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Submit new inquiry for this projectInquiry #1: FYI-Caltrans to-All Bidders- How do I register for Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting?
Inquiry submitted 09/30/2024
Response #1:Please do not use the Bidder Inquiry platform for Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting registration; it is for inquiries related to bidding on the project contract. Register in advance of the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting, and no later than 1 hour before the meeting time, by sending an email with bidder information to D4.Construction.Duty.Senior@dot.ca.gov Please include the project number & "Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting", within the subject of the email.
Response posted 09/30/2024
Response #2:.
See below for the list of those attending.
• ARGONAUT CONSTRUCTORS
• BAY CITIES COMPANY
• DESILVA GATES
• FOUNDATION SOIL STABILIZATION INC
• GACELCO
• GHILOTTI BROS INC
• GHILOTTI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
• MAGELLAN CONSTRUCTION INC
• MARTIN BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION
• MICHAEL PAUL COMPANY INC
• MIKE BROWN ELECTRIC COMPANY
• O.C. JONES & SONS INC
• RAPID GRADING SERVICES
• RAPOSO ENGINEERING INC
• REDGWICK CONSTRUCTION CO
• TEAM GHILOTTI INC
Response posted 10/25/2024
Response #3:.
See below for the list of those attending.
• BAY CITIES PAVING AND GRADING
• CYPRESS GENERAL CONTRACTOR INC
• GECMS DBA GIRON CONSTRUCTION
• GHILOTTI BROS INC.
• GHILOTTI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
• GRAND ELECTRIC @ CONSTRUCTION CO INC.
• GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
• K14 FPM
• LUMA ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS INC
• MACHADO BROTHERS INC
• MARIN SANITARY SERVICE
• MARINSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTEREST LLC
• S KWOK ENGINEERS INC
• THOMPSON BUILDERS CORPORATION
Response posted 10/29/2024
Response #4: .
See below for the contact list.
https://website.dot.ca.gov/dist4/construction/contracts/04-0K8004/04-0K8004-MPBM%20Contacts.pdf
Response posted 10/30/2024
Inquiry #2: 1. If we elect to use slurry backfill for the pipe backfill will concrete backfill still be required for drainage unit 4f?
2. We do not see any information in the IH relating to ADL within the limits of the project. If ADL is encountered will the disposal costs be paid for on a CCO?
3. Item 79 - Remove Retaining Wall (Portion) includes removal of the existing stone veneer of the existing retaining wall. Is this removal limited to the 7 LF x the height of the wall as shown on plan sheet 131 only?
4. If we have the option of using either the ABSORB M TL-2 (pg 127) or the TU 14 Barrel System (pg 120), can both systems be used within any stage?
Inquiry submitted 10/24/2024
Response #1:Your inquiry has been received and submitted for consideration.
Response posted 10/24/2024
Inquiry #3: Please provide a better detail for the pilasters to be installed at each end of the new retaining walls showing reinforcement and dimensions of the pilaster in plan & profile.
Inquiry submitted 10/24/2024
Response #1:Your inquiry has been received and submitted for consideration.
Response posted 10/24/2024
Response #2:Refer to sheet #130 and 132 of the contract plans for RW2, Bid per the current contract bid documents.
Response posted 10/25/2024
Inquiry #4: Please provide cross sections for this project.
Inquiry submitted 10/24/2024
Response #1:The inquiry has been received and submitted for consideration.
Response posted 10/25/2024
Inquiry #5: For preparing and staining concrete the construction notes state to use AMS 30109 "Brown" for both pilasters and wood beam texture. We have used that color in past projects and AMS 30109 is more brick-red than brown. Please clarify if you want brown or AMS 30109. Also, confirm if both pilasters and wood beams texure are supposed to be the same color.
Inquiry submitted 10/28/2024
Response #1: The inquiry has been received and submitted for consideration.
Response posted 10/28/2024
Inquiry #6: Will there be a second pre-bid meeting for this project?
Inquiry submitted 10/29/2024
Response #1:Caltrans does not plan to have a 2nd Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting for this project.
Response posted 10/29/2024
Inquiry #7: Traffic control Chart M3 says that we can close NB/SB Civic Center Drive/Redwood Highway 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, for 60 working days. But in the remarks it says we must maintain access to 5000 Civic Center Drive via NB Civic Center Drive during the closure. So in fact, we cannot close NB Civic Center Drive. Is there a discrepancy between the road closure chart and the statement in the remarks?
Inquiry submitted 11/01/2024
Response #1:Your inquiry has been received and submitted for consideration.
Response posted 11/01/2024
Inquiry #8: Notes on E-4, show two new roadway luminaires (A, C) and two existing (D, G). But E-5 details three new luminaires (A, D, E) and one existing (C). Can you clarify the quantity and which luminaires are new/existing?
Inquiry submitted 11/01/2024
Response #1:Your inquiry has been received and submitted for consideration.
Response posted 11/01/2024
Response #2:Your inquiry has been received and submitted for consideration.
Response posted 11/01/2024
Response #3:Your inquiry has been received and submitted for consideration.
Response posted 11/06/2024
Inquiry #9: Is there any trees to remove on this project?
Inquiry submitted 11/06/2024
Response #1:Your inquiry has been received and submitted for consideration.
Response posted 11/06/2024
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.