Questions and Answers
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- Douglas County, Georgia
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This is an Addendum #4 Questions and Answers document for a wayfinding signage project by the City of Griffin in Griffin/Spalding County, Georgia. The project involves the installation of 39 directional signs throughout Spalding County and the City of Griffin to direct tourists and visitors to key points of interest. The document addresses eight clarification questions submitted by bidders regarding technical specifications and design requirements for the signage components, including structural materials (6" x 6" square tubing wall thickness and aluminum sheet specifications), vinyl graphics (reflective versus non-reflective green options), paint specifications (correcting a noted typo from P5 beige to P1 green), panel configuration (combining separate panels into single combined units), copy size requirements, and GDOT compliance regarding signage standards and destination quantities per sign.
The City of Griffin and its graphic designer are actively refining panel designs to maximize font size to at least 4 inches and have submitted all points of interest and wayfinding signage specifications to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for approval, which has been granted to proceed with the project. Bidders are instructed to submit quotes according to the specifications as drawn while having the option to provide alternative pricing for certain materials such as reflective vinyl and reduced-thickness aluminum. The document confirms that the front side of sign panels will feature painted surfaces with non-reflective vinyl destination graphics, while the reverse side will display painted green with digitally printed Griffin icon logos, and that combined panels previously specified as two separate units have been consolidated into single 0.125-inch sheet configurations.
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Addendum #4
Questions / Answers
1. Do you want the 6” X 6” square tube to have .125” wall or .25 wall?
Answer: 1.) .25” should be more stout and stronger for the support.
2. Do you understand the destination graphics specifically called out is using a non-reflective green vinyl?
Answer: 2.) I would like to see an option in the quote for the destination panel to be reflective green vinyl.
3. Item C (the sign frame) calls out to be painted P5 (which is beige) vs the visual design of green. I assume this is a typo.
Answer: 3). Yes, You are correct, it’s a typo and should be P1
4. Item B – is recommending to use .75 thick aluminum. Considering the raw material cost in today’s market, would you allow .50 material instead?
Answer: 4.) I would accept a quote with this as an option, but quote as described in the drawing packet
5. Can you confirm my understanding of the sign panel is the front side is painted and has the non-reflective vinyl for the destinations? The back side (of the same .125 sheet) is painted green with a digitally printed Griffin icon logo.
Answer: 5.) Yes, confirmed
6. Confirming again that D & E are now one combined .125 panel vs two individual .25 panels.
Answer: 6.) Yes, confirmed
7. Did you obtain a variance from GDOT to use 3.75” copy size vs the standard 4” and 6”? If you didn’t not get that variance do you want us to still quote the panel size as drawn at 43” x 50”? If we need to allow for 6” copy to be used on the street faster than 25 mph the panel size should be 84” x 50”. This could truly become a large dollar impact either in bidding or as a change order.
Answer: 7.) I’m working with a graphic designer now on some changes to the panel itself to maximize the font size to at least 4”; those updates will be provided as soon as I have them; however what you see along with the list of signs and their points of Interest were all submitted to GDOT and were approved.
8. Finally - GDOT also only allows 4 destination per wayfinding sign. Did you get a variance for this?
Answer: 8.) Once again, this project was sent with all of the Points of Interest that are shown in the wayfinding signage list and GDOT has approved the project to begin.
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