Intersection Improvements (IIP) - Sterling Boulevard & West Laurel Road, RFQ 696006

COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA
IFB RFQ 696006 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS, SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS &
SPECIAL PROVISIONS COPIED NOTES - ATTACHMENT 8
IIP - STERLING BOULEVARD AND WEST LAUREL AVENUE
DIVISION I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA
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IIP - STERLING BOULEVARD AND WEST LAUREL AVENUE
cn100-000026-07 GENERAL PROJECT REQUIREMENTS, SUPPLEMENTAL
SPECIFICATIONS (SSs), SPECIAL PROVISIONS (SPs) AND SPECIAL
PROVISION COPIED NOTES (SPCNs)
This project shall be constructed according to: the plans; the Virginia
Department of Transportation Road and Bridge Specifications, dated
2020; the Virginia Department of Transportation Road and Bridge
Standards, dated 2016, with revisions issued online as of the
advertisement date for this project incorporated; the 2011 edition of the
Virginia Work Area Protection Manual with Revision Number 2.1
incorporated, dated November 1, 2020; the 2009 edition of the MUTCD
with Revision Numbers 1 and 2 incorporated, dated May 2012; and the
2011 edition of the Virginia Supplement to the MUTCD with Revision
Number 1 dated September 30, 2013; and the Supplemental
Specifications, Special Provisions and Special Provision Copied Notes
in this contract. The status in the Contract of each of these documents
will be according to Section 105.12 of the Specifications.
Special Provision Copied Notes in this contract are designated with
"(SPCN)" after the date.
The information at the top and left of each Special Provision Copied
Note in this contract is file reference information for Department use
only. The information in the upper left corner above the title of each
Supplemental Specification and Special Provision in this contract is file
reference information for Department use only.
5-13-21 (SPCN)
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COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA
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SS101-002020-01 March 24, 2020
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2020 ROAD AND BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS
SECTION 101 - DEFINITIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND TERMS
SECTION 101 - DEFINITIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND TERMS of the
Specifications is amended as follows:
Section 101.01 - Abbreviations and Acronyms is amended to include the following:
ATSSA American Traffic Safety Service Association
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems
MASH Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NTPEP National Transportation Product Evaluation Program
VAC Virginia Administrative Code, when referencing a legal code
Section 101.01 - Abbreviations and Acronyms is amended to replace the following
abbreviations:
VAC Volts Alternating Current when used to define an amount of electrical potential.
Section 101.02 - Terms is amended by inserting the below terms and definitions:
Internet. The electronic communications network that connects computer networks and
organizational computer facilities around the world.
Match-Cure. A process where concrete test specimens are cured at the same
temperature as the product by monitoring the concrete temperature in both the product
and the test specimens and applying heat to the test specimens to match the temperature
of the concrete.
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COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA
IFB RFQ 696006 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS, SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS &
SPECIAL PROVISIONS COPIED NOTES - ATTACHMENT 8
IIP - STERLING BOULEVARD AND WEST LAUREL AVENUE
SS105-002020-01 August 13, 2019
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2020 ROAD AND BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS
SECTION 105 - CONTROL OF WORK
SECTION 105 - CONTROL OF WORK of the Specifications is amended as follows:
Section 105.10(b) - Plans is replaced with the following:
Plans will be furnished to the Contractor electronically without charge.
Plan revisions issued while the project is under construction will be furnished to the
Contractor electronically.
The Contractor shall keep one complete set of plans, standard drawings, Contract
assemblies, and Specifications available on the project at all times. For maintenance
projects, certain sign projects, and other projects having no field office or on which the
Contractor has no office, the Contractor shall keep one complete set of plans, Contract
assemblies, and Specifications with him while prosecuting the Work. In the event items of
Work are required as per the Standard Drawings, the Contractor shall also keep the
appropriate Standard Drawings on the project during the performance of that work.
Plans consisting of general drawings and showing such details as are necessary to give
a comprehensive understanding of the work specified will be furnished by the Department.
Except as otherwise shown on the plans, dimensions shown on the Plans are measured
in the respective horizontal or vertical planes. Dimensions that are affected by gradients
or vertical curvatures shall be adjusted as necessary by the Contractor to accommodate
actual field conditions and shall be specifically denoted as "field adjusted" on the Working
Drawings. Failure on the part of the Contractor to so denote field adjustments on the
Working Drawings shall not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility to accommodate
and incorporate such existing conditions into the finished work.
Section 105.14(a)3 Flagging Traffic is replaced with the following:
Flagging Traffic: Flaggers shall be able to communicate to the traveling public in English
while performing the job duty as a flagger at the flagger station.
Certification for flaggers will be awarded upon a candidate's satisfactory completion of an
examination. Proof of certification shall be carried by flaggers while performing flagging
duties. Flaggers found not to be in possession of their certification card shall be removed
from the flagging site and operations requiring flagging will be suspended by the Engineer
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until a certified flagger is on-site to perform flagging duties in accordance with the
requirements herein. Flaggers performing duties improperly will have their certifications
revoked.
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COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA
IFB RFQ 696006 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS, SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS &
SPECIAL PROVISIONS COPIED NOTES - ATTACHMENT 8
IIP - STERLING BOULEVARD AND WEST LAUREL AVENUE
SQ108-000210-00 October 7,
2016
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SPECIAL PROVISION FOR
SECTION 108.02-LIMITATION OF OPERATIONS
SECTION 108.02-LIMITATIONS OF OPERATIONS of the Specifications is amended to include
the following:
All work areas (and the limits thereof) and lane closures shall be in accordance with the
Virginia Work Area Protection Manual and shall be approved by the Engineer.
Traffic control devices shall be kept clean, legible, and in proper working order at all times.
The Contractor shall provide a person whose responsibility shall be to inspect and maintain
signs, barricades, other channelizing devices, and lights while traffic is restricted due to the
Contractor's operations.
The Contractor shall not conduct operations requiring lane closures when the weather causes
unsafe conditions for the traveling public as determined by the Engineer.
The Contractor shall submit lane and shoulder closure requests to the Engineer for approval
seven (7) days in advance, stating the location, purpose, date, time, and duration of the
closure. Confirmation shall be made twenty-four (24) hours before any scheduled lane
closure and shall include a written reiteration of the proposed tasks and a list of materials,
labor, and equipment to be used.
Complete road closures (for maximum of 20 minutes) require a seventy-two (72) hour
advance confirmation for coordination. The Contractor shall provide adequate advance
notification via variable message and required static signing for lane closures in accordance
with the latest version of the Virginia Work Area Protection Manual. Once a closure is in
place, work shall commence immediately and shall progress on a continuous basis to
completion or to a designated time.
All closures in the Express Lanes on either I-95 or I-495 shall be coordinated with the Express
Lanes Operations Center at least five business days in advance using their Authorization to
Work form (available from the Express Lanes Operations Center at (571) 419-6046.)
Complete road closures on 95 Express Lanes and 495 Express Lanes shall not exceed 30
minutes.
No lane closure signing or other traffic disruptive work may be initiated outside the times
specified. All signs, equipment, and materials shall be removed before the ending closure
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time indicated. No lane closures will be permitted outside the times detailed herein without
the written authorization from the Engineer.
Extension of a lane closure time is not acceptable. Any changes to the allowable time periods
above will require approval in accordance with the Contractor Proposed Alternative Traffic
Control Plans special provision copied note. If the Contractor does not restore traffic lanes
within the allowable time limits, the Contractor will not be allowed further lane closures until
the reasons for the failure are evaluated and the Contractor can provide assurance that the
causes have been corrected.
Restoration of traffic is defined as opening all travel lanes to traffic including the completion
of all construction work, removing or relocating all work zone traffic control devices and signs
to their approved site as determined by the VDOT Engineer, and removing all workers,
materials and equipment from the roadway.
Failure to restore all lanes of traffic by the time limits defined herein will be handled as follows:
The Contractor will not be allowed further lane closures until the reasons for the previous
failure are evaluated.
A formal submission as to the reasons for the failure to restore traffic lanes within the contract
lane closure restrictions and the proposed corrective measures is to be provided to the VDOT
Project Manager within two (2) days of the occurrence. A meeting with the District
Construction Engineer or designee shall be required prior to the next scheduled lane closure
at which the Contractor must be able to provide assurances to the Engineer that adjustments
have been made to eliminate the operational causes of failure to restore all lanes of traffic
within the time limits herein. No modifications to the Contract Time(s) will be granted or
considered for these days.
When applicable, disincentives will be assessed on this project, or sections thereof,
designated as subject to disincentives.
The Engineer may change any or all of the work hours stated below when such changes are
in the best interest of the traveling public. The Engineer may monitor traffic conditions
impacted by the work and make additional restrictions as necessary; i.e., terminate a lane
closure early when excessive traffic backups occur or emergency situations dictate.
Additional restrictions for other holidays or special local events may be necessary. In these
situations, the Engineer will endeavor to inform the Contractor at the earliest opportunity and
in no case less than 48 hours before the event.
Night Work
In areas where work will be performed during the hours of dusk or darkness, the Contractor
shall furnish, place, and maintain lighting facilities capable of providing a minimum of 50 foot-
candles of light for an area of approximately 15 feet by 15 feet with minimum of 5 foot-candles
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COUNTY OF LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA
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in the corners. The lights shall be arranged so as not to interfere with or impede traffic
approaching the work sites from either direction or produce undue glare to property owners.
Lighting of work sites may be accomplished by using of any combination of portable
floodlights or standard equipment lights, etc. that will provide the sufficient illumination for
prosecution and inspection of the work, including, but not limited to, laying out and installing
pavement markings and traffic loops.
Unsupplemented lighting integral to or attached to working mobile equipment such as rollers,
pavers, etc. will not be considered sufficient to meet the requirements of this specification.
The cost of providing lighting of the work site will be considered incidental and shall be
included in the contract item unit prices of other work.
The Contractor shall provide sufficient fuel, spare lamps, generator, etc. to maintain the
lighting of the work site. The Contractor shall use padding and shielding or locate mechanical
and electrical equipment to minimize noise generated by lighting operations as directed by
the Engineer. Noise generated by portable generators shall comply with all applicable
Federal, State and Local environmental regulations.
The Contractor shall have a superintendent present during nighttime operations who will
control all operations involved. The superintendent shall maintain contact with the Engineer
and shall ensure that all actions required to correct any noted problems are taken promptly.
All private vehicles shall be parked outside the clear zone.
The Contractor shall review traffic control devices to ensure proper installation and working
order, including monitoring of lights. The individual responsible for this review shall be
qualified in accordance with Section 105.14 (a) of the Specifications.
Sound levels resulting from the Contractor's operations shall conform to Section 107.16; (b),
3. of the Specifications The Contractor shall obtain all noise permits from the locality where
the work is being performed as applicable.
Construction in Residential Subdivisions
Road work within residential subdivisions and/or cul-de-sac streets shall not be performed at
night unless circumstances require night work and the Contractor obtains advance approval
from the Engineer and conducts outreach to the residents that may be impacted to avoid
noise issues.
Section 108.02 (b) Holidays of the Specifications is amended to include the following:
* Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Lee Jackson Day: As indicated below*.
* President's Day: As indicated below*.
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