Specifications include, but are not limited to: Written Narrative: The written narrative consists of: 1. Estimated starting and completion dates of each work activity; 2. Description of work to be done within each work activity including the type and quantity of equipment and labor; 3. Description of the location on the project where each work activity occurs; 4. Description of planned production rates by major work activities (example: cubic yards of excavation per day/week); 5. Description of planned workdays per week, holidays, number of shifts per day, and number of hours per shift; Bar Chart Method (BCM): The BCM construction schedule consists of: 1. Diagram: The Contractor must show the following in the BCM diagram: a. Planned start and completion dates for each work activity; b. Define and relate principle and major work activities into manageable item with durations no longer than 15 working days; c. Work activities related to the procurement of critical (major) materials and articles of special manufacture in the order the work is to be performed; d. Contractor work activities related to the preparation and submission of working drawings, shop plans, and other data specified for review or approval by the Engineer and resubmittal, if required; e. Activities related to specified activities by the Department and third parties (including, but not limited to, review of working drawings and material quality, mix design, mix design verification, and compatibility test results from the Department’s Central Materials Laboratory); Critical Path Method (CPM): The CPM construction schedule consists of: 1. Diagram: The Contractor must show the following in the CPM diagram: a. Baseline start and baseline completion dates for each work activity; b. Duration of each work activity (stated in working days with work activities of more than 15 working days in duration broken into two or more work activities distinguished by location or some other feature); c. Completion requirement(s) specified in the contract as the only constraints in the schedule logic; d. Work activities related to the procurement of critical (major) materials and articles of special manufacture; Linear Schedule Method (LSM): The LSM construction schedule consists of: 1. Diagram: The Contractor must show the following in the LSM diagram: a. Planned start and completion dates for each work activity; b. All work activities longer than 3 days in duration, or an alternate longer or shorter duration per work activity as mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and the Engineer; c. Completion requirement(s) specified in the contract as the only constraints in the schedule logic; d. Work activities related to the procurement of critical (major) materials and articles of special manufacture; e. Contractor work activities related to the preparation and submission of working drawings, shop plans, and other data specified for review or approval by the Engineer and resubmittal, if required
