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Inquiry #1: What is the difference between bid items 62 and 63? They have the same description and item code.
Inquiry submitted 10/16/2024

Response #1:This issue will be addressed in an upcoming addendum.
Response posted 10/21/2024

Inquiry #2: Hello, per the PSP there will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting on November 6, 2024 at 10am. Where can we register or find the link to this meeting?
Inquiry submitted 10/16/2024

Response #1:Please see Section 2-1.04 of the Special Provisions. Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 10/16/2024

Inquiry #3: What is the difference between bid items 62 and 63?
Inquiry submitted 10/21/2024

Response #1:This issue will be addressed in an upcoming addendum.
Response posted 10/21/2024

Inquiry #4: Per the Specifications, we need to coordinate a pre-construction meeting and trial slab for the JPCP RSC. Is this section still applicable taking into consideration that the total JPCP RSC quantity in this job totals 180CY and will be used for bus pads?
Inquiry submitted 11/05/2024

Response #1:Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 11/26/2024

Inquiry #5: It appears that on plan sheets L-41 thru L-60 for the 24' mainline eastbound & westbound (NOTE 2 section). The SY quantity for the .35'cold plane and the tonnage for the .20'RHMA-G is omitted from Summary of Quantity Sheet Q-5 and bid items 53. Cold Plane Asphalt Concrete Pavement and bid item 45. RHMA-GG. Please revise.
Inquiry submitted 11/10/2024

Response #1:Please see Addendum #1.
Response posted 11/26/2024

Inquiry #6: It appears that on plan pages L-41 thru L-60 for the 24' mainline eastbound and westbound, NOTE 2 quantities (per page X-2) for .35'Cold Plane AC pavement and .20'RHMA were omitted from both the Summary of Quantities page Q-5 and bid items 53. Cold Plane AC Pavement and bid item 45. RHMA-GG. Please review and adjust the quantities to reflect the correct SY for cold plane and Tonnage for RHMA.
Inquiry submitted 11/13/2024

Response #1:Please see Addendum #1.
Response posted 11/26/2024

Inquiry #7: Bid Item 61, Rock Slope Protection is not shown in the plans (not even the Q sheets). Where is this RSP located?
Inquiry submitted 11/14/2024

Response #1:Please refer to Construction Details on sheet C-25 for RSP details and to Quantity Sheet C-5 under the "Overside Drain/Down Drain Quantities Table" for RSP quantities. Additionally, note that the RSP locations will be determined by the engineer in the field, as stated in the notes on sheet C-25.
Response posted 11/14/2024

Inquiry #8: Will bid item 60, Partially Grouted Rip Rap require and SME?
Inquiry submitted 11/14/2024

Response #1:Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 11/26/2024

Inquiry #9: Bid Item 0084 (F) - Concrete Barrier Transition has a Unit of Measure in LF and in the plan pages Summary of Quantities the Unit of Measure is in CY. Please clarify the Unit of Measure to be used.
Inquiry submitted 11/19/2024

Response #1:Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 12/05/2024

Inquiry #10: Can Caltrans please specify the pavement delineation details of the "Historic US 66 Pavement Markings" on PD-3?
Inquiry submitted 11/20/2024

Response #1:Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 12/05/2024

Inquiry #11: Can the existing Rock Slope Protection be reused, if the rock sis sized to meet Class III (150Lb) per the gradation spec?
Inquiry submitted 11/25/2024

Response #1:The existing Rock Slope Protection (RSP) should not be reused.
Response posted 12/02/2024

Inquiry #12: This project calls for weekly biological compliance monitoring. However, Special Provisions Section 14-6.03A item 3 states: "The qualified Contractor-supplied biologist and project personnel must carefully check under parked vehicles and equipment for desert tortoises before any of the vehicles or equipment can be moved. "

Is the CSB supposed to be on site daily?
Inquiry submitted 11/29/2024

Response #1:Please bid per current contract documents.
Response posted 12/05/2024

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.