127EAW26Q0041 - Cone Peak Road Repairs

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND BRIDGES ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS FP-24 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Federal Lands Highway -- 1 of 902 -- Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects FP-24 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration -- 2 of 902 -- -- 3 of 902 -- -- 4 of 902 -- i PREFACE These Standard Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects are issued primarily for constructing roads and bridges on Federal Highway projects under the direct administration of the Federal Highway Administration. These specifications are cited as "FP-24" indicating "Federal Project" Standard Specifications issued in 2024. When designated in a contract, the FP-24 becomes part of the contract and binding upon all parties to the contract. Construction contracts of the Federal Highway Administration are also governed by the following regulations: • Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1; and • Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR), Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 12. The FAR and TAR regulations are not included in the FP-24. A complete copy of the FAR is available from the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402. U.S. Customary units of measure are used in the FP-24. The references to Metric or Metric units apply only where standardized testing requires Metric units of measure. -- 5 of 902 -- ii METRIC TO U.S. CUSTOMARY CONVERSION FACTORS (approximate) Symbol When You Know Multiply By To Find Symbol LENGTH μm micrometers 3.9 × 10 -5 inches in mm millimeters 0.039 inches in m meters 3.28 feet ft m meters 1.09 yards yd km kilometers 0.621 miles mi AREA mm 2 square millimeters 0.0016 square inches in 2 m 2 square meters 10.764 square feet ft2 m 2 square meters 1.195 square yards yd 2 ha hectares 2.47 acres ac km 2 square kilometers 0.386 square miles mi2 VOLUME mL milliliters 0.034 fluid ounces fl oz L liters 0.264 gallons gal m 3 cubic meters 35.31 cubic feet ft3 m 3 cubic meters 1.308 cubic yards yd 3 MASS g grams 0.035 ounces oz kg kilograms 2.2046 pounds lb Mg megagrams 1.1023 short tons T (or "t") (or "metric ton") (2000 lb) TEMPERATURE (exact) °C Celsius temperature 1.8C +32 Fahrenheit temperature °F ILLUMINATION lx lux 0.0929 foot-candles fc cd/m 2 candela/m 2 0.2919 foot-Lamberts fl MISCELLANEOUS J joule 0.7376 foot·poundforce ft·lbf N newtons 0.225 poundforce lbf kPa kilopascals 0.145 Poundforce per square inch lbf/in 2 -- 6 of 902 -- iii Table of Contents DIVISION 100 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................1 Section 101. — TERMS, FORMAT, AND DEFINITIONS .................................................................2 Section 102. — BID, AWARD, AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT ............................................12 Section 103. — SCOPE OF WORK ....................................................................................................14 Section 104. — CONTROL OF WORK .............................................................................................16 Section 105. — CONTROL OF MATERIAL .....................................................................................26 Section 106. — ACCEPTANCE OF WORK ......................................................................................29 Section 107. — LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC ......................40 Section 108. — PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS .........................................................................45 Section 109. — MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT .......................................................................48 DIVISION 150 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................60 Section 151. — MOBILIZATION ......................................................................................................61 Section 152. — CONSTRUCTION SURVEY AND STAKING .......................................................62 Section 153. — CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL ..................................................................69 Section 154. — CONTRACTOR SAMPLING AND TESTING ........................................................73 Section 155. — SCHEDULES FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS ...........................................75 Section 156. — PUBLIC TRAFFIC ....................................................................................................84 Section 157. — SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL......................................................88 Section 158. — WATERING FOR DUST CONTROL ......................................................................93 DIVISION 200 EARTHWORK ...........................................................................................................94 Section 201. — CLEARING AND GRUBBING ................................................................................95 Section 202. — ADDITIONAL CLEARING AND GRUBBING ......................................................97 Section 203. — REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES AND OBSTRUCTIONS ......................................98 Section 204. — EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT ................................................................102 Section 205. — ROCK BLASTING..................................................................................................113 Section 206. — RESERVED .............................................................................................................122 Section 207. — EARTHWORK GEOSYNTHETICS ......................................................................123 Section 208. — STRUCTURE EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR SELECTED MAJOR …