Technical Exhibit E - TXDOT Standard Specifications.pdf

Headquarters III Corps, Fort Hood Directorate of Public Works (DPW)

Technical Exhibit “E”

AD213050P

CLARKE ROAD -C RECONSTRUCTION

TXDOT STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

FLEXBASE

AND

DENSE-GRADED HOT MIX ASPHALT

November 1, 2014

Solicitation No. W91151-21-B-0002

Directorate of Public Works Engineering Division

US Army, III Corps 4612 Engineer Dr.

Fort Hood, TX 76544

Technical Exhibit E AD213050P N Clarke Road – C Reconstruction

TXDOT Specifications Applicable Line Items Breakdown.

Item 247 “Flexible Base”

(To replace sections 32 11 16.13, 32 11 16, 32 11 23, and 32 11 24 of Technical Exhibit “A”).

Item 105 “Removing Treated and Untreated base and Asphalt Pavement.” (To prepare subgrade of existing base) – Included for Reference.

Item 204 “Sprinkling” (compaction) – (Included)

Item 210 “Rolling”- (Included)

Item 216 “Proof Rolling – (Included)

Item 520 “Weighting and Measuring Equipment” – (Included)

Item 341 “Dense-Graded Hot-Mix Asphalt” - (Refer to Technical exhibit “D”)

Item 5 “Control of the Work” - (Not Used)

Item 1 through 9 “General Requirements and Conditions” - (Refer to Technical Exhibit “A”, Division 01)

Item 502 “Barricades, signs, and Traffic Handling” - (Refer to Technical Exhibit “A” Division 01)

Item 6 “Control of Materials” - (Not Used)

Item 446 “Field Cleaning and Painting Steel”- (Not Used)

Item 776 “Metal Rail Repair” - (Not Used)

Item 784 “Steel member Repair” - (Not Used)

Item 496 “Removing Structures” - (Not Used)

Item 497 “Sale of Salvageable Material”- (Not Used)

Item 300 “Asphalt, Oils, and Emulsions (Tack Coat) - (Refer to Technical Exhibit “A”, Division 32)

Item 340 “Dense-Graded Hot-Mix Asphalt (Small Quantity) - (Not Used)

Item 341 “Dense-Graded Hot-Mix Asphalt” - (Refer to Technical Exhibit “D”)

Item 344 “Superpave Mixtures” - (Not Used)

Item 301 “Asphalt Antistripping Agents” - (When adding lime or antistripping agent to the JMF) (Included)

Item 520 “Weighting and Measuring Equipment” - (Refer to Technical Exhibit “D”)

Technical Exhibit E AD213050P N Clarke Road – C Reconstruction

Item 310 “Prime Coat” (Refer to Technical Exhibit “A”, Division 32)

Item 300 “Asphalt, Oils, and Emulsions (Tack Coat) - (Not Used)

Item 340 “Dense-Graded Hot-Mix Asphalt (Small Quantity) - (Not Used)

Item 341 “Dense-Graded Hot-Mix Asphalt” - (Refer to Technical Exhibit “D”)

Item 344 “Superpave Mixtures” - (Not Used)

Item 320 “Equipment for Asphalt Concrete Pavement” - (Refer to Technical Exhibit “D”)

Item 210 “Rolling” - (Not Used)

Item 504 “Field Office and Laboratory”- (Not Used)

Item 520 “Weighting and Measuring Equipment”- (Not Used)

Item 520 “Weighting and Measuring Equipment”- (Included)

Item 585 “Ride Quality for Pavement Surfaces”- (Refer to Technical Exhibit “D”) i

Foreword To purchase a copy of this book, go to the Department’s web page, http://www.txdot.gov, Support Services Division, or call the Department’s Support Services Division.

For additional information on specifications or information on Departmental Materials Specifications (DMS), Material Producer Lists (MPL), Test Procedures, Material Inspection Guide, and other materials information, go to http://www.txdot.gov.

OUTLINE OF SPECIFICATIONS

Each specification is outlined by Articles and Sections. The basic Articles required for a specification are:

1. DESCRIPTION

2. MATERIALS

3. EQUIPMENT

4. CONSTRUCTION OR WORK METHODS

5. MEASUREMENT

6. PAYMENT

Some Articles are not used in every Item. Measurement and Payment Articles are combined when the work described is subsidiary to bid Items of the Contract.

HIERARCHY OF ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS

Here “XXX” represents the Item number. The hierarchy of organizational elements available below the Item level is as follows:

XXX.1., Article XXX.1.1., Section XXX.1.1.1., Section XXX.1.1.1.1., Section XXX.1.1.1.1.1., Section XXX.1.1.1.1.1.1., Section

The term Section is used for all breaks below the Article.

Item 1 Abbreviations and Definitions

1. APPLICABILITY

Wherever the following terms are used in these specifications or other Contract documents, the intent and meaning will be interpreted as shown below.

2. ABBREVIATIONS

AAR Association of American Railroads AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI American Concrete Institute ACPA American Concrete Pipe Association 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 ALSC American Lumber Standard Committee, Inc.

AMRL AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory ANLA American Nursery and Landscape Association ANSI American National Standards Institute APA The Engineered Wood Association API American Petroleum Institute APWA American Public Works Association AREMA American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association ASBI American Segmental Bridge Institute 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 AWC American Wood Council AWG American Wire Gage AWPA American Wood Protection Association AWPI American Wood Preservers Institute AWS American Welding Society AWWA American Water Works Association BMP Best Management Practices CFR Code of Federal Regulations CMP Corrugated Metal Pipe COE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute DBE Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DMS Departmental Material Specification EIA Electronic Industries Alliance EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency FHWA Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation FSS Federal Specifications and Standards (General Services Administration) GSA General Services Administration HUB Historically Underutilized Business ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IESNA Illuminating Engineering Society of North America IMSA International Municipal Signal Association ISO International Organization for Standardization ITS Intelligent Transportation System ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers LRFD Load and Resistance Factor Design MASH Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware MPL Material Producer List NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NCR Nonconformance Report NEC National Electrical Code (Published by NFPA) NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NESC National Electrical Safety Code NFPA National Fire Protection Association NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NRM Nonhazardous Recyclable Material NRMCA National Ready Mixed Concrete Association NSBA National Steel Bridge Alliance NTPEP National Transportation Product Evaluation Program OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor PCA Portland Cement Association PCI Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute PPI Plastics Pipe Institute PS&E Plans, Specifications, and Estimates PSL Project-Specific Location PTI Post-Tension Institute QA Quality Assurance QC Quality Control RCP Reinforced Concrete Pipe RPLS Registered Public Land Surveyor RRC Railroad Commission of Texas SBE Small Business Enterprise SFPA Southern Forest Products Association SI International System of Units SPIB Southern Pine Inspection Bureau SSPC The Society for Protective Coatings TAC Texas Administrative Code TCEQ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality TDLR Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation TMUTCD Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices UL Underwriters Laboratory, Inc.

USC United States Code WRI Wire Reinforcement Institute WWPA Western Wood Products Association

3. DEFINITIONS

3.1. Abrasive Blasting. Spraying blasts of pressurized air combined with abrasive media.

3.2. Actual Cost. Contractor’s actual cost to provide labor, material, equipment, and project overhead necessary for the work.

3.3. Addendum. Change in proposal forms developed between advertising and bid submittal deadline.

3.4. Additive Alternate. A bid item contained in a proposal that is not a regular item or a replacement alternate bid item. The additive alternate item(s) include work that may be added to the base bid at the time of letting.

3.5. Advertisement. The public announcement required by law inviting bids for work to be performed or materials to be furnished.

3.6. Affiliates. Two or more firms are affiliated if they share common officers, directors, or stockholders; a family member of an officer, director, or stockholder of one firm serves in a similar capacity in another of the firms;

an individual who has an interest in, or controls a part of, one firm either directly or indirectly also has an interest in, or controls a part of, another of the firms; the firms are so closely connected or associated that one of the firms, either directly or indirectly, controls or has the power to control another firm; one firm controls or has the power to control another of the firms; or the firms are closely allied through an established course of dealings including, but not limited to the lending of financial assistance.

3.7. Air Blasting. Spraying blasts of pressurized air free of oil and moisture.

3.8. Air Temperature. The temperature measured in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) in the shade, not in the direct rays of the sun, and away from artificial heat.

3.9. Anticipated Profit. Profit for work not performed.

3.10. Apparent Low Bidder. The Bidder determined to have the numerically lowest total bid as a result of the tabulation of bids by the Department.

3.11. Architect of Record. A person registered as an architect or licensed as a landscape architect, in accordance with State law, exercising overall responsibility for the design or a significant portion of the design and performs certain Contract administration responsibilities as described in the Contract; or a firm employed by the State to provide professional architectural services.

3.12. Arterial Highway. A highway used primarily for through traffic and usually on a continuous route.

3.13. Available Bidding Capacity. The Contractor’s approved bidding capacity less uncompleted work on Department Contracts.

3.14. Award. The Commission’s acceptance of a Contractor’s bid for a proposed Contract that authorizes the Department to enter into a Contract.

3.15. Bid. The offer from the Bidder for performing the work described in the proposal.

3.16. Bid Bond. The security executed by the Contractor and the Surety furnished to the Department to guarantee payment of liquidated damages if the Contractor fails to enter into an awarded Contract.

3.17. Bid Error. A mathematical mistake made by a Bidder in the unit price entered into the proposal.

3.18. Bidder. An individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or joint venture submitting a bid for a proposed Contract.

3.19. Bidders Questionnaire. A prequalification form completed by a prospective Bidder reflecting a Bidder’s financial data and experience.

3.20. Bidding Capacity. The maximum dollar value a Contractor may have under Contract with the Department at any given time.

3.21. Blast Cleaning. Using one of the blasting methods including, but not limited to water blasting, low-pressure water blasting, high-pressure water blasting, abrasive blasting, water-abrasive blasting, shot blasting, slurry blasting, water injected abrasive blasting, and brush blasting.

3.22. Bridge. A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction (e.g., water, a highway, or a railway) having a roadway or track for carrying traffic or other moving loads, and having an opening measured along the center of the roadway of more than 20 ft. between faces of abutments, spring lines of arches, or extreme ends of the openings for multiple box culverts.

3.23. Brush Blasting. Sweeping lightly with an abrasive blast to remove loose material.

3.24. Building Contract. A Contract entered under Transportation Code, Chapter 223, Subchapter A, “Competitive Bids,” for the construction or maintenance of a Department building or appurtenance facilities.

Building Contracts are considered to be construction Contracts.

3.25. Callout Work. Contracts, or work items in Contracts, that require a Contractor’s response on an as-needed basis (e.g., see Item 351, “Flexible Pavement Structure Repair”).

3.26. Certificate of Insurance. A form approved by the Department covering insurance requirements stated in the Contract.

3.27. Change Order. Written order to the Contractor detailing changes to the specified work, item quantities or any other modification to the Contract.

3.28. Commission. The Texas Transportation Commission or authorized representative.

3.29. Concrete Construction Joint. A joint formed by placing plastic concrete in direct contact with concrete that has attained its initial set.

3.30. Concrete Repair Manual. Department manual specifying methods and procedures for concrete repair as an extension of the standard specifications.

3.31. ConcreteWorks©. Department-owned software for concrete heat analysis. Software is available on Department website.

3.32. Construction Contract. A Contract entered under Transportation Code, Chapter 223, Subchapter A, for the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of a segment of the State highway system.

3.33. Consultant. The licensed professional engineer or engineering firm, or the architect or architectural firm, registered in the State of Texas and under Contract to the Department to perform professional services. The consultant may be the Engineer or architect of record or may provide services through and be subcontracted to the Engineer or architect of record.

3.34. Contract. The agreement between the Department and the Contractor establishing the obligations of the parties for furnishing of materials and performance of the work prescribed in the Contract documents.

3.35. Contract Documents. Elements of the Contract including, but not limited to the plans, specifications incorporated by reference, special provisions, special specifications, Contract bonds, change orders, and supplemental agreements.

3.36. Contract Time. The number of working days specified for completion of the work, including authorized additional working days.

3.37. Contractor. The individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or joint venture and all principals and representatives with which the Contract is made by the Department.

3.38. Controlled Access Highway. Any highway to or from which access is denied or controlled, in whole or in part, from or to abutting land or intersecting streets, roads, highways, alleys, or other public or private ways.

3.39. Control of Access. The condition in which the right to access of owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons in connection with a highway is fully or partially controlled by public authority.

3.40. Control Point. An established point shown on the plans to provide vertical and horizontal references for geometric control for construction.

3.41. Cross-Sections. Graphic representations of the original ground and the proposed facility, at right angles to the centerline or base line.

3.42. Culvert. Any buried structure providing an opening under a roadway for drainage or other purposes. Culverts may also be classified as bridges. (See Section 1.3.22., “Bridge.”)

3.43. Cycle. The activity necessary for performing the specified work within the right of way project limits once.

3.44. Daily Road-User Cost. Damages based on the estimated daily cost of inconvenience to the traveling public resulting from the work.

3.45. Debar (Debarment). Action taken by the Department or federal government pursuant to regulation that prohibits a person or company from entering into a Contract, or from participating as a subcontractor, or supplier of materials or equipment used in a highway improvement Contract as defined in Transportation Code, Chapter 223, Subchapter A.

3.46. Detour. A temporary traffic route around a closed portion of a road.

3.47. Department. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

3.48. Departmental Material Specifications. Reference specifications for various materials published by the Construction Division.

3.49. Direct Traffic Culvert. Concrete box culvert whose top slab is used as the final riding surface or is to have an overlay or other riding surface treatment.

3.50. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. A for-profit small business certified through the Texas Unified Certification Program in accordance with 49 CFR Part 26, that is at least 51% owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or in the case of a publicly owned business, in which is at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of the individuals who own it.

3.51. Divided Highway. A highway with separate roadways intended to move traffic in opposite directions.

3.52. Easement. A real property right acquired by one party to use land belonging to another party for a specified purpose.

3.53. Electronic Vault. The Department’s bidding system where electronic bids are stored before bid opening.

3.54. Engineer. The Chief Engineer of the Department or the authorized representative of the Chief Engineer.

3.55. Expressway. A divided arterial highway for through traffic with full or partial control of access and generally with grade separations at intersections.

3.56. Family Member. A family member of an individual is the individual’s parent, parent’s spouse, step-parent, step-parent’s spouse, sibling, sibling’s spouse, spouse, child, child’s spouse, spouse’s child, spouse’s child’s spouse, grandchild, grandparent, uncle, uncle’s spouse, aunt, aunt’s spouse, first cousin, or first cousin’s spouse.

3.57. Force Account. Payment for directed work based on the actual cost of labor, equipment, and materials furnished with markups for project overhead and profit.

3.58. Freeway. An expressway with full control of access.

3.59. Frontage Road. A local street or road auxiliary to and located along an arterial highway for service to abutting property and adjacent areas and for control of access (sometimes known as a service road, access road, or insulator road).

3.60. Hazardous Materials or Waste. Hazardous materials or waste include but are not limited to explosives, compressed gas, flammable liquids, flammable solids, combustible liquids, oxidizers, poisons, radioactive materials, corrosives, etiologic agents, and other material classified as hazardous by 40 CFR 261, or applicable state and federal regulations.

3.61. High-Pressure Water Blasting. Water blasting with pressures between 5,000 and 10,000 psi.

3.62. Highway, Street, or Road. General terms denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right of way. Recommended usage in urban areas is highway or street; in rural areas, highway or road.

3.63. Historically Underutilized Business. A corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, or joint venture formed for the purpose of making a profit certified by the Texas Building and Procurement Commission, and 51% owned by one or more persons who are economically disadvantaged because of their identification as members of certain groups, including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans, Native Americans, or women, and have a proportionate interest and demonstrate active participation in the control, operation, and management of the business’ affairs. Individuals meeting the HUB definition are required to be residents of the State of Texas. Businesses that do not have their primary headquarters in the State of Texas are not eligible for HUB certification.

3.64. Incentive and Disincentive Provisions. An adjustment to the Contract price of a predetermined amount for each day the work is completed ahead of or behind the specified milestone, phase, or Contract completion dates. The amount of the incentive and disincentive is determined based on estimated costs for engineering, traffic control, delays to the motorists, and other items involved in the Contract.

3.65. Independent Assurance Tests. Tests used to evaluate the sampling and testing techniques and equipment used in the acceptance program. The tests are performed by the Department and are not used for acceptance purposes.

3.66. Inspector. The person assigned by the Engineer to inspect for compliance with the Contract any or all parts of the work and the materials used.

3.67. Intelligent Transportation System. An integrated system that uses video and other electronic detection devices to monitor traffic flows.

3.68. Intersection. The general area where 2 or more highways, streets, or roads join or cross, including the roadway and roadside facilities for traffic movements within it.

3.69. Island. An area within a roadway from which vehicular traffic is intended to be excluded, together with any area at the approach occupied by protective deflecting or warning devices.

3.70. Joint Venture. Any combination of individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations submitting a single bid proposal.

3.71. Lane Rental. A method to assess the Contractor daily or hourly rental fees for each lane, shoulder, or combination of lanes and shoulders taken out of service.

3.72. Letting. The receipt, opening, tabulation, and determination of the apparent low Bidder.

3.73. Letting Official. The Executive Director or any Department employee empowered by the Executive Director to officially receive bids and close the receipt of bids at a letting.

3.74. Licensed Professional Engineer. A person who has been duly licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers to engage in the practice of engineering in the State of Texas; also referred to as a Professional Engineer.

3.75. Limits of Construction. An area with established boundaries, identified within the highway right of way and easements, where the Contractor is permitted to perform the work.

3.76. Local Street or Road. A street or road primarily for access to residence, business, or other abutting property.

3.77. Low-Pressure Water Blasting. Water blasting with pressures between 3,000 and 5,000 psi.

3.78. Major Item. An item of work included in the Contract that has a total cost equal to or greater than 5% of the original Contract or $100,000 whichever is less. A major item at the time of bid will remain a major item. An item not originally a major item does not become one through the course of the Contract.

3.79. Manual of Testing Procedures. Department manual outlining test methods and procedures maintained by the Materials and Pavements Section of the Construction Division.

3.80. Material Producer List. Department maintained list of approved products.

3.81. Materially Unbalanced Bid. A bid that generates a reasonable doubt that award to the Bidder submitting a mathematically unbalanced bid will result in the lowest ultimate cost to the State.

3.82. Mathematically Unbalanced Bid. A bid containing bid prices that do not reflect reasonable actual costs plus a reasonable proportionate share of the Bidder’s anticipated profit, overhead costs, and other indirect costs.

3.83. Median. The portion of a divided highway separating the traffic lanes in opposite directions.

3.84. Milestone Date. The date that a specific portion of the work is to be completed, before the completion date for all work under the Contract.

3.85. Monolithic Concrete Placement. The placement of plastic concrete in such manner and sequence to prevent a construction joint.

3.86. National Holidays. January 1, the last Monday in May, July 4, the first Monday in September, the fourth Thursday in November, and December 24 or December 25.

3.87. Nonhazardous Recyclable Material. A material recovered or diverted from the nonhazardous waste stream for the purposes of reuse or recycling in the manufacture of products that may otherwise be produced using raw or virgin materials.

3.88. Nonresident Bidder. A Bidder whose principal place of business is not in Texas. This includes a Bidder whose ultimate parent company or majority owner does not have its principal place of business in Texas.

3.89. Nonresponsive Proposal. A proposal that does not meet the criteria for acceptance contained in the proposal form.

3.90. Non-Site-Specific Contracts. Contracts where a geographic region is specified for the work and work orders, with or without plans, detail the limits and work to be performed.

3.91. Notification. Either written or oral instruction to the Contractor. Voice mail is oral notification.

3.92. Pavement. That part of the roadway having a constructed surface for the use of vehicular traffic.

3.93. Pavement Structure. Combination of surface course and base course placed on a subgrade to support the traffic load and distribute it to the roadbed.

3.93.1. Surface Course. Pavement structure layers designed to accommodate the traffic load. The top layer resists skidding, traffic abrasion, and the disintegrating effects of climate and is sometimes called the wearing course.

3.93.2. Base Course. One or more layers of specified material thickness placed on a subgrade to support a surface course.

3.93.3. Subgrade. The top surface of a roadbed upon which the pavement structure, shoulders, and curbs are constructed.

3.93.4. Subgrade Treatment. Modifying or stabilizing material in the subgrade.

3.94. Payment Bond. The security executed by the Contractor and the Surety, furnished to the Department to guarantee payment of all legal debts of the Contractor pertaining to the Contract.

3.95. Performance Bond. The security executed by the Contractor and the Surety, furnished to the Department to guarantee the completion of the work in accordance with the terms of the Contract.

3.96. Plans. The drawings approved by the Engineer, including true reproductions of the drawings that show the location, character, dimensions, and details of the work and are a part of the Contract.

3.97. Power of Attorney for Surety Bonds. An instrument under corporate seal appointing an attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of a Surety in signing bonds.

3.98. Prequalification. The process for determining a Contractor’s eligibility to bid work.

3.99. Prequalification Statement. The forms on which required information is furnished concerning the Contractor’s ability to perform and finance the work.

3.100. Project-Specific Location. A material source, plant, waste site, parking area, storage area, field office, staging area, haul road, or other similar location either outside the project limits or within the project limits but not specifically addressed in the Contract.

3.101. Proposal. The offer from the Bidder submitted on the prescribed form, including addenda issued, giving unit bid prices for performing the work described in the plans and Specifications.

3.102. Proposal Form. The form printed and sent to the Bidder by the Department or printed by the Bidder from the Department’s bidding system.

3.103. Proposal Guaranty. The security furnished by the Bidder as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a Contract if awarded the work.

3.104. Quality Assurance. Sampling, testing, inspection, and other activities conducted by the Engineer to determine payment and make acceptance decisions.

3.105. Quality Control. Sampling, testing, and other process control activities conducted by the Contractor to monitor production and placement operations.

3.106. Ramp. A section of highway for the primary purpose of making connections with other highways.

3.107. Recurring Maintenance Work Contracts. Contracts or work for which maintenance is needed at the same location on more than one occasion (e.g., mowing contracts for which mowing cycles are requested on multiple occasions).

3.108. Referee Tests. Tests requested to resolve differences between Contractor and Engineer test results. The referee laboratory is the Construction Division.

3.109. Regular Item. A bid item contained in a proposal and not designated as an additive alternate or replacement alternate bid item.

3.110. Rental Rate Blue Book for Construction Equipment. Publication containing equipment rental rates.

3.111. Replacement Alternate. A bid item identified the proposal form that a Bidder may substitute for a specific regular item of work.

3.112. Responsive Bid. A proposal that meets all requirements of the proposal form for acceptance.

3.113. Right of Way. A general term denoting land or property devoted to transportation purposes.

3.114. Roadbed. The graded portion of a highway prepared as foundation for the pavement structure and shoulders. On divided highways, the depressed median type and the raised median type highways are considered to have 2 roadbeds. Highways with a flush median are considered to have 1 roadbed. Frontage roads are considered separate roadbeds.

3.115. Road Master. A railroad maintenance official in charge of a division of railway.

3.116. Roadside. The areas between the outside edges of the shoulders and the right of way boundaries. Unpaved median areas between inside shoulders of divided highways and areas within interchanges are included.

3.117. Roadway. The portion of the highway (including shoulders) used by the traveling public.

3.118. Routine Maintenance Contract. A Contract let through the routine maintenance contracting procedure to preserve and repair roadways, rights of way, and appurtenances.

3.119. Sandblasting, Dry. Spraying blasts of pressurized air combined with sand.

3.120. Sandblasting, Wet. Spraying blasts of pressurized water combined with sand.

3.121. Shoulder. That portion of the roadway contiguous with the traffic lanes for accommodation of stopped vehicles for emergency use or for lateral support of base and surface courses.

3.122. Shot Blasting. Spraying blasts of pressurized air combined with metal shot.

3.123. Sidewalk. Portion of the right of way constructed exclusively for pedestrian use.

3.124. Slurry Blasting. Spraying blasts of pressurized air combined with a mixture of water and abrasive media.

3.125. Special Provisions. Additions or revisions to these standard specifications or special specifications.

3.126. Special Specifications. Supplemental specifications applicable to the Contract not covered by these standard specifications.

3.127. Specifications. Directives or requirements issued or made pertaining to the method and manner of performing the work or to quantities and qualities of materials to be furnished under the Contract. References to DMSs, ASTM or AASHTO specifications, or Department bulletins and manuals, imply the latest standard or tentative standard in effect on the date of the proposal. The Engineer will consider incorporation of subsequent changes to these documents in accordance with Item 4, “Scope of Work.”

3.128. Small Business Enterprise. A firm (including affiliates) whose annual gross receipts do not exceed the U.S.

Small Business Administration’s size standards for 4 consecutive years.

3.129. State. The State of Texas.

3.130. State Holiday. A holiday authorized by the State Legislature excluding optional state holidays and not listed in Section 1.3.86., “National Holidays.” A list of state holidays can be found on the Department’s website.

3.131. Station. A unit of measurement consisting of 100 horizontal feet.

3.132. Subcontract. The agreement between the Contractor and subcontractor establishing the obligations of the parties for furnishing of materials and performance of the work prescribed in the Contract documents.

3.133. Subcontractor. A Subcontractor is defined as an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or any combination thereof that the Contractor sublets, or proposes to sublet, any portion of a Contract, excluding a material supplier, a hauling firm hauling only from a commercial source to the project, truck owner-operator, wholly-owned subsidiary, or specialty-type businesses such as security companies and rental companies.

3.134. Subsidiary. Materials, labor, or other elements that because of their nature or quantity have not been identified as a separate item and are included within the items on which they necessarily depend.

3.135. Substructure. The part of the structure below the bridge seats but not including, bearings, drilled shafts, or piling. Parapets, back walls, wing walls of the abutments, and drainage structures are considered parts of the substructure.

3.136. Superintendent. The representative of the Contractor who is available at all times and able to receive instructions from the Engineer or authorized Department representatives and to act for the Contractor.

3.137. Superstructure. The part of the structure above the bridge seats or above the springing lines of arches and including the bearings. Flatwork construction may be considered superstructure.

3.138. Supplemental Agreement. Written agreement entered into between the Contractor and the State and approved by the Surety, covering alterations and changes in the Contract. A supplemental agreement is used by the Department whenever the modifications include assignment of the Contract from one entity to another or other cases as desired by the Department.

3.139. Surety. The corporate body or bodies authorized to do business in Texas bound with and for the Contractor for the faithful performance of the work covered by the Contract and for the payment for all labor and material supplied in the prosecution of the work.

3.140. Surplus Materials. Any debris or material related to the Contract not incorporated into the work.

3.141. Suspension. Action taken by the Department or federal government pursuant to regulation that prohibits a person or company from entering into a Contract, or from participating as a subcontractor, or supplier of materials or equipment used in a highway improvement Contract as defined in Transportation Code, Chapter 223, Subchapter A.

3.142. Traffic Lane. The strip of roadway intended to accommodate the forward movement of a single line of vehicles.

3.143. Traveled Way. The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.

3.144. Truck Owner-Operator. An individual who owns and operates 1 truck for hire.

3.145. UT-Bridge. Department-owned software for steel girder erection. Software is available on the Department’s website.

3.146. UT-Lift. Department-owned software for steel girder erection. Software is available on the Department’s website.

3.147. Utility. Privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned lines, facilities, and systems for producing, transmitting, or distributing communications, power, heat, gas, oil, water, waste, or storm water that are not connected with the highway drainage, signal systems, or other products that directly or indirectly serve the public; the utility company.

3.148. Verification Tests. Tests used to verify accuracy of QC and QA and mixture design testing.

3.149. Water-Abrasive Blasting. Spraying blasts of pressurized water combined with abrasive media.

3.150. Water Blasting. Spraying blasts of pressurized water of at least 3,000 psi.

3.151. Water-Injected Abrasive Blasting. Abrasive blasting with water injected into the abrasive/air stream at the nozzle.

3.152. Wholly-Owned Subsidiary. A legal entity owned entirely by the Contractor or subcontractor.

3.153. Work. The furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, and other incidentals necessary for the successful completion of the Contract.

3.154. Work Order. Written notice to the Contractor to begin the work. The work order may include the date when work and time charges will begin, the allowable number of working days, and plan sheets providing details specific to a location or to an item of work for non-site-specific work. A work order is part of the Contract.

3.155. Written Notice. Written notice is considered to have been duly given if delivered in person to the individual or member to whom it is intended or if sent by regular, registered, or certified mail and delivered to the last known business address; sent by facsimile to the last known phone number; or sent by e-mail to the last known address. The date of the letter will serve as the beginning day of notice. Unclaimed mail or failure to provide current contact information will not be considered a failure to provide written notice.

Item 105 Removing Treated and Untreated Base and Asphalt Pavement

1. DESCRIPTION

Break, remove, and store or dispose of existing asphalt pavement, including surface treatments, and treated or untreated base materials.

2. CONSTRUCTION

Break material retained by the Department into pieces not larger than 24 in. unless otherwise shown on the plans. Remove existing asphalt pavement before disturbing stabilized base. Avoid contamination of the asphalt materials and damage to adjacent areas. Repair material damaged by operations outside the designated locations.

Stockpile materials designated salvageable at designated sites when shown on the plans or as directed.

Prepare stockpile site by removing vegetation and trash and by providing for proper drainage. Material not designated to be salvaged will become the property of the Contractor. When this material is disposed of, do so in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations.

3. MEASUREMENT

This Item will be measured by the 100-ft. station along the baseline of each roadbed, by the square yard of existing treated or untreated base and asphalt pavement in its original position, or by the cubic yard of existing treated or untreated base and asphalt pavement in its original position, as calculated by the average end area method. Square yard and cubic yard measurement will be established by the widths and depths shown on the plans and the lengths measured in the field.

4. PAYMENT

The work performed in accordance with this Item and measured as provided under “Measurement” will be paid for at the unit price bid for “Removing Treated and Untreated Base and Asphalt Pavement” of the depth specified. This price is full compensation for breaking the material, loading, hauling, unloading, stockpiling or disposing; repair to areas outside designated locations for removal; and equipment, labor, tools, and incidentals.

Item 204 Sprinkling

1. DESCRIPTION

Apply water for dust control, earthwork, or base construction.

2. MATERIALS

Furnish water free of industrial wastes and other objectionable matter.

3. EQUIPMENT

Use sprinklers and spray bars equipped with positive and rapidly working cut-off valves.

4. CONSTRUCTION

Apply water at a uniform rate and in the required quantity, or as directed.

5. MEASUREMENT

This Item will be measured by the 1,000 gal. applied.

6. PAYMENT

Unless sprinkling is specified as a pay item, the work performed and materials furnished in accordance with this Item will not be paid for directly but will be subsidiary to pertinent Items.

When sprinkling is specified on the plans as a pay item, the work performed and water furnished will be paid for at the unit price bid for “Sprinkling (Base),” “Sprinkling (Earthwork),” or “Sprinkling (Dust Control).” This price is full compensation for furnishing and applying water; furnishing and operating sprinklers and measuring devices; and hauling, equipment, labor, fuel, materials, tools, and incidentals.

Item 210 Rolling

1. DESCRIPTION

Compact embankment, subgrade, base, surface treatments, broken concrete pavement, or asphalt pavement using rollers. Break up asphalt mats, pit run material, or base materials.

2. EQUIPMENT

Use any type of roller to meet the production rates and quality requirements of the Contract unless otherwise shown on the plans or directed. Use equipment that meets the requirements of this Item when specific types of equipment are required. The Engineer may allow the use of rollers that operate in one direction only when turning does not affect the quality of work or encroach on traffic.

Table 1 Roller Requirements1

Roller Type Materials to be Compacted

Load (tons) Contact Pressure

Roller Speed (mph)

Steel wheel Embankment, subgrade, base, asphalt concrete

≥ 10 ≥ 325 lb. per inch of wheel width 2–3

Tamping Embankment, subgrade – 125–550 psi per tamping foot 2–3

Heavy tamping

Embankment, subgrade – ≥ 550 psi per tamping foot 2–3

Vibratory Embankment, subgrade, base, asphalt concrete

Type A 6 Type B 6 Type C as shown on the plans

Per equipment specification and as approved As approved

Light pneumatic

Embankment, subgrade, surface treatment 4.5–9.0 ≥ 45 psi 2–6

Asphalt Concrete 4–12

Medium pneumatic

Embankment, subgrade, base, surface treatment 12–25 ≥ 80 psi, as directed

2–6

Asphalt Concrete 4–12

Heavy pneumatic

Embankment, subgrade, base, previously broken concrete pavement, other pavements

≥ 25 ≤ 150 psi 2–6

Grid Embankment, breaking up existing asphalt mats or base

5–13 – 2–3

1. Unless otherwise specified in the Contract.

2.1. Static Steel Wheel Rollers. Furnish single, double, or triple steel wheel, self-propelled power rollers weighing at least 10 tons capable of operating in a forward and backward motion. Ensure all wheels are flat.

The Contractor may use vibratory rollers in the static mode when static steel wheel rollers are required.

For single steel wheel rollers, pneumatic rear wheels are allowed for embankment, subgrade, and base.

Provide rear wheels for triple steel wheel rollers with a minimum diameter of 48 in., a minimum width of 20 in., and a minimum compression of 325 lb. per inch of wheel width.

2.2. Tamping Rollers. Furnish self-propelled rollers with at least one self-cleaning metal tamping drum capable of operating in a forward or backward motion with a minimum effective rolling width of 5 ft. Mount drums in a frame so that each drum moves independently of the other for rollers with more than one drum. Operate rollers in static or vibratory mode.

2.2.1. Tamping Roller (Minimum Requirement). Provide tamping feet that exert a static load of 125 to 550 psi and project at least 3 in. from the surface of the drum for all tamping rollers except for heavy tamping rollers.

2.2.2. Heavy Tamping Roller. Provide tamping rollers that have:

2 metal tamping drums, rolls, or shells, each with a 60-in. minimum diameter and a 5-ft. minimum width, or 1 rear and 2 forward drums, each with a 60-in. minimum diameter. Arrange drums so that the rear drum compacts the space between the 2 forward drums and the minimum overall rolling width is 10 ft.

Equip drums with tamping feet that:

project at least 7 in. from the drum surface, have an area of 7 to 21 sq. in., are self-cleaning, exert a static load of at least 550 psi, and are spaced at 1 tamping foot per 0.65 to 0.70 square feet of drum area.

2.3. Vibratory Rollers. Furnish self-propelled rollers with at least one drum equipped to vibrate. Select and maintain amplitude and frequency settings per manufacturer’s specifications to deliver maximum compaction without material displacement or shoving, as approved. Furnish the equipment manufacturer’s specifications concerning settings and controls for amplitude and frequency. Operate rollers at speeds that will produce at least 10 blows per foot unless otherwise shown on the plans or approved. Pneumatic rear wheels are allowed for embankment, subgrade, and base. Equip each vibrating drum with:

separate frequency and amplitude controls, controls to manually start and stop vibration, and a mechanism to continuously clean the face of the drum.

For asphalt-stabilized base and asphalt concrete pavement, furnish a roller that also has the ability to:

automatically reverse the direction of the rotating eccentric weight, stop vibration before the motion of the roller stops, and thoroughly moisten the drum with water or approved asphalt release agent.

2.3.1. Drum (Type A). Furnish a roller with a static weight less than 6 tons and a vibratory drum.

2.3.2. Drum (Type B). Furnish a roller with a minimum static weight of 6 tons and a vibratory drum.

2.3.3. Drum (Type C). Furnish a roller as shown on the plans.

2.4. Pneumatic Tire Rollers. Pneumatic tire rollers consist of rubber tire wheels on axles mounted in a frame with either a loading platform or body suitable for ballast loading. Arrange the rear tires to cover the gaps between adjacent tires of the forward group. Furnish rollers capable of forward and backward motion.

Compact asphalt pavements and surface treatments with a roller equipped with smooth-tread tires. Compact without damaging the surface. Moisten the wheels with water or an approved asphalt release agent when necessary.

Select and maintain the operating load and tire air pressure within the range of the manufacturer’s charts or tabulations to attain maximum compaction throughout the lift, as approved. Furnish the manufacturer’s chart or tabulations showing the contact areas and contact pressures for the full range of tire inflation pressures and for the full range of loadings for the particular tires furnished. Maintain individual tire inflation pressures within 5 psi of each other. Provide uniform compression under all tires.

2.4.1. Light Pneumatic Tire. Furnish a unit:

with at least 9 pneumatic tires, with an effective rolling width of approximately 5 ft., capable of providing a total uniform load of 4.5 to 9 tons, and with tires capable of maintaining a minimum ground contact pressure of 45 psi.

2.4.2. Medium Pneumatic Tire. Furnish a unit:

with at least 7 pneumatic tires, with an effective rolling width of approximately 7 ft., capable of providing a total uniform load of 12 to 25 tons, and with tires capable of maintaining a minimum ground contact pressure of 80 psi or 90 psi as directed.

2.4.3. Heavy Pneumatic Tire. Furnish a unit:

with at least 4 pneumatic-tired wheels mounted on axles carrying no more than 2 wheels, with wheels arranged to carry approximately equal loads on uneven surfaces, with a width between 8 and 10 ft. that can turn 180° in the crown width, capable of providing a total uniform load of at least 25 tons, with tires capable of maintaining a maximum ground contact pressure of 150 psi, and with liquid-filled tires inflated to such a level that liquid will flow from the valve stem when the stem is in the uppermost position.

2.5. Grid Rollers. Furnish rollers that have 2 cylindrical cages with a minimum diameter of 66 in. and a minimum width of 32 in. Mount cages in a rigid frame with weight boxes. Use a cage surface of cast or welded steel fabric grid with bars 1-1/2 in. wide, spaced on 5-in. centers in each direction, that undulate approximately 1 in. between the high and low points.

Furnish rollers capable of providing a total load of 5 to 13 tons and capable of being operated in a forward or backward motion.

2.6. Alternate Equipment. The Contractor may use alternate compaction equipment that produces results equivalent to the specified equipment as approved. Discontinue the use of the alternate equipment and furnish the specified equipment if the desired results are not achieved.

3. CONSTRUCTION

Perform this work in accordance with the applicable Items using equipment and roller speeds specified in Table 1. Use only rubber-tired equipment to push or pull compaction equipment on base courses. Use equipment that does not damage material being rolled.

4. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

The work performed, materials furnished, equipment, labor, tools, and incidentals will not be measured or paid for directly but will be subsidiary to pertinent Items.

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Item 216 Proof Rolling

1. DESCRIPTION

Proof-roll earthwork, base, or both to locate unstable areas.

2. EQUIPMENT

2.1. Specified Equipment. Furnish rollers that weigh at least 25 tons when loaded. The maximum acceptable load is 50 tons. Provide rollers that meet the requirements of Section 210.2.4., “Pneumatic Tire Rollers.”

2.2. Alternative Equipment. The Contractor may use alternate compaction equipment that produces results equivalent to the specified equipment in the same period of time as approved. Discontinue the use of the alternative equipment and furnish the specified equipment if the desired results are not achieved.

3. CONSTRUCTION

Perform proof rolling as directed. Adjust the load and tire inflation pressures within the range of the manufacturer’s charts or tabulations, as directed. Make at least 2 coverages with the proof roller. Offset each trip of the roller by at most one tire width. Operate rollers at a speed between 2 and 6 mph, as directed.

Correct unstable or nonuniform areas, if found, in accordance with the applicable Item.

4. MEASUREMENT

Rolling will be measured by the hour operated on surfaces being tested.

5. PAYMENT

The work performed and equipment furnished in accordance with this Item and measured as provided under “Measurement” will be paid for at the unit price bid for “Proof Rolling.” This price is full compensation for furnishing and operating equipment and for labor, materials, tools, and incidentals.

Item 247 Flexible Base

1. DESCRIPTION

Construct a foundation course composed of flexible base.

2. MATERIALS

Furnish uncontaminated materials of uniform quality that meet the requirements of the plans and specifications. Notify the Engineer of the proposed material sources and of changes to material sources. The Engineer may sample and test project materials at any time before compaction throughout the duration of the project to assure specification compliance. Use Tex-100-E material definitions.

2.1. Aggregate. Furnish aggregate of the type and grade shown on the plans and meeting the requirements of Table 1. Each source must meet Table 1 requirements for liquid limit, plasticity index, and wet ball mill for the grade specified. Do not use additives, such as but not limited to lime, cement, or fly ash to modify aggregates to meet the requirements of Table 1 unless shown on the plans.

Table 1 Material Requirements

2.1.1. Material Tolerances. The Engineer may accept material if no more than 1 of the 5 most recent gradation tests has an individual sieve outside the specified limits of the gradation.

When target grading is required by the plans, no single failing test may exceed the master grading by more than 5 percentage points on…