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Inquiry #1: There is a significant number of trees that will need to be removed in order to accomplish this work. Will CT add a bid item for tree removal for payment purposes?

Please provide schedule for Temporary Construction Roadway. Locations and quantities.

Will CT add a minor concrete bid item to replace Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, ADA ramps etc. that will be required to be removed to install drainage systems?

Some of the drainage systems will require additional time to complete outside of the closure tables provided. Will CT allow work windows outside of the requirements posted in the closure charts?

Where does contractor get paid to replace weed mat that will be removed under the guardrail to install drainage systems?

Where does the contractor get paid to replace the concrete median barrier and cable barrier that is required to be removed to facilitate drainage system installation?
Inquiry submitted 05/30/2025

Response #1:(BI#1) - Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed. Inquiries submitted within two business days of bid opening are not guaranteed a response.
Response posted 05/30/2025


Response #2:(BI#1) - Deleted.
Response posted 06/03/2025


Response #3:(BI#1) - The response provided on 6/3/25 is deleted due to inaccuracies. A revised response will be posted shortly.
Response posted 06/04/2025


Response #4:(BI#1) - Revised Response:
There is a significant number of trees that will need to be removed in order to accomplish this work. Will CT add a bid item for tree removal for payment purposes?
Please refer to Standard Specifications section 17-2.03 Clearing and Grubbing - Construction.

Please provide schedule for Temporary Construction Roadway. Locations and quantities.
Pending addenda.

Will CT add a minor concrete bid item to replace Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, ADA ramps etc. that will be required to be removed to install drainage systems?
Please refer to standard specification Division I, section 9-1.03 Payment and Division II, section 15-1.03 Existing Facilities - Construction.

Some of the drainage systems will require additional time to complete outside of the closure tables provided. Will CT allow work windows outside of the requirements posted in the closure charts?
Please refer to section 12-4 Maintaining Traffic

Where does contractor get paid to replace weed mat that will be removed under the guardrail to install drainage systems?
Please refer to standard specification Division I, section 9-1.03 Payment and Division II, section 15-1.03 Existing Facilities - Construction.

Where does the contractor get paid to replace the concrete median barrier and cable barrier that is required to be removed to facilitate drainage system installation?
Please refer to standard specification Division I, section 9-1.03 Payment and Division II, section 15-1.03 Existing Facilities - Construction.

Response posted 06/11/2025



Inquiry #2: On sheet 69 of the plans, DP-8, Drainage System No. 8h references 420 CY of Ditch Excavation.
Please provide Bid Item and cross sections for this work.
Inquiry submitted 06/09/2025

Response #1:(BI#2) - Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed. Inquiries submitted within two business days of bid opening are not guaranteed a response.





Response posted 06/09/2025


Response #2:(BI#2) - Direct your attention to the following items:
1. Drainage Details
2. Addenda No. 2 dated June 25, 2025

Response posted 06/25/2025



Inquiry #3: According to Chart No. G2 "Freeway/Expressway Lane Requirements" , between post miles 60.7 and 74.6 and 86.1 and 89.5" no lane closures are allowed at all between the hours of 06:00 and 20:00". Would the contractor be allowed to place a Temp. Barrier system with crash cushions at these locations in order to be able to safely do some of the tree felling and trenchless staging/prep during hours of daylight?
Inquiry submitted 06/09/2025

Response #1:(BI#3) - Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed. Inquiries submitted within two business days of bid opening are not guaranteed a response.





Response posted 06/09/2025


Response #2:(BI#3) - Please bid per contract documents. Comply with the lane requirement charts in section 12-4. Refer to standard specification section 7-1.04 Public Safety for your responsibility for public safety when your activities create a condition hazardous to the public. Please refer to special provision section 12-3.20 for requirements for temporary barrier system.
Response posted 06/11/2025



Inquiry #4: 1. Plan Sheet EQ-2 calls for items not indicated on the plans. For example, sheet EQ-2, Modifying Signal and Lighting system Quantities table, E-35 calls for (10) 12” RYG VEH Signal head, (2) 12” Left Arrow Veh Signal Heads. This continues to the (8) Accessible Pedestrian Signal Heads. When Referencing E-35, all locations are drawn with a hatched line indicating Existing per Cal-trans 2023 standard plans ES-1B.
When Referencing E-36 Standard & equipment schedule, its not entirely clear if the Vehicle signals are being replaced or if it’s just the cameras and the Bronze type MAS. Please confirm if the signal heads are to be replaced and reference a replacement detail for all Electrical sheets.

2. Similarly Sheets E1-E37 Show Existing vehicle detectors. Please confirm that these loops are all to remain and they will only need DLC cable to Existing Junction boxes. Please confirm that we are to splice to Existing loop system in these handholes, and that each are labeled clearly.

3. Plans make little references to standard plans, specs, and revised standard plans. Ed-3 is the only installation Detail for the Camera installation. Please confirm there are no standard plans or revised plans associated with this scope of work.

4. E1 & E2 show replacement of 500 CMS to a 700 CMS. There are no references to the installation plans & specifications or revised plans & specifications for this work. Please advise.
Inquiry submitted 06/09/2025

Response #1:(BI#4) - Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed. Inquiries submitted within two business days of bid opening are not guaranteed a response.
Response posted 06/10/2025


Response #2:(BI#4) - 1. Please direct your attention to Addenda No. 2.

2. Per the plan sheets no new loops are proposed, please direct your attention to Addenda Number 2 for additional details.

3. Please direct your attention to project Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions, the Standard Plans List which includes all applicable standard plans for this project.

4. Please direct your attention to project Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions and the Standard Plans List which includes all applicable standard plans for this project.

Response posted 06/25/2025



Inquiry #5: Bid item's 27 & 28. Where would I find the locations and quantity per location



Inquiry submitted 06/18/2025

Response #1:(BI#5) - Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed. Inquiries submitted within two business days of bid opening are not guaranteed a response.
Response posted 06/18/2025


Response #2:(BI#5) - Direct your attention to sheets Q-1 and Q-2 on Addenda No. 2 dated June 25, 2025.
Response posted 06/25/2025



Inquiry #6: The bid items 0048 Hydraulic Biotic Growth Medium & 0049 Fiber Reinforced Matrix show 56,000 sqft for each item. The quantities sheet sqft are different. ECQ-1 (TABLE 1) shows a total of 26,790 sqft , but actual math added up is 51,990 sqft. Will there be an addendum so everyone is bidding the same quantities?
Inquiry submitted 06/19/2025

Response #1:(BI#6) - Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed. Inquiries submitted within two business days of bid opening are not guaranteed a response.
Response posted 06/19/2025



Inquiry #7: 1. Will the contractor be required to commence work in 2025?

2. Are working days and some locations being completed by December 1st, 2026 the only timeline constraint? Or can this project be completed in 2027?

3. After reviewing standard specification Division I, section 9-1.03 Payment and Division II, section 15-1.03 Existing Facilities - Construction there is no clear answer on where to include costs of minor concrete work to replace Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, ADA ramps etc. that will be required to be removed to install multiple drainage systems.
Inquiry submitted 06/20/2025

Response #1:(BI#7) - Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed. Inquiries submitted within two business days of bid opening are not guaranteed a response.
Response posted 06/20/2025



Inquiry #8: Per the PLAC dealing with Pond Turtles in the Information Handout for Post Miles 60.68 and 61.71 -- "Work activities will be conducted no earlier than 30 minutes after sunrise and no later than 30 minutes before sunset each day." This is in contradiction to the Traffic Handling Chart No. G2 which only allows a work window between 20:00 to 06:00 at those locations. Please advise.


Inquiry submitted 06/22/2025

Response #1:(BI#8) - Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed. Inquiries submitted within two business days of bid opening are not guaranteed a response.
Response posted 06/23/2025



Inquiry #9: Addendum 2 was issued on 6/25/2025. Addendum 2 made revisions to plan sheets Project plan sheets 17, 69, 70, 131, 137, 138, 141, 165, 168, 177, 203, 212, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221,
222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243,
244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257, and 274 but did not change all the respective estimated quantities to the Bid Item List. Will a revised bid item list be issued to reflect the plan sheet changes to quantities?
Inquiry submitted 06/25/2025

Response #1:(BI#9) - Your inquiry has been received and is being reviewed. Inquiries submitted within two business days of bid opening are not guaranteed a response.
Response posted 06/25/2025

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.