Section 4: Specification List Checklist
The following checklist provides some additional information:
Make sure that
all pay items in the estimate are included on the Specification
List. If not, update the Specification List.
- Check listed reference items. All reference
items must either be mentioned within the specification or Special
Provision or in the plans or General Notes.
- Check required Special Provisions. Make
sure all Special Provisions and Special Specifications are current.
Use the current listing issued by the Roadway Specification Section
(CST_RDWY_SPECS). A list of required and special case Special Provisions
exists in the Construction Division’s Internet site at
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/apps-cg/specs/chklst_toc.asp?year=4&type=sp for
2014 specifications.
- If any new Special Provisions or Special
Specifications are required, make sure the Specification has been
created in Microsoft Word using the correct template. (See the Construction Division’s
Internet site at
http://www.txdot.gov/business/resources/txdot-specifications.html). For
all projects, obtain Special Provision numbers from the Roadway
Specification Section (CST_RDWY_SPECS) prior to submission and add
to the Specification List.
- Check Special Provision titles (as listed
on the spec list) closely to verify they match the titles (as shown
on the current listing) exactly. Also be sure to check quotation
marks and the number of dashes. The format must be either (XXX---XXX),
(XXX--XXXX), or (XXXX-XXXX). These errors can cause the automated
proposal assembly system to create an incomplete proposal.
- Make sure that the first provision listed
is either FHWA Form 1273 for Federal-Aid projects, or State Labor
Provisions for state projects. Wage Rates is the second provision
listed.
- Make sure the Item 506 “Temporary Erosion,
Sedimentation, and Environmental Controls” is on all Specification
Lists.
- Make sure all referenced Special Specifications
are listed under the Special Specification section of the Specification
List.
- For signing, illumination, and signal
projects, make sure that the proper Special Provision has been included
to allow the contractor lead time to accumulate materials.
- Make sure the dates and other information
included on all 000 Special Provisions regarding right-of-way acquisition,
utility adjustments, relocation assistance, and/or right-of-way encroachments
match the information included on the corresponding certifications
and are current.
- For projects that require accelerated
construction strategies, ensure that the appropriate Special Provision
to Item 8 is included in the Specification List.
- All construction projects must
include either special provision 007-009 or 007-010 to include a
procedure for handling road closures before, during and after key
dates / special events into the contract.