Bid document

Project No.
Project

ID FLAP KOOTEN 8450(1)

Yellowstone Trail Road, Segment 1

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Answer

Date

X

Do the station ranges in Table 269-1 already include the 50-ft extension, or must the MRB extend 50 ft beyond those
stations?

The contractor's means and methods will
dictate the exact length of active scaling or
other upslope work areas. The MRB must
extend at least 50 ft beyond active scaling
or other upslope work areas.

10/29/26

X

May a single MRB be used at one station range and then
relocated to the other, or must both ranges be protected at the same time?

Temporary roadway rockfall protection
needs to be in place during the work
activities in Table 269-1.

10/29/26

X

The contractor's means and methods will
dictate the exact length of active scaling or
Is the 180-ft length on Sheet I.5 a minimum required length, or other upslope work areas. The MRB must
illustrative only?
extend at least 50 ft beyond active scaling
or other upslope work areas.

10/29/26

X

The omission is intentional; the table is to
The Bar List on sheet S.13 is blank. Please provide the be completed by the contractor. The sheet
completed bar list that corresponds to the bid reinforcing steel is included to facilitate the reinforcing steel
bid item.
order list. Refer to Section 554.

11/3/26

X

There is a conflict between the Table 269-1 in the RFP and Note 2 on Plan Sheet 1.8. Please confirm that Note 2 on plan sheet I.8 is correct.

The contractor's means and methods will
dictate the exact length of active scaling or
other upslope work areas. The MRB must
extend at least 50 ft beyond active scaling
or other upslope work areas.

11/3/26

General

X

After visiting the site, it is clear that the drawing shown in the Plan View on sheet I.8 does not take into consideration that real-world conditions of the project site, its proximity to I-90, or the traffic control outlined elsewhere in the contract. At Station 11+50 there is approximately 18-ft from the base of the existing concrete barrier to the face of the rock wall. This dimension gets smaller as you advance east (up station), which Refer to Subsection 269.04.
in turn gives rise to several questions:

11/3/26

It will be necessary to place some temporary embankment in the ditch behind the existing barrier on I-90 prior to setting the MRB between STA 10+70 and 12+20, has this been
contemplated and is it already covered under the project permitting?

X

Are the ground improvements that will be necessary to install