Surveying & Mapping
Working with the FDOT
Key Point 11
There are a number of web sites on the FDOT internet system to assist you. Listed below are FDOT web pages whose contents are directly related to your qualification process and the overall Work Group 8 Surveying and Mapping process and products.
The procurement office staff should be your primary contact for administrative issues concerning your package preparation.
Florida Administrative Code Chapter 14-75 drives the qualification process. Read it completely as different parts of the code apply in different parts of the request process: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/procurement/pdf/rule 14-75.pdf
Procurement
For submitting your candidate list, please visit the Procurement Office Professional Services Forms page where you can download the Prequalification Form (HTML Form #375-030-01).
Frequently Asked Generic Questions: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/procurement/ProfServFAQ.shtm
Procurement Office Staff Contacts: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/procurement/contactsdistrict9.shtm
Work Group 8 - Surveying and Mapping Procedures
Topic No. 550-020-002 Aerial Surveying Standards for Transportation Projects
Topic No. 550-030-015 Right of Way Mapping Procedure:
Topic No. 550-030-101 Surveying Procedure
The following link takes you to the page containing all the above documents. Select by Topic number and download. http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/proceduraldocuments/procedures/proceduresbyofficedetail.asp?office=Surveying+and+Mapping
There are a number of related procedures included in the actual Surveying and Right of Way Mapping Procedures. You will encounter listings of related procedures on the first few pages of each procedure you read. To access the related procedures you will need to start at the The Front page of the Forms and Procedures Library is as follows:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/proceduraldocuments/
Work Group 8 - Surveying and Mapping Handbooks and software: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/surmap.shtm
FDOT Engineering CADD Systems Office provides the FDOT CADD Manual: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/ecso/downloads/publications/manuals/default.shtm
FDOT CADD Production Criteria Handbook: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/ecso/downloads/publications/CriteriaHandBook/
Another resource for various handbooks, guides, manuals, standards and spreadsheets is the Office of Design's Publications List. This list has a broad number of topics - many of which will be useful when performing FDOT work - such as the Manual for Uniform Traffic Control - and so forth.
FDOT Safety Procedures
A Survey Safety Handbook is available from the downloads shown in
the Work Group 8 handbooks and software noted above. The link is repeated below:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/surmap.shtm
In addition to the resource links the following links may be of interest:
New MOT Training Requirements: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/safety/Downloaddocs.shtm
Standards and Specifications for Roads and Bridges - Section 102 - Maintenance of Traffic.
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices: http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2003r1/pdf-index.htm
Loss Prevention Manual:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/safety/IndustrialSafety/indusSafLossPrevProc.shtm
Please remember that just as your goal is to one day become the FDOT "Consultant of Choice" when FDOT projects are being contracted - it
is the goal of the Central Office of Surveying and Mapping to become your "Consultant of Choice" when questions concerning FDOT Surveying and Mapping process and product need to be answered.
