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Inquiry #1: Good morning i have a question about your spec for thermoplastic striping and markings. your spec for thermoplastic striping, and markings call out for warranty thermoplastic sheets 70-73 in the specials. your item and cost codes for thermoplastic striping and markings call out for enhanced wet night visibility these are two different products please match the specs with the product you want thank you.
Inquiry submitted 05/15/2020

Response #1:Submitted for consideration.
Response posted 05/15/2020


Response #2:Please refer to section 84-10 for bid items 98, 99, and 100, which specify Tape with Warranty in their descriptions. Please refer to section 84-2 for Bid Items 90, 91, 92, 93, and 94, which do not specify Warranty, they all specify Enhanced Wet Night Visibility. Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 05/18/2020


Response #3:Please refer to Addendum No 3 dated May 27, 2020 for updates to the Special Provisions.
Response posted 05/27/2020



Inquiry #2: To expand on the first bid inquiry;
The Item codes for the Enhanced Wet Night Visibility Thermoplastic are correct; they are not Warranty items. Caltrans sometimes puts sections into the Special Provisions that do not apply to the work that is being done; this is normal. If the item was warranty, it would state it in the item description, and use the proper item codes.
All Thermoplastic Items on this project are Enhanced Wet Night Visibility.
The only Warranty items are #98, #99 & #100.
This is pretty standard with District 11 Pavement Delineation work.


Inquiry submitted 05/15/2020

Response #1:Submitted for consideration.
Response posted 05/15/2020


Response #2:Please refer to response on Bidder Inquiry #1.


Response posted 05/18/2020



Inquiry #3: Please clarify the differential between roadway excavation for slopes, new dike, curb ramp grading etc verses the cold plane ac removals quantified as roadway excavation. It is unclear by the bid item quantity and quantity sheet how these quantified and they are decidedly different operation types and costs to be blended and unclear.
Inquiry submitted 05/15/2020

Response #1:Submitted for consideration.
Response posted 05/18/2020


Response #2:If 0.1' or less AC remain after cold plane the whole AC section need to be removed and it is paid as Roadway Excavation.
Response posted 05/19/2020



Inquiry #4: All the IP data listed in the Supplemental Project Information (Section 2-1.06B) has not been provided. Please provide the missing data in order to evaluate the existing road conditions.
_WB_4_EXIST_HMA_(SPRP_1-20).ppf
_WB_ONR_FR_BANCROFT_B_EXIST_HMA_(SPRP_40-41).ppf
_WB_1_B_EXIST_HMA_(SPRP)_37-43).ppf
_WB_2_B_EXIST_HMA_(SPRP)_37-43).ppf
_WB_3_B_EXIST_HMA_(SPRP)_37-43).ppf
_WB_1_B_EXIST_HMA_(SPRP)_21-37).ppf
_WB_2_B_EXIST_HMA_(SPRP)_21-37).ppf
_WB_OFR_TO_AVOCADO_B_EXIST_HMA_(SPRP_25-26).ppf
_WB_OFR_TO_SWEETWATER_B_EXIST_HMA_(SPRP_29-30).ppf
Inquiry submitted 05/17/2020

Response #1:Submitted for consideration.
Response posted 05/18/2020


Response #2:Please refer to Addendum No. 3 dated May 27, 2020.
Response posted 05/27/2020



Inquiry #5: New dike is wider than existing dike. Excavation and grading into existing slopes to accommodate new dike width and construction equipment will be required. Bid Items and quantity sheets do not have excavation and backfill quantified for the 36,000 L.F. of new & removed dike. Please clarify if excavation and backfill is intended to be incidental to dike bid items per section 39-2.01C(9) or is the work measured and paid for under a other bid items.
Inquiry submitted 05/19/2020

Response #1:Submitted for consideration.
Response posted 05/19/2020


Response #2:Please refer to section 39-2.01C(9) Miscellaneous Areas and Dikes of the Standard Specifications and bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 05/22/2020



Inquiry #6: Section 83-2.02C states, "exposed bolt threads on guardrail beyond the nut that are more than 0.5 inch must be cut off". Does that apply to terminal systems, wb's, etc., that have always had a do not alter in any way directive. Also, the double sided DTTB is difficult to access.
Inquiry submitted 05/27/2020

Response #1:Submitted for consideration.
Response posted 05/27/2020


Response #2:Please bid per the current contract documents.
Response posted 06/02/2020

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.