SPECIAL PROVISIONS Department Name Change Due to government reorganization, the Department’s name has changed. As a result, some specifications, drawings, plans and other documents in this contract may continue to reference Alberta Infrastructure, Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation or Alberta Transportation and Utilities. Please be advised that any references to Alberta Infrastructure, Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation or Alberta Transportation and Utilities shall mean Alberta Transportation. Standard Specifications for Highway Construction and Bridge Construction Work The specifications for highway and bridge construction work, which shall form part of the Contract Agreement, are published in the following Department manuals: General Specifications, Specification Amendments and Supplemental Specifications for Highway and Bridge Construction – Edition 15, 2013; Standard Specifications For Highway Construction – Edition 15, 2013; Standard Specifications for Bridge Construction – Edition 16, 2017. Typical Drawings The following additional specifications and typical drawings, which form part of the Contract Agreement, are available for viewing and/or download from the Departments web site at the following address: under the “CONSULTING AND CONTRACTING” heading. Typical minimum requirements for traffic accommodation and construction zone temporary signing are included in the manual entitled “Traffic Accommodation in Work Zones Manual, 1st Edition, 2008”. It may be necessary for the Contractor to modify these drawings and/or develop new drawings to address non-typical situations when developing the Traffic Accommodation Strategy in accordance with specification 7.1, Traffics Accommodation and Temporary Signing. Typical minimum requirements for pavement markings are included in the Department manual entitled “Alberta Highway Pavement Marking Guide, 2nd Edition, issued March 2003”. Drawings showing the typical minimum requirements for permanent highway signage are available through the “Typical Signage Drawings” link. Drawings showing the typical minimum requirements for barriers are available through the “Typical Barrier Drawings” and “Roadside Design Guide” links. Typical minimum requirements for erosion and sediment control devices are available through the “Design Guidelines for Erosions and Sediment Control For Highways” link. Typical minimum requirements for highway street lighting devices are included in the Department manual entitled “Highway Lighting Guide – 2003”. AMENDMENTS
All other typical plans and drawings are included in the Department manual entitled “CB-6 Highway Standard Plates – Revised August 2002”. Hard copy versions of select manuals are available for purchase from: Alberta Transportation Telephone: (780) 415-1068 Strategic Procurement Branch Suite 310, 3rd Floor, Twin Atria Building 4999 – 98 Ave. Edmonton, AB, T6B 2X3 Bidders are advised that, from time to time, the Department may issue revisions to existing drawings, and/or may insert drawings into the above mentioned manuals without re-printing hard-copy editions of the manual. These new and/or revised drawings will be available on the Department’s web site. Bidders are further advised that any drawing revisions and/or new drawings that are posted on the Department’s web site as of five calendar days prior to the date set for the opening of tenders, will apply to this Project. Any standard drawings that are not available on the Department’s web site will be included in the Contract documents. Specification Amendments The Specification Amendments listed in the following Table are contained in the manual entitled "General Specifications, Specification Amendments and Supplemental Specifications for Highway and Bridge Construction - Edition 15, 2013". Items that are marked with an "X" are applicable to this Contract; items that are not so marked do not apply. The Contractor is advised that the applicable Specification Amendments may contain modifications to the payment clauses for the Specifications amended. X TO Designation General Description SECTION 1 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS AMC_C125.2 Priority Line Painting for Site Occupancy AMC_C125.3 Non-Priority Line Painting for Site Occupancy AMC_S53.1 Amendment to Specification 1.2, General, Re: Construction Staking and Survey - Majority by Contractor AMC_S53.2 Amendment to Specification 1.2, General, Re: Construction Staking and Survey - Majority by Consultant AMC_S53.3 Amendment to Specification 1.2, General, Re: Construction Staking and Survey for Bridge Construction AMC_C230 Amendment to Specification 1.2 General, Re: Diesel Fuel Cost Adjustment Section 3 – Surfacing AMC_S116 Amendment to Specifications 2.3, Grading, 3.1, Subgrade Preparation, and all Base Course Specifications, Re: Tolerances for Surface Finish AMC_S155 Amendments to Specification 3.50, Asphalt Concrete Pavement (EPS), Re: Hot Recycled Asphalt Pavement