• Yes, unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions, products not appearing on the Approved Products List at the time of the bid opening may be used if they meet the requirements of the contract documents. Further requirements are found in section 106.14 Approved Products List of the standard specifications.

Proprietary Products and products requiring Public Interest Findings are given a certification by the Group Manager of responsible charge. Please see SUP 01-1 Proprietary Items for further information.

• You may market your product directly to contractors who bid on ADOT construction projects. PEP is not involved in this process.
• You may request that ADOT develop a specification for the product type by completing a Standards Committee Request.

Please reach out to the APL coordinator, via email [email protected] for adding a category. The department will then determine if the additional category will be added.

The APL lists products by category. ADOT maintains a specification for each category and subcategory. Vendors and manufacturers are invited to submit applications for products that have a category or subcategory on the APL. Applications for products that do not have an APL category will not be evaluated. Please submit applications through the AZPEP Portal.