Lowden State Park Eternal Indian Plaza QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1.docx

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

VENDOR QUESTIONS

Date: February 7, 2023

23-422DNR-REALT-B-34141

LOCATION: Lowden State Park

PROJECT TITLE: Lowden State Park Eternal Indian Plaza Renovation

Vendor Question 1:

Section 1.5.1. says vendors must have experience with Commercial Pole Building. Is that correct?

IDNR Answer 1:

No. This was a typo and an updated IFB with Commercial Landscaping requirement instead of Commercial Pole Building requirement will be added to BidBuy. Please see Addendum 1 for further clarification.

Vendor Question 2:

Is the Vendor responsible for any damage done to location while working, needing to leave location as they found it?

IDNR Answer 2:

Yes. Section 1.4.4 of contract has the following: “Vendor shall repair and otherwise make good on any damage caused by this Work and leave the premises in the equivalent of the original condition.”

Vendor Question 3:

Is there was any limestone in the ground under the work area where the digging is to take place?

IDNR Answer 3:

IDNR does not anticipate that there is limestone below the existing plaza based on our records of the site and observations in the field. However, no geotechnical borings were done. Working with limestone subgrade should not be included in the bid and would be an unanticipated condition.

Vendor Question 4:

Is there a place at the Site that the Vendor can fill water from for the seeded areas?

IDNR Answer 4:

Yes. There is a place on site that the Vendor can fill water from but the Vendor will need to supply their own tanks and equipment.

Vendor Question 5:

Where are the large Limestones (rock wall) that need to be removed going? Does the Site want to keep them?

IDNR Answer 5:

All limestone removed from the construction site should remain for State staff to remove from a nearby stockpile location. This stockpile location will be coordinated prior to construction (at pre-construction meeting) with Site Superintendent Snook (or his designee).

Vendor Question 6:

The Stone wall at the base of the statue, leave and make a new wall around or remove?

IDNR Answer 6:

The State Historic Preservation Officers have stated that the limestone clad wall is not the historic condition and so a modern wall is acceptable. The plans circulated to potential bidders are correct in regard to the base of the sculpture.

Vendor Question 7:

Is the erosion control requirements from the Plan Details correct?

IDNR Answer 7:

Yes. The erosion control requirements have not changed, and the information presented in the Project Plans attached to this project should be used as originally presented.

Vendor Question 8:

Is the Contractor responsible for putting up a fence to keep the public out of the construction area?

IDNR Answer 8:

The project will be done while the park is open to the public, so safety should be of most importance. Vendor shall close off the immediate area around the construction site and use good common safety practices regarding warning signs, fencing, and not leaving excavated area exposed.

This language has been added to the IFB. Please see Addendum 1 for more information.