Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 409 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS - CONSTRUCTION DIVISION › Chapter 1 - Contracts, Proposal Forms, and Qualifications of Bidders for State Highway Work - English (Metric) System Measurements › Section 409-1-001 - ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS USED IN CONTRACTS AND PROPOSAL FORMS

Current through June 17, 2024
Whenever in the Nebraska
Standard Specifications for Highway
	 Construction
or in other contract documents, the following terms or
	 pronouns in place of them are used, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted
	 as follows:
001.01
ABBREVIATIONS:
Whenever the following abbreviations and acronyms are used in the
	 Standard Specifications or in the Plans, they are to be construed the same as
	 the respective expressions represented:
AAN
American Association of Nurserymen.
AASHTO
American Association of State Highway and Transportation
			 Officials.
ACI
American Concrete Institute.
AISC
American Institute of Steel Construction.
ANSI
American National Standards Institute.
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials.
AWG
American Wire Gage.
AWPA
American Wood Preservers Association.
AWS
American Welding Society.
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations.
DBE
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.
EBS
Electronic Bidding System.
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration.
IMSA
International Municipal Signal Association.
ICEA
Insulated Cable Engineers Association.
ITE
Institute of Transportation Engineers.
MUTCD
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NDOR
Nebraska Department of Roads.
NEC
National Electrical Code.
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers.
SSPC
Steel Structures Painting Council.
UL
Underwriters Laboratories.
VEP
Value Engineering Proposal.
001.02 Common
  engineering and construction abbreviations for measurements and work items are:
Items of Work and Units of Measurement
A
Ampere
a
Acre
cd
Candela
cm
Centimeter
Conc.
Concrete
m3
Cubic Meter
m3/s
Cubic Meters per Second
ea
Each
ft
Foot/Feet
ft2 or SF
Square Feet
ft3 or CF
Cubic Feet
FC
Foot-Candle
ft-lb
Foot-Pound
gal, G or g
Gallon
gpm or GPM
Gallons Per Minute
gps
Gallons per Second
h
Hour
Hz
Hertz
in
Inch
J
Joule
kg
Kilogram
kip
1000 Pounds
km/h
Kilometers per hour
kN
Kilonewton
kPa
Kilopascal
lb
Pound
LF
Linear Foot
L
Liter
L/h
Liters per Hour
L/min.
Liters per Minute
L/s
Liters per Second
lm
Lumen
LS
Lump Sum
lx
Lux
MGal
1000 Gallon
Mg
Megagram
MHz
Megahertz
MPa
Megapascal
M
Meter
µm
Micrometer
mil
1/1000 Inch
Mi or M
Mile
MPH
Miles Per Hour
mm
Millimeter
N
Newton
Pa
Pascal
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
psi
Pounds Per Square Inch
s
Second
m2
Square Meter
Sta
Station
StaM
Station (Metric)
St.
Steel
T
Ton
V
Volt
W
Watt
yd3/s
Cubic Yards Per Second
yd2 or SY
Square Yards
001.03
DEFINITIONS
001.04
ACCESS
  CONNECTION:
Any roadway facility by means of which vehicles can enter or leave an
	 arterial highway. Included are intersections at grade, private driveways, and
	 ramps or separate lanes connecting with cross streets or frontage roads.
001.05
ADDENDUM:
A written and/or graphic document, issued to all bidders and identified
	 as an addendum prior to bid opening, which modifies or supplements the bid
	 documents and becomes a part of the contract.
001.06
ADVERTISEMENT:
A public announcement inviting bids for work to be performed or
	 materials to be supplied.
001.07
ARTERIAL
  HIGHWAY:
A highway primarily for through traffic, usually on a continuous
	 route.
001.08
AUXILIARY LANE:
The portion of the roadway adjoining the traveled way for parking,
	 speed change, or for other purposes supplementary to through traffic
	 movement.
001.09
AWARD:
The decision of the Department to accept the bid of the lowest
	 responsible bidder for the work, subject to the execution and approval of a
	 satisfactory contract therefore and bond to secure the performance thereof, and
	 to such other conditions as may be specified or otherwise required by
	 law.
001.10
BACKSLOPE:
The surface of a cut that slopes downward toward the roadway.
001.11
BALANCE
  FACTOR:
A ratio used to equate the amount of excavation to the amount of fill.
	 Excavation generally will exceed the amount of fill because, in handling, soil
	 shrinkage occurs.
001.12
BID:
A bidder's offer on Department provided forms to perform stated work at
	 the quoted prices. It includes all documents as set forth in paragraph
	 003.04.
001.13
BIDDER:
Any individual, firm, corporation, or joint venture of individuals,
	 firms, or corporations submitting a bid for the work contemplated, acting
	 directly or through a duly authorized representative.
001.14
BORROW SITE:
The source of approved material required for the construction of
	 embankments, or other portions of earthwork requirements, from locations shown
	 in the Plans or approved by the Engineer.
001.15
BRIDGE:
A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or any
	 obstruction, as a water course, highway, or railway, and having a track or
	 passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads and having a length
	 measured along the centerline of a roadway of more than 20 feet ( 6.0 m)
	 between undercopings of abutments or extreme ends of openings for multiple
	 boxes.
001.16
BRIDGE LENGTH:
The overall length along the centerline of the bridge from end to end
	 of the bridge floor.
001.17
CALENDAR DAY:
Every day shown on the calendar, including Sundays and holidays,
	 beginning and ending at midnight.
001.18
CHANGE ORDER:
A written order issued by the Engineer to the Contractor, covering
	 changes within the scope of the contract.
001.19
CHANNEL:
A natural or artificial waterway.
001.20
COMMISSION:
The Nebraska State Highway Commission.
001.21
CONTRACT:
001.21A The written agreement executed
  between the Department and/or any other political subdivision and the
  successful bidder, covering the performance of the work and the furnishing of
  labor and material, by which the bidder is bound to construct, reconstruct,
  improve, maintain and/or repair roads, bridges, buildings, and their
  appurtenances and furnish the labor and materials, and by which the Department
  is obligated to compensate him/her therefore at the mutually established and
  accepted rate or price.
001.21B The
  Contract includes the "Notice to Contractors", proposal form, bid, contract
  form and contract bond, Standard Specifications, supplemental specifications,
  special provisions, general and detailed plans, notice to proceed, and any
  change orders and agreements that are required to complete the construction of
  the work in an acceptable manner, including authorized extensions thereof, all
  of which constitute one instrument.