Sarah Picker

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Sarah Picker

• Duty Senior
• Toll Bridge Program, Caltrans

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Enhanced Constructibility Review for the SFOBB
Self-Anchored Suspension Span/Yerba Buena
Island(ECR SAS/YBI)04-012064
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Enhanced Constructibility Review SAS/YBI

• Caltrans is asking for Contractor input
• We want to hear from you now
• We value your knowledge and experience

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• Enhanced Constructibility Review SAS/YBI is the
  opportunity for Contractor to comment on
  constructibility of plans, specifications and
  items before advertisement

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We take Brainstorming
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ECR SAS/YBI

• build a safe bridge
• biddable job
• increase competition
• prevent costly change orders

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Contractors can comment on

• Safety
• NO BID item
• NO BID Specification
• Risk

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Enhanced Constructibility Review SAS/YBI

• Phase 1
• Contractor Outreach Handout contents
• posted on Caltrans Office Engineer Website
• http//www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/ecr/index.html

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Enhanced Constructibility Review SAS/YBI

• Phase 1
• initiation March 18
• three weeks to review and comment
• submit constructibility review comments by April
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Enhanced Constructibility Review SAS/YBI

• provide comments to SFOBB Duty Senior
  duty_senior_tollbridge_district04_at_dot.ca.gov
• include contract number 04-012064
• include company name, phone number and name of
  commenter

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Enhanced Constructibility Review SAS/YBI
Disclaimer

• ECR SAS/YBI are not contract plans or
  specifications and items
• the contract documents will be bid on

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IDEAS

• ability to place steel tower
• temporary detour
• access to the work on YBI steep slope
• milestone completion

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IDEAS

• steel market and fabrication
• bonding capacities
• working days
• foundation issues
• schedule
• other

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SAS/YBI 04-012064

• Advertisement Fall 2002
• Contract documents available from Plans and
  Document Section
• http//www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/project_status/ord
  er_bid_location.html
• [phone] or 4492

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Slide Show available

• http//www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/tollbridge/index.html

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Web Addresses for DBE information

• http//www.dot.ca.gov/hq/bep/index.htm

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WEB ADDRESS FOR ECR SAS/YBI

• http//www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/ecr

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BUY AMERICA WAIVER APPROVED BY FHWA

• Tower Saddle (Upper Portion)
• S-Wire Cable Wrapping
• MacAlloy Bars

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Requested Buy America Waiver but not approved

• PPWS Strand

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REQUEST FOR SOLE SOURCE ITEM APPROVED

• Tower Saddle (Upper Portion)
• S-Wire Cable Wrapping
• Macalloy Bars
• Swivel Joint Seal Assembly
• Epoxy Asphalt Concrete

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SOLE SOURCE ITEM Requested but not approved

• PPWS Strand
• Cable Wire Rod