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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-2 - PERMITS FOR VEHICLES OR LOADS OF EXCESS WEIGHT OR DIMENSION › Rule 672-2-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024:
The following words when used in Chapter 672-2 shall have the
				following meanings:
(a) Non-divisible
			 load or vehicle: Non-divisible loads or vehicles will have the same meaning,
			 unless otherwise exempted, as listed in the current edition of the Code of
			 Federal Regulations (CFR) 23, Part 658.5 titled definitions or Georgia Code
			 32-6-28. No load or vehicle shall be issued a permit whose weight, width,
			 length or height can be readily dismantled or separated.
(b) Continuous Movement: Allows a permitted
			 load or vehicle of legal overall dimensions with a gross weight of less than
			 125,000 pounds to travel twenty four (24) hours per day, seven days per week.
			 However, no oversize or overweight load movement is allowed during inclement
			 weather and holidays as defined in Department. Rule
			  672-2-.03(c).
(c) Containerized Freight: A sealed container
			 with an origin or destination being a port used for international trading. The
			 driver must be prepared to show an international bill of lading. A 40' box
			 container is allowed a gross vehicle weight of 100,000 pounds on a five (5)
			 axle tractor/trailer combination. A 20' box container is allowed 80,000 pounds
			 with a tandem weight of 44,000 pounds. A 20' box container transported on a 40'
			 center mount or center-mount triaxle trailer is allowed a vehicle gross weight
			 of 100,000 pounds on a five (5) or more axle tractor/trailer.
(d) Emergency Towing: When a tractor/trailer
			 combination becomes disabled, an authorized permitted wrecker may transport the
			 disabled tractor/trailerto a repair facility or a safe location to dismantle
			 the tractor/trailer. If the closest location is a weigh station or rest area,
			 transporters are authorized to leave dismantled tractor-trailers, at that
			 location however, they must be moved within a twenty-four (24) hour period or
			 be moved at the owners expense. No State Agency shall be responsible for any
			 damages to tractor-trailers left on State property.
(d)
(1)
			 Incident Management: for companies certified and registered under the Towing
			 and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) to reduce the impact of major incidents
			 in Metro Atlanta by clearing vehicle incidents in 90 minutes or less, if the
			 dimensions and weights of towing vehicles exceed legal limits, they will be
			 required to obtain a permit for specialized equipment but may exceed axle or
			 gross weight while participating in clearing major incidents in the Metro
			 area.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-2 - PERMITS FOR VEHICLES OR LOADS OF EXCESS WEIGHT OR DIMENSION › Rule 672-2-.02 - General Restrictions on Issuance of Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) No Permit shall be issued if the issuance
			 of the permit in any way jeopardizes federal funds appropriated to this State
			 under the provisions of Title 23 of the U.S. Code.
(2) No single trip permit shall be valid in
			 excess of ten (10) allowable travel days unless extension is granted by the
			 Department. The validity of a single trip permit shall expire ten (10) days
			 after its issuance.
(3) No permit
			 shall be issued for off-the-road equipment which exceeds 25,000 pounds on any
			 one axle. Off-the-road equipment with axle loads of not more than 25,000 pounds
			 nor less than 20,340 pounds will be routed by the Oversize Permit Unit and
			 limited to a ten (10) mile radius from the point where the trip
			 originated.
(4) No permit shall be
			 valid for travel into or through the area bounded by Interstate 285 which is
			 the bypass around the City of Atlanta unless the vehicle is making a pickup or
			 delivery within the area. The driver must be prepared to show proof of such
			 pickup or delivery. In addition, a permit issued for the movement of a vehicle
			 or load shall not be valid within that area between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9
			 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Parking on the Interstate and
			 Limited Access Highway Right-of-Way will not be permissible for permitted
			 vehicles which are waiting for the authorized times of entry. The Department
			 may at its discretion, limit travel in major cities as shown on the permit; or
			 at the written request of local jurisdictions.
(5) The Department may sell any type of
			 annual permit on a prorated basis to create a stagger for the renewal
			 date.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  32-2-2,   32-6-28,   32-6-90,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-2 - PERMITS FOR VEHICLES OR LOADS OF EXCESS WEIGHT OR DIMENSION › Rule 672-2-.04 - Special Conditions Attached to Permits for Houses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Houses. In
			 addition to the conditions set forth in Rule
			  672-2-.03,"Conditions Attached to the
			 Issuance of Permits," a person receiving a permit for the movement of a house
			 certifies that said person will or has complied, as applicable, with the
			 following conditions:
(a) Said person will
			 use the following minimum equipment for moving the house: a tandem truck,
			 capable of jacking the house up for a vertical clearance of no less than four
			 (4) feet; one set of tandem dollies in good condition: a wench truck to remove
			 signs & mail boxes: and one extra skidder or wrecker in good condition and
			 capable of moving the whole load in case of a breakdown;
(b) Said person has measured the house and
			 has, prior to applying for the permit, checked the route stated in the
			 application for permit to insure obstacle clearance and necessary places
			 periodically to pull off the road for the purpose of preventing unnecessary
			 traffic congestion;
(c) All
			 internal and external masonry must be removed before moving a house.
(d) All mail boxes, highway signs, and other
			 movable obstacles shall be removed as the house approaches such an obstacle and
			 shall be re-erected immediately in equal or better condition after the house
			 passes such obstacle;
(e) The
			 movement of the house will be confined to the route stated on the permit, and
			 will not exceed any straight line distance of one hundred and fifty miles (150)
			 miles between origin and destination;
(f) A house may be moved Monday through
			 Saturday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., except in counties which
			 require moves to be made after 12:00 midnight and before 5:00 a.m. and unless
			 otherwise designated on the permit. Application for the movement of a house
			 shall be made at least 72 hours prior to the time of movement with the prior
			 approval of the local utilities affected. Exceptions to the times for house
			 movements will be considered if the hauler provides a written request from all
			 local governments or police/sheriff offices along the proposed
			 route(s);
(g) A National Joint
			 Utility Notification System (NJUNS) approval is required on all loads with a
			 height of 18' or higher prior to the issuance of the permit.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-2 - PERMITS FOR VEHICLES OR LOADS OF EXCESS WEIGHT OR DIMENSION › Rule 672-2-.05 - Special Conditions attached to Permits for Manufactured Homes, Modular Units, & Portable Buildings

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Manufactured Homes, Modular Units, or
			 Portable Buildings in excess of ten (10) feet wide. In addition to the
			 conditions set forth in Rule
			  672-2-.03, Conditions Attached to the
			 Issuance of Permits, a person by accepting a permit for the movement of a
			 manufactured home, modular units, sectional house, or portable building in
			 excess of ten (10) feet wide up to a maximum of sixteen (16) feet wide, agrees
			 that the person will or has complied or understands as applicable, the
			 following conditions:
(a) Manufactured Homes,
			 Modular Units, or Portable Buildings shall be limited to a length of eighty
			 (80) feet, including the hitch.
(b)
			 Manufactured Homes, Modular Homes, or Portable Buildings in excess of twelve
			 (12) feet wide, must be towed using a towing vehicle no smaller than a fifteen
			 (15) foot transport vehicle and must be equipped with operating brakes on at
			 least one-half of the axles. If unit has three (3) axles, at least two (2)
			 axles must be equipped with functioning brakes.
(c) All necessary safety precautions shall be
			 employed in crossing narrow bridges, including flagging other traffic to permit
			 safe crossing.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-2 - PERMITS FOR VEHICLES OR LOADS OF EXCESS WEIGHT OR DIMENSION › Rule 672-2-.06 - Pilot/Escort Vehicle Certification. Escorts of Permitted Vehicles or Loads

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Person's or Companies being used as certified pilot/vehicle
				escorts shall meet the minimum requirements in O.C.G.A.
				  32-6-28(a)(8).
Any driver operating a vehicle escorting an oversize/overweight
				load shall meet the training requirements and the certification program by the
				Department. This certification may provide for reciprocity with other states
				having a similar pre-approved vehicle escort certification program.
				Certification credentials for the driver of an escort vehicle shall be carried
				in the vehicle and be readily available for inspection by law enforcement
				personnel or an authorized employee of the Department.
(1) Equipment: An escort vehicle shall be an
			 automobile or pickup truck and shall be equipped with a revolving or flashing
			 amber warning light located on top of the vehicle. The operator shall have
			 obtained a permit from the appropriate state agency for the use of the light as
			 required by the provisions of Code Sections
			  40-8-92,  40-8-93 and 
			  40-8-95, O.C.G.A. Escort vehicles and the vehicle transporting the permitted load will
			 also be equipped with two-way communication, in good working order, so that the
			 driver
s
will have constant communication with each
			 other as well as communication with GDOT TMC Operators and enforcement
			 personnel, if required, and any other escorts of the same load. The rear escort
			 vehicle driver will advise the driver of the load and the front escort, when
			 applicable, as to the traffic conditions behind the movement. When there are
			 four or more vehicles behind the permitted load, the escort vehicles and the
			 permitted load shall pull over and allow the traffic to pass.
(2) Signs:
(a) On all loads over legal width, or height,
			 or length, a sign containing the wording "OVERSIZED LOAD" shall be mounted on
			 the front of the escort vehicle (for a front escort) and to the rear of the
			 escort vehicle (for a rear escort). The letters shall be black on an orange or
			 yellow backboard and shall be at least eight (8) inches high and four (4)
			 inches wide. The backboard shall be at least one (1) foot high and six (6) feet
			 wide.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-2 - PERMITS FOR VEHICLES OR LOADS OF EXCESS WEIGHT OR DIMENSION › Rule 672-2-.07 - Marking of Oversize Vehicles or Loads

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A sign of the same type required for an escort vehicle under
				the provisions of Rule
				 672-2-.06(2)  shall be
				mounted on both the front of the vehicle and rear of the vehicle or load over
				eight feet six inches (8'6") wide, thirteen feet six inches (13'6") high and
				one hundred (100) feet in length. Such signs shall be removed when an oversize
				load is no longer being transported by a vehicle that exceeds the legal
				dimensions. In addition, a square red flag, eighteen inches (18") on a side,
				shall be displayed at the corners of both sides of such overwidth vehicle or
				load, at both the front and rear thereof. Loads exempt from obtaining permits
				as defined in Code Section
				  32-6-25 and 
				  32-6-25.1 are required to be marked as described in this section.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  32-2-2,   32-6-28,   32-6-90,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-2 - PERMITS FOR VEHICLES OR LOADS OF EXCESS WEIGHT OR DIMENSION › Rule 672-2-.08 - Application for Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Requested through Oversize Permit
			 Unit.
(2) Procedure:
(a) An application for a single trip permit
			 may be made by telephone, by letter, by email, by facsimile transmission,
			 electronically through our web based program or in person, giving the
			 applicable information required. The permit fee shall be transmitted to the
			 Oversize Permit Unit, prior to the issuance of the permit. Such payment may be
			 made by credit card, company check, money order, or by a certified or cashier's
			 check as directed by the prescribed application form. A personal check will not
			 be accepted.
(b) The Oversize
			 Permit Unit may use any of the following methods to transmit a single trip
			 permit to an applicant: internet, e-mail, self-issue, facsimile transmission,
			 mail, permit sending company, presentation in person.
(c) Annual Permit. An application for an
			 annual permit shall be made on the prescribed application form. Upon approval
			 of the application and payment of the required fee, the Oversize Permit Unit
			 shall issue the permit by mail or present it to the applicant, as requested by
			 the applicant. The manner of payment for annual permit fees shall be as
			 prescribed for single trip permit fees.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-2 - PERMITS FOR VEHICLES OR LOADS OF EXCESS WEIGHT OR DIMENSION › Rule 672-2-.09 - Revocation, Suspension of, Denial for Application or Renewal of Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Authority to
			 revoke, suspend, or deny permits. The Oversize Permit Unit, State Department of
			 Transportation, is hereby designated by the Commissioner of said Department as
			 the official authorized to refuse, cancel, suspend or revoke the permit
			 requested by an applicant or issued to a person/company.
(2) Reasons for justifying revocation,
			 suspension, or denial of permit. Permits may be revoked, suspended, or denied
			 for just cause, including but not limited to any one of the following reasons:
(a) Repeated past violations by the
			 person/company or applicant, of a relatively minor nature;
(b) A single, but aggravated violation
			 including, but not limited to, damage to public or private property, violations
			 of safety requirements for police escorts, escort vehicles and lights, hours
			 and days of operation, insurance requirements, reduced visibility, snow or ice
			 conditions, braking axles, oversize load signs and willful deviation from the
			 routes specified on a permit or allowed by a permit.
(c) A material misrepresentation made by the
			 applicant for the intent of alteration of any original permit produced by the
			 Department, by adding, deleting or changing any character, word, number, field
			 or entry. Items added by routine fax transmission, such as company name, date
			 and time shall not be considered as alterations.
(d) Failure to make payment in full for any
			 fee assessments or taxes owed to the State of Georgia; or
(e) Any actions by the applicant or company
			 that displays a total disregard for the safety of the traveling public or
			 damages caused to state and or private property including but not limited to
			 public roads, bridges, signs & traffic signals.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-3 - REPEALED (672-3-.01 thru 672-3-.03) › Rule 672-3-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  32-2-2,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-3 - REPEALED (672-3-.01 thru 672-3-.03) › Rule 672-3-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  32-2-2,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-3 - REPEALED (672-3-.01 thru 672-3-.03) › Rule 672-3-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  32-2-2,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-4 - ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS IN CODE SECTION 32-6-29, O.C.G.A. RELATING TO CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS › Rule 672-4-.01 - General

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Department employees authorized by the provisions of this
				Chapter to exercise the powers herein shall do so with discretion, with proper
				regard for the rights of the public, making all efforts to avoid unnecessary
				loss of or damage to private property, provided that nothing herein shall in
				any way impose liability upon the Department or its
				employees.
Ga. Code Sec.
				 95A-303.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Under the authority contained in Code Section
				  32-6-29, O.C.G.A., the Commissioner of Transportation, by resolution, has designated
				specified individuals of the permit and enforcement teams of the Department who
				will have the authority to enforce the provisions of Code Section
				  32-6-21, O.C.G.A.,"Securing loads on vehicles"; Code Section
				  32-6-22, O.C.G.A.,"Height of vehicles and loads"; Code Section
				  32-6-23, O.C.G.A.,"Width of vehicles and loads"; Code Section
				  32-6-24, O.C.G.A.,"Length of vehicles and loads"; and Code Section
				  32-6-29, O.C.G.A.,"Duty of department to enforce article and paragraph (15) of
				subsection (a) of Code Section
				  32-2-2;
				enforcement officers."
Ga. L. 1973, 99. 947,
				1100 as amended (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, § 95A-961); Ga. L.
				1973, pp. 947, 982 (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, § 95A-303);
				Sections
				  32-2-2(b),   50-13-4, O.C.G.A.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A Department
			 employee designated under the provisions of Rule
			  672-4-.02  of the Rules of the State
			 Department of Transportation has the authority to stop and inspect a load or
			 vehicle, the operator of which he has reason to believe is violating fuel tax
			 or license tag laws or provision of Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32,
			 O.C.G.A.
(2) If such operator
			 refuses to stop when so ordered by such a Department employee, such employee
			 may pursue the vehicle or load for the purpose of obtaining the license number,
			 if any, of such vehicle or load. Thereafter such Department employee will file
			 with an appropriate law enforcement official a complaint for violation of the
			 provisions of Code Section
			  32-6-30 O.C.G.A., and as appropriate the licensing provisions of Code Sections
			  48-10-1 through 
			 48-10-12,
			 O.C.G.A., or the fuel tax provisions of Code Sections
			  48-9-8 and 
			  48-9-39, O.C.G.A.
(3) When a vehicle or load
			 stops pursuant to the Department employee's order as provided in paragraph (1)
			 of this Rule, such employee will record any violation and report it to the
			 State Department of Revenue, unless the violation is the absence of a license
			 tag.
(4) If the vehicle or load
			 does not have a license tag, the operator will be held and released to an
			 appropriate law enforcement official; provided, that the vehicle or load will
			 first be taken to the nearest maintenance barn, police impoundment yard, or
			 other relatively secure place approved by the Department, if in the Department
			 employee's discretion, this is necessary for the safety of the vehicle or
			 load.
Ga. Code Secs. 68-9921,
				 95A-302, 95A-962, 95A-963. (Ga. Code Ann. Secs. 92-1409, 92-2901 through
				 92-2916, 92-9901 and 92-9966); Secs.
				  32-2-2(b).
				50-13-4, O.C.G.A.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A Department
			 employee designated under the provisions of Rule
			  672-4-.02  of the Rules of the State
			 Department of Transportation has the authority to question a person violating
			 Code Section
			  16-11-43, O.C.G.A., of the Criminal Code of Georgia relating to the obstruction of
			 highways or any public road which is part of the State Highway
			 System.
(2) If it is determined
			 that the obstruction of the highway is not authorized by a permit, the
			 Department employee will order that the obstruction be immediately removed. A
			 citation form will be filled out and the person who caused the obstruction will
			 be released to the appropriate law enforcement official. The Department
			 employee may take whatever actions are necessary to clear or remove the
			 obstruction from the highway if it is determined to be unsafe. The removal of
			 the obstruction will be at the expense of the person who created it, provided
			 that the Department or political subdivision involved in the clearing or
			 removal assumes no liability for the custody or care of removed articles,
			 materials, vehicles, or other related items.
Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947,
				1100 as amended (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, § 95A-961); Ga. L.
				1973, pp. 947, 982 (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, § 95A-303), Secs.
				  32-2-2(b) and  
				  50-13-4, O.C.G.A.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any Department
			 employee designated under the provisions of Rule
			  672-4-.02  of the Rules of the State
			 Department of Transportation has the authority, based on an agreement between
			 himself and an arrested vehicle operator, to accept the vehicle operator's
			 valid driver's license as a bail bond for misdemeanor violations of the Laws
			 and Rules relating to dimensions of vehicles and loads. This procedure will not
			 be acceptable for insecure load violations, highway obstruction violation,
			 litter violations, interference with government property violations, or any
			 violations relating to refusing to weigh.
(2) Only Department of Public Safety Form
			 DPS32A shall be used as a Temporary Driver's License Permit when Driver's
			 License is used as Bail. Copies of Form DPS32A, Driver's License Bail Receipt,
			 may be obtained from the Department of Public Safety, P.O. Box 1456, Atlanta,
			 Georgia 30301.
(3) A Driver's
			 License Bail Receipt, previously given to a driver when his license was
			 surrendered as Bail, will not be accepted as Bail on any violation.
Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947,
				1100 as amended (Ga. Code of Public Transportation § 95A-961); Ga. L.
				1973, 947, 982 (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, §
				 95A-303),
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In addition to any other conditions imposed, all vehicles
				hauling logs or pulpwood on the public roads of this State shall secure the
				load in the following manner:
(a) Each
			 load of pulpwood or logs transported upon any public road or highway in thin
			 State by any vehicle equipped with permanent, fixed, or trip standards shall be
			 secured with binder chains of at least one-quarter inch high-tensile strength
			 or cables, straps, or other chains of equivalent strength. All such chains,
			 cables, or straps shall be equipped with a tightening device. All pallets or
			 racks used to carry pulpwood or logs shall be bound to the frame or body of the
			 truck or trailer at the bottom. The driver shall be required to examine such
			 chains, cables, or straps and the safety of the load before departing from the
			 point of origin.
(b) Each load of
			 short pulpwood loaded perpendicular to the axis of the truck body shall be
			 required to be secured by only one binder chain or cable, strap, or other chain
			 meeting the specifications provided in paragraph (a) of Rule  672-4-.08.
(c) Each tree length load of
			 pulpwood or logs shall be required to be secured with no less than two binder
			 chains or cables, or straps or other chains meeting the specifications provided
			 in paragraph (a) of Rule  672-4-.08  which shall be located approximately at the
			 center and end of the load.
(d)
			 Each load of pulpwood or cut logs loaded on multiple racks, where each rack is
			 individually loaded, shall be required to be secured by only one binder chain
			 or cable, strap, or other chain meeting the specifications of paragraph (a) of
			 Rule  672-4-.08.
Sections
				  32-6-21, O.C.G.A. (Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947, 1100, as amended, particularly by Ga. L. 1981,
				p. 705); Section
				  32-2-2(b), O.C.G.A. (Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947, 982); Section
				  50-13-4, O.C.G.A.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.01 - Purposes of Rules

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(a) The purposes of
			 these Rules Governing the Prequalification of Prospective Bidders are:
(1) To minimize delays in the awarding of
			 contracts after bids have been opened.
(2) To insure that Department contracts will
			 be awarded only to reliable bidders.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.03 - Forms

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All forms referred to in these Rules are hereby incorporated
				and made a part of these Rules. Said forms, which may be amended from time to
				time by the Department, may be obtained from the office of the Prequalification
				Committee, Georgia Department of Transportation, 600 West Peachtree Street NW,
				Atlanta, GA 30308 or the Department's website,
www.dot.ga.gov
.
O.C.G.A. §§
									32-2-2,   32-2-66.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.04 - Application for Contractor Qualification

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All Prospective Contractors must submit
			 an application under oath on forms to be furnished by the office of the
			 Prequalification Committee in order to receive a Certificate of Qualification.
			 The application must be filed at least ten (10) days prior to the opening of
			 any bids the Prospective Contractor proposes to submit and must include the
			 following:
(a) A Financial Statement. In
			 submitting the Financial Statement, the Prospective Contractor will abide by
			 the following:
(i) If a Prospective
			 Contractor's adjusted net worth is Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
			 ($750,000) or less, the Prospective Contractor must submit a Compiled Financial
			 Statement, Reviewed Financial Statement or Audited Financial
			 Statement.
(ii) If a Prospective
			 Contractor's adjusted net worth is greater than Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
			 Dollars ($750,000) but less than Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
			 ($7,500,000), the Prospective Contractor must submit a Reviewed Financial
			 Statement or Audited Financial Statement.
(iii) If a Prospective Contractor's adjusted
			 net worth is greater than Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
			 ($7,500,000), the Prospective Bidder must submit an Audited Financial
			 Statement.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.05 - Specialty Items

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Engineer may designate certain specialty items of work and
				exempt Prospective Bidders bidding to perform such work from the requirements
				of these Rules.
O.C.G.A. §§
									32-2-66,   32-2-2,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.06 - Ability or Multiplying Factor for Prospective Bidders

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Engineer
			 will, as part of past performance, require the District Engineers to execute
			 and submit a past performance report on all prime contractors performing work
			 for the Department.
(2) Where a
			 Prospective Bidder has no record of work with the Department, past performance
			 information will be obtained from others for whom it has performed
			 work.
(3) These reports shall be
			 used as a basis for determining upon renewal or resubmission of an application,
			 the Prospective Bidder's, past performance rating, which rating shall then be
			 considered in determining the Ability or Multiplying Factor in accordance with
			 the forms on file in the office of the Prequalification Committee.
O.C.G.A. §§
									32-2-2,   32-2-66,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.07 - Determination of Maximum Capacity Rating for Contractors

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Each
			 Prospective Contractor shall state the Maximum Capacity Rating desired. Each
			 Prospective Contractor will be rated in accordance with its financial ability,
			 adequacy of plant and equipment, organization, prior experience, record of
			 construction and any other pertinent, relevant and material facts. The
			 Prospective Contractor will be assigned a Maximum Capacity Rating which will
			 designate the quantity of work upon which it will be eligible to bid. The
			 Prequalification Committee will give notice of such rating by electronic mail
			 using the address provided in the application within thirty (30) days after
			 receipt of such fully executed Application for Qualification. The determination
			 of the Maximum Capacity Rating will be made subject to the rules set forth
			 herein and Department policy.
(2)
			 The Maximum Capacity Rating will be a flat sum determined by the following
			 formula:
Q = F [C + 60% (DA)]
Q = Maximum Capacity Rating
F = Ability or Multiplying Factor
C = Current Assets less current liabilities; plus plant and
				equipment used for road and bridge construction only
DA = Net Deferred Assets [(Property and plant and equipment not
				used for road and bridge construction only plus all non-current assets) - any
				deferred liabilities or non-current liabilities (maturing beyond one year)].
				Net Deferred Assets will equal zero (0), if the calculated value is less than
				or equal to zero (0).
O.C.G.A. §§
									32-2-2,   32-2-66,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.09 - Bidding Authorization

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A Prospective Bidder may be issued
			 Proposal Forms covering various projects. In the event a bidder submits a low
			 bid on one or more projects and the aggregate amount is greater than the
			 Current Capacity of the bidder, the Department will exercise its discretion in
			 selecting the particular project or projects to award which will give the best
			 financial advantage to the Department. The determination of the low bidder on
			 any project or projects on which bids have been disqualified due to the
			 operation of the above procedure will be made without consideration of the bid
			 or bids so disqualified.
(2)
			 Nothing in these Rules shall be construed as depriving the Department of the
			 right to reject any bid when, in the opinion of the Department, circumstances
			 and developments have changed the Prospective Bidder's qualification so as to
			 affect its reliability. However, before taking such action the Department will
			 notify the Prospective Bidder and give it an opportunity to present additional
			 information to the Board of Review which might tend to substantiate its
			 existing Maximum Capacity Rating or Current Capacity Rating.
O.C.G.A. §§
									32-2-2,   32-2-66,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.10 - Certification of Capacity

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) In order that the Department may have the
			 necessary information to pass upon the ability of a Prospective Bidder to
			 satisfactorily complete a project, each low bidder must submit on each proposal
			 within one (1) business day after the letting a Certification of Capacity to
			 perform the work. Such forms may be obtained from the office of the
			 Prequalification Committee. In making this certification, the Prospective
			 Bidder certifies that its Current Capacity is sufficient to cover the amount of
			 its proposal.
(2) If the
			 Prospective Bidder certifies that it has obligations of uncompleted work under
			 contract, the initiation of work on which for good and sufficient contractual
			 reasons, must be deferred beyond a period of twelve (12) months after the date
			 of the opening of bids for the work for which the Prospective Bidder is
			 submitting its bid, the Prequalification Committee may give consideration to
			 temporarily reducing the debits against the Prospective Bidder's Current
			 Capacity by the amounts of the dollar values of such items. If the Prospective
			 Bidder desires such consideration where the award of a contract is contingent
			 upon the deferral of such charges against its Current Capacity, Prospective
			 Bidder must list the projects on which such deferrals are requested in its
			 Certification of Capacity and it must attach a detailed explanation of the
			 circumstances.
(3) The penalty for
			 making a false Certification of Capacity may be disqualification from bidding
			 on future work for a ninety (90) day period. The appeal procedure will be the
			 same as that set out in
			  672-5-.14(2).
O.C.G.A. §§
									32-2-2,   32-2-66,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.12 - Effect of Subcontracting on Contractor's Capacity

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The prime
			 Contractor may subcontract portions of the project to other prequalified
			 Contractors or registered Subcontractors up to the amount provided for in the
			 contract specifications. In figuring the total amount of Current Capacity
			 available to a Contractor, it will be given credit for the work subcontracted
			 after the Subcontractor has been approved in writing by the
			 Department.
(2) No Person shall
			 both prequalify as a Contractor and register as a Subcontractor. Any
			 subcontract work undertaken by a prequalified Contractor shall be counted
			 against its Current Capacity.
O.C.G.A.
				§§
										32-2-2,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.13 - Joint Bids

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any combination of bidders, each of whom is prequalified in
				accordance with these Rules will be permitted to bid jointly.
O.C.G.A.
				§§
										32-2-2,   32-2-66,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.16 - Conduct in Bidding Department Contracts or Submitting Quotes to Bidders on Department Contracts

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Contractors who submit bids to the Department of Transportation
				or Subcontractors who submit quotes on subcontract work to other Contractors
				who are bidders on Department contracts shall be governed according to the
				following:
(a) Contractors and
			 Subcontractors shall conduct their business in Georgia strictly in accordance
			 with the laws of the State of Georgia, and of the United States, and with the
			 lawfully promulgated regulations of the Department.
(b) Contractors and Subcontractors shall:
1. Bid or quote competitively without regard
			 to any artificial territories or boundaries created or designated by agreement
			 with any other potential Contractor or Subcontractor.
2. Not seek or obtain, directly or
			 indirectly, from any other potential Contractor or Subcontractor, a
			 deliberately higher, noncompetitive bid or quote than its bid or
			 quote.
3. Not agree with any other
			 potential Contractor or Subcontractor, directly or indirectly, to submit a bid
			 or quote deliberately higher than the bid or quote submitted by any other
			 potential Contractor or Subcontractor.
4. Not seek or obtain, directly or
			 indirectly, from any other potential Contractor or Subcontractor, an agreement
			 not to submit a bid or quote.
5.
			 Not seek to prevent or discourage anyone, through threats or intimidation,
			 implied or direct, from submitting a bid or quote.
6. Not seek or engage in an agreement,
			 directly or indirectly, with any other potential Contractor or Subcontractor,
			 to allocate any contract or subcontract to its firm or any other
			 firm.
7. Not engage in any of the
			 acts or practices commonly known as "Complimentary Bidding" on a contract or
			 subcontract.
8. Not protect the low
			 bidder on an unawarded contract upon rebid of that contract.
9. Not contact, either directly or
			 indirectly, other potential competing Contractors or Subcontractors to
			 determine if that Contractor or Subcontractor is, or is not, going to bid or
			 quote on a contract or subcontract on which you are bidding or quoting. Neither
			 Subcontractors nor material suppliers shall provide to prime Contractors any
			 information relating to their quotes to any other prime Contractor. This Rule
			 does not apply to discussions among participants of joint bids.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.17 - Reserved

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  32-2-2,   32-2-66,   32-6-28,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-6 - GRANTING, RENEWAL, AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Rule 672-6-.01A - Outdoor Advertising Permit Fees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Department shall publish a "Schedule of Outdoor Advertising
				Fees" on the Department website.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-6 - GRANTING, RENEWAL, AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Rule 672-6-.02 - Forms

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All forms referred to in these Rules may be obtained from the
				Georgia Department of Transportation by accessing the address of the Outdoor
				Advertising Unit on the Department's official webpage.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  32-2-2,   32-6-90,   50-13-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-6 - GRANTING, RENEWAL, AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Rule 672-6-.03 - Requirement of a Permit

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Signs Requiring a Permit:
(a) Conforming Signs. The following are
			 required to obtain a permit prior to the construction or erection of a sign,
			 and for the continued maintenance of signs authorized by O.C.G.A. §§
									32-6-72(1),(4),(5), and
			  32-6-73(1):
1. Signs within 660 feet of the nearest edge
			 of the right of way of all controlled routes and visible from the main traveled
			 way which are:
(i) Directional and other
			 official signs and notices as defined by O.C.G.A. § 32-7-71(2) and
			 (13);
(ii) Outdoor Advertising
			 signs in zoned commercial or industrial areas which provide information in the
			 specific interest of the traveling public;
(iii) Outdoor Advertising signs in unzoned
			 commercial or industrial areas which provide information in the specific
			 interest to the traveling public.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-6 - GRANTING, RENEWAL, AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Rule 672-6-.04 - Application for a Permit

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Necessary forms and general information
			 can be obtained at the General Office or a District Office of the Department.
			 Three forms are required, a copy of your W-9, an Application for Outdoor
			 Advertising and a Local Government Certification for Outdoor Advertising. The
			 forms require the following information in addition to the information
			 specified by O.C.G.A. §
								32-6-74:
(a) The description of the location of the
			 outdoor advertising sign including, but not limited to, the GPS
			 coordinates.
(b) A description,
			 including the proposed or actual size, type of construction and height above
			 ground level and above the pavement level of the nearest lane of the main
			 traveled way of the outdoor advertising sign; A shop drawing of the sign to be
			 placed indicating the plan, elevation, and side views of the sign. Approximate
			 sign elevation above the nearest edge of the roadway and location from property
			 line. Sign configuration and face sizes.
(c) The name, address, telephone number, and
			 email address of the applicant. The name, address, and telephone number of the
			 landowner.
(d) A sketch identifying
			 the sign location along the state route by mile post and/or distance to nearest
			 intersecting road or permanent roadway feature.
(e) Evidence satisfactory to the Department
			 of the property owners' consent to the erection and maintenance of the outdoor
			 advertising sign and including a right of entry for the Department, or its
			 agent or contractor or assignee, to inspect or carry out any lawful order or
			 activity relating to the outdoor advertising sign. A lease submitted to the
			 Department in accordance with this Section shall contain language to the effect
			 of such a Right of Entry in favor of the Georgia Department of Transportation.
			 In the absence thereof, the property owner, its agent or a Lessee appointed as
			 agent by the property owner, shall execute any and all necessary forms to
			 effectuate a Right of Entry in compliance with this Section as required by the
			 Georgia Department of Transportation;
(f) A completed local government
			 certification by the Public Official having jurisdiction over such matters that
			 the proposed structure is located in an area appropriate for such construction
			 under local laws, ordinances or regulations, if locally regulated, or that the
			 jurisdiction has no such controls;
(g) A statement by the applicant that he will
			 comply with O.C.G.A. §§
									32-6-70 through 
			  32-6-97;
(h) Any other relevant information reasonably
			 necessary for the Department to evaluate the application; and
(i) Required application fees in the Schedule
			 of Outdoor Advertising Fees as found on the Department website.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-6 - GRANTING, RENEWAL, AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Rule 672-6-.06 - Revision of a Conforming Permit

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) In accordance with requirements of the
			 O.C.G.A. §§
								32-6-75 and 
			  32-6-76, the following limited revisions may be made in a previously approved conforming
			 permit and sign upon the submission of a written request from the permit holder
			 or his authorized representative and receipt of the Department's approval prior
			 to the making of the revisions, providing, no alterations or additions are to
			 be made until written approval has been granted by the Department of
			 Transportation:
(a) The number of faces of
			 the outdoor advertising;
(b) The
			 number of facings of the outdoor advertising;
(c) An increase in the size of the outdoor
			 advertising;
(d) The addition of
			 illumination; and
(e) The addition
			 of a readerboard.