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2023 Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, and Contract Item Codes Accessibility Assistance: Caltrans makes every attempt to ensure our documents are accessible. Due to variances between assistive technologies, there may be portions of this document which are not accessible.
Printable version (PDF) Published: July 2019. Section 2, “Bidding,” of the Standard Specifications covers proposal requirements and conditions that apply to a contractor bidding on a project.
2024 Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, and Contract Item Codes Accessibility Assistance: Caltrans makes every attempt to ensure our documents are accessible. Due to variances between assistive technologies, there may be portions of this document which are not accessible.
The Construction Contract Development Guide (CCD Guide) describes activities, roles and responsibilities required by Department, Local Agency, and Consultant staff to submit construction contract documents to advertise, open bids, award and approve construction contracts.
This manual states and illustrates how Caltrans presents a project for bidding and construction. The standards in the latest version of the Plans Preparation Manual available on the internet (https://dot.ca.gov/programs/design/manual-plans-preparation-manual-ppm) are to be used unless
Section 2, “Bidding,” of the Standard Specifications covers proposal requirements and conditions that apply to a contractor bidding on a project. The Division of Engineering Services - Office Engineer (DES-OE) and the Division of Procurements and Contracts (DPAC) must adhere to requirements of this specification.
Form CEM-4903, “Change Order Memorandum,” must be prepared for each change order. This section describes the use of Forms CEM-4900 and CEM-4903, describes California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) policies for change orders, and provides guidance for writing change orders and memorandums.
