Construction Division
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Don Silies, VCCO
Kerry Bates, P.E.
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Our mission is to plan, deliver, operate and maintain a
Dan Liston, CCM
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Announcements
- Due to the relocation of the VDOT Construction Division please be advised of the instructions below to obtain plans:
IMPORTANT: For plan/proposal purchase/pick-up, please fax your order to (804) 786-2788 or call (804) 786-1898 IN ADVANCE. The plan room will contact you with a status and when your
order is ready for pick-up.
- C09 - Please be advised that the showing information for this projects is: at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 1.48 Mi. E. Rte. 727 - Beginning of Project - (6/4/13)
- C68 - Details for Bridge Guardrail - 5/14/13
- C28 - Asbestos Inspection Report (Avens Bridge) - 4/25/13
- REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS - Submittals due June 26, 2013 (6/13/13/)
- Avens Bridge Replacement-Abutment Boring Report / Avens Bridge Replacement_Pier Boring Report - 4/25/13
- Pre-Approved Contractors - 5/6/13
- DGN survey files (zipped) - 5/14/13
- CABB Q&As from Past Let Projects - Instructions on how to obtain them; sorted by Let Date or Order Number (4/4/13)
- You can also export the Q&As for projects currently on Ad simply by selecting the Question Mark then clicking on the Export Q&A link. Instructions
- You can also export the Q&As for projects currently on Ad simply by selecting the Question Mark then clicking on the Export Q&A link. Instructions
- Special Provision Copied Notes, Special Provisions, and Supplemental Specifications (Volume Two 2013)
- American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) - VDOT addresses contractor feedback on the Administration of Construction Scheduling Issues (11/6/12)
- 2013 Advertisement Schedule - 9/7/12
- Bonding Change (Revised) 8/3/12
- Hazardous Waste Co-Generator Policy - 12/15/11
Information, Memos and Letters
- Doing business with the Virginia Department of Transportation Guide - Competing in the Contracted Construction and Maintenance Program
- Use of DBEs and SWAM Firms
- Information regarding the acknowledgement of revisions
- DBE goal setting methodology -- 2007
- State map -- Break up of the Districts
- DIRECTORY -- Important phone call; Whom can you contact?
All Things Advertisement
- Contractor's Advertisement Bulletin Board (CABB)
(Includes revisions, plan holders list, price sheets, links to electronic proposal and plans, etc.)
For questions regarding the CABB system please call (804) 786-2124
Instructions for Creating an Account on our CABB System - rev. (1/19/11)
REMINDER: Please remember after logging in our CABB system to subscribe to all projects you are interested in. When selecting subscribe, you will receive an email to let you know of any changes made on that particular job.- Instructions on how to obtain the Q&As from projects already let via exporting (sorted by Let Date or Order Number) 4/4/13
- You can also export the Q&As for projects currently on Ad simply by selecting the Question Mark then clicking on the Export Q&A link. Instructions
- If you wish to view electronic proposals and plans via the CABB System, please be advised that you will need a separate log in and password for this system. To obtain information regarding this please go to this site.
- How to ask questions about a project on advertisement - 8/25/11
- After projects have been bid they are moved to another location of our CABB system but you can still obtain the Microstation and PDF files for the plans, proposals and revisions by gaining access to Falcon and following these instructions. 7/23/12
- Instructions on how to obtain the Q&As from projects already let via exporting (sorted by Let Date or Order Number) 4/4/13
- Order Form for the Semi-Monthly Advertisements Emailed to Contractors
- Current List of Advertisements and Letting Dates, Contingency times, Letting Place & Subscription Form
- Instructions for utilizing the Falcon Web site to acquire E-Plans/Proposals || Critical Infrastructure Information (CII) || FAQ Page
- Bid Results/Ballot
- CONSTRUCTION BID OPENING VIDEO STREAM - Now available!
- You can also view Bid Results using the Bid Express Web Site in REAL TIME!
- Bid Tabs
- Emergency Contracting
- Public 24 Month Preliminary Advertisement Schedule |PDF| Excel 2007|- Revised 5/13/13
- Policy Regarding the Contingency Letting Dates
- Design-Build Request For Qualifications - Updated 5/14/13
- Design-Build Request for Proposals
- Cut-Off Dates For Tier 1 Advertisement
- Cut-Off Dates Guidelines For Tier 1
- Cut-Off Dates For Tier 2 Advertisement
- Cut-Off Dates Guidelines For Tier 2
- Advertisements Archives (Where projects already bid are listed)
Electronic Bidding
Note: Bid Express and eVA are individual entities. Regarding eVA - required registration 
Please note that you must obtain a Digital Id with Bid Express in order to bid electronically. This could take up to
"2 weeks".
- In Regards to Bids Being Totally Electronic
- Bid Express (Bidx) Web Site
- Electronic Bidding Procedures
- Electronic C111 and C112 Instructions (Within the Expedite file)
- NOTICE TO BIDDERS REGARDING DBE PROCEDURES / Page Includes a Link for Downloading Instructions
- Q & A Regarding Electronic Bidding
- FORM C48
Software You Might Need
Contractor's Performance Evaluations
- What is the CPE Reporting System?
- What are the CPE questions that the contractor will be scored on? 8MB
- CPE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - rev. 7/14/10
- Answers to Common CPE Problems 7/26/12
- CPE Training Manual - 7/26/12
- Instructions for Importing/Exporting 7/26/12
- 10 Quick Steps to Completing a CPEi or CPEs - 7/26/12
- Quick Step to Completing the CPE Annual or Final - 7/15/10
Prime Contractor Blank CPE Forms
- CPE Interim Report (Asphalt Concrete Pavement Score) - 7/13/10
- CPE Annual Report (Contractor's Performance Evaluation) - 7/13/10
Subcontractor Blank CPE Forms
- CPE Subcontractor Interim Report (Asphalt Concrete Pavement Score) - 7/13/10
- CPE Subcontractor Annual Report (Contractor's Performance Evaluation) - 7/13/10
Link to Construction Scheduling Web Page
Includes the following:
- Contract Time Determination (CTD) Scheduling
- Post-Award Construction Scheduling
- Construction Scheduling Reference Materials
- Links to Other Related Websites
Manuals, Books, Guides and Forms
- 2012 VDOT/FHWA - Virginia Division Stewardship and Oversight Agreement Memorandum
- 2012 VDOT/FHWA - Virginia Division Stewardship and Oversight Agreement - 11/2012
- Construction Resource Guidebook - 6 mb (Rev. 4/2013)
Construction Resource Guidebook-2013 Paving Schedules Only 4/2013 - Please feel free to use our on line publication sales form to place an order
- Field Guide for Partnering for VDOT Projects -
- 2005 Construction Manual (WORD/ZIP file) - updated 7/28/08
- Road and Bridge Specifications
- Road and Bridge Standards - Updated by Location and Design Division
2008 Edition
2001 Edition - PES Manual - Available 3/5/13
- Post Construction Manual ( - 126kb) rev. 5/6/11
- Inspection Manual updated 4/08
- 2011 Virginia Work Area Protection Manual
- 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) - 27.18mb
- Construction Quality Improvement Program (CQIP) 2007 Check List - Rev. 11/9/11
- Locally Administered Projects Manual
- VDOT's Manuals and Guides Page
- Construction Instructional & Informational Memoranda (formerly Construction Directive Memoranda)
- Forms
Present and Future Projects
- Dashboard (VDOT Project Management Tool)
- Six Year Program Projects
Prequalification Section
- Please click on the link for the Prequalification Web page:
For Prequalification information and references - If you have any questions regarding the prequalification process after viewing our instructions,
please direct all inquiries to Suzanne Lucas, Prequalification Officer at Prequalification@vdot.virginia.gov - Prequalified List
- Work Classes assigned to a Highway Construction firm’s prequalification indicates the firm’s noted area of expertise. The work classes assigned is evaluated by the firm’s previous history of Highway Construction work performed (Not to include a Prime’s subcontractor(s) work performed on the firm’s projects) and Highway Construction equipment currently owned as well as immediately available Highway Construction equipment to be used to perform any work on all scopes of current Highway Construction Projects.
- Please Note: Work classes assigned by VDOT does not limit a Highway Contractor to those work class areas. They may perform Highway Construction work in other work classes as long as the Highway Contractor has demonstrated their firm currently employs the expertise workforce & has the Highway Construction equipment immediately available to perform this scope of work on the VDOT Highway Construction Project(s). The only limitation is if the firm is assigned Subcontractor only (SCO) then this firm may not bid nor work as a Prime.
- Work Classes assigned to a Highway Construction firm’s prequalification indicates the firm’s noted area of expertise. The work classes assigned is evaluated by the firm’s previous history of Highway Construction work performed (Not to include a Prime’s subcontractor(s) work performed on the firm’s projects) and Highway Construction equipment currently owned as well as immediately available Highway Construction equipment to be used to perform any work on all scopes of current Highway Construction Projects.
Consultant Inspection Services (RFPs)
Adjustment Indices
- Price and Fuel Adjustment Indices - monthly
- The Special Provision for Optional Fuel Adjustment of Plant Mix Schedules and the form C-21B listing eligible pay items are now available (C-21B Form)
- Eligible for fuel surcharge updated monthly
- Optional Fuel Item Listing updated monthly
- Steel Price Adjustment Indices - Bureau of Labor Statistics web page
Other Resources
- 2 Year Historical Bid Price Listing update 1/4/13
- State Wide Averages update 1/4/13
- District Averages update 1/4/13
- Construction Division's Internal Processes
- Wage Rates for the State of Virginia - Issued by the U.S. Department of Labor
- Site Access Guidelines/Subdivision & Commercial Entrance Worksheets - Now available on line! (Excel Format)
- The Compost Calculator can be used to estimate the amount and depth of compost (or any organic material) to amend an existing topsoil to satisfy a need for organic content (% organic by weight) in a planting substrate.
- Buy America - U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
Item Code Tables Listed Below are Spec Years 2007 & 2008
updated weekly
- Standard Item Code Table (in order of description)
- Standard Item Code Table
- Non-Standard Item Code (in order of description)
- Non-Standard Item Code Table
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Page last modified: June 17, 2013
