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What did I contract?
100

What is the abbreviation TCP?

Traffic Control Plan

100

What are the two types of schedules our specifications provide for?

A bar chart and a CPM (critical path method)

100

What manual addresses traffic control devices and provides guidance for how, when, and where they can be used?

TMUTCD

100

True or False: Different inspectors can create DWR’s for the same work performed on a project.

False. Do not duplicate information

100

What documents are considered the contract?

Plans and Proposal

200

If you have a culvert at station 100+25, what station is 250ft back?

STA 97+75

(10025-250=9775)

200

Where in the standards/specs will you find language on schedules and schedule requirements?

Item 8.

200

Where do you look to find out if a work zone traffic control device used on your project is acceptable for use?

CWZTCDL

200

Who can authorize your DWR?

Anyone (with SM access) but you.

200

What is a special provision?

A modification to a standard or special specification.

300

Where would you find roadway or bridge exceptions or equations?

Cover sheet of the plans

300

What color of paint should be used for survey?

Pink

300

How much time is a contractor allowed to correct a Priority 2 deficiency?

7 CALENDAR DAYS

300

Where can you find the CCAM and DWR Template information?

Construction Division website

300

What is a special specification?

It is a specification that is not found in spec book.

400

Graphical representations of horizontal and vertical alignments are found where in the plans?

Plan and profile sheets of the plans

400

What is the definition of slope?

It is the vertical height divided by a horizontal length

400

For the right side of a roadway, when supplemental plaques are placed on duel-leg supports, which leg are they to be placed on?

INTERIOR LEG

400

What chapter in the CCAM will you find the required information needed for a DWR

Chapter 4

400

Where would you look in the plans to see if items of work have special provisions?

The E&Q sheets

500

Where is the Basis of Estimate found in the plans?

In the General Notes

500

On a CPM schedule, what is the most important thing to view?

The Critical Path

500

Which part of the TMUTCD specifically addresses work zone and traffic control requirements?

PART 6

500

True/False: The information inspectors provide have no impact on contractor’s claims.

FALSE

500

What rules are set by the commission for the department to follow?

Texas Administrative Code