Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects is issued primarily for constructing roads and bridges on Federal Highway projects under the direct administration of the Federal Highway Administration. It is also used by the U. S. Forest Service and other Federal agencies on their projects. These specifications are cited as "FP-14" indicating "Federal Project" Standard Specifications issued in 2014 and contain both United States Customary and Metric units of measure. This book outlines the contractual process, including bids, Scope of Work for projects, including materials, construction requirements, equipment, glossary of terms, and much more. Road construction companies, and supply management vendors for the equipment, tools, and pipes needed for constructing Federal highways, as well as engineers, Federal, state, and local Government agencies may be interested to have a copy of this authoritative work available as a reference for any current, and/or future road construction projects

The "Standard Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP)" is issued primarily for constructing roads and bridges on Federal Highway projects under the direct administration of the Federal Highway Administration. It is also used by the U. S. Forest Service and other Federal agencies on their projects. These specifications are cited as "FP-14" indicating "Federal Project" Standard Specifications issued in 2014 and contain both United States Customary and Metric units of measure.

These Standard Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects are issued primarily for constructing roads and bridges on Federal Highway projects under the direct administration of the Federal Highway Administration. These specifications are cited as "FP-03 U.S. Customary Units" indicating “Federal Project” Standard Specifications issued in 2003 and converted to United States customary measure units. U.S customary units were previously referred to as English units and are the units of measurement customarily used in the U.S. today. When designated in a contract, the FP-03 becomes part of the contract and binding upon all parties to the contract. All construction contracts of the Federal Highway Administration are also governed by the following regulations: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1; and Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR), Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 12. The FAR and TAR regulations are not included in the FP-03. A complete copy of the FAR is available from the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. U.S. customary measure units are used in the FP-03 U.S. Customary Units as authorized by the Waiver Request of DOT Metric Policy.

Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects - STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS (FP-14), Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2019 PREFACE These Standard Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects are issued primarily for constructing roads and bridges on Federal Highway projects under the direct administration of the Federal Highway Administration. These specifications are cited as "FP-14" indicating "Federal Project" Standard Specifications issued in 2014 and contain both United States Customary and Metric units of measure. When designated in a contract, the FP-14 becomes part of the contract and binding upon all parties to the contract. Construction contracts of the Federal Highway Administration are also governed by the following regulations: * Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1; and * Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR), Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 12. The FAR and TAR regulations are not included in the FP-14. A complete copy of the FAR is available from the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. U.S. Customary units of measure are used in the FP-14 as provided in the November 25, 2008 Memorandum from Jeffrey F. Paniati entitled Update on Metric Use Requirements for FHWA Documents. Metric units are noted in parentheses following the U.S. Customary Units. The references to Metric or Metric units apply only when the project or portion of the project expressly calls for Metric units of measure. Table of Contents PAAGE -> 100 -> General Requirements 150 -> Project Requirements 200 -> Earthwork 250 -> Slope Reinforcement and Retaining Walls 300 -> Aggregate and Base Courses 400 -> Asphalt Pavements and Surface Treatments 500 -> Rigid Pavements 550 -> Bridge Construction 600 -> Incidental Construction 700 -> Material Notice: This is a Paperback version of the "Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects - STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS (FP-14), Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2019". Full version, All Chapters included. This publication is available (Electronic version) in the official website of the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration. Disclaimer: "The use or appearance of U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration, text, images or logos, Seals on this version does not imply or constitute endorsement of the distribution service."