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Florida Department of Transportation
State Traffic Engineering and Operations Office
605 Suwannee Street,
MS 36
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450
Phone (850) 410-5600
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State Traffic Engineering and Operations Office
Traffic Systems— APL Approval Process
(Last updated
May 15, 2012)
How to get a
Traffic
Control Signal
Device/ITS Device
listed on the Florida DOT Approved Product List
All
contractors,
manufacturers
or
suppliers
who
intend
to sell
or
install
a
transportation
device
within
the
state of florida
must
follow
the
department's
approval
process
as
outlined
below.
it shall
be
unlawful
for any
public
body or
official
to
purchase,
or for
anyone
to sell,
any
traffic
control
signal
or
device
unless
it
conforms
with the
manual
and
specifications
published
by the
department
of
transportation
and is
certified
to be of
such
conformance
prior to
sale.
Florida
Statute
316.0745.
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Transition of Electronic Devices Meeting FDOT Standard Specification 102 and 990-3 from the Qualified Products List to the Approved Product List
Beginning January 4, 2010, the following electronic products listed on the Department's Qualified Products List (in Section 102 Maintenance of Traffic) must follow the approval process outlined below:
Portable Arrow Boards, Portable Changeable Message Signs, Portable Highway Advisory Radio, Portable Radar Speed Display Units, Portable Regulatory Signs and Warning Lights.
09/04/09 Notification Memo |
Note:
Forms
below
created
in
Word
can
be
opened
using
Word
97
or
later
or
OpenOffice,
a
free
software
download
similar
to
Adobe
for
pdf
files.
Step 1: Request
for
Product
Consideration:
To begin the
approval
process, complete
a
Request
for
Product
Consideration
(RFPC)
form.
The
information
provided
will be
used to
determine
how you
should
proceed.
Applicants can
expect a
response
within
14
calendar
days
after
receipt
of the
form.
Step 2: Quality
System Evaluation:
To begin the quality
system evaluation, complete
an
Acceptable Quality System List Application
(and Florida DOT
supplied quality system evaluation compliance matrix). The
application and
compliance matrix will be
evaluated to Florida DOT
quality system requirements.
Applicants can expect a response within 30 calendar days after receipt
of the application. Once all requirements are met,
the vendor will
be added to the
Acceptable Quality System List and
directed to
proceed to step
3.
Re-evaluation will occur every four years.
Step 3: APL
Application
Review &
Product
Evaluation/Approval:
After completing
steps 1 and 2
above,
you will be
directed to submit
an
Approved Product List
(APL)
Application.
Applicants can
expect a
response within
14 calendar days
of receipt
regarding APL
application
review. Upon
APL application
approval, the
product will be
requested and
tested for
compliance to
Florida DOT
product
specifications.
The vendor can
expect test
results within
45 calendar days
after receipt of
the product for
testing.
Listing
on the APL and
Re-evaluation:
Upon
successful
completion of
the steps 1, 2 &
3 above, the
product will be
listed on the
Florida DOT Approved Product
List (APL). A
re-evaluation of
the product will
occur every
four years
during the
quality system
re-evaluation.
Be aware of your
re-evaluation
date and
when due, complete
an
Acceptable
Quality System
List Application
to begin the
re-evaluation
process.
Independent
Test Reports:
Certain product
requirements
require
verification by
an independent
testing
facility. For
those cases, a
listing of labs can be
found
here (pdf).
Approved Product
List
Certification
and Approval
Process
(05/3/12) (pdf)
Quality
System
Evaluation
= review
of the
vendor's
quality
system
Product
Evaluation =
review of the
product
Quality
System
Evaluation
+
Product
Evaluation
= APL Listing
For
additional
information,
please contact
jeffrey.morgan@dot.state.fl.us.

Florida Department of Transportation
State Traffic Engineering and Operations Office
605 Suwannee Street, MS 90
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450
Phone: (850) 410-5600
Toll Free: 866-374-3368, Ext. 5600
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