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CHAPTER 1 - LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCY (LPA) PROJECTS
1.2 LPA Program and LPA Projects
1.4 Projects of Divisional Interest/Projects of Corporate Interest
CHAPTER 2 - PROJECT SCOPING
2.3 Right-of-Way Requirements and Utility Conflicts
CHAPTER 3 - PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
3.2 Preliminary Cooperative (Local Public Agency) Agreement
3.6 Notice to Proceed with Design
3.8 Design Professional Services
CHAPTER 4 – PRELIMINARY DESIGN
4.1.1 Design Standards in NDOT Right-of-Way
4.1.2 Design Standards Outside of NDOT Right-of-Way
4.3 Thirty Percent (30%) Design Submittals
CHAPTER 5 – ENVIRONMENTAL
5.3.1 CE Process (23 CFR 771.117)
5.3.2 EA Process (23 CFR 771.119 & 23 CFR 771.121)
5.3.3 EIS Process (23 CFR 771.123, 23 CFR 771.125 & 23 CFR 771.127)
5.4.1 LPA’s Environmental Role
CHAPTER 6 - RIGHT-OF-WAY, UTILITIES AND RAILROADS
6.2 Verifying Existing Right-of-Way
6.2.1 Projects within NDOT Right-of-Way
6.2.2 Projects within LPA Right-of-Way
6.3 Projects with Right-of-Way Acquisition
6.3.1 Initial Right-of-Way Setting
6.3.2 Final Right-of-Way Setting
6.3.3 Right-of-Way Setting Memo
6.3.4 Authorization for Right-of-Way Acquisition
6.3.5 NDOT Right-of-Way Acquisition
6.3.6 LPA Right-of-Way Acquisition
6.3.6.1 Title Reports and Right-of-Way Mapping
6.3.6.4 Right-of-Way Negotiations
6.3.7 Dedications and Donations
6.5.1 Projects with Right-of-Way
6.5.2 Projects without Right-of-Way
6.5.3 Authorization for Utility Adjustments
6.5.4 NDOT Utility Coordination
6.5.5 LPA Utility Coordination
6.7 Certifications for Right-of-Way
6.7.1 Right-of-Way Certification Directly by NDOT
6.7.2 Right-of-Way Certification by LPA
6.7.2.1 Level 1 Certification: No Right-of-Way Acquisitions
6.7.2.2 Level 2 Certification: No Right-of-Way Acquisitions
CHAPTER 8 - FINAL DESIGN
8.1 Sixty Percent (60%) Design
8.3 Ninety Percent (90%) Review Submittal
8.3.1 Documentation Procedures and Quality Control
8.3.2 Justify Force Account Work by the LPA
8.3.3 Justify Furnished Materials
8.3.4 Justify Proprietary Items
8.3.5 Buy America Requirements and Waivers
8.4 Construction Phase DBE Goal and On-the-Job Training Goal
8.5 Construction Professional Services
CHAPTER 9 - CONTRACTING LANGUAGE
9.3 Title VI/Nondiscrimination Assurances
9.4 Equal Employment Opportunity
9.9 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
9.9.1 Contracts with a DBE Goal
9.9.2 Contracts with No/Zero DBE Goal
9.13 Additional Federal Requirements
9.13.2 Required Self Performance
9.13.4 Differing Site Conditions
9.13.5 Suspension of Work Ordered by the Engineer
CHAPTER 10 - CONTRACT ADVERTISEMENT/AWARD
10.2.1 Final Plan, Specification and Estimate Submittal
10.2.4 Certification Requirements
10.5 Notice to Proceed with Advertisement
10.6 Construction Coordination Meeting
CHAPTER 11 – CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
11.3.1 Employee in Responsible Charge
11.4.1 NDOT Documented Procedures
11.4.2 LPA Documented Procedures
11.5 Preconstruction Conference
11.7 LPA Construction Project Management
11.7.1 Asphalt Concrete and Cement Mix Designs
11.7.2 Buy America Certification
11.7.3 Contractor Claims/Disputes
11.7.4 Contract Modification Process
11.7.4.2 Required Documentation
11.7.5 Determination and Documentation of Pay Quantities
11.8.2.1 Commercially Useful Function Reviews
11.8.2.2 Modifications to DBE contracts
11.8.6.2 Subcontract Agreements
11.9.1 Transportation Management Plan (TMP)
CHAPTER 12 - CONSTRUCTION CLOSE OUT
12.3.1 NDOT Closeout Documentation
CHAPTER 13 - CIVIL RIGHTS
13.3 Disadvantage Business Enterprise
13.4 Title VII Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
CHAPTER 14 – ACCOUNTING
14.2 System for Award Management and Data Universal Numbering System
14.3.2 Employee Leave and Holidays
14.3.3 Social Security, Retirement and Other Payroll Benefits
APPENDIX C - CONSTRUCTION CLOSEOUT DOCUMENTS
NDOT Resident Engineer Package
Attachment A: Contract Compliance Checklist
Attachment B: Material Acceptance Letter
Attachment C: Final Quantity Report
Attachment D: Interim Inspection Report
Attachment F: Final Acceptance Report