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;Subbase:The layers of specified or selected material of designed thickness placed on a subgrade to support a base course or surface course.
 
;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.
 
;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 Credential
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;TWIC:Transportation Worker Identification Credentials
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;SCM:Stormwater Control Measures

Revision as of 13:53, 2 November 2016

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