North Region Construction - Project
Contract |
Bid Date |
County Route PM/KP |
Description |
01-296104 |
09/09/08 |
Hum-101-089.1/R090.4 | CONSTRUCT CIP PS CONCRETE BOX GRINDER BRIDGE ON STEEL SHELL CONCRETE PILES. |
Bid Items |
Specials, Plans & Addenda |
Plan Holders |
Order Bid Doc |
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Bidder Inquiry / Response |
7/22/08
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Inquiry: Can you provide the Cross Sections for download? |
7/22/08
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Response:
Caltrans-North Region Construction
(Districts 01, 02, and 03) does not currently make the cross sections
available for download.Paper copies may be purchased from selected print
vendors. Bidders may contact either of them directly to make arrangements to obtain and pay for the cross-sections. The cost is controlled by the vendor and the number of sheets. Please contact one of the following vendors above to obtain the cross-sections. Brownie' s in Sacramento at (916) 443-1322 |
7/23/08
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Inquiry:
1) Through out the Fish and Game as well as the Coastal Commission permits
– there is a requirement for a biologist, and an acoustic monitoring
plan and personnel to report acoustic data. Are these plans and personnel
employees of the State, or does the Contractor have to provide them?
The only mention of them in the special provisions thus found is in
the order of work, however it is unclear who these monitoring personnel
work for – only that the contractor “shall use the hydro
acoustic monitoring plan required …required by the Coastal Development
Permit”.. 2) We have downloaded all of the information from the “Information Handout” – there is no Foundation Recommendations Report included – can this report be made available to the bidders? 3) What does the State’s intentions for the Anchor Pile once the testing is done? Are they to be removed (if possible) or cut off 4’ below grade and left in place? 4) The permits indicate that the State has already developed a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan – can this plan be made available to the bidders? |
7/23/08 7/24/08 7/25/08
8/29/08
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1) The hydroacoustic and biological monitors and associated reports will be provided by the state.
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2) Please refer to Addendum No. 1, dated August 19, 2008. The information is also available for inspection at the Caltrans North Region Construction Office.
3) Please refer to the Special Provisions, Section 10-1.44 "Piling," subsection "Wave Equation," fifth paragraph.
4) The Department is responsible for a draft SWPPP that covers the load test pile work at Pier 2, but the Contractor will have to submit a SWPPP to cover all other work. |
7/24/08
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Inquiry: How can I obtain the information handout? I ordered a set of non-bidder documents, and it was not included in the package that I received. |
7/24/08
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Response:
There are two types of the bid document
packages provided for advertising contracts: The "Bid" package
and "Non-Bid" package. The "Bid" package is provided those intending to bid the contract as a prime contractor. The Informational Handout is provided in this version. This is indicated in the special provisions for this project in section 1-4.02 GLOSSARY on page 181 of the special provisions, "Information Handout: Supplemental project information furnished to bidders as a handout." The "Non-Bid" package is provided to those who do not intend to bid the contract (ie, subcontractors, suppliers, etc.). The Informational Handout is not provided in this version. For future reference, please indicate on your "Non-Bid" package order that you would also like to have the Informational Handout included with the package. You may fax a request for the informational handout to the following number 24 hours a day: (916) 654-7028. Caltrans maintains a website containing useful
information for contractors at the following address: |
7/24/08
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Inquiry: Is the a specification for the “scour hole”? It is shown on contract sheet 61 of 282. It is bid item 98. We can not find a specification section associated with it. Information required would be excavation quantities and allowable methods, rock size, etc.. Please advise. |
7/25/08 |
The pay clause for the scour hole is in Section is 10-1.62, "Slope Protection," of the special provisions. The dimensions, allowable methods, and rock size are shown on the drainage detail plan sheet 61 of 282. |
7/25/08
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Inquiry: I had a previous question regarding the availability of the foundation report for subject project – the special provisions section 5-1.06 indicate that the Information Handout provided to bidders also includes the Hydraulic report and the Pile Driveability report. None of these reports were included on the information for bidders disc. Can these three reports be made available asap? |
8/29/08 |
Response:
Please refer to Addendum No. 1, dated August 19, 2008. The information is also available for inspection at the Caltrans North Region Construction Office. |
7/31/08
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Inquiry:
Reference is made to Section 10-1.02 of the Special Provisions requiring
the Contractor to conform to the conditions in the Coastal Development
Permit 1-07-013. Said permit has many restrictions and requirements
as regards to the Pile Driving on the project. Page 12 of 133 in the
permit indicate “acceptable levels” of the SEL-accumulated
and Peak SPL’s for the project. On page 14 of 133 of the permit:
Paragraph 3 indicates that if these levels are exceeded…”pile
driving operations shall be immediately stopped and shall not recommence
unless the Executive Director, in conjunction with the fisheries biologist….authorizes
based on deployment of additional sound attenuation or other measures…to
return the pile-driving to conformance with the duel metric exposure
criteria;” ; also continuing in paragraph 4 – outlining
a permit amendment should the measures not work. Questions: 1) If the duel metric exposures are exceeded – is the contractor on right of way delay while the State and others decide what additional attenuation to administer? 2) If the additional attenuation does not work – is the contractor on right of way delay? 3) Who pays for the additional attenuation and time associated with its implementation? 4) If required, how long does the State anticipate an amendment to the CDP 1-07-013 to take? Is the contractor on right of way delay while the amendment is processed? What if the State is not successful in getting an amendment? |
8/6/08 |
Response: The following answers assume that the "Duel Metric Exposure Criteria" is exceeded while piles are being driven in accordance with Section 10-1.44 "PILING" of the Contract Special Provisions and all applicable permits AND that pile driving is the controlling operation on an approved CPM project schedule. 1) If the duel metric exposures are
exceeded – is the contractor on right of way delay while the
State and others decide what additional attenuation to administer?
Yes Attention is directed to Section 5-1.10 "RELATIONS WITH THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION" of the Contract Special Provisions. |
8/8/08
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Inquiry:
The following questions relate to
the tension head for the load test pile: 1)
Sheet 28 of 40 states that existing saddle "C" is state
furnished. Are saddles A&B also state furnished? |
| 8/12/08 | Response:
1) As shown on sheet 218 of 282, note " Load test frame by others",
therefore saddles A, B and C are part of the load test frame and will
be state furnished. 2) No details are available on contract plans, these are all state furnished items. 3) Yes. 4) Machining is a design requirement to ensure full contact at the top of the slot between the lifting plate and the filler plate. |
8/25/08
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Inquiry:
Section 10-1.41 Asphalt Concrete states
that asphalt concrete for pedestrian walkways and misc. areas shall
conform to the provisions for type A, 12.5 mm Max. grading, but no grading
is provided for the asphalt concrete for the mainline and ramp paving.
What gradation is required for the mainline asphalt concrete? |
8/25/08 |
Response: Please refer to Section 39-2.02, "Aggregate" of the Standard Specifications. |
8/27/08
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Inquiry: |
8/29/08 09/02/08 |
Response: (1) |
09/02/08
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Inquiry: Due to the fact that the construction window is not long enough to allow each bridge to be constructed and falsework removed before Oct 14th, will the false work piles be allowed to remain below ordinary high water thru the winter? |
09/02/08
09/02/08 |
Response: Your inquiry has been received. However, please be aware due to the short time frame between when this inquiry was received and the bid opening, a response may not be provided in time. Thank you for your patience. Attention is directed to Condition 1b of the California Coastal Development Permit and subject to the applicable permit conditions and item 3 of the Standard Conditions which states, "Any questions of intent or interpretation of any condition will be resolved by the Executive Director or the Commission". |
09/02/08
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Inquiry:
1) Section 10-3.03 - Maintaining Existing
Traffic Management Systems Element During Construction. There are no
drawings to show elements of T.M.S. that should be maintained. The drawings
show elements to be abandoned or replaced. Staging drawings show no
electrical work. "Payment" section says there may or may not
be any work yet this is a Bid Item. Since there is nothing shown is
everything an extra? If there is nothing there, does the Bid Item get
eliminated? If it is paid as extra work, how do you put a price on it?
According to project drawings there are two (2) detector loops to be
abandoned and replaced and two (2) highway advisory signs, one to be
abandoned and one relocated. Are these the elements to be protected?
2) Sheet E-1 shows metal pull box 8"x8"x4", unknown in Caltrans Specifications. Please clarify as this is not dimensions for a #9 or #9A. |
| 9/4/08 | Response:
1. The Contract Bid Item and Special Provision are to remain in the
contract in order to cover the cost of maintaining and keeping operational
the existing TMS elements shown on the plans or identified during the
pre-construction operational status check meeting. These existing TMS
elements shall be operational during construction and stage construction.
There may or may not be a need for temporary TMSs during various stages
of construction. Please follow Provision 0-3.03 that contains all the
information.
2. Since Type 9 or 9A pull boxes can not fit into the footing of the proposed modified Type S-10, these special size pull boxes were put into the contract. Pull box specifications are given in Caltrans Standard Specifications. |
09/03/08
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Inquiry: What is steel call out and what coating is required for the PTFE bearings |
09/08/08 |
Response:
Please refer to the Special Provisions, Section 10-1.47, "PTFE BEARING." Thank you for your patience. |
9/4/08
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Inquiry: The existing piers 7 and 8 footings are located within the wetted channel. As the bridge removal specification requires the removal of the piers and footings at these locations, what work can the contractor expect to be allowed to perform to accomplish the bridge removal work? |
09/08/09 |
Response:
The various permits limit the timing and nature of the work that is permissible within the channel. Please bid the project in accordance with the current contract bid documents. |
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| The responses to bidder's inquiries, unless incorporated into a formal addendem 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 availability or use of information provided in the responses to bidder's 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. |