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| Date Asked: 02/14/2018 | Date Answered: 02/14/2018 |
| Poster: Lee Taylor | Company: D'Ambra Const. Co., Inc. |
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Question:
Should contractors base their take-off of driveway areas strictly by the size of the opening shown on the general plans? Very often the depth of concrete is increased on both sides of the driveway to account for vehicles driving over the edges of the curb opening. Otherwise excessive cracking of the sidewalks takes place at nearly every driveway that may have a delivery truck come in. Should there be a separate bid item to account for additional concrete walks/driveways at this likely work, or would RIDOT prefer to negotiate for added work at every location this might likely take place? |
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Answer:
The concrete driveway detail has been revised on the Miscellaneous Details Plan and will be included in Addendum No. 1. |
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| Date Asked: 02/13/2018 | Date Answered: 02/15/2018 |
| Poster: Lee Taylor | Company: D'Ambra Const. Co., Inc. |
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Question:
Job specific code 201.9902 calls for remove/reset brick edging as part of Item code 906.9902 with no separate payment to be made. Please clarify how any damaged (not by contractor) bricks or cobblestones will be paid for in the likelihood that a quantity of these will be required. |
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An item has been added in Addendum No.1 to address this issue if needed during construction. |
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| Date Asked: 02/13/2018 | Date Answered: 02/14/2018 |
| Poster: Lee Taylor | Company: D'Ambra Const. Co., Inc. |
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Question:
The description of work for Item 906.9902 includes item code 702.0540 that has it's own separate bid item. Please clarify. |
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Answer:
The specification for Item 906.9902 has been revised not to include Item code 702.0540. The revised specification will be part of Addendum No. 1. |
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| Date Asked: 02/13/2018 | Date Answered: 02/14/2018 |
| Poster: Lee Taylor | Company: D'Ambra Const. Co., Inc. |
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Question:
The basis of payment for 702.9901 includes additional items that already have their own separate bid item. Please clarify. |
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The basis of payment for job specific Item 702.9901 is only for the furnishing and installing drop inlets w/filters as shown and detailed on the plans. |
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| Date Asked: 02/13/2018 | Date Answered: 02/14/2018 |
| Poster: WAYNE CLARKE | Company: cardi corp |
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Question:
There are no Sheet Numbers on the Contract Plans. Please revise the plans to add Sheet Numbers. |
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Sheet numbers will be added to the applicable plans in the upper right corner of the plan sheet as part of Addendum No.1. All sheet numbers can also be found in the lower right hand corner beneath the title block. |
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| Date Asked: 02/13/2018 | Date Answered: 02/14/2018 |
| Poster: WAYNE CLARKE | Company: cardi corp |
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Question:
On the General Plans, there is not a distinct line/arrow depicting the beginning of new curb and the resetting of existing curb. Since you are making the curb and sidewalk item all inclusive, the contractor needs definite notations of where new curb starts and ends. Please re-issue the plans with definite limits between the new curb and resetting of existing curb. |
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New or reset curbing line type will be revised as part of Addendum No.1. |
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| Date Asked: 02/13/2018 | Date Answered: 02/14/2018 |
| Poster: WAYNE CLARKE | Company: cardi corp |
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Question:
General Plan 4; there is a 48.1.0 (detectable warning mat) at approximate station 102+75, 60' left that is not within new curb and sidewalk work. How does the contractor get paid for this item of work that is outside the curb and sidewalk work? |
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Thank you for your question. The new sidewalk work will be extended to include the detectable warning mat. This revision will be included in Addendum No. 1. |
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| Date Asked: 02/13/2018 | Date Answered: 02/14/2018 |
| Poster: WAYNE CLARKE | Company: cardi corp |
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Question:
The Contract Plans are not to the scale noted on the drawings. The distance between stations is approximately 95+/- feet. On a project where you are making numerous items of work all inclusive, the contractor cannot calculate the correct quantities. Please re-issue the plans and revised the bid date. |
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The plans appear to be to scale. |
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| Date Asked: 02/12/2018 | Date Answered: 02/14/2018 |
| Poster: Lee Taylor | Company: D'Ambra Const. Co., Inc. |
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Question:
Please clarify Item #37 - 906.9902 - Curb and sidewalks - 15,100 linear feet. Huh?? Why aren't all of the pay items being listed as usual? there are too many variables to bid this the way set up in this bid. How is bidder to know where driveways versus sidewalk areas stop/start? Is bidder supposed to know how much gravel subbase may or may not be required? The list goes on and on! |
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Answer:
The Department has decided to combine several standard and non‐standard related items of work into one job specific pay item. As recommended for all projects, the contractor should become familiar with the existing field conditions, plans and contract document prior to posting their bid. The concrete sidewalk and driveway specific locations can be found on the general plans. The limits for concrete sidewalk areas versus concrete driveway areas can be found on the Miscellaneous Detail Plan. This new specification in coordination with contractor Invoicing, will greatly reduce documentation efforts typically required for each of the individual pay items. |
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