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Design Manual
Chapter I - General Instructions
Chapter II - ROW, Easement, Fee Simple, Acquisitions and Surveys
Chapter III - Roads and Streets
Chapter IV - Bridges, Culverts and Retaining Walls
Chapter V - Storm Drains
Chapter VI - Stormwater Management (Under Development: See Practices and Procedures Manual)
Chapter VII - Sanitary Sewers
Chapter VIII - Sewage Pumping Stations
Chapter IX - Water Mains and Related Facilities
Chapter X - Landscaping
Chapter XI - Buildings-General
Chapter XII - Permits
Supplement to the Design Manual
- Chapter I - Reference Pumping Station Specifications
- Chapter II - Wet/Dry Well and Submersible Pumping Stations
- Chapter III - Concrete and ROMAR Step and Gravity Septic Tank Installations
- Chapter IV - Grinder Pump Installations
- Chapter V - Liquid and Gas Storage Tanks
Standard Details for Construction
- Section I - General
- Section II - Erosion Control
- Section III - Drainage
- Section IV - Water Mains
- Section V - Sanitary Sewer
- Section VI - Paving | Design Manual Updates - Updated Road Sections - effective 8/24/2020
- Section VII - Roadway and Site Improvements | Design Manual Updates – I-5 and I-14 through I-23 effective 10/12/2022
- Section VIII - Traffic Control
- Section IX - Electrical
- Section X - Landscaping
- Section XI - Tunneling
- Section XII – Pedestrian Facilities | Design Manual Update – PF-1 through PF-29 effective 10/12/2022
Standard Specifications for Construction
Part I - General Provisions
- General Provision 1 - Definitions and Terms
- General Provision 2 - Bidding Requirements and Conditions
- General Provision 3 - Award and Execution of Contract
- General Provision 4 - Scope of Work
- General Provision 5 - Control of Work
- General Provision 6 - Control of Material
- General Provision 7 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to Public
- General Provision 8 - Prosecution and Progress
- General Provision 9 - Measurement and Payment
- General Provision 10 - General Requirements for Construction of Public Improvements by Developers
Part II - Technical Requirements
Maintenance of Traffic
- 01410 - Maintenance of Traffic
- 01411 - Traffic Control Plan for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01412 - Traffic Manager for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01420 - Temporary Raised Pavement Markers for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01421 - Temporary Concrete Barrier for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01422 - W Beam Traffic Barrier for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01423 - Tubular Markers for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01424 - Arrow Panel for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01425 - Drums for Warning and Channelization
- 01430 - Traffic Control Signs Through Construction Areas for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01430-1 01440 - Temporary Crash Cushions (G-R-E-A-TC2) for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01441 - Temporary Sand Container Crash Cushions for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01450 - Temporary Painted Stripe Marking for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01451 - Temporary Pavement Tape Marking for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01460 - Watchperson Service for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01470 - Temporary Graded Aggregate, Bituminous Concrete, and/or Calcium Chloride for Maintenance of Traffic
- 01500 - Protection of the Environment
Subsurface Exploration
Surface Preparation
- 02110 - Clearing and Grubbing
- 02120 - Tree Protection
- 02130 - Adjusting and Replacing Fences, Shrubs, Hedges, etc.02130-1
- 02140 - Adjusting Existing Utilities to Finished Grade
- 02150 - Removal or Abandonment of Existing Utilities and Underground Structures
- 02150-1 02160 - Removal of Existing Pavement, Sidewalk, Curb, and Combination Curb and Gutter
- 02170 - Stripping Existing Bituminous Surface Materials
- 02180 - Removal of Existing Masonry 02180-1
- 02190 - Removal and Disposal of Existing Buildings
Earthwork
- 02210 - General Excavation
- 02220 - Structure Excavation
- 02230 - Channel or Stream Change Excavation
- 02240 - Borrow Excavation
- 02245 - Selected Backfill
- 02246 - Porous Backfill
- 02250 - Trench Excavation, Backfill, and Compaction
- 02260 - Embankment
- 02265 - Tamped Fill
- 02270 - Trimming Existing Ditches
- 02280 - Sod Shoulders
Erosion Control
- 02291 - Riprap Ditches
- 02292 - Concrete Ditches
- 02293 - Concrete Slope and Channel Protection
- 02294 - Gabions
- 02295 - Riprap Slope and Channel Protection
- 02300 - Piling
- 02400 - Excavation Support
Drainage Facilities
- 02510 - Underdrains
- 02511 - Spring Control
- 02512 - Dewatering
- 02520 - Pipe, Structural Plate Pipe and Pipe Arch, and Box Culverts
- 02530 - Storm Drainage Structures
- 02540 - Storm Drain Rehabilitation
Water Facilities
- 02551 - Water Mains
- 02552 - Water Valves and Appurtenances
- 02553 - Water Services, Water Meter Settings, and Vaults
- 02554 - Fire Hydrants
- 02555 - Production Well
Sanitary Sewer Facilities
- 02561 - Sanitary Sewers and Sanitary House Connections
- 02562 - Sanitary Sewer Manholes
- 02563 - Sanitary Sewer Force Mains
- 02564 - Connections to Existing Sanitary Sewer Facilities
- 02565 - Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
- 02566 - Low-Pressure Sewer Systems
Subgrade
Base Courses
- 02621 - Aggregate Base and Subbase Courses
- 02622 - Stabilized Aggregate Base Course
- 02630 - Stabilized Shoulders
Bituminous Pavements
- 02641 - Bituminous Concrete Pavement
- 02642 - Sand Asphalt Base
- 02643 - Plant Mixed Seal
- 02644 - Bituminous Surface Treatment
- 02645 - Asphalt Support Fabric
Portland Cement Concrete Pavements
- 02651 - Plain and Reinforced Portland Cement Concrete Pavements
- 02652 - Continuously Reinforced Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
- 02655 - Interlocking Pavers
- 02660 - Sidewalks
- 02670 - Curb, Combination Curb and Gutter, and Monolithic Median
- 02680 - Patching Pavement
Roadside and Site Improvements
Traffic Control Facilities
Electrical Facilities
- 02730 - General Electrical Work
- 02731 - Electrical Conduit and Fittings
- 02732 - Precast Electrical Handboxes
- 02733 - Electrical Pull and Junction Boxes
- 02734 - Concrete Foundations
- 02735 - Electrical Cable
Traffic Signals
- 02740 - Signal Heads
- 02741 - Traffic Signal Electrical Conduit
- 02742 - Loop Detectors
- 02743 - Loop Detector Amplifiers
- 02744 - Signal Handboxes
- 02745 - Push Buttons
Poles
Lighting
Landscaping Topsoil
- 02811 - Salvaged Topsoil
- 02812 - Placing Salvaged Topsoil
- 02813 - Furnished Topsoil
- 02820 - Turf Establishment
- 02830 - Solid Sodding
- 02840 - Jute Matting Over Sod
- 02850 - Soil Stabilization Matting
- 02860 - Furnish and Plant Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Groundcovers, and Seedling Stock
Boring, Jacking and Tunneling
Fixed Price Contingent Items
- 02951 - Contingent Temporary Accommodation of Traffic Graded Aggregate, Bituminous Concrete, Calcium Chloride
- 02952 - Contingent Patching Existing Pavement Bituminous Concrete Portland Cement Concrete
- 02953 - Contingent Excavation Test Pit, Class 1A, Class 3A
- 02954 - Contingent Backfill Graded Aggregate, Selected, Borrow, Embankment
- 02955 - Contingent Excavation Support Timber Sheeting, Steel Sheeting
- 02956 - Contingent Underdrains
- 02957 - Contingent Cast-in-place Concrete Mix No. 1, Mix No. 3