The State DOT’s Differences on the Formats of Standard Specifications – Heavy Civil Knowledge Content Consultant and Publisher

This table compares the formats of standard specifications for several State DOTs and the FHWA

Differences in the Format of Standard Specifications

OHIO DOT	HAWAII DOT	WASHINGTON STATE DOT	CALIFORNIA DOT	OREGON DOT	ILLINOIS DOT	IOWA DOT	TEXAS DOT	COLORADO DOT	FHWA	OTHER
100 GENERAL PROVISIONS	DIVISION 100 – GENERAL	DIVISION 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS	DIVISION I GENERAL CONSTRUCTION	PART 00100 – GENERAL CONDITIONS	DIVISION 100 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND COVENANTS	DIVISION 11. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND COVENANTS	ITEMS 1–9 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS	DIVISION 100 GENERAL PROVISIONS	DIVISION 100 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
DIVISION 200 – EARTHWORK	DIVISION 2 EARTHWORK	DIVISION II EARTHWORK AND LANDSCAPE	PART 00300 – ROADWORK	DIVISION 200 EARTHWORK, EXCAVATION, EMBANKMENT, AND EROSION CONTROL	DIVISION 21. EARTHWORK, SUBGRADES, AND SUBBASES	200 ITEMS EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL	DIVISION 200 EARTHWORK AND LANDSCAPE	DIVISION 200 EARTHWORK
250 PAVEMENT REPAIRS	DIVISION 300 – BASES	DIVISION 3 AGGREGATE PRODUCTION AND ACCEPTANCE	DIVISION III BASES AND SUBBASES	PART 00400 – DRAINAGE AND SEWERS	DIVISION 300 BASES, SUBBASES, AND SHOULDERS	DIVISION 22. BASE COURSES	300 ITEMS BASES	DIVISION 300 BASE COURSES	DIVISION 250 SLOPE REINFORCEMENT AND RETAINING WALLS
300 BASES	DIVISION 400 – PAVEMENTS	DIVISION 4 BASES	DIVISION IV SURFACINGS AND PAVEMENTS	PART 00500 – BRIDGES	DIVISION 400 BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSES, BITUMINOUS BASE COURSES, AND SHOULDERS	DIVISION 23. SURFACE COURSES	300 ITEMS SURFACE COURSES AND PAVEMENTS	DIVISION 400 PAVEMENTS	DIVISION 300 BASE COURSES
400 FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT	DIVISION 500 – STRUCTURES	DIVISION 5 SURFACE TREATMENTS AND PAVEMENTS	DIVISION V STRUCTURES	PART 00600 – BASES	DIVISION 500 CONCRETE PAVEMENT	DIVISION 24. STRUCTURES	400 ITEMS STRUCTURES	DIVISION 500 STRUCTURES	DIVISION 400 PAVEMENTS
450 RIGID PAVEMENT	DIVISION 600 – INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION	DIVISION 6 STRUCTURES	DIVISION VI DRAINAGE FACILITIES	PART 00700 – WEARING SURFACES	DIVISION 600 INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION	DIVISION 25. MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION	500 ITEMS MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION	DIVISION 600 INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION	DIVISION 500 RIGID PAVEMENTS
500 STRUCTURES	DIVISION 700 – MATERIALS	DIVISION 7 DRAINAGE STRUCTURES, STORM SEWERS, SANITARY SEWERS, WATER MAINS, AND CONDUITS	DIVISION VIII MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION	PART 00800 – PERMANENT TRAFFIC SAFETY AND GUIDANCE DEVICES	DIVISION 700. WORK ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PROTECTION, SIGNING, AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS	DIVISION 25. MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION	600 ITEMS LIGHTING, SIGNALS, MARKINGS, AND MISC.	DIVISION 700 MATERIAL DETAILS	DIVISION 550 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
600 INCIDENTALS	DIVISION 800 – MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION	DIVISION 8 MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION	DIVISION IX TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES	PART 01100 – WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS	DIVISION 800 ELECTRICAL	DIVISION 26. ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT	700 ITEMS MAINTENANCE		DIVISION 600 INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION
640 PAVEMENT MARKINGS	DIVISION 900 – MATERIALS	DIVISION 9 MATERIALS	DIVISION X ELECTRICAL WORK	PART 02000 – MATERIALS	DIVISION 1000 MATERIALS	DIVISION 11. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
650 ROADSIDES			DIVISION XI BUILDING CONSTRUCTION	PART 03000 – MATERIALS	DIVISION 1100 EQUIPMENT
TYPICAL FORMAT OF OHIO DOT SPECIFICATIONS • Description • Materials • Parts that fall between Materials and Measurement • Measurement • Payment	TYPICAL FORMAT OF HAWAII DOT SPECIFICATIONS • Description • Materials • Construction • Measurement • Payment	TYPICAL FORMAT OF WASHINGTON STATE DOT SPECIFICATIONS • Description • Materials • Construction • Measurement • Payment	TYPICAL FORMAT OF CALIFORNIA DOT SPECIFICATIONS • Description • Materials • Construction • Payment	TYPICAL FORMAT OF OREGON DOT SPECIFICATIONS • General • Materials • Equipment • Construction • Finishing Up, Cleaning Up, Measurement • Payment	TYPICAL FORMAT OF ILLINOIS DOT SPECIFICATIONS • Description • Materials • Construction • Measurement • Payment	TYPICAL FORMAT OF IOWA DOT SPECIFICATIONS • Description • Materials • Construction • Payment	TYPICAL FORMAT OF TEXAS DOT SPECIFICATIONS • Description • Materials • Equipment • Construction • Measurement • Payment	TYPICAL FORMAT OF COLORADO DOT SPECIFICATIONS • Description • Materials • Construction • Measurement • Payment	TYPICAL FORMAT OF FHWA SPECIFICATIONS • Description • Materials • Construction • Measurement • Payment	VARIES Depends on agency, format may differ significantly or follow partial federal/state models.