A contract's Special Provisions includes special directions or project specific requirements that are not otherwise stated explicitly in the department's current edition of the Standard Specifications for Highway and Structure Construction.

The Bureau of Project Development maintains many articles known as the standardized special provisions (STSPs) that are commonly used in the special provisions, and makes them available by download to the department's staff, WisDOT-eligible engineering consultants, city, county and municipal engineering staff.

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Available files

• STSP log - The most recent listing of STSPs that have been changed, added, or deleted.

• Index - An interactive spreadsheet to use when selecting appropriate STSPs to insert in the special provisions for a particular project. (MS Excel 2007)

• STSP template - The template to use when writing special provisions; it contains all of the STSPs as building blocks. (MS Word 2007, 560 KB)

• DT1502 - Highway work proposal form, cover sheet.

• Creating Special Provisions - This training manual provides detailed instructions for creating, modifying, and submitting special provisions. It offers MS Word 2007 assistance, guidelines for using the new ribbons, and step-by-step procedures for using the STSP Index spreadsheet. (910 KB)

• Plan letter - A template for completing the plan letter that accompanies all PS&E transmittals, including both let and negotiated contracts.

Consultants are required to submit standardized special provisions in MS Word 2007 file format.

For questions about using these files, e-mail: dotdtsdbpdproposalmanagementsection@dot.wi.gov.