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.
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Specifications and supplementary documents
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Roadworks
Current edition
July 2020 (version 4.2)
- Standard specification for roadworks v4.2 PDF (3.5 MB)
- Master specifications for roadworks (TDO version) July 2020 ZIP (1.5 MB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks v4.2 DOCX (95.9 KB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks v4.2 PDF (741.4 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks v4.2 PDF (302.6 KB)
- Project specific requirements for roadworks v4.2 DOCX (65.4 KB)
- Project check lists for roadworks v4.2 DOC (1.1 MB)
Previous edition
November 2019 (version 4.1)
- Standard specification for roadworks v4.1 PDF (3.5 MB)
- Master specifications for roadworks (TDO version) Nov 2019 ZIP (1.6 MB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks v4.1 DOCX (94.0 KB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks v4.1 PDF (309.2 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks v4.1 PDF (300.9 KB)
- Project specific requirements for roadworks v4.1 DOCX (56.4 KB)
Archival editions
July 2019 (version 4.0)
- Standard specification for roadworks v4.0 PDF (3.4 MB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks v4.0 DOCX (90.2 KB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks v4.0 PDF (559.5 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks v4.0 PDF PDF (346.3 KB)
- Project specific requirements for roadworks v4.0 DOCX (58.6 KB)
2017
- Standard specification for roadworks 2017 PDF (5.5 MB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks 2017 DOCX (96.0 KB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks 2017 PDF (122.2 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks 2017 PDF (61.5 KB)
2015/2016
Civil maintenance (formerly road maintenance)
Current edition
2017
- Standard specification for road maintenance 2017 PDF (7.9 MB)
- Hold points & witness points for road maintenance DOCX (101.3 KB)
- Hold points & witness points for road maintenance PDF (128.9 KB)
- Interim updates overview for road maintenance Jan 2018 PDF (53.6 KB)
- Updates overview for road maintenance PDF (63.8 KB)
- Project specific requirements for road maintenance DOCX (994.7 KB)
- Schedule of rates for road maintenance XLSX (36.8 KB)
Bridgeworks
Master specification templates
Contact the project manager named as the contact person in the RFT/RFQ.
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.
Last updated: 18 January 2021
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