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EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF WORK A. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING The City of Everett is reviewing the purchase of the Rucker Building located at 3020 Rucker Avenue in Everett,Washington. This building would serve as an administration and office building for Public Works. The existing building was designed in 1986, based on the requirements of the 1982 Uniform Building Code (UBC). The City of Everett would like a seismic assessment of the existing building. Significant revisions have occurred to the seismic provisions of the building code since the 1982 UBC, and so some level of seismic deficiency is expected, as compared to modern building standards. Based on this,the City of Everett would also like to explore options to upgrade the building. In addition to seismic performance,the City of Everett may choose to review the floor capacity of the building's elevated levels and the roof. This capacity information will help to determine the ability of the building's floor and the roof structures to support storage loads or rooftop HVAC equipment revisions. After concept upgrades are developed to address seismic,floor loading, or roof loading performance, a cost estimate for the concept designs is required to help the City with planning. A presentation to discuss the results of the evaluation and upgrades may be required as a follow-up to the reviews. B. SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. Field Investigations: Reid Middleton will perform a site visit of the Rucker Building to observe the building and structural framing. This task will include confirmation of general information included in record drawings and visual observation of the structural condition of the facility. Engineer field reports, notes, and photographs of the facility will be used to record and document information gathered in the field investigation work. Reid Middleton will coordinate the field investigation schedule with the City of Everett to ensure access to the site and to minimize disruption to building occupants. No material testing or removal of existing finishes is expected as part of the project. 2. Preliminary Seismic Evaluation: Reid Middleton will perform a preliminary seismic structural evaluation of the Rucker Building in accordance with Seismic Evaluations of Existing Buildings ASCE 41-13 (ASCE 41-13). Since employee safety is the primary goal of the project,these will be checked for Life Safety criteria, as defined by ASCE 41-13. Review of the roof and floor systems will also be performed based on the record drawings and visual field observations. 3. Concept Level Design: Reid Middleton will provide a concept-level seismic retrofit and/or upgrade design to address the seismic deficiencies noted during the field investigations and Tier 1 Seismic Evaluation. The concept-level seismic retrofit designs will be designed for Life Safety Performance. The concept-level design will include a narrative description of proposed seismic retrofit and/or upgrade scheme with hand-drawn sketches depicting the extent and type of upgrades. If needed,the concept upgrades can also add supplemental framing for storage and rooftop HVAC loads. Page 1 of 2