OREGON STANDARD

SPECIFICATIONS FOR

CONSTRUCTION

2002

Copies of this book may be obtained from:

Oregon Department of Transportation

Contractor Plans 355 Capitol Street NE, Room 28

Salem, OR 97301-3871 Telephone 503-986-3720

http://www.odot.state.or.us/ContractorPlans

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Chapter of the American Public Works Association gratefully acknowledges the valuable contributions and time commitment from the Committee members and their employers who worked diligently to develop the Oregon Standard Construction Specifications and Standard Drawings. A partial listing is shown below. In addition, to the Committee members, ODOT and APWA extends a special thank you to the many public works professionals, suppliers, and contractors who provided technical support and expert review of the draft Joint Standards.

Douglas Adkins Adkins Engineering Kristi Evans K & D Services Marty Andersen ODOT Terrel Evans K & D Services Andy Anderson ODOT Traffic Control Terry Faris ODOT Bridge Design Dana Anderson Department of Justice Russell W. Faust Abique Engineering, Inc. Gregory Ausland OBEC Chuck Fisher City of Salem Bill Baechler City of Portland BES Lee Franklin ODOT Operations Bill Barnhart ODOT Region 1 Dean Fraser Washington County Steve Barrett City of Portland Lewis H. Garrison City of Salem Walter Bartell ODOT Region 1 Orville Gaylor ODOT Traffic Mgmt. Stan Barton Morse Bros. Cary Gaynor City of Salem Hal Beighly Beighly & Assoc. Aaron Geisler City of North Bend Nick Betsacon Department of Justice Rob Gephardt Department of Justice Mike Bianucci VSL Corp. James Gilmer David Evans & Assoc. Doug Bish ODOT Traffic Mgmt. Bruce Goldson Compass Corporation Diane Bishop City of Eugene Jeff Gower ODOT Pavement Tad S. Blanton City of Medford PW Jeff Graham FHWA Jack Boatwright ODOT Region 4 Sam Grossberg ODOT Bridge Design Mike Borresen Washington County Mark Hadley W & H Pacific Robert Braibish CH2M Hill Wendy Hain Department of Justice Tim Brown Anderson Engineering Jim Hanks JRH Dave Burg Morse Bros. Jim Hanson ODOT Facilities Management Darrel Burnum Clackamas County Peter Harr City of Albany Bob Callaway ODOT Specifications John Harris City of Gresham Claire Carder ODOT Dave Hatch City of Portland Jeanne Caswell City of Portland Lenny Hawks Apply-A-Line Stu Cato KPFF Consulting Bill Hayden ODOT Civil Rights Terry Chamberlin Clean Water Services Bob Heiberg Copenhagen Utilities James Clark City of Gresham Marc Heintz Morse Brothers Stewart Cleave Adkins Consulting Jim Helton Murray, Smith, & Assoc. Bill Coburn Linnco Electric Co. Tim Hendrix Wildish Barry Cook Northwest Hydromulchers Dave Hill City of Portland Alan Danaher Kittleson & Associates Gary Hoffecker ODOT Traffic Design Tom Davis W & H Pacific Bill Hoffman City of Portland Michael Day Washington County Dale Hormann Department of Justice Bud DeSantis City of Eugene Randy Hubbard City of Lafayette Dale Deatherage ODOT Specifications Jim Huddleston APAO Bob Deuel City of Medford Scott Huff Portland CC Mike Dunning ODOT Field Services Bill Hughes City of Portland Charles Eaton Eaton Engineering, Inc. Sam Hunaidi ODOT Region 1 Paul Edgecomb ODOT Roadway Pete Hunor CSR Associated John Emmons City of Eugene Lyle Hutchins Devco Engineering

Byron Inman ODOT Region 2 James Perkins Washington County Bill Jacobsen ODOT Region 5 Bill Perry Perry Engineering & Assoc. Bruce Johnson FHWA Howard Perry Anderson, Perry, & Assoc. Sam Johnston ODOT Traffic Maxine Pierce MR Pierce Construction Keith Johnston ODOT Materials Ron Polvi Oregon Parks & Rec Dept Eric Jones City of Eugene Phil Pommier W & H Pacific Tom Jones W & H Pacific Richard Raetz Washington County Ken Karnosh ODOT Operations Mark Reagles City of Rogue River Gary Katsion Kittleson and Assoc. Mike Remily ODOT Construction Randy Kessler ODOT Construction Luis Rodea ODOT Region 2 PM Torri Kinne FHWA Michael Ronkin ODOT Project Support Buzz Kleemeyer ODOT Region 1 Jay Roundtree ODOT Region 5 Bill Kloos City of Portland Keith Rudisil ODOT Traffic Design Paul Klope City of Eugene Mark Saling City of Portland George Kolb Deschutes County John Sams CH2M Hill Bob Kortt City of Medford Ed Savage ACPA Louis Kroeck City of Eugene Robert Saxton Mitchell Nelson Group Greg Kurtz Marion County John Scofield ODOT Roadway Liberty Lane City of Gresham Mel Sears Parametrix Rick Langeliers Walt's Concrete Co. James Shier City of Yamhill PW Dave Larson ODOT Construction Joel Smith Terrascope Inc Duane Launder City of Portland BES Mike Smyth W & H Pacific Rick Lee City of Corvallis Robert Smith ODOT Public Affairs Kit Leshk ODOT Specifications Kim Snook Foress Sign Company Dale Lininger LTM, Incorporated Brenda Stein City of Lebanon Dave Lorenzen City of Pendleton Brad Stockton K & D Service Dan MacDonald ODOT Standards Ken Stoneman ODOT Construction Carl Malone City of Ontario John Stucky ODOT Region 4 Mike Maloney PCI Ron Sunnaborg CH2M Hill Gerald W. Markel Pipe Inc. Bob Terrel City of Eugene Stan Martin Morse Bros. Joe Thomas ODOT Region 3 PM Jay McCoy City of Gresham Gary Thompson ODOT Pavement Pat McDougal Lee Engineering, Inc. Joe Thompson City of Hillsboro Jim McWade CH2M Hill Abe Turki Washington County Reg Merriman ASCG Susanne Underwood Department of Justice Earl Mershon ODOT Mark Usselman ODOT Region Greg Miller Washington County Stan VandeBergh City of Portland Lucinda Moore ODOT Operations George Walker City of Springfield Mike Moore JC Compton M.L. Walker Unified Sewerage Harlan Naegeli ODOT Traffic Design Ron Weigel Century West Don Neron ODOT Facilities Marge West ODOT Region 1 Gary Neuschwanger L & O Construction, Ltd. Dave White D & D Safety Al Olson CH2M Hill Scott Williams Hamilton Construction Roger Olson Deschutes County Ron Wilson EWEB Scott Olson Benton County Paul Wirfs ODOT Geo/Hydro John Parsons ODOT Specifications John Woodruff ODOT Project Support Bruce Patterson ODOT Structural Fred Wright Clean Water Services Norm Paullus City of La Grande Steve Zielinski Paragon Cable Gary Pederson ODOT Bridge

PART 00100 - General Requirements

PART 00200 - Temporary Features and Appurtenances

PART 00300 - Roadwork

PART 00400 - Drainage and Sewers

PART 00500 - Bridges

PART 00600 - Bases

PART 00700 - Wearing Surfaces

PART 00800 - Permanent Traffic Safety and Guidance Devices

PART 00900 - Permanent Traffic Control and Illumination Systems

PART 01000 - Right-of-Way Development and Control

PART 01100 - Water Supply Systems

PART 02000 - Materials

PART 03000 - Materials

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 00100 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Section 00110 - Organization, Conventions, Abbreviations and Definitions 00110.00 Organization of Standard Specifications ............................................................................. 1 00110.05 Conventions Used Throughout the Specifications Include.................................................. 1 00110.10 Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................... 2 00110.20 Definitions ........................................................................................................................... 4 00110.30 Metrication ........................................................................................................................ 12 00110.31 Use of Metric or Customary ("English") System................................................................ 13

Section 00120 - Bidding Requirements and Procedures 00120.00 Prequalification of Bidders ................................................................................................ 14 00120.05 Requests for Solicitation Documents ................................................................................ 14 00120.10 Bid Booklet........................................................................................................................ 14 00120.15 Examination of Work Site and Solicitation Documents; Consideration of

Conditions to be Encountered........................................................................................... 15 00120.16 Material, Equipment and Method Substitutions................................................................. 15 00120.17 Use of Agency-Owned Land for Staging or Storage Areas............................................... 16 00120.20 Interpretation of Quantities in Bid Schedule...................................................................... 16 00120.25 Subsurface Investigations................................................................................................. 16 00120.30 Changes to Plans, Specifications, or Quantities before Opening of Bids.......................... 17 00120.40 Preparation of Bid ............................................................................................................. 17 00120.45 Submittal of Bids ............................................................................................................... 19 00120.50 Submitting Bids for More than One Contract..................................................................... 19 00120.60 Revision or Withdrawal of Bids ......................................................................................... 19 00120.65 Opening and Comparing Bids........................................................................................... 20 00120.70 Rejection of Nonresponsive Bids ...................................................................................... 20 00120.80 Reciprocal Preferenc