SECTION 564 - STRUCTURAL STEEL (Last Revised May, 2019)
564-1 DESCRIPTION. This work shall consist of fabricating, furnishing and erecting structural steel
and other metal parts in accordance with the contract documents and as directed by the Engineer. The Contractor shall notify the Deputy Chief Engineer, Structures (DCES) of the name and address of the fabricator of all structural steel in accordance with §106-01 Sources of Supply.
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564-2 MATERIALS. Materials for this work shall meet the requirements of the New York State Steel
Construction Manual (SCM) and the following subsections of Section 700 Materials and Manufacturing: Structural Steel 715-01 High Strength Bolts, Nuts and Washers 715-14 Pins and Rollers 715-15 Certified copies of the results of tests conducted by the manufacturer shall be furnished to the Engineer in accordance with the requirements of §715-01 Structural Steel.
564-2.01 Structural Steel Replacement - Stock Steel Option. Stock steel may be furnished for
components that are not fracture-critical members (FCMs). For FCMs, stock material shall be supplied only with the approval of the DCES. If furnished, the stock steel shall comply with the provisions of §715-01 Structural Steel. Positive heat identification will be required for all stock steel. Certified copies of the results of chemical analysis and physical tests shall be furnished to the Department.
564-3 CONSTRUCTION DETAILS. All structural steel work, including, but not limited to fabrication
inspection, transportation, and erection shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of the SCM. Shop inspection will be provided unless otherwise noted on the contract plans, or waived by the DCES. Shop drawings prepared for Structural Steel Replacement shall be prepared, approved and distributed in accordance with the provisions of the SCM, except that the term DCES shall be interpreted as the Engineer.
A.Shop Drawings. The Contractor shall provide all shop drawings and/or prints required by the contract documents or the Steel Construction Manual. Any prints required beyond the number specified shall be furnished by the Contractor at cost.
B.Laminar Defects at the Boundary of Tension Groove Welds. The Contractor shall provide all work and materials required for the correction or elimination of laminar defects at the boundary of tension groove welds. The cost of all ultrasonic testing and repairs and the cost of replacement of defective portions of plates where partial replacement is approved shall be borne by the Contractor and included in the price bid for structural steel.
C.Inspection of Bolted Connections. The Contractor shall provide all labor and equipment necessary for the performance of inspection of bolt tightness during structural steel fabrication and erection. The State will witness the bolt testing, but will not provide equipment or labor.
D.Qualification Test for Welders, Welding Procedures and Electrode and Flux Combinations. The Contractor shall provide tests required to qualify welders, welding procedures and electrode and flux combinations. All tests shall be witnessed by the Department.
E.Radiographic Inspection. The Contractor shall provide radiographic inspection and of preparation for radiography, together with the cost of providing access and of furnishing adequate facilities for the review of radiographs in the shop or field.
F.Ultrasonic Inspection. Ultrasonic inspection (UT) that is to be performed in the shop as per the requirements of the SCM shall be performed by a NYSDOT certified UT technician employed by or under contract to the fabricator. Any UT inspection work to be done on the job site will be performed by the State or its designated representative. The Contractor shall perform any required preparation and furnish access to the weld joints to be inspected.
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G.Magnetic Particle Inspection. The Contractor shall provide magnetic particle inspection when specified or required by the inspector to verify limits of defects discovered during visual inspection.
H.Repair of Defects in Welds and Base Metal. The Contractor shall repair defects found by visual inspection or nondestructive tests at no additional cost to the State.
I.Field Inspection of Rejected Material or Material Not Offered for Shop Inspection even though Required to be Shop Inspected by the Contract Documents. When the Department, at its discretion, permits inspection of the materials to be performed at the contract site, all costs of this inspection shall be borne by the Contractor as a condition of the Department's approval of inspection of this material, at no additional cost to the State.
J.Straightening Bent Material and Correcting Camber Deficiencies. The Contractor shall perform all corrective work required to straighten bent material and correct camber deficiencies, when permitted, at no additional cost to the State.
K.Field Repair, Reaming and Drifting of Holes. The Contractor shall provide all work permitted for the correction of unacceptable holes at no additional cost to the State.
L.Metal Scuppers. The Contractor shall provide Metal scuppers as structural steel unless otherwise noted in the contract documents.
M.Adjustment and Alignment of Bearings. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment required for adjustment and alignment of bearings.
N.Field Splices. Field splice locations and details are shown in the contract documents. If the Contractor wishes to change the location of the splice(s), the Contractor shall submit a request to the Engineer for approval by the DCES in accordance with Section 203.5 of the SCM.
O.Photographs. The Contractor shall provide photographs requested by the DCES in accordance with the provisions of the SCM.
P.Testing of Stock Steel. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment necessary to perform chemical and physical tests on stock steel when such tests are required.
Q.Heat-Curving and Cambering. The Contractor shall provide nondestructive testing, repairs or replacement of material damaged due to over stressing or destructive heating during heat-curving or cambering.
564-4 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT. Castings, forgings, fasteners, anchor bolts for other than
bridge bearing installation, cables and other metal parts used in the permanent construction, will be measured as structural steel, even if made of other materials.
564-4.01 Pound. The quantity to be measured for payment will be in pounds to the nearest whole pound.
The weight of each shipping unit shall be clearly shown on the approved shop drawings.
A.Payment Weight. The weight of metal as shown on the approved shop drawings, shall include permanent bolts and welds in the structure as erected. The weight of all required bolts, nuts, washers, and all required welds will be estimated be adding 3% to the steel weight estimate, making no allowance for waste, and included in the weight for which payment will be made. The weight of all erection materials including but not limited to bolts, pilot and driving nuts, temporary protective coatings, and all boxes, crates or other containers used for packing, together
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B.Computed Weight. The density of steel used in computing weights for payment will be assumed to be 490 pcf. The density of cast iron will be assumed to be 450 pcf. The weights of rolled shapes and of plates of all dimensions will be computed based on their nominal weights as required by the dimensions shown on the approved shop drawings. If the Contractor elects to use steel members with weights that are greater than the nominal weights specified on the approved drawings for its convenience, the computations will be based on the nominal weight values shown on the approved shop drawings. Deductions will be made for copes, cuts and all holes except those holes required for high-strength bolts. The weights of castings will be computed from the dimensions shown on the approved shop drawings, with an addition of 10% for fillets and overrun.
564-4.02 Each. The quantity to be measured for payment will be made on an ‘Each’ basis.
564.4.03 Lump Sum. The work will be measured for payment on a lump sum basis.
564-5 Basis of Payment
The price bid shall include the cost of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to satisfactorily complete the work, not including bridge bearings and associated anchor bolts. Payment will be made under: Item No. Item Pay Unit 564.05XX Structural Steel (Type 01-22) Lump Sum 564.10nnnn Structural Steel Replacement Pound 564.51nnnn Structural Steel Pound 564.70nnnn Structural Steel Replacement Each NOTE: nnnn denotes a serialized pay item.
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Source: Standard Specifications (US Customary Units), 2026 (Jan) Edition. Pages 542–545 of 1,489. View official source ↗