Terminology

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.

Construction

The process of building, altering, repairing, improving or demolishing any structure, building, or other improvement to real property.

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.

Materials

Any substances specified for use in the construction of the project and its appurtenances.

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