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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">ODOT Technical Services Technical Guidance website has been updated with the following guidance documents:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">TSB12-01(B) has been revised to include information about the process to approve modification of a technical specification. This revision was effective on May 7<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">TSB13-01(B) is a new bulletin that provides clarification concerning Department of Justice review and approval of modifications to Standard Specifications and Boilerplate Special Provisions.
This bulletin was effective on May 7<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">To view the bulletins, click on the following link:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://cms.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/Pages/technicalguidance.aspx#Bulletins">http://cms.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/Pages/technicalguidance.aspx#Bulletins</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Please contact Brenda Marcus, ODOT’s Office of Project Letting Manager, if you have any questions or need more information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="5" color="blue" face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue">Lorrie Schaefer, Senior Training Consultant</span></font><font color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:
Arial;color:blue"><br>
Technical Services<br>
Branch and Project Delivery Services Unit<br>
Oregon Department of Transportation<br>
Telephone: 503-378-5224</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size="3" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue">Lorrie.L.Schaefer@ODOT.state.or.us
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