Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction 2020 (M 41-10) - page 12

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Glare Screen

8-25.3(3)  Posts

Posts shall be constructed in accordance with the 

Standard Plans

 and applicable provisions 

of 

Section 8-12.3(1)A

.

Posts for Type 1 Design A shall be bolted to the beam guardrail posts as detailed in the 

Standard Plans

. Drilling of the guardrail posts shall be done in such a manner to ensure 

that the glare screen posts are set plumb and centered over the guardrail posts unless 
otherwise directed.

All round posts for Type 1 Design B and Type 2 glare screen shall be fitted with a 
watertight top securely fastened to the post. Line posts shall have tops designed to carry 
the top tension wire.

8-25.3(4)  Tension Wire

Tension wires shall be attached to the posts as detailed in the 

Standard Plans

 or as 

approved by the Engineer.

8-25.4 Measurement

Measurement of glare screen will be by the linear foot of completed glare screen for the 
particular type and design specified.

8-25.5 Payment

Payment will be made for each of the following Bid items that are included in the 
Proposal:

“Glare Screen Type 1 Design ____”, per linear foot.
“Glare Screen Type 2”, per linear foot.

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Definitions and Terms

AWS 

American Welding Society

AWWA 

American Water Works Association

CFR 

Code of Federal Regulations

CLI 

Chain Link Institute

CRAB 

County Road Administration Board

CRSI 

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

DIPRA 

Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association

ECY 

Washington State Department of Ecology

EEI 

Edison Electric Institute

EPA 

Environmental Protection Agency

ESAL 

Equivalent Single Axle Loads

FHWA 

Federal Highway Administration

FOP 

Field Operating Procedure

FSS 

Federal Specifications and Standards, General Services Administration

HUD 

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

ICEA 

Insulated Cable Engineers Association

IEEE 

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

ITE 

Institute of Transportation Engineers

IES 

Illumination Engineering Society

IMSA 

International Municipal Signal Association

LID 

Local Improvement District

LPI 

Lighting Protection Institute

MSHA 

Mine Safety and Health Act

MUTCD 

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

NEC 

National Electrical Code

NEMA 

National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association

NEPA 

National Environmental Policy Act

NFPA 

National Fire Protection Association

NIST 

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NRMCA 

National Ready Mix Concrete Association

OMWBE  Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises
OSHA 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PCA 

Portland Cement Association

PPI 

Plastic Pipe Institute

P/PCI 

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

QPL 

Qualified Products List

RAM 

Request for Approval of Material

RCW 

Revised Code of Washington (Laws of the State)

RID 

Road Improvement District

SAE 

Society of Automotive Engineers

SEPA 

State Environmental Policy Act

Definitions and Terms 

1-01

SOP 

Standard Operating Procedure

SSPC 

Society of Protective Coatings

TIB 

Transportation Improvement Board

UL 

Underwriters Laboratories

ULID 

Utility Local Improvement District

UMTA 

Urban Mass Transit Administration

WAC 

Washington Administrative Code

WAQTC 

Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction

WCLIB 

West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau

WISHA 

Washington Industrial Safety and Health Administration

WRI 

Wire Reinforcement Institute

WSDOT 

Washington State Department of Transportation

WWPA 

Western Wood Products Association

1-01.2(2)  Items of Work and Units of Measurement

Plans and Specifications may include common engineering and construction 
abbreviations. Many such abbreviations need no definition. But when the following 
abbreviations are used, they will only mean:
Agg. Aggregate
Al. Aluminum
BST 

Bituminous Surface Treatment

Cl. Class
Cfm 

Cubic Feet per Minute

Cfs 

Cubic Feet per Second

Comb. Combination
Conc. Concrete
CPF 

Composite Pay Factor

Crib. Cribbing
Culv. Culvert
cy or cu yd.  Cubic Yard
Diam. Diameter
ESAL 

Equivalent Single Axle Loads

Est. 

Estimate or Estimated

Excl. Excluding
F Fahrenheit
gph 

Gallon per Hour

gpm 

Gallon per Minute

Hund. Hundred
HMA 

Hot Mix Asphalt

In. Inch
Incl. Including

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Definitions and Terms

JMCIF 

Job Mix Compliance Incentive Factor

JMF 

Job Mix Formula

lb Pound(s)
LF or Lin. Ft. Linear Foot (Feet)
LS 

Lump Sum

M Thousand
MBM 

Thousand Feet Board Measure

MUTS 

Minimum Ultimate Tensile Strength

PCPS 

Precast Prestressed

Pres. Pressure
psf 

Pounds per Square Foot

psi 

Pounds per Square inch

PVC 

Polyvinyl Chloride

RAP 

Recycled Asphalt Pavement

Reg. Regulator
Reinf. 

Reinforced, Reinforcing

Sec. Section
St. Steel
Str. Structural
sy or sq. yd. Square Yard(s)
Th. 

Thick or Thickness

Tr. Treatment
Va 

Air Voids

VC 

Vitrified Clay

VFA 

Voids Filled with Asphalt

VMA 

Voids in Mineral Aggregate

1-01.3 Definitions

Addendum – A written or graphic document, issued to all Bidders and identified as an 
Addendum prior to Bid opening, which modifies or supplements the Bid Documents and 
becomes a part of the Contract.

Auxiliary Lane – The part of the Roadway next to Traveled Ways for parking, speed 
changes, turning, weaving, truck climbing, or for anything that adds to through traffic 
movement.

Award – The formal decision of the Contracting Agency to accept the lowest responsible 
and responsive Bidder for the Work.

Bid, Proposal – The offer of a Bidder on a properly completed Proposal Form to perform 
the Contract.

Definitions and Terms 

1-01

Bidder – An individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or joint venture, submitting a 
Proposal or Bid. When required by law or otherwise the individual, partnership, firm, 
corporation, or joint venture shall be prequalified.

Bid Documents – The component parts of the proposed Contract which may include, 
but are not limited to, the Proposal Form, the proposed Contract Provisions, the 
proposed Contract Plans, Addenda, and for projects with Contracting Agency subsurface 
investigations; the Summary of Geotechnical Conditions and subsurface boring logs 
(if any).

Bridge Approach Embankments – An embankment beneath a Structure and extending 
100 feet beyond a Structure’s end (at Subgrade elevation for the full embankment 
width) plus an access ramp on a 10:1 slope to the original ground elevation. Also, any 
embankment that replaces unsuitable foundation soil beneath the Bridge Approach 
Embankment.

Call for Bids (Advertisement for Bids) – The published public notice soliciting Proposals 
or Bids for Work stating, among other things, the time, place, and date for receiving and 
opening the Bids.

Cold Weather Protection Period – A period of time 7 days from the day of concrete 
placement or the duration of the cure period, whichever is longer.

Commission, Washington State Transportation Commission – The appointive body 
having authority over state transportation matters as provided by law.

Completion Dates – Substantial Completion Date is the day the Engineer determines the 
Contracting Agency has full and unrestricted use and benefit of the facilities, both from 
the operational and safety standpoint, all the initial plantings are completed and only 
minor incidental work, replacement of temporary substitute facilities, plant establishment 
periods, or correction or repair remains for the Physical Completion of the total Contract.

Physical Completion Date is the day all of the Work is physically completed on the 
project. All documentation required by the Contract and required by law does not 
necessarily need to be furnished by the Contractor by this date.

Completion Date is the day all the Work specified in the Contract is completed and all 
the obligations of the Contractor under the Contract are fulfilled by the Contractor. All 
documentation required by the Contract and required by law must be furnished by the 
Contractor before establishment of this date.

Contract – The written agreement between the Contracting Agency and the Contractor. 
It describes, among other things:
1.  What work will be done, and by when;
2.  Who provides labor and materials; and
3.  How Contractors will be paid.

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