Standard Special Provision Update

December 5, 2008

2006 SSPs used with 2006 Standard Plans:

SN-410, Special Notice, approved 12-05-08. This revision modifies the language to alert contractors that funding for this project depends on passage of the fiscal year Budget Act.

SN-450, Special Notice, approved 12-05-08. This is a new special notice to alert contractor of the change to the trigger threshold for compensation adjustments for price index fluctuations for asphalt from 10 to 5 percent.

S1-020H, Amendments to the Standard Specifications, approved 12-05-08. This revision updates the following sections:

Section 7, Legal Relations and Responsability

Section 90, Portland Cement Concrete

S4-003, Beginning of Work, Time of Completion, and Liquidated Damages, approved 12-05-08. This revision corrects references to 2 cancelled SSPs.

S4-008, Beginning of Work, Time of Completion, and Liquidated Damages, approved 12-05-08. This revision adds an instruction to include Special Notice SN-410.

S5-230, Compensation Adjustments for Price Index Fluctuations, approved 12-05-08. This revision changes the trigger threshold for compensation adjustments for price index fluctuations for asphalt to 5 percent from its current specified value of 10 percent.

S5-231, Compensation Adjustments for Price Index Fluctuations, approved 12-05-08. This revision changes the trigger threshold for compensation adjustments for price index fluctuations for asphalt to 5 percent from its current specified value of 10 percent and adds and instruction to include SN-450.

S5-232, Compensation Adjustments for Price Index Fluctuations, approved 12-05-08. This revision changes the trigger threshold for compensation adjustments for price index fluctuations for asphalt to 5 percent from its current specified value of 10 percent and adds and instruction to include SN-450.

S5-233, Compensation Adjustments for Price Index Fluctuations, approved 12-05-08. This revision changes the trigger threshold for compensation adjustments for price index fluctuations for asphalt to 5 percent from its current specified value of 10 percent and adds and instruction to include SN-450.

S5-234, Compensation Adjustments for Price Index Fluctuations, approved 12-05-08. This revision changes the trigger threshold for compensation adjustments for price index fluctuations for asphalt to 5 percent from its current specified value of 10 percent and adds and instruction to include SN-450.

S5-235, Compensation Adjustments for Price Index Fluctuations, approved 12-05-08. This revision changes the trigger threshold for compensation adjustments for price index fluctuations for asphalt to 5 percent from its current specified value of 10 percent and adds and instruction to include SN-450.

S5-236, Compensation Adjustments for Price Index Fluctuations, approved 12-05-08. This revision changes the trigger threshold for compensation adjustments for price index fluctuations for asphalt to 5 percent from its current specified value of 10 percent and adds and instruction to include SN-450.

S5-775, Nonhighway Facilities (Including Utilities), approved 12-05-08. This revision corrects section heading to Section 5.

S8-W05, Welding for Overhead Sign and Pole Structures, approved 12-05-08. This revision corrects reference to S8-W04.

07-430, Temporary Silt Fence, approved 12-05-08. This revision is rewritten in plain language following the Specification Style Guide. It also corrects editing instructions in an attempt to minimize NSSP generation.

07-485, Move-In/Move-Out (Temporary Erosion Control), approved 12-05-08. This revision is rewritten in plain language following the Specification Style Guide. It also corrects editing instructions in an attempt to minimize NSSP generation.

20-250, Existing Highway Planting, approved 12-05-08. This revisions deletes attention clauses to "Preservation of Property."

20-251, Maintain Existing Planted Areas, approved 12-05-08. This revisions deletes attention clauses to "Preservation of Property."

20-252, Maintain Existing Planted Areas, approved 12-05-08. This revisions deletes attention clauses to "Preservation of Property."

20-600, Irrigation Systems, approved 12-05-08. This revisions deletes paragraph that referred to cancelled SSP 08-020.

51-564, Sound Wall (Timber) is cancelled on 12-05-08. This SSP was technically outdated and has not been used in many years.

51-565, Sound Wall (Composite Panel) is cancelled on 12-05-08. This SSP was technically outdated and has not been used in many years.

51-566, Sound Wall (Ribbed Steel Panels) is cancelled on 12-05-08. This SSP was technically outdated and has not been used in many years.