Addendum 8

Marion County Seven Bridges Maintenance and Repairs

Addendum 8

Question 1 – Is there any as-built information that can be provided for these bridges?

Answer 1 – Please see Georgia Department of Transportation Bridge Inspection Reports as provided in Addenda – 1 through 7 for this information.

Question 2 – Is there any geotechnical information that can be provided?

Answer 2 – No geotechnical information is available.

Question 3 – Please confirm the intent is to repair the noted pile on the project utilizing the Exhibit A detail provided and that the existing pile are to remain in-place and not to be removed.

Answer 3 – Utilize Exhibit A detail. The existing pile(s) are to remain in place.

Question 4 – “If there are unreasonable delays or unauthorized suspensions of the work, the County reserves the right to charge the Contractor, not as a penalty, but as liquidated damages, as prescribed in an executed contract.” Please provide the liquidated damages rate specific for this project.

Answer 4 – Liquidated damages rate will be $500.00 per day for every day excluding Sundays once the contract period ends.

Question 5 – Please clarify if bracing is only required at the bents in which repair work is occurring or if the intent is to brace every bent on each bridge.

Answer 5 – Bracing is only needed as specified on the bents that are being repaired. (See Exhibit A)

Question 6 – On Bill Merritt Road over the West Fork of Lanahassee Creek, the pile repair scope states to replace rotten piles at bents 2 and 3. Please clarify if the intent is to repair all the pile at bents 2 and 3 or only certain pile.

Answer 6 – The intent is to repair Pile 1 bent 2; and pile 1 bent 3. For more details, please see GDOT Bridge Inspection Report for this bridge.

Question 7 - Mt Carmen Church Road over Muckalee Creek Trib. Please confirm repair scope is to repair pile 4 at bent 3 and also pile 4 at bent 5.

Answer 7 – The repair scope is for bent 3 pile 4; and bent 5 pile 4.

Technical Correction – On 2.2.6 Activities by Bridge – Specific Activities Required - The serial number for the Bridge at Bill Merritt Road at W. Fork of Lanahassee Creek should be listed as 197-5022-0 instead of 197-5021-0.