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2008 Boiler Plate Special Provisions
Introduction
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These 2008 boiler plate special provisions are used with the 2008 Standard Specifications.
 
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Part 00000
2008 Boiler Plate Special Provisions
 
Documents and Forms
Section Description Effective Date
SPLISTBid Booklet/Special Provisions Document Assembly (Updated 05-10-12) 
n/a
BB COVCover Page (Bid Booklet)12-10-09
BB001Description of Work Page (Bid Booklet)03-08-12
SP COVCover Page (Special Provisions)12-10-09
SP001Description of Work Page (Special Provisions)12-10-09
TOC FEDTable of Contents (Federal funded projects)11-10-11
TOC STATable of Contents (State funded projects)06-21-12
DBEAssigned DBE Contract Goal (Federal funded projects)03-10-11
MWESB Assigned MWESB Aspirational Target (State funded projects)[NEW]06-07-12
IN GOALIndian Goal and Compliance Fee08-18-11
RR BNSFBurlington Northern Sante Fe Railway
Contactor Requirements and Exhibits
11-12-09
RR CORPCentral Oregon & Pacific Railroad
Contactor Agreement and Exhibits
12-10-09
RR INPRIdaho Northern & Pacific Railroad
Contractor's Agreement and Exhibits
11-12-09
RR PNWRPortland & Western Railroad
Contractor Agreement and Exhibits
11-12-09
RR UPRRUnion Pacific Railroad
Contractor's Agreement and Exhibits
11-12-09
RRSOther Railroad Contractor Requirements Without RR Insurance (When RR Insurance is not required)03-31-08
PAINT 12Coating Quality Warranty and Performance Bond
(12 month coating warranty)
12-11-08
PAINT 36Coating Quality Warranty and Performance Bond
(36 month coating warranty)
12-11-08
SIGSignature Page04-26-12
SP002Special Provisions Page 1 - Work to be Done04-08-10

Part 00100
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General Conditions
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
00110Organization, Conventions, Abbreviations, and Definitions03-31-08
00120Bidding Requirements and Procedures03-08-12
00130Award and Execution of Contract03-08-12
00140Scope of Work07-22-10
00150Control of Work03-22-12
00160Source of Materials03-31-08
00165Quality of Materials03-08-12
00170Legal Relations and Responsibilities02-23-12
00180Prosecution and Progress08-18-11
00190Measurement of Pay Quantities03-31-08
00195
Payment
05-06-10
00196Payment for Extra Work03-31-08
00197Payment for Force Account Work03-31-08
00199Disagreements, Protests and Claims03-31-08

Part 00200
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Temporary Features and Appurtenances
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
00205Field Laboratory, Weighhouse, Etc.03-31-08
00210Mobilization03-31-08
00220Accommodations for Public Traffic08-18-11
00225Work Zone Traffic Control  (Requires 02110 and 02910Requires 00440 for temporary traffic signal)
01-26-12
00230Temporary Detours (Requires 02320 for embankment geotextile)08-19-10
00235Agency Provided Material Sources and Disposal Sites06-23-11
00240Temporary Drainage Facilities03-31-08
00245Temporary Water Management [NEW] (Requires 00290)03-10-11
00250Temporary Detour Bridges (May require 00230)04-26-12
00251Agency Provided Temporary Bridges(May require 00230)03-31-08
00252Temporary Work Bridges (Bridge or Trestle)08-18-11
00253Temporary Work Platform03-31-08
00254Temporary Work Access (Platforms or Scaffolding)03-31-08
00256Temporary Retaining Walls01-13-11
00270Temporary Fences03-31-08
00280Erosion and Sediment Control (Requires 00440, 02510, and 02630 for tire wash facility. Requires 01030 for temporary seeding. Requires 02320 for subgrade, sediment fence and drainage geotextile.  Requires 02630 for sediment trap. Requires 03020 for commercial compost.)
09-22-11
00290Environmental Protection (Requires 00245 for temporary water management.) 05-10-12
 00293Decommission Underground Storage Tanks (Requires 00294) [NEW]07-19-12
 00294Contaminated Media [NEW]07-19-12
 00295Asbestos Materials [NEW]07-19-12
 00296Paint and Painted Materials [NEW]07-19-12
 00297PCB and Mercury Containing Equipment (Requires 00950) [NEW]07-19-12
 00298Well Preservation and Abandonment (Requires 00294 when contaminated soil or contaminated groundwater will be encountered.) [NEW]07-19-12
 00299Decommission Underground Injection Control Systems (Requires 00294 when contaminated soil or contaminated groundwater will be encountered.) [NEW]07-19-12
 0A299Decommission Septic Systems [NEW]07-19-12

Part 00300
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Roadwork
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
00305Construction Survey Work (Requires 00150 to establish survey responsibilities)08-19-10
00310Removal of Structures and Obstructions03-31-08
00320Clearing and Grubbing08-18-11
00330Earthwork (May require 00235)10-20-11
00331Subgrade Stabilization (Requires 02320 and 02630) 08-18-11
00333Aggregate Ditch Lining03-31-08
00334Preparation of Shoulders03-31-08
00335Blasting Methods and Protection of Excavation Backslopes05-16-08
00340Watering03-31-08
00344Treated Subgrade03-31-08
00350Geosynthetic Installation (Requires 02320)08-18-11
00360Drainage Blanket03-31-08
00370Finishing Roadbeds03-31-08
00380Roadwork, Hourly Rate Basis03-31-08
00390Riprap Protection (Requires 00350 when riprap geotextile is paid separately. Requires 02320 for riprap geogextile)02-17-11
00396Shotcrete Slope Stabilization (Requires 02050 and 02510)03-10-11
00398Rock Slope Stabilization and Reinforcement (Requires 00440) 05-16-08

Part 00400
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Drainage and Sewers
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
00405Trench Excavation, Bedding, and Backfill (Requires 00440, 00442, and 02630) 12-11-08
00406Tunneling, Boring, and Jacking (Requires 02630)09-22-11
00410Pipe Lining07-16-09
00420Salvaging Pipe03-31-08
00430Subsurface Drains (Requires 0035000440, and 02320) 08-19-10
00432Wearing Surface Drains (Requires 00440 for concrete protection blocks) 06-26-08
00435Prefabricated Vertical Drains03-31-08
00440Commercial Grade Concrete (Requires 02030 and 02050)01-13-11
00442Controlled Low Strength Materials (Requires 02030)01-14-10
00445Sanitary, Storm, Culvert, Siphon, and Irrigation Pipe (Requires 00405. Requires 00440 for conc. pipe. Requires 00495 for trench resurfacing. Requires 02410 for steel reinf. polyethylene or polypropylene pipe.
Requires 02510 for reinf. in blocks)
08-18-11
00446Trench Drains (Requires 00440) 06-04-09
00450Structural Plate Shaped Structures (Requires 00440 and 02430) 12-02-10
00459Cast-In-Place Concrete Pipe03-31-08
00460Paved Culvert End Slopes (Requires 00440) 05-16-08
00470Manholes, Catch Basins, and Inlets (Requires 00440 and 02510Requires  02450 for inlets) 03-10-11
00475Drain Wells03-31-08
00480Drainage Curbs (Requires 00440 and 02440) 05-19-11
00490Work on Existing Sewers and Structures (Requires 00440, 00442, and 02510) 03-10-11
00495Trench Resurfacing (Requires 02630)09-22-11

Part 00500
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Bridges
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
00501Bridge Removal09-22-11
00503Bridge Deck Cold Plane Pavement Removal10-20-11
00510Structure Excavation and Backfill (Requires 02630) 02-26-09
00512Drilled Shafts (Requires 02030, 02510, and 02690)06-07-12
00520Driven Piles06-04-09
00530Steel Reinforcement for Concrete (Requires 02510)01-26-12
00532Rebar Continuity03-31-08
00535Resin Bonded Anchor Systems (Requires 02510)03-10-11
00536Internal Shear Anchors02-05-09
00538Crack Injecting Existing Bridges02-05-09
00540Structural Concrete (Requires 02030, 02210, 02440, and 02690)05-10-12
00545Reinforced Concrete Bridge End Panels (Requires 02030, 02630, and 02690)09-22-11
00550Precast Prestressed Concrete Members (Requires 02030, 02210, 0251002560, and 02690)05-10-12
00555Post-Tensioning08-18-11
00556Multi-Layer Polymer Concrete Overlay [NEW]05-24-12
00557Premixed Polymer Concrete Overlays06-07-12
00559Silica Fume and Latex Modified Concrete Ovelays02-23-12
00560Structural Steel Bridges (Requires 02560)09-23-10
00570Timber Structures (Requires 02210. Require 02150 for lightweight metal connectors.)05-10-12
00581Bridge Drainage Systems (Requires 02560)04-08-10
00582Bridge Bearings  (Requires 02570 for composite bearings)09-23-10
00583Electrical Conduit in Structures03-31-08
00584Elastomeric Concrete Nosing06-10-10
00585Expansion Joints (Requires 02440)05-19-11
00587Bridge Rails (Requires 02030, 02210, and 02690)05-10-12
00589Utility Attachments on Structures (Requires 02910)10-20-11
00591Waterproofing Membrane03-31-08
00592Spray Waterproofing Membrane [NEW]04-26-12
00593Powder Coating Metal Structures07-16-09
00594Preparing and Coating Metal Structures01-26-12
00595Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts12-10-09
0A596Mechanically Stabilized Retaining Walls (Requires 00440,  02030, 02630, and 02690.
Requires 02320 for drainage and riprap geotextile and for geogrids) 
07-19-12
0B596Prefabricated Modular Retaining Walls (Requires 00440,  02030, 02630, and 02690.
Requires 02320 for drainage and riprap geotextile) 
09-22-11
0C596Cast-In-Place Retaining Walls (Requires 00440,  02030, and 02630.
Requires 02320 for drainage geotextile)
11-18-10
00597Sound Walls (Requires 00440 and 02440) 05-19-11
00599Concrete Slope Paving (Requires 00440) 05-16-08

Part 00600
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Bases
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
00610Reconditioning Existing Roadway03-31-08
00620Cold Plane Pavement Removal08-18-11
00622Grinding Concrete Pavement [NEW]08-18-11
00635Grid-Rolled Aggregate Subbase03-31-08
00640Aggregate Base and Shoulders03-31-08
00641Aggregate Subbase, Base, and Shoulders (Requires 02630 and 02640) 05-10-12
00645Recycled Asphalt Products in Base03-31-08
00670Concrete Pavement Undersealing (Requires 02030)10-20-11
00680Stockpiled Aggregates (Requires 02630)09-22-11

Part 00700
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Wearing Surfaces
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
00705Emulsified Asphalt Prime Coat and Emulsified Asphalt Fog Coat03-31-08
00706Emulsified Asphalt Slurry Seal Surfacing03-31-08
00710Single Application Emulsified Asphalt Surface Treatment09-22-11
00715Multiple Application Emulsified Asphalt Surface Treatment09-22-11
00730Emulsified Asphalt Tack Coat03-31-08
00735Emulsified Asphalt Concrete Pavement (Requires 00730.  May require 00705, 00710 or 00715)09-22-11
00744Minor Hot Mixed Asphalt Concrete (MHMAC) Pavement (Requires 00730) 11-10-11
00745Hot Mixed Asphalt Concrete (HMAC) (Requires 00730) 06-21-12
00746Crack Sealing Flexible Pavements06-04-09
00748Asphalt Concrete Pavement Repair (Requires 02630. Requires 02320 for subgrade geotextile)09-22-11
00749Miscellaneous Asphalt Concrete Structures (Requires 02630)09-22-11
00755Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (Requires 02030, 02050 0244002510, and 02690)11-10-11
00756Plain Concrete Pavement (Requires 02030, 0205002440, and 02690)09-22-11
00758Reinforced Concrete Pavement Repair (Requires 02050, 02440, and 02510)05-19-11
00759Miscellaneous Portland Cement Concrete Structures (Requires 0044002440, and 02630.  Requires 02510 for reinforcement. Requires 02830 for handrail) 10-20-11
00760Unit Pavers12-11-08

Part 00800
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Permanent Traffic Safety and Guidance Devices
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
00810Metal Guardrail01-14-10
00811Cable Barrier (Requires 00440) 05-16-08
00812Adjusting Guardrail01-14-10
00813Steel Backed Timber Guardrail [NEW]04-26-12
00815Bollards (Requires 00440)05-16-08
00820Concrete Barrier (Requires 00440, 02210, 02440, and 02510) 05-10-12
00822Glare Shields03-31-08
00830Impact Attenuators (Requires 00440) 08-18-11
00840Delineators and Milepost Marker Posts03-26-09
00842Facility Identification Markers [NEW]03-22-12
00850Common Provisions for Permanent Pavement Markings04-26-12
00851Pavement Marking Removal02-09-12
00855Pavement Markers (Requires 00850) 06-12-08
00856Surface Mounted Tubular Markers03-31-08
00857Rumble Strips11-10-11
00860Longitudinal Pavement Markings - Paint (Requires 00850) 01-14-10
00865Longitudinal Pavement Markings - Durable (Requires 00850) 08-19-10
00866Longitudinal Pavement Markings - High Performance (Requires 00850) 02-25-10
00867Transverse Pavement Markings - Legends and Bars (Requires 00850) 08-19-10

Part 00900
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Permanent Traffic Control and Illumination Systems
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
00902Crosswalk Closure Barricades06-23-11
00905Removal and Reinstallation of Existing Signs03-31-08
00910Wood Sign Posts (Requires 02110) 06-10-10
00920Sign Support Footings (Requires 00440) 05-16-08
00930Metal Sign Supports (Requires 02560)07-22-10
00940Signs (Requires 02910)04-28-11
00941Sign Covers03-31-08
00950Removal of Electrical Systems03-31-08
00960Common Provisions for Electrical Systems (Requires 00440 and 00442) 04-08-10
00962Metal Illumination and Traffic Signal Supports (Requires 00440 and 02560) 07-22-10
00963Signal Support Drilled Shafts (Requires 00440 and 02510) 03-10-11
00965Camera Poles and Foundations (Requires 02560)10-20-11
00970Highway Illumination (Requires 00960 and 00962)06-04-09
00990Traffic Signals (Requires 0096000962 and 02920  May require 00963 and 02925)04-08-10

Part 01000
2008 Boiler Plate Special Provisions
 
Right of Way Development and Control
SectionDescription Effective Date
01010 Stormwater Control, Water Quality Structures (Requires 00842) [NEW]03-22-12
01011  Stormwater Control, Ponds (Requires 00842. Requires 02320 when drainage or riprap geotextile is used. Requires 03020 whe water quality mixture is used.) [NEW]03-22-12
01012  Stormwater Control, Water Quality Biofiltration Swale (Requires 00842. Requires 02320 when drainage or riprap geotextile is used. Requires 03020 whe water quality mixture is used.) [NEW]03-22-12
01013  Stormwater Control, Water Quality Bioslope (Requires 00842. Requires 02320 when drainage geotextile is used.) [NEW]03-22-12
01014 Stormwater Control, Water Quality Filter Strip (Requires 00842Requires 03020 whe water quality mixture is used.) [NEW]03-22-12
01030 Seeding (Requires 03020 for commercial compost.)10-20-11
01040 Planting (Requires 03020 for commercial compost.)09-22-11
01050Fences (Requires 00440)05-16-08
01060Cattle Guards Requires 02510)03-10-11
01070Mailbox Supports (Requires 00440 for concrete collars) 12-02-10
01090Gravel Beds and Blankets03-31-08
01091Waterway Enhancements03-31-08
01095Site Furnishings03-31-08

Part 01100
2008 Boiler Plate Special Provisions
 
Water Supply Systems
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
01120Irrigation Systems03-31-08
01140Potable Water Pipe and Fittings (Requires 02630. Requires 00440 for thrust blocks) 09-22-11
01150Potable Water Valves (Requires 00440 for thrust blocks) 05-16-08
01160Hydrants and Appurtenances (Requires 00440 for thrust blocks) 05-16-08
01170Potable Water Service Connections, 2 Inch and Smaller03-31-08

Part 02000
2008 Boiler Plate Special Provisions
 
Materials
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
02030Modifiers01-14-10
02050Curing Materials10-20-11
02110Posts, Blocks, and Braces06-10-10
02150Lumber and Timber Connections03-31-08
02210Coating Materials for Timber and Concrete
[NEW]
05-10-12
02320Geosynthetics06-07-12
02410Concrete and Plastic Pipe08-18-11
02430Structural Plate Pipe12-02-10
02440Joint Materials05-19-11
02450Manhole and Inlet Materials07-16-09
02510Reinforcement03-10-11
02560Fasteners04-08-10
02570Composite Bearings01-26-12
02630Base Aggregate09-22-11
02640Shoulder Aggregate09-22-11
02690PCC Aggregate09-22-11
02830Handrail06-04-09
02910Sign Materials02-09-12
02920Common Electrical Materials04-08-10
02925Traffic Signal Materials04-08-10

Part 03000
2008 Boiler Plate Special Provisions
 
Materials
SectionDescriptionEffective Date
03020
Erosion Materials
07-22-10