2021-052B - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Page 4 of 4 • ChloAnn Lawrence (Florida Department of Transportation / F.D.O.T.) stated the funding for this project is through a State grant and not the Federal Government. This is a County project but any proposed changes to the project are required to be reviewed by F.D.O.T. for concurrence. The grant is of a reimbursement type which means the County pays the Contractor and the State reimburses the County. • Diego Velazquez (Florida Department of Transportation / F.D.O.T.) added that F.D.O.T. provides oversight to the project and in addition to other items requiring concurrence by F.D.O. T. are contractual changes, time extensions and weather days. However, it is still a County administered project. • There is a geotechnical report "Geotechnical Engineering Services Report for Proposed Roadway Improvements Along 66th Avenue, Dated April 14, 2006." available that has been included with Addendum No. 1. • The field office, as required in the bid documents, is for the use of the Contractorso that a representative is available on site and all contract documents shall be kept in the Contractor's field office. See "Contract Documents Division 2, Section 109 — Field Office" for more information. The Contractor's field office is not required to provide space for County staff or CEI staff. • The Contractor is required to provide quality control testing and the County is required to provide verification testing. All testing will follow F.D.O.T. Specifications. • There is a utility identified as communications for the Sheriff's Department but it is owned by Indian River County. — (correction: there is an existing IRC fiber line between 49' street and 57`h Street running along the wests side of 66`h Avenue) • Per a question about a Utility Work Schedule, several utility coordination meetings have taken place and the affected utility companies are on notice and working towards their relocations. It will be the Contractor's responsibility to coordinate with the various utility companies during construction. Clearing for utility relocations (FPL posts) will be a first task on the Contractor's schedule. • A reduction of the speed limit within the project limits will be considered by the County in conjunction with the submittal and review of the Contractor's Maintenance of Traffic Plan. • Two bypass pumps are required during construction of the box culvert. David Gunter (Indian River Farms Water Control District) stated each pump is required to have a 2" discharge capability. He stated further that the pumps need to be operational the entire time the canal flow is blocked. The receiving waters for bypass discharge or dewatering is classified as an Outstanding Florida Water which requires that the discharge be 0 (Zero) NTU's (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) against the background waters and anything above that will result in the operation being shut down. • No houses within the project limits will be demolished. • It is expected that the Notice to Proceed will be issued during the month of March 2021. • The electronic drawing/design files can be provided to prospective bidders. The format is AutoCAD and MicroStation. • Attention was given that there are different thicknesses for the asphalt types in each of the phases even though they both are 3" in total. • Meeting adjourned ATTACHED Sign -In Sheet F:\Public Works\ENGINEERING DIVISION PROJECTS\1505-66th Ave Widening_49th St to 69th St\1-Admin\Meetings\IRC- 1505_PreBid - 20210113\IRC-1505_PreBid MeetingMinutes_20210113 rev.docx