SECTION 100 SECTION 100 GENERAL: Titles and headings are for convenience of reference and have no bearing on the interpretation of these specifications. When a publication is specified, it refers to the most recent date of issue, including interim publications, before the bid opening date for the Project, unless a specific date or year of issue is provided. In the contract, the words "or eq ual", referring to a product, material, or process, mean "equal as determined by the Department." Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words "as indicated" or "indicated" mean "as indicated or indicated on the contract plans." SECTION 101 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS:
101.01 Abbreviations :
Wherever the following abbreviations are used in these specifications or in ot her contract documents, they are to be construed the same as the respective expressions represented: AAA Aluminum Alloy Association AAMA Architectural Aluminum Manufacturer's Association AAN American Association of Nurserymen AAR Association of American Railroads AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI American Concrete Institute ADEQ Arizona Department of Environmental Quality ADOT Arizona Department of Transportation AEC Arizona Electric Code AF&PA American Forest & Paper Association AGA American Gas Association AGC Associated General Contractors of America TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX AHERA Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act AIA American Institute of Architects AIEE American Institute of Electrical Engineers AISC American Institute of Steel Construction AISI American Iron and Steel Institute AITC American Institute of Timber Construction ALS American Lumber Standards ANSI American Nat ional Standards Institute APA American Plywood Association ARA American Railway Association AREA American Railway Engineering Association ARPA Arizona Rock Products Association ARS Arizona Revised Statutes ARTBA American Road and Transpor tation Builders Association ASA American Standards Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers ASHVE American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects ASLD Arizona State Land Department ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASRE American Society of Refrigerating Engineers ASSE American Society of Sanitary Engineering TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATTI Arizona Technical Testing Institute AVE Arithmetic Mean AWG American Wire Gauge AWI Architectural Woodwork Institute AWPA American Wood Protection Association AWS American Welding Society AWWA American Water Works Association AZI American Zinc Institute BLM Bureau of Land Management CISPI Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute CFR Code of Federal Regulations CPI Clay Pipe Institute CRA California Redwood Association CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute CS Commercial Standards DBE Disadvantaged Business Enterprise EIA Electronic Industries Association EPA Environmental Protection Agency FCC Federal Communications Commission FGJA Flat Glass Jobber's Association FHWA Federal Highway Administration FM Factory Mutual FSS Federal Specifications and Standards, General Services Administration TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX IAL Independent Approved Laboratory IAPMO International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials IES Illuminating Engineering Society IFI International Fasteners Institute IMSA International Municipal Signal Association IPCEA Insulated Power Cable Engineer's Association ISO International Organization for Standardization ISSA International Slurry Surfacing Association ITE Institute of Tr ansportation Engineers MAG Maricopa Association of Governments MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NAAMM National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers NBFU National Board of Fire Underwriters' NBS National Bureau of Standards NCMA National Concrete Masonry Association NCPI National Clay Pipe Institute NCPRC National Clay Pipe Research Corporation NEC National Electrical Code NEMA National Electrical Manufacturer' s Association NESC National Electrical Safety Code NFPA National Fire Protection Association NICET National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX NIST National Institute for Standards and Technology
U.S. Departme nt of Commerce) NLMA National Lumber Manufacturer's Association NRMCA National Ready Mixed Concrete Association NSF National Sanitation Foundation NSPS National Society of Professional Surveyors NTPEP National Transportation Product Evaluation Program OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Act PCA Portland Cement Association PCI Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute PLP Plastic Laminate Producers PPI Plastic Pipe Institute PS Product Standard, Product Standard Section, U.S. Department of Commerce PTI Post -Tensioning Institute PUESR Pacific Utilities Electrical Service Requirements RMA Radio Manufacturer's Association SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SSPC Society for Protective Coatings TCA Tile Council of America UBC Uniform Building Code UL Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. UPC Uniform Plumbing Code USS United States Standard WCLA West Coast Lumberman’s Association TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX WCLIB West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau WIA Woodwork Institute of Arizona WWPA Western Wood Products Association
101.02 Definitions:
Wherever in the contract the following are used, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows: Acceptance: Activities performed by the Department, or its designated representative, to determine the quality and acceptability of the materials and workmanship incorporated in a project. Addendum: A revision to the contract made available to the Bidders after Advert isement for bids and before opening of Proposals. Advertisement for Bids: The public announcement inviting bids for the work. Aggregate: Inert material such as sand, gravel, broken stone, crushed stone, or a combination thereof. Average Value (AVE): The arithmetic mean of a set of values, which is defined as the sum of all of the values divided by the number of values. Award: The acceptance by the Transportation Board of a proposal to perform the work. Backfill: Material placed in an excavated space to fill such space. Bidder: An individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or any acceptable combination thereof, or joint venture, submitting a proposal. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Bid Documentation: Bid documentation shall consist of all writings, working papers, computer printouts, charts, and data compilations that contain or reflect information, data, or calculations used by the Bidder to determine the estimated costs, resources and/or time to be devoted to the work, and all documents used to prepare the bid or proposal, including material relating to the determination and application of: Equipment rates Overhead rates Time schedules Labor rates Efficiency or productivity rates Arithmetic extensions Subcontractor and Material Supplier Quotat ions Any manuals standard to the industry used by the Bidder in determining the Bid Proposal are also considered Bid Documentation. These manuals may be included in the Bid Documentation by reference and shall show the name and date of the publication and the publisher. The term “Bid Documentation” does not include documents provided by the Department for the Bidder’s use in the preparation of the Bid Proposal , unless the contractor's notes are attached to these documents. Bid Item: A Pay Item. Bid Schedule: The prepared schedule containing the estimated quantities of the pay items for which unit bid prices are invited. Bridge: A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, as water, highway, or railway and having a track or passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads and having an opening measured along the center of the roadway of more than 20 feet between undercopings of abutments or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes.
A.Bridge Length: The greater dimension of a structure measured along the center of the r oadway between the backs of abutment backwalls or between ends of bridge floor. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX
B.Bridge Roadway Width: The clear width of structure measured at right angles to the center of the roadway between the bottom of curbs or, if curbs are not used, between the inner faces of parapet or railing.
C.Substructure: All that part of a structure below the bearings of simple and continuous spans, skewbacks of arches and top of footings of rigid frames; including backwalls, wingwalls and w ing protection railings.
D.Superstructure: All that part of a structure above the bearings of simple and continuous spans, skewbacks of arches and top of footings of rigid frames; excluding backwalls, wingwalls, and wing protection railings. Calendar Day: Any day shown on the calendar, beginning at midnight, extending for a 24-hour period, and ending at midnight. Channel: A natural or artificial watercourse. Characteristic: A measurabl e property of a material, product, or item of construction. City, County, Township, or Town: A subdivision of the State used to designate or identify the location of the proposed work. Compensable Delay: See Delay. Complete in Place: Complete in place means that payment will be full compensation for all work necessary to complete that portion of the contract in its entirety to the satisfaction of the Engineer, in accordance with the requirements of the contract. When the basis of payment states the work will be paid for complete in place it shall be the contractor's responsibility to determine the elements necessary to complete the work. When the basis of payment includes a list of elements associated with the complete in place work, the list shall not be construed to limit the work to the listed elements. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Conduit: A pipe used for receiving and protecting wires or cable. Construction Easement: A right to use or control property outside of the established right -of-way limits for a designated project. Contract: The written agreement between the Department and the contractor setting forth the obligation of the parties, including the performance of the work, the furnishing of labor and materials and the basis of payment. The contract includes the advertisement for bids, proposal, bidding schedule, contract agreement , and contract bonds, certificates of insurance, Standard Specifications, Special Provisions, pr oject plans, Standard Drawings, documents incorporated by reference, and any supplemental agreements that are required to complete the construction of the work in an acceptable manner, including authorized time extensions, all of which constitute one instr ument. Contract Bonds (Performance Bond and Payment Bond): The approved forms of security, furnished by the contractor and the contractor's surety or sureties, guaranteeing the full and complete performance of the contr act and all supplemental agreements and the payment of all legal debts pertaining to the construction of the project. Contract Item: A Pay Item. Contract Time: The number of working days or calendar days allowed for com pletion of the contract, including authorized time extensions. If a completion date is specified in the contract, the contract time expires on that date. Contractor: The individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or any ac ceptable combination thereof, or joint venture, contracting with the Department for performance of the work. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Controlling Item: A work activity in which any delay in its completion will result in a delay in the completion of the contract. Culvert: Any structure, not classified as a bridge, which provides an opening under the roadway. Day: A calendar day. Deficiency: Departure from, or noncompliance with, specified criteria. Delay: Any event, action, force, or factor that causes the length of time needed to perform the work to increase.
A.Compensable Delay. An excusable delay for which the contractor may be entitled to additional compensation in addition to any extension of time granted.
B.Excusable Delay. A delay to the contract or a milestone completion date which was unforeseeable and beyond the contractor's control, for which a time extension may be granted.
C.Noncompensable Delay. An excusable delay for which the contractor may be entitled to an extension of ti me without additional compensation.
D.Nonexcusable Delay. A delay to the contract or milestone completion date that was reasonably foreseeable or within the control of the contractor for which no compensation or time extension will be granted. Department: The Arizona Department of Transportation as constituted under the laws of the State of Arizona. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Design Purpose: The set of design criteria for the finished project, or any part thereof, including strength, service life, economy of construction, ease of maintenance, appearance , and safety. Director: The Arizona Department of Transportation Director, acting by and under the authority of the laws of the State of Arizona. Engineer: The State Engineer, acting by and under the authority of the laws of the State of Arizona, or the State Engineer's representative in matters relating to contract development, administration and construction activities. The use of the word Engineer in these specifications relates to the State Engineer, District Engineer, Resident Engineer, Project Supervisor, or Inspectors within the limits of their authority. Equipment: All machinery, equipment, tools and apparatus, together with the necessary supplies for upkeep and maintenance, necessary for the proper construction and acceptable completion of the work. Equitable Adjustment (Adjustment, Contract Adjustment): An increase or decrease in the contract price or time made by Supplemental Agreement in accordance with Subsections 108.08 and
109.04 of the specifications.
Excusable Delay: See Delay. Extra Work: Work to be performed by the contractor not provided for in the contract, but found essential for the satisf actory completion of the project. Highway, Street, or Road: A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right -of-way. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Holidays: Those days defined as legal holidays in A.R.S. , Section 1- 301, on the date of the bid opening. Independent Approved Laboratory: A testing laboratory which has been approved by the Engineer to perform testing and which has been determined by the Engineer to be free from any conflict of interest. Inspector: The Engineer's authorized representative assigned to make detailed inspections of contract performance. Laboratory: The testing laboratory of the Department or any other testing laboratory which is certified or approved by the Department. Liquidated Damages: A specified amount set forth in the contract as a reasonable estimate of the Department’s damages caused by the contractor’s failure to substantially complete the contract within the contract time. Lot: A de signated or measured amount of construction or quantity of material assumed to be produced by the same process. Lump Sum: The price bid by a contractor as a single amount for a complete contract item as defined by the specifications, or a price proposed by a contractor as a single amount for the performance of extra work. Major Items: A major item is an item whose total cost, determined by multiplying the bidding schedule quantity and the contract unit price, is equal to or greater than the amount indicated below. A major item will remain a major item unless it is completely eliminated. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX When the original total contract dollar amount is: Equal to or But less than: greater than: A major item shall be equal to or greater than the following amount: (in dollars) 0.00 100,000 5,000 100,000 200,000 10,000 200,000 450,000 15,000 450,000 750,000 25,000 750,000 1,100,000 35,000 1,100,000 1,500,000 45,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 55,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 65,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 75,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 85,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 120,000 7,000,000 10,000,000 150,000 10,000,000 25,000,000 250,000 25,000,000 50,000,000 350,000 50,000,000 --- 500,000 Materials: Substances used in the construction of the project. Median: The untraveled portion of the highway, street or road which separates the traveled roadway from traffic flowing in opposite directions. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Minor Item: Any item which is not a major item. Noncompensable Delay: See Delay. Non -Excusable Delay: See Delay. Notice of Award: Written notice to the contractor stating that its proposal has b een accepted by the Transportation Board. Pavement Structure: The combination of subbase, base course, and/or surface course placed to support the traffic load.
A.Subbase Course: One or more layers of specified or selected materials, of designed thickness, placed on the subgrade to support a base course.
B.Base Course: One or more layers of specified materials, of designed thickness, placed on a subbase course or a subg rade to support a surface course.
C.Surface Course: One or more layers of specified materials designed to accommodate the traffic load, the top layer of which resists skidding, traffic abrasion and the disintegrating effects of climate. The top layer is sometimes called a "wearing course." Pay Item (Item): A detail of work for which payment is made under the contract. Plans: The project plans, Standard Drawings, working drawings and supplemental drawings, or reproductions thereof, approved by the Engineer, which show the location, character, dimensions and details of the work to be performed. All such documents are to be considered as a part of the plans whether or not they are reproduced in the proposal pamphlet. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX
A.Standard Draw ings: Drawings approved by the Department for repetitive use, showing details to be used where appropriate. All Standard Drawings approved by the Department plus subsequent revisions and additions are listed on the project plans along with the latest (current) revision dates. Standard Drawings are available at www.azdot.gov.
B.Project Plans: Specific details and dimensions peculiar to the work which are supplemented by the Standard Drawings insofar, as applicable.
C.Working Drawings and Supplemental Drawings: Supplemental design sheets, shop drawings, or similar data which the contractor is required to submit to the Engineer such as stress sheets, erection plans, falsework plans, forming plans for cast -in-place bridge girders, framework plans, cofferdam plans, bending diagrams for reinforcing steel, computations, or any other supplementary data required of the contractor. Professional Engineer: A person who has been granted registration in one or more branches of engineering by the A rizona State Board of Technical Registration, and is authorized to practice professionally in the State of Arizona. If a branch of engineering is included in the title, such as Professional Civil Engineer, registration in that branch shall be required. Profile Grade: The trace of a vertical plane intersecting the top surface of the proposed wearing surface, usually along the longitudinal center line of the roadbed. Profile grade means either elevation or gradient of such trace according to the context. Project: The specific section of the highway on which construction is to be performed as described in the contract. Proposal (Bid, Bid Proposal): The offer of a bidder, on the prescribed forms, to perform the work at the prices quoted and within the time specified. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Proposal Guaranty (Surety Bid Bond): The security furnished with a bid to guarantee that the bidder will enter into the contract if its proposal is accepted. Quality Control: Contractor or supplier techniques and activities that are performed or conducted to fulfill the contract requirements. Random Sampling: Sampling performed so that each increment in the lot has an equal chance of being chosen, with sampling frequency determined by the use of random numbers. Range: Specified limits of accept ability for a measured characteristic. Reasonably Close Conformity: Where working tolerances are specified, reasonably close conformity means compliance with such working tolerances. Where working tolerances are not specified, reasonably close conformity means compliance with reasonable and customary manufacturing and construction tolerances. Registered Engineer: A Professional Engineer. Registered Land Surveyor: A person who has been granted registration in Land Surveying by the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration for Architects, Assayers, Engineers, Geologists, Landscape Architects and Land Surveyors, and who is authorized to practice professionally in the State of Arizona. Responsive Bid: A bid which meets all requirements of the proposal pamphlet. Responsible Bidder: A bidder that is a responsible contractor. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Responsible Contractor: A contractor that has the requisite skill, resources, desire, and integri ty to complete the work in conformance with the provisions of the contract. Right -of-Way: A general term denoting land, or an interest therein, as acquired for or devoted to transportation purposes. Roadbed: The graded portion of a highway within top and side slopes, prepared as a foundation for the pavement structure and shoulders. Roadside: A general term denoting the area adjoining the outer edge of the roadway. Extensive areas between the roadways of a divided highway may also be considered roadside. Roadside Development: Items which provide for the preservation of landscape materials and features; the rehabilitation and protection against erosion of all areas disturbed by construction through seeding, sodding, mulching and the placing of other ground covers; and such planting and other improvements as may increase the effectiveness and enhance the appearance of the highway. Roadway: That portion of the right -of-way required for construction, limited by the outside edges of slopes, including ditches, channels and all structures pertaining to the work. Section (W hen referring to the Specifications): A numbered article or group of related articles forming a part of the specifications and applying to or controlling the procedure of an operation or regulation. Shoulder: The portion of the roadway contiguous with the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use and for lateral support of base and surface courses. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Sidewalk: That portion of the roadway primarily constructed for the use of pedestrians. Specification s: The compilation of provisions and requirements for the performance of prescribed work including:
A.Standard Specifications: This book of specifications, which is approved for general application and repetitive use.
B.Special Provisions: Additions and revisions to the Standard Specifications covering conditions and requirements peculiar to an individual project. Standard Deviation (s ): A measure of variability that can be calculated from the differences between individual measurements in a group and their average. Unless otherwise specified, standard deviation is calculated as follows: ( )s = n - 12 iX - AVE∑ Where: s = standard deviation xi = individual value AVE = average value N = number of values State: The State of Arizona, acting through its authorized representatives in the Arizona Department of Transportation. Structures: Bridges, culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, retaining walls, manholes, endwalls, buildings, sewers, service pipes, under drains, foundation drains and other features which may be encountered in the work and not otherwise classified. Subcontractor: An individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or any acceptable combination thereof, or joint venture, to which the contractor sublets a part of the contract with the approval of the Department. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX Subgrade: The roadbed materials beneath the pavement structure. The top prepared surface of the subgrade is called finished subgrade elevation. Superintendent: The contractor's authorized representative in responsible charge of the work. Supplemental Agreement: A written agreement between the Department and the contractor covering work not otherwise provided for in the contract, for extensions or reductions of contract time or revisions in or amendments to the terms of the contract. A sup plemental agreement becomes a part of the contract when signed by the contractor and the Department. Supplier: One who fabricates, or processes an item off the project site, and who may or may not deliver this item to the pr oject. For purposes of this definition, a supplier shall not include one who establishes a fabricating process or facility expressly for use of the project, whether on or off the project site; or one who performs work on the project site that is incorporated into the project. Surety: The corporate body or bodies bound with and for the contractor, for the full and complete performance of the contract and for payment of all debts pertaining to the work. Transportation Board: The Transportation Board acting under authority of the laws of the State of Arizona. Traveled Way: The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders. Unbalanced Bid, Materially: 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 Department. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX
Source: Arizona Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2021 Edition. Pages – of 1,296.