T-1744-0150 _Addendum No. 2_package.pdf
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- EASTMAN SIDING AND WORTON CURVE SAFETY PROJECT
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- BPM030923
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- Kent County, Maryland
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This document is Addendum No. 2 to the Invitation for Bids for the EASTMAN SIDING AND WORTON CURVE SAFETY PROJECT issued by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA). The project involves the reconstruction of freight tracks, a new turnout, cross culverts, and ditches along the Massey-Chestertown Freight Line in Kent County, Maryland. The addendum provides the official Question and Answer document and a plan-holder's list for the project. The contract duration is 290 calendar days.
The project is being procured through a competitive bidding process. No further details are provided regarding pricing terms, set asides, incumbents, funding requirements and sources, or other salient commercial information.
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6 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-1614 | 410.539.5000 | 1.866.RIDE.MTA | TTY 410.539.3497 | mta.maryland.gov
TO: All Prospective Proposers
FROM: Maryland Transit Administration
SUBJECT: Addendum No. 2
T-1744-0150 EASTMAN SIDING AND WORTON CURVE SAFETY PROJECT
DATE: September 13, 2022
Addendum No. 2 is three (3) pages and includes the following:
ITEM No. 1 – Provides the official Question and Answer document.
ITEM No. 2 – Provides a plan-holder’s list for the project.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
Sincerely, Christie Williams Christie Williams Procurement Administrator Procurement Division Maryland Transit Administration
Acknowledgement of receipt of Addendum No. 2 to T-1744-0150.
Vendor Name: ___________________________________________________________
Authorized Representative’s Signature Date
This is the end of Addendum No. 2
T-1744-0150
T-1744-0150 EASTMAN SIDING AND WORTON CURVE SAFETY PROJECT
Question and Answer
1) What is the duration of project – 290 calendar days or120 days ?
Response: Per Spec 01 11 00, Sec. 1.5.A.1 the duration is 290 calendar days.
2) Which rail and size may need to be “Head hardened” at the length of the angle bar in the field ?
Response: Per Drawing No. TW-03, 115RE Rail for Worton Curve is to be Head Hardened.
3) Ballast compacters are used on transit lines not for Class 1 Freight lines at the end of the track. Is MTA sure they are to be used in this Project?
Response: Ballast is to vibrated and interlocked in a manner acceptable to the Engineer. Reference to “vibrator compactor” in Spec 34 11 23 Sec. 3.1.E.2, Spec 34 11 26 Sec. 3.1.B.3, and Spec 34 11 26 Sec. 3.1.F.9 is intended to indicated a type of machine, not the specific piece of machinery.
4) Are there Restraining Rails in the curve ?
Response: No, Worton curve is not designed for Restraining Rail.
5) Is their a bumping post at the end of the existing track?
Response: There is not a bumping post at the end of active track at Mary Morris Road.
6) What is the MTA meaning of a “pin bolt”? Different Railroads have different definitions.
Response: Spec 34 11 19, Sec. 2.2.C uses pin bolts to refer to the manufacturer’s recommended bolts for the joint bars.
T-1744-0150 EASTMAN SIDING AND WORTON CURVE SAFETY PROJECT
Plan-holder’s List
1. Paul C. Bramble David A. Bramble, Inc.
2. David F. Felchock Jr.
3. Bullock Construction Inc.
4. Rhinehart Railroad Construction, Inc.
5. Polivka International Company, Inc.
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