Plan Reading for Dummies
What is the abbreviation TCP?
Traffic Control Plan
What are the two types of schedules our specifications provide for?
A bar chart and a CPM (critical path method)
What manual addresses traffic control devices and provides guidance for how, when, and where they can be used?
TMUTCD
Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
True or False: Two inspectors on a project should create separate DWRs for the same work performed on a project.
False. Do not duplicate information
Give 2 examples of contract documents.
The plans, specifications incorporated by reference, special provisions, special specifications, Contract bonds, change orders, and supplemental agreements.
If you have a culvert at station 100+25, what station is 250ft back?
STA 97+75
(10025-250=9775)
What item in the spec book will you find language on schedules and schedule requirements?
Item 8.
What document has a list showing acceptable work zone traffic control devices to use on any project?
CWZTCDL
Compliant Work Zone Traffic Control Device List
Who can authorize your DWR?
Anyone (with SM access) but you.
What is a special provision?
A modification to a standard or special specification.
On a plan set, where would you find roadway or bridge exceptions or equations?
Cover sheet of the plans
What color of paint should be used for survey?
Pink
How much time is a contractor allowed to correct a Priority 2 deficiency on a barricade report?
7 CALENDAR DAYS
Where can you find the DWR Template information?
Construction Division website
What is a special specification?
It is a specification that is not found in spec book.
Graphical representations of horizontal and vertical alignments are found where in the plans?
Plan and profile sheets of the plans
What is the definition of slope?
It is the vertical height divided by a horizontal length
When a dual-leg sign support is installed on the right side of a roadway, which leg is the supplemental plaque to be placed on?
INTERIOR LEG
What chapter in the CCAM will you find the required information needed for a DWR?
Chapter 4
Where would you look in the plans to see if items of work have special provisions?
The Proposal
Where is the Basis of Estimate found in the plans?
In the General Notes
On a CPM schedule, the ______ ______ is the most important thing shown.
Critical Path
Which part of the TMUTCD specifically addresses work zone and traffic control requirements?
PART 6
True/False: The information inspectors provide have no impact on contractor’s claims.
FALSE
What rules are set by the commission for the department to follow?
Texas Administrative Code