NCTCOG FOURTH EDITION STANDARD SPECIFICATIONSFrom: Mike Jones <mjones@tnp online.com>
To: "Kenneth M. Griffin P. E. (E mail)" <kgriffin@ci.coppell.tx.us>, "Suzan Taylor (E mail)" <staylor@ci.coppell.tx.us>, "Keith Marvin P. E.
(E mail)" <kmarvin@ci.coppell.tx.us>
Date: 6/24/2004 2:45:37 PM
Subject: NCTCOG FOURTH EDITION STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
Ken, Suzan and Keith,
At our meeting on Tuesday, we briefly
discussed using the latest edition of
the NCTCOG Standard Specifications for the W. Sandy Lake Road project. I
spoke with Ken Calhoun at COG this morning to confirm that the latest
"official"
edition is the fourth and not the third, since the fourth edition
is currently only available on line. He said that the fourth edition is
officially the latest edition of the standard
specifications, but that some
cities were still using the third edition. He indicated that the transition
to the fourth edition may be slower than usual because of the change in
format.
Based
upon this information and our discussion on Tuesday, we are preparing
the Contract Documents for the W. Sandy Lake Road project to reference the
NCTCOG's Fourth Edition Standard Specifications.
I think overall the fourth
edition is very well done and is an improvement over the third edition;
however, it will take a little time and experience for everyone (engineers,
project
inspectors and contractors) to get acquainted and become familiar
with the new format. I am sure that everyone will be making this transition
at some point, so from our standpoint this
is as good of time as any. But I
just wanted to confirm with you that this was the direction that you and
your staff wanted to go.
Please advise at your earliest convenience.
The
following is a link to NCTCOG's website where the new Fourth Edition
specs can be viewed and downloaded.
http://publicworks.nctcog.org/standardspecs/index.html
Thanks,
mike
Michael
A. Jones, P.E.
TEAGUE NALL AND PERKINS, INC.
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