SUBJECT: STANDARDS FOR SPECIFYING Date: 1/9/91 AC No:150/537-10A
CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORTS Initiated by: AAS-200 Change: 1-3
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1. PURPOSE. This advisory circular (AC) provides standards for the
construction of airports. Items covered include earthwork, drainage, paving,
turfing, lighting, and incidental construction.
2. FOCUS. Projects funded under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) must be
developed in accordance with standards developed by the Secretary of
Transportation. The standards contained in this AC relate to materials and
methods used in the construction of airports.
3. CANCELLATION. AC 150/5370-10, Standards for Specifying Construction of
Airports, dated October 24, 1974, is cancelled.
4. BACKGROUND. This revised AC incorporates Changes 1 through 24 previously
contained in AC 150/5370-10, and deletes several obsolete standards (P-153,
P-201, P-206, P-214, P-215, P-216, P-408, L-112, L-125, and T-611). All other
standards have been updated to incorporate ASTM standards in lieu of AASHTO
standards, eliminate obsolete ASTM, MIL, and FED.SPEC. testing and material
requirements, and have been rewritten in guide specification format. The
density acceptance criteria for Item P-401 has been revised to reflect a new
lower specification limit and use of the standard deviation to compute
acceptance parameters.
5. APPLICATION. The standards contained herein are recommended by the Federal
Aviation Administration for use in the construction of airports. For federally
funded projects, the standards are mandatory.
Leonard E. Mudd
Director, Office of Airport Standards
NOTICE TO USERS
Projects funded under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) must be
developed in accordance with the policies, standards, and
specifications approved by the Secretary, Department of
Transportation. The standards contained in this advisory circular
(AC) relate to materials and methods used in the construction of
airports.
Since it is not feasible to provide construction specifications
that can be applied to all geographical areas of the United States,
its territories and possessions, the guide specifications in this
AC should be used in developing project specifications. The
verbatim incorporation of these standards in contract
specifications is not practical because of the numerous decisions
which must be made by the Engineer regarding local materials,
methods, and requirements. For this reason, the notes (shown
between lines of asterisks) elaborate on the options available to
the Engineer when preparing a specification and to ensure that
sound engineering judgment is applied.
Appropriate changes and additions required by the notes must be
made. Where numbers, words, phrases or sentences are enclosed in
brackets [ ], a choice or modification must be made. Where blank
spaces [ ] occur in sentences, the appropriate data must be
inserted. Where entire paragraphs are not applicable, they should
be deleted. Additional sentences may be added if necessary. The
final project specifications shall not include notes to the
Engineer.
The standards should be used to develop construction specifications
for either (1) a particular state, or (2) an individual project.
They will not be made a part of a contract merely by reference.
Pertinent portions should be copied verbatim into the contract
documents.
For state specifications, the necessary choices and engineering
judgments should be made to develop the standards into
specifications for a particular state. On approval by the FAA,
these state specifications may be incorporated in construction
contracts by reference. The state specifications must be readily
available to all parties interested in such contracts.
For individual projects, construction specifications may be
produced by making the necessary choices and engineering judgments
and developing the standards into specifications for a particular
project.
FAA Airports field representatives, designated by regional offices,
have the authority to approve modifications to standards contained
in this AC if the modifications provide acceptable levels of
safety, economy, durability, and workmanship and are necessary to
meet local conditions. When preparing construction contracts for
AIP projects, the user should contact these FAA representatives to
obtain the mandatory provisions (wage, labor, EEO, etc.) that must
be included in all AIP contract proposals. Additional contract
clauses may be required to comply with local and state laws
relating to advertising, awarding, and administrating construction
contracts.
An automated version of this AC is available in Word Perfect 5.0
format or ASCII and provides the user with a means for
automatically developing specifications. The automated version is
contained on one 1.44 Mb disk and requires an IBM compatible
personal computer having one floppy drive or a hard disk drive.
Version 2.0 or greater of MS-DOS is the operating system required.
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5/20/94 AC 150/5370 CHG 7
CONTENTS
Notice to Users
PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10. Definition of Terms
Section 20. Proposal Requirements and Conditions
Section 30. Award and Execution of Contract
Section 40. Scope of Work
Section 50. Control of Work
Section 60. Control of Materials
Section 70. Legal Relations and Responsibility to Public
Section 80. Prosecution and Progress
Section 90. Measurement and Payment
Section 100. Contractor Quality Control Program
Section 110. Method of Estimating Percentage of Material within
Specification Limits (PWL)
PART II - EARTHWORK
Item P-151 Clearing and Grubbing
Item P-152 Excavation and Embankment
Item P-154 Subbase Course
Item P-155 Lime-Treated Subgrade
Item P-156 Temporary Air and Water Pollution, Soil Erosion, and
Siltation Control
PART III - FLEXIBLE BASE COURSES
Item P-208 Aggregate Base Course
Item P-209 Crushed Aggregate Base Course
Item P-210 Caliche Base Course
Item P-211 Lime Rock Base Course
Item P-212 Shell Base Course
Item P-213 Sand-Clay Base Course
Item P-217 Aggregate-Turf Pavement
PART IV - RIGID BASE COURSES
Item P-301 Soil Cement Base Course
Item P-304 Cement Treated Base Course
Item P-306 Econocrete Subbase Course
PART V - FLEXIBLE SURFACE COURSES
Item P-401 Plant Mix Bituminous Pavements
Item P-402 Porous Friction Course
PART VI--RIGID PAVEMENT
Item P-501 Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
PART VII--MISCELLANEOUS
Item P-602 Bituminous Prime Coat
Item P-603 Bituminous Tack Coat
Item P-605 Joint Sealing Filler
Item P-606 Adhesive Compounds
Item P-609 Seal Coats and Bituminous Surface Treatment
Item P-610 Structural Portland Cement Concrete
Item P-620 Runway and Taxiway Painting
Item P-625 Coal-Tar Pitch Emulsion Sealcoat
Item P-626 Emulsified Asphalt Slurry Seal Surface
Treatment
PART VIII--FENCING
Item F-160 Wire Fence with Wood Posts
Item F-161 Wire Fence with Steel Posts
Item F-162 Chain Link Fences
PART IX--DRAINAGE
Item D-701 Pipe for Storm Drains and Culverts
Item D-705 Pipe Underdrains for Airports
Item D-751 Manholes, Catch Basins, Inlets, and
Inspection Holes
Item D-752 Concrete Culverts, Headwalls, and
Miscellaneous Drainage Structures
Item D-754 Concrete Paved Gutters, Ditches, and Flumes
PART X--TURFING
Item T-901 Seeding
Item T-903 Sprigging
Item T-904 Sodding
Item T-905 Topsoiling
Item T-907 Tilling
Item T-908 Mulching
PART XI--LIGHTING INSTALLATION
Item L-101 Airport Rotating Beacon
Item L-102 Airport Hazard Beacon
Item L-103 Airport Beacon Towers
Item L-107 Airport Wind Cones
Item L-108 Airport Underground Cable
Item L-109 Airport Transformer Vault and Equipment
Item L-110 Airport Underground Electrical Duct
Item L-119 Airport Obstruction Lights