Recent Policy Changes in the EPG

RAI and RWPA System Requirements 5/1/20: Guidance for RAI and RWPA data entry and media upload requirements was clarified or added in EPG 236.3 Administration, EPG 236.5 Property Management, EPG 236.6.1.1 Appraisal Reports Required, EPG 236.7 Negotiation and EPG 236.10.7.11 RWPA System Requirements for Condemnations. EPG 751.10.1.14 Girder Haunch Reinforcement and EPG 751.22.3.6.1 Reinforcing Steel Details 4/30/20: Guidance about hairpin bar and projecting girder reinforcement height adjustment requirements for P/S girder excessive haunch has been clarified. The Standard Detailing Note H2c6.10 was also revised to reflect this clarification. EPG 108.1.4, Professional Service Contract Labor 4/28/20: New guidance is now available for the relatively rare occurrence of professional service contract labor. EPG 237.8.2 Liquidation Damages 4/27/20: The "Contract Administrative Costs" table has been updated. New QRG 11/14/19: The new AWP CO Daily Work Report, Deleting DWR Postings and Acceptance Records QRG is now available. EPG 236.17 Junkyards 4/22/20: Guidance has been clarified and updated. EPG 134 Engineering Professional Services 4/17/20: The process for consultant agreements has been streamlined and other guidance has been clarified. Reinforcement of Concrete Pile Cap Intermediate Bents and Concrete Pile Cap Integral End Bents 4/17/20: Guidance was clarified about additional flexure reinforcement requirements between piles for pile cap intermediate bents and integral end bents and skin reinforcement spacing requirements. This guidance was updated primarily in EPG 751.32.4.1 Typical Pile Cap Bent and EPG 751.32.4.2 Encased Pile Cap Bent as well as EPG 751.35.4.1 Wide Flange Beams & Plate Girders and EPG 751.35.4.2 Prestressed I-Girders, Bulb-Tee Girders and NU-Girders. EPG 616.6.87 Temporary Rumble Strips 4/14/20: In Figures 616.6.87.1 and 616.6.87.2, the short-term Rumble Strip Placement spacing was updated. For speed limits from 50-55 mph, the spacing is now 20 feet. For speed limits from 60-70 mph, the spacing is now 30 feet. Bluebeam Revu 4/10/20: In EPG 239 Construction Inspection Guidelines for Final Plans, district construction staff can now easily access vital Bluebeam Revu resources to prepare final as-built plans. These resources include Creating Digital IDs in Bluebeam Revu, Preparing As-Built (Final) Plans in Construction Using Bluebeam Revu, Bluebeam Revu Training Manual (2015) and Where to Save Stamps. Fracture Critical Member (FCM) Notes 4/720: Fracture Critical Member (FCM) notes have been revised and moved from EPG 751.5.9.3.3 to EPG 751.50 A5.1 and EPG 751.50 H1.23. EPG 127.29.8 MCM 6: Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping 4/7/20: The guidance for the Facility Runoff Control Plan form has been expanded. EPG 236.16 Outdoor Advertising 4/6/20: Guidance was clarified and updated to current practice. Vegetation policies were updated to match traffic policies for work on right of way. EPG 113 Construction Inspection Guidance for Contractor's Claims 4/2/20: The procedures for handling contractor claims has been updated. EPG 903.9.9 City/County Limit Signs (I4, I5, I6 Series) 4/1/20: Guidance was clarified for where inadequate space exists to install a city limits sign at the standard location. Design Division eAgreement Contracts 3/31/20: New guidance is available for DE62 Stream Wetland Credit Purchase Agreement and DE66 TCF Bat Habitat Credit Purchase Agreement. Contract Leveling Course (CLC) and Seal Coat 3/25/20: The Contract Leveling Course and Seal Coat guidelines, as well as their pdf files, were updated. EPG 147.4 Fixed Price Variable Scope Contracting 3/25/20: This new article provides guidance for the new contracting method, FPVS Contracting. EPG 153.19 Right of Way 3/24/20: New eAgreements, RW55 - RW60, has been added to the listings. EPG 642 Pedestrian Facilities 3/20/20: Please closely read this article since most of the article has been re-written. EPG 642.1 through EPG 642.5 have been slightly revised and renumbered as EPG 642.8 through EPG 642.12. EPG 127.27 Guidelines for Obtaining Environmental Clearance for Off-Site Activities 3/16/20: Borrow practices have been clarified and new permit information has been provided. DBE and Non-DBE Subcontractor Reporting Form 3/16/20: Guidance for this form is now available in EPG 108.1.3 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Subcontracting. EPG 127.12 Air Quality 3/13/20: Guidance was clarified. EPG 147.3.10 Guardrail and Guard Cable Repair 3/13/20: This new guidance assists JOC administrators to identify high priority repairs for guardrail and guard cable. Preliminary Structure Guidance 3/9/20: Superstructure selection guidance has been updated throughout EPG 751.1.2.7 Structure Type Selection to EPG 751.1.2.17 Preliminary Cost Estimate. Pricing and bridge replacement information was updated.