Addendum 2 - Broughton Construction Company

BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Dr. Joe A. Hairston, Superintendent 6901 Charles Street, Towson, Maryland 21204
ADDENDUM NUMBER 2
DATE: April 11, 2012
BID NAME:
Ridge Ruxton School Annexing Project
BID NUMBER:
PCR-252-12
DUE DATE:
No Change
DUE TIME:
No Change
PUBLIC OPENING: No Change
TOTAL PAGES: Four (4)
The following revisions and responses to questions are made to the original bid document. This
addendum forms a part of the Contract Documents and modifies the Original Bidding
Documents accordingly and as noted below. Acknowledge receipt of this Addendum in the
space provided on the Bid "Addenda" form.
GENERAL
1. Please provide a Specification Section for Masonry. There is currently no specification
section nor note on the drawing that indicates the manufacture, color and size of the
masonry brick you would like for us to provide as well as the backing between the CMU
Block and Brick.
Per construction note 17 on sheet A-1.1 ‘new brick veneer shall match dark brick located
under existing adjacent windows. Also provide bituminous dampproofing on the exterior
face of the CMU backup. The emulsified-asphalt dampproofing shall be cold applied.
2. Drawing A-1.1, Detail 1, Toilet Room Plan, please provide a finish schedule for both
bathrooms walls that do not have a Wall Type as shown on Drawing A-1.2. This would
include the top wall located in Girls 204 and the bottom wall in Boys 201.
The walls indicated in the above question shall be the existing CMU or new CMU infill
with a tile wainscot up to 6’-0” and painted above similar to the interior elevations on
sheet A-1.2.
3. Specification section 01740 1 states that specific rooms (area of work) need to be cleaned
prior to the first duty day for teaches at the start of a new school year. 01740 2 states that
the entire school is to be cleaned. If the entire school is to be cleaned we need a drawing
showing the size of these rooms for bid purposes. Please clarify if just the area of work is
to be cleaned or if the whole school is to be cleaned.
Cleaning shall include only those spaces impacted by construction activities. This
includes the new toilet rooms, corridor from the existing gang toilet room to the exterior
doors adjacent to the art storage room, art storage, and classrooms 113, 107, 108.

Ridge Ruxton School
Annexing Project
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4. On drawing A1.1 demo note 4 demo overhead door and frame and construction note 17
infill CMU and brick veneer. The following needs to be clarified and a sketch issued.
a. The frame in demo note 4 is a channel side and top structural steel frame. The side
channel support to the top channel lentil.
The existing channel around the overhead door shall remain and be cleaned and
painted per wall type W$ and attached sketches SK-1 and SK-2.
b. The concrete entrance to the overhead door, outside is a 4 x 8 concrete ramp which is
cracked in four places. This need to be removed and a footer detail needs to be
supplied and the concrete outside replaced after the wall is finished.
the overhead door threshold will need to be removed to accommodate a new footing
for the wall infill. Refer to attached sketches SK-1 and SK-2
5. Section 00400-5, CERTIFICATE OF PREQUALIFICATION
Change to read:
Bidder must include a copy of the Certificate of Prequalification, as issued by
BCDPW.
All other specifications and terms remain as stated in original document. This addendum is
hereby made a part of the Contract Documents, on which the construction contract is based and
is intended to modify, explain, correct and/or add to the original Contract Documents.
Paul Cramer, Purchasing Agent
BCPS - Office of Purchasing
cc:
Bid file
David Brooks, Project Manager