Engineer
Defined in the standard specifications of 12 state transportation agencies. Each definition below is the agency’s own text, with the section it comes from — they do not all say the same thing, and on a contract the difference is the point.
Definitions are quoted from state-authored public specification books. This page carries no I-Code-derived terms.
The Chief Engineer of the Departmen t acting directly or through an authorized representative, responsible for engineering and administrative supervision of the project.
Section 101 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →RECLAIMED WASTE: Debris from the demolition of buildings, structures, and pavements; residue from incineration and recycled glass. Acceptable material shall include concrete, bituminous concrete, glass, ceramics, brick, pavement sub-base and base courses, and clinker from resource recovery plants. Metal may be acceptable only when it is contained within large fragments of concrete. Reclaimed waste trucked from beyond the limits of the Project must be accompanied by a Materials Certificate and Certified Test Report indicating that the waste is environmentally acceptable and structurally sound in accordance with 1.06.07, unless the source of the material is a Department Project, and that source is acceptable to the
Section 1.01 — Definition of Terms and Permissible Abbreviations →The Director, Office of Construction, acting directly or through duly authorized representatives; such representatives acting within the scope of the duties and authority assigned to them. Note: In order to avoid cumbersome and confusing repetition of expressions in these Specifications, it is provided that whenever anything is, or is to be done, if, as, or, when, or where “acceptable, accepted, approval, approved, authorized, condemned, considered necessary, contemplated, deemed necessary, designated, determined, directed, disapproved, established, 4 FY 2023-24 Return to Table of Contents given, indicated, insufficient, orde red, permitted, rejected, required, reserved, satisfactory, specified, sufficient, suitable, suspended, unacceptable, or unsatisfactory,” it shall be understood as if the expression were followed by the words “by the Engineer,” “to the Engineer,” or “of th e Engineer.”
Section 1 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →The District Engine er of the Department acting directly or through the Resident Engineer and is an authorized representative of the Department having general supervision over construction and maintenance work in one of the several districts of the Department. The district boundaries are on file in the office of the Department.
Section 101 — GENERAL, ABBREVIATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS →The Chief Engineer, acting directly or through duly authorized representatives, who is responsible for contract administration including engineering supervision of the work. When the term "Chief Engineer" is used, it shall mean the Department's Chief Engineer in person or the
Section 101 — General Information, Definitions, and Terms →The Deputy Director for Engineering of the Department, acting directly or through an authorized representative, who is responsible for engineering supervision of construction. Laboratory. The testing laboratory of the Department or any other testing laboratory designated by the Engineer. Materials & Research Engineer. The head of the Department's Materials & Research
Section 101 — ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS →The Assistant Commissioner of the Department, who is responsible for Engineering supervision of the construction, acting directly or through duly authorized representatives.
Section 101 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →A Department “Engineer” authori zed as the Department’s repres entative responsible for the engineering s upervision of the Work and who is qualified and licensed by the board to practice engineering per the Engineeri ng and Surveying
Section 101 — Abbreviations, Symbols, T erms, and Definitions →The Director of the Department of Transportation of the State of Nevada, acting either directly or through his duly authorized representatives, who is responsible for the engineering supervision of the construction.
Section 101 — Terms and Definitions →The Chief Engineer of the Department of Transportation or a duly authorized assistant or representative. 101.03 7 Equipment. All machinery, apparatus, and tools necessary for the proper construction a nd acceptable completion of the Project, plus the necessary repair parts, tools, and supplies for upkeep and maintenance.
Section 101 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →37. Equipment – All machinery, tools, apparatus, and the fuels, lubricants, batteries, and other supplies and parts needed to use, operate, and maintain these items for use in constructing and completing the work. 38. Extra Work – Work not provided for in the contract, but found by the Engineer to be essential for the satisfactory completion of the contract within the contract ’s intended scope. 39. Falsework - A temporary structure that suppor ts structural elements of concrete, steel, masonry, or other materials during their construction or erection. 40. Force Account – A method of payment for work performed by the Contractor at the Engineer ’s discretion calculated as specified in
Section 00570 — Definitions →The chief engineer of the Department acting directly or through any of several authorized representatives, such as a district or resident engineer, the project Definitions and Terms SECTION 101 supervisor, or various Inspectors. Responsibility for engineering and administrative supervision of the project resides with the engineer. Extra Work. Work within the intended scope of the Contract but beyond or varying from that originally provided for and that the Department later finds essential for satisfactory completion of the project. Extension (in Bid or Pay Items). The arithmetic product of a bid or pay item’s quantity multiplied by the Unit Bid Price. Force Account. A method of payment for work performed by the Contractor at the engineer’s direction; calculated in accordance with Subsection 109.4, Extra and Force
Section 101 — Definitions and Terms →