Ontario Provincial Standards Unit 301 St. Paul St., 2 nd Floor North St. Catharines, ON L2R 7R4 Telephone: 905-704-2258 Fax: 905-704-2051 REVISION INFORMATION SHEET ONTARIO PROVINCIAL STANDARDS FOR ROADS AND PUBLIC WORKS VOLUME 1 MUNICIPAL AND PROVINCIAL COMMON GENERAL AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS MANUAL REVISION #90 NOVEMBER 2012 UPDATING ONTARIO PROVINCIAL STANDARDS FOR YOUR USE Each roads and public works owner (Owner) is responsible for determining implementation dates and directions for use of Ontario Provincial Standards; therefore, manual holders are cautioned about immediately discarding superseded and cancelled standards. A NOTE TO DESIGNERS OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS REGARDING APPENDICES There are a number of OPS specifications published with appendices containing supplemental requirements that modify the specification. These specifications contain information written for use in provincial contracts. The appendices contain supplemental requirements that modify the provincial requirements so the specifications can be used in municipal contracts. The specifications are easily identified, as the table of contents for each specification lists the appendix containing the supplemental requirements (e.g., Supplemental Requirements for Using OPSS XXX in Municipal Contracts. Designers of municipal contracts should review each specification to determine if the supplemental requirements should be invoked in their contracts. To ensure completeness of municipal Contract Documents, designers should invoke the appendices by referencing them in the Contract Documents. ACCESSING AND OBTAINING ONTARIO PROVINCIAL STANDARDS The Ontario Provincial Standards for Roads and Public Works (OPS) manuals and the latest published updates for each of the eight OPS manuals are available as follows: Available electronically on the OPS/MTO website. Online access to the current, updated, and archived standards; indexes; OPS User Notes; and publication Revision Information Sheets are available free of charge at the site. (http://www.raqs.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/ops.nsf/opshomepage) Hard-copy format available from Publications Ontario by telephone at 1-800-668-9938 or online. Updates and OPS manuals are available for a cost-recovery fee. (www.publications.serviceontario.ca) Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012) Page 1
The eight OPS manuals of standards are available on one CD in PDF format. The OPS drawings published in Volumes 3 and 4 are available in AutoCAD format on a separate CD. These CDs are available from Publications Ontario or by telephone at 1-800-668-9938 or online for a costrecovery fee. The updates are not available on CDs as an update package. (www.publications.serviceontario.ca) At the Publications Ontario web page, you can type Ontario Provincial Standards, OPS, OPSS, or OPSD in the search box, and all related products for the Ontario Provincial Standards will be listed, click on the item you wish to purchase, add the item to your cart, then follow the instructions to complete your order. If trying to order an OPS product online from Publications Ontario and it is shown as Out of Stock, you can backorder the product by telephone at 1-800-668-9938. In order to receive the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) purchase price, MEA members should visit the MEA website (www.municipalengineers.on.ca/) for the MEA Publications Ontario order form for hardcopy manuals and CDs. MTO employees should contact Simon Leung, Account Representative at Publications Ontario, by email (simon.leung@ontario.ca) to set up an account in order to receive the MTO purchase price for technical publications, including the Ontario Provincial Standards. Links to Publications Ontario and the Ontario Provincial Standards on the MTO Library website are available on the OPS website (www.ops.on.ca). Also on this site under News and Activities are notices for updates and changes in OPS. Questions should be directed by email to Marg Gordon, Clerk, Standards Management, in the OPS section (marg.gordon@ontario.ca). YOU SHOULD REGISTER YOUR OPS MANUALS AND CDs Users of OPS do not receive notices of OPS updates as they had in the past. Methods of notification from Publications Ontario for the future are being investigated, and you will be informed of them as they become available. In the interim, an email will be sent to OPS users who have registered their OPS manuals and CDs with OPS. Owners of OPS manuals, who have not yet done so, are requested to register their OPS hard-copy manuals and CDs with Marg Gordon. The registration form and submission instructions are available on the OPS website (www.ops.on.ca), Miscellaneous Info, OPS Forms. WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU If you have a suggestion to revise a standard or you have a standard that works in your ministry, municipality, or area, send it to the Head, OPS Administration, for review and possible inclusion into the Ontario Provincial Standards. Page 2 Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012)
THIS MANUAL IS REVISED AS FOLLOWS: Index Pages Volume 1 Please remove the entire index and replace with the attached revised index. Standard Specifications Volume 1 Superseded/Cancelled (Remove) Revised/New (Insert) Remarks OPSS Dated OPSS Dated 106 Notice to Users of OPSS 106 106 November 2012 GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL WORK Supersedes OPSS.PROV 106 in OPS Volume 5 and OPSS.MUNI 106 in OPS Volume 7. 182 November 2000 182 Notice to Users of OPSS 182 GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR CONSTRUCTION IN WATERBODIES AND ON WATERBODY BANKS Superseded by OPSS.PROV 182 in OPS Volume 5 and OPSS.MUNI 182 in OPS Volume 7. 220 November 2007 220 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR WICK DRAIN INSTALLATION 310 April 2011 310 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR HOT MIX ASPHALT 401 November 2010 401 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR TRENCHING, BACKFILLING, AND COMPACTING 410 April 2008 410 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR PIPE SEWER INSTALLATION IN OPEN CUT 412 November 2009 412 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR SEWAGE FORCEMAIN INSTALLATION IN OPEN CUT This specification has been reaffirmed. No changes to technical information. 421 April 2008 421 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR PIPE CULVERT INSTALLATION IN OPEN CUT 441 November 2010 441 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR WATERMAIN INSTALLATION IN OPEN CUT Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012) Page 3
Superseded/Cancelled (Remove) Revised/New (Insert) Remarks OPSS Dated OPSS Dated 450 November 2007 450 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR PIPELINE AND UTILITY INSTALLATION IN SOIL BY HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING 602 November 2008 602 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL CHAMBERS 603 November 2011 603 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF DUCTS 604 November 2010 604 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF CABLE 609 November 2011 609 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR GROUNDING 611 November 2008 611 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF UNDERPASS LUMINAIRES 614 November 2011 614 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF POWER SUPPLY EQUIPMENT This specification has been reaffirmed. No changes to technical information. 616 November 2008 616 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR FOOTINGS AND PADS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 617 November 2011 617 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF ROADWAY LUMINAIRES Section 617.02, References, CSA C22.2 No. 248.8 and IESNA IES-LM-63 updated. 620 November 2007 620 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES 630 November 2011 630 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF SECTIONAL STEEL HIGH MAST LIGHTING POLES This specification has been reaffirmed. No changes to technical information. Page 4 Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012)
Superseded/Cancelled (Remove) Revised/New (Insert) Remarks OPSS Dated OPSS Dated 631 November 2011 631 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR CONCRETE FOOTINGS AND MAINTENANCE PLATFORMS FOR HIGH MAST LIGHTING POLES This specification has been reaffirmed. No changes to technical information. 771 November 2010 771 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD HIGHWAY FENCE 772 November 2010 772 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR CHAIN-LINK FENCE 791 November 2010 791 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR EXPANDED METAL ANTI-GLARE SCREEN 906 November 2009 906 November 2012 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR BRIDGES Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012) Page 5
SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 106 GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL WORK OPSS.PROV 106 has been moved into OPS Volume 1 as OPSS 106. Technical information has been revised and Appendix B has been added. OPSS.MUNI 106 has been superseded with OPSS 106 with appendices. OPSS 106 contains information written for provincial contracts. To ensure completeness of municipal Contract Documents, the designer should invoke Appendix 106-B. The appendix contains supplemental requirements that modify OPSS 106 so it can be used by a municipality in its contracts. Section 106.02, References; OPSS 611, OPSS 617, and OTM Book 7 added; and OPSS 610, OPSS 621, OPSS 622, and OPSS 904 deleted. Section 106.03, Definitions; Certificate of Conformance, Electrical Maintenance Hole, Engineer, and Quality Verification Engineer definitions added; High-Voltage definition deleted; and Electrician definition rewritten. Clause 106.04.01.01, last paragraph, resubmission requirements moved to clause 106.07.11.04, d). Section 106.05, Materials, rewritten. New clause 106.07.01.01, added. Other clauses reordered. Clause 106.07.01.02, rewritten. Subsection 106.07.03, Work to be Coordinated with Others, b), communication authority revised to communication provider and new last paragraph added. Clause 106.07.04.04, existing b) deleted. Other bullets reordered. Clause 106.07.04.05.01, 1 st paragraph rewritten, existing 5 th paragraph deleted, and new 8 th paragraph added. Clause 106.07.04.05.02, title revised and last paragraph rewritten. Clause 106.07.05.02, title revised, 1 st and 2 nd paragraphs rewritten, and existing last paragraph deleted. Clause 106.07.05.02, title revised and last paragraph rewritten. Clause 106.07.10.01.02, new b) and d) added, and existing d) and e) deleted. Clause 106.07.10.02, 1 st paragraph rewritten. New subsection 106.07.13, Management of Excess Material, added. New subsection 106.10.05, Temporary Work, added. New Appendix 106-B, added. Page 6 Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012)
SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 220 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR WICK DRAIN INSTALLATION Section 220.02, References, OPSS 501 added. Other references updated. Subsection 220.05.02, Granular Blanket, rewritten. Subsection 220.07.03, Granular Blanket, rewritten. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 310 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR HOT MIX ASPHALT Section 310.02, References, OPSS 914 added. Section 310.03, Definitions, Joint rewritten. Section 310.03, Definitions, Protection Board added. Subsection 310.06.01, Tack Coat Distributors, added. Other subsections reordered. Subsection 310.07.03, Tack Coat, rewritten. Subsection 310.07.04, Transportation of Hot Mix Asphalt, 2 nd paragraph rewritten. Subsection 310.07.11, Longitudinal and Transverse Joints, existing clause 310.07.11.02 deleted; other clauses reordered. Subsections 310.08.02, Acceptance of Tack Coat Application Rate, and 310.08.03, Acceptance of Joint Painting Application Rate, added. Other existing Quality Assurance subsections reordered. Subsection 310.10.03, Tack Coat - Item, rewritten. Table 1, reference to mix type HL 2 Modified deleted. Appendix C, subsection 310.07.04, Transportation of Warm Mix Asphalt, 2 nd paragraph added. Appendix C, subsection 310.07.16, Temperature Measurement, deleted. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 401 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR TRENCHING, BACKFILLING, AND COMPACTING Section 401.03, Definitions, the definition for Unshrinkable Fill has been rewritten. Subsection 401.05.01, Embedment Material, Unshrinkable Fill added as an embedment material. Subsection 401.05.03, Cover Material, Unshrinkable Fill added as a cover material. Subsection 401.05.05, Backfill Material, Unshrinkable Fill added as a backfill material. Clause 401.07.10.03, 5 th paragraph rewritten. Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012) Page 7
Clause 401.07.10.04, 2 nd paragraph rewritten. Clause 401.07.10.05, 1 st paragraph rewritten. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 410 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR PIPE SEWER INSTALLATION IN OPEN CUT Section 410.03, Definitions, the definition for Concrete Appurtenances rewritten. Clause 410.09.01.05 added. Section 410.10, Basis of Payment, item for Clay Seal added. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 421 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR PIPE CULVERT INSTALLATION IN OPEN CUT Section 421.02, References, updated. Clause 421.07.12.03, first paragraph deleted. Clause 421.09.01.03, added. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 441 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR WATERMAIN INSTALLATION IN OPEN CUT Section 441.02, References, the references for CSA B137.3.1; AWWA C900, C905, C907, and C909 added. Subsection 441.05.04, Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe, rewritten and reordered. Subsection 441.05.08, Composite Pipe, rewritten. Clause 441.07.15.04, title revised. Clause 441.07.17.03, title revised. Subsection 441.07.23, Thrust Restraints, rewritten. Page 8 Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012)
SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 450 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR PIPELINE AND UTILITY INSTALLATION IN SOIL BY HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING Section 450.03, Definitions, definitions for Active Interference, Drill Fluid Control Points, Passive Interference, Reamer, and Staging Area added. Definitions for Inadvertent Return, Reaming, and Strike Alert rewritten. Section 450.04, Design and Submission Requirements, rewritten. Section 450.05, Materials, rewritten. Section 450.06, Equipment, rewritten. Section 450.07, Construction, rewritten. Section 450.09, Measurement for Payment, rewritten. Section 450.10, Basis of Payment, rewritten. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 602 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL CHAMBERS Section 602.02, References; CSA C22.2 No. 42, CSA C83, and ASTM A 48/A 48M updated; and CSA C22.3 No. 7 deleted. New subsection 602.05.03, Sand Bedding, added. Subsection 602.05.11, Mortar, mortar mixture revised and grout mixture deleted. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 603 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF DUCTS Section 603.02, References, CSA C22.2 No. 211.1, CSA C22.2 No. 211.2, and UL 651B updated. Subsection 603.05.03, Sand Bedding, revised. Subsection 603.05.10, Concrete Anchors, revised. Subsection 603.07.10, Surface Mounted Duct Systems, 1 st paragraph added. Table 1, Polymeric PVC duct requirements revised. Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012) Page 9
SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 604 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF CABLE Section 604.02, References, CSA C22.2 No. 38, CSA C22.2 No. 129, CSA C22.3 No. 1, CSA C49.2, CSA C57, and CSA C83 updated. Subsection 604.05.01, General, revised. Subsection 604.05.11, Sand Bedding, revised. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 609 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR GROUNDING Section 609.02, References, CSA C22.2 No. 38 updated. Subsection 609.05.02, Ground Plates, grade of steel revised from 230G to 260W. Subsection 609.05.07, Sand Bedding, rewritten. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 611 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF UNDERPASS LUMINAIRES Section 611.02, References, CSA C22.2 No. 248.8 and IESNA IES-LM-63 added; CSA C22.2 No. 59.1 deleted; and CSA C22.2 No. 49 updated. New section 611.03, Definitions, added. New section 611.04, Design and Submission Requirements, added. Subsection 611.05.06, Fuses, reference revised. Subsection 611.05.09, Luminaire Mounting Brackets, grade of steel revised from 230G to 260W. Clause 611.07.10.02, last paragraph rewritten. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 616 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR FOOTINGS AND PADS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Section 616.02, References, CSA G40.20/G40.21, CSA W59, ASTM A 53/A 53M, ASTM A 193/ A 193M, ASTM A 563M, and SAE J403 updated. Subsection 616.05.04, Sand Bedding, deleted. Page 10 Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012)
SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 620 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Section 620.02, References, CSA C22.2 No. 45.2 added, CSA C22.2 No. 45 deleted, and CSA C22.2 No. 41 updated. Section 620.03, Definitions, Quality Verification Engineer added. Clause 620.07.10.04.12, last paragraph, Engineer revised to Quality Verification Engineer. New subsection 620.07.11, Management of Excess Material, added. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 771 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD HIGHWAY FENCE Section 771.02, References, ASTM B 209 added and ASTM A 708 updated. Section 771.03, Definitions, Line Post and Twitch-Stick Method definitions added. New subsection 771.05.02, Fence Fabric, added. Clause 771.07.03.01, first paragraph added and existing last paragraph moved to 771.07.03.02.01 and rewritten. Clause 771.07.03.04, 6 th paragraph revised and last paragraph added. New subsection 771.07.06, Marking, added. Other subsections reordered. Existing subsection 771.08.02, Fence Fabric, Gates, and Steel Posts; renamed and rewritten. New subsection 771.08.03, Material Sampling, added. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 772 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR CHAIN-LINK FENCE Section 772.02, References, ASTM A 123 and ASTM B 209 added and ASTM A 708 updated. Section 772.03, Definitions; Brace Band, Corner Post, Hog Ring, Line Post Cap, Marcelled Tension Wire, Post Sleeve, Rail End, Straining Post, Tension Band, Tension Bar, Terminal Post Cap, and Top Rail Sleeve definitions added. Subsection 772.05.01, Chain-Link Fence, rewritten. Existing subsection 772.05.02, Fasteners, deleted. Other subsection reordered. New clause 772.07.02.01, added. Existing clause 772.07.02.01.01 renumbered to 772.07.02.02.01 and 1 st paragraph rewritten. Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012) Page 11
Existing clause 772.07.02.01.02 renumbered to 772.07.02.02.02 and rewritten. Existing clause 772.07.02.01.03 renumbered to 772.07.02.02.03, renamed, and rewritten. Existing clause 772.07.02.02 renumbered to 772.07.02.03 and rewritten. Existing clause 772.07.02.03 renumbered to 772.07.02.04. Existing clause 772.07.02.04 renumbered to 772.07.02.05; 4 th paragraph rewritten; and 5 th, 6 th, and 7 th paragraphs added. Existing clause 772.07.02.05 renumbered to 772.07.02.06 and rewritten. New subsection 772.07.04, Marking, added. Other subsections reordered. New subsection 772.08.02, Material Certification, added. New subsection 772.08.03, Material Sampling, added. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 791 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR EXPANDED METAL ANTI-GLARE SCREEN Section 791.02, References; ASTM A 153, ASTM A 824, and ASTM B 209 added; OPSS 1541 deleted; and ASTM A 325, ASTM A 1011, and SAE J403 updated. Subsection 791.05.01, Mesh, 2 nd paragraph rewritten. Subsection 791.05.03, Tension and Tie Wires, 1 st paragraph rewritten. Subsection 791.05.04, Miscellaneous Hardware, 1 st paragraph rewritten. Subsection 791.05.05, Post Caps, rewritten. Subsection 791.07.03, Expanded Metal Anti-Glare Screens on Steel Beam Guide Rail, rewritten. New subsection 791.07.05, Marking, added. Other subsection reordered. New section 791.08, Quality Assurance, added. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS TO OPSS 906 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR BRIDGES Section 906.02, References, ASME 46.1 added; other references updated. Clause 906.04.02.05 has been rewritten. Subsection 906, 05.02, High Strength Bolts, Nuts, and Washers has been rewritten. Clause 906.07.01.02 has been rewritten. Clause 906.07.01.07.15 has been rewritten. Appendix B has been rewritten. Page 12 Rev. Info Sheet - OPS Volume 1: Rev. Number 90 (Date: 11/2012)