January 1, 1995
An Equal Opportunity Employer
1995 City Supplement to
Ohio Department of Transportation
Construction & Material Specifications

Forward

The City Administration, in an attempt to permit uniform construction practices throughout the area, has adopted the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation, Construction and Material Specifications for control of its construction program.

This supplement was written to amend the State Specifications dated January 1, 1995. The supplement permits adaptation to City operation and control, and also includes construction items needed but not included by the State.

Significant Changes

Section/Item

• Emergency Work 101.17 & 105.11
• Proposal Guaranty Format 102.08
• Unanticipated Subsurface Conditions 104.02
• Delivery of Reserved Materials 104.05
• Plan Sets at Contractor’s Expense 105.02
• Samples and Tests 106.03
• Accident Reporting Requirements & Payment Suspension 107.07
• Posting Completion Date 108.06
• Liquidated Damages Without Notice 108.07
• Pipe Removal 202.04
• Shale Embankment 203.09(E)
• Video Tape Completed Storm Sewers 603.029
• Standard Traffic Notes 614
• Broom Finish and White Curing Compound 627.02
• Bicycle Racks 636
• Bank Run Gravel 703.11
• Public Works Permits Throughout
• Vertical lines in the right-hand margin indicate changes that have been made to the 1993 version of the Supplement.

Metrication Note

The City of Cincinnati is developing procedures to comply with the Federal Highway Administration’s and the Ohio Department of Transportation’s mandates and directives to implement the SI (metric) system of measurement. The City may let contracts using SI units. If the contract contains SI units the contractor will be required to adjust operations to construct the projects in accordance with the units of measurement provided. The City will cooperate with the contractor in understanding the units, but no conversion to oldstyle units or additional compensations will be paid for difficulties in working with SI units. The 1995 City Supplement incorporates many SI conversions. The traditional units are also retained. The transition to metrication will not be simple or quick. The City Supplement reflects this difficult conversion in that not all traditional units are converted herein and the conversion format is not consistent.

100 GENERAL PROVISIONS

section 101 – definitions and terms 1
section 102 – bidding requirements and conditions 3
section 103 – award and execution of contract 5
section 104 – scope of work 7
section 105 – control of work 8
section 106 – control of material 11
section 107 – legal relations and responsibility to public 13/jobsite safety checklist 17
section 108 – prosecution and progress 25
section 109 – acceptance, measurement and payment 28

200 EARTHWORK

item 201 – clearing and grubbing 35
item 202 – removal of structures and obstructions 35
item 203 – roadway excavation and embankment 39
item 204 – special excavation 41
item 205 – special fill material 41
item 255 – full depth rigid pavement removal and rigid replacement 42

300 BASES

item 305 – portland cement concrete base 43
item 306 – additional portland cement concrete base 43

400 FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT

item 401 – plant mix pavements – grneral 45
item 402 – asphalt concrete 45
item 403 – asphalt concrete 45
item 404 – asphalt concrete 45
item 413 – sawing and sealing asphalt concrete pavement joints 45

450 RIGID PAVEMENT

item 451 – reinforced portland cement concrete pavement 47
item 452 – plain portland cement concrete pavement 49
item 499 – concrete general 49

500 STRUCTURES

item 510 – dowel holes 51
item 511 – concrete for structures 51
item 517 – railings 51
item 519 – patching concrete structures 51
item 520 – pneumatically placed mortar 52

600 INCIDENTALS

item 601 – slope and channel protection 53
item 602 – masonry 53
item 603 – pipe culverts, sewers and drains 55
item 604 – manholes, catch basins, inlets, inspection wells, junction chambers or
item 608 – walks, curb ramps and steps 74
item 609 – curbing 76
item 614 – maintaining traffic 76
item 619 – temporary facilities 78
item 626 – sheeting and bracing ordered left in place 78
item 627 – driveways 79
item 628 – sawing concrete 80
item 629 – curbs reset 81
item 635 – cutting and trimming old granite curbs 82
item 636 – bicycle rack – type a 82
item 657 – riprap for tree protection 84
item 658 – tree root aeration 85
item 660 – sodding with topsoil 86
item 661 – planting vines 86
item 662 – planting shrubs 87
item 663 – planting trees 88
item 664 – planting salvaged plants 90
item 665 – large trees moved and reset 91
item 666 – pruning existing trees 92
item 667 – seeding and jute matting 93
item 668 – seeding and excelsior matting 94
item 669 – seeding and other matting materials 94
item 670 – erosion protection 95

700 MATERIAL DETAILS

section 701 – hydraulic cement 97
section 703 – aggregate 100
section 704 – masonry units 100
section 706 – concrete and clay pipe 102
section 707 – steel, aluminum and plastic pipe 113

1100 WATER MAIN WORK
1100-1119 | 1120-1129 | 1130+

item 1100 – general provisions 115
item 1101 – laying pipe and fittings 117
item 1102 – hauling water works material 133
item 1103 – lowering existing water mains 133
item 1104 – installing valves on existing water mains 135
item 1105 – plugging existing water mains and fittings 136
item 1106 – furnishing and installing foamglas pipe insulation 137
item 1107 – furnishing and installing tunnel liner 137
item 1108 – furnishing and installing steel casing 139
item 1109 – excavating for tapping sleeve and valve 140
item 1110 – concrete 141
item 1111 – water works chambers 142
item 1112 – hauling and installing fire hydrants 147
item 1113 – relocating existing fire hydrants 148
item 1114 – removing fire hydrants 149
item 1115 – furnishing and installing fire hydrant extensions 150
item 1116 – installing valve boxes complete 150
item 1117 – field welding tied joints, concrete pipe 151
item 1118 – salvaging existing water mains and fittings 152
item 1119 – additional excavation 153
item 1120 – exploratory excavation 154
item 1121 – filling abandoned water works structures 155
item 1122 – removing existing manhole curbs and covers and valve boxes 156
item 1123 – changing pipe sewers 157
item 1124 – furnishing, installing, and maintaining temporary water mains 158
item 1125 – resetting existing valve boxes complete 159
item 1126 – installing and connecting copper service pipe 160
item 1127 – lowering existing service branches 161
item 1128 – reconnecting existing service branches 162
item 1129 – installing stop clocks in existing lines 164
item 1130 – disconnecting existing service branches 5/8" (1.59 cm) - 2" (5.10 cm) 164
item 1131 – installing curb and roadway boxes 165
item 1132 – resetting existing curb and roadway boxes 166
item 1133 – furnishing and installing frost-proof meter settings complete 167
item 1134 – relocating existing frost-proof meter settings 168
item 1135 – resetting existing frost-proof meter settings 169
item 1136 – furnishing and installing frost-proof meter setting appurtenances 169
item 1137 – meter settings larger than 2" (5.10 cm) in size 171
item 1138 – removing curb and roadway boxes 171

1300 INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
1300-1319 | 1320-1329 | 1330+

item 1300 – general index 173
item 1301 – description 175
item 1302 – references 175
item 1303 – materials 175
item 1304 – utilities, permits and regulations 177
item 1305 – coordination 178
item 1306 – working plans 178
item 1307 – standard drawings 178
item 1308 – equipment furnished by the City 179
item 1309 – installation practices 180
item 1310 – definitions 180
item 1311 – inspection 181
item 1312 – electric power service 182
item 1313 – testing 183
item 1314 – maintenance of traffic and systems 184
item 1315 – temporary systems 186
item 1316 – removal of existing equipment 188
item 1317 – painting 190
item 1318 – poles and supports 191
item 1319 – foundations 200
item 1320 – grounding equipment 202
item 1321 – conduit, risers and trenching 203
item 1322 – electrical boxes 206
item 1323 – cables, connectors and accessories 208
item 1324 – traffic and lighting controls 213
item 1325 – luminaries 222
item 1326 – lamps 229
item 1327 – traffic signals 234
item 1328 – traffic signal detectors 247
item 1329 – traffic control signs and installations 252
item 1330 – pavement marker buttons 264
item 1332 – relocation of existing equipment 265
item 1333 – modification of existing lighting circuits 266
item 1334 – restoration of work areas 267
item 1335 – cable and pole identification 268
item 1336 – method of payment 268
item 1337 – turn on-off records 268