Definitions and Terms Titles used in these specifications having a masculine gender, such as “workmen” and the pronouns “he” or “his”, are for the sake of brevity and are intended to refer to persons of either gender. The titles or headings of the sections and subsections are intended for convenience of reference and shall not have any bearing on their interpretation.
When the Contract indicates that work is to be “accepted, acceptable, subject to approval, approved, authorized, condemned, considered necessary, contemplated, deemed necessary, designated, determined, directed, disapproved, established, given, indicated, deemed insufficient, subject to interpretation, interpreted, ordered, permitted, rejected, required, reserved, satisfactory, specified, sufficient, suitable, suspended, unacceptable, or unsatisfactory,” it shall be understood that these expressions are followed by the words “By the Engineer,” or “To the Engineer.”
When the Contract indicates that something “shall” be done, the action is required and is not discretionary.
Wherever the following abbreviations or terms are used in these specifications, plans, or other contract documents, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows:
101.01Abbreviations
Abbreviations AAN American Association of Nurserymen AAR Association of American Railroads AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI American Concrete Institute AGC Associated General Contractors of America AI Asphalt Institute AIA American Institute of Architects AISC American Institute of Steel Construction AISI American Iron and Steel Institute AITC American Institute of Timber Construction ANSI American National Standards Institute, Inc. ARTBA American Road and Transportation Builders Association ASA American Society of Agronomy ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATSSA American Traffic Safety Services Association AWG American Wire Gauge AWPA American Wood Protection Association AWS American Welding Society AWWA American Water Works Association
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Abbreviations BLM Bureau of Land Management CCA Colorado Contractors Association CDOT Colorado Department of Transportation CDPHE Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment CFR Code of Federal Regulations CP Colorado Procedure CP-L Colorado Procedure – Laboratory CRS Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute DBE Disadvantaged Business Enterprise EIA Electronic Industries Association EPA Environmental Protection Agency EEO Equal Employment Opportunity FHWA Federal Highway Administration FSS Federal Specifications and Standards IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IES Illuminating Engineering Society IMSA International Municipal Signal Association IPCEA Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association ISEA International Safety Equipment Association ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MASH Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware MIL Military Specifications MS4 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System MUTCD Manual on Uniform Control Devices NAPT National Association for Proficiency Testing NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NEC National Electrical Code NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NSF National Sanitation Foundation NSPS National Society of Professional Land Surveyors NTPEP National Transportation Product Evaluation Program OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Administration PCI Prestressed Concrete Institute RCSC Research Council of Structural Connections ROW Right of Way SWMP Stormwater Management Plan SAE Society of Automotive Engineers TMECC Test Method for the Examination of Composting and Compost USDA, NRCS US Dept of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service UL Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
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101.02Definitions, alphabetically
Advertisement. A public announcement, inviting proposals for work to be performed or materials to be furnished.
Affected Area. As related to mined land reclamation, the total disturbed surface of a pit or quarry such as sand, gravel, topsoil, or borrow, that is being mined or will be mined. The area includes, but is not limited to, the excavation area, plant, and stockpile areas, parking and storage areas, and the haul roads.
Award. The acceptance by the Department of a proposal.
Basis of Payment. The terms under which “work” is paid, as a designated “Pay Item” per the quantity measured and the “Pay Unit.”
Bidder. An individual, firm, corporation, or other legal entity submitting a proposal for the advertised work. A contractor intending to contract with the Department for performance of prescribed work.
Bridge. A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, highway, or railroad, and having a track or passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads and having a length measured along the center of roadway of more than 20 feet between undercopings of abutments or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes.
Length. The length of a bridge structure is the over-all length measured along the line of survey stationing back-to-back of backwalls of abutments, if present, otherwise, end-to-end of the bridge floor, but in no case less than the total clear opening of the structure.
Roadway Width. The clear width measured at right angles to the longitudinal centerline of the bridge between the bottom of curbs or guard timbers or in the case of multiple height of curbs, between the bottoms of the lower risers.
Build America, Buy America (BABA) Requirements: Division G, title IX, subtitle A, parts I-II, sections 70901 through 70927 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58) and 2 CFR Parts 184 and 200. The “domestic content procurement preference” set forth in section 70914 of the Build America, Buy America Act, requires that all construction materials and manufactured products incorporated into the project are produced in the United States.
Buy America (BA) Requirements: FHWA Buy America statutory provisions are in 23 U.S.C.313 and the regulatory provisions are in 23 CFR 635.410, which requires that all of the steel and iron incorporated into the project is produced in the United States. For other policy and guidance links, see the FHWA Construction Program Guide.
Buy America Preferences for Infrastructure Projects: Requirements for federal-aid funded highway projects as outlined and encompassed in 2 CFR Part 184.
Calendar Day. Each and every day shown on the calendar, beginning and ending at midnight. When day is used, it shall mean calendar day unless otherwise defined.
CDOT Resident Engineer. The Resident Engineer is directly responsible for the overall administration of assigned construction projects. Unless the CDOT Project Engineer is a Professional Engineer, the Resident Engineer is CDOT’s full time engineer in responsible charge of the project. The Resident Engineer will delegate authority to Project Engineers consistent
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with their experience and abilities. Only a CDOT Resident Engineer can approve and sign vouchers for interim and final Contractor pay estimates. Only a CDOT Resident Engineer can authorize and sign changes to the Contract if the Project Engineer is a Consultant Employee.
Certificate of Compliance. A certification, including a signature by a person having legal authority to act for the manufacturer, stating that the product or assembly to be incorporated into the project was fabricated per and meets the applicable specifications.
Certified Invoice. Any invoice or billing endorsed by the Contractor, certifying that material, specialty work, subcontract work, rental, lease, and services were acquired for the project and that the invoiced or billed amount represents the actual costs.
Certified Test Report. A test report from the manufacturer or an independent testing laboratory, including a signature by a person having legal authority to act for the manufacturer or the independent testing laboratory stating that the test results show that the product or assembly to be incorporated into the project has been sampled and tested and the samples have passed all specified tests.
Conformity. Compliance with reasonable and customary manufacturing and construction tolerances where working tolerances are not specified. Where working tolerances are specified, conformity means compliance with such working tolerances.
Component: An article, material, or supply, whether manufactured or unmanufactured, incorporated directly into: (i) a manufactured product; or, where applicable, (ii) an iron or steel product.
Construction Material: Includes an article, material, or supply that consist of only one of the following items listed means articles, materials, or supplies that consist of only one of the items listed in paragraph (1) of this definition, except as provided in paragraph (2). To the extent one of the items listed in paragraph (1) contains as inputs other items listed in paragraph (1), it is nonetheless a construction material.
building materials, and polymers used in fiber optic cables);
material do not change the categorization of the construction material.
Construction Drawings. A complete set of plans, reviewed shop drawings, working drawings, and other submittals kept available on the project site at all times by the Contractor.
Construction Requirements. Specifications covering performance of work required for proper completion and acceptance.
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Contract. The written agreement between the State of Colorado through the Department of Transportation and the Contractor, setting forth the obligations of the parties for the performance of the work and the basis of payment.
The Contract includes the invitation for bids, proposal, contract bonds, standard specifications, supplemental specifications, special provisions, general and detailed plans, Notice to Proceed, Contract Modification Orders, and authorized extensions of time, all of which constitute one instrument.
Contract Item (Pay Item). A specifically described unit of work for which a price is provided in the Contract.
Contract Modification Order. A written order issued to the Contractor by the Department covering contingencies, extra work, increases or decreases in contract quantities, and additions or alterations to the plans or specifications, within the scope of the Contract, and establishing the basis of payment and time adjustments for the work affected by the changes. The Contract Modification Order is the only method authorized for changing the Contract. Contract Modification Orders must be approved as established in subsection 105.14.
Contract Payment Bond. The security executed by the Contractor and Surety or Sureties and furnished to the Department to guarantee payment of all legal debts of the Contractor pertaining to the Construction of the project.
Contract Performance Bond. The security executed by the Contractor and Surety or Sureties and furnished to the Department to guarantee completion of the work per the Contract.
Contract Time. The number of workdays or calendar days allowed for completion of the Contract, including authorized time extensions. Where a calendar date of completion is specified, the Contract shall be completed on or before that date.
Contractor. The individual, firm, or corporation contracting with the State of Colorado through the Department of Transportation for performance of prescribed work.
Contractor’s Engineer. A professional engineer registered in the State of Colorado who is an employee of either the Contractor, a consulting engineer under contract to the Contractor, or a manufacturer or supplier of materials supplied to the project.
Control Measures for Stormwater Pollution Prevention. Control measures prevent or reduce the pollutants in stormwater discharges from the construction site.
Cost of Components for Manufactured Products: In determining whether the cost of components for manufactured products is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all components, use the following instructions:
costs to the place of incorporation into the manufactured product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or
of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (i) of this section, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the manufactured product.
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County. The county where the work is to be done.
Culvert. Any structure not classified as a bridge that provides an opening under the roadway.
Day. See “calendar day” and “working day”.
Department. State Department of Transportation. A department within the executive branch of the State of Colorado.
Domestic Content Procurement Preference: A phrase meaning that all iron and steel used in the project is produced in the United States; the manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States; or the construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States.
Engineer. The Chief Engineer of the Department acting directly or through an authorized representative, responsible for engineering and administrative supervision of the project.
Equipment. All machinery, tools, and apparatus together with supplies for upkeep and maintenance, necessary for the proper construction and acceptable completion of the work.
Extra Work. Work not provided for in the Contract as awarded but found by the Engineer to be essential to the satisfactory completion of the Contract within its intended scope.
Falsework. Falsework is temporary construction used to support structural elements of concrete, steel, masonry, or other materials during their construction or erection until they become self-supporting. Falsework may also be used to provide temporary support to elements of a structure during demolition or reconstruction.
Finished Grade. Final grade of the site after excavating or filling for pavement or topsoil that conforms to the approved final grading plan. The finished grade is also the grade at the top of a paved or finished surface.
Force Account Work. Work paid for on the basis of actual costs plus approved additives. See subsection 109.04.
Formwork. Formwork is the temporary structure or mold used to retain plastic or fluid concrete in its designated shape until it hardens.
Highway. A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right of way.
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Holidays. Holidays recognized by the State of Colorado are: New Year’s Day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (observed) President’s Day Cesar Chavez Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Cabrini Day Veterans’ Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day
When New Year’s Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, or Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be considered a holiday. When one of these days falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a holiday. Infrastructure: Includes, at a minimum, the structures, facilities, and equipment for, in the United States, roads, highways, and bridges; public transportation; dams, ports, harbors, and other maritime facilities; intercity passenger and freight railroads; freight and intermodal facilities; airports; water systems, including drinking water and wastewater systems; electrical transmission facilities and systems; utilities; broadband infrastructure; and buildings and real property. Infrastructure includes facilities that generate, transport, and distribute energy.
Infrastructure Project: Includes, at a minimum, the structures, facilities, and equipment for, in the United States, roads, highways, and bridges; public transportation; dams, ports, harbors, and other maritime facilities; intercity passenger and freight railroads; freight and intermodal facilities; airports; water systems, including drinking water and wastewater systems; electrical transmission facilities and systems; utilities; broadband infrastructure; and buildings and real property. Infrastructure includes facilities that generate, transport, and distribute energy.
Inspector. The Engineer’s authorized representative assigned to make detailed inspections of contract performance.
Invitation for Bids. All documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals. The advertisement will indicate with reasonable accuracy the quantity and location of the work to be done or the character and quantity of the material to be furnished and the time and place of the opening of proposals.
Iron or Steel Product: Articles, materials, or supplies that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both. Typical iron and steel products subject to Buy America preferences include, but is not limited to, structural and reinforcing steel incorporated into pavements, bridges, and buildings (such as maintenance facilities); steel rail; and other equipment.
Laboratory. The testing laboratory of the Department, or any other testing laboratory designated by the Engineer.
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Manufactured Product:
different properties than the individual articles, materials, or supplies.
70917(c) material under the definitions set forth in this section, then it is not a manufactured product. However, an article, material, or supply classified as a manufactured product under paragraph (1) of this definition may include components that are construction materials, iron or steel products, or section 70917(c) materials.
Manufacturer: The entity that performs the final manufacturing process that produces a manufactured product.
Materials. All components required for use in the construction of the project.
Method of Measurement. The manner in which a “Pay Item” is measured to conform with the “Pay Unit.”
Notice to Proceed. Written notice to the Contractor to proceed with the contract work including, when applicable, the date of beginning of contract time.
Ordinary High-Water Mark. The term “ordinary high-water mark” means that line on the shore established by the fluctuations of water and indicated by physical characteristics such as clear, natural line impressed on the bank, shelving, changes in the character of soil, destruction of terrestrial vegetation, the presence of litter and debris, or other appropriate means that consider the characteristics of the surrounding areas. This is typically the 2-year storm event elevation.
Original Contract Amount. The sum of the total dollar amounts bid for all the construction pay item quantities. In subsection 626.02 this figure is modified for use in calculating partial payments for mobilization.
Pavement Structure. The combination of one or more of the following courses placed on a subgrade to support and distribute the traffic load to the roadbed.
support a base course, surface course, or both. Subgrade that has been treated with lime, fly ash, cement kiln dust, or combinations thereof for stabilization will be considered subbase.
a subgrade to support a surface course.
the traffic load, the top layer of which resists skidding, traffic abrasion, and the disintegrating effects of climate. The top layer is sometimes called “wearing course.”
Planned Force Account . Items of work, included on the plans, which will be paid for per subsection 109.04.
Plans. The drawings, or reproductions, provided by the Department, showing the location,
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character, dimensions, and details of the work.
Pre-construction Conference. A meeting of CDOT project personnel, Contractor project personnel, and other stakeholders held before the beginning of construction, discussing pertinent topics for the successful completion of the work.
Predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both: Means that the cost of the iron and steel content exceeds 50 percent of the total cost of all its components. The cost of iron and steel is the cost of the iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings, or forgings utilized in the manufacture of the product and a good faith estimate of the cost of iron or steel components.
Produced in the United States:
through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States.
manufactured in the United States is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all components of the manufactured product, unless another standard that meets or exceeds this standard has been established under applicable law or regulation for determining the minimum amount of domestic content of the manufactured product.
in the United States per 106.11(f) of this specification.
Profile Grade. The trace of a vertical plane usually intersecting the top surface of the proposed wearing surface and usually along the longitudinal centerline of the roadbed. Profile grade means either elevation or gradient of such trace per to the context.
Project. The specific section of the highway where construction is being performed, as described in the Contract.
Project Engineer. The Chief Engineer’s duly authorized representative who may be a CDOT employee or an employee of a consulting engineer (consultant) under contract to CDOT as defined below:
Chief Engineer’s duly authorized representative. The CDOT Project Engineer is in direct charge of the work and is responsible for the administration and satisfactory completion of the project under contract.
consultant’s Professional Engineer who is in direct charge of the work and is responsible for the administration and satisfactory completion of the project. The Consultant Project Engineer’s duties are delegated by the CDOT Resident Engineer per the scope of work in the consultant’s contract with CDOT. The Consultant Project Engineer is not authorized to sign or approve Contract Modification Orders.
Project Special Provisions. See definition for special provision.
Project Termini. Limits of the Project as shown on the plans.
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Proposal. The offer of a bidder, on the prescribed form, to perform the work at the prices quoted. Also called bid.
Proposal Form. A bidder submits their bid on these Department furnished documents. Also called bid proposal.
Proposal Guaranty. The security furnished with a proposal to guarantee that the bidder will enter into the Contract if the proposal is accepted.
Record Set. A reproduction of a drawing or set of drawings, design calculations, or other record of engineering work required to be performed by the Contractor’s engineer and Professional Land Surveyor, which is electronically sealed by the Contractor’s engineer and Professional Land Surveyor using Adobe Sign software and per the Bylaws and Rules of the State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors Rules and Regulations, 4 CCR 730-1.
Region Transportation Director. The Department’s representative, responsible for construction, maintenance and safety activities, within the geographical jurisdiction established by the Department. The Region Transportation Director is responsible for acting on written appeals made by the Contractor relating to contract claims for additional compensation or extension of contract time.
Right of Way. A general term denoting land, property, or interest, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to a highway.
Road. A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right of way.
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. Those items necessary 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. Suitable planting and other improvements as may increase the effectiveness and enhance the appearance of the highway.
Roadway. The portion of a highway within limits of construction.
Roadway Prism. The portion of the roadway defined as the prism of embankment situated beneath the shoulders and pavement structure and inside the lines projected downward and outward on a one-to-one slope from the outside edges of the roadway shoulders to their intersection with the base of the embankment.
Safety Critical Work . Elements of the work that, if performed improperly, could encroach upon and endanger traffic that is following all traffic regulations. Safety critical work may include work elements performed under one or more of the following situations:
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• Work that is constructed on, over, or near a traffic route and could become unstable over time if installed improperly. • Work that requires the use of lifting devices in the vicinity of traffic. • Elements of work considered safety critical for the project will be as identified in Section 107 – Performance of Safety Critical Work. • “Traffic”, as used above, is defined as the vehicles, railroad, pedestrians, aircraft, and watercraft moving along a route. The route may be permanent or temporary, such as a detour.
SafetyEdgeSM for Pavement. A pavement edge drop-off treatment which allows drivers who leave the road to return safely.
Salvable Material. Material that can be saved or salvaged. Unless otherwise specified in the Contract, all salvable material shall become the property of the Contractor.
sand, or gravel; or aggregate binding agents or additives. See section 70917(c) of the Build America, Buy America Act.
Shop Drawings. A general term that includes drawings, diagrams, illustrations, samples, schedules, calculations, and other data that provide details of the construction of the work and details to be used by the Engineer for inspection. Shop drawings shall be prepared by the Contractor, subcontractors, manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors. Shop Drawings are submitted to the Engineer for formal review and return to the Contractor per subsection
105.02(c). Shop drawings include data that illustrates material, equipment, and items that are
incorporated in and become part of the permanent work per the Contract.
Shoring. Shoring is temporary construction that is used to support the earth adjacent to excavation or embankment.
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.
Sidewalk. That portion of the roadway constructed for pedestrian use.
Special Provisions. Additions and revisions to the standard and supplemental specifications covering conditions specific to an individual project or group of projects. Special provisions fall within one of the two following categories and take precedence as specified in subsection
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Specifications, specific to the project.
Specifications.
Specifications. A general term applied to all directions, provisions, and requirements pertaining to performance of the work.
Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. The book is divided into three parts namely:
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are adopted subsequent to the issuance of the printed book. The outline for “Work” items in the Construction Details contains the following:
Specified Completion Date. The date that the contract work is specified to be completed.
Standard Special Provisions. See definition for Special Provisions.
State. The State of Colorado acting through its authorized representative.
State Waters. State Waters means any and all surface and subsurface waters that are contained in or flow in or through this state, but does not include waters in sewage systems, waters in treatment works of disposal systems, waters in potable water distribution systems, and all water withdrawn for use until use and treatment have been completed.
Examples of state waters include, but are not limited to, perennial streams, intermittent or ephemeral gulches and arroyos, ponds, lakes, reservoirs, irrigation canals or ditches, wetlands, stormwater conveyances (when they discharge to a surface water), and groundwater.
Note that for the purposes of these specifications “surface waters” means all state waters, except groundwater. Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP). The Stormwater Management Plan comprises those contract documents containing the requirements necessary to accomplish all the following: • Protect and identify sensitive environments (state waters, wetlands, habitat, and existing vegetation). • Minimize the amount of disturbed soil. • Control and minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after project construction. • Minimize runoff from offsite areas from flowing across the site. • Slow down the runoff. • Reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff. Street. A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right of way. Structures. Bridges, culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, retaining walls, cribbing, manholes, endwalls, buildings, storm drains, service pipes, underdrains, foundation drains, fences, guardrail, signs, end sections, traffic signals, light standards, and other features that may be encountered in the work and not otherwise classified.
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Subcontractor. An individual, firm, corporation, or other legal entity at any tier to whom the Contractor sublets part of the Contract. A subcontractor shall include an individual, firm, corporation, or other legal entity who meets one or both of the following criteria:
on or off the site of work per 29 CFR 5.2 Site of Work (1)(i)(ii)(iii).
Subgrade. The top surface of a roadbed upon which the pavement structure, shoulders, and curbs are constructed. Subgrade that has been treated with lime, fly ash, cement kiln dust, or combinations thereof for stabilization will be considered subbase.
Substructure. All of the structure below the bearings of simple and continuous spans, skewbacks of arches, and tops of footings of rigid frames, together with the backwalls, wingwalls, and wing protection railings.
Superintendent. The Contractor’s authorized employee in responsible charge of the work.
Superstructure. The entire structure except the substructure, as defined.
Supplier: An individual, firm, or corporation who meets all of the following criteria:
who may or may not deliver the materials to the site of work.
that is being supplied shall come from a facility or facilities that:
construction site or secondary construction site as defined in 29 CFR 5.2; and
exclusively, or nearly so, to the performance of the contract.
articles, supplies, or equipment, which may include pickup of the same in addition to, but not exclusive of, delivery, and which may also include activities incidental to such delivery and pickup, such as loading, unloading, or waiting for materials to be loaded or unloaded; and
definition, also engages in other construction, prosecution, completion, or repair on the site of the work, then this entity is not a supplier but a contractor.
Supplemental Specifications. See definition for Specifications.
Surety. The corporation, partnership, or individual, other than the Contractor, executing a bond furnished by the Contractor.
Traffic Control Plan (TCP). The parts of the contract documents for each project that contain the requirements for the maintenance of traffic during construction of the project.
Traveled Way. The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.
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Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP). A change to contract requirements proposed by the Contractor that will accomplish the project’s functional requirements at less cost or improve value or service at no increase or at a minor increase in cost.
Wheel Path. Wheel paths are the two sections of each through-traffic lane that bear the wheel loading. The center of each wheel path is located 3 feet from the center of the lane; each wheel path is 2 feet wide.
Work. The furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary to successfully complete the project according to all duties and obligations imposed by the Contract.
Working Day. Any day, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, that weather and other conditions not under the control of the Contractor will permit construction operations to proceed with the normal working force engaged in performing those items controlling the completion of the work.
Working Drawings. A general term that includes drawings, diagrams, illustrations, samples, schedules, calculations, and other data that illustrate the construction of the work, material, equipment, methods, and items that are necessary to construct the work per the plans and specifications. Working drawings shall be prepared by the Contractor, subcontractors, manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors. Working drawings are submitted to the Engineer for information only and are not formally reviewed and returned to the Contractor.
Workplace Violence. Workplace violence is conduct in the workplace against employees, employers, or outsiders committed by a person who either has an employment related connection with CDOT or is a contractor working on a CDOT project. This conduct includes:
that are perceived to be harmful or threatening.
meant to harm or create a threatening or intimidating work environment.
threatening or intimidating environment.
hostility.
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