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' RFI Number 1 <br /> ' Lake Decatur Dredging of Basins 1-4 & Rehabilitation of Oakley Sediment Basin <br /> City Project No.: W 1314 <br /> ' The following is a response to questions received on October 23. <br /> 1. Will a pre-bid meeting be held to discuss potential questions that Contractors may <br /> have regarding the Lake Decatur project? <br /> ' - A teleconference will be held on November 4 at 2:00 m CST. Pleaseforward <br /> .r P .f <br /> the phone number you would like to be reached at to Nick Burrus <br /> ' (nburrus(a),hlclln.com) no later than end of day November 1. <br /> 2. Will any additional site visits be held in conjunction with the pre-bid meeting? <br /> ' - If the contractor wishes to visit the site, they shall contact Nick Burrus a minimum <br /> of 48 hours before being on site to allow scheduling of access in and out of <br /> ' sediment basin. <br /> 3. Will the contractor be permitted to take soil borings throughout Lake Decatur to <br /> ' better determine the geotechnical nature of the material to be dredged? <br /> Contractors will be allowed to access the lake and obtain soil samples. <br /> ' a. Would the owner consider employing an Engineering Firm to take soil <br /> borings prior to the bid date to provide perspective bidders with better <br /> ' geotechnical data for developing their costs? <br /> - Any additional sampling aside from what has been provided within the <br /> ' bid documents will be the responsibility of the bidding contractors. <br /> b. If the owner will not provide geotechnical borings can the owner consider <br /> postponing the bid opening by 1 month to allow the contractor ample time <br /> ' to collect this information? <br /> ' -At this time, the City is maintaining the current bid schedule and no <br /> additional time will be allowed. <br /> 4. Plan Sheet No. 10 indicates a submerged dam located in Big Creek. <br /> ' a. Did this dam already exist in the creek prior to this contract? <br /> -No dam exists at this time. The dam referred to will be created by the <br /> ' Contractor as part of the silt trap for sediment entering the lake. The purpose <br /> of the silt traps is to trap sediment in specific upstream areas of the lake to <br /> reduce dredging efforts in the future. <br /> ' Page 1 of 6 <br />