Consultant Resources

The following manuals, guides, specifications, and forms are provided to help you do business with IDOT.

Standard Specifications / Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions

The Standard Specifications outline the general requirements and covenants applicable to all highway construction improvements as well as provisions relating to materials, equipment, and construction requirements for individual items of work on projects awarded by the department.

This Supplemental Specifications contain additions and revisions to the Standard Specifications. The Supplemental Specifications are considered part of and should always be used in conjunction with the Standard Specifications. This book is updated every year.

Hard copies of these books are not sold separately, but are included with the purchase of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. To order both books, please navigate to Manuals Sales.

Use the following with the 2016 Standard Specifications: (Adopted April 1, 2016)

Use the following with the 2012 Standard Specifications: (Adopted January 1, 2012)

For Airports please utilize the following Standard Specification for Construction of Airports:

Highways
Bridges & Structures
CADD

Highways

The following are the reference materials when executing a consultant agreement for highway work.

Manuals & Guides

Bureau of Design and Environment Manual

The Bureau of Design and Environment (BDE) shall publish and maintain a manual that establishes uniform policies and procedures for the location, design, and environmental evaluation of highway construction projects on the state highway system.

The purpose of this policy is to compile the policies and procedures that govern project location, design, and environmental evaluation into one comprehensive manual.

Navigate to BDE Procedure Memorandums to view a complete listing of changes.
Download complete BDE Manual in PDF (January 2021)

Part I: Administration and Procedures

preface: Preface/Signature Sheet/Manual Format, Update and Comments revised July 2020
Chapter 1: Organization and Function (Program Development) revised December 2017
Chapter 2: Project Development Network (New Alignment)revised August 2017
Chapter 3: Project Development Network (Existing Alignment)revised August 2017
Chapter 4: Coordination Responsibilities revised December 2017
Chapter 5: Local Agency Agreements revised August 2019
Chapter 6: Utility Coordination revised May 2019
Chapter 7: Railroad Coordination revised May 2019
Chapter 8: Consultant Developed and/or Design Projects revised April 2017
Chapter 9: Reserved
Chapter 10: Reserved

Part II: Project Development

Chapter 11: Phase I Studies revised June 2020
Chapter 12: Phase I Engineering Reports revised January 2021
Chapter 13: Work Zone Traffic Management Studies revised August 2017
Chapter 14: Intersection Design Studies revised June 2014
Chapter 15: Interchange Type and Design Studies revised May 2017
Chapter 16: Rest Area/Weigh Stations revised March 2017
Chapter 17: Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations revised October 2020
Chapter 18: Reserved revised August 2013
Chapter 19: Public Involvement Guidelines revised April 2020
Chapter 20: Requirements for Major Projects revised August 2017
Chapter 21: Reserved

Part III: Environmental Procedures

Chapter 22: General Environmental Procedures revised June 2018
Chapter 23: Categorical Exclusions revised November 2020
Chapter 24: Environmental Assessments revised December 2017
Chapter 25: Environmental Impact Statements revised December 2017
Chapter 26: Special Environmental Analyses revised August 2019
Chapter 27: Environmental Surveys revised December 2019
Chapter 28: Environmental Permits/Certifications revised June 2011
Chapter 29: Reserved
Chapter 30: Reserved
Appendix A: Duplicated Regulations and Guidance Revised November 2020
Appendix B: Acronyms/Glossary of Environmental Terms
Appendix C: Authority/Responsibilities revised June 2018
Appendix D: Guidance on EA/EIS Preparation revised March 2020

Part IV: Roadway Design Elements

Chapter 31: Basic Design Controls revised August 2019
Chapter 32: Horizontal Alignment revised August 2018
Chapter 33: Vertical Alignment revised January 2020
Chapter 34: Cross Section Elements revised March 2020
Chapter 35: Access Control/Access Management revised August 2018
Chapter 36: Intersections revised September 2020
Chapter 37: Interchanges revised September 2020
Chapter 38: Roadside Safety revised February 2020
Chapter 39: Structure Planning/Geometrics revised November 2019
Chapter 40: General Drainage Procedures revised March 2017
Chapter 41: Construction Site Storm Water Pollution Control revised January 2021
Chapter 42: Reserved

Part V: Highway Systems

Chapter 43: Highway Systems revised March 2017
Chapter 44: Rural and Urban Freeways (New Construction/Reconstruction) revised November 2019
Chapter 45: Expressways (New Construction/Reconstruction) revised March 2020
Chapter 46: Strategic Regional Arterials (New Construction/Reconstruction) revised March 2017
Chapter 47: Rural Two-Lane/Multilane State Highways (New Construction/Reconstruction) revised October 2015
Chapter 48: Urban Highways and Streets (New Construction/Reconstruction) revised August 2019
Chapter 49: 3R Guidelines for Rural and Urban Highways (Non-Freeways) revised November 2019
Chapter 50: 3R Guidelines for Freeways revised November 2019
Chapter 51: Reserved

Part VI: Other Highway design elements

Chapter 52: Reserved
Chapter 53: Pavement Preservation and Rehabilitation Strategies revised July 2020
Chapter 54: Pavement Design revised March 2017
Chapter 55: Work Zone Traffic Control revised June 2016
Chapter 56: Highways Lighting revised January 2018
Chapter 57: Traffic Control Devices revised August 2019
Chapter 58: Special Design Elements revised June 2018
Chapter 59: Landscape Design
Chapter 60: Other Department Manuals revised May 2017
Chapter 61: Reserved
Chapter 62: Reserved

Part VII: Plans and Contracts

Chapter 63: Plan Preparation revised November 2017
Chapter 64: Quantity Computations revised February 2020
Chapter 65: Cost Estimating revised March 2017
Chapter 66: Contract Processing revised November 2020

Part VIII: Procedure Memoranda

Disposition of BDE Procedure Memorandums (2002-2010)

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CREATE Program Manuals

IDOT’s Office of Intermodal Project Implementation, via the Bureau of Freight Rail Management, shall publish and maintain guidance that establishes uniform policies and procedures for the planning, environmental review, design, and construction of rail projects identified as part of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program.

CREATE Program Manuals

CREATE Program Flow Charts

District Specific Standards

These drawings and files are specific to individual IDOT districts, click here to view.

Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System (ICSES)

Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System (ICSES) is a Windows-based software program used for planning and scheduling road construction projects. The program is designed to allow users to develop an engineer’s estimate of time required to complete road and bridge construction projects.

The ICSES user manual can also be downloaded here.

Highway Standards

These drawings show the details of various construction items and are used in conjunction with the Standard Specifications. The applicable standards are referenced on the cover sheet of the plans. To view the current drawing files and PDF files please click here.

Survey Manual

The Survey Manual contains material that is informational and instructional, and sets forth
guidelines and accepted practices to be used by IDOT personnel performing surveying work. To view the current Survey Manual, click here.

Transitional Approaches to Channelized Intersections

The values contained in the tables of this pamphlet provide the data necessary for either the design or the construction layout of the 128 types of transitional approaches to channelized intersections used by the Illinois Division of Highways. Click here to view.

Materials

Approved Labs

If you are interested in becoming or working with an approved lab that performs material testing on behalf of IDOT please choose from the following: Cement, Concrete, Soils.

Pay Item/Material Conversion Report

The following is a listing of pay item unit of measure to material code unit conversion factors in pay item order.

MISTIC Pay Item/Material Conversion Factor Report

Qualified Product Lists

To view all qualified product lists click here.

Letting Specific Items

BDE Special Provisions

IDOT’s Bureau of Design and Environment (BDE) issues the BDE Special Provisions four times a year. They are inserted into contracts as they apply. Please navigate to the BDE Special Provisions webpage for a listing of these materials.

Coded Pay Items

The Coded Pay Items are updated seven times each year. Each updated codebook corresponds with a regularly scheduled IDOT letting. If a special letting is held, the most recent update prior to the special letting should be used. Two years of information will be hosted on the website.

If you wish to view prior Coded Pay Items or have questions in regards to the Coded Pay Items, please contact Charlie Ragsdale at Charlie.Ragsdale@Illinois.gov.

If you have questions in regards to the Local Roads Coded Pay Items please contact Shawn Griffith at Shawn.Griffith@illinois.gov.

2021 LETTINGS

January 15 and March 5, 2021 Letting

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

2020 LETTINGS

November 6, 2020 Letting

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text
July 31 and September 18, 2020 Lettings

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text
April 24 and June 12, 2020 Lettings

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

March 6, 2020 Letting

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

January 17, 2020 Letting

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

2019 LETTINGS

November 8, 2019 Letting

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

September 20, 2019 Letting

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

August 2, 2019 Letting

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

June 14, 2019 Letting

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

March 8 and April 26, 2019 Lettings

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

January 18, 2019 Letting

PDF | Excel | Text
Local Roads: PDF | Excel | Text

Environmental

Environment Protection Practices

Navigate to the Erosion and Sediment Control webpage for more information in regards to methods to prevent soil and other pollutants from leaving the construction site.

Navigate to the Storm Water Management Plan webpage to view more information in regards to storm water runoff pollution.

Environmental Surveys Forms

Environmental Surveys

Roadside Maintenance

Navigate to the Roadside Maintenance webpage to view detailed information about invasive species and prairie inventories along side our roadways.

Forms

Phase 1 Work Forms

Phase 2 Work Forms

Pavement Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)

Approved LCCA's

Approved LCCA's

Bridges and Structures

The following are the reference materials for executing a consultant agreement for bridge and structural work.

Bridge Manual

Bridge Manual 2012

All Bridge Designer (ABD) Memos are directives from IDOT's Bureau of Bridges and Structures advising bridge designers on bridge design policy changes. Navigate to All Bridge Designer Memorandums to view the current listing.

Guide Bridge Special Provisions (GBSP)

GBSP's have been developed by IDOT's Bureau of Bridges and Structures in an effort to simplify the work involved in producing Special Provisions for items of work commonly associated with the design and construction of structures.

Navigate to Guide Bridge Special Provisions (GBSP) to view the provisions that are unique for bridge work.

Specific Scope of Services

Compliance materials are organized by specific scope of service, please click to expand the necessary portion.

Construction

Painting Inspection Forms

Foundation Construction Forms

Design

Technical Manuals

Culvert (Revised 1/23/2017)
Culvert (Revised 6/1/2000)
FHWA Seismic Retrofitting Manual for Highway Structures Part 1 - Bridges and Part 2- Retaining Structures, etc.

Forms

Bridge Manual Design Guides and Examples

Design Guides, the following are included in the download:

Design Guides	Reference	Revised
Bridge Scupper Placement	BM 2.3.6.1.8	Nov. 2006
LRFD Deck Design	BM 3.2.1	May 2019
LRFD Slab Bridge Design	BM 3.2.11	May 2019
LRFD Composite Steel Beam Design (for Straight Bridges)	BM 3.3.4	May 2019
LRFD Stud Shear Connector Design (for Straight Bridges)	BM 3.3.9	May 2019
Camber Design	BM 3.3.12	Nov. 2006
LRFD Bolted Splice Design	BM 3.3.21	May 2019
LRFD PPC I-Beam and Bulb T-Beam Design	BM 3.4	Apr. 2012
LRFD PPC Deck Beam Design	BM 3.5	May 2019
Temporary Sheet Piling Design	BM 3.13.1	Nov. 2009
Temporary Geotextile Retaining Wall Design	BM 3.13.2	Nov. 2006
Cofferdam Seal Coat Design	BM 3.13.3	Nov. 2006
Seismic Design	BM 3.15	May 2008
Seismic Site Class Definition	AGMU Memo 09.1	Jan.2009
Liquefaction Analysis Procedure	AGMU Memo 10.1	Jan. 2010
Geotechnical Pile Design Procedure	AGMU Memo 10.2	Aug. 2011
Shaft Overturning and Torsional Analysis	AGMU Memo 11.1	Aug. 2011
LRFD Culvert Design Loads	CM 3.4	May 2019
LRFD Culvert Flexure Design	CM 3.5	May 2019
LRFD Culvert Shear Design	CM 3.5.12	May 2019

Bridge Information
The following site is a tool to offer bridge inspection and inventory information to the public.

Bridge Information

Fabrication

Technical Manuals

Sign Structures (Revised June, 2012)

Shop Drawings

Shop Drawing Procedures Memo

Forms

Fabrication Nonconformance Report, BBS 2660A

Prequalified Overhead Sign Structure Fabricators

Submittal Requirements for Overhead Sign Structure Fabricators

Foundations and Geotechnical

Department Wide Geotechnical Engineers Organizational Chart and Staff Phone Numbers

Technical Manuals and Policy Memorandums

Geotechnical Manual
Navigate to the Geotechnical Memorandums and Provisions webpage to view policy changes to the manual.
Geotechnical Subscription Service

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Navigate to the Material Approvals' Soils webpage for more information in regards to roadway geotechnical issues.

Design Guides and Spreadsheets

The Geotechnical Design Guides have been developed by the Bureau of Bridges and Structures' Foundations and Geotechnical Unit in an effort to document the calculations and proper use of the Geotechnical Spreadsheets.

Design Guides	Spreadsheets	Description	Revised
Liquefaction Analysis	LIQUEFACTION	Calculates the Factor of Safety Against Liquefaction	November 2018
Axial Capacity of Drilled Shafts in Soft Shale	DRILLED SHAFT AXIAL CAPACITY - SHALE	Provides Drilled Shaft Factored Resistances in Soft Shale <100ksf for various diameters and depths as well as the top of shaft deformation under service loading.	May 2017
Axial Capacity of Drilled Shafts in Rock	DRILLED SHAFT AXIAL CAPACITY IN ROCK	Provides Drilled Shaft Factored Resistances in hard rock for various diameters and depths as well as the top of shaft deformation under loading.	October 2016
Existing Foundation Load Carrying Capacity	EXISTING PILE CAPACITY	Provides maximum pile capacity that can be assumed when checking to see if a substructure can be re-used.	August 2016
Temporary Sheet Piling Design Charts	TEMPORARY SHEET PILE DESIGN ANALYSIS	Provides a Simple but Conservative Procedure to Provide a Temporary Sheet Pile Design	May 2015
Cohesive Soil Settlement Estimate	COHESIVE SOIL SETTLEMENT ESTIMATE	Estimates Primary Settlement of Cohesive Layers using Moisture Content and Qu	December 2014
Integral Abutment Pile Selection	INTEGRAL ABUTMENT FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS	Determines the Feasibility of using an Integral Abutment Given Bridge Length, Skew and Soil Borings	October 2017
Permanent Sheet Pile Design Policy	SSP DIMENSIONS ALL-ILDOT (8)	Provides Sheet Pile Properties to determine (b/tmin)^ε used to determine if local buckling will control the sheeting section modulus design.	November 2011
Brom's Overturning & Torsion Capacity of Short Single Shaft	BROM’S OVERTURNING & TORSIONAL SHAFT ANALYSIS	Provides the Shaft Foundation Depth Necessary to Resist the Overturning and Torsional Load from Traffic Signals, Sign Structures and Light Poles/Towers	August 2011
	WSDOT PILE BEARING VERIFICATION	Provides Pile Inspectors Charts/Graphs to Determine the Nominal Driven Bearing Indicated by the WSDOT Dynamic Formula	February 2010
Axial Geotechnical Resistance of Driven Piles	PILE CAPACITY AND LENGTH ESTIMATES	IDOT Static Method of Estimating Pile Length vs. Resistance	January 2010
LRFD Soil Site Class Definition	SEISMIC SITE CLASS	Provides a Bridges Seismic Site Class	January 2010
Cofferdam Seal Coat Design	COFFERDAM SEAL COAT DESIGN	Determines a Cofferdams Factor of Safety Against Hydrostatic Uplift	November 2006
Temporary Geotextile Wall Design	TEMPORARY GEOTEXTILE WALL ANALYSIS	Analyzes the Pullout Resistance and Stress in Geotextile Walls	November 2006

Forms

Training Courses & Class Reference Guides

Pile Foundation Construction Inspection Reference Manual - STTP-S19 (Revised: 1/2017)
Drilled Shaft Foundation Construction Inspection Reference Manual - STTP-S32 (Revised: 2/2016)

Hydraulics

Technical Manuals

IDOT Drainage Manual (Revised: 07/01/2011)

Forms

Bridge Management and Inspections

Click here to go to Bridge Management and Inspections

Load Ratings

Click here for Bridge Load Ratings

Planning

Type Size and Location Drawings (TSL)

Please navigate to the Type Size and Location Drawings webpage to view a list of approved drawings.

Technical Manuals

BCR Procedures & Practices (Revised: 12/01/2011)

Bridge Manual Design Guides & Detail Examples

TSL Index (download all Example TSL Plans)
Emergency Routes for Preparation of TSLs

Repairs

Technical Manuals

Structural Services Manual (Revised: June 2017)

Bridge Information
The following site is a tool to offer bridge inspection and inventory information to the public.

Bridge Information

Prequalified Structural Systems

Navigate to the Prequalified Structural Systems page.

Stay Connected

Bridge Support

The IDOT Bureau of Bridges and Structures subscription service for consultants, local agencies, and other DOTs allows information about updates or additions to be sent out in a timely manner. Areas covered by this subscription will include Type, Size, and Location (TSL) drawings, Technical Manuals, Bridge CADD Support, Guide Bridge Special Provisions (GBSP) files, and All Bridge Designers (ABD) memos.

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National Bridge Inventory

The IDOT Bureau of Bridges and Structures' National Bridge Inventory (NBI) subscription service for program managers and team leaders, and other persons involved in the bridge inspection program will allow information about updates or additions to be sent out in a timely manner. Areas covered by this subscription will include bridge inspection information, FHWA 23 Metrics, NHI and IDOT training courses, updates to Section 3 of the Structural Services Manual, and other bridge related web-pages.

When updates or changes are made, they can be viewed or downloaded from these pages. The subscription service will provide a means to notify end users of these changes in order for them to download the latest versions and keep files up-to-date.

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General Contact Information

For your convenience a Contact Directory has been provided for questions regarding bridges and structures.

IDOT CADD Downloads and Guidelines

The IDOT CADD environment is downloaded as a self-extracting file and can only be used with MicroStation software. See Support section for download.

The following are the guidelines and rules for CADD project data:

Computer Aided Design, Drafting, Modeling & Deliverables Manual
Example Plans
Bridge Model Sample: Partially complete bridge project utilizing design models
Bridge Individual File Sample: Partially complete bridge project utilizing individual design files
Fonts: These new FDOT fonts are included in the IDOT CADD SS4 environment in order for the text to appear correctly. The fonts actually need to be “installed” (copied) into the Windows\fonts\ folder in order for all of the MicroStation features to work properly.

Support

IDOT suggests using Internet Explorer to view IDOT documents.

Bridge Cell Libraries

Below, you can download individual cell libraries

Bridge

Bridge cell library contents

Culverts

Culvert cell library contents

Sign

Sign structure cell library contents

IDOT CONNECTED CADD Environment

IDOT's CADD configuration for Bentley’s CONNECTED Platform of software. All district offices are currently using OpenRoads Designer (ORD) 10.08.01.33 in limited production. There are various central office bureaus and nine district offices throughout Illinois. Consultants should contact the appropriate District Project Manager for project related information in conjunction to using ORD on any IDOT contract. Periodic updates will be posted on this page; we recommend you sign up for the CADD Support subscription service under "Stay Connected" to be notified of updates to the CADD downloads. Please review the documents and text files included in each folder for historical details or modifications to configuration.

IDOT CONNECTED Environment executable: IDOTCAD_ORD.exe updated October 1, 2020

IDOT CADD SS4 and SS10 Environment

IDOT's CADD configuration for PowerGEOPAK SS4 or MicroStation with GEOPAK Suite SS4. All district offices are currently using PowerGEOPAK version 08.11.09.878. There are various central office bureaus and nine district offices throughout Illinois. Consultants should contact the appropriate District Project Manager for project related information in conjunction to using MicroStation and GEOPAK on any IDOT contract. Periodic updates will be posted on this page; we recommend you sign up for the CADD Support subscription service under "Stay Connected" to be notified of updates to the CADD downloads. Please review the documents and text files included in each folder for historical details or modifications to configuration.

IDOT CADD SS4 and SS10 executable: IDOTCAD_SS4 and SS10.exe January 14, 2020

IDOT Training Manuals and Dataset executable: IDOTCAD_SS4_Training.exe March 31, 2016

Summary of Quantities

Summary of quantities spreadsheets with macros by letting.

January 15, 2021 - for the January 15, 2021 letting
November 6, 2020 - for the November 6, 2020 letting
September 18, 2020 - for the July 31 and September 18, 2020 lettings
June 12, 2020 - for the April 24 and June 12, 2020 lettings
March 6, 2020 - for the March 6, 2020 letting

ProjectWise

IDOT ProjectWise WEB Client provides access to PWIDOT data source. If you do not have a login for ProjectWise, click here to register. For file upload or download instruction please click here. The version of ProjectWise Web Server that the department is currently running is documented to work with the following browsers:

On Windows:
• Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10 (desktop and metro) • Google Chrome (latest) • Mozilla Firefox 13.x (latest)

On iOS:
• Safari 5.2 (latest)

On Android:
• Google Chrome (latest)

* all supported Windows browsers are 32-bit only

* all supported browsers are expected to have the latest updates installed

* ActiveX is only available in IE 8, IE 9, and IE 10 desktop, therefore all other supported browsers will have limited Web Parts functionality

Stay Connected

The IDOT CADD Support subscription service for consultants, local agencies, and other DOTs will allow information about updates or additions to be sent out in a more timely manner.

IDOT maintains separate web pages for both IDOT CADD Support, and Bridges and Structures CADD Support. When updates or changes are made to the CADD files they can be downloaded from these pages. The subscription service will provide a means to notify end users of these changes in order for them to download the latest versions and keep their IDOT CADD files up-to-date.

The service is an open list; therefore, end users need to register in order to receive electronic notification of changes and updates. A valid e-mail address and Internet access are required to register for the service.

You will NOT be notified of changes made to Highway Standards by subscribing to this service.

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