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Submit new inquiry for this projectInquiry #1: There is an well to be abandoned on the plans and in the specifications, but no item for payment. How is this work paid for?
Inquiry submitted 09/05/2018
Response #1:(#1)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 09/05/2018
Response #2:
An addendum has been issued to address this bidder inquiry. Please refer to Addendum No. 1, issued on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 09/17/2018
Inquiry #2: Bid item #8 Channelizer (Surface Mounted) indicates being used in the traffic handling plans during construction. Using a surface mounted channelizer on dirt is not realistic, it will not attach to the dirt. Wouldn't it be better to have a portable delineator item for this traffic delineation work?
Inquiry submitted 09/05/2018
Response #1:(#2)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 09/05/2018
Response #2:
An addendum has been issued to address this bidder inquiry. Please refer to Addendum No. 1, issued on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 09/17/2018
Inquiry #3: Is there a tree removal plan for this project?
Inquiry submitted 09/12/2018
Response #1:(#3)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 09/13/2018
Response #2:There is not a tree removal plan. Attention is directed to sheet 122 of the plans, Summary of Quantities, and section 17-2 Clearing and Grubbing of the Standard Specifications.
Response posted 09/13/2018
Inquiry #4: Bid Item #78 is called "Obliterate Surfacing". Can you tell us what work is being done under this bid item that isn't already being done under roadway excavation?
Inquiry submitted 09/13/2018
Response #1:(#4)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 09/13/2018
Response #2:
Obliterate Surfacing is the removal of the old pavement where the new structural section and fill is above the existing pavement.
Response posted 09/18/2018
Inquiry #5: Are cross sections available for this project?
Inquiry submitted 09/13/2018
Response #1:
(#5)-Yes. Attention is directed to section 2-1.06B of the Special Provisions and Standard Specifications.
Response posted 09/13/2018
Inquiry #6: On the utility plan there is an 8" sewer that calls for a 12" slurry cement cap, who is doing this work? If part of this contract how is it paid for, and what are the details look like?
Inquiry submitted 09/13/2018
Response #1:(#6)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 09/13/2018
Response #2:
That work will be done prior to construction by others.
Response posted 09/13/2018
Inquiry #7: The Streambed Alteration Permit, Section 2.1, says that the work period within stream/riparian corridor shall be confined to the period of June 1 to October 30. Since most of the Stage 1 and stage 2 drainage work on this project occurs within existing "streams", either in culvert extensions or culvert reconstructions, does this mean that most, if not all, drainage work in these stages can not begin until June 1?
Inquiry submitted 09/13/2018
Response #1:(#7)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 09/13/2018
Response #2:
Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 09/18/2018
Inquiry #8: There appears to be a conflict between the drainage plan, profile and summary of quantities for Drainage System 4. Plan sheet D-2 indicates that System 4 is made up of segments A thru H. Profile on DP-2 indicates the system is made up of segments A-J adding a concrete collar and 149.7 feet of 83"X 57" CSPA. Drainage Quantity sheet DQ-1 indicates the system is made up of segments A-I.
Please clarify what work is actually included in this system.
Inquiry submitted 09/13/2018
Response #1:(#8)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 09/13/2018
Response #2:
An addendum has been issued to address this bidder inquiry. Please refer to Addendum No. 2, issued on Monday, September 24, 2018. Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 09/25/2018
Inquiry #9: As a followup to BI #8, it seems DS 4C needs to be clarified. The existing crossing is shown as a 66" X 42" box culvert and we are connecting to it with a double 66" X 42" box culvert. On the other end we are connecting to the existing box culvert with an 83" X 57" CSPA. You also show us installing Box Culvert Wingwalls (Type D) with quantities in DQ table that are too high for a Type D wingwall. Also, the profile for DS 4 seems to show us constructing retaining walls instead of headwalls. Can Caltrans review DS 4 and clarify this drainage installation?
Inquiry submitted 09/19/2018
Response #1:(#9)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 09/20/2018
Response #2:
An addendum has been issued to address this bidder inquiry. Please refer to Addendum No. 2, issued on Monday, September 24, 2018. Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 09/25/2018
Inquiry #10: What is the design "H" for the Type A wingwalls on Drainage System #7?
Inquiry submitted 09/19/2018
Response #1:(#10)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 09/20/2018
Response #2:
An addendum has been issued to address this bidder inquiry. Please refer to Addendum No. 2, issued on Monday, September 24, 2018. Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 09/25/2018
Inquiry #11: Are the AT&T lines going to be relocated prior to tree removal on the north side of the road?
Inquiry submitted 09/21/2018
Response #1:
(#11)- Yes.
Response posted 09/24/2018
Inquiry #12: Bid Item #64 is requesting 83"X57"(72" round) 10 gauge CSP, This is not a normal arched size. In Our standard corrugation pattern the largest pipe is 71"X 47" (60" round), would 72" 10ga. 3X1 corrugation pattern 81"X 59" 10 gauge be acceptable?
Inquiry submitted 09/25/2018
Response #1:
(#12)- Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 09/26/2018
Inquiry #13: Bid Item #64 the requested 83” X 57” 10 gauge CSP Arched pipe 2 2/3” X ½” corrugation, In both the Handbook of Steel Drainage & Highway Construction and NCSPA Corrugated Steel Pipe Design Manual show to achieve an H-20 or H25 live load you would need .168 (8 gauge) in that diameter. The H-20 or H25 Live Load can also be achieved using the 81” X59” 3X1 10 gauge. Please advise how to bid.
Inquiry submitted 09/26/2018
Response #1:
(#13)- Your inquiry has been received. However, please be aware due to the short time frame between when this inquiry was received and the bid opening, there may not be time to provide a response. If no additional response is posted please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 09/26/2018
The information provided in the responses to bidder inquiries is not a waiver of Section 2-1.07, "JOB SITE AND DOCUMENT EXAMINATION" of the Standard Specifications or any other provision of the contract, nor to excuse the contractor from full compliance with the contract. Bidders are cautioned that subsequent responses or contract addenda may change a previous response.