1−1 DIVISION I
Part 100
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND COVENANTS 101 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS. As used in Sections 102 – 109, the abbreviations and definitions set forth in this Section shall have the following meanings:
101.01 ABBREVIATIONS . Wherever the following abbreviations are used in the Contract, they
mean: 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 AIA American Institute of Architects AISI American Iron and Steel Institute ANSI American National Standards Institute ARA American Railway Association AREA American Railway Engineering Association ARTBA American Road and Transportation Builders Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AWPA American Wood Preservers' Association AWWA American Water Works Association AWS American Welding Society FHWA Federal Highway Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation FSS Federal Specifications and Standards IMSA International Municipal Signal Association MIL Military Specifications MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (For Streets & Highways) NEC National Electrical Contractors NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers TMP Transportation Management Plan UL Underwriters Laboratory 1−2
101.02 ACTUAL COST . The cost actually incurred by the Contractor or subcontractor in the
performance of work. Actual costs will include labor, material, actual ownership cost of equipment or invoiced rental rates, verified payroll burdens, verified general and administrative overhead, and profit. While the Contractor is required to establish such costs with competent documentation (i.e., invoices, certified payrolls, financial statements) the Department may rely upon an audit of the Contractor's financial records by a Department appointed auditor. 101.03 AWARD . The written acceptance by the State of the successful Proposal consisting of the executed Contract Agreement and Purchase Order.
101.04 BIDDER . An individual, partnership, corporation or joint venture submitting a Proposal
for the advertised work. (The terms “Bidder” and “Contractor” are frequently used synony-mously.) 101.05 BID DOCUMENTATION . The term "bid documentation" means all writings, working papers, computer printouts, charts, computer data files associated with the preparation and/or submittal of a bid proposal, and all other data compilation which contains or reflects information, data or calculations used by the Contractor to determine its bid submitted for a project. The term "bid documentation" includes material relating to the determination and application of equipment rates, overhead rates, labor rates, e fficiency or productivity factors, arithmetic extensions, schedules for time or any determination of time related to project overhead, as well as quotations from subcontractors and material suppliers to the extent that such rates and quotations were used by the Contractor in formulating and determining the amount of the bid. The term "bid documentation" also includes any manuals which are standard to the industry used by the Contractor in determining the bid for a project. These manuals may be included in the bid documentation by reference, and will show the name and date of the Publication and the Publisher.
101.06 BRIDGE . A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction,
such as water, highway or railway, 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 twenty (20) feet between undercopings of abutments or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes.
a.Bridge 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.
b.Bridge Roadway Width . The clear width measured at right angles to the longitudinal centerline of the bridge between the bottom of curbs or in the case of multiple height of curbs, between the bottom of the lower risers or in the case of no curbs, between the inner faces of parapet of railing.
101.07 CALENDAR DAY . Each and every day shown on the calendar, beginning and ending
at midnight.
101.08 COMPENSABLE DELAY . An excusable delay for which the Contractor may be entitled
to additional monetary compensation which is not otherwise precluded by these Regulations.
Source: Rhode Island Standard Specifications (Bluebook), 2024 Edition. Pages 15–16 of 826.