PURPOSE
The Greenbook is a regional Technical Specification that is a common reference for typical Public Works construction, encouraging uniform requirements and standardizing the procedures to introduce a new material or method to the area. The Greenbook is used primarily for street related work. The Board of Public Works formally adopts the Greenbook and its supplements. Other departments, such as Water and Power, Transportation, Recreation and Parks, and Airports also use the Greenbook provisions as the standard for Public Works construction. In all cases, however, the Bureau’s Master General Conditions and General Requirements are to be used instead of the Greenbook General Conditions that comprise Part 1.
REFERENCES
Standard Specification for Public Works Construction (“Greenbook”), published by Building News, Incorporated.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Manager (PM) and Project Engineer (PE): The PM and PE will ensure that the Greenbook and supplement, latest edition adopted by the Board of Public Works, as modified by the Brownbook is used whenever possible.
PROCEDURE
When the Engineering Format is desired (see Procedure 10.5), the PE must:
Incorporate Parts 2 through 6 of the “Greenbook” and “Additions and Amendments to the SSPWC” into the project by reference.
Provide Technical Specifications for any necessary project-specific technical requirements. Even though these requirements are commonly referred to as “special provisions” or “specials”, the hierarchy of documents requires the “Technical Specifications” label.
Note: For Engineering Format or “Greenbook” projects, there is flexibility to omit the Technical Specifications where the Plans can be structured to be stand-alone. Many projects simply reference the Greenbook and Brownbook as the first item in the “Notice To Contractor” heading of notes shown on the Project Plans.
The resulting Contract Documents, using Engineering Format, will appear as follows:
Bid Proposal (include as compiled by Quality & Standards)
General Conditions (include as-is)
General Requirements (include as revised for the project)
Technical Specifications (include as revised for the project or omit if not needed)
Project Plans
Miscellaneous references
The Greenbook benefits Contractors by establishing a standard that can be used throughout the area. With minimal changes in requirements from city-to-city or county-to-county, there is less of a learning curve required and fewer opportunities to misinterpret a specification. This allows the regional Contractors to operate at improved efficiency. The Greenbook benefits agencies by providing a forum for cities and counties to exchange ideas and experiences. The improved Contractor efficiency also translates into lower bid costs and less non-compliance. By promoting a collective concern, new and more competitive technologies are more likely to enter the Southern California market than if the cities were queried individually.
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