Addendum _1 ITB 24_006 Roadway Improvements o.pdf

City of Fairburn

ITB 24-006 Roadway Improvements on Various

City Roads

Addendum #1

This addendum supersedes and supplements all portions of the bidding documents and becomes part of the contract documents for the above-referenced project.

Where any item called for in the specifications or indicated on the drawings is supplemented hereby, the original requirements shall remain in effect.

Where any original item is amended, voided or superseded hereby, the provision of such item not so specifically amended, voided or superseded shall remain in effect.

Clarification of Bidder Questions:

1. What will the work hours be for this project? Normal working hours are 7am to 6pm, with lane closures allowed from 9am to 4pm. Will nightwork be allowed? No

2. Can advanced warning signs be placed on tripods or will the city require them to be post-mounted? Yes

3. Will the City require side roads to be paved to the back of the radius? Yes

4. Are the parking areas in the Brookhaven subdivision to be paved? No

5. The excel bid schedule has a pay item with 0 TN of GAB but the contract does not include this item. Are we to provide a unit price for this item? Provide a unit price of zero. GAB will not be utilized on this project. If so, can the city please adjust the contract and provide an estimated quantity? N/A

6. Will the contractor be responsible for the testing of the materials? Yes, If so, will GDOT specs be followed? Yes

7. May riser rings be used for manhole and water valve adjustments? Yes.

8. Is the milling to be 1.5" across the full width of the roadway? Yes. However, there will be areas in which “Road Patching” will be required as identified by the Engineer. In these areas, material shall be removed to a required depth of 4”.

9. For roads that are currently paved over the concrete gutter, does The City intend for the contractor to mill extra depth to allow the new asphalt to be flush with the gutter? Yes.

10. What are the allowed work hours? Normal working hours are 7am to 6pm, with lane closures allowed from 9am to 4pm.

11. Are tripod advanced warning signs allowed in lieu of post mounted advanced warning signs? Yes.

12. Will the contractor be responsible for shoulder building and grassing on roads without curbs and gutters? No.

13. Are low/soft shoulder signs required? No.

14. Will the contractor be allowed to run the gate out at side roads, or should they be milled and paved to the back of the radius? Side streets shall be milled and paved to the end of the radius return.

15. How many copies of the bid are needed? One Original, one Original and one Copy, etc.?

One copy is sufficient.

16. Should the CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT & SUSPENSION pages be signed and submitted with bid? Yes.

17. On the SUBCONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION OF NONSEGREGATED FACILITIES form, it states, Name of Prime Contractor. This should be the Name of Subcontractor. Yes, the name of the subcontractor(s) should be provided on this form.

18. Will you allow Liquid Anti-Strip Additive in place of Hydrated Lime per the attached

GDOT Bulletin? Yes.

19. Will you allow Risers for Manholes and water valves for the resurfacing, or do they need to be rebuilt and raised? Yes, risers are permitted to be used.

20. Can you provide an approximate tonnage of patching per street? Will help on mobilization costs/production costs for the city! No, the areas in which “Road Patching” will be required will be identified by the Engineer as required prior to the commencement of construction activities. In these areas, material shall be removed to a required depth of 4”.

21. According to the lengths on the 12 roads provided (and assuming 26' widths, which seems conservative) the milling SY and Tons of topping seem to be off. At 1.5" I calculated around 57,000 SY of Milling and around 4800 tons of topping. Can the quantities be double checked for this project please? The milling quantity provided in the bid document is an estimate. The successful will paid for the actual quantities conducted.

22. Where are we starting to mill and pave Brookhaven Drive at John Rivers Rd? if it is at John

Rivers Road how is the striping for the Gore areas going to be counted, that is not 5” striping? The mill & inlay of Brookhaven Drive will begin at the taper of the deceleration lane on John River Road and will end at the taper of the acceleration lane. The striping “Gore” areas will be paid for as “Striping, Ther. 5-inch white”. This should be adequately accounted for in all submitted bids.

23. There are skips on Brookhaven Drive, how is it going to be calculated and paid for? The

“skips” will be paid for as “Striping, Ther. 5-inch white”. This should be adequately accounted for in all submitted bids.

24. How many days prior to work should these be placed? 48 hours in advance

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