STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS for CONSTRUCTION and MATERIALS

Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS for

CONSTRUCTION and

MATERIALS

July, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL PROVISION

1

GP - SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

1

GP - SECTION 2: BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

6

GP - SECTION 3: AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT

13

GP - SECTION 4: SCOPE OF WORK

14

GP - SECTION 5: CONTROL OF THE WORK

18

GP - SECTION 6: CONTROL OF MATERIAL

24

GP - SECTION 7: LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO PUBLIC

26

GP - SECTION 8: PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS

37

GP - SECTION 9: PAYMENT

45

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

52

TC - SECTION 1: REFERENCES AND DEFINITIONS

52

TC - SECTION 2: BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

57

TC - SECTION 3: SCOPE OF WORK

63

TC - SECTION 4: CONTROL OF WORK

65

TC - SECTION 5: LEGAL RELATIONS AND PROGRESS

68

TC - SECTION 6: RESTRICTIONS AND PERMITS

73

TC - SECTION 7: PAYMENT

79

CATEGORY 100 - PRELIMINARY

91

101 CLEARING AND GRUBBING

91

102 REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF EXISTING BUILDINGS

94

103 ENGINEERS OFFICE

95

104 MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC

101

105 AGGREGATE FOR MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC

139

106 ASPHALT MIXES FOR MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC

140

107 CONSTRUCTION STAKEOUT

141

108 MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION

144

109 CRITICAL PATH METHOD PROJECT SCHEDULE

145

110 ACTIVITIES CHART PROJECT SCHEDULE

157

111 SAMPLING DEVICES, TESTING AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT

159

114 TRUCK STAGING AREAS AND IDLING REQUIREMENTS

163

120 TREE PRESERVATION

164

CATEGORY 200 - GRADING

166

201 ROADWAY EXCAVATION (CLASS 1, CLASS 1-A, CLASS 2)

166

202 CHANNEL OR STREAM CHANGE EXCAVATION (CLASS 5)

171

203 BORROW EXCAVATION

172

204 EMBANKMENT AND SUBGRADE

174

205 TEST PIT EXCAVATION

176

206 REMOVAL OF EXISTING PAVEMENT, SIDEWALK, PAVED DITCHES, CURB, OR

COMBINATION CURB AND GUTTER

177

207 REMOVAL OF EXISTING MASONRY

178

208 SUBGRADE PREPARATION

179

209 TRIMMING EXISTING DITCHES

180

210 TAMPED FILL

181

211 GEOSYNTHETIC STABILIZED SUBGRADE USING GRADED AGGREGATE BASE 182

CATEGORY 300 - DRAINAGE

184

301 CLASS 3 EXCAVATION FOR INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION

184

302 SELECTED BACKFILL

185

303 PIPE CULVERTS

186

304 STRUCTURAL PLATE PIPE AND STRUCTURAL PLATE PIPE ARCH CULVERTS 190

305 305 MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES

193

306 UNDERDRAINS, SUBGRADE DRAINS, AND SPRING CONTROL

196

307 PREFABRICATED EDGE DRAINS

199

308 EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

200

309 CONCRETE DITCHES

211

310 CONCRETE SLOPE AND CHANNEL PROTECTION

213

311 RIPRAP DITCHES

215

312 RIPRAP SLOPE AND CHANNEL PROTECTION

216

313 GABIONS

218

314 FLOWABLE BACKFILL

219

315 INFILTRATION TRENCHES

220

316 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (SWM) FILTRATION FACILITIES

221

317 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (SWM) FACILITY AS-BUILT CERTIFICATION

226

CATEGORY 400 - STRUCTURES

231

401 MAINTAINING EXISTING BRIDGE DECK DURING LIFE OF CONTRACT

231

402 STRUCTURE EXCAVATION (CLASS 3)

232

404 PROTECTION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES

235

405 REMOVAL OF EXISTING STRUCTURES

237

406 DRILLED HOLES IN EXISTING MASONRY

240

410 PILING

241

411 PILE LOAD TEST

249

412 DRILLED SHAFTS (CAISSONS)

251

418 PROTECTIVE JACKETS FOR PILES

254

419 SUBFOUNDATION INVESTIGATION

257

420 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE STRUCTURES

258

421 REINFORCING STEEL

276

422 DAMPPROOFING AND MEMBRANE WATERPROOFING

279

423 PNEUMATICALLY APPLIED MORTAR

281

425 LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERSTRUCTURE CONCRETE

284

426 LATEX MODIFIED CONCRETE OVERLAY FOR BRIDGE DECKS

285

430 METAL STRUCTURES

293

431 STEEL STUD SHEAR DEVELOPERS

302

432 BEARINGS

303

433 BRIDGE MOUNTED SIGN SUPPORTS

305

435 CLEANING AND PAINTING NEW STRUCTURAL STEEL

307

436 CLEANING AND PAINTING EXISTING STRUCTURAL STEEL

312

440 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS AND SLAB PANELS

330

450 RETAINING WALLS

341

455 NOISE BARRIERS

344

456 ARCHITECTURAL TREATMENT

350

460 EXPANSION JOINTS IN STRUCTURES

354

461 METAL RAILING

356

462 TIMBER STRUCTURES

358

463 BRICK MASONRY

361

464 EPOXY PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR CONCRETE

363

465 MISCELLANEOUS COATINGS FOR METAL (STEEL)

365

469 POROUS BACKFILL

368

470 UTILITIES ON STRUCTURES

369

495 APPLICATION OF BRIDGE/STRUCTURE NUMBERS

370

499 WORKING DRAWINGS

371

CATEGORY 500 - PAVING

373

501 AGGREGATE BASE COURSES

373

502 SOIL-CEMENT BASE COURSE

376

503 CHIP SEAL SURFACE TREATMENT

379

504 ASPHALT PAVEMENT

381

505 ASPHALT PATCHES

392

506 GAP-GRADED STONE MATRIX ASPHALT

395

507 SLURRY SEAL AND MICRO-SURFACING

398

508 MILLING ASPHALT PAVEMENT

404

509 DIAMOND GRINDING

407

510 FILLING AND SEALING CRACKS AND JOINTS IN ASPHALT PAVEMENTS

409

511 OPEN GRADED FRICTION COURSE

412

512 SURFACE ABRASION

414

513 FOAMED ASPHALT STABILIZED BASE COURSE

416

520 PLAIN AND REINFORCED PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS

420

521 CONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT 522 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIRS 523 JOINT SEALING OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS 524 DOWEL BAR RETROFIT 535 PAVEMENT SURFACE PROFILE 549 PAVEMENT MARKINGS 550 PAVEMENT MARKING PAINT 551 PAVEMENT MARKING TAPE 552 INLAID PAVEMENT MARKING TAPE 553 EPOXY PAVEMENT MARKINGS 554 THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS 555 THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS-40MIL HIGH BINDER 556 PREFORMED THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS 557 SNOWPLOWABLE RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS 558 REMOVAL OF EXISTING PAVEMENT MARKINGS 559 POLYUREA PAVEMENT MARKINGS

CATEGORY 600 - SHOULDERS

601 EARTH SHOULDERS 602 CURB, COMBINATION CURB AND GUTTER, AND MONOLITHIC MEDIAN 603 SIDEWALKS 604 CONCRETE TRAFFIC BARRIERS 605 METAL TRAFFIC BARRIERS 606 PERMANENT TRAFFIC BARRIER END TREATMENTS 607 CHAIN LINK FENCE 608 WHEEL STOPS 609 SHOULDER EDGE DROP OFF GRADING ADJUSTMENT 610 SHOULDER RUMBLE STRIPS 611 DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACE

428 430 433 435 437 441 444 446 448 451 453 456 459 461 464 466

468

468 469 472 474 476 479 482 485 486 487 488

CATEGORY 700 - LANDSCAPING

489

701 SUBSOIL AND TOPSOIL

489

704 TEMPORARY MULCH AND TEMPORARY SEED

493

705 TURFGRASS ESTABLISHMENT

496

706 SHRUB SEEDING ESTABLISHMENT

501

707 MEADOW ESTABLISHMENT

507

708 TURFGRASS SOD ESTABLISHMENT

513

709 SOIL STABILIZATION MATTING

517

710 TREE, SHRUB AND PERENNIAL INSTALLATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

522

711 ANNUALS AND BULBS INSTALLATION AND ESTABLISHMENT

532

712 TREE BRANCH PRUNING

537

713 BRUSH REMOVAL

539

714 TREE FELLING AND STUMP REMOVAL

541

715 TREE ROOT PRUNING

543

716 TREE FERTILIZING

545

CATEGORY 800 - TRAFFIC

547

801 CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS

547

802 GALVANIZED STEEL BEAM SIGN POSTS

549

803 OVERHEAD SIGN STRUCTURES

550

804 GROUNDING

551

805 ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AND FITTINGS

553

806 LUMINAIRES AND LAMPS

555

807 ELECTRICAL SERVICE EQUIPMENT

558

808 LIGHTING STRUCTURES

561

809 TRENCHING AND BACKFILLING

562

810 ELECTRICAL CABLE, WIRE, AND CONNECTORS

563

811 ELECTRICAL HAND HOLES, MANHOLES, PULL AND JUNCTION BOXES

565

812 WOOD SIGN SUPPORTS

567

813 SIGNS

568

814 SIGNAL HEADS

570

815 SAW CUTS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

571

816 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE CABINETS AND EQUIPMENT

572

817 PUSH BUTTONS AND PUSH BUTTON SIGNS

574

818 SIGNAL STRUCTURES

575

819 STEEL SPAN WIRE

576

820 GENERAL ELECTRICAL WORK AND TESTING

577

821 BREAKAWAY BASE SUPPORT SYSTEMS

579

822 REMOVE AND RELOCATE EXISTING SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES

580

823 REMOVE AND RELOCATE OR REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF ROADWAY LIGHTING

STRUCTURES

581

824 MODIFY EXISTING SIGN MESSAGES

582

825 CUTTING AND CAPPING MAST ARMS AND POLES

583

CATEGORY 900 - MATERIALS

584

900 GENERAL

584

901 AGGREGATES

588

902 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE AND RELATED PRODUCTS

592

903 MASONRY PRODUCTS

607

904 PERFORMANCE GRADED ASPHALT BINDERS AND ASPHALT MIXES

608

905 PIPE

615

906 GABIONS

620

907 PILES AND PILING

621

908 REINFORCING STEEL

622

909 METALS

624

910 BEARINGS

626

911 JOINTS

628

912 COATING SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL

634

913 WATERPROOFING

639

914 CHAIN LINK FENCE

641

915 PRODUCTION PLANTS

642

916 SOIL AND SOIL AGGREGATE BORROW

653

917 MISCELLANEOUS PROTECTIVE COATINGS

654

918 TRAFFIC BARRIERS

657

919 GEOTEXTILES

658

920 LANDSCAPING MATERIALS

660

921 MISCELLANEOUS

683

922 PREFABRICATED EDGE DRAINS

687

923 SLURRY SEAL MICRO-SURFACING

688

924 COLD PATCH MATERIAL

690

925 DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACES

693

926 FOAMED ASPHALT STABILIZED BASE COURSE MIX

695

927 OPEN GRADED FRICTION COURSE MIX

698

950 TRAFFIC MATERIALS

699

951 PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS

710

GP - SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

1

GENERAL PROVISION

GP - SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

GP-1.01 GENERAL

Portions of Part III Technical Requirements of these Standard Specifications for Construction and Materials are written in the Active Voice writing style. Wherever in these General Provisions or in other Contract Documents the terms or abbreviations are used, the meaning shall be as provided herein.

GP-1.02 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The Maryland Department of Transportation is composed of the following Administrations: (i) Maryland Port Administration [1] (ii) Maryland Transit Administration [2] (iii) State Highway Administration [3] (iv) Maryland Aviation Administration [4] (v) Motor Vehicle Administration [5] (vi) Maryland Transportation Authority [6]; and (vii) Office of the Secretary [7]

GP-1.03 ORGANIZATIONAL DEFINITIONS

Administration--The word "Administration" shall mean any one of the Administrations within the Maryland Department of Transportation, as listed in GP-1.02. Administrator--The chief executive officer of an Administration. Department--The word "Department" shall mean the Maryland Department of Transportation. Engineer--Any person designated by the Administrator or the procurement officer, acting directly or through his duly authorized representative, such representative acting within the scope of the particular duties assigned to him or of the authority given him. Inspector--The authorized representative of the procurement officer assigned to make detailed inspection of any or all portions of the work, or materials therefore. Procurement Officer--Any person authorized by a State agency in accordance with law or regulations to formulate, enter into, or administer Contracts or make written determinations and findings with respect to them. The term also includes an authorized representative acting within the limits of authority. Secretary--The chief executive officer of the Maryland Department of Transportation.

2019 Standard Specifications for Construction and Materials

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