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State Materials Office
The State Materials Office, Aggregate Control Unit, is assigned the task of initial aggregate source and product approval for Mines and Redistribution Terminals located In-State, Out-of-State, or Out-of-Country. There are various requirements and procedures for obtaining and maintaining Department source approval. The first step, developing an effective Quality Control Program, begins with a review of the below documents. To obtain a copy of the documents, please click on the appropriate hyperlink or contact the State Materials Office Aggregate Unit.
Material/Producer Listing
Aggregate Sources for Contracts Let After July 1, 2002
This document contains a listing of
sources with accepted quality control plans.
Producers who are interested in adding their name to the Aggregate Source Listing should review the Guidelines for Adding a Producer to the Materials/Producer Listings.
Qualified Labs
Producers
with Accepted QC Programs/Qualified Labs
This document contains a listing of
Florida Department of Transportation qualified laboratories.
Test Methods
Florida Sampling and Testing Methods (Sorted By Subject)
This document contains the Florida
Department of Transportation procedures for the sampling and
testing of materials.
ASTM/AASHTO Standards
These documents contain the national/industry standards for the
sampling and testing of materials. To order copies, please visit:
http://www.astm.org/
http://www.transportation.org/aashto/home.nsf/FrontPage
Manuals
Construction
Aggregates Manual
This document
contains the sampling and testing frequencies for initial and
continuing approval of all types of aggregates such as Fine,
Coarse, and Base aggregates. Additional information includes turn
around time for required test results, aggregate compliance limits
and standards, approval status requirements, and charts for
determining testing frequencies of individual aggregates produced
for the Department.
Materials Manual
The Materials Manual (MM) contains the instructions needed to complete
the Quality Assurance and Materials Acceptance portion of
Department of Transportation contracts. It is designed to give
details to Department representatives for administering items
mandated in Florida Statutes, Rules and/or Contract Specifications
and the successful completion of road and bridge contracts. This
Manual ensures consistency in carrying out Department policies to
ensure that the quality of all materials and workmanship used in
the completion of construction contracts are evaluated on a fair
and equal basis.
Materials Bulletins
Materials Bulletins
The information provided in a Materials Bulletin is meant to
function as an addendum to the contract documents. For questions
for concerns regarding the information contained within these
documents, please contact the related State Materials Office
technical unit.
Independent Assurance
Aggregate Independent Assurance Program
This document describes the
Independent Assurance (IA) evaluation program for qualified
aggregate technicians. The IA program evaluates the performance of
the qualified sampling and testing personnel and testing
equipment. The program covers sampling procedures, testing
procedures, and testing equipment.
Quality Control Checklists
Quality Control Program Checklist
The QC Program
Checklist has been
developed to assist in writing a effective Quality Control Program
that contains all the information required by the above Rule. The
checklist follows the Rule step-by step through 14-103.006 Source
Approval Requirements, from the Identification of the Physical
Location of the aggregate source through Identification of the
aggregate to be produced.
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
LIMS Information
The Laboratory Information Management
System (LIMS) is a data management computer program which is used
to report the sampling, testing and business decisions related to
the Florida Department of Transportation's Quality Assurance
Program.
Administrative Rules
Rules
of the Department of Transportation, Chapter 14-103, Aggregate
Source Approval
This document
addresses the Scope, Purpose, Definitions, and Source Approval
Requirements needed to develop an effective Quality Control
Program.
Specifications/STRG
Specifications
Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
Technician Training
Instructions for Aggregate Mine Approvals
Instructions for Coding of Aggregate Test data for Computerization
Aggregate Source Approval Flowchart
The purpose of this section is to
describe the Aggregate Technician Training and Qualification
Program. This program is designed to establish a qualification
program for persons responsible for the manufacture, monitoring,
sampling, testing, reporting and inspection of mineral aggregates
incorporated as components of various structures; (i.e., asphalt,
concrete, base courses, bank and shore protection) and up to and
including any use specified in contract documents on Florida
Department of Transportation (FDOT) highway construction projects
with Federal Aid. This procedure shall list the details of the
qualification program including the associated training courses.
Additional Information
The State Materials Office, Aggregate Control Unit, is assigned
the task of initial aggregate source and product approval for
Mines and Redistribution Terminals located In-State, Out-of-State,
or Out-of-Country. For additional information on this process,
please select the above link.
This booklet is intended to serve as a guide for correctly
completing required FDOT aggregate code forms to be submitted to
the Department for quality control tests performed. It includes
examples of code forms, which have been correctly filled out for
entry into the FDOT aggregate database using the correct codes for
items such as material type, sample type, and sample location.
Additional information includes required sieve designations for
coarse and fine aggregates.
This
document is a flowchart which provides an overview of the source
approval process.
Additional
Requirements
After obtaining the above documents and developing a draft of a
Quality Control Program, the following items will also be needed
to process a new source request: (1) A letter requesting source
approval addressed to the Director, Office of Materials, and (2)
The required number of test results according to the type of
material to be approved per the Construction Aggregate Manual reported
on the appropriate code sheets.
