Are there standard levels of traffic control? Need to specify low-level traffic control for a bid. 2

[ajl_mo]

Thanks for taking a look.

I work for a parks department and I'm writing a bid for some Term & Supply concrete work (various widths of sidewalks/trails, mow curbs, etc). In the last version of the contract, there was a line for "Traffic Control".

99.99% of the time the traffic control we would need inside a park is a couple of cones and a barricade or two route traffic to a different part of a parking lot or around the last couple feet of a sidewalk that touches an internal park drive.

It's definitely not flag men, tons of warning signs, flashing lights, etc. that you see on a street or highway.

So are there standards for different levels of traffic control that I could reference to indicate just how low key we are expecting?

Something from AASHTO or the like would be great. But even a local spec I could use as a template would be handy.

Thanks again.

 

[ACtrafficengr]

For rough estimate purposes, NYSDOT says use 8% of the work cost for a simple job, 14% for moderate, and 20% for a complex traffic control scheme. It sounds like your percentages would be less than that. Do you use itemized bidding, or lump sum? Maybe you could look at bids for some similar projects to get an idea.

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http://xkcd.com/319/

 

[bridgebuster]

This is a link to NYSDOT Standard Work Zone Traffic Control Drawings

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The specs are here, look at Section 619

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You may also need to consult the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for sign panel and text sizes


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