BIDDER'S INQUIRIES & RESPONSES
DISTRICT 11 CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT NO:  11-0786U4
ROUTE / KP 11-SD-5, 54-13.8/R16.2, 0.0/2.9
LOCATION In San Diego County In Chula Vista And National City On Route 5 From E Street Overcrossing To 24th Street Undercrossing And On Route 54 From Route 5/54 Separation To 0.2 Km West Of Route 805/54 Separation.
DESCRIPTION Highway Planting, Irrigation System, And Concrete To Be Installed.
ESTIMATE $ 5,300,000.00
ADVERTISE DATE 09/20/04
BID OPENING 10/28/04
FINAL POSTING 10/27/04    @   16:30

BID RESULTS
1
 WESTERN RIM CONSTRUCTORS $ 8,740,216.00
2
 P & O LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT $ 9,232,109.84

The Caltrans District 11 Office is located at 2829 Juan Street, San Diego, CA 92110. The mailing address is P.O. Box 85406, San Diego, CA 92186-5406. The District 11 Duty Senior telephone number is (619) 688-6635. Please submit all inquiries in the proper format by fax to (619) 688-6988 or e-mail to:
Duty_Senior_Const_District11@dot.ca.gov.
The responses to bidder' inquiries, unless incorporated into a formal addenda to the contract, are not a part of the contract and are provided for the bidder's convenience only. In some instances, the question and answer may represent a summary of the matters discussed rather than a word-for-word recitation. The responses may be considered along with all other information furnished to prospective bidders for the purpose of bidding on the project. The availability or use of information provided in the responses to bidder' inquiries is not to be construed in any way as a waiver of the provisions of Section 2-1.03 of the Standard Specifications or any other provision of the contract, the plans, Standard Specifications or Special Provisions, nor to excuse the contractor from full compliance with those contract requirements. Bidders are cautioned that subsequent responses or contract addenda may affect or vary a response previously given.
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BIDDER'S INQUIRY SUBMITTAL FORM
 

Inquiry No.
 Inquiry
1 
Q:10/22/04 
R:10/26/04
 Plan Sheet / Specification Reference=Bid item No. 14, Lead Compliance Plan

Question=Does Cal/Trans expects the CIH to conduct air sampling of the workers on the job for lead, and then send the air tests off to the lab for analysis. 
 

  • No, we no longer mandate air testing on the job as a provision of the contractors Lead Compliance Plan for two reasons:  1) we already know the source of lead (it is in the soil closest to the roadway, within 10 meters +, or in the yellow paint or thermoplastic pavement markings and stripes); and 2) based on our past experience, if the standard dust abatement measures are followed correctly, the airborn lead levels would fall far below the PEL (Permissable Exposure Limit) for airborn lead. 


 
 2 
Q:10/25/04 
  R:10/26/04		 Plan Sheet / Specification Reference=Bid Item 39, Plant Establishment Work, Federal Wage Determination

Question=The Federal Prevailing Wages that accompanied the bid package (Modification 7, Publication Date 8/27/04) does not show a classification for Landscape Maintenance Laborer as it has in the past, and I am unable to download, or see any other Davis Bacon determinations from the Headquarters website link to Federal Wages, to determine if this classification appears in a prior determination. Is the Contractor (and thus the State) really going to have to pay, full laborer wages during the 3 years of plant establishment?
 

  • Reference to Landscape Laborer in the Federal Determination along with its comparable State rate/classification of Laborer Group 5 was eliminated in 2001. 

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    Page 2 of the Special Provisions for a federal aid project states, "The Department will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations."  Therefore, Landscape Maintenance Worker, Landscape/IrrigationTender, Entry Level Laborer or Landscape Irrigation Tradesman are not appropriate for a federally funded project.  However, Landscape/Irrigation Laborer apprentice or Landscape/Irrigation Fitter apprentice registered in a bonafide apprenticeship program can be used during the plant establishment period provided the appropriate ratio of journeyman to apprentice is maintained. 
 3
Q:10/26/04 
  R:10/27/04		 Plan Sheet / Specification Reference=#77, Minor concrete(Ditch lining)
#78, Minor Concrete(tex paving, type I) #79, Minor concrete(tex paving, type II)
#80, Minor Concrete(tex paving, type III) Special Provisions 10-1.46

Question=The raw material costs for Items #77-#80 represent 42% of the
engineers estimate.Was the $5.3M estimate a 'typo'?

  • No. 
The cost for the recycled glass cobble found in Minor Concrete type I is
in excess of $1.3M. Does the state have a local supplier for this
material?
  • There are at least Two local suppliers available in San Diego. 
In minor concrete type III, (textured paving)special provisions section
10-1.46 states "Minor concrete (type III) shall consist of stamped
concrete with a stamp pattern as shown on plans". however, no pattern is
reflected on the plan sheets. is there a specific pattern?
  • Please bid per the contract documents.
 
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