These specifications became effective for Sacramento County contracts approved for advertisement for bids on and after January 1, 2016. For any contract approved for advertisement between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2015, the January 2008 version of the Specifications apply. For any contract approved for advertisement between March 15, 2004 and December 31, 2007, the March 2004 version of the Specifications apply.

 Copies of these Specifications may be purchased from County of Sacramento Technical Resources Division, 827 Seventh Street, Room 105, Sacramento, California.

Published by the City of Sacramento, California, for use on City of California projects.

These standard specifications are published by the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), for use on Caltrans projects. They ae also widely used or referred to by other agencies in California and elsewhere.

The specifications are divided into 12 divisions.

Division I includes general specifications applicable to every contract unless specified as applicable only under certain conditions.

Division II includes specifications for general construction applicable to every contract unless specified as applicable only under certain conditions.

Divisions III through X include construction specifications for specific bid items.

Division XI includes specifications for common materials. For a material specified in this division, that material specified in any section must comply with the specifications in division XI.

Division XII includes construction specifications for buildings.