| CONTRACT NO: | 11-285104 |
| ROUTE / KP | 11-SD-78-57.9/66.0 |
| LOCATION | In San Diego County At And Near Julian From Washington Street To 3.7 Miles West Of Vallecitos Road. |
| DESCRIPTION | Rubberized Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay. |
| ESTIMATE | $ 1,620,000 |
| WORKING DAYS | 70 |
| ADVERTISE DATE | 03/24/2008 |
| BID OPENING | 04/25/2008 |
| FINAL POSTING |
04/24/08 @ 1510 |
The Caltrans District
11
Office is located at 4050 Taylor Street, San Diego, CA 92110. 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.
Caltrans District 11 Construction
Department
has developed this method of answering Bidder's Inquiries to better
serve
the needs of the Contractors who bid on our Projects. Caltrans District
11 Construction Department will post all of the questions submitted by
any of the contractors that are registered Planholders for that
Contract,
but reserves the right to not answer any questions deemed
unsatisfactory
for public viewing.
The BIDDER'S
INQUIRIES
& RESPONSES will be updated continuously and all attempts will be
made
to do the final posting by 1500 on Wednesday prior to the Thursday bid
opening and 1500 on Thursday prior to the Friday bid opening.
INFORMATION
AVAILABLE
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BIDDER'S INQUIRY SUBMITTAL FORM
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Inquiry |
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Q:03/24/08 |
Plan Sheet / Specification
Reference=
Question=The Notice to
Contractors specifies 04/25/2008 for bid opening which falls on a
Friday. Is the State really opening bids on a Friday or was this
a mistake?
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Q:03/25/08 |
Plan Sheet / Specification
Reference=
Question=Bid opening is in Irvine? Where in Irvine.
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3
Q:04/04/08 |
Plan Sheet / Specification Reference=10-1.19, Hot Mix Asphalt and 10-1.20 Rubberized Hot Mix Asphalt-Gap Graded and 10-1.21 Minor Hot Mix Asphalt, Pages 168-170 Question= Is this a QC/QA project? Do the QC/QA requirements
apply to this project?
This work includes
producing and placing hot mix asphalt (HMA) Type A using the standard
process.Comply with Section 39, "Hot Mix Asphalt," of the Standard
Specifications.
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Q:04/09/08 |
Plan Sheet /
Specification
Reference= Section 39 Hot Mix Asphalt, pages 26-66 and 10-1.19 Asphalt
Concrete, pages 168-170 Question = Is there any moisture susceptibility (moisture damage) requirement for this project? Is TSR testing required (if it is, what the required TSR value is?)? If there is any required TSR value for this project, does it also apply to rubberized hot mix asphalt-Gap Graded?
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Q:04/22/08 |
Plan Sheet /
Specification
Reference= Bid Item #17 = Spec Section 10-1.20 Question = The specs state that "The aggregate for RHMA-G shall comply with the 1/2" grading". This contradicts the Revised Section 39 guidelines which say that the maximum aggregate size should 1/3 of the mat thickness in this case a maximum of 3/8". Please clarify.
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