MARYLAND STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION           
OFFICE OF MAINTENANCE           
7491 Connelley Drive           
Hanover, Maryland 21076           
           
February 18, 2016           
           
ADDENDUM NO. 1           
           
	CONTRACT NO.: 	DO2945129           
	DESCRIPTION:	Sailwinds Welcome Center Pedestrian Bridge Replacement and Mast            
Painting in Dorchester County           
	           
	TO ALL PURCHASERS OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:           
           
	The Bid Opening date for this project is still scheduled for February 25, 2016.           
           
	The attention of prospective bidders is directed to the following revisions, additions, and/or            
deletions to 	the Invitation for Bids Booklet:           
           
INVITATION FOR BIDS BOOKLET           
           
	Page	Revision Description           
           
	iv	REVISED Table of Contents to incorporate new Section 012100 - ALLOWANCES           
           
50-51	REVISED PAYMENT OF STATE OBLIGATIONS SECTION on pages 1 of 6 and            
2 of 6           
	           
57	REVISED Section 011000 - SUMMARY OF WORK to correct 1.3 A. Project            
Schedule.           
           
63	REVISED Section 011000 - SUMMARY OF WORK to correct the 1.8 B.           
           
63A-D	ADDED Special Provisions, Section 012100 - ALLOWANCES           
           
176		REVISED Special Provision 103 – ENGINEERS OFFICE to eliminate 1 desktop            
computer           
           
The following questions were received.  Responses are provided for clarification to all bidders in bold            
after the question. Bidders are advised to take answers to this questions in consideration, when            
preparing your bid:           
           
1.	Page 57 of the IFB states in words that the project duration is 540 calendar days. It states in            
numbers 217 calendar days. Page 63 of the IFB also shows 217 calendar days. Page 254 of the            
IFB states that the duration is 175 calendar days. What is the correct project duration? A            
revised page is added in this Addendum.           
           
2.	Special provision 015000, section 2.2-C, indicates that the Contractor is to provide 1 laptop            
computer. The Special Provision for Section 103 indicated that the Contractor is to provide 1            
laptop computer and 1 desktop computer. What is the correct quantity of the computers? A            
revised page is added in this Addendum.           
           
3.	Plan sheet 4 shows both lower level and upper level public access/egress routes. How are we            
supposed to maintain upper level access/egress while the bridge is being replaced? The            
temporary upper level egress stairs serve no purpose if a bridge is not in place. Is it acceptable            
to just maintain safe access/egress to the lower level during bridge replacement and omit the            
temporary stairs and upper level access/egress?            
            See Plan Sheet S-001 Visitor Center Access Notes for information.           
           
4.	What is the required spacing of plastic lumber fasteners?            
See Specification Section 061533 (Composite Decking) for information.           
           
5.	Are steel contractors bidding this project required to have certification in simple, intermediate,            
or Advanced bridge? Is certification in Bridge Components acceptable at this time?           
See Speciation Section 051200 Structural Steel Framing, 1.6 Quality Assurance           
           
6.	Please confirm project duration. Specification 0110000 1.3 section A describes Five Hundred            
Forty days but has 217 days in parenthesis. Page 254 of specification notes 175 calendar days            
to complete the work. A revised page is added in this Addendum.           
           
7.	Please provide the Mast at Sailwinds installation contractors name and contact information.            
The general contractor was SMCI Construction Services http://www.smconst.com/#           
           
8.	Are painting contractors to paint the mast erected in the air or will the mast be disassembled            
and able to be painted on the ground? Please consider your company’s best practices to            
execute this scope of work.           
           
9.	Please confirm the MBE participation requirements for this project. Page 228 of the spec book            
states I have met the participation goal of 0%. Please confirm. Per page 16 (Contract            
Provision “MBE for the Strait State Contracts”) and page 228, MBE goal for this            
Contract is 0%.           
           
10.	Please confirm how the value amount is to be written when filling out the schedule of prices.            
Specifically on page 216 when asking for the aggregate amount. This is to include the total            
(aggregate) amount from the previous pages of the Schedule of Prices.           
           
11.	Specification section 051200 indicates that both the steel fabricator and erector need to            
be “AISC certified”. It has been our experience that these certifications are needed for            
larger jobs and for projects of this size the amount of local fabricators and erectors who            
could offer competitive pricing for this project would be limited greatly if this            
requirement were to remain within the documents. There are a large amount of local            
fabricators and erectors who perform their work to AISC standards but do not carry            
these certifications since their volume of work performed would not justify the expense            
of this certification vs their average job size. We request this project requirement be            
removed for this project. See Speciation Section 051200 Structural Steel Framing, 1.6            
Quality Assurance           
           
Please remove any existing Invitation for Bids pages (as applicable) that have 	been replaced by            
this Addendum, and insert the revised Invitation for Bids pages (as applicable) in their proper            
sequence. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in 	your bid being declared            
irregular.            
           
	Any bidder having questions concerning this contract should contact Galina Bocharov at            
410-582-5568,            
	Fax 410-582-9862.           
           
           
           
	RUSSELL A. YUREK           
	DIRECTOR - OFFICE OF MAINTENANCE           
           
	THIS ADDENDUM HAS BEEN ISSUED TO CLARIFY; ADD TO; DELETE FROM; CORRECT;            
	AND/OR CHANGE THE BID DOCUMENTS TO THE EXTENT INDICATED AND IS HEREBY            
	MADE PART OF THE SAID BID DOCUMENTS ON WHICH THE CONTRACT WILL BE            
BASED.            
	COMAR 21.05.02.08 REQUIRES THAT ALL ADDENDA ISSUED BE ACKNOWLEDGED,            
	THEREFORE; PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR BID, ATTACH THE ADDENDUM RECEIPT            
	VERIFICATION FORM TO THE FRONT OF THE PROPOSAL FORM PACKET.  FAILURE TO            
DO            
	SO MAY RESULT IN THE BID BEING DECLARED NON-RESPONSIVE.            
           
CONTRACT NO. DO2945129           
ADDENDUM NO. 1           
February 18, 2016           
Page 3