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This document contains answers to technical questions from prospective bidders regarding Solicitation Number 69056722B000016 for resurfacing roads in Flathead County, Montana. The project involves resurfacing sections of the North Fork of the Flathead River and Blankenship and Belton Stage Road. The government will not provide additional materials such as a mass diagram or gradation results for recycled aggregate to be used as specified in the solicitation. Bidders are instructed to submit bids according to the solicitation documents. Suitable backfill material may be obtained from onsite sources with processing or from an identified offsite source. Additional topsoil will not be required beyond what is indicated. Water sources are identified. The government will not add payment items or modify the solicitation beyond any future amendments.

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MT FLATHEAD 486(1) & MT FLAP FLATHD 2021(1)

North Fork of the Flathead River & Blankenship and Belton Stage Road Resurfacing

# General Technical Question Answer Date

1 X Is there a mass diagram available for this project? If so will you please provide?

The Government has not produced and will not be providing a mass diagram for this project. Please submit bids according to the solicitation documents.

10/14/2022

2 X

SCR 308.03 states “Use government furnished recycled aggregate with a maximum particle size of 1½ inches.” Will the government provide gradation results of the material to verify it will meet this specification?

The Government will not provide gradation results for this Government‐ provided material stockpile. See the first sentence of FP‐14 Subsection

105.02(b) and please submit bids according to the solicitation documents. Note:

The requirements of Subsection 105.02(b) will be further clarified under

Amendment A001.

10/14/2022

3 X Is there a government provided source for water at each location? Water may be obtained from each of the three sources listed under Subsection

105.02A.

10/14/2022

4 X

Note 1. On plan sheet D.15 states “Locate, preserve, and protect existing buried Lumen phoneline”. I do not see a bid item for this.

Will you consider adding a bid item for this work?

The Government will not be adding a pay item for this work. See Subsection

109.05 of FP‐14 and submit bids according to the solicitation documents. 10/14/2022

5 X

Per FP‐03 704.03 backfill material has a max particle size of 3”.

Will the government please indicate if existing material will be suitable for backfill? If not will the contractor be required to import backfill material and export spoils?

The proposer shall be prepared to encounter unsuitable material, however, at some locations the onsite material may meet backfill material requirements with additional processing. Alternately, processed material may be imported from Whale Creek Pit for use as backfill material. The backfill material shall meet the specified requirements stipulated under sub‐section 704.03. Please bid according to the solicitation documents.

11/3/2022

6 X

If the quantity of topsoil indicated in the summary is not available on site will the contractor be required to import the difference in topsoil at contractors cost?

Additional topsoil for placing conserved topsoil will not be required, please bid according to solicitation documents 11/3/2022

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