1.3 Manual Organization

The PS&E Manual is formatted to present TxDOT’s process in a logical and sequential order as shown in

Table 1-1: PS&E Preparation Manual Chapter Contents
Chapter	Chapter Name	Description
1	General Guidance	Gives an overview of TxDOT’s process to develop PS&E and the organization of the manual.
2	Pre-Assembly Activities	Discusses the tasks and activities performed in project development prior to the preparation of PS&E.
3	Plan Set Development	Describes the tasks and activities associated with developing a traditional PS&E plan set including plan sheets, standards, drafting guidelines, and engineer’s seal and signature requirements.
4	Specifications	Presents information on TxDOT’s specifications including types of specifications and provisions, new special specifications and special provisions, how to develop a specification list and development of general notes.
5	Engineer’s Estimate	Discusses the development of the engineer’s estimate including bid items, quantities, prices and input into TxDOTCONNECT (TxC).
6	PS&E Submission, Review and Processing	Discusses the process for PS&E review and submittal to Design Division (DES) as well as an overview of the addendum process.
7	Pre-letting Activities	Provides general descriptions of project financial authorization and clearances required.
8	Post-letting Guidelines	Discusses processes for providing overrun and underrun justification and details for local participation in projects.
Appendix A	List of Links	Provides links to documents referenced in the PS&E Preparation Manual.