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| Date Asked: 10/10/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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Question:
IF WINGWALL STEMS ARE HP CONCRETE AND ABUTMENT STEMS ARE MC CONCRETE, THEY SHOULD BE SEPARATE PAY ITEMS. IT SEEMS THAT THE WINGWALL STEMS AND ABUTMENT STEMS ARE PAID UNDER ONE ITEM. |
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Per RIDOT Compilation of Approved Specifications section 607.07 BASIS OF PAYMENT for Mass Concrete, dated 4/22/16: "No separate payment will be made for this item. Compliance with the above requirements shall be considered incidental to placement of mass concrete. Costs for this item shall be included in the bid prices of the appropriate items as listed in the Proposal." Additionally, per section 607.06 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT for Mass Concrete: "'Mass Concrete' will not be measured for payment." |
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| Date Asked: 10/10/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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Question:
ARE STAY-IN-PLACE FORMS ALLOWED FOR WOONSOCKET HILL BRIDGE DUE TO THE TIME ALLOWED TO REBUILD THE BRIDGE? |
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Yes, stay-in-place forms are allowed for Woonsocket Hill Bridge. |
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| Date Asked: 10/10/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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SHEET 20 OF ADDENDUM NO. 1 WHICH SHOWS THE LAND CLSOURE SCHEDULE IS TOUGH TO READ. PLEASE RE-ISSUE A CLEARER COPY. |
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The Re-scan of this page has been included in Addendum #2. |
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| Date Asked: 10/10/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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ADDENDUM NO. 1 CHANGE THE ABUTMENT STEMS PIER CAPS AND COLUMNS TO MC CONCRETE BUT THE PAY ITEM IS STILL HP CONCRETE. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO PAY ITEM FOR THE MC CONCRETE. |
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Per RIDOT Compilation of Approved Specifications section 607.07 BASIS OF PAYMENT for Mass concrete, dated 4/22/2016: "No separate payment will be made for this item. Compliance with the above requirements shall be considered incidental to placement of mass concrete. Costs for this item shall be included in the bid prices of the appropriate items as listed in the Proposal." Additionally, per section 607.06 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT for mass Concrete: "Mass Concrete' will not be measured for payment." |
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| Date Asked: 10/10/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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PLEASE CLARIFY HOW THE CRUSHED STONE BEHIND BACKWALL IS PAID FOR. |
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See answer regarding weep holes, below. |
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| Date Asked: 10/10/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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PLEASE CLARIFY HOW THE WEEP HOLES IN THE ABUTMENT STEMS ARE PAID FOR. |
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Per RIDOT Standard Specifications section 811.05.1 BASIS OF PAYMENT for Weep Holes and Pavement Subdrains: "Unless covered by a specific Proposal item, materials for the installation of weep holes and pavement subdrains will not be paid for separately, but will be included as incidental items in the respective contract unit prices per cubic yard as listed in the proposal for the applicable classes of Portland cement concrete." |
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| Date Asked: 10/10/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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PLEASE CLARIFY HOW THE APPROACH SIDEWALK AS SHOWN ON SHEET 41 IS PAID FOR. ALSO PLEASE CLARIFY THE SIZE OF REBAR IN THE APPROACH SIDEWALK. |
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Paid for under item 905.0110. Reinforcement shall be in accordance with the RIDOT standard sidewalk details and specifications. |
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| Date Asked: 10/09/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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THERE ARE NO MIN. BIDS FOR ITEM NOS. 212.2000, 914.5010, 914.5020. |
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http://www.dot.ri.gov/documents/doingbusiness/MinBidPrice.pdf; $15,000 shall be the minimum acceptable bid price for item 212.200 for this contract. |
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| Date Asked: 10/09/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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PLEASE CLARIFY IF THE EAST ABUTMENT HAS A CONSTRUCTION JOINT AT THE ABUTMENT STEM SIMILAR TO THE WEST ABUTMENT. |
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The east abutment shall have a construction joining through the abutment centerline similar to the west abutment. The annotation will be shown in a plan revision in a forthcoming amendment. |
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| Date Asked: 10/09/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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PLEASE CLARIFY HOW THE CHEEK WALLS FOR THE WH BRIDGE ARE PAID FOR. |
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The cheek walls should be included under item 808.0506 - CONCRETE SUBSTRUCTURE CLASS HP 3/4" ABUT STEMS |
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| Date Asked: 10/09/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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PLEASE CLARIFY HOW THE WINGWALL STEMS AT WH BRIDGE ARE PAID FOR. |
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The wingwalls stems should be included under item 808.0506 - CONCRETE SUBSTRUCTURE CLASS HP 3/4" ABUT STEMS |
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| Date Asked: 10/09/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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Please clarify if item 808.0321 - Temporary sheeting is used for the structural excavation at the WH bridge Center Pier. |
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Correct, that is the intention of that item. |
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| Date Asked: 10/09/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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Question:
What are the estimated driven lengths of the h-piles? |
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Pile lengths will vary but the estimated average length is approximately 50 feet. |
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| Date Asked: 10/07/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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CS-8 STATES THAT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS MAY 1, 2019 AND JS-8 STATES 12/15/18. PLEASE CLARIFY WHICH IS CORRECT. |
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December 15, 2018 is the Interim Milestone date for Woonsocket Hill Bridge to be substantially complete and an overall substantial completion for the entire project is May 1,2019 |
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| Date Asked: 10/07/2017 | Date Answered: 10/13/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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PLEASE CLARIFY IF DISINCENTIVES AND LIQUID ATED DAMAGES WILL BE ACCESSED TOGETHER IF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS NOT MET. |
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It is the intention to access Liquidated Damages and Disincentives for the substantial completion of Woonsocket Hill Bridge as Dec. 15, 2018 per day total. |
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| Date Asked: 10/06/2017 | Date Answered: 10/06/2017 |
| Poster: Anthony Mesiti | Company: Cardi Corporation |
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DUE TO ALL THE PROJECTS BIDDING, CAN THE DEPARTMENT POSTPONE THE BID DATE BY 1 OR 2 WEEKS. |
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At this time, the Department will not consider postponing the bid date. |
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| Date Asked: 10/05/2017 | Date Answered: 10/06/2017 |
| Poster: Dan Kelley | Company: Aetna Bridge Company |
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Several of the concrete elements on the Woonsocket Hill Bridge meet the RIDOT standard criteria for mass concrete; including the abutment stems, pier footings, pier columns and pier caps. However, the plans and specifications do not designate any of these as Class MC concrete. Please confirm that there are no mass concrete requirements in this contract. |
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The specified areas, meeting the RIDOT criteria for mass concrete, will be clarified in Addendum No. 1. |
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| Date Asked: 10/05/2017 | Date Answered: 10/06/2017 |
| Poster: Dan Kelley | Company: Aetna Bridge Company |
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As a follow up to the below Q&A will RIDOT be revising page CS-7 to state the bridges can be constructed simultaneously instead of consecutively? |
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Yes. |
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| Date Asked: 10/02/2017 | Date Answered: 10/05/2017 |
| Poster: Dan Kelley | Company: Aetna Bridge Company |
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The sequence of construction on page CS-7 requires Woonsocket Hill Bridge and Pound Hill Bridge to be constructed consecutively. The substantial completion date for Woonsocket Hill Bridge is 12/15/18 and the substantial completion for the project is 5/1/19. Pound Hill bridge requires 3 phases of construction with many temperature sensitive activities such as concrete repairs, concrete slab overlay, paving and striping. Is it the intent to perform the work on this bridge over the winter months? |
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The intent is that the contractor will man load the project accordingly in order to complete both projects simultaneously within the required time frame. The overall intent is to minimize the full bridge closure of Woonsocket Hill Bridge. |
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| Date Asked: 10/02/2017 | Date Answered: 10/05/2017 |
| Poster: Dan Kelley | Company: Aetna Bridge Company |
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Is there a limit on the number of weekend Route 146 detours that can be utilized during the construction of Woonsocket Hill Road Bridge? |
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Yes. One weekend closure for demolition is permitted and one weekend closure for steel erection is permitted. |
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| Date Asked: 10/02/2017 | Date Answered: 10/05/2017 |
| Poster: Dan Kelley | Company: Aetna Bridge Company |
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TMP Attachment No. 1 Note 5 states that Route 146 NB & SB may only be closed simultaneously during the demolition of the existing Woonsocket Hill Bridge. Since the steel beam splices fall directly over each side of Route 146 will RIDOT also allow both sides to be detoured during the beam erection? |
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During erection, one direction can be fully detoured with one lane open in the opposite direction. 15 minute interval closures will be allowed on the one open lane. An addendum to the TMP will be issued. |
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