Construction Special Provisions
The files presented here are FOR INFORMATION ONLY. If the information in these files should differ from the information in the printed Proposal furnished by the Department, then the printed Proposals will govern. All files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you have difficulty accessing any material on this site or a provision is not listed, please contact Jamie Fitzpatrick at (615)741-0781.
| ID | DESCRIPTION | USAGE INDICATOR | REVISION DATE | RELATED ITEMS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102B | Unbalanced Bids | State and/or Local Funding Only (non Federal aid) | 02/17/15 | ||
| 102I | Employing and Contracting with Illegal Immigrants | All Contracts | 10/10/16 | ||
| 102LC | TDOT Standard Specifications For Road and Bridge Construction | Announcement of obsolete special provisions | 03/23/26 | ||
| 106B | Prohibition on Certain Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment | All Contracts | |||
| 106BA | Build America, Buy America Act Requirements | All Federal-Aid Contracts | 10/06/25 | ||
| 107ARPA | American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) | ARPA Grant Contracts | |||
| 107CPLP | Certified Payrolls - Local Programs | All Local Program Projects | |||
| 107FP | Water Quality and Storm Water Permits | Presence of Water Quality Permit and/or Storm Water Permit | 10/06/25 | ||
| 107L | Potentially Acid Producing Materials | Likely presence of Acid Producing Materials | 08/20/18 | ||
| 109A | Payment Adjustment for Fuel | Substantial fuel use over time | 01/03/13 | See special provision for qualifying items. | |
| 109B | Price Adjustment for Bituminous Material | Substantial bituminous material use over time | 03/02/23 | ||
| 109ETAG | Electronic Ticket Delivery System for Aggregate | Aggregate placement on certain resurfacing projects | 10/31/24 | ||
| 109ETAS | Electronic Ticket Delivery System for Asphalt | Asphalt placement on certain resurfacing projects | 08/30/24 | ||
| 109ETC | Electronic Ticket Delivery System for Concrete | Concrete placement on certain projects | 10/31/24 | ||
| 109G | Measurement and Payment | Modification to Subsection 109.01 | |||
| 109MA | Mowing Payment Adjustment for Fuel | Substantial fuel use over time - specific to Mowing contracts | 10/23/23 | 806-01, 806-01.** | |
| 202ACM | Removal of Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) | See Related Item(s) | 08/17/26 | 202-01.02 | |
| 203E | Scaling And Trimming | See related item(s) | 03/24/10 | 203-11 | |
| 204DC | Drilled Caissons | See related item(s) | 08/24/22 | 204-02.1*, 204-02.2* | |
| 205A | Embankment (Compacted in Place) | See related item(s) | 10/07/24 | 203-10 | |
| 205RSS | Reinforced Soil Slopes | See related item(s) | 12/19/25 | 740-01.11, .12, .13, .14 | |
| 304FDR | Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) of Flexible Pavement | See related item(s) | 01/04/19 | 304-01.04 | |
| 307CAM | Crack Attenuating Mixture | See related item(s) | 02/13/23 | 307-02.09 | |
| 308CCPR | Cold Central Plant Recycled Bituminous Pavement | See related item(s) | 308-02.10, 308-02.12, 309-10.01 | ||
| 308CIR | Cold In-Place Recycled Bituminous Pavement | See related item(s) | 04/16/24 | 308-01.10, 308-01.12, 308-01.15, 309-10.01 | |
| 405SS | Polymer Modified Asphalt Rejuvenating Scrub Seal | See related item(s) | 01/11/22 | 414-04.03, 414-04.04 | |
| 406AHFT | Automated High Friction Surface Treatments (HFST) | See related item(s) | 406-04.03, 406-04.04 | ||
| 406HFST | High Friction Surface Treatments (HFST) | See related item(s) | 07/14/26 | 406-04.03, 406-04.04 | |
| 407DEN | Bituminous Plant Mix Pavements (Hot Mix) Roadway Density | Acceptance of asphalt roadway density by use of core samples, and acceptance of asphalt longitudinal joint density | 08/27/26 | ||
| 407HRA | Hot In Place Recycled Asphalt - Remix Process | Typically noted in the plans | 11/04/25 | ||
| 407IC | Intelligent Compaction (IC) for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) | Typically noted in the plans | 11/05/21 | ||
| 407SE | Asphalt Pavement Safety Edge | Typically used when 1" or more & no milling | |||
| 411B | Section 411 - Asphalt Concrete Surface (Hot Mix) | Pavement smoothness requirements, usually noted on plans (Typically 4-lane & Interstate) | 10/08/18 | ||
| 411C | Section 411 - Asphalt Concrete Surface (Hot Mix) | Pavement smoothness requirements, usually noted on plans (Typically resurfacing on State Routes) | 12/21/21 | ||
| 502A | Full Depth and Partial Depth Concrete Pavement Repair | See related item(s) | 06/21/21 | 502-03.20, 502-03.21, 502-04.01, 502-04.02, 502-04.03 | |
| 502C | Full Depth and Partial Depth Concrete Pavement Repair (Class X-High Early Strength) | See related item(s) | 06/21/21 | 502-03.25, 502-03.26, 502-04.01, 502-04.02, 502-04.03 | |
| 502FRP | Hot Applied Fiber Reinforced Polymer Patching Material | See related item(s) | 03/04/22 | 502-03.05 | |
| 502J | Cleaning and Resealing Transverse and Longitudinal Joints and Random Cracks | See related item(s) | 12/01/01 | 502-0.01, .02, .03, .04, .07, .10, .23 | |
| 503 | Grinding Concrete Pavement | See related item(s) | 10/11/21 | 503-01 | |
| 503DB | Dowel Bar Retrofitting | See related item(s) | 503-60 | ||
| 504 | Cracking and Seating Concrete Pavement | See related item(s) | 09/26/22 | 504-01 | |
| 505 | Rubblizing Concrete Pavement | See related item(s) | 07/21/21 | 505-01 | |
| 604CR | Repair of Bridge Deck Cracks | See related item(s) | 02/08/21 | 617-02, -04, -05 | |
| 604FRP | Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Material | See related item(s) | 604-10.83 | ||
| 604H | Bridge Deck Preparation Using Hydrodemolition | See related item(s) | 03/30/15 | 604-08.01, 604-10.20 | |
| 604HD | Bridge Deck Preparation, Repair, and Concrete Overlay using Hydrodemolition | See related item(s) | 01/18/19 | 604-08.01, 604-10.20 | |
| 604MC | Mass Concrete | When specified in the plans | |||
| 607CS | Three Sided Precast Culvert and Bridge Structures or Precast Arches | See related item(s) | 05/13/24 | 607-50.6* | |
| 607FP | Folded PVC Pipe Liner | See related item(s) | 607-67.1* | ||
| 607G | Slip Lining of Roadway Culverts | See related item(s) | 10/07/19 | 607-65 | |
| 607SAPL | Spray Applied Pipe Liners (SAPL) | Maintenance Contracts | 607-25.01, .02 | ||
| 607TP | Trenchless Pipe Culvert Installation | See related item(s) | 607-**.** | ||
| 610HD | Horizontal Drain Installation Specifications | Emergency repair contracts for rock slopes | 08/17/11 | ||
| 624 | Retaining Walls | See related Item(s) | 10/07/24 | 604-07.**, 604-08.** | |
| 625 | Drilled Shaft Specifications | See related Item(s) | 08/05/26 | 625-** | |
| 626 | Aggregate Foundation System | See related Item(s) | 08/21/17 | 626-01.01 | |
| 627PVD | Prefabricated Vertical Drains | See related Item(s) | 05/14/18 | 627-01.** | |
| 700SIG | Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals | Design of supports for overhead sign bridges and butterfly configurations, high mast lighting, luminaires, CCTV camera poles, and traffic signal strain poles and mast arm structures | 07/28/21 | Various 713, 714 & 730 items | |
| 705A | Guardrail Repair/Replacement | Typically used on maintenance contracts | 01/07/25 | Various 705 items | |
| 707D | Rockfall Slope Drape | See related item(s) | 04/08/13 | 707-02.4* | |
| 707H | Rockfall Barrier Systems | See related item(s) | 01/30/10 | 707-10.0* | |
| 712DSL | Digital Speed Limit Sign Assembly (Variable Speed Zone) | See related item(s) | 09/01/21 | 712-08.09 | |
| 712PQWS | Portable Queue Warning System | See related item(s) | 03/23/26 | 712-08.14 | |
| 712PTQ | Traffic Queue Protection | See related item(s) | 03/23/26 | 712-08.11, 712-08.12 | |
| 712SFS | Speed Feedback Sign Assembly | See related item(s) | 03/23/26 | 712-08.08 | |
| 712TMA | Truck-Mounted and Trailer-Mounted Attenuators | See related item(s) | 712-08.25 | ||
| 712U | Payment for Uniformed Law Enforcement Officer | Urban counties of Shelby, Davidson, Knox and Hamilton | |||
| 714N | Roadway and Structure Lighting | Nashville Electric Service | 08/13/25 | ||
| 716CPM | Contrast Pavement Markings | See related items(s) | 02/09/26 | 716-09.**, 716-05.1* | |
| 716PBS | Performance Based Pavement Marking Installation | See related items(s) | 01/22/26 | 716-05.** | |
| 716PTA | Profiled Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Audible System | See related items(s) | 02/13/23 | 716-14.01, 716-14.02 | |
| 716WR | Wet Retroreflective Pavement Marking | See related items(s) | 02/13/23 | 716-09.** | |
| 719 | Roadway Sweeping | See related items(s) | 07/15/24 | 719-01 | |
| 719A | Removal and Disposal of Litter | See related items(s) | 09/22/25 | 719-02 | |
| 730 (Various) | Section 730 - Traffic Signals | Permanent signals. - Check with the respective City or County to see if they have a special provision | |||
| 730A | Temporary Traffic Control (Signalization) | See related items(s) | 10/06/25 | 730-40.02 | |
| 760 | Tunnel Cleaning | Tunnel cleaning contracts | 02/25/25 | ||
| 790 | Electrical Utility Specifications | Placeholder for project-specific electrical utility special provisions, which must be obtained from the utility companies | 790 - See Standard Utility Items | ||
| 791 | Gas Utility Specifications | Placeholder for project-specific gas utility special provisions, which must be obtained from the utility companies | 791 - See Standard Utility Items | ||
| 793 | Telephone Utility Specifications | Placeholder for project-specific telephone utility special provisions, which must be obtained from the utility companies | 793 - See Standard Utility Items | ||
| 795 | Water Utility Specifications | Placeholder for project-specific water utility special provisions, which must be obtained from the utility companies | 795 - See Standard Utility Items | ||
| 797 | Sewer Utility Specifications | Placeholder for project-specific sewer utility special provisions, which must be obtained from the utility companies | 797 - See Standard Utility Items | ||
| 798 | CATV Utility Specifications | Placeholder for project-specific CATV utility special provisions, which must be obtained from the utility companies | 798 - See Standard Utility Items | ||
| 806 | Rights-of-Way Mowing | Maintenance Contracts Only - See related items(s) | 09/22/25 | 806-01 | |
| 930PDA | Dynamic Pile Testing | See related item(s) | 04/11/22 | 930-01.01 | |
| 1230 | Equal Employment Opportunity | All Federal-Aid Contracts | 09/07/22 | ||
| 1231 | Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246) | All Federal-Aid Contracts | 09/07/22 | ||
| 1232 | Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive Order 11246) | All Federal-Aid Contracts | 06/20/22 | ||
| 1240 | Training Program Requirements | See related item(s) | 09/07/22 | 109-10.01 | |
| 1246 | DBE Participation | All Federal-Aid Contracts | 10/03/25 | ||
| 1246LG | DBE Participation - Local Government | All Local Government Federal-Aid Contracts | 05/01/25 | ||
| 1247 | DBE Contract Goal | Federal-Aid Contracts with a DBE Goal | 03/26/25 | ||
| 1247LG | DBE Contract Goal - Local Government | Local Government Federal-Aid Contracts with a DBE Goal | 05/01/25 | ||
| 1273 | Required Contract Provisions (Federal-Aid Construction Contracts) | All Federal-Aid Contracts | 06/25/26 | ||
| 1275 | Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary and Lower Tier Covered Transactions | State and/or Local Funding Only (non Federal-aid) | 09/07/22 | ||
| 1280 | Labor (State Projects Only) | State and/or Local Funding Only (non Federal-aid) | 05/01/95 | ||
| 1280B | Labor (State Bulding Projects Only) | State and/or Local Funding Only (non Federal-aid) | |||
| 1290 | Non-Discrimination in Employment | State and/or Local Funding Only (non Federal-aid) | 09/07/22 | ||
| 1320 | TDOT Minimum Wage Scales for Federal-Aid and State Funded Construction | All Federal-Aid Contracts | 01/02/26 | ||
| N/A | Federal Wage Rates | All Federal-Aid Contracts | 01/02/26 | ||
| N/A | State Wage Rates | All Contracts | 01/01/26 |