Q_-_A_Greenbrier_Site_Showing.pdf

Job Showing Q&A EWP – Streambank Stabilization - 3 Sites - Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Solicitation Number: AG-SPEC-S-17-0047

1. Q. Can Bids be E-mailed to the Contracting Officer?

A. No. The bids have to be received in hard copy by mail or hand delivered to the Syracuse, NY address by 11:00 a.m. on August 11, 2017.

2. Q. Will the performance time change if the Phillips site is dropped?

A. Yes, the new performance time will be shown in the amendment.

3. Q. Is there a difference in the rock gradation for the Cook and Brooks Sites?

A. The Cook and Brooks Sites have different rock gradation specified. See the drawings and specifications for details.

Cook Site

4. Q. If contractor damages pavement will they be responsible?

A. The contractor is responsible for return the parking lot to equal to or better condition prior to construction.

5. Q. Where will the toe of the finished streambank be?

A. The toe of the rock riprap should be where the existing toe is.

6. Q. Is there much material that will have to be removed to install the riprap.

A. A large amount of material will have to be removed from the site. The existing slope will have to be flattened to a 2:1 and then additional material will have to be removed that is the thickness of the riprap for the riprap installation.

Brooks Site

7. Q. Will the large sycamore tree at the downstream end of job be removed?

A. Yes, the tree will have to be removed and properly disposed of. The stump can remain.

8. Q. Will any waste material need to be hauled off site?

A. Material will not have to be hauled offsite, but the gravel bar will have to be moved to reshape the streambank and stream channel. Any trash encountered in any excavation will have to be disposed of offsite properly.

9. Q. How much material will have to be placed against the bank?

A. Approximately 5 ft. of level fill will be placed against the bank and then the 2.5:1 slope will be built to install the riprap on.

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Clendenin Site

10. Q. What is the length of the gabion wall?

A. The drawings show a length of 80 ft., but the length will be changed to 78 ft. to make it fit the standard gabion lengths.

11. Q. Will pipes be extended through Gabion Baskets?

A. All of the pipes will have to be extended through the gabion wall.

12. Q. Is there any trees that will have to be removed?

A. Some of the trees where the baskets end will have to be removed along with their stumps.