Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Facilities Development Manual

Chapter 19 Plans, Specifications and Estimates
Section 21 Quality Management Program

FDM 19-21-1 Use of QMP Provisions November 18, 2009

1.1 General
The Quality Management Program (QMP) provisions require the contractor to perform quality control testing
during material production, material placement, and/or construction. The QMP provisions allow department
product acceptance based on the contractor's quality control tests when verified with department testing. Each
of the QMP provisions is a standard specification or standardized special provision (STSP). Each QMP
provision is independent of the others. An individual contract can contain any combination of QMP provisions
meeting the following individual QMP use criteria.

1.2 QMP Provision Use Criteria:

QMP HMA Mixture: This QMP provision is included in section 460 of the standard specifications. This provision
covers all HMA paving projects that use an HMA mixture specified in section 460 of the standard specifications
and is included with Local Force Account (LFA) and State Highway Rehabilitation/Maintenance (SHRM)
projects. As stated in section 460, the engineer may waive the QMP specification on projects with quantities of
HMA pavement less than 500 tons, or for temporary pavements that will be placed and removed before the
completion of the contract.
Bid items covered by section 465 of the standard specifications (HMA Surface bid items) do not use the QMP
specification.
There is no pay item for the testing required under this provision. Costs for all QMP sampling, testing, and
documentation required under this provision are incidental to the work.
STSP 301-010; QMP Base Aggregate: Use this special provision on projects with any Base Aggregate Open
Graded or Base Aggregate Dense bid items. For dense graded, apply to all grades except reclaimed asphaltic
pavement. Apply to all open graded base aggregates. Do not apply to Aggregate Detours, Salvaged Asphaltic
Pavement Base, Breaker Run, Select Crushed, Pit Run, Subbase, or Riprap bid items.
This provision requires contractor testing for small quantities. Use whenever any one of the Base Aggregate
Dense or Base Aggregate Open Graded bid items are in the contract regardless of the quantity.
There is no pay item for the testing required under this provision. Costs for all QMP sampling, testing, and
documentation required under this provision are incidental to the work.
STSP 415-065; QMP Concrete Pavement; Incentive Strength Concrete Pavement, Item 415.2000.S: Use this
special provision on all urban and rural projects with any of the following bid items:

320.0100 - 0199 Concrete Base (inch)

320.0300 - 0399 Concrete Base HES (inch)
320.0500 Concrete Base Widening
415.0060 - 0199 Concrete Pavement (inch)
415.1080 - 1199 Concrete Pavement HES (inch)
416.0050 Concrete Pavement Approach Slab
416.0055 Concrete Pavement Approach Slab HES
416.0310 Concrete Alley
416.0315 Concrete Alley HES
416.0410 Concrete Pavement Header
416.0415 Concrete Pavement Header HES
416.0805 Concrete Pavement Gaps

This provision requires contractor testing for small quantities. Use whenever any one of the above bid items are
in the contract regardless of the quantity.

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There is no pay item for the testing required under this provision. Costs for all QMP sampling, testing, and
documentation required under this provision are incidental to the work. There is, however, a pay item for the
compressive strength incentive payable under this provision.
Incentive Strength Concrete Pavement, Item 415.2000.S: The engineer will use this bid item to pay for
compressive strength incentive earned by the contractor.
For the project letting, the designer predetermines the amount for this bid item, thus all bidders will bid the same
amount for the bid item. The designer should preprint on the schedule of items a unit price of $1 and a
predetermined bid amount of $0.30 per square yard of concrete pavement, or a minimum of $500, whichever is
more.
If the QMP provision is only in the contract to provide contractor testing for small quantities where no incentive is
available, leave the incentive item in the contract and enter the $500 minimum as the predetermined bid
amount.
STSP 440-010; QMP Ride; Incentive IRI Ride, Item 440.4410.S: Use this special provision on projects with a
mile or more of mainline pavement posted with a speed limit of 45 mph or greater. The designer may consider
using this provision on certain projects with less than a mile of mainline pavement, such as interstate highways
or other high-volume arterials.
Include pavements constructed under the HMA Pavement and Concrete Pavement bid items, as well as
mainline pavements built under warranty or other special provisions. Locations such as high-speed connector
ramps (45 mph or greater) may also be considered as mainline pavement. The designer should specify such
locations in a separate contract special provision.
This provision may not be appropriate for some rehabilitation and maintenance projects. The designer should
consider the expected life of the rehabilitation, safety, public perception, and potential extra cost of avoiding ride
disincentives. Projects designed to be short-term fixes may not warrant the additional costs associated with
including and administering this provision.
There is no pay item for the testing required under this provision. Costs for furnishing and operating the profiler,
documenting the profile results, and correcting the final pavement surface as required under this provision are
incidental to the work. There is, however, a pay item for the IRI ride incentive payable under this provision.
Incentive IRI Ride, Item 440.4410.S: The engineer will use this bid item to pay for IRI ride incentive earned by
the contractor.
For the project letting, the designer predetermines the amount for this bid item, thus all bidders will bid the same
amount for the bid item. The designer should preprint on the schedule of items a unit price of $1 and a
predetermined bid amount of $2000 per lane mile of pavement covered under this provision.
STSP 460-020; QMP HMA Pavement Nuclear Density: Use this special provision on projects with a combined
total HMA pavement of 10,000 tons or more.
There is no pay item for the testing required under this provision. Costs for all QMP sampling, testing, and
documentation required under this provision are incidental to the work. There is, however, a pay item for the
density incentive payable under section 460 of the standard specifications.
Incentive Density HMA Pavement, Item 460.2000: The engineer will use this bid item to pay for density incentive
earned by the contractor.
For the project letting, the designer predetermines the amount for this bid item, thus all bidders will bid the same
amount for the bid item. The designer should preprint on the schedule of items a unit price of $1 and use a
predetermined bid amount calculated by multiplying the total tons of HMA pavement mixes by 0.64 and rounding
up to the next $10.00.
STSP 501-065; QMP Concrete Ancillary: Use this special provision on all projects with ancillary concrete bid
items. Ancillary concrete bid items include any bid items under sections 390, 501, 509, 510, 601, 602, 603, 604,
611, 620, 636 654 and 660 of the standard specifications that allow the contractor to cast concrete in place. Also
included are the following bid items under section 416 and section 504 of the standard specifications:
416.0060 Concrete Pavement Widening
416.0065 Concrete Pavement Widening HES
416.0160 - 0199 Concrete Driveway (inch)
416.0260 - 0299 Concrete Driveway HES (inch)
416.0505 Pavement Terminal Units

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416.0710 Concrete Pavement Repair

416.0715 Concrete Pavement Repair SHES
416.1010 Concrete Surface Drains
416.1015 Concrete Surface Drains HES
504.0900 Concrete Masonry Endwalls

There is no pay item for the testing required under this provision. Costs for all QMP sampling, testing, and
documentation required under this provision are incidental to the work.
STSP 502-045; QMP Concrete Structures; Incentive Strength Concrete Structures, Item 502.0400.S: Use this
special provision on all projects with any of the following bid items:

502.0100 Concrete Masonry Bridges

502.0200 Concrete Masonry Bridges HES
502.1100 Concrete Masonry Seal
504.0100 Concrete Masonry Culverts
504.0200 Concrete Masonry Culverts HES
504.0500 Concrete Masonry Retaining Walls
504.0600 Concrete Masonry Retaining Walls HES

This provision requires contractor testing for small quantities. Use whenever any one of the above bid items are
in the contract regardless of the quantity.
If using the QMP provision on small structures, try to group several structures that are in close geographical
proximity under a single contract to allow for larger lot sizes and to minimize sampling and testing costs.
The QMP sampling, testing, and documentation required under this provision are incidental to the work. There
is, however, a pay item for the compressive strength incentive payable under this provision.
Incentive Strength Concrete Structures, Item 502.0400.S: The engineer will use this bid item to pay for
compressive strength incentive earned by the contractor.
For the project letting, the designer predetermines the amount of this bid item, thus all bidders will bid the same
amount for the bid item. The designer should preprint on the Schedule of Items a unit price of $1 and a
predetermined bid amount of $6.00 per cubic yard of concrete masonry, or a minimum of $500, whichever is
more.
If the QMP provision is only in the contract to provide contractor testing for small quantities where no incentive is
available, leave the incentive item in the contract and enter the $500 minimum as the predetermined bid
amount.

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