Archive - 01 Supplement - Wisconsin Department of Transportation

INTRODUCTIONSupplemental specifications are issued annually. The supplement that applies to a proposal will bereferenced in the "general" special provision of that proposal, but will not be bound into the proposal.Specification revisions made between the annual supplements will be issued as needed in interimsupplemental specifications. The interim that applies to a proposal will be referenced in the "general"special provision of the proposal, but will not be bound into the proposal.One copy of the annual supplement and each interim will be distributed at no charge, by a continuingupdate service, to prequalified contractors, eligible engineering consulting firms, and selected WisDOTemployees. There is no updating service for other users.Prequalified contractors are responsible for obtaining sufficient copies of this document for bidding andcontract management. They also are responsible for notifying their subcontractors and suppliers about thesupplement and interim that apply to a proposal.Eligible engineering consulting firms are responsible for obtaining sufficient copies of this document fortheir personnel to fulfill their responsibilities under an engineering services contract with the department.The following specifications have been issued:Effective FromLetting to Letting1996 Standard Specifications Oct. 1996 Until Superseded1996 Supplemental Specifications Oct. 1996 Oct. 1997Interim Supplemental Specifications No. 1 Jan. 1997 Oct. 19971997 Supplemental Specifications Oct. 1997 Oct. 1998Interim Supplemental Specifications No. 1 June 1998 Oct. 19981998 Supplemental Specifications Oct. 1998 Oct. 1999Interim Supplemental Specifications No. 1 Feb. 1999 Oct. 19991999 Supplemental Specifications Oct. 1999 Oct 20002000 Supplemental Specifications Oct. 2000 Oct 20012001 Supplemental Specifications Oct. 2001 Until SupersededIn this supplement we continue to use dual dimensioning for all new revisions while those changes publishedbefore the 1998 interim no. 1 still have the metric units only. For dual dimensioned provisions, primary valuesare given in the U.S. standard measure system while the SI metric system equivalents are shown inparentheses. Contracts with the plans and schedule of items developed under the U.S. standard measuresystem will be administered using the U.S. standard measure system values. Contracts with the plans andschedule of items developed under the SI metric system will be administered using the SI metric systemvalues.This supplement contains the following specification components identified by number and organized in ahierarchy as follows:1. Parts, for example "Earthwork" referred to as: part 2.2. Sections, for example "Bidding Requirements and Conditions" referred to as: section 102.3. Subsections, potentially containing subordinate subsections, for example "Issuing BiddingProposals" referred to as: 102.3 or "General" referred to as: 102.3.1.4. Paragraphs, for example paragraph one of 102.3.2 referred to as: 102.3.2(1).5. Numbered items, for example item one of 102.3.2(1) referred to as: item one of 102.3.2(1).The current supplement and interim are included with each new standard specifications book issued orpurchased. Address written requests for additional complimentary copies of supplements or interims to:Wisconsin Department of TransportationBureau of Highway Construction, Room 601P.O. Box 7916Madison, WI 53707-7916Obtain free copies of the supplements and interims in person, at:Room 601, Hill Farms Transportation Building, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.