1205Examination of Proposal Package and Site of Work

1205.1PROPOSAL PACKAGE AND SITE OF WORK

Before submitting a Proposal, the Bidders shall carefully examine the Proposal Package and perform a reasonable investigation of the site of Work. Submitting a Proposal is considered an affirmative statement that the Bidder has examined the Proposal Package and performed a reasonable investigation of the site of Work, and is satisfied as to the character, quality, quantities, and conditions to be enc ountered in performing the Work. A reasonable site investigation includes investigating or reviewing the following:

“Additional Information” The Bidder shall immediately notify the Department of any apparent defect in the Proposal Package. The Department will determine if a defect exists and, if necessary, will issue an Addendum to all prospective Bidders to address the correction.

1205.2ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

When available, the Department may make the following additional information available to Bidders:

A review of this additional information is not a substitute for a Bidder’s own evaluation, interpretation, or judgment in preparing a Proposal. Bidders shall understand that this additional information is not part of the Proposal Package and will not become part of the Contract . The Department makes this additional information available for the Bidders’ information only and warns the Bidders not to rely on any included estimates or quantities. If not included in the Proposal Package, the additional information may be available upon request, and Bidders shall be deemed to have knowledge of the availability of this additional information. Bidders are solely responsible for all assumptions, deductions, and conclusions that they may reach. The Department does not make or imply a warranty as to the accuracy, sufficiency, or reliability of this additional information. If the Department has taken test borings on the Project, the Department may or may not include the test boring information on the Plans. If the Department includes test boring information on the Plans, the Bidders shall understand the following with regard to the test boring information:

deemed adequate for the Department's design purposes.

information that might be useful or of interest to the Contractor.

available to the Bidders or Contractor.

than those related to the construction of the Project.

the information as to the conditions and materials reported within each test hole was accurate at the time the boring was taken.

necessarily be the same as shown on the logs because subsurface conditions outside of each individual test hole are unknown to the Department, and soil, rock, and water conditions cannot be relied upon to be consistent and uniform.

the borings were dry or that the Contractor will not encounter subsurface water during the course of construction.