2010 Construction Contract Standards Training Part Standard Specifications November 2011

2010 Standard Specifications Divided into 11 Divisions and 99 Sections Some sections are moved and renamed, reserved, and added Division XI, Building Construction is added

outline Standard Specification changes 2006 Boilerplate SSP’s that need to be manually inserted SSP’s that have moved Supplemental work items

Standard Spec Highlights Division I Section Style Variations – brief listing of plain language change and terms1-1.02

Standard Spec Highlights Section Abbreviations, includes a Bid Item List Abbreviations table. Section Work description - instructs the contractor to construct the work described in the Notice to Bidders and the contract. So prepare a good work description.

2010 Standard Specifications changes Section Changes and Extra Work. (was Section D Extra Work in the amendments and 2006). “Extra work” is now called “change order work”. See the “Wording Changes” in your tools binder on how to state it. Section Differing Site Conditions. (was Section of the amendments)

Standard Spec changes We moved but we’re still bid items Section Schedule. (was Section Progress Schedule in the amendments) There are 3 Levels of CPM Schedule in Section Time Related Overhead. (was SSP or )

2010 Standard Specifications changes Payment is now in Section 9. You need to be familiar and know this section as you QA or write a spec. Section D Mobilization. (was Section D in the amendments and Section 11 of the 2006 Std Specs.)

2010 Standard Specifications (Continued) Division I General Provisions Division II General Construction to Division X Materials. Division XI Building Construction. There is only one section in this division. Provisions are all going to be SSPs that will be added in this section.

Moved to the city Areas for Use (was SSP S5-240 Areas for Contractor’s Use) p B Seal Coat Claims (was SSP S Damage Claims) p B 13-4 Job Site Management (was SSP Construction Site Management) p

Ex boilerplate SSP’s Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting (was S2-100) Early return /early start (S3-092) D A Partnering (Dispute Resolution) (was S5-155) A A cost for Cost + Time (renter) A

New address SSP B Supplemental Project Information. (was SSP S5-280) SSP B SSP C Railroad Relations. (was Section 13 Railroad Relations) Old Section 4 SSP C Delayed start SSP F Flex start (Smart start) SSP F

New address SSP C partial pay (was S5-250) SSP C New tool – Bid Item ListBid Item List

Moved to a new neighborhood but please don’t forget us Need Supplemental Work Items Section C Value Analysis Workshop. (was section in the amendments). Section Partnering. (was Section in the amendments) Section E(2) Dispute Resolution Advisor for contracts worth $3M to $10M. Section E(3) Dispute Resolution Board for contract worth over $10M.

Moved to a new neighborhood but please don’t forget us Need Supplemental Work Items Section Payment Adjustments for Price Index Fluctuations. (also rented) SW item (066670)

Moved to a new neighborhood but please don’t forget us Need State Furnished M’tls & Expenses item SSP Department-Furnished Materials. (was S8-M10 State Furnished Materials) SSP

Moving out of town Section D Training. (was Section D in the amendments) The number of trainees or apprentices for the federal training program moved to the Notice to Bidders.

2010 Standard Plans Incorporated 2006 NSPs and RSPs Revised texts to all uppercase, except abbreviations, symbols and notes Relocated “Specs” from Std Plans to Std Specifications

2010 Standard Plans Deleted 2006 Std Plan T7, Const Project Funding ID Sign, in the 2010 Std Plans. SSP refers to HQ Traffic Ops. Web site for details. Did not include proprietary crash cushions and MBGR terminal system end treatments

2010 Standard Plans Updated technical contents: Revised standard MBGR height from 27- 3/4" to 29" per FHWA memo Redesigned crib walls, retaining walls and box culverts based on Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) There’s a digest of changes on the web site under the Std Plans link.digest of changes

2010 Standard Plans List Process works the same Edit the same as for previous editions Place the edited Std Plans list at the beginning of the SP_TEMPLATE (template)

2010 Standard Specifications (Continued) Any questions?

Eligible Partial Pay Items