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CONSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Current News

New FieldManager Helpdesk Number

The FieldManager Helpdesk activated its new phone number, 1-844-4MI-MDOT (1-844-464-6368). On the new phone menu, you can reach the FieldManager Helpdesk by selecting option 2 for AASHTOWare and then option 3 for FieldManager. The old number was deactivated on May 1st. The new number is part of the new unified help desk solution, MI MDOT Software Support, used to track and resolve software related issues from customers.

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Recent Major Changes

The table below is a list of Major changes.

Updated	Division	Section	Summary	What Changed
9/16/2021	1	102	Updated Trunk Line and Local Agency Program Boilerplate Preconstruction Meeting Minutes - 2021	View Here
9/8/2021	1	108.05	Replaced all information for 108.05 Progress Schedule section	Compare Here
9/2/2021	1	109.07	Updated Final Estimates information and replaced Figure 109-1	Compare Here
9/1/2021	1 Supplemental	e-Construction	Removed table and updated Standard Naming Convention Alpha/Numeric lists	Compare Here
8/25/2021	1	103.02	Updated content on Requirements for FHWA Review on Projects of Division Interest (PoDI) and added image for clarity.	Compare Here
8/3/2021	1	105 Structural Fabrication Quality Manual	Updated content on Structural Fabrication Quality Manual page.	Compare Here
6/16/2021	1 Supplemental	102.02	Updated Boilerplate Progress Clause Template document link (revision June 2021)	View Here
6/16/2021	1	105	Added 2021 MQAP content	View Here
6/8/2021	1	107.01	Created Section 107.01 Laws to be Observed	View Here
5/11/2021	1 Supplemental	Certified Office Technician Process	Clarification of Prerequisites for Office Tech Certification	Compare Here
4/19/2021	1	109.07	Updated Final Estimates information	Compare Here
3/15/2021	1	104	Created new Digital Calculations for Payment section under Division 1, Section 104	View Here
2/9/2021	7	712	Added the Site Activation/Deactivation information	Compare Here
2/9/2021	7	715	Updated information under Item #6, Site Activation/Deactivation	Compare Here
10/19/2020	1 Supplemental	Construction Field Services Indirect Testing Charges	Updated Construction Field Services Indirect Testing codes	Compare Here
9/28/2020	7	700	Created new section 700-Closure of Unsafe Structures under Division 7.	View Here
9/24/2020	1 Supplemental	FieldManager	Added new item Bi-Annual FieldManager User Account Verification Process	View Here
9/21/2020	1 Supplemental	E-Construction General Procedures for Construction Records Retention	Updated Records Retention content and Training Manual	Compare Here
8/12/2020	4	Mandrel Testing of Plastic Pipe	A new Mandrel Testing of Plastic Pipe page was created to provide all-inclusive, in-depth descriptions with images. In sections 401 and 402, under Mandrel Testing, there is a link to the new page.	View Here
8/4/2020	1 Supplemental	Local Agency Program (LAP)	Updated Local Agency Program (LAP) guidance including an index for program specific project administration instructions labeled as 'LAP Project Considerations' within various sections of the manual	Compare Here
8/3/2020	1	109.08	Updated MERS User Guide	Compare Here
7/30/2020	1	105	Created new Structural Fabrication Quality Manual page under Section 105	View Here
7/28/2020	8	812	Added new subsection "Overhead Sign Covers" with examples	View Here
7/22/2020	1	109.05	Removed Proof of Payment Requirement for Materials in Force Account	Compare Here
7/22/2020	1	105	Added 2020 MQAP content	View Here
6/30/2020	1 Supplemental	104.07	Updated content for the Project & Worksite Safety subsection	Compare Here
6/30/2020	1 Supplemental	FPR Frequently Asked Questions	Created a new FPR Frequently Asked Questions page	View Here
6/25/2020	1 Supplemental	FHWA CAP Action Plans	Created a new FHWA CAP Action Plans page to address IDR issues	View Here
6/24/2020	1 Supplemental	Final Project Review Report	Created a new Final Project Review Report page	View Here
6/9/2020	1 Supplemental	Interim File Review	Created a new Interim File Review page	View Here
5/13/2020	1 Supplemental	109.07	Removed the e-File Project Review Procedures from Section 109.07	Compare Here
5/13/2020	1 Supplemental	Letter to File	Created a new Letter to File page	View Here
5/13/2020	1 Supplemental	Project Closeout Escalation of Accountability	Created a new Project Closeout Escalation of Accountability page	View Here
5/12/2020	1 Supplemental	Final Project Review	Created a new Final Project Review page	View Here
4/28/2020	1 Supplemental	Certified Engineer Process	Created new Certified Engineer Process page	View Here
4/21/2020	1	109.08	Created new Prompt Payment section with flow chart	View Here
2/12/2020	1	102.02	Updated to Boilerplate Progress Clause Template (Revision 2/10/2020)	Compare It
01/23/2020	1	104.07	Update to Worker Visibility information and photos	Compare It
01/21/2020	1	102	Update to Local Agency Boilerplate Preconstruction Meeting Minutes - January 2020	View Here
01/21/2020	2	208	Update for entire Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (NPDES) section	Compare It
10/22/2019	1 Supplemental	Construction Field Services Indirect Testing Charges	Update for FY 2020 Indirect Testing Coding	Compare It
9/26/2019	1	105	2019 Summary of revisions to the Materials Quality Assurance Procedures Manual	Compare It
9/26/2019	8	811	Permanent Pavement Markings Field Inspection and Processing of Progress Payments: Updated new content	Compare It
9/18/2019	6	602	Load Transfer Assemblies: Updated new content and included Presentation for Load Transfer Assemblies Inspections	Compare It
9/18/2018	8	811	Updated Paint pricing for 2019	View Updated Table Here
8/30/2019	1	102	Update to Trunkline Boilerplate Preconstruction Meeting Minutes - 2019	View Here
8/20/2019	1 Supplemental	FieldManager	New guidance related to the Standard Rounding Convention	Compare It
7/31/2019	Main Page	Main Page	July update to the Documentation Guide which includes corrections related to density requirements. It also includes updated language related to the "e-Final Project Review Procedures"	View Here

A definition to the types of changes that you might see in the Construction Manual can be found under Content Revision Procedures, Types of Changes.

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Recent Minor Changes

The table below is a list of Minor changes.

Updated	Division	Section	Summary	What Changed
9/1/2021	1	102 Preconstruction	Updated Meeting Minutes with August 2021 file.	Compare Here
8/30/2021	1	102.02	Updated 102.02 Contents of Proposal-Progress Clause, Guardrail-Steel Lead Times.	Compare Here
7/26/2021	1 Supplemental	Current Certified Engineers	Added July 2021 Engineer Certification List.	Compare Here
7/26/2021	5	501	Minor Update to correct yield calculation example.	Compare Here
7/20/2021	103.02	103.02	Minor text edits of 103.02 Revisions to the Contract and 2012 to 2020 Spec Book Reference updates.	Compare Here
7/14/2021	109.05C	109.05C	Updated information/language.	Compare Here
7/13/2021	1	Prevailing Wage	Created a new section Prevailing Wage and relocated information here from 107.01 Laws to be Observed.	View Here
7/13/2021	1	107.01 Laws to be Observed	Moved Prevailing Wage information to a new page.	Compare Here
7/13/2021	1	Force Account Work	Created a new section Force Account Work, which cross-references with Section 109.05 Payment for Contract Revisions.	View Here
6/16/2021	1 Supplemental	Dispute Review Board (DRB)	Made some text edits and added link to DRB webpage.	Compare Here
6/16/2021	1 Supplemental	Certified Engineer Process	Updated Certified Engineer Process section content	Compare Here
6/8/2021	1	102.02	Updated Progress Clause Template for LAP Projects (May 2021) document	View Here
6/8/2021	1 Supplemental	Current Certified Engineers	Updated certified engineer list to June 2021	View Here
5/24/2021	1 Supplemental	E-Signature	Edited FHWA Electronic Signature information.	Compare Here
5/20/2021	1 Supplemental	E-Signature	Added E-Signature Guidance for FHWA staff as non-MDOT users.	Compare Here
4/28/2021	1 Supplemental	Local Agency Program	Updated FieldManager contact info (web address and e-mail).	Compare Here
3/17/2021	8	811	Updated information on the Permanent Pavement Markings, Material Documentation section.	Compare Here
3/3/2021	2	208	Revised to add requirement to notify CFS resource specialist when Form 1568 for Project Staging or Excess Material Location on MDOT ROW is approved	Compare Here
2/8/2021	1 Supplemental	Certified Engineer List	Updated the Certified Engineer List as of February 2021.	View Here
2/2/2021	1	104.10	Updated the MDOT Claims Procedure with a revised version.	Compare Here
1/6/2021	1	102.02	Replace the two current subsections; Determination of Work Days and Critical Path Networks, with single section titled “Contract Time Determination”	Compare Here
1/5/2021	1	102.02	Added Controller Cabinet and Detection Equipment to Typical Long-Lead Items Table	Compare Here
1/5/2021	4	402	Update related to Illicit Connections	Compare Here
11/30/2020	1 Supplemental	Inspector's Daily Report	Updated instructions	Compare Here
10/29/2020	E-Construction	Standard Naming Convention for Documents	Updated Naming Convention Table to reflect recent changes. Also included updated PDF and XLSX files (Rev 10-29-20)	Compare It
9/24/2020	8	811	Updated Permanent Pavement Markings payment table to include 2020 prices	Compare Here
9/24/2020	1	102.02	Added Guardrail-Steel to the Long-Lead item table	Compare Here
9/15/2020	Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)	Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)	Updated contact information for MDOT's Title VI Coordinator to Orlando Curry 517-241-7462	View Here
8/11/2020	1 Supplemental	Certified Engineer Process	Updated Record Certification List with added Consultants	View Here
8/4/2020	1 Supplemental	FieldManager	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1 Supplemental	Plans, Proposal, Input, Review and Evaluation	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section under Design/Construction Package Evaluation	View Here
8/4/2020	1 Supplemental	Plans, Proposal, Input, Review and Evaluation	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section under Post-Construction Reviews	View Here
8/4/2020	1	102	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	102.01	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section under Processing of Contractor Performance Evaluations	View Here
8/4/2020	1	102.02	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	103	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	103.02	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	103.02	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	104.10	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	108.07	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	108	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	109.07	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section under Final Inspection, Acceptance, and Final Payment-Acceptance of work	View Here
8/4/2020	1	109.07	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section under Final Inspection, Acceptance, and Final Payment-Pay Estimate and Inactive Project Notification	View Here
8/4/2020	1	109.07	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section under Final Estimates	View Here
8/4/2020	1	109.07	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	109.07	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
8/4/2020	1	109.07	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section under Required Signature on Construction Pay Estimates	View Here
8/4/2020	1 Supplemental	e-Construction	Added 'LAP Project Considerations' to the section	View Here
7/27/2020	1	102.02	Updated MDOT Production Rates link. Old link did not work properly.	View Here
7/22/2020	1 Supplemental	FieldManager	Updated Content for Showing Detail Calculations on Inspector’s Daily Report and Added Rounding Convention Example	Compare Here
6/30/2020	1 Supplemental	FPR Frequently Asked Questions	Added FPR Report User Guide link to FPR FAQ page	Compare Here
6/30/2020	1 Supplemental	Final Project Review	Added FAQs link for Final Project Review to page	Compare Here
6/24/2020	1 Supplemental	Project Closeout Escalation of Accountability	Added links to the new Final Project Review Report page	Compare Here
6/17/2020	1 Supplemental	Certified Engineer Process	Reformatted the Certified Engineer Renewal Process for clarity	Compare Here
6/9/2020	1 Supplemental	Final Project Review	Updated Final Project Review page with Interim File Review link	Compare Here
06/01/2020	1 Supplemental	Certification Programs	Updated Engineer Record Certification List	View Here
5/1/2020	1 Supplemental	Dispute Review Board (DRB)	Added updated DRB Procedures to include those let on and after 6-5-2020/Removed older links	Compare Here
4/30/2020	1 Supplemental	Certified Office Technician Process	Edited page to reflect only Certified Technician Process information	Compare Here
4/29/2020	1	109.07	Removed "Review of Prompt Payment Complaints" section as it's now its own page	Compare Here
4/27/2020	1	101.04 Inspector Daily Reports FieldManager	Updated Helpdesk number from 517-322-1556 to 1-844-4MI-MDOT (1-844-464-6368) in these sections along with the Main page Current News area above	Compare Here Compare Here
4/22/2020	1	102.18	Added the newly created Prompt Payment link to Section 102.18	Compare Here
4/15/2020	1	105.01	Changed Density Control Manual to Density Testing and Inspection Manual	Compare Here
4/14/2020	1	105.01	Changed Density Control Handbook to Density Control Manual	Compare Here
3/30/2020	1	107	Updated Jobsite Poster	View Here
3/20/2020	1	105	Deleted information no longer applicable, or is covered in other documents/Renamed section due to changes	Compare It
3/18/2020	1	108.01	Updated links to the new 1302-Fed form.	Compare Here
2/21/2020	1	103.02	General Contract Modification Information Format Revision	Compare It
2/13/2020	E-Construction	Standard Naming Convention for Documents	Updated Naming Convention Table to reflect recent changes. Also included updated PDF and XLSX files (Rev 2-13-20)	Compare It
02/13/2020	1 Supplemental	Certified Engineer Process	Updated Engineer Record Certification List	View Here
01/22/2020	Prevailing Wage Oversight Procedures	Jobsite Posting	Updated contact information on the Title VI Poster and Coordinator site information	Compare It
11/12/2019	2	208	Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Notifications: Updated Notice of Coverage (NOC) and Notice of Termination (NOT) charts	Compare It
10/29/2019	1 Supplemental	Indirect Testing Charges - Eligibility and Use	Updated first bullet information for clarity and to include examples	Compare It
10/28/2019	1 Supplemental	Certified Engineer Process	Updated Engineer Record Certification List	View Here
10/3/2019	8	811	Removal of references to outdated paint marking turn arrows	Compare It
8/22/2019	1	107.09	Update related to the process for archeological findings	Compare It
7/11/2019	2	208	Added 2 flowcharts for Notice of Coverage (NOC) and Notice of Termination (NOT) in section 208 between “Notification” and “Training”. Also updated language to reflect recent name change of the "Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)" to the "Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)"	Compare It

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Preamble

This manual provides guidance to administrative, engineering, and technical staff. Engineering practice requires that professionals use a combination of technical skills and judgment in decision making. Engineering judgment is necessary to allow decisions to account for unique site-specific conditions and considerations to provide high quality products, within budget, and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. This manual provides the general operational guidelines; however, it is understood that adaptation, adjustments, and deviations are sometimes necessary. Innovation is a key foundational element to advance the state of engineering practice and develop more effective and efficient engineering solutions and materials. As such, it is essential that our engineering manuals provide a vehicle to promote, pilot, or implement technologies or practices that provide efficiencies and quality products, while maintaining the safety, health, and welfare of the public. It is expected when making significant or impactful deviations from the technical information from these guidance materials, that reasonable consultations with experts, technical committees, and/or policy setting bodies occur prior to actions within the timeframes allowed. It is also expected that these consultations will eliminate any potential conflicts of interest, perceived or otherwise. MDOT Leadership is committed to a culture of innovation to optimize engineering solutions. The National Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics for Engineering is founded on six fundamental canons. Those canons are provided below. Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall:

1. Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
2. Perform Services only in areas of their competence.
3. Issue public statement only in an objective and truthful manner.
4. Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
5. Avoid deceptive acts.
6. Conduct themselves honorably, reasonably, ethically and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the profession.

This manual has been revised throughout to incorporate changes brought about by the release of the 2012 Standard Specifications for Construction and by progress in equipment, construction practices, and materials. The format has been established to follow the standard specification outline with divisions and sections set up to facilitate revision and addition of new information as needed.

Additional information about the Wiki Construction Manual and submitting revision suggestions is located in the Help:Contents page.

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