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Submit new inquiry for this projectInquiry #1: For the SAMI-R, there is a bid item missing for the following:
370001 SAND COVER (SEAL)
Inquiry submitted 05/07/2018
Response #1:(#1)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 05/08/2018
Response #2:
Bid item #21 - Asphaltic Emulsion (Flush Coat) ) has been deleted and special provision 39-3.04A has been added per Addendum No. 1.
Response posted 05/24/2018
Inquiry #2: Is there a cure period after placing the asphalt rubber chip seal and RHMA-G?
Inquiry submitted 05/14/2018
Response #1:(#2)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 05/15/2018
Response #2:
There is no cure period between the placement of ARCS and placement of RHMA-G.
Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 05/24/2018
Inquiry #3: #1: Regarding bidder inquiry number 2, the question was meant to be phrased as "is there a cure period between the placement of ARCS and placement of RHMA-G?".
#2: Will this project require import borrow?
A majority of the excavation is existing AC, CTB, & PCC. Excavation elsewhere on the project may or may not be suitable for embankment and may also have to be used as embankment elsewhere on the project.
Inquiry submitted 05/15/2018
Response #1:(#3)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 05/16/2018
Response #2:
#1: There is no cure period between the placement of ARCS and placement of RHMA-G.
Please bid per current contract documents.
#2: Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 05/24/2018
Inquiry #4: Re: Striping These are high use intersections that have always had thick thermo 80-100 mil existing. Why would you put 40 mil thermo in now , it would totally be out of place and be short lived.
Inquiry submitted 05/16/2018
Response #1:(#4)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 05/16/2018
Response #2:
Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 05/24/2018
Inquiry #5: What are the lane closure requirements for NB/SB 273 from 3.8 to 7.1?
Inquiry submitted 05/16/2018
Response #1:(#5)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 05/16/2018
Response #2:
Attention is directed to Section 12 of the Special Provisions and to the lane chart revisions in Addendum No. 1.
Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 05/24/2018
Inquiry #6: The working days for this project are understated. Please increase the working days for the following reasons;
#1. Lane Closure Chart J1 & K1 do not allow work on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. This limits work to a 4 day (Night) work week.
#2. Lane Closure Chart K1 only allows for an 11 hour closure.
The amount of work that needs to get done cannot be accomplished working 4 nights a week with an 11 hour closure window.
Inquiry submitted 05/18/2018
Response #1:(#6)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 05/18/2018
Response #2:
Lane Closure Charts have been revised per Addendum No. 1.
Response posted 05/24/2018
Inquiry #7: Plan sheet 171-180 appear to be duplicates. Which plans take preference? Thank you.
Inquiry submitted 05/31/2018
Response #1:(#7)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 06/01/2018
Response #2:
Omit page 171 to page 175.
Response posted 06/01/2018
Inquiry #8: Please provide PPF smoothness profiles so that a smoothness analysis can be done on sections in which mill and fill will take place.
Inquiry submitted 06/04/2018
Response #1:(#8)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 06/04/2018
Response #2:
PPF smoothness profiles are not required on mill and fill projects per Caltrans North Region policy.
Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 06/11/2018
Inquiry #9: The plans appear to not have variable depth cold planing and paving where it occurs. Without this, it can only be expected to return the same smoothness of the existing road. Please consider allowing variable cold planing and paving in order to maximize improvements.
Inquiry submitted 06/05/2018
Response #1:(#9)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 06/05/2018
Response #2:
Variable cold planning and paving depths are shown on the plans.
Your attention is directed to:
X-1 Read Typical Cross Section notes.
L-1 to L-21 Read the hatching areas for cold Plane, and beginning and ending of paving depths.
C-1 Construction Details
Q-1 to Q-3 Summary of Quantities also show beginning and ending cold plane limits
Response posted 06/06/2018
Inquiry #10: Where is the work that is shown on Plan Sheets C-14 & C-15 being paid?
Inquiry submitted 06/05/2018
Response #1:(#10)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 06/06/2018
Response #2:
An addendum has been issued to address this bidder inquiry. Please refer to Addendum No. 4, issued on Monday, June 11, 2018.
Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 06/11/2018
Inquiry #11: Per the response to Inquiry #9, when looking at L-1 to L-21 on the plans, the hatching areas indicate different fixed depths for cold planing depending on the location. Variable depth cold planing and paving are not indicated. For example, on L-1, From Station 75+35.66 to Match Line L-2, it shows fixed depths for 0.30' cold planing, 0.20' RHMA-G, and 0.10' RHMA-O. With fixed depths, minimal, if any improvements can be made to the roadway.
Inquiry submitted 06/06/2018
Response #1:(#11)-Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed.
Response posted 06/06/2018
Response #2:
Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 06/14/2018
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.