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101 - 1 Initial Edition SECTION 100 GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 101 —ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
101.01 MEANING OF TERMS These Specifications are generally written in the imperative mood. In
sentences using the imperative mood, the subject, “the Contractor,” is implied. Also implied in this language are “shall,” “shall be,” or similar words and phrases. In the Material secti ons, the subject may also be a Vendor, Fabricator, or Manufacturer, who may be supplying material, products, or equipment for use on the project. The word “will” generally pertains to decisions or actions of the Department or its Representative. In these Specifications or on the drawings, the following words or similar words refer to actions of the Department or its Representative, unless otherwise stated: “directed,” “required,” “permitted,” “ordered,” “designated,” “prescribed.” Also, the words “approved,” “accepted,” “acceptable,” “satisfactory,” “considered,” or words with similar intent, mean by or to the Department or its Representative, subject in each case to the final determination of the Secretary, and subject to further review, as allowed by law or allow ed elsewhere in these Specifications. In these Specifications, reference to a subsection of the Specifications includes all general requirements of the section of which the subsection is a part. In these Specifications, the words “or equal,” referring to a product, material, or process, mean “equal as determined by the Department or its Representative.” In these Specifications, the words, “as indicated,” or “indicated” mean “as indicated or indicated on the prepared contract plans.”
101.02 ABBREVIATIONS The following is a list of abbreviations used in these Specifications, in the
proposal, and on the drawings. The list includes the meanings along with the 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 API American Petroleum Institute ARA American Railway Association AREA American Railway Engineering Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AWG American Wire Gage AWPA American Wood Preservers Association AWS American Welding Society AWWA American Water Works Association BoB Bureau of Bridge BOCM Bureau of Construction a