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Adjusting Diaphragms | This special provision describes adjusting diaphragms and cross frames where girders are vertically realigned. Perform the work in accordance with section 506 of the standard specifications, as shown on the plans, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Asphalt Panels | This special provision describes furnishing and placing asphalt protection in accordance with Chapter 29, Part 2 of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) Manual, as shown on the plans, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Bearing Maintenance | This special provision describes removing the expansion bearings at the abutments and piers, blast cleaning and painting them, and reinstalling the bearings, in accordance with the plans and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Bearing Repair | This special provision describes removing the bearings at the piers, blast cleaning and priming the bearings, furnishing and placing shims, resetting the bearings, and furnishing and placing new anchor bolts. All work shall be in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the standard specifications, the plans, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Boulder Retards | This special provision describes furnishing and placing boulder retards in a given waterway. | 04/18 |
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Cleaning and Painting Bearings | This special provision describes cleaning and painting the existing steel bearings on structures as shown on the plans, as directed by the engineer, and in accordance with section 517 of the standard specifications. Use this special provision when only the bearings are to be cleaned and painted (not structural steel, etc.). | 04/21 |
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Clearance Gauge | This special provision describes cleaning the end of a pier and painting a clearance gauge on it. This work shall be in accordance with the plans, as directed by the engineer, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Concrete Masonry Bridges Lightweight | This special provision describes furnishing and placing lightweight concrete masonry for the open grid bridge deck in accordance with section 502 of the standard specifications, as shown on the plans, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Concrete Masonry Overlay Silica Fume Modified | This special provision describes furnishing and placing a silica fume modified concrete masonry overlay in accordance with the plans, the applicable parts of sections 501, 502 and 509 of the standard specifications, as directed by the engineer, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Concrete Masonry Soldier Pile Footings | This special provision describes furnishing and placing concrete into predrilled holes for soldier piles and installing soldier piles. | 11/21 |
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Deck Drainage System | This special provision describes furnishing, coating, and installing deck drains, in accordance with the plans, the pertinent requirements of sections 514 and 612 of the standard specifications, and as hereinafter provided. Included in this work are the deck drain downspouts at the abutments and all other components required for draining the bridge deck. | 04/18 |
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Diamond Grinding | This special provision describes diamond grinding the surface of the existing concrete deck in a longitudinal direction, as directed by the engineer, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Drilled Shaft Foundation | This special provision describes installing drilled shafts for bridge foundations, as shown on the plans, as directed by the engineer, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Drilled Shaft Quality Management Program | Perform this work in accordance to the requirements of standard specifications section 501, section 502, section 701, section 710 and section 715 (conform to QMP Concrete Structures) except as deleted or additionally stipulated herein. This specification applies to all drilled shaft concrete placed under the following bid item: SPV.0090.xx Drilled Shaft Foundation xx-Inch | 04/18 |
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Embedded Galvanic Anodes | This special provision describes furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to properly install embedded galvanic anodes in concrete. | 04/18 |
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Fabricated Expansion Bearing Assemblies | This special provision describes furnishing, fabricating, storing, and transporting to the project site the fixed bearing assemblies in accordance with the details shown on the plans, section 506 of the standard specifications, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Fabricated Fixed Bearing Assemblies | This special provision describes furnishing, fabricating, storing, and transporting to the project site the fixed bearing assemblies in accordance with the details shown on the plans, section 506 of the standard specifications, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Fence Chain Link Polymer Coated | This special provision describes furnishing and installing a new polymer-coated fence system on structures in accordance with the pertinent plan details, as directed by the Engineer and as hereinafter provided. The color of all components in this fence system shall be the same and shall be as specified on the plans. | 09/18 |
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Fiber Wrap Non-Structural | This special provision describes providing non-structural protection using externally bonded, high-strength, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite/epoxy resin systems field-applied per the details shown in the plans. | 05/20 |
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Fiber Wrap Structural | This special provision describes providing structural protection using externally bonded, high-strength, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite/epoxy resin systems field-applied per the details shown in the plans. | 05/20 |
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Flashing Stainless Steel | This special provision describes furnishing and installing a flashing system on structures. | 05/21 |
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Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Abutment | This special provision describes designing, furnishing materials and erecting a permanent earth retention system in accordance to the lines, dimension, elevations and details as shown on the plans and provided in the contract. The design life of the abutment and all abutment components shall be 75 years. | 11/21 |
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Grouted Bar Couplers | This special provision describes furnishing and installing grouted bar couplers for precast columns and caps. | 07/19 |
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Heat Straightening of Damaged Girders | This special provision describes heat straightening portions of bent or damaged girders which are left in place, back to their original shape. | 04/18 |
| High Friction Surface Treatment Polymer Overlay | Contact BOS Design before using and to obtain the most recent version. | 02/22 |
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High-Load Multi-Rotational Bridge Bearings | This special provision describes designing, manufacturing, furnishing, fabricating, and installing high-load multi-rotational bearing assemblies in accordance with the details shown on the plans, section 506 of the standard specifications, as directed by the engineer, and as hereinafter provided. Define high-load multi-rotational bearings as pot or disc style bearings where called for on the plans. | 09/18 |
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High Performance Concrete (HPC) Structures | This special provision describes specialized material and construction requirements for high-performance concrete used in bridge structures. | 04/18 |
| Longitudinal Grooving Bridge Deck | Contact BOS Design before using and to obtain the most recent version. | 04/18 |
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Membrane Waterproofing Railroad | This special provision describes furnishing and installing a rubber-based bonding adhesive and a layer of butyl rubber sheeting continuously along the horizontal surface of the deck plates, the vertically inclined surface of the ballast stop plates, and the back face of the abutment backwalls of the railroad structure, in accordance with the details shown on the plans, as directed by the engineer, and as hereinafter provided. | 04/18 |
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Parapet Concrete Type 'TX' | This special provision describes construction of a decorative concrete parapet in accordance with section 501, 502 and 505 of the Standard Specifications, as shown on the plans, and as hereinafter provided. The concrete mix used for this parapet shall include polypropylene fibers. | 04/18 |
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Pile Dynamic Analyzer (PDA) Testing Restrikes CAPWAP | The items consist of providing Pile Dynamic Analyzer (PDA) load testing and analyses/evaluation, as outlined in the contract plans and this special provision.
This is the preferred option for supplying PDA evaluation. | 04/18 |
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Pile Dynamic Analyzer (PDA) Testing: PDA Restrikes | These items consist of providing means to perform Pile Dynamic Analyzer (PDA) load testing by the engineer, as outlined in the contract plans and this special provision.
Please contact Central Office Geotechnical Unit before using the special provision. | 04/18 |
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Pile Dynamic Analyzer - Standard Specification 550.3.6 Modifications | This special provision describes the modifications to Standard Specification 550.3.6 regarding pile driving using the Pile Dynamic Analyzer (PDA). | 01/19 |
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Piling Sleeves | This special provision describes furnishing and installing a corrugated steel piling sleeve or pile wrap in the reinforced earth zone of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls and other locations shown on the plans. | 04/18 |
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Polyester Polymer Concrete Overlay | This special provision describes furnishing and applying a polyester polymer concrete overlay with a high molecular weight methacrylate (HMWM) resin prime coat, to the limits shown on the plans. | 12/21 |
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Precast Panels for Soldier Pile Walls | This special provision describes fabricating, furnishing, transporting and erecting precast concrete panels for soldier pile walls. | 11/21 |
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Precast Pier Columns and Caps | This special provision describes the manufacture, transportation, storage, installation and bracing as required for precast pier columns and precast pier caps. | 10/18 |
| Prestressed Girders Box (Enter Type Name) | Contact BOS Design before using and to obtain the most recent version. | 06/19 |
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Prestressed Precast Concrete Wall Panel | This special provision describes constructing precast prestressed concrete wall panels with heights and patterns as shown on the plans and provided in the contract. The design life of the wall panel and all wall panel components shall be 75 years. | 11/21
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| QMP Bridge Ride; Incentive IRI Ride Bridge | Contact BOS Design before using and to obtain the most recent version. | 04/18 |
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Rapid Set Deck Repair | This special provision describes furnishing, placing and curing a rapid setting non-shrink patch material on the sawed deck preparation areas of the concrete bridge deck. | 11/18 |
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Removing Existing Steel Piling | This special provision describes removing existing steel piles that conflict with proposed new piling for substructures as shown on the plans. | 04/22 |
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Removing Existing Timber Piling | This special provision describes removing existing timber piles that conflict with proposed new piling for substructures as shown on the plans. | 04/22 |
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Scour Repair Grout | This special provision describes furnishing and installing grout for scour protection. | 04/18 |
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Scour Repair Grout Bags | This special provision describes furnishing and installing grout filled bags for scour protection. | 04/18 |
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Scour Repair Grout Mats | This special provision describes furnishing and installing grout filled mats for scour protection. | 04/18 |
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Select Crushed Material for Travel Corridor | This special provision describes placing select crushed material to fill voids in riprap to create a wildlife travel corridor. | 04/18 |
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Sloped Paving Crushed Aggregate Special | This special provision describes furnishing, crushing, and placing aggregate for slope paving; and application of an epoxy resin binder with the aggregate. | 04/18 |
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SPMT Bridge Construction | This work consists of furnishing all labor, equipment, material and other services necessary to prepare the Bridge Staging Area and Travel Path, construct temporary supports to allow for the construction of the bridge superstructure of Enter Structure Number in the Bridge Staging Area, transport the bridge superstructure to its final location and place it on the substructure units using Self Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs). | 04/18 |
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Strapping | This special provision describes securing a wing wall to a culvert or abutment body with a structural channel. | 04/18 |
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Temporary Bridge Widening | This special provision describes the design, construction, and maintenance of a temporary bridge widening as shown on the contract plans. This special provision should be used starting with November 2023 letting. For projects prior to that date, contact the BOS Design Chief for alternative SPV language. | 02/23 |
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Temporary Shoring Railroad | This special provision describes furnishing and installing temporary shoring at locations alongside railroad tracks as shown in the plan and in accordance with the shoring design requirements. | 04/18 |
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Temporary Structure | This special provision modifies Standard Spec 526.3. This special provision should remain in use until the 2024 Standard Specifications go into effect with the November 2023 letting. Use beyond this date shall be coordinated with the BOS Design Chief. | 02/23 |
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Temporary Support | This special provision describes the design, construction, maintenance, and removal of a temporary support system for staged construction of a bridge deck as shown on the contract plans.
This special provision should be used starting with November 2023 letting. For projects prior to that date, contact the BOS Design Chief for alternative SPV language. | 02/23 |
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Temporary Wall Wire Faced Mechanically Stabilized Earth | This special provision describes designing, furnishing materials and erecting a temporary earth retention system in accordance to the lines, dimension, elevations and details as shown on the plans and provided in the contract. | 09/19 |
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Three-Sided Precast Concrete Structure | This special provision describes furnishing and installing a three-sided precast concrete structure (precast arch units, headwalls and wingwalls), in conformity with the lines, grades, dimensions, locations, and sections shown on the approved drawings and in accordance with the contract documents and the requirements set forth herein. | 11/21 |
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Tieback Anchors and Tieback Anchor Performance Tests | This special provision describes permanent, pressure-grouted or post-grouted, ground anchors designed, furnished, installed, tested, and stressed.
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Timber Bridge | This special provision describes providing the design, detailing, fabrication, delivery, construction and erection of the timber bridge in accordance to the lines, dimensions, elevations, and details as shown on the plans and provided in the contract.
| 03/23 |
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| Underwater Substructure Backfill or Riprap Inspection | See Standardized Special Provision 606-050. | |
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Wall Concrete Panel Mechanically Stabilized Earth | This special provision describes designing, furnishing materials and erecting a permanent earth retention system in accordance to the lines, dimension, elevations and details as shown on the plans and provided in the contract. The design life of the wall and all wall components shall be 75 years. | 05/23
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Wall Modular Block Gravity | This special provision describes designing, furnishing materials and erecting a permanent earth retention system in accordance to the lines, dimension, elevations and details as shown on the plans and provided in the contract. The design life of the wall and all wall components shall be 75 years. | 03/23
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Wall Modular Block Gravity Landscape | This special provision describes designing, furnishing materials and erecting a permanent earth retention system in accordance to the lines, dimension, elevations and details as shown on the plans and provided in the contract. The design life of the wall and all wall components shall be 75 years.
To be used as a roadway bid item. Use "Wall Modular Block Gravity" for all structures assigned a structure number R-XX-XXX. | 03/23
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Wall Modular Block Mechanically Stabilized Earth | This special provision describes designing, furnishing materials and erecting a permanent earth retention system in accordance to the lines, dimension, elevations and details as shown on the plans and provided in the contract. The design life of the wall and all wall components shall be 75 years. | 03/23 |
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Wall Wire Faced Mechanically Stabilized Earth | This special provision describes designing, furnishing materials and erecting a permanent earth retention system in accordance to the lines, dimension, elevations and details as shown on the plans and provided in the contract. The design life of the wall and all wall components shall be 75 years. | 09/19 |