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PUB 408/2020

(Initial Edition, effective April 10, 2020)

Preface 408/2020 i Initial Edition

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Publication 408/2020

SPECIFICATIONS

PREFACE

Contents:

Publication 408/2020 contains current Construction Specifications for PennDOT projects. Publication 408/2020 is located on the PennDOT website at www.penndot.gov, select “Forms, Publications, and Maps”. Updated semiannually, each new Change will contain all previous Edition/Change(s) in their entirety, with changed pages integrated. The changed pages for each new Change are also located on the PennDOT website.

Standard Special Provisions (SSPs) and Master Construction Items that apply to Publication 408/2020:

SSPs and Master Items are maintained in PennDOT’s Engineering and Construction Management System (ECMS) and accessible on the PennDOT website to both PennDOT Business Partners and Public Users. This is the only access provided to these documents and lists to all users. Public Users should go to the ECMS website, login as a Guest, and then navigate to “Construction Projects” > “Resources”. “Resources” provides access to both Master Items and SSPs.

Business Partners can login before selecting “Construction Projects” > “Resources” if they want access to other more complete ECMS data and information applying to PennDOT projects and schedules.

Use of Dimension Values:

Publication 408/2020 is a single set of Construction Specifications that contains measurements in English values.

Metric values may be shown for informational purposes and/or generally accepted industry use. Dual values will not be indicated on design drawings, renderings, or in details and instructions that are project specific. Similarly, there will not be a mixing of values in formulating calculations or in presentation. In addition, to provide clarification, each project bid proposal will contain a Special Provision that will specify the dimension value to be used.

Changes and their Effective Dates:

Publication 408/2020 will be available only as an online document. Hardcopy versions will not be made available.

Each semiannual change will be updated with new pages incorporated into the document and a separate Change Packet and Transmittal Letter will indicate the most recent changes and will contain a list of the current changes and an Index of Changes listing all changes to date. The full specifics of each Change can be found within the Section to this Publication entitled: Change Letters and Indices to Publication 408/2020. Effective date(s) are:

• Pub 408/2020, Initial Edition (Pub 408/2020-IE) – projects let after April 10, 2020.

• Pub 408/2020, Change No. 1 (Pub 408/2020-1) – projects let after October 2, 2020.

• Pub 408/2020, Change No. 2 (Pub 408/2020-2) – projects let after April 9, 2021.

• Pub 408/2020, Change No. 3 (Pub 408/2020-3) – projects let after October 8, 2021.

• Pub 408/2020, Change No. 4 (Pub 408/2020-4) – projects let after April 1, 2022.

• Pub 408/2020, Change No. 5 (Pub 408/2020-5) – projects let after October 7, 2022.

• Pub 408/2020, Change No. 6 (Pub 408/2020-6) – projects let after April 14, 2023.

• Pub 408/2020, Change No. 7 (Pub 408/2020-7) – projects let after October 6, 2023.

Table of Contents 408/2020

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SECTION 100 – GENERAL PROVISIONS

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101 ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 101 – 1 101 – 9

102 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS 102 – 1 102 – 6

103 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT 103 – 1 103 – 3

104 SCOPE OF WORK 104 – 1 104 – 4

105 CONTROL OF WORK 105 – 1 105 – 10

106 CONTROL OF MATERIAL 106 – 1 106 – 17

107 LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC 107 – 1 107 – 14

108 PERFORMANCE AND PROGRESS 108 – 1 108 – 13

109 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES 109 – 1 109 – 2

110 PAYMENT 110 – 1 110 – 35

111 DELAY CLAIMS 111 – 1 111 – 2

112 PROJECT RECORDS 112 – 1 112 – 2

SECTION 200 – EARTHWORK

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201 CLEARING AND GRUBBING 201 – 1 201 – 2

202 TOTAL DEMOLITION OR PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS

AND OTHER STRUCTURES 202 – 1 202 – 4

203 CLASS 1, CLASS 1A, CLASS 1B, AND CLASS 1C EXCAVATION 203 – 1 203 – 3

204 CLASS 2, CLASS 3, CLASS 4, AND EXISTING DITCH CLEANING

EXCAVATION 204 – 1 204 – 2

205 BORROW EXCAVATION 205 – 1 205 – 2

206 PLACEMENT AND COMPACTION OF EMBANKMENT AND FILL 206 – 1 206 – 7

207 BLASTING FOR ROCK CUT SLOPE EXCAVATION 207 – 1 207 – 10

208 SPECIAL ROLLING 208 – 1 208 – 3

210 SUBGRADE 210 – 1 210 – 2

212 GEOTEXTILES 212 – 1 212 – 2

213 TEMPORARY PROJECT AIR POLLUTION CONTROL 213 – 1 213 – 1

214 SEALING ABANDONED WATER WELLS AND SPRINGS 214 – 1 214 – 1

219 GEOFOAM LIGHTWEIGHT FILL 219 – 1 219 – 6

220 FLOWABLE BACKFILL 220 – 1 220 – 4

221 EXTENSIBLE REINFORCEMENT FOR MSE WALLS 221 – 1 221 – 2

222 GEOCELL LOAD DISTRIBUTION MAT 222 – 1 222 – 2

223 GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED SOIL SLOPE(GRS) 223 – 1 223 – 7

SECTION 300 – BASE COURSES

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301 PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE BASE COURSE 301 – 1 301 – 2

303 CEMENT TREATED PERMEABLE BASE COURSE 303 – 1 303 – 2

310 CRUSHED AGGREGATE BASE COURSE 310 – 1 310 – 3

312 CRUSHED AGGREGATE BASE COURSE, TYPE DG 312 – 1 312 – 4

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SECTION 300 – BASE COURSES

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313 SUPERPAVE ASPHALT MIXTURE DESIGN, STANDARD

CONSTRUCTION, BASE COURSE 313 – 1 313 – 1

316 FLEXIBLE BASE REPLACEMENT 316 – 1 316 – 1

323 ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE BASE COURSE 323 – 1 323 – 1

341 COLD RECYCLED ASPHALT BASE COURSE, COLD-IN-PLACE 341 – 1 341 – 2

342 COLD RECYCLED ASPHALT BASE COURSE, CENTRAL PLANT MIX 342 – 1 342 – 2

344 FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION 344 – 1 344 – 6

350 SUBBASE 350 – 1 350 – 2

360 ASPHALT TREATED PERMEABLE BASE COURSE 360 – 1 360 – 4

SECTION 400 – FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS

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404 EVALUATION OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT RIDE QUALITY AND

PAYMENT OF INCENTIVE 404 – 1 404 – 4

405 EVALUATION OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT LONGITUDINAL JOINT

DENSITY AND PAYMENT OF INCENTIVE/DISINCENTIVE 405 – 1 405 – 3

SUPERPAVE MIXTURE DESIGN, STANDARD AND RPS

CONSTRUCION OF PLANT-MIXED HMA FINE-GRADED

COURSES

410 – 1 410 – 1

412 SUPERPAVE MIXTRUE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OF PLANT-MIXED

6.3 MM THIN ASPHALT OVERLAY COURSES 412 – 1 412 –12

SUPERPAVE MIXTURE DESIGN, STANDARD AND RPS

CONSTRUCTION OF PLANT-MIXED ASPHALT COURSES WITH

PERCENT WITHIN LIMITS AND LTS TESTING (PWL-LTS)

413 – 1 413 – 29

419 STONE MATRIX ASPHALT MIXTURE DESIGN, RPS CONSTRUCTION

OF PLANT-MIXED WEARING COURSES 419 – 1 419 – 15

420 PERVIOUS ASPHALT PAVEMENT SYSTEM 420 – 1 420 – 5

450 MANUAL ASPHALT PATCHING 450 – 1 450 – 2

460 ASPHALT TACK COAT 460 – 1 460 – 2

461 ASPHALT PRIME COAT 461 – 1 461 – 1

466 ASPHALT PAVING FABRIC 466 – 1 466 – 2

467 HEAVY DUTY MEMBRANES 467 – 1 467 – 1

469 ASPHALT JOINT AND CRACK SEALING 469 – 1 469 – 1

470 ASPHALT SEAL COAT 470 – 1 470 – 2

471 ASPHALT SEAL COAT USING PRECOATED AGGREGATE 471 – 1 471 – 2

472 ASPHALT FOG SEAL FOR ASPHALTSEAL COATS 472 – 1 472 – 2

473 ASPHALT SEAL COAT USING AGGREGATE FROM RAP 473 – 1 473 – 2

480 ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT 480 – 1 480 – 2

481 ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT USING PRECOATED

AGGREGATE 481 – 1 481 – 1

482 SLURRY SEAL 482 – 1 482 – 3

483 POLYMER-MODIFIED EMULSIFIED ASPHALT PAVING SYSTEM

(MICRO SURFACING) 483 – 1 483 – 6

489 ULTRA-THIN BONDED WEARING COURSE 489 – 1 489 – 5

490 REMOVAL OF EXISTING SURFACE COURSE 490 – 1 490 – 1

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SECTION 400 – FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS

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491 MILLING OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT SURFACE

491 – 1 491 – 1

492 PROFILE MILLING OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT SURFACES 492 – 1 492 – 2

496 ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT, 60-MONTH WARRANTY 496 – 1 496 – 8

SECTION 500 – RIGID PAVEMENTS

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501 REINFORCED OR PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS 501 – 1 501 – 18

502 ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE PAVEMENT 502 – 1 502 – 7

503 PROTECTIVE COATING FOR CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT 503 – 1 503 – 1

504 PAVEMENT RELIEF JOINT 504 – 1 504 – 2

505 BRIDGE APPROACH SLABS 505 – 1 505 – 1

506 REINFORCED OR PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS, RPS 506 – 1 506 – 6

507 EVALUATION OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT RIDE QUALITY AND

PAYMENT OF INCENTIVE 507 – 1 507 – 3

509 NEXT GENERATION CONCRETE SURFACE 509 – 1 509 – 2

510 LONGITUDINAL GROOVING OF EXISTING CONCRETE PAVEMENT 510 – 1 510 – 1

511 PRESSURE RELIEF JOINT 511 – 1 511 – 1

512 LONGITUDINAL JOINT CLEANING AND SEALING 512 – 1 512 – 1

513 JOINT REHABILITATION 513 – 1 513 – 1

514 DIAMOND GRINDING OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT 514 – 1 514 – 2

515 SAWING AND SEALING OF ASPHALT OVERLAYS 515 – 1 515 – 2

516 CONCRETE PAVEMENT PATCHING 516 – 1 516 – 5

517 TRANSVERSE GROOVING OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR

RETEXTURING 517 – 1 517 – 1

518 CONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENT PATCHING 518 – 1 518 – 2

519 FULL DEPTH LONGITUDINAL CONCRETE JOINT REPAIR 519 – 1 519 – 2

520 PERVIOUS CONCRETE PAVEMENT SYSTEM 520 – 1 520 – 3

521 TRANSVERSE JOINT CLEANING AND SEALING 521 – 1 521 – 1

523 ULTRA-THIN PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE OVERLAY 523 – 1 523 – 3

525 CONCRETE PAVEMENT PARTIAL-DEPTH REPAIR 525 – 1 525 – 4

526 RUBBLIZING OF CONCRETE PAVEMENTS 526 – 1 526 – 2

527 DOWEL RETROFIT 527 – 1 527 – 2

528 CONCRETE PAVEMENT CROSS-STITCHING 528 – 1 528 – 2

530 LONG-LIFE CONCRETE PAVEMENT (LLCP) 530 – 1 530 – 9

540 BONDED CONCRETE OVERLAY OF ASPHALT-SURFACED

PAVEMENT 540 – 1 540 – 5

545 BONDED CONCRETE OVERLAY OF CONCRETE-SURFACED

PAVEMENTS 545 – 1 545 – 5

548 UNBONDED CONCRETE OVERLAY OF CONCRETE-SURFACED

PAVEMENTS 548 – 1 548 – 5

590 CRACK CLEANING AND SEALING 590 – 1 590 – 1

591 MILLING OF CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT SURFACE 591 – 1 591 – 1

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SECTION 600 – INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION

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601 PIPE CULVERTS 601 – 1 601 – 17

602 CORRUGATED METAL PIPE-ARCH CULVERTS 602 – 1 602 – 1

603 METAL PLATE CULVERTS 603 – 1 603 – 4

604 COMBINATION STORM SEWER AND UNDERDRAIN 604 – 1 604 – 3

605 ENDWALLS, INLETS, MANHOLES, AND SPRING BOXES 605 – 1 605 – 4

606 GRADE ADJUSTMENT OF EXISTING MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES 606 – 1 606 – 1

607 REBUILT MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES 607 – 1 607 – 1

608 MOBILIZATION 608 – 1 608 – 2

609 INSPECTOR’S FIELD OFFICE AND INSPECTION FACILITIES 609 – 1 609 – 7

610 PIPE UNDERDRAIN AND PAVEMENT BASE DRAIN 610 – 1 610 – 6

612 SUBGRADE DRAINS 612 – 1 612 – 1

613 STONE BACKFILL FOR MISCELLANEOUS DRAINAGE 613 – 1 613 – 1

615 SUBSURFACE DRAIN OUTLETS 615 – 1 615 – 1

616 END SECTIONS AND SLOPE PIPE FITTINGS 616 – 1 616 – 1

617 SLOTTED DRAINS 617 – 1 617 – 1

618 CONCRETE COLLAR FOR PIPE EXTENSION 618 – 1 618 – 1

619 PERMANENT IMPACT ATTENUATING DEVICES 619 – 1 619 – 1

620 GUIDE RAIL 620 – 1 620 – 3

621 METAL MEDIAN BARRIER 621 – 1 621 – 2

622 CONCRETE GLARE SCREEN 622 – 1 622 – 2

623 CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER 623 – 1 623 – 3

624 RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE 624 – 1 624 – 2

625 CRIBBING 625 – 1 625 – 3

626 GABIONS 626 – 1 626 – 2

627 TEMPORARY BARRIER 627 – 1 627 – 1

628 RESET TEMPORARY BARRIER 628 – 1 628 – 1

630 PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE CURB 630 – 1 630 – 2

633 PLAIN CONCRETE MOUNTABLE CURB 633 – 1 633 – 1

636 ASPHALT CONCRETE CURB 636 – 1 636 – 2

640 PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE GUTTER 640 – 1 640 – 1

641 PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE CURB GUTTER 641 – 1 641 – 1

643 TEMPORARY CONCRETE BARRIER, STRUCTURE MOUNTED 643 – 1 643 – 7

644 TEMPORARY CONCRETE BARRIER, STRUCTURE MOUNTED,

RESET 644 – 1 644 – 1

651 PAVED SHOULDERS, TYPE 1, TYPE 1-F, TYPE 1-S, AND TYPE 1-SP 651 – 1 651 – 1

653 PAVED SHOULDERS, TYPE 3 653 – 1 653 – 1

654 PAVED SHOULDERS, TYPE 4 654 – 1 654 – 2

656 PAVED SHOULDERS, TYPE 6, TYPE 6-F, TYPE 6-S, AND TYPE 6-SP 656 – 1 656 – 1

657 PAVED SHOULDERS, TYPE 7 657 – 1 657 – 1

658 CONCRETE SHOULDERS 658 – 1 658 – 2

659 HIGH FRICTION SURFACE TREATEMENT (HFST) 659 – 1 659 – 5

660 RUMBLE STRIPS 660 – 1 660 – 1

663 BRICK MASONRY 663 – 1 663 – 1

664 MODULAR ARCHITECTURAL BLOCK SYSTEM 664 – 1 664 – 1

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SECTION 600 – INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION

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665 MASONRY REPOINTING 665 – 1 665 – 1

667 CEMENT CONCRETE PAVING FOR STREAM BEDS 667 – 1 667 – 1

673 PRECAST CEMENT CONCRETE BLOCK SLOPE WALL

CAST-IN-PLACE CEMENT CONCRETE SLAB SLOPE WALL 673 – 1 673 – 2

674 STONE SLOPE WALLS 674 – 1 674 – 1

675 RANDOM STONE SLOPE WALL 675 – 1 675 – 1

676 CEMENT CONCRETE SIDEWALKS 676 – 1 676 – 3

677 SELECTED MATERIAL SURFACING 677 – 1 677 – 1

678 PERMANENT BARRICADES 678 – 1 678 – 2

679 SLAB STABILIZATION 679 – 1 679 – 6

680 WATERPROOFING 680 – 1 680 – 4

681 SLABJACKING 681 – 1 681 – 3

686 CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING 686 – 1 686 – 10

688 MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM 688 – 1 688 – 3

689 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING 689 – 1 689 – 6

690 PARTNERING 690 – 1 690 – 3

692 SHOULDER RELIEF JOINT 692 – 1 692 – 1

695 DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACE 695 – 1 695 – 1

696 TEMPORARY IMPACT ATTENUATING DEVICES 696 – 1 696 – 1

697 RESET TEMPORARY IMPACT ATTENUATING DEVICES 697 – 1 697 – 1

SECTION 700 – MATERIAL

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701 CEMENT 701 – 1 701 – 2

702 ASPHALT MATERIAL 702 – 1 702 – 2

703 AGGREGATE 703 – 1 703 – 13

704 CEMENT CONCRETE 704 – 1 704 – 21

705 JOINT MATERIAL 705 – 1 705 – 8

706 CONCRETE BONDING COMPOUND 706 – 1 706 – 1

709 REINFORCEMENT STEEL 709 – 1 709 – 4

711 CONCRETE CURING MATERIAL AND ADMIXTURES 711 – 1 711 – 4

713 MASONRY UNITS 713 – 1 713 – 1

714 PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS 714 – 1 714 – 6

720 WATER 720 – 1 720 – 1

721 CALCIUM CHLORIDE 721 – 1 721 – 1

722 SODIUM CHLORIDE 722 – 1 722 – 1

723 HYDRATED LIME 723 – 1 723 – 1

724 SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL 724 – 1 724 – 1

725 LIME POZZOLAN 725 – 1 725 – 1

727 ASPHALT IMPREGNATED PAPER 727 – 1 727 – 1

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SECTION 700 – MATERIAL

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735 GEOTEXTILES 735 – 1 735 – 2

736 GEOMEMBRANE 736 – 1 736 – 1

737 GEOCELL 737 – 1 737 – 1

738 GEOGRIDS 738 – 1 738 – 4

SECTION 800 – ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT

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801 STOCKPILING TOPSOIL OR TOPSOIL MIXTURE 801 – 1 801 – 1

802 TOPSOIL FURNISHED AND PLACED 802 – 1 802 – 1

803 PLACING STOCKPILED TOPSOIL OR TOPSOIL MIXTURE 803 – 1 803 – 1

804 SEEDING AND SOIL SUPPLEMENTS 804 – 1 804 – 8

805 MULCHING 805 – 1 805 – 7

806 ROLLED EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS 806 – 1 806 – 9

808 PLANTS, PLANTING, AND TRANSPLANTING 808 – 1 808 – 11

809 SODDING 809 – 1 809 – 2

810 TREE TRIMMING AND SELECTIVE TREE REMOVAL 810 – 1 810 – 2

811 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE FENCE 811 – 1 811 – 1

845 UNFORESEEN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 845 – 1 845 – 1

849 ROCK CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE 849 – 1 849 – 1

850 ROCK LINING 850 – 1 850 – 2

851 OUTLET PROTECTION: ROCK 851 – 1 851 – 2

852 PAVED ENERGY DISSIPATOR 852 – 1 852 – 1

854 TEMPORARY SLOPE PIPE 854 – 1 854 – 1

855 PUMPED WATER FILTER BAG 855 – 1 855 – 2

856 ROCK BARRIER 856 – 1 856 – 1

857 CONCRETE BLOCK REVETMENT SYSTEMS 857 – 1 857 – 2

858 GEOCELL CONFINEMENT SYSTEM 858 – 1 858 – 2

859 SEDIMENTATION POND 859 – 1 859 – 2

860 STORM INLET PROTECTION 860 – 1 860 – 2

861 CLEANING SEDIMENTATION STRUCTURES 861 – 1 861 – 1

864 DIVERSION DITCH 864 – 1 864 – 1

865 SILT BARRIER FENCE 865 – 1 865 – 1

866 HEAVY DUTY SILT BARRIER FENCE 866 – 1 866 – 1

867 COMPOST FILTER SOCK 867 – 1 867 – 2

868 COMPOST BLANKET AND COMPOST FILTER BERM 868 – 1 868 – 2

870 SEDIMENT TRAP – EMBANKMENT 870 – 1 870 – 2

871 SEDIMENT TRAP – RISER 871 – 1 871 – 2

872 SEDIMENT BASIN 872 – 1 872 – 2

873 TEMPORARY BAFFLE WALL 873 – 1 873 – 1

874 TEMPORARY RISER PIPE ASSEMBLY 874 – 1 874 – 1

875 CONCRETE OUTLET STRUCTURE 875 – 1 875 – 2

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SECTION 900 – TRAFFIC ACCOMMODATION AND CONTROL

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901 MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC DURING

CONSTRUCTION 901 – 1 901 – 11

902 MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION DURING TEMPORARY

SUSPENSION OF WORK 902 – 1 902 – 1

903 TEMPORARY BRIDGE AND APPROACHES 903 – 1 903 – 1

910 HIGHWAY LIGHTING 910 – 1 910 – 8

920 SIGN LIGHTING 920 – 1 920 – 2

930 POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE A 930 – 1 930 – 3

931 POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE B 931 – 1 931 – 1

932 POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE C 932 – 1 932 – 1

933 POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE D 933 – 1 933 – 1

934 POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE E 934 – 1 934 – 2

935 POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE F 935 – 1 935 – 1

936 STRUCTURE MOUNTED SIGNS 936 – 1 936 – 2

937 DELINEATION DEVICES 937 – 1 937 – 1

938 DISTANCE MARKERS 938 – 1 938 – 1

939 POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE M 939 – 1 939 – 1

940 RESET POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE A 940 – 1 940 – 1

941 RESET POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE B 941 – 1 941 – 1

942 RESET POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE C 942 – 1 942 – 1

943 RESET POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE D 943 – 1 943 – 1

944 RESET POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE E 944 – 1 944 – 1

945 RESET POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE F 945 – 1 945 – 1

948 STEEL SIGN STRUCTURE 948 – 1 948 – 5

951 TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPPORTS 951 – 1 951 – 1

952 CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY 952 – 1 952 – 2

953 TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATIONS 953 – 1 953 – 5

954 ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION 954 – 1 954 – 4

955 SIGNAL HEADS 955 – 1 955 – 1

956 DETECTORS 956 – 1 956 – 3

960 HOT THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS 960 – 1 960 – 2

961 COLD PLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS OR LEGENDS 961 – 1 961 – 1

962 WATERBORNE PAVEMENT MARKINGS 962 – 1 962 – 3

963 PAVEMENT MARKING REMOVAL 963 – 1 963 – 1

964 EPOXY PAVEMENT MARKINGS 964 – 1 964 – 3

965 PREFORMED THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS 965 – 1 965 – 2

966 SNOWPLOWABLE RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS 966 – 1 966 – 2

970 REMOVE POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE A 970 – 1 970 – 1

971 REMOVE POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE B 971 – 1 971 – 1

972 REMOVE POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE C 972 – 1 972 – 1

973 REMOVE POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE D 973 – 1 973 – 1

974 REMOVE POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE E 974 – 1 974 – 1

975 REMOVE POST MOUNTED SIGNS, TYPE F 975 – 1 975 – 1

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SECTION 1000 – STRUCTURES

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1001 CEMENT CONCRETE STRUCTURES 1001 – 1 1001 – 21

1002 REINFORCEMENT BARS 1002 – 1 1002 – 7

1003 DOWEL HOLES 1003 – 1 1003 – 1

1005 PILES 1005 – 1 1005 – 12

1006 DRILLED CAISSONS 1006 – 1 1006 – 15

1007 MICROPILES 1007 – 1 1007 – 9

1008 PREFORMED NEOPRENE COMPRESSION JOINT SEAL FOR BRIDGES 1008 – 1 1008 – 2

1012 PEDESTRIAN RAILING 1012 – 1 1012 – 2

1013 ALUMINUM BRIDGE RAILING 1013 – 1 1013 – 1

1014 STEEL BRIDGE RAILING 1014 – 1 1014 – 1

1015 PROTECTIVE BARRIER 1015 – 1 1015 – 2

1016 PROTECTIVE FENCE 1016 – 1 1016 – 1

1017 PRESSURE MORTAR POINTING AND SURFACING 1017 – 1 1017 – 3

1018 REMOVAL OF EXISTING BRIDGES OR CULVERTS 1018 – 1 1018 – 2

1019 PROTECTIVE COATING FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE SURFACES 1019 – 1 1019 – 4

1020 TOOTH EXPANSION DAM WITH DRAIN TROUGH 1020 – 1 1020 – 2

1021 ARMORED PREFORMED NEOPRENE COMPRESSION DAM 1021 – 1 1021 – 1

1022 STEEL BRIDGE HAND RAILING 1022 – 1 1022 – 1

1023 ALUMINUM BRIDGE HAND RAILING 1023 – 1 1023 – 1

1025 MODIFICATION OF EXISTING BARRIER 1025 – 1 1025 – 1

1026 NEOPRENE STRIP SEAL DAM 1026 – 1 1026 – 1

1031 TIMBER STRUCTURES 1031 – 1 1031 – 6

1032 HARDWOOD GLULAM TIMBER STRUCTURES 1032 – 1 1032 – 2

1039 CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK SURFACE PREPARATION,

HYDRODEMOLITION 1039 – 1 1039 – 2

1040 CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK REPAIR 1040 – 1 1040 – 3

1041 SCARIFICATION 1041 – 1 1041 – 1

1042 LATEX MODIFIED MORTAR OR CONCRETE WEARING SURFACE 1042 – 1 1042 – 8

1043 SHOTCRETE 1043 – 1 1043 – 5

1044 AESTHETIC COATING FOR CONCRETE SURFACES 1044 – 1 1044 – 5

1046 EPOXY OVERLAY 1046 – 1 1046 – 7

1050 STEEL BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE 1050 – 1 1050 – 12

1051 DOWNSPOUTING 1051 – 1 1051 – 1

1052 METAL CURB DRAIN 1052 – 1 1052 – 1

1060 SHOP PAINTING STRUCTURAL STEEL 1060 – 1 1060 – 5

1070 PAINTING EXISTING STRUCTURAL STEEL 1070 – 1 1070 – 9

1071 SPOT/ZONE MAINTENANCE PAINTING OF EXISTING STRUCTURAL

STEEL 1071 – 1 1071 – 2

1080 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE 1080 – 1 1080 – 6

1085 PRECAST REINFORCED CONCRETE BOX CULVERT 1085 – 1 1085 – 6

1086 SOUND BARRIERS 1086 – 1 1086 – 8

1087 PA HT BRIDGE BARRIER 1087 – 1 1087 – 2

1088 PA TYPE 10M BRIDGE BARRIER 1088 – 1 1088 – 1

1089 PA BRIDGE BARRIER 1089 – 1 1089 – 2

1090 BRIDGE PRESERVATION AND REHABILITATION 1090 – 1 1090 – 3

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1091 EPOXY INJECTION CRACK SEAL 1091 – 1 1091 – 2

1092 EPOXY PROTECTION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL 1092 – 1 1092 – 3

SECTION 1100 – MANUFACTURED MATERIAL

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1101 HIGHWAY LIGHTING 1101 – 1 1101 – 21

1102 SIGN LIGHTING 1102 – 1 1102 – 2

1103 TRAFFIC SIGNING AND MARKING 1103 – 1 1103 – 8

1104 TRAFFIC SIGNALS 1104 – 1 1104 – 31

1105 FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL AND ALUMINUM 1105 – 1 1105 – 31

1107 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE BEAMS 1107 – 1 1107 – 21

1108 POST-TENSIONING OPERATIONS 1108 – 1 1108 – 6

1109 GUIDE RAIL AND METAL MEDIAN BARRIER 1109 – 1 1109 – 2

1110 RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE 1110 – 1 1110 – 3

1111 HIGH LOAD MULTI-ROTATIONAL BEARINGS 1111 – 1 1111 – 8

1112 GLUED LAMINATED HARDWOOD TIMBER MEMBERS 1112 – 1 1112 – 4

1113 PLAIN AND LAMINATED NEOPRENE BEARING PADS 1113 – 1 1113 – 5

1119 THRIE BEAM GUIDE RAIL 1119 – 1 1119 – 1

1124 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS 1124 – 1 1124 – 5

SECTION 1200 – INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS) DEVICES

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1201 ITS DEVICES–GENERAL 1201 – 1 1201 – 13

1202 ATMS ITS DEVICE INTEGRATION 1202 – 1 1202 – 6

1204 ITS COMMUNICATIONS 1204 – 1 1204 – 10

1206 MAINTENANCE, ITS DEVICES-GENERAL 1206 – 1 1206 – 2

1210 CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION CAMERA 1210 – 1 1210 – 6

1211 PORTABLE CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION CAMERA 1211 – 1 1211 – 3

1216 MAINTENANCE, CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) CAMERA 1216 – 1 1216 – 2

1217 MAINTENANCE, PORTABLE CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION

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1220 HIGHWAY ADVISORY RADIO SUBSYSTEM 1220 – 1 1220 – 7

1226 MAINTENANCE, HIGHWAY ADVISORY RADIO (HAR) SUBSYSTEM 1226 – 1 1226 – 2

1230 DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS 1230 – 1 1230 – 13

1231 PORTABLE DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS 1231 – 1 1231 – 5

1236 MAINTENANCE, DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS (DMS) 1236 – 1 1236 – 2

1237 MAINTENANCE, PORTABLE DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGN (PDMS) 1237 – 1 1237 – 2

1240 VEHICLE DETECTOR SUBSYSTEM 1240 – 1 1240 – 4

1246 MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE DETECTOR SUBSYSTEM 1246 – 1 1246 – 2

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DSP2 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS C2 – 1 C2 – 1

DSP3 PROVISIONS FOR STATE CONTRACTS CONCERNING THE

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT C3 – 1 C3 – 1

DSP4 DIVERSE BUSINESS (DB) REQUIREMENTS

FOR NON-FEDERALLY FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS C4 – 1 C4 – 6

DSP7 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) REQUIREMENTS

FOR FEDERALLY-FUNDED CONSTRUCION PROJECTS C7 – 1 C7 – 9

DSP8 F.A.R. – REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISIONS FEDERAL-AID

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS – FHWA-1273 (Revised May 1, 2012) C8 – 1 C8 – 18

DSP9 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT – ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES C9 – 1 C9 – 11

DSP10 NONDISCRIMINATION/SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAUSE C10 – 1 C10 – 2

DSP11 CONTRACTOR INTEGRITY PROVISIONS C11 – 1 C11 – 3

DSP12 EXECUTIVE ORDER 11246 (WITH APPENDIX A AND B) C12 – 1 C12 – 8

DSP13 BUY AMERICA C13 – 1 C13 – 1

DSP14 ENHANCED MINIMUM WAGE PROVISIONS C14 – 1 C14 – 1

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SECTION 100

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 101—ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

101.01 MEANING OF TERMSThese Specifications are generally written in the imperative mood. In sentences using the imperative mood, the subject, “the Contractor,” is implied. Also implied in this language are “shall,” “shall be,” or similar words and phrases. In the Material sections, the subject may also be a Vendor, Fabricator, or Manufacturer, who may be supplying material, products, or equipment for use on the project. The word “will” generally pertains to decisions or actions of the Department or its Representative.

In these Specifications or on the drawings, the following words or similar words refer to actions of the Department or its Representative, unless otherwise stated: “directed,” “required,” “permitted,” “ordered,” “designated,” “prescribed.” Also, the words “approved,” “accepted,” “acceptable,” “satisfactory,” “considered,” or words with similar intent, mean by or to the Department or its Representative, subject in each case to the final determination of the Secretary, and subject to further review, as permitted by law or permitted elsewhere in these Specifications.

In these Specifications, reference to a subsection of the Specifications includes all general requirements of the section of which the subsection is a part.

In these Specifications, the words “or equal,” referring to a product, material, or process, mean “equal as determined by the Department or its Representative.”

In these Specifications, the words, “as indicated,” or “indicated” mean “as indicated or indicated on the prepared contract plans.”

101.02 ABBREVIATIONSThe following is a list of abbreviations used in these Specifications, in the proposal, and on the drawings. The list includes the meanings along with the abbreviations.

AAN American Association of Nurserymen AAR Association of American Railroads AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI American Concrete Institute AGC Associated General Contractors of America AI Asphalt Institute AIA American Institute of Architects AISC American Institute of Steel Construction AISI American Iron and Steel Institute AITC American Institute of Timber Construction ANSI American National Standards Institute API American Petroleum Institute ARA American Railway Association AREA American Railway Engineering Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AWG American Wire Gage AWPA American Wood Preservers Association AWS American Welding Society AWWA American Water Works Association BDTD Bridge Design and Technology Division BOPD Bureau of Project Delivery BOMO Bureau of Maintenance and Operations CFR Code of Federal Regulations

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CBEMA Computer Business Equipment Manufacturers Association CCTV Closed Circuit Television CMD Construction and Materials Division CQAS Construction Quality Assurance Section CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute CSA Canadian Standards Association CTC Concrete Technology Corporation DCNR Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

DEP Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection DME/DMM District Materials Engineer/District Materials Manager DMS Dynamic Message Signs ECMS Engineering and Construction Management System EEI Edison Electrical Institute EIA Electric Institute of America

FCC Federal Communications Commission FHWA Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation FSS Federal Specifications and Standards (General Service Administration) HAR Highway Advisory Radio HDD Highway Delivery Division HMA Hot Mix Asphalt

ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IES Illuminating Engineering Society IMSA International Municipal Signal Association IP Internet Protocol ISO Insurance Services Organization ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers ITS Intelligent Transportation System JMF Job Mix Formula LRFD Load and Resistance Factor Design

LTS Laboratory Testing Section, Bureau of Project Delivery, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation MTL Materials Testing Laboratory MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (FHWA) NBFU National Board of Fire Underwriters NCSA National Crushed Stone Association NEC National Electrical Code NELA National Electric Light Association NEMA National Electrical Manufacturing Association NESC National Electrical Safety Code NFPA National Fire Prevention Association NTCIP National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation Systems OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration PCA Portland Cement Association PCI Prestressed Concrete Institute PennDOT Pennsylvania Department of Transportation PEI Porcelain Enamel Institute, Incorporated PTM Pennsylvania Test Method PVC Polyvinyl Chloride QA Quality Assurance QC Quality Control RAM Reclaimed Aggregate Material RAP Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement

RPS Restricted Performance Specification RTMC Regional Traffic Management Center SAE Society of Automotive Engineers

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SMS Structural Materials Section SRL Skid Resistance Level SSPC Society for Protective Coatings TMC Traffic Management Center UL Underwriters Laboratories, Incorporated UNC Unified National Coarse U.S.C. United States Code WMA Warm Mix Asphalt

101.03 DEFINITIONS—

ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE—The certificate of the Department, certifying that the project has been satisfactorily completed and accepted.

ACTIVE WORK ZONE: The portion of a work zone where construction, maintenance, or utility workers are on the roadway or on the shoulder of the highway and is adjacent to an open travel lane.

ADDITIONAL WORK—Work, of a type already provided by the contract and for which the contract has established a unit price.

ADVERTISEMENT—The public announcement, required by law, inviting bids for work to be performed or for materials to be furnished.

AGENCY HEAD—The Secretary.

AIR TEMPERATURE—The measured temperature in the degrees Fahrenheit (F) in the shade, not in the direct rays of the sun, and away from artificial heat.

AWARD—The Department's written acceptance of a bid.

BID—The offer of a bidder, using the internet, to construct the project, at the prices bid or predetermined.

BIDDER—Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or joint venture, submitting a bid for the work contemplated and acting either directly or through an authorized representative.

BRIDGE—A structure, including supports, spanning and providing passage over a waterway, a railroad, a highway, or other obstruction; more than 20 feet long, measured along the center of the roadway or railroad, between the faces of abutments. In the case of boxes or arches, the length is measured between the faces of the sidewalls and, in the case of multiple boxes, between the inside faces of the outside walls.

BULLETINS—Publications, prepared by the Department, indicating requirements for material and processes, listing approved material suppliers. A list of these bulletins follows:

Bulletin 14—Aggregate Producers (Publication 34)

Bulletin 15—Qualified Products List for Construction (Publication 35)

Bulletin 25—Specifications for Bituminous Materials (Publication 37)

Bulletin 27—Bituminous Concrete Mixtures, Design Procedures, and Specifications for Special Bituminous Mixtures (Publication 27)

Bulletin 41—Producers of Bituminous Mixtures (Publication 41)

Bulletin 42—Producers of Ready-Mixed Concrete (Publication 42)

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BUSINESS PARTNER—An individual, firm, partnership, or corporation that has a valid Registered Business Partner Identification Number issued by the Department through ECMS.

CALENDAR DAY—Every day shown on the standard calendar.

CENTRAL OFFICE—The central office of the Department in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

CHIEF BRIDGE ENGINEER—The Engineer in charge of bridge design for the entire Department, or authorized designee.

CONTRACT—The written agreement between the Department and the Contractor for the construction of the project.

The contract includes the following: Proposal; Plans; Specifications; Agreement; Performance Bond; Payment Bond;

Insurance Certificates; Notice to Proceed; and all work orders and supplemental agreements that are required to complete the construction of the project.

CONTRACT ITEM (PAY ITEM)—A specifically described unit of work for which a price is provided in the contract. Individual units in the component item schedule of a lump sum payment item are not considered contract items.

CONTRACTING OFFICER—The District Executive.

CONTRACTOR—The individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or joint venture awarded the contract; acting directly through agents or employees, or the Surety in case of default; or each participant in a joint venture.

CROSS SECTIONS—Graphic representations of the original ground and the proposed highway, at right angles to the centerline or base line.

CULVERT—Any structure, not classified as a bridge, that provides an opening under the roadway.

DEPARTMENT—Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

DIRECTOR OF PROJECT DELIVERY—The Engineer(s) in charge of all highway activities in the central office, or authorized designee.

DISTRICTS—Geographic divisions of the Department for the purposes of management, design, construction, and maintenance.

DISTRICT EXECUTIVE—The Engineer or Administrator in charge of an engineering district of the Department.

DRAWINGS—See PLANS.

ECMS WEBSITE – www.dot14.state.pa.us/ECMS

ELECTRONIC FILE—Any data digitally formatted, e.g., landXML.

ENGINEER—An individual licensed and registered under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designated by the Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration, acting directly or through a duly authorized representative, acting within the scope of the particular duties assigned or the authority given.

EXTRA WORK—Work arising from changes that result in a significant increase or decrease in the cost of performing the work and work having no quantity and/or price included in the contract, that is determined by the District Executive to be necessary or desirable to complete the project.

FABRICATOR—A firm, company, or individual supplying fabricated material for the project.

FALSEWORK – Any temporary construction structure, and/or structural elements, utilized to support vertical loads and loads from wind and temperature. Falsework is utilized as temporary support for construction loads such as

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Falsework would include steel or timber beams, girders, columns, piles and foundations, and any proprietary equipment including modular shoring frames, post shores, and horizontal shoring.

FORMWORK – Any temporary construction structure utilized to retain and mold plastic or fluid concrete until it achieves sufficient strength to retain its shape. Formwork is vertical, and used to construct walls, columns, piers, abutments, beam-sides, and other vertical concrete surfaces.

FINAL SETTLEMENT CERTIFICATE—The certification made by the Secretary to the State Treasurer; of the amount due in final payment and settlement of the contract, after making all legal and equitable additions and deductions, including the amounts previously paid.

FINAL INSPECTION—The inspection, conducted by the Representative, to determine if the project or any substantial portion thereof, has been satisfactorily completed, according to contract requirements.

GRADE LINE—The profile of the finished roadway surface along the proposed construction centerline or base line.

HIGHWAY—The area between right-of-way lines, and/or between limit of slope lines, as ordained and/or indicated.

HINGE POINT—A slope-staking term for the point where cut or fill slope begins.

HOLIDAYS—Days designated by the Department as holidays, which include, but are not limited to: New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

INSPECTOR—The person authorized and assigned by the Representative to make inspections of contract performance and of material furnished.

INSPECTOR-IN-CHARGE—The person authorized by the Representative to be in immediate charge of inspecting the performance of work on the project.

INVITATION FOR BIDS—The advertisement for bids for work or material. The advertisement will state, with reasonable accuracy, the quantity and location of the work to be done, the character and quantity of the material to be furnished, and the time and place of the opening of bids.

IN WRITING—Communication between parties delivered or sent, and received, in the form of a written letter, e-mail, or facsimile.

JOB-MIX FORMULA—A specific mixture of material established by test procedures, then adhered to during construction using the mixture.

JOINT VENTURE—A legal association of contractors, limited to three participants, formed for the purpose of bidding and executing a common contract identified in ECMS as Joint Venture Prime and Joint Venture Partner.

Prequalification is required of each contractor, as specified in Section 102.01.

JOINT VENTURE PRIME—The lead contractor in a joint venture.

LABORATORY—Testing laboratories of the Department, or any other designated testing laboratories.

LOCALIZATION—A localization is a series of mathematical computations that transform World Geodetic System84 coordinates into local grid coordinates. A localization typically consists of a horizontal and a vertical adjustment.

LOCAL TRAFFIC—Vehicular traffic that originates or terminates within the project limits.

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LOT—An isolated quantity of specified material from a single source, or a measured amount of specified construction, to be produced by the same process.

MANUFACTURER—A firm, company, or individual manufacturing material for the project.

MAJOR ITEM OF WORK—Any Item having a unit of measure of other than Lump Sum, Call, Dollar, or Predetermined Amount (PDA).

MATERIAL—Substances specified for use in the project construction.

MATERIALLY UNBALANCED BID—A bid that generates a reasonable doubt that awarding a contract to the bidder submitting a mathematically unbalanced bid will result in the lowest ultimate cost to the Department.

MATHEMATICALLY UNBALANCED BID—A bid containing lump sum or unit prices, which do not reflect reasonable actual costs plus a reasonable proportionate share of the bidder’s anticipated profit, overhead costs, and other indirect costs.

MILESTONE DATE—The date on which a specific portion of physical contract work is to be completed, before the Required Completion Date of all contract work.

MULTIPLE DEFICIENCY—Deficiency in more than one characteristic within the same lot.

NOTICE TO PROCEED DATE—The date, established in writing by the Department, on which work is to begin.

ONLINE BID—A bid submitted via the internet using the Department’s Engineering and Construction Management System (ECMS).

PAVEMENT STRUCTURE—The combination of subbase, base course, and surface course placed on a subgrade to support the traffic load and to distribute the load to the roadbed.

PAYMENT BOND—The approved form of security, furnished by the Contractor and the Surety, as a guaranty to pay promptly, or cause to be paid promptly, in full, such sums as may be due for all material furnished, labor supplied or performed, rental of equipment used, and services rendered by public utilities in, or in connection with, the work under contract.

PennDOT’S HOMEPAGE – http://www.penndot.gov

PERFORMANCE BOND—The approved form of security, furnished by the Contractor and the Surety, as a guaranty on the part of the Contractor to execute the work, according to the terms of the contract.

PLANS—The approved documents or drawings, or exact reproductions of them, for construction of the project. The plans show the location, character, dimensions, approximate quantities, and other details of the prescribed work, including layouts, profiles, and cross sections; plans also include cited Standard Drawings. However, subsurface soil and geological data (e.g., the Soil Survey Report and Profile and Core Borings) are excluded from this definition.

PREQUALIFICATION—The system for establishing a qualification rating, determining the maximum amount of contract and one or more of the classified types of work on which a Contractor will be eligible to bid or subcontract, and the maximum amount the Contractor may have under contract and incomplete at any one time.

PRINTOUT—The processed data issued in printed form by a computer.

PROFILE GRADE—The elevation or gradient of a trace of a vertical plane intersecting the proposed surface, usually along the longitudinal centerline or base line of the roadway.

PROJECT—All of the work described in the contract.

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PROPOSAL—The documents, designated by the Department, containing project requirements and other information upon which a bid for the project to be constructed is to be based. The proposal includes the Plans, Specifications, Special Provisions, referenced Standard Drawings, Addenda, and all other documents referred to therein, whether or not attached.

QUALITY CONTROL (QC) PLAN—A Contractor’s or Vendor’s prepared plan, submitted to and reviewed by the Representative, describing the proposed QC system. This plan contains, as a minimum, an inspection schedule, sample schedule, testing schedule, and required laboratory inspection reports.

QUALITY CONTROL (QC) SYSTEM—A system of controls, inspection, and tests, fully documented, providing reasonable assurance that all materials, products, and completed construction submitted for acceptance, conform to specifications.

REPRESENTATIVE—The authorized representative acting on behalf of the Secretary.

REQUIRED COMPLETION DATE—The date on which all physical contract work, including any authorized additional or extra work, is to be completed. The Required Completion Date is the completion date shown in the contract plus any time extensions issued in writing by the Representative less any time reductions issued in writing by the Representative.

RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION (RPS)—A presentation of required results, statistically verifiable as meeting specified criteria, and free of unnecessary construction limitations.

RIGHT OF WAY—The area that has been secured and reserved by the Department for highway purposes.

ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT—Items for seeding, sodding, mulching, topsoiling, planting of ground covers, other planting, and items for erosion control.

SECOND-TIER OR LOWER-TIER SUBCONTRACTOR—Any individual, partnership, firm, or corporation, complying with the requirements of Section 102.01, who/which undertakes, with prior consent of the Department, the partial or total construction of one or more items of project work, under the terms of the contract, with and reasonable to the prime Contractor by virtue of an agreement with a subcontractor to the prime by virtue of an agreement.

SECRETARY—The Secretary of Transportation or a Deputy Secretary of Transportation of Pennsylvania.

SHOP DRAWINGS—See WORKING DRAWINGS.

SINGLE DEFICIENCY—Deficiency in one characteristic in a lot.

SKID RESISTANCE LEVEL (SRL)—The friction rating of a surface course material.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS—Additions and revisions to the Standard Specifications covering conditions pertaining to an individual project.

SPECIFICATIONS—This publication and all publications to which it refers. Also, special provisions and bulletins referred to in, or bound with, the proposal; together with all written agreements made or to be made, pertaining to the method and manner of performing the work, or to the quantities or qualities of material to be furnished under the contract.

SITE CALIBRATION—A site calibration is a series of mathematical computations that transform World Geodetic System84 coordinates into local grid coordinates. A site calibration typically consists of a horizontal and a vertical adjustment.

STANDARD DRAWINGS—Approved drawings, showing standard details, produced to be used repeatedly on projects. Publications that contain Standard Drawings are:

Publication 6M—Standards For Hardwood Glulam Timber Bridge Design

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Publication 72M—Roadway Construction (RC) Standards

Publication 111—Traffic Control Standards-Pavement Markings and Signing (TC-8600 and 8700 Series)

Publication 148—Traffic Control Standards-Signals (TC-8800 Series)

Publication 218M—Bridge Design Standards - BD-600M Series

Publication 219M—Bridge Construction Standards - BC-700M Series

Publication 647—Intelligent Transportation Systems-Standard Drawings

STATE—The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

STRUCTURES—Bridges, culverts, storm sewer appurtenances, slope and retaining walls, sign support structures, and other similar items.

SUBCONTRACTOR—Any individual, partnership, firm, or corporation, complying with the requirements of Section 102.01, who/which undertakes, with prior consent of the Department, the partial or total construction of one or more items of project work, under the terms of the contract, with and responsible to the prime Contractor by virtue of an agreement.

SUBSTRUCTURE—That part of the structure not deemed as superstructure.

SUPERINTENDENT—The Contractor's authorized representative in charge of the work.

SUPERSTRUCTURE—All portions of the bridge, above the bridge seat, including bearings, bearings and anchors sunk in the substructure, abutment backwalls, cheekwalls, shear blocks, bridge drainage down to but not including the drain box, and portions of the wings and appurtenances above the horizontal construction joint nearest the bridge seat.

SUPPLIER—A firm, company, or individual supplying material for the project.

SURETY—A corporate body, which is bound with and for the Contractor, for the satisfactory performance of the Contractor's work and for the prompt payment in full for material, labor, equipment rentals, and utility services, as provided in the bonds.

TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN—A developed method or scheme for safely and efficiently moving traffic through or around a highway work zone.

UTILITY ADJUSTMENT— The act of placing, setting, replacing, resetting, relocating, adjusting, reconstructing, altering, or removing a Utility Infrastructure.

UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE— A public or private facility or structure, whether or not owned by a utility, that is or will be in, on, under, or over the project site or a waste or borrow area designated in the proposal, and that either must be placed, set, replaced, reset, relocated, adjusted, reconstructed, altered, or removed in order for the contract work to be performed or otherwise interferes with the performance of the contract work.

VALUE ENGINEERING—The identification of the function(s) of a contract item, establishing the cost of the function(s), considering life cycle costs, and providing the required functions at the lowest cost with no reduction in required quality or performance.

VENDOR—A firm, company, or individual supplying material or services for the project.

WORK—The furnishing of material, labor, equipment, and other incidentals necessary or convenient to successful project completion, plus the fulfillment of all duties and obligations imposed by the contract.

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WORKING DRAWINGS—Required shop drawings, erection plans, falsework plans, stress sheets, framework plans, cofferdam plans, bending diagrams for reinforcing steel, and any other supplementary plans or similar data, all prepared by the Contractor.

WORK ORDER—An order, signed by the Representative, authorizing the performance of additional or extra work, or extra work on a force-account basis, as specified in Sections 110.02 and 110.03.

WORK ZONE: The area of a highway where construction, maintenance, or utility work activities are being conducted and which should have traffic-control devices installed according to Title 67 of the Vehicle Code.

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SECTION 102—BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

102.01 PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS—

(a) General. Unless otherwise stated in the proposal, contractors are required to prequalify before the date fixed for the opening of bids for State highway construction work. To do so, establish proof of competency and responsibility, according to 67 PA Code Chapter 457, Regulations Governing Prequalification of Prospective Bidders.

Subcontractors are required to prequalify in the same manner, if listed in the proposal or if they subsequently undertake the partial or total construction of one or more items of work. To obtain a complete set of application forms, either download them from the ECMS website or contact the Prequalification Officer, Contract Management Section, Highway Delivery Division, Bureau of Project Delivery, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120.

(b) Business Partner Registration. Unless otherwise stated, contractors are required to register with the Department as a business partner. To become a business partner, go to the ECMS website. Instructions for registration are available on the website.

102.02 CONTENTS OF PROPOSAL—The proposal will specify the place for delivery of a bid; the date, time, and place of bid opening; and the location and description of the project to be constructed. The proposal will also show the approximate quantities of work to be performed and/or material to be furnished, the contract time in which the project is to be completed. The proposal will include any special provisions and attachments pertaining to the project.

102.03 ISSUANCE OF PROPOSAL—The proposal and plans will be published on the ECMS website. The proposal will include any special provisions and attachments pertaining to the project. Any addenda will also be published on the ECMS website. These documents can be downloaded and printed. Copies of the proposal and plans can be purchased by contacting one of the printing partners listed under business partner search in ECMS.

Specifications or Standard Drawings listed or referred in the proposal are available for purchase upon request from the PennDOT Sales Store, P.O. Box 3451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3451 (Telephone 717-787-6746).

102.04 INTERPRETATION OF APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES—The estimate of quantities, shown on the proposal, and in the contract, is approximate and is shown only as a basis for the calculation upon which the contract award is to be made. The Department does not assume any responsibility that the quantities will actually be required in the project construction, nor will the Contractor be allowed to plead misunderstanding or deception because of the quantity estimates or because of the character of the work, the location, or other conditions. The Department reserves the right to increase, to decrease, or to omit any of the quantities of work.