Greenbook Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction

This unique book gives approved standards for all types of public works construction – from the depth of paving on roads to the adhesive used on pavement markers.

The "Greenbook" standardizes public works plans and specs to provide guidelines for both cities and contractors so they can agree on construction practices used in public works and has been adopted by over 200 cities, counties, and agencies throughout the U.S.

This 2009 Edition is the 15th edition, which is updated and republished every three years. In each of the two years between publication of a new Greenbook edition, the changes which have been researched and approved by the committee during the preceding year, are published in pamphlet form as amendments to the current edition. This program maintains a “living” document in public works specifications. Stripes in the margin of each new edition point out significant changes in the text adopted since the preceding edition.

The Greenbook consists of six parts: General Provisions, Construction Materials, Construction Methods, Alternate Aggregate Materials, Pipeline System Rehabilitation, and Modified Asphalt Products.

It is designed to aid in furthering uniformity of plans and specifications accepted and used by those involved in public works construction and to take such other steps as are designed to promote more competitive bidding by private contractors.

The Greenbook provides specifications that have general applicability to public works projects. The Greenbook does NOT test or approve products. It is the function of public agencies and private project owners that utilize the Greenbook to determine whether products proposed by a contractor satisfy the Greenbook specifications or the Special Provisions.

Contents:

PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, 1

SECTION 1 - Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations, Units of Measure and Symbols SECTION 2 - Scope and Control of Work

SECTION 3 - Changes in Work

SECTION 4 - Control of Materials

SECTION 5 - Utilities

SECTION 6 - Prosecution, Progress, and Acceptance of the Work SECTION 7 - Responsibilities of the Contractor

SECTION 8 - Facilities for Agency Personnel

SECTION 9 - Measurement and Payment

PART 2 - CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, 41

SECTION 200 - Rock Materials

SECTION 201 - Concrete, Mortar and Related Materials

SECTION 202 - Masonry Materials

SECTION 203 - Bituminous Materials

SECTION 204 - Lumber and Treatment with Preservatives

SECTION 205 - Piles

SECTION 206 - Miscellaneous Metal Items

SECTION 207 - Pipe

SECTION 208 - Pipe Joint Types and Materials

SECTION 209 - Electrical Components

SECTION 210 - Paint and Protective Coatings

SECTION 211 - Material Tests

SECTION 212 - Landscape and Irrigation Materials

SECTION 213 - Engineering Fabrics

SECTION 214 - Pavement Markers

PART 3 - CONSTRUCTION METHODS, 251

SECTION 300 - Earthwork

SECTION 301 - Treated Soil, Subgrade Preparation and Placement of Base Materials

SECTION 302 - Roadway Surfacing

SECTION 303 - Concrete and Masonry Construction

SECTION 304 - Metal Fabrication and Construction

SECTION 305 - Pile Driving and Timber Construction

SECTION 306 - Underground Conduit Construction

SECTION 307 - Street Lighting and Traffic Signals

SECTION 308 - Landscaping and Irrigation Installation

SECTION 309 - Monuments

SECTION 310 - Painting

SECTION 311 - Special Protective Materials

SECTION 312 - Pavement Marker Placement and Removal

PART 4, 461

SECTION 400 - ROCK PRODUCTS

PART 5, 467

SECTION 500 - SYSTEM REHABILITATION

PART 6, 501

SECTION 600 - MODIFIED ASPHALTS

APPENDIX, 505

INDEX, 509

Softcover
509 Pages