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Dan Tobias
Bureau of Materials - Office of Highways Project Implementation
Metals and Miscellaneous
Contractual metals and miscellaneous materials used in the State’s highway construction and maintenance programs are required by both the Federal Highway Administration and the State of Illinois Departmental Policy. In addition to materials testing the Department has several certification/qualification/approval programs requiring field inspection either at the manufacturing location or the job site. Metals and Miscellaneous focuses on: steel reinforcement, welded wire reinforcement, epoxy coated reinforcement, chemical adhesives, nuts – bolts – washers, bearing pads (elastomeric, disk and fabric), geotextiles, 7 wire pre-stress strand, aluminum, HDPE pipe, PVC pipe, polypropylene pipe, joint fillers/sealers, miscellaneous materials. Below you will find: specifications, policy memorandums, guides and manuals, materials integrated system for test information and communication (MISTIC) reports and approved/qualified product lists for the materials that qualify, all of which are updated on an ongoing basis.
Refer to Part II Material Group Details of the Manual for Materials Inspection to determine the material requirements for metals and miscellaneous materials.
Clicking the links below will take you directly to the qualified list for material/product referenced in the title.
- Complete Index of Lists
- Certified Epoxy Coating Plants
- Certified Reinforcing Bar and/or Dowel Bar Producers
- Certified Welded Wire Reinforcement
- Chemical Adhesives
- Concrete Revetment Mat Fabric
- Corrugated Steel Beams for Highway Guardrail Producers
- Elastomeric Bearing Pads
- High Tension Cable Median Barrier / Barrier Terminals
- Impact Attenuators
- Impact Attenuators, Temporary
- Membrane Waterproofing System for Buried Structures
- Movable Traffic Barrier Systems
- Plastic Blockouts for Guardrail
- Reinforcing Bar Splicer Assemblies, Mechanical Splicers and Bar Terminators
- Temporary Ditch Checks
- Temporary Water Filled Barrier
- Traffic Barrier Terminals, Type 1 Special
Policy Memorandums
Clicking a hot link below will take you directly to the policy memorandum with specific information explaining the process to become a producer/supplier for the material listed in the title.
- Complete List of Policy Memorandums
- Epoxy Coating Plant Certification Procedure
- Inspection Procedures and Approved Inspection Agencies for Timber and Preservative – Treated Timber Products
- Reinforcement Bar and/or Dowel Bar Plant Certification Procedure
- Welded Wire Reinforcement/Bar Mat Plant Certification Procedure
Laboratory/Field Test Procedures
Clicking a hot link below will take you directly to the test procedure listed in the title. In order for these materials to be approved/qualified they will be tested to the requirements listed in the procedure.
Clicking a hot link below will take you directly to the form listed in the title. These forms are provided as tools to ensure that the correct data is supplied to IDOT when submitting samples.
- Fastener Sample Identification Form -BMPR MT01.pdf
Below are reference materials to assist in getting materials approved and IDOT guidelines.
Guides/Spreadsheets
The following documents are provided as a tool to assist with identifying materials and/or ensuring that correct data is supplied to IDOT.
- Fastener Identification
- List of Construction Materials Subject to Build America, Buy America (BABA)
- Rebar/Dowel Producer Identification has been replaced with Certified Reinforcing bar and/or Dowel Bar Producers list
- Reinforcing Bar Splicer Assemblies and Mechanical Splicers
Material Specific Information
Specifications
- Bureau of Local Roads Special Provisions
- Materials "M" Specifications
- To view the Standard Specifications please navigate to the Consultant Resources webpage.
- To view the Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions please navigate to the Consultant Resources webpage.
- BDE Special Provisions
- Highway Standards
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