101DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

Wherever in these specifications or in other contract documents the following terms or pronouns in place of them are used, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows.

101.01Abbreviations

Wherever the following abbreviations are used in these specifications, the Proposal, or on the plans, they are to be construed the same as the respective expressions represented. 10

AAR Association of American Railroads AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACBF air-cooled blast furnace slag ACI American Concrete Institute AE asphalt emulsion AIA American Institute of Architects AMS Aerospace Material Specifications ANSI American National Standards Institute 20 APS accessible pedestrian signal ARA American Railway Association AREA American Railway Engineering Association ASCE American Societ y of Civil Engineers ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects ASNS American Standards for Nursery Stock ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATSSA American Traffic Sa fety Services Association AWPA American Wood Protection Association AWS American Welding Society 30 AWWA American Water Works Association BBR bending beam rheometer BF blast furnace slag BMP best management practice BSG bulk specific gravity CAPP Certified Aggregate Producer Program CAPWAP Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CCPR Cold Central Plant Recycling CCRL Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 40 CESSWI Certified Erosion Sediment and Stormwater Inspector CFR Code of Federal Regulations CIR Cold In-Place Recycling 101.01

CISEC Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control CMDP concrete mix design production CMDS concrete mix design submittal COE Corps of Engineers (US Army) CPESC Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control CSGP Construction Stormwater General Permit CWI Certified Welding Inspector 50 DBE disadvantaged business enterprise DCP Dynamic Cone Penetrometer DMF design mix formula DR dimension ratio DSR dynamic shear rheometer DTE District Testing Engineer EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESAL equivalent single-axle loads FDR Full Depth Reclamation FHWA Federal Highway Administration, Department of 60 Transportation FSS Federal Specifications and Standards, General Services Administration GBF granulated blast furnace slag HDB hydrostatic design basis HDPE high density polyethylene HFRS high float seal coat asphalt emulsion HMA hot mix asphalt HRWR high range water reducing HRWRR high range water reducing and retarding 70 IAC Indiana Administrative Code IC Indiana Code IDEM Indiana Department of Environmental Management IDNR Indiana Department of Natural Resources IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IMSA International Municipal Signal Association INDOT Indiana Department of Transportation IOSHA Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration ISO International Organization for Standardization ITM Indiana Test Method or Procedure 80 IVOSB Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business JITT Just-in-Time Training JMF job mix formula JRCP jointed reinforced concrete pavement LRFD Load and Resistance Factor Design LWD Light Weight Deflectometer MAF mixture adjustment factor MC medium curing asphalt MCA medium curing asphalt with additive 101.01

MS4GP Indiana Municipal Storm Sewer General Permit 90 MSE mechanically stabilized earth MSG maximum specific gravity MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices MWBE Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NDT Non-Destructive Testing NEC National Electrical Code NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NHS National Highway System 100 NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NOI Notice of Intent NOS Notice of Sufficiency NOT Notice of Termination NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System OG open graded OHWM Ordinary High Water Mark OSHA U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration PAV pressurized aging vessel PCC portland cement concrete 110 PCCP portland cement concrete pavement PDA pile driving analysis PEAS AASHTO Product Evaluation and Audit Solutions PG performance grade asphalt POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works PSM plastic sewer main PVC polyvinyl chloride QA quality assurance QC quality control QC/QA quality control/quality assurance 120 QCP quality control plan QPL qualified products list RAP reclaimed asphalt pavement RAS reclaimed asphalt shingles RBC reclaimed base course RCBA reinforced concrete bridge approaches RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RECP rolled erosion control product RS seal coat asphalt emulsion RTFO rolling thin film oven 130 SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SC seal coat SCA slow curing asphalt with additive SCM supplementary cementitious material SDR standard dimension ratio 101.01

SDS Safety Data Sheet SF steel furnace slag SHRP Strategic Highway Research Program SMA stone matrix asphalt SSD saturated surface dry 140 SSPC Society for Protective Coatings SWP3 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan SWQCP Stormwater Quality Control Plan SWQM Stormwater Quality Manager TCLP Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure TSR tensile strength ratio UA utility asphalt UL Underwriter Laboratory UST underground storage tank VFA voids filled with asphalt 150 VMA voids in mineral aggregate VOC volatile organic compounds WWR welded wire reinforcement

101.02Above Normal Inclement Weather Days

The specific yearly number of days ove r and above the normal inclement weather days shown below which work on the controlling operation is delayed by rain or other inclement weather. The above normal days include the days following a weather event on which the controlling operation is still delayed.

The following table shows the estimated number of normal inclement weather days, in each month, the Department considers when setting completion dates.

Month ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DAYS R and M Contracts T and B Contracts April 18 8 May 8 5 June 5 3 July 5 3 August 4 3 September 5 3 October 6 4 November 12 5

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101.04Bid Bond

The approved form of security furnished with a bid to guarantee that the bidder will enter into the contract if the bidder is awarded the contract.

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101.05Bidder

An individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or combination of same submitting a bid for the advertised work.

101.06Bridge

A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction such as water, highway, or a railway having a track or passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads, and having a length measured along the center of the roadway of more than 20 ft between undercopings of abutments or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes. 180

The length of a bridge structure is the overall 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.

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. 190

101.07Business Day

Monday through Friday except for holidays in accordance with 101.28.

101.08Calendar Day

Every day shown on the calendar.

101.09Change Order

A written order issued to the Contractor covering changes in the contract and establishing payment for the work affected by the changes. 200

101.10Construction Limits

The line shown on the plans beyond which no work is intended to be performed and that which no disturbance of existing terrain will be allowed unless otherwise authorized by the Engineer.

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101.12Contract

The written agreement between the Department and the Contractor setting forth 210 the obligations of the parties thereto including, but not limited to, the performance of the work, the furnishing of labor and materials, and the basis of payment.

The contract may include, but is not limited to, the Proposal, Contract Information book, Schedule of Pay Items, contract form, bid bond, performance bond, specifications, special provisions, information to bidders, instructions to bidders, 101.12

general and detailed plans, notice to proceed, and any change orders and agreements that are required to complete the construction of the work in an acceptable manner, including authorized extensions thereof, all of which constitute one instrument.

101.13Contract Information Book

A document which includes a contract information sheet, an estimate of quantities, special provisions, and additional contract requirements. Such document may include the plans.

101.14Contract Item (Pay Item)

A specifically described unit of work for which a price is provided in the contract.

101.15Contract Time

The number of work days or calendar days allowed for completion of the contract 230 or phase of the contract, including authorized time extensions.

If a calendar date of contract completion or contract phase completion is shown in the Proposal in lieu of the number of work or calendar days, the contract shall be completed by that date.

101.16Contractor

The individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or combination of same contracting with or desiring to contract with the Department for performance of prescribed work.

101.17Controlling Operation

An activity that, if delayed, will delay the completion of the project. When a critical path method schedule is required, the controlling operation will be determined from the critical path.

101.18Culvert

A structure not classified as a bridge which provides an opening under the roadway.

101.19Commissioner 250

The chief executive and chief administra tive officer of the Department who is responsible for administering the Department.

101.20Department

The Indiana Department of Transportation as constituted under the laws of Indiana for the administration of highway work.

101.21Embankment Foundation

The existing materials upon which an embankment is to be constructed.

101.22Engineer

The Chief Engineer of the Department acting directly or through the duly authorized representatives. 101.13

101.23Equipment

All machinery and equipment together with the necessary supplies for upkeep and maintenance, and all tools and apparatus necessary for the proper construction and acceptable completion of the work.

101.24Extra Work 270

An item of work not provided for in the contract as awarded but found essential to the satisfactory completion of the contract.

101.25Failed Material

Material or a finished product determined not to be in accordance with applicable specifications or tolerances and that has be en adjudicated by the Department’s Failed Materials Committee or other Department representatives in accordance with 105.03.

101.26Force Account Work

Extra work in the contract for which th e Contractor and the Department cannot 280 reach agreement on the unit price or lump sum price prior to performing the work. Settlement will be made upon receipt and approval of documents substantiating and truly representing the allowable costs incurred by the Contractor for performing such extra work.

101.27Frequency Manual

A document issued by the Department titled Manual for Frequency of Sampling and Testing and Basis for Use of Materials. The number of samples and tests, the basis

for approval, the basis for use, and similar requirements for furnished materials are

specified in the document.290

101.28Holidays

Holidays are considered to be:

All Sundays

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King Day

Lincoln’s Birthday

Washington’s Birthday

Good Friday300

Primary Election Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Election Day

Veteran’s Day

Thanksgiving Day

Friday after Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day310

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If a holiday listed above, except Sunday, falls on a Sunday, the following Monday

shall be considered a holiday. If a holiday listed above falls on a Saturday, the

preceding Friday shall be considered a holiday.

101.29Invitation for Bids

The advertisement for proposals for all work or materials on which bids are

required. Such 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.320

101.30Itemized Proposal

The Schedule of Pay Items shown in the Proposal.

101.31Laboratory

The testing laboratory of the Department or any other testing laboratory which

may be designated by the Engineer.

101.32Land-disturbing Activity

Any man-made action to the land surface that exposes the underlying soil330

including clearing, grading, excavation operations, cutting and filling, or the

movement and stockpiling of topsoil.

101.33Major and Minor Contract Items

All contract items having an original contract value in excess of 5% of the original

contract amount shall be considered as major items. Minor contract items shall be all

items shown in the Schedule of Pay Items which constitutes 5% or less of the original

contract amount.

101.34Materials340

All substances specified for use in the construction of the project and its

appurtenances.

101.35Notice to Proceed

Written notice to the Contractor to proceed with the contract work including,

when applicable, the date of beginning of contract time.

101.36Open to Unrestricted Traffic

The condition that exists when all pavement work is completed, including surface

courses, and shoulders. All safety features including guardrail and signs are in place,350

and pavement markings are in the final marking pattern.

101.37Pavement Structure

The combination of subbase, base course, and surface course placed on a subgrade

to support the traffic load and distribute it to the roadbed.

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101.38Performance Bond

The approved form of security, furnished and executed by the bidder and its surety

or sureties, guaranteeing complete execution of the contract, as defined herein, and for

the payment of all legal debts pertaining to the construction of the project. The360

performance bond will be in effect after both parties have signed the contract and the

contract has been approved by the Attorney General of the State.

101.39Plans

The approved plans, profiles, typical cross-sections, standard drawings, working

drawings, and supplemental drawings or exact reproductions thereof which show the

location, character, dimensions, and details of the work to be done.

101.40Professional Engineer

A person who is duly licensed by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency to370

practice engineering in the State.

101.41Profile Grade

The trace of a vertical plane intersecting the top surface of the proposed wearing

surface, usually along the longitudinal centerline of the roadbed. Profile grade means

either elevation or gradient of such trace according to the context.

101.42Project

The specific section of the highway where work is to be performed under the

contract.380

101.43Proposal

A document which includes the Proposal Page, Schedule of Pay Items, and

contract forms which shall be completed or signed by the bidder.

101.44Qualified Products List

Lists of preapproved manufacturers, materials, products, sources, or suppliers

maintained by the Department.

101.45Quality Assurances Adjustments390

Monetary credits either to the Contractor or to the Department for material used

outside specified tolerances but within allowable tolerances as indicated for QC/QA

pay items or others that may apply.

101.46Reasonably Close Conformance

Reasonably close conformance means conformance with reasonable and

customary manufacturing and construction tolerances where working tolerances are

not specified. Where working tolerances are specified, reasonably close conformance

means conformance with such working tolerances. Without detracting from the

complete and absolute discretion of the Engineer to insist on such tolerances as400

establishing reasonably close conformance, variations beyond such tolerances may be

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accepted as reasonably close conformance where they will not materially affect the

value or utility of the work and the interest of the State.

Reasonably close conformance also means, for materials manufactured according

to the English system of measures, that the materials are about the same size as nearly

equivalent metric-sized materials. For materials manufactured according to the metric

system of measures, reasonably close conformance means the materials are about the

same size as nearly equivalent English-sized materials. Nearly equivalent sized

materials will be accepted unless the nearly equivalent material is outside specified410

working tolerances in accordance with the contract documents.

101.47Recurring Special Provisions

Approved additions or revisions to the Standard Specifications with the intent to

be used on multiple contracts.

101.48Right-of-Way

A general term denoting land, property, or interest therein, usually in a strip,

acquired for or devoted to a highway.

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101.49Road

A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including

the entire area within the right-of-way.

101.50Roadbed

The graded portion of a road within top and side slopes, prepared as a foundation

for the pavement structure and shoulders.

101.51Roadside

A general term denoting the area adjoining the outer edge of the roadway.430

Extensive areas between the roadways of a divided highway may also be considered

roadside.

101.52Roadside Development

That work necessary to the complete road which provides 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 suitable planting and other improvements as

may increase the effectiveness and enhance the appearance of the road.

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101.53Roadway

The portion of a road within limits of construction.

101.54Schedule of Pay Items

A part of the Proposal which shows pay items, quantities, and pay units for the

contract. The bidder shall complete the document by filling in the unit prices and the

bid amounts.

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101.55Shoulder

The portion of the roadway contiguous with the traveled way for accommodation450

of stopped vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support of base and surface

courses.

101.56Sidewalk

The portion of the roadway primarily constructed for the use of pedestrians.

101.57Special Provisions

Additions or revisions to the Standard Specifications that describe conditions and

requirements for special situations on a specific project.

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101.58Specifications

A general term applied to all directions, provisions, and requirements pertaining

to performance of the work.

101.59Specified Completion Date

The date on which the contract work is specified to be complete.

101.60State

The State of Indiana acting through its authorized representative.

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101.61State Highway System

The highways and streets in Indiana for which responsibility is assigned to the

Department.

101.62Street

A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including

the entire area within the right-of-way.

101.63Structures

Bridges, culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, retaining walls, cribbing, manholes,480

end walls, buildings, sewers, service pipes, underdrains, foundation drains, and other

features which may be encountered in the work and not otherwise classified herein.

101.64Substantial Completion

The date, as determined by the Department, when the construction of a project is

sufficiently completed in accordance with the plans and specifications, as modified by

any approved change orders, so that it can be used for its intended purpose. In order

for a project to be used for its intended purpose, all lanes shall be, or have the ability

to be, opened to traffic without further need for them to be restricted for any purpose

except for the placement or maintenance of stormwater control or the maintenance or490

removal of temporary stormwater control. At a minimum, all lanes of the road or

bridge shall be completed through the final roadway surface, including shoulders, with

all the sidewalks, curbs, drainage features, markings, permanent safety appurtenances,

lighting, traffic signals, and signing as shown in the contract documents.

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101.65Subcontractor

An individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or combination of same to whom

the Contractor sublets part of the contract.

101.66Subgrade500

The upper portion of a roadbed upon which the pavement structure and shoulders

are constructed.

101.67Substructure

The portion of the structure below the bearings of simple and continuous spans,

skewbacks or arches, and tops of footings of rigid frames together with backwalls,

wingwalls, and wing protection railings.

101.68Superintendent

The authorized representative of the Contractor in responsible charge of the work.510

101.69Superstructure

The entire structure except the substructure.

101.70Surety

The corporate body bound with and for the Contractor for the full and complete

performance of the contract and for the payment of all debts pertaining to the work.

When applied to the Bid Bond, it refers to the corporate body which engages to be

responsible in the execution of the contract by the bidder, within the specified time.

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101.71Technician or Inspector

The authorized representative of the Engineer assigned to make detailed

inspections of contract performances.

101.72Titles (Headings)

The titles or headings of the sections and subsections herein are intended for

convenience of reference and shall not be considered as having any bearing on their

interpretation.

101.73Township, Town, City530

A subdivision of a county used to designate or identify the location of the

proposed work.

101.74Traveled Way

The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders

and auxiliary lanes.

101.75Unique Special Provisions

Additions or revisions to the Standard Specifications that pertain only to a specific

situation on a contract that is not covered by an existing Recurring Special Provision540

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or other standard contract document, and is intended only for a single use in a specific

contract.

101.76Wastewater

Water containing waste residue from paint, form release oils, curing compounds

and other construction debris, as well as soaps, detergents or solvents used in vehicle,

equipment and structure washing, or other material defined as illicit discharge in

accordance with the Indiana Municipal Storm Sewer General Permit, MS4GP. This

includes untreated sediment-laden stormwater and wastewater associated with liquid

waste from concrete, grout, mortar, stucco, and other similar construction materials550

resulting from concrete washout, hydrodemolition, saw cutting, coring, or dewatering

operations contaminated by concrete pours or similar activities.

101.77Work

The furnishing of labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary or

convenient to the successful completion of the project and the carrying out of the duties

and obligations imposed by the contract.

101.78Work Day

A calendar day, exclusive of Saturdays and State recognized holidays, on which560

weather and other conditions not under the control of the Contractor will enable work

on the controlling operations for at least 50% of the day with the normal working force.

However, if weather is unsuitable for work on the controlling operation at the normal

starting time, and remains unsuitable for 2 h, a work day will not be charged if the

Contractor does not work. No work days will be charged during the months of

December, January, February, or March, unless otherwise specified.

101.79Working Drawings

Supplementary bridge plans, stress sheets, shop drawings, erection plans,

falsework plans, framework plans, cofferdam plans, bending diagrams for570

reinforcement, or any other supplementary plans, detailed drawings, design drawings,

or similar data which the Contractor is required to submit for approval.