Blair Bridge Road at Oak Ridge Road / Riverside Parkway

SPECIAL PROVISIONS
SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS
Effective GDOT Shelf and Special Provisions NOT included in 2021 Edition of Standard
Specifications for Construction of Transportation Systems, as Modified in the 2024 Edition
The following sections are applicable to this contract as GDOT Shelf and Special Provisions not
included in the 2021 revision of GDOT's Standard Specifications and are specified as an attached:
Special Provision - Utility Conflicts (dated 8/6/2012)
Section 108.07 - Prosecution and Progress/Determination of Contract Time (8/21/2026)
Section 108.08 - Prosecution and Progress/Failure or Delay in Completing Work on Time (8/21/2026)
Section 150 - Traffic Control (dated 8/22/2025)
Section 150.3 - Traffic Control / Construction Requirements (8/21/2026)
Section 201 - Clearing and Grubbing Right-of-Way (7/21/2025)
Section 653 - Thermoplastic Traffic Stripe
Section 801 - Fine Aggregate (dated 7/24/2025)
Section 828 - Hot Mix Asphaltic Concrete Mixtures (4/13/2026)

First Use Date: January 1, 2007
Revised: March 26, 2008
March 5, 2009
September 30, 2009
August 6, 2012
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
STATE OF GEORGIA
SPECIAL PROVISION
Utility Conflicts
Utility companies having known facilities that conflict with the construction of this
project will be directed by the Department to adjust or relocate their facilities and will be
notified of the contract award.
Conform to all the requirements of the Specifications as they relate to cooperation with
utility owners and the protection of utility installations that exist on the project. Refer to
the requirements of Section 107, Legal Regulations and Responsibility to the Public, with
particular attention to Subsection 107.21.
Coordinate The Work with any work to be performed by others in any right of way
clearance and arrange a schedule of operations that will allow for completion of the
Project within the specified contract time. Where stage construction is required, notify
the utility owner when each stage of work is completed and the site is available for utility
work to proceed.
Information concerning utility facilities known to exist within the project limits,
including the list of owners, is available for reference.
Under Georgia Code Section 32-6-171, utilities are required to remove or relocate their
facilities. The Department is required to give the utility at least 60 days written notice
directing the removal, relocation, or adjustment and the utility owner is required to begin
work within the time specified in the utility's work plan or revised work plan.
Upon request, copies of all approved Work Plans submitted by utility companies having
facilities on this project will be made available for examination by the Contractor at the
Department's District Office. Utility Adjustment Schedules, when submitted to the
Department by the utilities, will be made available to the Contractor after the Notice to
Contractors has been posted by the Office of Construction Bidding Administration. The
Contractor is responsible for considering in its bid all existing and proposed utility
locations and the removals, relocations, and adjustments specified in the Utility's Work
Plan.
For this Project, Utility Owners that are required to remove, relocate, or adjust their
facility to accommodate the construction of this Project may be liable to the Contractor
for damages or delay costs resulting from the Utility Owner's failure to clear conflicts

within the time specified in the approved Utility Work Plan. If the Utility Owner is
unable to submit and obtain Department approval of a revised Work Plan or fails to
complete the removal, relocation, or adjustment of its facilities in accordance with the
approved Work Plan, the Utility Owner may be liable to the Department, or the
Contractor, for damages or delay costs.
In accordance with Subsection 105.06 of the Specifications, the Department is not liable
for payment of any claims due to utility delays, inconvenience or damage sustained by
the Contractor due to interference of any utilities or appurtenances, or the operation of
moving them.
In any case in which the Contractor believes that it will be entitled to damages or delay
costs from the Utility Owner in accordance with O.C.G.A. 32-6-171, the Contractor shall
provide written notice to the Utility Owner and the Department within ten (10) days from
the time of the dispute or potential dispute is identified. The Contractor shall follow the
Procedures for Utility Damages or Delay Costs outlined in the latest edition of The
Utility Accommodation Policy and Standards Manual. Failure to follow the above will
result in waiver of the Contractor's claim against the Utility Owner for damages or delay
costs.
In accordance with Subsection 107.21.G delays by utilities will continue to be considered
by the Department in charging Contract Time. For purposes of applying provisions of
this paragraph, railroads and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
are considered utilities.
Office of Utilities

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE OF
GEORGIA
SPECIAL PROVISION
Section 107 - Legal Regulations and Responsibility to the
Public
Delete Section 107.23.G and substitute the following:
107.23 Environmental Considerations
G. Protection of Migratory Birds and Bats
The following conditions apply to construction, demolition, and maintenance activities on bridges and
box culverts. These conditions are intended as a minimum to protect nesting migratory birds and
roosting bats.
All costs pertaining to any requirement contained herein shall be included in the overall bid submitted
unless such requirement is designated as a separate Pay Item in the Proposal.
1. General Information for Project Personnel
a. The Contractor shall notify project personnel about the potential presence and appearance of
federally protected migratory birds, including without limitation the barn swallow (Hirundo
rustica), cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota), and eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), and
that there are civil and criminal penalties for harassing, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting,
wounding, killing, capturing, or collecting these species in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty
Act of 1918. The law protects adults, fledglings, nestlings, eggs, and active nests. The
Contractor shall notify project personnel about the potential presence and appearance of bats,
all of which are protected under Georgia state law (Official Code of Georgia 27-1-28).
b. Prior to the commencement of work, the Contractor shall post detail sheets with photographs
and information about these species in a conspicuous location in the project field office. The
detail sheets shall be posted until such time that construction has been completed and time
charges have stopped. If there is no project field office, the detail sheets shall be distributed
directly to project personnel.
2. Bridges
a. At least 30 calendar days prior to the start of construction activities, demolition activities, or
maintenance activities on the underside of any bridges, the Contractor shall request the
phone number and email address of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Biologist from the GDOT Area Manager, and shall provide the APHIS Biologist with the
following information via phone. Immediately following that phone call, the Contractor shall
email this information to the APHIS Biologist and copy the GDOT Area Manager and GDOT
State Environmental Liaison at birdreport@dot.ga.gov.

First Use: June 2016
Revised: February 27, 2020
i. Date of call.
ii. GDOT Project Identification (PI) number.
iii. Number of bridges in project area that will be part of the Work.
iv. For each bridge:
1. Bridge serial number.
2. Expected start date of the activities.
3. Expected completion date of the activities.
4. If using a temporary detour and/or work bridge, expected start dates of
construction and demolition.
b. The APHIS Biologist will develop an action plan in coordination with the GDOT Area Manager that
will address nest prevention and removal. The Contractor shall comply with the action plan. Per the
action plan, the APHIS Biologist may conduct routine surveys and perform timely removal of inactive
nests. An inactive nest is a nest that does not contains any eggs or nestlings.
c. The Contractor shall afford the APHIS Biologist right-of-entry in order to access any bridge so that
all nests can be inspected and inactive nests can be removed.
d. The Contractor shall not utilize exclusionary barriers on any bridge due to the risk of entanglement
and entrapment of birds.
3. Box Culverts
a. The construction of box culvert extensions, or demolition or maintenance activities on any box
culvert, shall take place outside of the breeding and nesting season of migratory birds, which begins
April 1 and extends through August 31, unless exclusionary barriers are put in place to prevent birds
from nesting. Exclusionary barriers consist of overlapping strips of flexible plastic (also called "PVC
Strip Doors" or "Strip Curtains"). Due to the risk of entanglement, nets are not appropriate
exclusionary barriers on a box culvert. Exclusionary barriers on any box culvert must be installed prior
to March 15, but at no time between March 15 and August 31 unless the GDOT State Environmental
Liaison provides written authorization.
b. Prior to the installation of any exclusionary barriers, the Contractor shall notify the GDOT Area
Manager and the GDOT State Environmental Liaison at birdreport@dot.ga.gov of the decision to
install exclusionary barriers. This email shall include the following information:
i. GDOT Project Identification (PI) number.
ii. Number of box culverts in project area that will be part of the Work.
iii. Expected date of installation on each box culvert.
iv. Location of each exclusionary barrier installed (station and offset).
c. For any box culvert being demolished, the Contractor shall install exclusionary barriers at both the
inlet and outlet openings. For any box culvert being extended, demolished, or maintained, the
Contractor shall install exclusionary barriers at the inlet or outlet opening where work will take place.
d. While installed, exclusionary barriers shall be inspected by the Contractor at least twice each week
for gaps or other defects that could impair their ability to exclude migratory birds from nesting in a
box culvert. If any gaps or defects are identified, they shall be repaired immediately unless active
nests are present in the box culvert. The Contractor shall ensure no birds or bats are entrapped within
a box culvert while exclusionary barriers are installed on both the inlet and outlet of a box culvert.
4. Reporting Requirements
a. In the instances listed below, the Contractor shall cease work (except for erosion control and traffic
control) on the underside of the bridge or box culvert and notify the GDOT Area Manager as well as
the GDOT State Environmental Liaison at 404-631-1817. Work shall not recommence until written
authorization is received from the GDOT State Environmental Liaison if:

i. migratory birds establish an active nest on a bridge or box culvert,
ii. a migratory bird is harmed or injured,
iii. evidence of a significant bat colony is observed on a bridge or box culvert, such as a high number of
bats (approximately 50 or more) or a large accumulation of guano (bat droppings), or
iv. a bat is harmed or injured.
b. If the Work is suspended, the Contractor may submit a request for additional contract time as allowed under
Section 108. The Department will review the request and may grant additional contract time as justified by the
impact to the Contractor's schedule. Compensation for loss of productivity, rescheduling of crews, rental of
equipment or delays to the Contractor's schedule will not be considered for payment. Additional contract time
will be the only consideration granted to the Contractor.
c. Within 30 calendar days of the completion of the Work and the stopping of time charges, the Contractor shall
provide a report regarding exclusionary barriers to the GDOT State Environmental Liaison at
birdreport@dot.ga.gov. The following information will be included in the report:
i. Contractor's name and address.
ii. Name and title of report preparer.
iii. GDOT Project Identification (PI) number.
iv. County(ies) in which the Project is located.
v. Construction start and end dates.
vi. Date GDOT was notified of intent to install barriers per # 107.23G.3.b.
vii. Quantity and location of structures on which exclusionary barriers were installed.
viii. Type of exclusion material used on each structure.
ix. Start and end date of installation of exclusionary barriers on each structure.
x. Start and end date of removal of exclusionary barriers from each structure.
xi. Photographs of each structure before and after installation of exclusionary barriers.
xii. Photographs of each structure after the removal of the exclusionary barriers.
xiii. Description of any incidents of harm or injury to migratory birds during the Work. This should
include incidents that were reported as required under 107.23G.4.a.
xiv. Description of any incidents of harm or injury to any bat during the Work. This should include
incidents that were reported as required under 107.23G.4.a.
xv. All other information that may be relevant regarding the protection of migratory birds and bats.

August 21, 2026
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
COBB COUNTY GEORGIA
SPECIAL PROVISION
BLAIR BRIDGE ROAD AT OAK RIDGE ROAD / RIVERSIDE PARKWAY
PROJECT NO: B2456
Section 108 - Prosecution and Progress
108.07 Determination of Contract Time
F. Extension of Contract Time
Retain subsection and add the following:
The Contract time includes due allowance for unsuitable weather days during which the work
cannot be performed. For purposes of calculating Contract Time extension requests based on
unsuitable weather sufficient to prevent performance of the work, the Contractor shall first refer
to the unsuitable weather days contemplated under the Contract, in accordance with the schedule
of monthly anticipated unsuitable weather delay days below. The Contractor shall not be entitled
to any extension of Contract time for unsuitable weather unless Contractor encounters actual
unsuitable weather in excess of those days set forth in the schedule below:
January - 10 days February - 9 days March - 7 days April - 5 days
May - 5 days June - 4 days July - 4 days August - 4 days
September - 4 days October - 5 days November - 6 days December - 10 days
The schedule above represents a standard Monday through Friday (5 day) work week. No
extension of Contract Time will be considered for unsuitable weather on Saturdays, Sundays, and
Holidays.
In addition to any other project records required in this Contract, the Contractor shall provide a
monthly record to the County summarizing any unsuitable weather in excess of those anticipated
days indicated in the above schedule for which a request for a weather-related time extension will
be made. The record shall state with particularity a description of the unsuitable weather as well
as a description of the nature and extent of any delay caused by such weather. The Contractor
shall submit the request for weather-related time extension within seven (7) days of the calendar
month end, and such request shall be supported by documentation required by the County
including, but not limited to, official weather reports. Days requested for weather-related time
extensions will be offset against any days available from months with fewer unsuitable weather
days than those provided for in the schedule. Weather-related Contract time extension requests
will not be evaluated until the end of the project.

Weather-related Contract time extension requests will not be considered if Contractor has not
actively pursued the work continuously since issuance of Notice to Proceed. Contractor's failure
to utilize available days shall not warrant an extension of contract time due to unsuitable weather.
Any and all unsuitable weather-related delays shall be non-compensable, and the sole and
exclusive remedy of the Contractor in the event of any such delay is an extension of Contract
Time.
Should the Engineer find that the Contractor is due a Contract Time extension, the Director of the
Cobb County Department of Transportation, or his designee, shall have the authority to execute
change orders for the extension of Contract Time of behalf of the Department, provided no
additional compensation is requested and all other terms of the Contract remain unchanged.
108.08 Failure or Delay in Completing Work on Time
Delete the Schedule of Deductions for Each Day of Overrun in Contract Time table shown in Section
108.08 and replace with the following:
An overall Completion Date of Three Hundred Sixty-Five (365) calendar days has been
established for this Project.
Failure to complete the construction in accordance with the above will result in the assessment of
Liquidated Damages at the rate of $2,000.00 per calendar day or portion thereof.