Wisconsin WisDOT Standard Specifications (within FDM) — Section 642

Effective with the December 2018 Letting 439 2019 Standard Spec ifications Section 642 Field Facilities

642.1Description

(1)This section describes furnishing, placing or erecting, equipping, and maintaining field offices and field

laboratories as required in the contract at engineer-approved l ocations.

642.2Materials

642.2.1 General

(1)Provide field offices and field laboratories that are mobile, house-type trailers, or houses, or other

engineer-approved types that are floored, roofed, and weatherpr oofed, and have a minimum ceiling height of 6 feet-9 inches.

(2)Equip these facilities with suitable artificial lighting and adequate heating equipment along with the

necessary fuel to maintain a mini mum temperature of 68 F during the hours occupied.

(3)Provide and maintain an adequat e supply of bottled drinking water.

(4)Provide and maintain suitable interior or exterior sanitary facilities conforming to State and local health

requirements, in clean and good working condition, and stock wi th sanitary supplies for the duration of the contract.

(5)Supply a first aid kit in each field office and field laborato ry provided under the cont ract. Ensure the kits

are readily accessible to proje ct personnel. Check the contents of each kit at least once each week and replenish expended items. Ensure each kit contains, at a mi nimum, a supply of latex or nitrile gloves, CPR masks, adhesive tape , pressure and cling bandages, antiseptic wipes, bite/sting swabs, cold packs, and safety goggles.

(6)For situations that may expose the eyes or body of a worker to corrosive or potentially harmful

materials, provide emergency use facilities capable of flushing the eyes, or drenching the body of an exposed worker with water for 15 minutes.

(7)Provide at least 4 windows, posit ioned for cross ventilation, and equipped with required locks and

screens. Securely fasten heavy screening over all windows. Use screening made of No. 2 mesh, 14- gauge or heavier, steel wire clot h, zinc coated after weaving.

(8)Equip with a 6-pound or larger fire extinguisher conforming to class A, B, and C of the NFPA Code.

(9)Equip the exterior doors with heavy-duty clasps bolted through the door and jamb with heavy-duty

padlocks. 642.2.2 Field Office 642.2.2.1 General Revise 642.2.2.1 to require a dditional technology to support in creased remote access & printing needs in the field. This change was implemented in ASP 6 effective with the December 2017 letting.

(1)Provide each field office with two rooms, separated by an inte rior door with a pad lock. Ensure that

each room has a separate exteri or door and its own air conditio ner. Locate the office where a quality internet connection can be achieved.

(2)Provide local and long distance telephone service for exclusive department use that has the following:

- Two programmable touch-tone phones, one of which is cordless. Ensure that phone operations will not interfere with other telecommunications equipment. - Voice mail service or an answering machine.

(3)Provide unlimited high-speed inte rnet service for exclusive dep artment use via cable or DSL

connection with a modem/router and capable of supporting cloud enabled file sharing, voice over internet protocol (VoIP), video conferencing, and web based app lications. Ensure that system meets the following: - Includes a wireless netwo rk for the field office. - Can accommodate IPSec based VPN products. - Has a bandwidth range as follows: Field office with 1-5 staff: A minimum connection speed of 5 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload. If a cable or DSL option is not available the contractor may provide a personal hotspot using cell phone tethering or other device able to achieve the specified mini mum speeds inside the field o ffice. Field office with 6 or more staff: A minimum connection speed of 10 Mbps + 1/2 Mbps per user download and 5 Mbps upload.

Effective with the December 2018 Letting 440 2019 Standard Spec ifications Projects over 50 million dollars: A minimum connection speed of 20 Mbps + 1/2 Mbps per user download and 10 Mbps upload. C oordinate network setup at the leased office with the WisDOT network team.

(4)Provide and maintain a Windows 7 and Windows 10 compliant multi-function device with copy, print,

and scan capabilities that can accommodate both 8 1/2" x 11" and 11" x 17" paper. Re plenish paper, toner cartridges, and other supplies before fully expended. Ensure that department staff can connect to the device either directly or through the field office wirel ess network.

(5)Equip with a drafting table with a drafter's stool. Except as specified in 642.2.2.4 , provide 2

ergonomically correct office chai rs in working condition with, at a minimum, the following:

1.Five-legged base with casters.

2.Seat adjustable from 15 to 22 inches from the floor with a seamless waterfall, r ounded, front edge.

3.High backrest with no arms or adjustable arms.

642.2.2.2 Type B

(1)Under bid item Field Office Ty pe B, furnish a facility with minimum exterior dimensions of 8 feet wide

and 20 feet long, excluding hitch; and equipped as specified in 642.2.2.1 642.2.2.3 Type C

(1)Under bid item Field Office Ty pe C, furnish a facility with mi nimum exterior dimensions of 10 feet wide

and 30 feet long or 8 feet wide and 40 feet long, excluding hit ch; equipped as specified in 642.2.2.1; and with the following:

1.Two suitable office desks with drawers and locks. 2. Three folding chairs.

642.2.2.4 Type D

(1)Under bid item Field Office Ty pe D, furnish a facility with mi nimum exterior dimensions of 10 feet wide

and 30 feet long, excluding hitch; and equipped as specified in 642.2.2.1 ; and with the following:

1.Three suitable office desks with drawers and locks. 2. One additional office c hair for a total of 3.

3.Two folding tables. 4. Nine folding chairs.

642.2.3 Field Laboratory

(1)Under the Field Laboratory bid i tem, furnish a facility of min imum exterior dimensions of 8 feet wide

and 16 feet long, excluding hitch; and equipped as specified in 642.2.2.1 except as follows:

1.Provide a suitable workbench. 2. Provide at least 15 linear feet of shelving, approximately 14 inch wide.

3.Provide an adequate water supply for testing purposes. 4. Only one air conditioner is required.

5.No office chairs are required.

(2)If using the laboratory for HMA pavement work, equip it with a suitable fan with a minimum capacity of

1000 cubic feet per minute, in good working condition. Install the fan in an outside w all above the work bench used for asphalt extraction testing. Enclose the fan inle t and work bench top in a suitable hood or enclosure that allows effectiv e removal of the fumes from th e extraction testing.

642.3Construction

(1)Locate field offices and field laboratories at engineer-approved locations. Do not combine field offices

and field laboratories, or combine them with, or attached them to, any buildings use d by the contractor, unless the engineer allows in writing.

(2)Anchor or secure the field offices and field laboratories to p revent them from overturning by high

velocity winds. Locate the fiel d office in a dust-reduced and v ibration-free environment.

(3)Do not begin construction operations requiring the use of the field office and laboratory by the

department, until the required fiel d office and laboratory are furnished, leveled, secured, fully equipped, and made ready for use.

(4)The field office and laboratory shall remain available for dep artment use until the engineer approves

their closure or removal.

(5)These field facilities are fo r the sole use of the department and upon contract completion remain the

contractor’s property.

Effective with the December 2018 Letting 441 2019 Standard Spec ifications (6) The contractor may furnish, i f the contract allows, the field office and field laboratory facilities jointly in cooperation with other contractors on designated projects.

642.4Measurement

(1)The department will measure the Field Office and Field Laborat ory bid items as each field office or

laboratory acceptably completed. 642.5 Payment

(1)The department will pay for measured quantities at the contrac t unit price under the following bid

items: ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION UNIT

642.5000 - 5999 Field Office (type) (project) EACH

642.6000 Field Laboratory (project) EACH

(2)Payment for the Field Office and Field Laboratory bid items is full compensation for providing,

equipping, securing, and maintaining the facility; for telecomm unications equipment, installation, and service fees; and for providing bottled water, utilities, fuel, ventilation, and toilet fac ilities as required, either independently or jointly , for the time specified in 642.3 . Revise 642.5(3) to restrict department payment of usage f ees to long distance phone calls.

(3)The department will pay for long distance telephone usage fees incurred by department staff.

Effective with the December 2018 Letting 442 2019 Standard Spec ifications Section 643 Traffic Control

643.1Description

(1)This section describes providing, maintaining, repositioning, and removing temporary traffic control

devices as follows: Drums Warning lights 42-inch cones Barricades Arrow boards Portable changeable message signs Flexible tubular markers Signs

643.2Materials

643.2.1 General

(1)Furnish materials and devices conforming to the WMUTCD that ar e acceptable according to the

ATSSA publication Quality Guidelines for Temporary Traffic Cont rol Devices and Features.

(2)Place the name and telephone nu mber of the agency, contractor, supplier, or person responsible for

24-hour emergency service on each drum, a rail of each barricad e, arrow board, the back of each sign, Portable Changeable Message Sign, and cone. Use non-refle ctive letters at least 3/4 inch but no more than 2 inches high.

(3)Traffic control devices remain the contractor's property upon completion of the work unless the

contract specifies otherwise. 643.2.2 Department's Approved Products List (APL)

(1)Furnish materials from the department's APL as follows:

- Drums - Arrow boards - Barricades - Sign sheeting - Flexible tubular marker posts including bases - 42-inch cone assemblies - Warning lights and attachment hardware - Portable changeable message signs 643.2.3 Signs 643.2.3.1 General

(1)Layout signs according to the plans. If the plans do not show the layout, conform to the department's

Sign Plate Book. If neither the pl ans nor the Sign Plate Book shows the layout, conform to the FHWA Manual of Standard Highway Signs.

(2)If the contract does not specify the size, provide signs as la rge or larger than the size the WMUTCD

specifies for higher-speed locations. The engineer may allow sm aller signs if space is limited and the WMUTCD allows.

(3)Use the materials and methods specified in 637, for type II signs, to manufacture and as semble signs.

In addition, the contractor may use the following:

1.For all signs, one or more of the following:

1.1An exterior grade B-B or better overlay plywood sign base 1/2-inch or thicker

1.2For signs 24 inches or less wide, corrugated polypropylen e or polyethylene plastic sign base

1.2.1Provide a 0.4-inch thi ck base with a 0.035-inch wall th ickness and 0.4-inch cell size

1.3An aluminum/plastic laminate sign base. 1.3.1. Provide an aluminum face d composite bas e 0.080 - 0.100 inches thick, with aluminum outer

layers 0.010 - 0.020 inches thick surrounding a polyethylene or other thermoplastic core.

2.For signs mounted on portabl e sign supports or barricades, in addition to the materials and methods

specified above, the contractor may also use one or more of the following: - For signs wider than 24 inches , corrugated polypropylene or polyethylene plastic sign base. - A retroreflective roll-up sign. - A sheet aluminum sign base 0.080 inches or thicker.

(4)Prepare the sign base as the sheeting manufacturer recommends.

(5)If using plywood sign bases wit h prismatic sheeting, use new p lywood. For other sign base types, the

contractor may use a reconditioned base if previous sheeting ma terials are removed before applying new prismatic sheeting. Do not rem ove messages and reapply new messages to existing signs with prismatic sheeting, except as specified for overlays in 643.2.3.2 .

(6)Provide a sign support system as follows:

1.For signs mounted on posts, u se posts from the FHWA list of accepted breakaway sign supports.

Source: Wisconsin Standard Specifications for Highway and Structure Construction, 2019 Edition. Pages 448–450 of 601.

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