Specifications for roads

The roads specifications cover the construction and maintenance of major civil infrastructure development such as:

• bridges
• highways
• subdivision road works including street lighting and stormwater design.

Each specification contains an overview of updates (commentary) section which gives the latest update information and general information on the production of project specifications.

Disclaimer

These specifications are prepared and maintained by the department for use on Northern Territory (NT) Government road works projects and are made available as a service to the public.

Users will need to evaluate the material for their suitability for use on their particular projects.

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Specifications and supplementary documents

On this page:

• Roadworks
• Civil maintenance (formerly road maintenance)
• Bridgeworks

Bridgeworks

Master specification templates

Contact the project manager named as the contact person in the RFT/RFQ.

• Bridgeworks updates overview PDF (53.2 KB)

Extra documents

Concrete pour project check list PDF (65.4 KB)

To apply for permit to work  within an NT road reserve, go to the NT Government (NTG) website.

An Excel spreadsheet schedule of rates is included in the supplementary documents for road maintenance contracts.

An Excel spreadsheet template for schedules of rates contracts for capital works is available to staff only. Select either Tier 3, or 4 or 5. Scroll down to Step 2: going to tender to find the link to the Excel format schedule.

Commercial clauses

For information on conditions of tendering and conditions of contract with the NTG, go to the NTG website.