2020 VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications

Sep 18, 2026

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2020 Road and Bridge Specifications set standard requirements for all contracts awarded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board or the Commissioner. The document allows revisions or amendments within limits set by supplemental specifications, special provisions, and special provision copied notes specific to each contract. It provides guidance on how to reference these specifications by date and title in contract plans and related documents. It also states where copies can be obtained online and begins with a detailed table of contents covering general provisions, bidding requirements, contract award, scope of work, and work/material control.

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DIVISION I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 101—DEFINITIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND TERMS

SECTION 102 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

SECTION 103—AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS

SECTION 104—SCOPE OF WORK

SECTION 105—CONTROL OF WORK

SECTION 106—CONTROL OF MATERIAL

2020 Road and Bridge Specifications INTRODUCTION These Road and Bridge Speciﬁcations are standard for all contracts awarded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board or the Commissioner. The requirements stated herein may be revised or amended from time to time, but only to the extent permitted under Supplemental Speciﬁcations, Special Provisions, and Special Provision Copied Notes included in the speciﬁc contract. Reference by date and title will be made to these Speciﬁcations on plans and other contract documents as notiﬁcation of their application to those documents. Copies of these Speciﬁcations may be obtained online at [http://www.virginiadot.org/business/const/spec-default.asp](http://www.virginiadot.org/business/const/spec-default.asp). 2020 VDOT Road and Bridge Speciﬁcations TABLE OF CONTENTS DIVISION I—GENERAL PROVISIONS .............................................. 1 SECTION 101—DEFINITIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND TERMS ........ 3 101.01—Abbreviations and Acronyms .............................................. 3 101.02—Terms................................................................. 5 SECTION 102 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS ....................... 16 102.01—Prequaliﬁcation of Bidders ............................................... 16 102.02—Content of Proposal..................................................... 17 102.03—Interpretation of Quantities in Proposal ..................................... 17 102.04—Examination of Site of Work and Proposal................................... 17 102.05—Preparation of Bid ...................................................... 19 102.06—Irregular Bids ......................................................... 20 102.07—Proposal Guaranty (Bid Bond) ............................................ 21 102.08—Disqualiﬁcation of Bidder................................................ 22 102.09—Submission of Bid...................................................... 23 102.10—Withdrawal of Bid ...................................................... 24 102.11—eVA Business-To-Government Vendor Registration............................ 24 102.12—Public Opening of Bids .................................................. 24 102.13—”E-Verify” -Veriﬁcation of Work Authorization............................... 24 SECTION 103—AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS ......................... 25 103.01—Consideration of Bids ................................................... 25 103.02—Award of Contract ...................................................... 26 103.03—Cancellation of Award ................................................... 26 103.04—Forfeiture of Proposal Guaranty ........................................... 26 103.05—Requirements of Contract Bond ........................................... 26 103.06—Contract Documents .................................................... 27 103.07—Failure to Furnish Bonds or Certiﬁcate of Insurance ........................... 28 103.08—Contract Audit ......................................................... 28 103.09—Execution of Contract ................................................... 29 103.10—Assignments, Transfers, or Assumptions of the Contract ........................ 30 SECTION 104—SCOPE OF WORK ................................................. 30 104.01—Intent of Contract ...................................................... 30 104.02—Changes in Quantities or Alterations in the Work.............................. 31 104.03—Differing Site Conditions ................................................ 33 SECTION 105—CONTROL OF WORK ............................................. 34 105.01—Notice to Proceed ...................................................... 34 105.02—Pre-Construction Conference ............................................. 35 105.03—Authorities of Project Personnel, Communication and Decision Making ........... 35 105.04—Gratuitie

FAQs

What contracts do the 2020 Road and Bridge Specifications apply to?

They are standard for all contracts awarded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board or the Commissioner.

How can the specifications be revised or amended?

They may be revised or amended from time to time, but only as permitted under supplemental specifications, special provisions, and special provision copied notes included in the specific contract.

How are these specifications referenced in plans and other contract documents?

Plans and other contract documents reference them by date and title as notice of their application to those documents.

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