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;Calendar Day:Every day shown on the calendar, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays included. | ;Calendar Day:Every day shown on the calendar, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays included. | ||
;Change Order:A written order signed by the responsible procurement officer, directing a Contractor to make changes which the changes clause of a Contract authorizes the procurement officer to order with or without the consent of the Contractor. TC 1.03 shall also apply. | ;Change Order:A written order signed by the responsible procurement officer, directing a Contractor to make changes which the changes clause of a Contract authorizes the procurement officer to order with or without the consent of the Contractor. TC 1.03 shall also apply. | ||
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;Contract:Any agreement entered into by a procurement agency for the acquisition of supplies, services, construction, construction related services, architectural services or engineering services.Contract does not include: Collective bargaining agreements with employee organizations or agreements creating employer employee relationships, as defined in Article 64A, Section 15A(a)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland, Medicaid, Medicare, Judicare, or similar reimbursement contracts which user eligibility and cost are set by law or regulation. | ;Contract:Any agreement entered into by a procurement agency for the acquisition of supplies, services, construction, construction related services, architectural services or engineering services.Contract does not include: Collective bargaining agreements with employee organizations or agreements creating employer employee relationships, as defined in Article 64A, Section 15A(a)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland, Medicaid, Medicare, Judicare, or similar reimbursement contracts which user eligibility and cost are set by law or regulation. | ||
;Contract Documents:The written agreement executed between an Administration and the successful bidder, covering the performance of the work and furnishing of labor, equipment and materials, by which the Contractor is bound to perform the work and furnish the labor, equipment and materials, and by which the Administration is obligated to compensate him therefore at the mutually established and accepted rate or price. The Contract Documents shall include the Invitation for Bids, Notice to Contractors, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal, Contract Forms and Bonds, General Provisions, Specifications, Supplemental Specifications, all Special Provisions, all Technical Provisions, all Plans and Notices to Proceed, also any written Change Orders and Supplemental Agreements that are required to complete the construction of the work in an acceptable manner, including authorized extension thereof | ;Contract Documents:The written agreement executed between an Administration and the successful bidder, covering the performance of the work and furnishing of labor, equipment and materials, by which the Contractor is bound to perform the work and furnish the labor, equipment and materials, and by which the Administration is obligated to compensate him therefore at the mutually established and accepted rate or price. The Contract Documents shall include the Invitation for Bids, Notice to Contractors, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal, Contract Forms and Bonds, General Provisions, Specifications, Supplemental Specifications, all Special Provisions, all Technical Provisions, all Plans and Notices to Proceed, also any written Change Orders and Supplemental Agreements that are required to complete the construction of the work in an acceptable manner, including authorized extension thereof | ||
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;Day:Calendar day unless otherwise designated. | ;Day:Calendar day unless otherwise designated. | ||
;Invitation for Bids:Any document, whether attached or incorporated by reference, used for soliciting bids under procurement by competitive sealed bidding and small procurement procedures including requests for quotations. | ;Invitation for Bids:Any document, whether attached or incorporated by reference, used for soliciting bids under procurement by competitive sealed bidding and small procurement procedures including requests for quotations. | ||
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;Notice to Contractors:The advertisement for Bids for all required work or materials. Such advertisement will indicate the location and magnitude of the work to be done or the character and quantity of the material to be furnished and the time and place of the opening of bids. | ;Notice to Contractors:The advertisement for Bids for all required work or materials. Such advertisement will indicate the location and magnitude of the work to be done or the character and quantity of the material to be furnished and the time and place of the opening of bids. | ||
;Notice to Proceed:A written notice to the Contractor of the date on or before which he shall begin the prosecution of the work to be done under the Contract. | ;Notice to Proceed:A written notice to the Contractor of the date on or before which he shall begin the prosecution of the work to be done under the Contract. | ||
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;Proctor:The Proctor compaction test is a laboratory method of experimentally determining the optimal moisture content at which a given soil type will become most dense and achieve its maximum dry density. The term Proctor is in honor of R. R. Proctor, who in 1933 showed that the dry density of a soil for a given compactive effort depends on the amount of water the soil contains during soil compaction. | ;Proctor:The Proctor compaction test is a laboratory method of experimentally determining the optimal moisture content at which a given soil type will become most dense and achieve its maximum dry density. The term Proctor is in honor of R. R. Proctor, who in 1933 showed that the dry density of a soil for a given compactive effort depends on the amount of water the soil contains during soil compaction. | ||
;USCS:Unified Soil Classification System | ;USCS:Unified Soil Classification System | ||
+ | ;SM:Unified Soil Classification System term for Silt | ||
+ | ;bogie:an undercarriage with four or six wheels pivoted beneath the end of a railroad car | ||
+ | ;MSE:mechanically stabilized earth | ||
+ | ;weathering steel:Weathering steel, best-known under the trademark COR-TEN steel and sometimes written without the hyphen as corten steel, is a group of steel alloys which were developed to eliminate the need for painting, and form a stable rust-like appearance if exposed to the weather for several years. | ||
+ | ;signal warrants:A warrant is a set of criteria used to define the relative need for, and. appropriateness of, a particular traffic control device (e.g., STOP or YIELD sign, traffic signal, etc.). Warrants are usually expressed in the form of numerical. requirements such as the volume of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. | ||
+ | ;signal warrant:A warrant is a set of criteria used to define the relative need for, and. appropriateness of, a particular traffic control device (e.g., STOP or YIELD sign, traffic signal, etc.). Warrants are usually expressed in the form of numerical. requirements such as the volume of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. | ||
+ | ;RCC:Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) or rolled concrete is a special blend of concrete that has essentially the same ingredients as conventional concrete but in different ratios, and increasingly with partial substitution of fly ash for Portland cement. | ||
+ | ;SCC:Self consolidating concrete (SCC), also known as self compacting concrete, is a highly flowable, non-segre- gating concrete that can spread into place, fill the formwork and encapsulate the reinforcement without any mechanical consolidation. |
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- FTP
- File Transfer Protocol
- Transportation Article, § 2-102(b)(2)
- The Secretary is responsible for the operation of the Department and shall establish guidelines and procedures to promote the orderly and efficient administration of the Department. He may establish, reorganize, or abolish areas of responsibility in the Department as necessary to fulfill effectively the duties assigned to him. He may designate staff assistants to be in charge of the areas of responsibility he establishes.
- MDOT
- Maryland Department of Transportation
- MAA
- Maryland Aviation Administration
- TBU
- Transportation Business Unit
- MDTA
- Maryland Transportation Authority
- MTA
- Maryland Transit Authority
- MPA
- Maryland Port Administration
- MVA
- Motor Vehicle Administration
- PIA
- Public Information Act
- TTF
- Transportation Trust Fund
- CTP
- Consolidated Transportation Plan
- A&E
- Architectural & Engineering
- AAMVA
- Association of Motor Vehicle Administrations
- ACDBE
- Aiport Concessions Disadvantged Business Enterprises
- ADA
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- AED
- Automated External Defibrillator
- AELR
- Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review
- AET
- All Electronic Tolling
- AFCS
- Automated Fare Collection System
- AFSCME Local 1859
- American Federation of State, County and Municpal Employees
- ALPR
- Automated License Plate Reader
- AMD
- SHA's Access Management Division
- AMM
- Air Mall Maryland
- AMVA
- American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
- APMs
- Automatic Purchasing Machines
- ASD
- Alternative Service Delivery:
- ASE
- Automated Speed Enforcement
- ATCT
- Airport Traffic Control Tower
- ATU Local 1300
- Amalgamted Transit Union
- ATV
- All Terrain Vehicle
- B&P
- Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel
- BCCC
- Baltimore City Community College
- BCDC
- Baltimore City Detention Center
- BMC
- Baltimore Metropolitan Council
- BNIP
- Bus Network Improvement PRoject
- NPPA
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority Areas
- BPW
- Board of Public Works
- BRFA
- Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act
- BRT
- Bus Rapid Transit
- BRTB
- Baltimore Region Transportation Board
- BVE
- Bay View Estates
- BWI/Marshall
- Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
- C&D
- Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
- CAC
- Citizens' Advisory Council
- CASA
- Central American Solidarity Asssociation
- CBP
- Customs and Border Protection
- CCT
- Corridor Cities Transitway
- CCTV
- Closed Circuit Television
- CCU
- Central Collections Unit
- CFA
- Capital Funding Agreement
- CG
- Corps' Construction General Budget
- CHP
- Courthouse Point
- CIA
- Cumulative Impact Assessment
- CIP
- Capital Improvement Program
- CIT
- Corporate Income Tax
- CMAQ
- Congestion Management and Air Quality
- Corps
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
- CPI
- Consumer Price Index
- CPR
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- CTB
- Consolidated Transportation Bonds
- CTP
- Consolidated Transportation Program
- CTS
- Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.
- CWS
- Comprehensive Work Schedule
- CY
- Calendar Year
- DAV
- Disabled American Veterans
- DBE
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
- DBED
- Department of Business and Economic
- DBF
- Design-Build-Finance
- DBFOM
- Design,Build,Finance,Operate, and Maintain
- DBM
- Department of Budget and Management
- DGS
- Department of General Services
- DHCD
- Department of Housing & Community Development
- DHMH
- Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
- DHR
- Department of Human Resources
- DLLR
- Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
- DLS
- Department of Legislative Services
- DMCF
- Dredged Material Containment Facility
- DMMP
- Maryland's Dredged Material Management Program
- DoIT
- Department of Information Technology
- DPSCS
- Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services
- DSP
- Department of State Police
- DVA
- Department of Veteran's Affairs
- DW&S
- Driver Wellness & Safety
- DWDAL
- Division of Workforce Development & Audit Learning
- EIS
- Environmental Impact Statement
- EMMA
- Electronic Municipal Market Access
- EPAMD
- Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device
- ETF
- Education Trust Fund
- EV
- Electric Vehicle
- EVIC
- Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council
- F&E
- Facilities and Equipment
- FAA
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Questions
- FCSA
- Feasability Cost Sharing Agreement
- FFGA
- Full Funding Grant Agreement
- FFY
- Federal Fiscal Year (October 1- September 30)
- FHTF
- Federal Highway Trust Fund
- FMCSA
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- FMIS
- Financial Management Information System
- FRA
- Federal Railroad Administration
- FRD
- BWI Marshall Fire and Rescue Department
- FTA
- Federal Transit Administration
- FY
- State Fiscal Year (July 1 - June 30)
- GHG
- Green House Gas
- GMVRA
- Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account
- GO Bonds
- General Obligation Bonds
- GOCCP
- Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention
- GOMA
- Governor's Office of Minority Affairs
- GRR
- General Reevaluation Report
- Harbor
- Baltimore Harbor
- HNI
- Highway Needs Inventory
- HOV
- High Occupancy Vehicles
- HUR
- Highway User Revenue
- IACP
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- ICC
- Intercounty Connector
- ICTF
- Intermodal Container Transfer Facility
- IFB
- Invitation for Bid
- IG
- Inspector General
- IISP
- Ignition Interlock System Program
- IRC
- DMMP's Innovative Reuse Committee
- JCR
- Joint Chairmen's Report
- JPO
- TIFIA Joint Program Office
- LCCA
- Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
- LGTCA
- Local Government Tort Claims ACT
- LIDAR
- Light Detection and Ranging
- LOTS
- Locally Operated Transit System
- LPA
- Labor Peace Agreement
- LSB
- Low-Speed Vehicle
- LW
- Living Wage
- LWA
- Light Weight Aggregate
- MAB
- Medical Advisory Board
- MAP-21
- Moving Ahead in the 21st Century Act
- MARC
- Maryland Area Regional Commuter Service
- MBE
- MDOT's Office of Minority Business Enterprise
- MBI
- Mid-Bay Island
- MCAC
- Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center
- MCCBL
- Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan or Capital Bond Bill
- MCEC
- Maryland Clean Energy Center
- MCY
- Million Cubic Yards
- MDA
- Maryland Department of Agriculture
- MDE
- Maryland Department of Environment
- MDP
- Maryland Department of Planning
- MDTAP
- Maryland Transportation Authority Police
- MEA
- Maryland Energy Administration
- MEDCO
- Maryland Economic Development Corporation
- MEIF
- Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund
- MEIFA
- Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund Authority
- MEMSOF
- Marlyand Emergency Medical System Operations Fund
- MES
- Maryland Environmental Service
- MGA
- Maryland General Assembly
- MGIP
- MARC Growth and Investment Plan
- MIA
- Maryland Insurance Administration
- MIZOD
- Maritime Industrial Zoning Overlay District
- MMTA
- Maryland Motor Truck Association
- MPO
- Metropolitan Planning Organization
- MS4
- Municpal Separate Storm Sewer System
- MSBDFA
- MD Small Business Development Financing Authority
- MSC
- Metropolitan Safety Committee
- MSDE
- Maryland State Department of Education
- MSP
- Maryland State Police
- MSU
- Morgan State University
- MTAP
- Maryland Transit Police
- MTP
- Maryland Transportation Plan
- M-View
- Governor's Statewide CCTV Interoperability Program
- NEC
- Northeast Corridor
- NEPA
- National Environmental Police Act
- NEPP
- New Electronic Payment Program
- NERA
- NERA Economic Research Associates,Inc.
- NHTSA
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NLPMT
- North Locust Point Marine Terminal
- NOTD
- Notice of Toll Due
- NPDES MS4
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
- NRP
- Natural Resources Police
- NTSB
- National Transportation Safety Board
- OA
- MDOT's Office of Audits
- OAG
- Office of Attorney General
- OCR
- Optical Character Recognition
- OFM
- MDOT's Office of Freight and Multimodalism
- OIPD
- Office of Innovative Project Delivery
- OLA
- Office of Legislative Audits
- OPCM
- SHA's Office of Procurement and Contract Management
- OPEI Local 2
- Office and Professional Employees International
- P3
- Public Private Partnership
- PABs
- Private Activity Boards
- PBSC
- Public Bike Share Company
- PI
- Poplar Island
- PIE
- Poplar Island Expansion
- PLA
- Project Labor Agreement
- POB
- Port of Baltimore
- PRIIA
- Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act
- PRSA
- SHA's Pedestrian Focused Roadway Safety Audits
- PSC
- Public Service Commission
- PTC
- Police Training Commission
- PW
- Prevailing Wage
- RFGPTS
- Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System
- RFI
- Request for Information
- RFP
- Request for Proposal
- RoRo
- Roll-On/Roll-Off
- ROW
- Right of Way
- RSA
- Runway Safety Area
- S2S
- State to State
- SAFETEA-LU
- Safe,Accountable,Flexible,Efficient Transportation Equity Act
- SBE
- State Board of Elections
- SBR
- Small Busuiness Reserve Program
- SEC
- State Ethics Commission
- SEIF
- Strategic Energy Investment Fun
- SGCC
- Smart Growth Coordinating Committee
- SLECC
- State Law Enforcement Coordinating Council
- SMCM
- St. Mary's College of Maryland
- SMP
- Statewide Salt Management Plan
- SMRT
- Southern Maryland Rapid Transit
- SRWG
- Suspended and Revoked Working Group
- SSO
- State Safety Oversight
- STIP
- State-Wide Transportation Improvement Plan
- SWM
- Stormwater Management
- TIB
- Transportation Infrastructure Bank
- TIFIA
- Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
- TIGER
- Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
- TIIA
- Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013
- TMDL
- Total Maximum Daily Load
- TMP
- Transit Modernization Program
- TOC
- Transit Oversight
- TOD
- Transit-Oriented Development
- TSA
- Transportation Security Administration
- TSO
- The Secretary's Office
- TTF
- Transportation Trust Fund
- UFCW Local 1994
- United Food and Commerical Workers
- USDOT
- United States Department of Transportation
- USEPA
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- USM
- University of Maryland
- VEIP
- Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program
- VLTs
- Video Lottery Terminals
- VMT
- Vehicle Miles Traveled
- VTR
- Video Toll Rate
- WCC
- Worker's Compensation Commission
- WIP
- Watershed Improvement Plan
- WMATA
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- WQC
- Water Quality Certificate
- WRDA
- Water Resources Development Act of 1996
- WRRDA
- Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014
- WVS
- West View Shores
- Administration
- Shall mean any one of the Administrations within the Maryland Department of Transportation, as listed in GP 1.02.
- Administrator
- The chief executive officer of an Administration.
- Engineer
- Any person designated by the Administrator or the procurement officer, acting directly or through his duly authorized representative, such representative acting within the scope of the particular duties assigned to him or of the authority given him.
- Inspector
- The authorized representative of the procurement officer assigned to make detailed inspection of any or all portions of the work, or materials therefore.
- Procurement Officer
- Any person authorized by a State agency in accordance with law or regulations to formulate, enter into, or administer Contracts or make written determinations and findings with respect to them. The term also includes an authorized representative acting within the limits of authority.
- Secretary
- The chief executive officer of the Maryland Department of Transportation.
- AAN
- American Association of Nurserymen
- AAPA
- American Association of Port Authorities
- AAR
- Association of American Railroads
- AASHTO
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- ACI
- American Concrete Institute
- AIA
- American Institute of Architects
- AIEE
- American Institute of Electrical Engineers
- AISC
- American Institute of Steel Construction
- AISI
- American Iron and Steel Institute
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- ARA
- American Railway Association
- AREA
- American Railway Engineering Association
- ASCE
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- ASHRAE
- American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
- ASLA
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- ASME
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ASTM
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- ATA
- American Transit Association
- AWWA
- American Water Works Association
- AWS
- American Welding Society
- AWPA
- American Wood Preservers Association
- AGC
- Associated General Contractors of America
- BOCA
- Building Officials Conference of America
- COMAR
- Code of Maryland Regulations
- CRSI
- Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
- EEI
- Edison Electric Institute
- EIA
- Electronic Industries Association
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- FAA
- Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
- FCC
- Federal Communications Commission
- FHWA
- Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
- FRA
- Federal Railway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
- FSS
- Federal Specifications and Standards, General Services Administration
- FTA
- Federal Transit Administration
- IEEE
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- IES
- Illuminating Engineers Society
- IMSA
- International Municipal Signal Association
- IPCEA
- Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association
- IRT
- Institute for Rapid Transit
- MBMA
- Metal Building Manufacturers' Association
- NCHRP
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- MSMT
- Maryland Standard Method of Tests (as developed by the State Highway Administration)
- MdMUTCD
- Maryland Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
- NBFU
- National Board of Fire Underwriters
- NBS
- National Bureau of Standards
- NEC
- National Electric Code
- NESC
- National Electric Safety Code
- NEMA
- National Electrical Manufacturers' Association
- NFPA
- National Fire Protection Association
- OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- RLMI
- Reflector and Lamp Manufacturers' Institute
- SAE
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- SAWP
- Society of American Wood Preservers
- SSPC
- Society for Protective Coatings
- UL
- Underwriters Laboratories, Incorporated
- QPL
- Qualified Products List Award—The decision by a procurement agency to execute a purchase agreement or Contract after all necessary approvals have been obtained.
- Award
- The decision by a procurement agency to execute a purchase agreement or Contract after all necessary approvals have been obtained.
- Bid
- A statement of price, terms of sale, and description of the supplies, services, construction or construction related services offered by a bidder to the State in response to an Invitation for Bids.
- Bid Bond
- See Proposal Guaranty.
- Bid Form
- The approved form on which an Administration requires bids to be set forth and submitted.
- Bidder
- A person formally submitting a bid for the work contemplated, acting directly or through a duly authorized representative.
- Board
- The Board of Public Works of the State of Maryland.
- Business
- A corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, or any other legal entity through which commercial activity is conducted.
- Calendar Day
- Every day shown on the calendar, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays included.
- Change Order
- A written order signed by the responsible procurement officer, directing a Contractor to make changes which the changes clause of a Contract authorizes the procurement officer to order with or without the consent of the Contractor. TC 1.03 shall also apply.
- Contract
- Any agreement entered into by a procurement agency for the acquisition of supplies, services, construction, construction related services, architectural services or engineering services.Contract does not include: Collective bargaining agreements with employee organizations or agreements creating employer employee relationships, as defined in Article 64A, Section 15A(a)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland, Medicaid, Medicare, Judicare, or similar reimbursement contracts which user eligibility and cost are set by law or regulation.
- Contract Documents
- The written agreement executed between an Administration and the successful bidder, covering the performance of the work and furnishing of labor, equipment and materials, by which the Contractor is bound to perform the work and furnish the labor, equipment and materials, and by which the Administration is obligated to compensate him therefore at the mutually established and accepted rate or price. The Contract Documents shall include the Invitation for Bids, Notice to Contractors, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal, Contract Forms and Bonds, General Provisions, Specifications, Supplemental Specifications, all Special Provisions, all Technical Provisions, all Plans and Notices to Proceed, also any written Change Orders and Supplemental Agreements that are required to complete the construction of the work in an acceptable manner, including authorized extension thereof
- Contract Drawings
- See definition of "Plans".
- Contract Item (Pay Item)
- An item of work specifically described and for which a price, either unit or lump sum, is provided. It includes the performance of all work and the furnishing of all labor, equipment, and materials, described herein or described in any Supplemental Specifications or Special Provisions.
- Contract Modification
- Any written alteration in the Specifications, delivery point, date of delivery, Contract period, price, quantity, or other provision of any existing Contract, whether accomplished in accordance with a Contract Provision, or by mutual action of the parties to the Contract. It includes change orders, extra work orders, supplemental agreements, Contract amendments, or reinstatements.
- Contractor
- Any person having a Contract with a procurement agency. Contractor does not include an employee with an employment Contract, or an employee organization with a collective bargaining agreement.
- Day
- Calendar day unless otherwise designated.
- Invitation for Bids
- Any document, whether attached or incorporated by reference, used for soliciting bids under procurement by competitive sealed bidding and small procurement procedures including requests for quotations.
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- Notice to Contractors
- The advertisement for Bids for all required work or materials. Such advertisement will indicate the location and magnitude of the work to be done or the character and quantity of the material to be furnished and the time and place of the opening of bids.
- Notice to Proceed
- A written notice to the Contractor of the date on or before which he shall begin the prosecution of the work to be done under the Contract.
- Payment Bond
- Security as stated in COMAR 21.06.07.01B as a guarantee that Contractor will pay in full all bills and accounts for materials and labor used in the work, as provided by law.
- Performance Bond
- Security as stated in COMAR 21.06.07.01B, guaranteeing complete performance of the Contract.
- Person
- Any individual or a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture, unincorporated association, union, committee, club, or other organization or legal entity.
- Plans
- The official drawings issued by the Administration as part of the Contract Documents, including those incorporated in the Contract Documents by reference.
- Proposal
- The response by an offeror to a request for proposals issued by a procurement agency to obtain goods or labor. The response may include but is not limited to an offeror's price and terms for the proposed Contract, and description of technical expertise, work experience and other information as requested in the solicitation. As used herein the word "proposal" means "bid".
- Proposal Guaranty
- The security, in the form stated in COMAR 21.06.07.01B, designated in the Proposal, to be furnished by the offeror as a guaranty of good faith to enter into a Contract with the State, if the work of constructing the improvement is awarded to him.
- Resident Business
- A business whose principal office or principal base of operations is located in the State.
- Responsible Bidder or Offeror
- A person who has the capability in all respects to perform fully the Contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability that shall assure good faith performance.
- Responsive Bid
- A bid submitted in response to an Invitation for Bids that conforms in all material respects to the requirements contained in the Invitation for Bids.
- Specification
- A written description of functional characteristics, or the nature of a construction item to be procured. It may include a
statement of any of the user's requirements and may provide for inspection, testing, or preparation of a construction item before procurement.
- State
- The State of Maryland acting through its authorized representative.
- Subcontract
- Any agreement entered into by the Contractor or a subcontractor for a portion of the construction or any other part of the work in connection with, and under the terms of, the Contract.
- Subcontractor
- Any person undertaking a portion of the construction or any other part of the work under the terms of the Contract, by virtue of an agreement with the Contractor or a subcontractor who, prior to such undertaking has received the approval of the Administration. Subcontractor does not include an employee with an employment contract, or an employee organization with a collective bargaining agreement.
- Superintendent
- The executive representative of the Contractor authorized to receive and execute instructions from the procurement officer, and who shall supervise and direct the construction.
- Supplemental Specifications
- Additions and revisions to the Standard Specifications. Generally include new or improved procedures, construction items or materials developed subsequent to the publication of Standard Specifications.
- Surety
- The corporate body bound with and for the Contractor, for the full and complete performance of the Contract, and for the payment of all debts pertaining to the work. When applying to the Bid Bond, it refers to the corporate body which engages to be responsible in the execution by the bidder of a satisfactory Contract.
- Third Tier Contracting
- The process in which the Contractor subcontracts a portion of the Contract to a subcontractor who in turn subcontracts a portion of the Contract to a third party. This latter action is termed entering into a third tier Contract.
- Work
- Work shall be understood to mean the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, and other incidentals necessary to the successful completion of the project and the carrying out of all the duties and obligations imposed by the Contract.
- Subgrade
- The top surface of a roadbed upon which the pavement structure, shoulders, and curbs are constructed.
- Substructure
- All of that part of the structure below bottoms of bearings of simple and continuous spans, skewbacks of arches and tops of footings of rigid frames, together with the back walls and wing walls.
- Superstructure
- All of that part of the structure above bottoms of bearings of simple and continuous spans, skewbacks of arches and tops of footings of rigid frames, except as noted above for substructure.
- Surface Course
- One or more layers of a pavement designed to accommodate the traffic load.
- Traveled Way
- The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders.
- Trench
- An excavation made for the purpose of installing or removing pipes, drains, catch basins, etc., which is later refilled.
- Working Day
- A calendar day upon which, in the judgement of the Engineer, weather and soil conditions are such that the Contractor can advantageously work more than half of his current normal force for more than five consecutive hours on a controlling operation. Working days will not be charged on Saturdays, Sundays, and State recognized holidays unless the Contractor actually works more than five hours on a controlling operation.
- Working Drawings
- Stress sheets, shop drawings, fabrication details, erection plans, plans for false work, forms, centering, cribs, cofferdams and masonry layouts, bending and placing drawings, bar schedules for reinforcement steel, and any other supplementary plans or similar data that the Contractor may be required to furnish.
- Additional Work
- Work not required or provided for in the original Contract.
- Base Course
- The one or more layers of specified material and thickness placed on a subbase or a subgrade to support a surface course.
- Bridge
- A structure including supports erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, highway, or railway, and having a track or passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads, and having an opening measured along the center of the roadway of more than 20 feet between undercopings of abutments or spring lines of arches, or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes; it may also include multiple pipes, where the clear distance between openings is less than half of the smaller contiguous opening. For lengths, all dimensions shall be parallel to the center line of the roadway. The dimensions of handrails will not be taken into account in measuring bridge lengths. Any bridge or highway grade separation structure includes the connecting highways, substructure, superstructure, roadway approaches, entrance plazas, interchanges, overpasses, underpasses, and other structures which the Administration may deem necessary together with all property rights, easements, franchises, and interests acquired by the Administration for the construction and operation of the bridge.
- Certification
- A document which verifies that the material and work complies with the applicable specifications and includes the actual test results to confirm the statement. The contents of the certification shall be on the Contractor's/vendor's/manufacturer's letterhead or approved document and shall be duly signed by a company officer. Certifications for metal products, when required, shall include a statement that the material was melted and manufactured in the United States except as provided in Section 165 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, as amended by Section 1041(a) and 1048(a) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with regard to the furnishing and coating of iron and steel products. A nationwide waiver for this provision has been granted for pig iron and processed, pelletized, and reduced iron ore.
- Change Order
- A written document amending the Contract by adding, deleting, or modifying the Contract to include price, time, work, and conditions not previously addressed within the Contract. Refer to GP 1.05.
- Contract Time
- The number of working days, calendar days, or a calendar date specified in the Contract Documents indicating the time period allowed for the completion of the Contract work.
- Controlling Operation
- An operation which at the particular time under consideration has a controlling effect on the progress of the project as a whole.
- Culvert
- Any structure not classified as a bridge which provides an opening under any roadway.
- Domestic Manufacture
- When referring to metallic items such as structural steel, pipe, reinforcement, bridge rails, etc., the term Domestic Manufacture means those metal products that have been melted and manufactured within the United States.
- Drainage Ditch
- In general, any open water course other than gutters, constructed as indicated in the Contract Documents.
- Equipment
- All machinery, tools, and apparatus necessary for the proper construction and acceptable completion of the work, together with the necessary supplies for upkeep and maintenance.
- Federal Agencies
- Reference to any Federal agency or officer shall be deemed made to any agency or officer succeeding in conformance with law to the powers, duties, jurisdictions, and authority of the agency or officer mentioned.
- General Provisions (GP)
- Contract provisions published as part of, or as a supplement to the Standard Specifications intended for general application and repetitive use.
- Holidays
- In the State of Maryland, holidays occur on: January 1- New Year's Day, 3rd Monday in January-Martin Luther King's Birthday, 3rd Monday in February-President's Day, 4th Monday in May- Memorial Day, July 4-Independence Day, 1st Monday in September-Labor Day, 2nd Monday in October-Columbus Day, November 11-Veteran's Day, 4th Thursday in November-Thanksgiving Day, December 25-Christmas Day. All days of General and Congressional Elections (not primary elections) throughout the State. If a legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be deemed and treated as a holiday. If a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding shall be deemed and treated as a holiday.
- Laboratory
- The testing laboratory of the State Highway Administration (or other Administrations) or any other testing laboratory designated by the procurement officer.
- Median
- The portion of a divided highway separating the traveled ways for traffic in opposite directions.
- Pavement Structure
- The surface, base, or subbase course placed in layers on a subgrade to support and distribute the traffic load to the roadbed.
- Profile Grade
- The trace of a vertical plane intersecting the top surface of the proposed wearing surface usually along the longitudinal center line of the roadway. Profile grade means either elevation or gradient of the vertical plane.
- Ramp
- A connecting roadway between two intersecting highways at a highway separation.
- Right of Way
- The area acquired and reserved by the Administration for use in constructing the proposed improvement and appurtenances.
- Roadbed
- The graded portion of a highway within the top and side slopes prepared as a foundation for the pavement structure and shoulders.
- Road or Highway
- Both the word road and the word highway include rights of way, surfaces, subgrades, shoulders, median dividers, drainage facilities and structures, roadway cuts, roadway fills, traffic barriers, bridges, highway grade elimination structures, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, entrance plazas, approaches, and other structures forming an integral part of a street, road, or highway; including bicycle and walking paths and related storm water management facilities and structures. Any other property acquired for the construction, operation, or use of the highway.
- Roadside
- A general term denoting the area adjoining the outer edge of the roadbed within the right of way. Extensive areas between the roadways of a divided highway may also be considered roadside.
- Roadside Development
- Work for the preservation of natural and landscaped areas and the rehabilitation and protection against erosion of all areas disturbed by construction through turf establishment and the placing of other ground covers, suitable planting, and other improvements to increase the effectiveness and enhance the appearance of the highway.
- Seal Coat
- An application of asphalt material followed by an application of cover coat aggregate.
- Shoulder
- The portion of the roadbed contiguous with the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support of base and surface courses.
- Sidewalk
- The portion of the roadway constructed for use by pedestrians.
- Slopes
- The inclined graded areas beyond the shoulder, extending from the shoulders to the natural, undisturbed surface of the ground.
- Special Provisions (SP)
- Specifications for a specific item or condition requirement peculiar to an individual project and not otherwise thoroughly or satisfactorily detailed in the Contract Documents.
- Special Provisions Insert (SPI)
- Additions and revisions to the Standard Specifications that have been officially approved.
- Standard Specifications
- The most current book of Specifications entitled "Standard Specifications for Construction and Materials" published by the Administration and intended for general application and repetitive use.
- Standards
- The official Standards for Highway and Incidental Structures, maintained on the Administration website. The latest incorporated revisions issued on or before the date of advertisement of the Contract.
- State Highway System
- That system of roads owned, operated, or maintained by the Administration.
- State Road
- Any public road included in the State highway system.
- Structures
- Bridges, culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, retaining walls, cribbing, manholes, end walls, buildings, sewers, service pipes, underdrains, foundation drains, steps, fences, and other features that may be encountered in the work and not otherwise classified.
- Subbase
- The layers of specified or selected material of designed thickness placed on a subgrade to support a base course or surface course.
- 3R
- 3R stands for resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation projects. 3R projects typically involve pavement improvement work (short of full-depth replacement) and targeted safety improvements. 3R projects generally involve retention of the existing three-dimensional alignment.
- TWIC
- Transportation Worker Identification Credentials
- SCM
- Stormwater Control Measures
- HGL
- Hydraulic Grade Line
- ESD
- Environmental Site Design
- MEP
- Maximum Extent Practicable
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- EDC
- Electronic Data Collection
- Incentive/Disincentive
- An Incentive/Disincentive in a contract will pay a contractor an incentive for each day that he gets the bridge open to traffic early, up to a set maximum amount. If the contractor is late getting the bridge open to traffic, he will be charged a disincentive for each day that the bridge is not open, without a maximum limit.
- mafis
- MAFI is world-wide the synonym of rolltrailers used in modern RoRo Ports and Container Terminals
- goldhofer;a type of heavy haul trailer
- statnamic
- Is a type of test for assessing the load carrying capacity of deep foundations which is faster and less expensive than the static load test.
- Proctor
- The Proctor compaction test is a laboratory method of experimentally determining the optimal moisture content at which a given soil type will become most dense and achieve its maximum dry density. The term Proctor is in honor of R. R. Proctor, who in 1933 showed that the dry density of a soil for a given compactive effort depends on the amount of water the soil contains during soil compaction.
- USCS
- Unified Soil Classification System
- SM
- Unified Soil Classification System term for Silt
- bogie
- an undercarriage with four or six wheels pivoted beneath the end of a railroad car
- MSE
- mechanically stabilized earth
- weathering steel
- Weathering steel, best-known under the trademark COR-TEN steel and sometimes written without the hyphen as corten steel, is a group of steel alloys which were developed to eliminate the need for painting, and form a stable rust-like appearance if exposed to the weather for several years.
- signal warrants
- A warrant is a set of criteria used to define the relative need for, and. appropriateness of, a particular traffic control device (e.g., STOP or YIELD sign, traffic signal, etc.). Warrants are usually expressed in the form of numerical. requirements such as the volume of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
- signal warrant
- A warrant is a set of criteria used to define the relative need for, and. appropriateness of, a particular traffic control device (e.g., STOP or YIELD sign, traffic signal, etc.). Warrants are usually expressed in the form of numerical. requirements such as the volume of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
- RCC
- Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) or rolled concrete is a special blend of concrete that has essentially the same ingredients as conventional concrete but in different ratios, and increasingly with partial substitution of fly ash for Portland cement.
- SCC
- Self consolidating concrete (SCC), also known as self compacting concrete, is a highly flowable, non-segre- gating concrete that can spread into place, fill the formwork and encapsulate the reinforcement without any mechanical consolidation.