Concrete Paving Pre-Pour Meeting

Project ID:	Date of Meeting:
Highway:	Time:
Project Title:	Meeting Location:
County:	Date to Begin Paving:

PURPOSE OF MEETING:

To discuss the upcoming paving operations.
To explain what DOT expects of each party involved.
To listen to contractor’s concerns.
To discuss potential problems.
To eliminate misunderstandings and / or points of conflict during paving operations.

PRE-POUR FIELD OPERATIONS:

Area Construction Supervisor:
Project Engineer:
Paving Inspectors:
Survey Crew Chief:
Concrete Plant:
WisDOT Materials Contacts:
Contractor Materials Contacts:

PERSONNEL – CONTRACTOR:

PRIME CONTRACTOR:
Superintendent:
Paving Foreman:
Plant Operator:
Trimming:
Profilograph Operator:
SUB-CONTRACTORS:
Aggregate Production:
Construction Staking:
Concrete Paving:
Traffic Control:

SPECIAL PROVISIONS:

Prosecution & Progress:
Traffic:
Roads closed to traffic:
Roads open to traffic:
Roads with continuous access:
Driveways:
Utilities:
Coordination with Business & Property Owners:
Notification of night time sawing (Check those that apply).
Notice in newspapers
Notify radio and TV stations
Notify city hall / engineer
Hand deliver letters to nearby property owners
Other:
Concrete Pavement Construction Staking:
Concrete Pavement:
Profilograph:

PROGRESS TO DATE:

PROPOSED SCHEDULE:

CONCRETE PLANT AND MATERIALS TESTING ITEMS:

Plant Check:
Scale Checks:
Flyash Certification:
Cement Certification:
Cement Sampled:
Aggregate Sources:
Other Materials:
Dowel Bars and Pavement Ties:
Poly Sheeting:
Curing Agent:
Joint Filler:

CONCRETE PAVING ITEMS:

General:
Well drained, uniformly well compacted trackline and base trimmed to spec. tolerance.
Uniformity in hauling, placing and finishing.
Proper vibration and placement in front of paver.
Uniform and consistent workability with proper slump, air entrainment, aggregate gradation and admixtures. Watch startup after rain so loads don’t come out wet.
Accurate stringline and proper sensor adjustment.
Trucks
No speeding. (Empties cause damage to road).
Obey stop signs.
Traffic safety.
Uniform delivery of concrete.
No bulldozing piles of concrete.
Consistent speed and traction on paver.
Location for concrete trucks to wash out:
Loaded trucks spilling concrete or aggregate need to be taken care of properly.
How will this be done?
No “rain” finish.
Joints:
How will joints be applied?
Relief, jointing detail
Tooling, sawing
Intersections jointing detail
What type of sealant? (if applicable)
Good ride quality over gaps.
Headers sawed or formed?
Cream discarded at header
Manholes:
Jointing / Boxing out of manholes
Inlets and all casting will be vibrated around
Curb and Gutter:
All flow lines shall be checked with 4’ level for drainage.
No dip in head.
Vibrate all inlets and set 7” head on all castings.
Grade to flow line sloped for 5’ each direction from the inlet.
Build intersections ½ at a time to eliminate birdbath?
Vibrating screed (Spec. 415.3.6.3(2)):
Slab damage to pavement, and protection of wet concrete:
Grade & Base Aggregate Dense:
H.E.S./Paving Gaps/Driveways:
Baskets:
Level
Well aligned
Thoroughly tied down
Focus / Problem Areas:
Quality of Forms
Cleaned
Oiled
Pinned & locked
Surface Finishing (Spec. 415.3.8)
Curing:
Timely:
Curing Compound:

CONTRACTOR’S CONCERNS: