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2007STANDARDSPECIFICATIONSFORHIGHWAYCONSTRUCTION
The South Carolina Department of Transportation 2007 Standard Specificationsfor Highway Construction is hereby approved for application on highway andrelated construction contracts as referenced in the Contract and the Plans, andapplies as noted and amended by those documents.Approved,D. R. Shealy, P.E.Director of ConstructionI hereby certify that The South Carolina Department of Transportation 2007Standard Specifications for Highway Construction was prepared under my directsupervision and that I am a duly registered professional engineer under the lawsof the State of South Carolina.G. A. Peck, P.E.Construction Specifications EngineerCOPIES OF THIS BOOK MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:South Carolina Department of TransportationEngineering Publications Office955 Park StreetColumbia, South Carolina 29201Telephone 803-737-4533Fax 803-737-4530E-mail: doing/const man.shtmlAll orders must be prepaid. We accept payment by check, US Postal moneyorder, Visa or Mastercard. Shipping and handling are separate from the price ofthe book. A street address is required for shipping for tracking purposes.
TABLE OF CONTENTSSOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION2007 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONSFOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTIONDIVISION 100GENERAL PROVISIONSSECTION 101DEFINITIONS AND TERMS101.1 General .1101.2 Abbreviations and Acronyms .1101.3 Terms and Definitions.4101.3.1 General .4101.3.2 Acceleration and Deceleration Lanes.5101.3.3 (the) Advertisement .5101.3.4 Award.5101.3.5 Base Course .5101.3.6 Bid Proposal .5101.3.7 Bidder .5101.3.8 Bridge .5101.3.9 Calendar Day.6101.3.10 Change Order .6101.3.11 Channel .6101.3.12 (the) Commission .6101.3.13 Construction Estimate .6101.3.14 (SCDOT) Construction Manual.6101.3.15 (the) Contract.6101.3.16 Contract Bond.7101.3.17 Contract Item (or Pay Item or Bid Item) .7101.3.18 Contract Time .7101.3.19 Contract Completion Date .7101.3.20 (the) Contractor .7101.3.21 (the) County .7101.3.22 Crossover .7101.3.23 Culvert .8101.3.24 (the) Department .8101.3.25 (the) Designer (of Record).8101.3.26 (the) Director.8101.3.27 (the) Engineer .8101.3.28 Engineering District .8101.3.29 Equipment.8101.3.30 Extension .8101.3.31 Extra Work .8101.3.32 Force Account Work Order .9101.3.33 Highway .9101.3.34 (the) Inspector.9101.3.35 Laboratory.9101.3.36 Letting .9101.3.37 Lump Sum .9101.3.38 Materials .9101.3.39 Median .9i
TABLE OF 82101.3.83101.3.84101.3.85101.3.86101.3.87Optimum Moisture Content for Compaction .9Parking Lane .9Pavement.10Pavement Structure .10Payment Bond .10Performance and Indemnity Bond .10(the) Plans (or Design Plans) .10Preconstruction Conference .10Prequalification .10(the) Project .10Proposal (or Contract Proposal) .11Proposal Guaranty ( or Bid Bond) .11Ramp .11Right-of-Way.11Road .11Roadbed .11Roadside.11Roadway.11SC-T-XXX .11SC-M-XXX(MMYY) .12Shop Plans .12Shoulder .12Sidewalk .12Skew or Skew Angle.12(the) Special Provisions .12(the) Specifications .13Specified Completion Date .13(SCDOT) Standard Drawings .13(these) Standard Specifications.13(the) State .13State Highway Engineer .13Street .13Structure .13Subbase .14Subcontractor .14Subgrade .14Substantial Completion of Work .14Substructure .14Superintendent .14Superstructure .14Supplemental Specifications .14(the) Surety .15Temporary Structure.15Traffic Lane.15Travelway or Traveled Way.15Unit Price .15(the) Work .15Working Drawings .15SECTION 102BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND 102.9Prequalification .16Proposal.16Interpretation of Quantities .17Examination of Plans, Specifications, Work Site, etc .17Electronic Bidding .17Counterproposals .17Qualifying Letters Prohibited .17Irregular Bids .17Proposal Guaranty.18ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS102.10 Withdrawal of Bids .18102.11 Public Opening of Bids .19102.12 Disqualification of Bidders .19SECTION 103AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS103.1 Consideration of Proposals .20103.2 Award of a Contract .20103.3 Cancellation of Award.20103.4 Return of Proposal Guaranty.20103.5 Bond Requirements .20103.6 Execution of the Contract .21103.7 Failure to Execute the Contract and Provide Bonds and Insurance Certificates.21103.8 Contractor’s Liability Insurance .21103.9 Deferral and Cancellation of Contract .23103.10 Mobilization.23103.11 Measurement and Payment .24SECTION 104SCOPE OF WORK104.1 Intent of Contract .25104.2 Alteration of Plans or Character of Work .25104.3 Value Engineering .26104.4 Extension of the Contract .30104.5 Extra Work .30104.6 Detours and Haul Roads .30104.7 Maintenance and Maintaining Traffic.31104.8 Removal and Disposal of Structures and Obstructions .31104.9 Rights In and Use of Materials Found on the Work.32104.10 Final Cleaning Up .32SECTION 105CONTROL OF WORK105.1 Authority of the RCE .33105.2 The Design Plans, Shop Plans, and Working Drawings.33105.3 Conformity with Plans and Specifications.34105.4 Coordination of Plans, Specifications, and Special Provisions.35105.5 Cooperation by Contractors.35105.6 Cooperation with Utilities .36105.7 Cooperation between Contractors .36105.8 Construction Stakes, Lines, and Grades .37105.8.1 Construction Stakes, Lines, and Grades Partially Provided by the Department .37105.8.2 Construction Stakes, Lines, and Grades Provided by the Contractor .38105.8.3 Construction Stakes, Lines, and Grades Provided by the Contractor for Bridge(s) Only .39105.9 Authority and Duties of the RCE's Representatives .41105.10 Inspection of the Work .41105.11 Removal of Unacceptable and Unauthorized Work.42105.12 Load Restriction.42105.13 Failure to Maintain Roadway or Structure .43105.14 Termination for Convenience .43105.15 Acceptance and Final Inspection.44105.15.1 Partial Acceptance.44105.15.2 Final Acceptance .44105.16 Claims for Adjustment and Disputes .44105.16.1 General .44105.16.2 Delay Claims.44105.16.3 Claims for Acceleration.46iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS105.16.4 Other Claims.46105.16.5 Recoverable Damages .46105.16.6 Non-Recoverable Damages .47105.16.7 Required Contents of Claims.47105.16.8 Required Certification of Claims .48105.16.9 Auditing of Claims.49105.16.10 Remedies Exclusive .50105.17 General Design Features .50SECTION 106CONTROL OF MATERIAL106.1 Source of Supply and Quality of Materials .51106.2 Local Material Sources .51106.3 Samples and Tests .51106.4 Plant Inspection .52106.5 Field Laboratory.52106.6 Storage of Materials .52106.7 Handling Materials .53106.8 Unacceptable Material .53106.9 Material Guaranty .53106.10 Material Pit Acquisition and Testing .54106.11 Source of Production of Iron and Steel Products .54SECTION 107LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO PUBLIC107.1 Laws to be Observed.55107.2 Permits, Licenses, and Taxes .55107.3 Patented Devices, Materials, and Processes .55107.4 Restoration of Surfaces Opened by Permit .55107.5 Federal Participation.56107.6 Sanitary Health and Safety Provisions .56107.7 Air Pollution Control .56107.8 Quarantine Regulations .56107.9 Public Convenience and Safety.57107.10 Construction of Bridges Over or Adjacent to Navigable Waters.57107.11 Traffic Control .58107.12 Measurement and Payment for Traffic Control.58107.13 Correcting Low Shoulder Conditions .59107.13.1 Identifying Existing Low Shoulders Before the Commencement of Work .59107.13.2 Maintenance of Low Shoulder Signs During the Project .59107.13.3 Work Related to Existing Low Shoulders .59107.13.4 Correction of Low Shoulders Created by Resurfacing .59107.14 Railway/Highway Provisions.60107.15 Use of Explosives .60107.16 Preservation and Restoration of Property, Trees, Monuments, etc.60107.17 Forest Protection .61107.18 Responsibility for Claims, etc. .61107.19 Third Party Liability .62107.20 Opening of Section of Highway to Traffic .62107.21 Contractor's Responsibility for the Work.63107.22 Contractor's Responsibility for Utility Property and Services.63107.23 Furnishing Right-of-Way .63107.24 Personal Liability of Public Officials.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation 2007 Standard Specifications for Highway Construction is hereby approved for application on highway and
