09r0006 rfp addtl info 1 q&a.doc

FA8751-09-R-0006

Pavements Maintenance and Repair IDIQ Additional Information Posting #1 April 30, 2009 The following 17 Questions and Answers are provided:

Q1. Section II Base Courses. II-01 thru II-05 items although NYS DOT they are rarely used in DOT projects in this region. The items listed below are commonly used and are readily available by all local manufacturers. These items listed below are specified for use in the Irish Hill project, but would all be non-prepriced.

304.12 Type 2

304.14 Type 4

304.15 Optional Type

A1. Items II-01 through II-05 will remain. The three items listed above will be added to the bid schedule to negate the requirement that they be non-prepriced items.

Q2. Section IV Storm Drainage, Item IV-04 Trench Drain, 12”. Could you give more information / detail on the material to be used regarding the drain itself?

A2. These trench drains will be utilized in front of large building openings and shall be pre-sloped and traffic rated. Some of the products available include POLYCAST Presloped System, ACO Polymer Products, or ABT, INC PolyDrain System.

Q3. Clarification needed in Section X, Curb & Gutter items. It’s hard to tell if you’re looking for a curb and gutter combination, stand alone curb or gutter only. Could you please clarify?

A3. The requirement is for a standalone curb.

Q4. Section VIII Concrete. Could you clarify the PSI / Class of concrete for each of the items VIII-01 thru VIII-03.

A4. The Price Schedule will be revised to reflect 4000 PSI concrete.

Q5. Section XV Incidental Construction. Could this bid unit be revised to reflect a full survey crew per hour or a percentage of the total price of the contract?

A5. The Price Schedule will be revised to reflect Survey Crew Per Hour

Q6. Section IV Asphalt Pavements. Item IV-03 Full Depth Patching, could you provide the scope of work required for this item.

A6. See project specifications Section 02577 Patching of Asphalt.

Irish Hill ULDF 98 0022

Q7. Are the earthwork calculations (cuts & fills) available for this project?

A7. No.

Q8. Specifications call for class IV RCP, submittal sheets say class III. Please clarify.

A8. Conform to the specification requirement of class IV RCP. Submittal sheets will be corrected.

Q9. What testing requirements if any are required beyond the new fiber & telephone?

A9. The SOW will be revised to reflect additional testing requirements for earth and pavement works.

Q10. Will new top soil be required for the Irish Hill Road project or will the use of spoils be allowed?

A10. New top soil will not be required as the use of spoils will be allowed.

Q11. Submittal sheets call for snow plow markers, what is the quantity / type?

A11. For type see SECTION 646 - DELINEATORS, REFERENCE MARKERS AND SNOWPLOWING MARKERS of the NYDOT Standard Specifications. As to quantity, the amount should be sufficient to clearly identify the guiderail sections to snowplow operators.

Q12. Is the contractor responsible for fiber optic hook up?

A12. Yes.

Q13. Is contractor to run conduit for others to replace fiber optic cable?

A13. No, Contractor is responsible only for the portion that he is relocating.

Q14. Can spoils be lost on site or do they have to go off Irish Hill Road site?

A14. Spoils are to be removed and disposed of off-site.

Q15. Is a total mill or a leveling run needed from lower plane to the gate at the top of Irish hill Road?

A15. The limits of construction are defined in the plans for the subject project.

Q16. Need information on shoulder work you are looking for on Irish Hill Road site.

A16. See section 303 of the NYDOT Standard Specifications dated May 1, 2008.

Q17. The cost adjust formula appears to be in error as it does not consider the true volume of liquid asphalt used in a ton of pavement. Please clarify.

A17. The cost adjustment formula is correct but not very clear. The formula is essentially the same as used by NYDOT as shown in Section 698-3.01C of the standard specifications.

The burden is placed upon the contractor to calculate this difference using the appropriate volume of liquid asphalt for the type of pavement in a specific line item. When a contractor submits a proposal for a specific task order he/she will need to clearly explain the cost difference by showing the specific price of materials as published at the time and the calculation used to arrive at the cost adjustment for the specific line item.

The document “Cost Adjustment Formulas (Revised 30 Apr 09)” will replace the original RFP Attachment 3 and will be incorporated by amendment to the solicitation as FA8751-09-R-0006 Atch 3 REVISED 30 Apr 09.