2007/11/21 Council Agenda Packet

v 1I URS will estimate the construction costs by completing quantity take -offs from the drawings; obtaining unit coats from publications, local experience and City project experience; estimating total costs for each component of construction; and adding mark-up overhead, state tax, City management and contingency. The cost estimate will be submitted separately from the drawing. "Cask 60300: Plans and Specifications: The construction contract is plaitned to be a change order to the cun-ent South End Interceptor North Scoment Protection project that URS designed as Phase 2 of the 36"' Street Sewer Protection Project. URS will produce drawings -sketches and specifications adequate for the ON to issue a change order to the current contract. URS will prepare the following full-size AutoCAD engineering drawings with specifications: • Plan and Profile with Right -of -Way • Details of Support Structure(s) • Notes and Specifications The plans and specifications gill be performance oriented to allow the contractor flexibility of construction methods, and will be adequate for executing a change order to an existinn contract. `['ask 60400 — Review Meetings Reaular e-mail communications and telephone discussions will be held with the City to ensure the Cr most tectuiically feasible and cost-effective design to protect the pipeline. One kick-off meeting was held in the URS office and one meeting will be held at the City office. The URS points of contact and representatives at the meetin s will be Cecil Urlich and Bob Wallace. Task 60500 — Construction Services It is assumed that City staff will perform construction management and contract adrninistration. 131d and contract support services will be provided by URS to assist the City as follows: • Review contractor shop drawings and submittals. • Attend one construction meeting where design input may be required. URS will provide a fesid.ent engineer to ensure that construction is completed in accordance with the drawings. A 3 -week construction period is assumed. Specific activities will include, but riot be limited to, the following: • Photograph construction activities and pre -construction and final. conditions • Prepare daily inspection reports of construction activities and discussions • Proactively identify anv potential problems that could have a cost impact to the City • Respond to the City's project manager needs. At the end of construction, URS will complete a construction report that %vill document: • Plan and specification compliance and deviations • Unexpected conditions encountered • Inspection and test reports URS g C. Page 4 of 10 f