate

203.04 Measurement and Payment

DIVISION 300 – SUBBASE AND BASE COURSES

SECTION 301 – SUBBASE

301.01 Description

301.02 Materials

301.02.01 Materials

301.02.02 Equipment

301.03 Construction

301.03.01 Subbase

301.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 302 – AGGREGATE BASE COURSE

302.01 Description

302.02 Materials

302.02.01 Materials

302.02.02 Equipment

302.03 Construction

302.03.01 Soil Aggregate Base Course and Dense-Graded Aggregate Base Course

302.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 303 – ASPHALT-STABILIZED DRAINAGE COURSE

303.01 Description

303.02 Materials

303.02.01 Materials

303.02.02 Equipment

303.03 Construction

303.03.01 Asphalt-Stabilized Drainage Course

303.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 304 – CONCRETE BASE COURSE

304.01 Description

304.02 Materials

304.02.01 Materials

304.02.02 Equipment

304.03 Construction

304.03.01 Concrete Base Course

304.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 305 – RUBBLIZING CONCRETE PAVEMENT

305.01 Description

305.02 Materials

305.02.01 Materials

305.02.02 Equipment

305.03 Construction

305.03.01 Rubblization

305.04 Measurement and Payment

DIVISION 400 – PAVEMENTS

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SECTION 401 – HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA) COURSES

401.01 Description

401.02 Materials

401.02.01 Materials

401.02.02 Equipment

401.03 Construction

401.03.01 Milling

401.03.02 Sealing Cracks in HMA Surface Course

401.03.03 HMA Pavement Repair

401.03.04 Polymerized Joint Adhesive

401.03.05 Tack Coat

401.03.06 Prime Coat

401.03.07 HMA Courses

401.03.08 Core Samples

401.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 402 – HMA FRICTION COURSE

402.01 Description

402.02 Materials

402.02.01 Materials

402.02.02 Equipment

402.03 Construction

402.03.01 Open-Graded Friction Course and Modified Open-Graded Friction Course

402.03.02 Asphalt-Rubber Open-Graded Friction Course

402.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 403 – ULTRA-THIN FRICTION COURSE

403.01 Description

403.02 Materials

403.02.01 Materials

403.02.02 Equipment

403.03 Construction

403.03.01 Ultra-Thin Friction Course

403.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 404 – STONE MATRIX ASPHALT (SMA)

404.01 Description

404.02 Materials

404.02.01 Materials

404.02.02 Equipment

404.03 Construction

404.03.01 Stone Matrix Asphalt Surface Course

404.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 405 – CONCRETE SURFACE COURSE

405.01 Description

405.02 Materials

405.02.01 Materials

405.02.02 Equipment

405.03 Construction

405.03.01 Underlayer Preparation

405.03.02 Concrete Surface Course

405.03.03 Core Samples

405.03.04 Diamond Grinding

405.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 406 – HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN OVERLAY

406.01 Description

406.02 Materials

406.02.01 Materials

406.02.02 Equipment

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406.03 Construction

406.03.01 High Performance Thin Overlay

406.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 407 - BINDER RICH INTERMEDIATE COURSE

407.01 Description

407.02 Materials

407.02.01 Materials

407.02.02 Equipment

407.03 Construction

407.03.01 BRIC

407.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 408 – ASPHALT RUBBER GAP GRADED COURSES

408.01 Description

408.02 Materials

408.02.01 Materials

408.02.02 Equipment

408.03 Construction

408.03.01 ARGG Course

408.04 Measurement and Payment

DIVISION 420 – PAVEMENT SURFACE TREATMENTS

SECTION 421 – MICRO SURFACING AND SLURRY SEAL

421.01 Description

421.02 Materials

421.02.01 Materials

421.02.02 Equipment

421.03 Construction

421.03.01 Micro Surfacing Aggregate, Type III Rut Filling

421.03.02 Micropaving Joints

421.03.03 Micro Surfacing Aggregate and Micro Surfacing Emulsion

421.03.04 Slurry Seal Aggregate and Slurry Seal Emulsion

421.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 422 – FOG SEAL

422.01 Description

422.02 Materials

422.02.01 Materials

422.02.02 Equipment

422.03 Construction

422.03.01 Fog Seal Surface Treatment

422.03.02 Fog Seal Strip

422.04 Measurement and Payment

DIVISION 450 – CONCRETE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION

SECTION 451 – CONCRETE SLAB STABILIZATION

451.01 Description

451.02 Materials

451.02.01 Materials

451.02.02 Equipment

451.03 Construction

451.03.01 Slab Stabilization, High-Density Polyurethane Grout

451.03.02 Slab Stabilization, Deflection Testing

451.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 452 – PARTIAL DEPTH CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIR

452.01 Description

452.02 Materials

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452.02.01 Materials

452.02.02 Equipment

452.03 Construction

452.03.01 Partial Depth Concrete Pavement Repair

452.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 453 – FULL DEPTH CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIR

453.01 Description

453.02 Materials

453.02.01 Materials

453.02.02 Equipment

453.03 Construction

453.03.01 Full Depth Concrete Pavement Repair, Concrete

453.03.02 Full Depth Concrete Pavement Repair, HMA

453.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 454 – DIAMOND GRINDING EXISTING CONCRETE PAVEMENT

454.01 Description

454.02 Materials

454.02.01 Materials

454.02.02 Equipment

454.03 Construction

454.03.01 Diamond Grinding Existing Concrete Pavement

454.03.02 Ride Quality Requirements

454.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 455 – SEALING EXISTING JOINTS IN CONCRETE PAVEMENT

455.01 Description

455.02 Materials

455.02.01 Materials

455.02.02 Equipment

455.03 Construction

455.03.01 Sealing Existing Joints in Concrete Pavement

455.04 Measurement and Payment

DIVISION 500 – BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES

SECTION 501 – SHEETING AND COFFERDAMS

501.01 Description

501.02 Materials

501.03 Construction

501.03.01 Temporary Sheeting

501.03.02 Permanent Sheeting

501.03.03 Temporary Cofferdam

501.03.04 Permanent Cofferdam

501.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 502 – LOAD BEARING PILES

502.01 Description

502.02 Materials

502.02.01 Materials

502.02.02 Equipment

502.03 Construction

502.03.01 Furnishing Pile Driving Equipment

502.03.02 Prebored Hole

502.03.03 Driving Piles

502.03.04 Splices

502.03.05 Pile Shoe

502.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 503 – DRILLED SHAFT FOUNDATIONS

503.01 Description

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503.02 Materials

503.02.01 Materials

503.02.02 Equipment

503.03 Construction

503.03.01 Furnishing Drilled Shaft Equipment

503.03.02 Demonstration Drilled Shaft

503.03.03 Load Test

503.03.04 Crosshole Sonic Logging

503.03.05 Tomography

503.03.06 Shaft Coring

503.03.07 Constructing Drilled Shafts

503.03.08 Obstructions Removal

503.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 504 – STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

504.01 Description

504.02 Materials

504.02.01 Materials

504.02.02 Equipment

504.03 Construction

504.03.01 Reinforcement Steel

504.03.02 Concrete

504.03.03 Epoxy Waterproofing

504.03.04 Concrete Staining

504.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 505 – PRECAST AND PRESTRESSED STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

505.01 Description

505.02 Materials

505.02.01 Materials

505.02.02 Equipment

505.03 Construction

505.03.01 Pretensioned Prestressed Concrete Beam and Prestressed Concrete Beam

505.03.02 Precast Concrete Culvert

505.03.03 Precast Concrete Arch Structure

505.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 506 – STRUCTURAL STEEL

506.01 Description

506.02 Materials

506.03 Construction

506.03.01 Structural Steel

506.03.02 Bearings

506.03.03 Shear Connectors

506.03.04 Steel Pedestrian Bridges

506.03.05 Steel Grid Flooring

506.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 507 – CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK, BRIDGE PARAPET, AND APPROACHES

507.01 Description

507.02 Materials

507.02.01 Materials

507.02.02 Equipment

507.03 Construction

507.03.01 Joint Assemblies

507.03.02 Concrete Bridge Deck

507.03.03 Date Panel

507.03.04 Concrete Bridge Sidewalk

507.03.05 Concrete Parapet and Concrete Barrier Curb

507.03.06 Steel Bar Bridge Railing

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507.03.07 Concrete Bridge Approach

507.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 508 – BRIDGE DRAINAGE

508.01 Description

508.02 Materials

508.03 Construction

508.03.01 Inlet Frame and Grate

508.03.02 Scupper

508.03.03 Steel Alloy Pipe

508.03.04 Fiberglass Pipe

508.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 509 – BRIDGE COMBINATION RAILING, MISCELLANEOUS RAILINGS, AND FENCE

509.01 Description

509.02 Materials

509.03 Construction

509.03.01 Bridge Railing

509.03.02 Chain-Link Fence for Bridge

509.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 510 – TIMBER STRUCTURES

510.01 Description

510.02 Materials

510.03 Construction

510.03.01 Timber Structures

510.03.02 Sheeting and Wales

510.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 511 – BULKHEAD, FENDER, AND DOLPHIN SYSTEMS

511.01 Description

511.02 Materials

511.02.01 Materials

511.02.02 Equipment

511.03 Construction

511.03.01 Sheet Piling and Polymer Structural Members

511.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 512 – SIGN SUPPORT STRUCTURES

512.01 Description

512.02 Materials

512.02.01 Materials

512.02.02 Equipment

512.03 Construction

512.03.01 Sign Support Structures

512.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 513 – RETAINING WALLS

513.01 Description

513.02 Materials

513.02.01 Materials

513.02.02 Equipment

513.03 Construction

513.03.01 Retaining Walls

513.03.02 Retaining Wall, Cast-in-Place

513.03.03 Concrete Staining

513.04 Measurement and Payment

SECTION 514 – TEMPORARY STRUCTURES

514.01 Description

514.02 Materials

514.03 Construction

514.03.01 Temporary Structures

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514.04 Measurement and Payment

DIVISION 550 – STRUCTURE REHABILITATION

SECTION 551 – BRIDGE DECK REHABILITATION

551.01 Description

551.02 Materials

551.02.01 Materials

551.02.02 Equipment

551.03 Con