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HomeMy WebLinkAbout37-91 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 37-91 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A ENGINEERING CONTRACT WITH MCGOODWIN, WILLIAMS & YATES. i .. 41 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY'OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: . r Y', • 1 , i { i• V Section 1. `That the 'Mayor and •City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute a engineering contract with McGoodwin, Williams & Yates in the amount, of $38,500.00 for construction}of a. new bridge{over,Mud Creek just east,of Highway 265 on Old Wire RoadY• A copy of the contract authorized for execution hereby is attached hereto marked Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof. PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of March , 1991. APPROVED: By: +4.4 /' • FATTEST: :13v •4 {yf .,c • • Mayo • AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES OLD WIRE ROAD BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 5th day of March , 1991, by and between the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, hereinafter referred to as the "Owner," and McGoodwin, Williams and Yates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, hereinafter referred to as the "Engineer;" WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the Owner desires to employ the Engineer to provide the engineering services required for preliminary and final design and to prepare construction plans and specifications and to provide certain construction management services for the proposed facilities; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the Owner and the Engineer, the parties hereto, stipulate and agree that the Owner does hereby employ the Engineer to perform the required engineering services as hereinafter set out, and the Engineer agrees to provide said services. The scope of the work and -other conditions of employment are as follow. SECTION I. SCOPE OF PROJECT The project as presently contemplated by the Owner consists of the construction (or replacement) of the bridge on Old Wire Road just east of Arkansas State Highway 265 in Fayetteville. SECTION II. SCOPE OF ENGINEERING SERVICES The Engineer shall provide at his own expense a suitable engineering staff to perform necessary field surveys, preliminary and final detailed design, prepare plans and specifications, provide the needed services during construction of the project, and to provide other services as directed by the Owner. The engineering staff shall consist of engineers, engineering technicians, inspectors and other assistants as may be necessary to carry on the engineering work in an efficient and expeditious manner. The Engineer will provide the following services: A. Preliminary Engineering Services 1. Provide preliminary investigations, preliminary surveys, and establish other data as is required to make cost estimates and recommendations to the Owner relative to the work required. 2. Establish the scope of any geotechnical investigations which, in his opinion, may be required for design and site location for the bridge improvement. Assist the Owner in arranging for qualified professional consultants to conduct such investigations, surveys or tests (cost of such special consultants to be borne by the Owner). 3. Provide assistance relating to obtaining the necessary permits for construction of the project and assist in organizing meetings with the various agencies involved. 4. Advise the Owner as to areas of the project where it appears that construction activity will take place on private property, and therefore will require preparation of easement legal descriptions and plats for easement acquisition. In some instances it may be necessary to conduct detailed land surveys to obtain the information necessary to write the legal descriptions and prepare the plats. In such cases, the Engineer will advise the Owner of this need, but will not be responsible for performing any necessary land surveys. The Owner may elect to direct the Engineer to perform certain land surveys and to prepare certain tract maps (cost of such land surveys and tract maps to be borne by the Owner). As directed by the Owner, the Engineer will perform the following work a) Furnish or obtain the services of a "Registered Land Surveyor" as necessary to provide detailed property surveys b) Prepare tract maps as may be required. B. Final Design and Construction Plans and Specifications 1. Perform any additional field surveys required for final design of the project. 2. Prepare final design for the project. 3. Prepare construction specifications and drawings. 4. Based upon final plans and specifications, prepare cost estimates of the authorized construction. The Engineer does not guarantee that these estimates will not be exceeded by the bids received for the work. 5. Furnish to the Owner, where required by the circumstances of the assignment, the engineering data (including construction plans and specifications) necessary for applications for routine permits and approvals by local, state and federal authorities. Prepare easements and tract plats for easement acquisition necessary for construction of the project C. Bidding and Preconstruction Services The Engineer will prepare and distribute advertisements for bids, communicate with bidders as required, provide technical interpretation of the plans and specifications, prepare addenda as required, attend the bid opening, tabulate bids, provide an engineering analysis of the bids received, make recommendations concerning award of construction contract and assist in the preparation of contract documents Bid tabulations and supporting documents will be prepared and submitted to the Owner. D. Construction Management Services 1. Attend a preconstruction conference scheduled by the Owner and assist in preparing and issuing a Notice to Proceed to the contractor 2. Furnish professional engineers to make periodic visits to the site (as distinguished from the continuous services of a resident Project Representative) to observe the progress and qualityof the executed work and to determine in general if the work is proceeding in accordance with the contract documents. In performing these services, the Engineer will endeavor to protect the Owner against defects and deficiencies in the work of the contractor; but he cannot guarantee the performance of the contractor, nor be responsible for the actual supervision of construction operations or for the safety measures that the contractor takes or should take. 3. Furnish the services of resident Project Representatives and other field personnel for on-site observation of construction as deemed necessary by the Engineer and for the performance of required construction layout surveys. The authority and duties of such resident Project Representatives are limited to examining the material furnished and observing the work done and to reporting their findings to the Engineer. The Engineer will use the usual degree of care and prudent judgment in the selection of competent Project Representatives, and the Engineer will use diligence to see that the Project Representatives are on the job as necessary to perform their required duties. The required construction layout surveys will include the establishment of baselines for locating the work, with a suitable number of benchmarks for site elevation references as shown in the plans and specifications. 4. Consult and advise the Owner; issue all instructions to the contractor requested by the Owner; and prepare routine change orders as required. 5. Review samples, catalog data, schedules, shop drawings, laboratory, shop and mill tests of material and equipment and other data which the contractor submits. This review is for the benefit of the Owner to ensure general conformance with the design concept of the project and general compliance by the contractor with the information given in the contract documents. It does not relieve the contractor of any responsibility such as dimensions to be confined and correlated at the job site, appropriate safety measures to protect workers and the public, or the necessity to construct a complete and workable facility in accordance with the contract documents. 6. Prepare and verify monthly and final estimates for payments to the contractor and furnish to the Owner any necessary certifications as 5 to payments to contractors and suppliers; assemble written guarantees which are required by the contract documents. 7. Attend, in company with the Owner's representative, a final inspection of the project. This inspection will be for conformance with the design concept of the project and compliance with the contract documents. Approve in writing final payment to the contractor Furnish to the Owner a copy of the Plans of Record for the project. E. Additional Services • The Engineer will provide other services not specifically set out under the above scope of work, if required, and as directed by the Owner and mutually agreed to by the Engineer. SECTION III. OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES In connection with the project, the Owner's responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following* A. Giving thorough consideration to all documents presented by the Engineer and informing the Engineer of all decisions within a reasonable time so as not to delay the work of the Engineer. B. Making provision for the employees of the Engineer to enter public and private lands as required for the Engineer to perform necessary surveys and investigations. C. Land record research to determine the apparent land owners, descriptions. of the land owners' properties, subdivision plats, and other data that may be required in order to write any required easement legal descriptions and prepare plats for easement acquisition. D. Paying the costs necessary to provide detailed property surveys and associated tract plats required for the project. E. Obtain the necessary lands, easements and rights-of-way for the construction of the work. 6 Furnishing the Engineer such plans and records of construction and operation of existing facilities, or copies of same, bearing on the proposed work as may be in the possession of the Owner. Such documents or data will be returned upon completion of the work or at the request of the Owner. G. Excavations as needed to determine elevation and/or locations of underground utilities when same cannot be determined by any other procedure. H. Paying the costs of making necessary geotechnical investigations, analyses of materials and laboratory work. 1. Pay all plan review costs and all costs of advertising in connection with the project. Providing legal, accounting and insurance counseling services necessary for the project, legal review of the construction contract documents and such auditing services as the Owner may require. K. Furnishing permits and approvals from all governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the project and others as may be necessary for completion of the project. L. Obtaining construction bids from contractors for work relating to the project and bearing all costs relating thereto. M. Giving prompt written notice to the Engineer whenever the Owner observes or otherwise becomes aware of any defect in the project or other events which may substantially alter the Engineer's performance under this agreement. SECTION IV. COMPENSATION In consideration of the performance of the foregoing services by the Engineer, the Owner shall pay to the Engineer as full compensation for such services the amounts as hereinafter set out. A. For preliminary engineering services and final design and construction plans and specifications, a fixed fee in the amount of $20,000. 7 B. For bidding and preconstruction services and construction management services, based on the actual time required by the various classifications of employees necessary to perform the work at the following established hourly rates: Employee Classification Hourly Rate Engineer III $ 93.00 Engineer II $ 68.00 Engineer 1 $ 53.00 Administrative $ 57.00 Architect $ 54.00 Technician III $ 45.00 Technician II $ 37.00 Technician 1 $ 31.00 Secretary $ 44.00 Clerical $ 24.00 The Engineer agrees to keep an accurate record of the hours of the various classifications of personnel working on the project and to make available to the Owner supporting documentation of the time required. Based on a three-month construction period, a maximum fee in the amount of $18,500 is hereby established for work set out under this section. This fee ceiling will not be exceeded without authorization by the Owner. C. For additional services required which are outside the scope of this agreement, compensation shall be mutually agreed upon by both parties prior to performing the work D. Payment for engineering services under this agreement shall be made within 30 days after claim submittal by the Engineer. If any of the work designed or specified is suspended for an extended period of time or abandoned as a result of orders from the Owner, the Engineer shall be paid for work actually completed; payment to be based insofar as possible upon the fees established herein. All drawings, specifications and documents prepared by the Engineer under this contract shall become the property of the Owner, to be used by the Owner for construction purposes, upon payment of the consideration due the Engineer hereunder. • • 8 The Owner shall not be restricted in his subsequent use of said documents. However, the Engineer shall bear no responsibility for such re -use unless specifically agreed to in writing. THIS AGREEMENT shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their partners, heirs, successors, administrators and assigns; and neither party shall assign, sublet or transfer his interest in this agreement without the prior written consent of the other party hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused these presents to be executed in its behalf by its duly authorized representatives, and the said Engineer by its duly authorized representatives, and the parties hereto have set their hands and seals on the date heretofore set out. • 4 Attest:'. 07.7 x_z- 4Sherry Thi�mas, GityYClerk Attest: ki CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS =M�cYrele 77 Gredri, Asst. Mayor McGOODWIN, WILLIAMS AND YATES, INC. Charles R. Nickle, Vice -President Acting Secretary L. Carl Yates, Pff ident cc ERIARcun. f CORT3JIND ETON NULLS OAKCLIFF ROSEMONT/ FURMAN ST. DRIVE TR WARWICK DR. ELIZA SETH' AVENUE creation DR. P PON. IIIWAY r a r Is o z M s ♦ w t;' O JAM Vp• O ,Oa `� L R GENTLE OAKS ELN. ' CROSSOVER PARK . 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