MARYLAND STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION           
OFFICE OF HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT           
DESIGN TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION           
707 NORTH CALVERT STREET           
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202           
           
March 10, 2015           
           
SUBJECT: Contract No.  AA8955182           
F.A.P. No.: N/A           
DESCRIPTION: Broad Creek Headwaters Wetland and Stream Restoration           
           
ADDENDUM NO. 2           
           
To All Purchasers of Contract Documents:           
           
The bid opening for this contract has not changed. Invitation for Bids            
will be received until 12:00 noon on March 12, 2015.           
           
The attention of prospective bidders is directed to the following            
revisions, additions and/or deletions to the Invitation for Bids booklet            
dated February 03, 2015 and Contract Plans.           
           
INVITATION FOR BIDS BOOKLET           
           
Page No.   Description           
           
132        REPLACED Soil Lift Matting material section           
           DELETED Thread in the materials section           
           
CONTRACTOR QUESTIONS           
           
The responses to contractor questions included in this notice shall be            
considered part of the contract documents.  The responses shall be taken            
into consideration in the development of the contractor’s bid package            
           
INCLUDED IN THIS RESPONSE ARE CONTRACTOR QUESTIONS RECEIVED AS OF            
03/09/2015.           
           
The following questions were received from plan purchasers. The responses            
are provided for clarification to all bidders in bold after the            
questions:           
           
Q1:	The AB Inspector – The minimum qualification stated is a PE or PLS            
and experience in stream restoration.  However, there is no minimum            
qualification stated for the stream restoration, is the resume with            
stated projects and relevant work experience sufficient to gain approval?           
           
A1:	The minimum qualifications for the Stream Restoration Specialist            
are listed in the Requirements section.  A resume documenting the            
specialist’s qualifications would be appropriate documentation.           
           
           
           
CONTRACTOR QUESTIONS (continued)           
           
Q2:      Stream Restoration Site As-Built Certification Package –            
sentence two stipulates that the package shall include at a minimum as            
built-certification forms, however none are provided in the bid document,            
can you please provide these documents?           
           
A2:	As-built certification forms are not required for this project.           
            
Q3:      Is the expectation that the AB Inspector will be onsite to            
monitor the installation of each structure?           
           
A3:	The As-Built Inspector is responsible for the completion of the            
certification package.           
           
Q4:	The permit for the project indicates that monitoring shall occur            
for 5 yrs with reports generated on yrs 1, 3, &5.  Is SHA or the design            
firm conducting this work or is the contractor conducting this work?           
           
A4:	SHA will perform permit required monitoring.           
           
Q5:	I purchased the plans for the Broad Creek and it mentions a bridge            
and we cannot locate it. Can you please tell me where it is?           
           
A5:	Phase 3 #1 (TB-1) of the Sequence of Construction, and shown on            
sheet ES-03 in the top corner near the match line.           
           
Q6:	Can engineer supply the following files for the GPS enabled            
construction: 3D breaklines of the channel and floodplain (.dwg, or            
.dxf), Alignment geometry points (X,Y,Z)(.txt), .tin surface (.dwg or            
.xml), Control file (.txt)           
           
A6:	Bids should be based on the current Contract Documents.           
           
Q7:	 Is field office relevant to project?  If so is there a designated            
area for this? How close does the office have to be to the work area? On            
site?             
           
A7:	A Type B Engineers Office is required in accordance with Section            
103.           
           
Q8:	What two types of fabric go into the soil lift matting?  It does            
not say.           
           
A8:	The materials section for the Soil Lift Matting special provision has been updated with this Addendum.           
           
           
Before submitting your bid, attach this Addendum letter to the front of            
your Invitation for Bids booklet.           
           
           
           
           
           
Questions relating to this Addendum No. 2 may be directed in writing to:           
           
           
      Karen Coffman,           
      Division Chief, Water Programs Division           
      Office of Environmental Design           
      Maryland State Highway Administration           
      707 North Calvert Street, Mail Stop C-303           
      Baltimore, Maryland 21202           
      ATTN: Ryan Cole           
      Email: rcole@sha.state.md.us            
           
If time is of the essence, handwritten questions may be transmitted to            
FAX No. 410-209-5003. All questions are to be addressed to Mr. Ryan Cole,            
and the Contractor must identify the source of the question and the            
contract number.           
           
           
           
           
DOUGLAS H. SIMMONS           
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR PLANNING, ENGINEERING, REAL ESTATE AND ENVIRONMENT.