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UT FLAP SLA 10(1) Mill Creek Canyon Road

Question and Answer Posted: 10/24/2024

Questions Answers

Received October 3, 2024

1. I will be working on the Earthwork/Excavation takeoff for this project. After reviewing the provided digital files I noticed the XML files for the Existing Ground and Finished Grade seem incomplete. I am unable to import any information from the EG surface and only the surface boundary for all of the Finished Grade surface. Would you or someone else be able to assist me with this matter?

Updated Electronic Design Files Physical Data was posted on 10/08/2024.

Received October 8, 2024 at the Pre-Bid Site Visit

2. For vault toilet to be salvaged in accordance with SCR

Section 203, will the contractor need to load it on a FS trailer?

Refer to Amendment A001, removal of SCR Subsection 203.03.

Vault toilets will be removed by the contractor. FS no longer intends to salvage any of the vault toilets identified for replacement.

3. Was the Pre-Bid Site Visit Mandatory?

No

4. Can asphalt millings be used for aggregate base?

FP Section 301 does not allow for asphalt millings to be used as aggregate base and asphalt millings do not meet the criteria for acceptability of SCR Subsection 703.05

5. Is contractor allowed to put conduit down center of road at Beaver Ponds to Thousand Springs (Station 187+20 to 197+65)? Is there sufficient conduit cover depth above groundwater along this segment.

Conduit at this location will only be the communication conduit.

Yes, contractor may submit for conduit down the center of road in accordance with Subsection 636.04. Conduit installed according to Sheet U1 minimum burry depth of 24” below finished ground is anticipated to be above seasonal average groundwater depth.

6. For culverts not being replaced like the ones at Beaver Pond to Thousand Springs, is there enough cover for contractor’s heavy equipment to drive over? Have culverts been

Culverts are not load rated, contractor to take proper precautions to protect in-place as prescribed in the plans.

Question and Answer Posted: 10/24/2024 inspected so contractor equipment can go over them and the culvert will not blow out, in other words can they handle HS-20 load?

7. Is there a requirement for temporary roadway surface? Refer to Subsection 108.01(h) for roadway surface requirements during holidays listed in table 108-2, Subsection 156.07(l) for requirements to allow winter recreation during winter shutdown, and Subsection 156.07(o) for temporary trail requirements.

8. How will the contractor keep Type 1 rock embankment out of water?

Special Rock Embankments shown in design tables on Sheet G20 and G21 indicate Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 Special Rock Embankments are founded above the normal water elevation of the stream. Type 2 are founded below the normal water elevation and embedded below the thalweg of the stream as shown in the Type 2 design table.

9. For curb and gutter throughout the project, is there rebar through the new curb and gutter?

Refer to Amendment A001, Plan Sheet T12.

10. Plan Sheet D15: For the Big Water Parking Lot, does the fence get removed and reset?

Yes, refer to fence existing location and proposed location on Plan Sheet D15.

11. For vault toilets to be salvaged: is the pay item all inclusive to remove the vault toilet? Does it include pumping the vaults?

Refer to Amendment A001, removal of SCR Subsection 203.03.

Vault toilets will be removed by the contractor. Removal is inclusive for the work. FS no longer intends to salvage any of the vault toilets identified for replacement.

12. Subexcavation: Are there any known locations for subexcavation?

Subexcavation quantity is shown on Plan Sheets B1 and B7.

Subexcavation locations will be identified during construction.

13. Staging area at station 45+00: is the contractor allowed to use material stockpiles in this location? Can the contractor

Yes, contractor is allowed to use the material stored here if it meets requirements in FP-14 and SCR’s for the intended use.

Yes, the contractor may dispose of waste material at this location

Question and Answer Posted: 10/24/2024 dispose of waste material here?

within the construction limits shown on Plan Sheet C4 and according to the requirement in FP and SCR Section 105.

14. If contractor disturbs/wastes material at the staging area at station 45+00, will it be required to be seeded and mulched and is that included in the seeding/mulching quantities?

Refer to Amendment A001 for SCR Section 105.06 requirements. Site seeding/mulching reclamation materials are not included in the contract quantities and are not measured for payment.