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s CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
STA j ARD AGREEMENT FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS
TESTING SERVICES
9s This AGREEMENT is between the City of Fort Worth, a Texas home-rule municipality
(the "CITY"), and Ellerbee Walczak, Inc. (the "Consultant"), authorized to do business in
Texas, for a PROJECT generally described as: Geotechnical Engineering and Materials
Testing Services.
Article I
Scope of Services
(1) Consultant hereby agrees to perform the professional services set forth in the
Scope of Services attached hereto as Attachment "A". These services shall be
performed in connection with Geotechnical Engineering and Materials Testing
Services.
(2) Additional services, if any, will be requested in writing by the City. City shall not pay
for any work performed by Consultant or its subconsultants, subcontractors and/or
suppliers that has not been ordered in writing. It is specifically agreed that
Consultant shall not be compensated for any alleged additional work resulting from
oral orders of any person.
Article II
Compensation
Consultant shall be compensated in accordance with the Fee Schedule shown in
Attachment "B". Payment shall be considered full compensation for all labor, materials,
supplies, and equipment necessary to complete the services described in Attachment "A".
However, the total fee paid by the City shall not exceed a total of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000.00) unless the City and the Consultant mutually agree upon a fee
amount for additional services and amend this Agreement accordingly.
The Consultant shall provide monthly invoices to the City. Payment for services rendered
shall be due within thirty (30) days of the uncontested performance of the particular
services so ordered and receipt by City of Consultant's invoice for payment of same.
Consultant understands and agrees that pursuant to the City's general Construction
Contract Documents, payment for services rendered resulting from a retest or cancellation
caused by a contractor for a given project is the responsibility of the City's primary
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contractor ("Contractor'). City shall review and determine whether the invoice charges are
City's or Contractor's responsibility. In the event Contractor is responsible, City will forward
Consultant's invoice to said Contractor. Consultant shall be paid directly by Contractor,
and evidence of such payment shall be provided to City prior to the project's completion.
Failure of Contractor to pay Consultant will result in the City withholding final pay from the
Contractor until Consultant is paid.
Acceptance by Consultant of said payment shall operate as and shall release the City from
all claims or liabilities under this Agreement for anything related to, done, or furnished in
connection with the services for which payment is made, including any act or omission of
the City in connection with such services.
Article III
Term
(1) Unless terminated pursuant to the terms herein, this Agreement shall be for a term
of one-year, beginning upon the Effective Date, or until the expiration of the funds or
completion of the subject matter contemplated herein, whichever occurs first.
(2) City, in its sole discretion, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to renew this
Agreement two (2) times, each for a period of one (1) year, or the expiration of
funds, with the renewal period pegged to the previous termination date and
provided that Consultant shall agree in writing to continue such agreement pursuant
to the same conditions as contained herein at unit pricing satisfactory to City.
(3) The term of this Agreement, or any renewal period, shall not act as a bar for
Consultant to complete work on any project or work order entered into prior to the
expiration of the Agreement.
Article IV
Independent Contractor
Consultant shall operate hereunder as an independent contractor, and not as an officer,
agent, servant, or employee of the City. Consultant shall have exclusive control of and the
exclusive right to control the details of the work to be performed hereunder and of all persons
performing same, and shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers,
agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors. The doctrine of respondeat superior
shall not apply as between City and Consultant, its officers, agents, employees, contractors,
and subcontractors, and nothing herein shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint
venture between City and Consultant.
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Article V
Professional Competence and Indemnification
(1) Work performed by Consultant shall comply in all aspects with all applicable local,
state and federal laws and with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by
the local, state and national boards, bureaus and agencies. Approval by the City
shall not constitute or be deemed to be a release of the responsibility and liability of
Consultant or its officers, agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors for the
accuracy and competency of its services performed hereunder.
(2) The CONSULTANT, AT NO COST TO THE CITY, AGREES TO DEFEND,
INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS SERVANTS AND
EMPLOYEES, HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LAWSUITS,
ACTIONS, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THOSE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS (INCLUDING
ALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO CONSULTANT'S BUSINESS AND ANY
RESULTING LOST PROFITS) AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING
DEATH, THAT MAY RELATE TO, ARISE OUT OF OR BE OCCASIONED BY
CONSULTANT'S BREACH OF (i) ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF
THIS AGREEMENT OR (ii) ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OR
INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF CONSULTANT, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS,
ASSOCIATES, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS (OTHER THAN THE CITIO OR
SUBCONTRACTORS, RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-
PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE
ANY TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Article VI
Insurance
(1) Consultant shall not commence work under this Agreement until it has obtained all
insurance required under this Article and the City has approved such insurance, nor
shall Consultant allow any subcontractor to commence work on its subcontract until
all similar insurance of the subcontractor has been so obtained and approval given
by the City; provided, however, Consultant may elect to add any subconsultant as
an additional insured under its liability policies.
Commercial General Liability
$1,000,000 each occurrence
$2,000,000 aggregate
Automobile Liability
$1,000,000 each accident (or reasonably equivalent limits of
coverage if written on a split limits basis). Coverage shall be
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on any vehicle used in the course of the Project.
Worker's Compensation
Coverage A: statutory limits
Coverage B: $100,000 each accident
$500,000 disease - policy limit
$100,000 disease-each employee
(2) Additional Insurance Requirements
a. Except for employer's liability insurance coverage under Consultant's worker's
compensation insurance policy, the City, its officers, employees and servants shall
be endorsed as an additional insured on Consultant's insurance policies.
b. Certificates of insurance shall be delivered to the Transportation and Public Works
Department, Attention: Zelalem Arega, 5000 Martin Luther King Jr. Fwy, Fort
Worth, TX 76119, and attached to this Agreement prior to its execution.
c. Any failure on part of the City to attach the required insurance documentation
hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the insurance requirements specified
herein.
d. Each insurance policy shall be endorsed to provide the City a minimum thirty days
notice of cancellation, non-renewal, and/or material change in policy terms or
coverage. A ten days notice shall be acceptable in the event of non-payment of
premium.
e. Insurers must be authorized to do business in the State of Texas and have a
current A.M. Best rating of A: VII or equivalent measure of financial strength and
solvency.
f. Other than worker's compensation insurance, in lieu of traditional insurance, City
may consider alternative coverage or risk treatment measures through insurance
pools or risk retention groups. The City must approve in writing any alternative
coverage.
g. Workers' compensation insurance policy(s) covering employees employed on the
Project shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation providing rights of recovery
in favor of the City.
h. City shall not be responsible for the direct payment of insurance premium costs
for Consultant's insurance.
i. Consultant's insurance policies shall each be endorsed to provide that such
insurance is primary protection and any self-funded or commercial coverage
maintained by City shall not be called upon to contribute to loss recovery.
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j. In the course of the Agreement, Consultant shall report, in a timely manner, to
City's officially designated contract administrator any known loss occurrence which
could give rise to a liability claim or lawsuit or which could result in a property loss.
k. Consultant's liability shall not be limited to the specified amounts of insurance
required herein.
I. Upon the request of City, Consultant shall provide complete copies of all
insurance policies required by these Agreement documents.
Article VII
Transfer or Assignment
City and Consultant each bind themselves, and their lawful successors and assigns, to this
Agreement. Consultant, its lawful successors and assigns, shall not assign, sublet or transfer
any interest in this Agreement without prior written consent of the City.
Article VIII
Termination of Contract
(1) (a) City may terminate this Agreement for its convenience on 30 days' written
notice.
(b) Either the City or the Consultant for cause may terminate this Agreement if
either Party fails substantially to perform through no fault of the other and the
nonperforming party does not commence correction of such nonperformance within
5 days of written notice or thereafter fails to diligently complete the correction.
(2) If City chooses to terminate this Agreement, upon receipt of notice of termination,
Consultant shall discontinue services rendered up to the date of such termination
and City shall compensate Consultant based upon calculations in Article II of this
Agreement and Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein.
(3) All reports, whether partial or complete, prepared under this Agreement, including
any original drawings or documents, whether furnished by the City, its officers,
agents, employees, consultants, or contractors, or prepared by Consultant, shall be
or become the property of the City, and shall be furnished to the City prior to or at
the time such services are completed, or upon termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
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Article IX
Right to Audit
(1) Consultant agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three (3) years after final
payment under this Agreement, have access to and the right to examine any directly
pertinent books, documents, papers and records of Consultant involving transactions
relating to this Agreement. Consultant agrees that the City shall have access during
normal working hours to all necessary facilities and shall be provided adequate and
appropriate workspace in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of
this section. City shall give Consultant reasonable advance notice of intended audits.
(2) Consultant further agrees to include in all its subcontracts hereunder, a provision to
the effect that the subcontracting consultant agrees that the City shall, until the
expiration of three (3) years after final payment under the subcontract, have access
to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and
records of such sub-consultant, involving transactions to the subcontract, and
further, that City shall have access during normal working hours to all sub-
consultant facilities, and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in
order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this article. City shall
give Consultant and any sub-consultant reasonable advance notice of intended
audit.
(3) Consultant and sub-consultants agree to photocopy such documents as may be
requested by the City. The City agrees to reimburse Consultant for the cost of copies
at the rate published in the Texas Administrative Code in effect as of the time copying
is performed.
Article X
Minority Business and Small Business Enterprise (MBE)(SBE) Participation
In accordance with the City's Business Diversity Enterprise Ordinance No. 20020-12-2011,
as amended, the City has goals for the participation of minority business enterprises and/or
small business enterprises in City contracts. Consultant acknowledges the MBE and SBE
goals established for this Agreement and its accepted written commitment to MBE and SBE
participation. Any misrepresentation of facts (other than a negligent misrepresentation)
and/or the commission of fraud by the Consultant may result in the termination of this
Agreement and debarment from participating in City contracts for a period of time of not less
than three (3) years.
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Article XI
Observe and Comply
Consultant shall at all times observe and comply with all federal, state, and local laws and
regulations and with all City ordinances and regulations which in any way affect this
Agreement and the work hereunder, and shall observe and comply with all orders, laws
ordinances and regulations which may exist or may be enacted later by governing bodies
having jurisdiction or authority for such enactment. No plea of misunderstanding or ignorance
thereof shall be considered. Consultant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless City
and all of its officers, agents and employees from and against all claims or liability arising out
of the violation of any such order, law, ordinance, or regulation, whether it be by itself or its
employees.
Article XII
Venue and Jurisdiction
If any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, arises on the basis of any
provision of this Agreement, venue for such action shall lie in state courts located in
Tarrant County, Texas or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
— Fort Worth Division. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas.
Article XIII
Contract Construction
The Parties acknowledge that each party and, if it so chooses, its counsel have reviewed
and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party must not be employed in the
interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments or exhibits hereto.
Article XIV
Severability
The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any word, phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this Agreement or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance shall ever be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or other part of this
Agreement to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and this
Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unconstitutional portion had never been
contained therein.
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Article XV
Notices
Notices to be provided hereunder shall be sufficient if forwarded to the other Party by
hand-delivery or via U.S. Postal Service certified mail return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, to the address of the other Party shown below:
City of Fort Worth
Attn: Transportation and Public Works Department
5000 Martin Luther King Jr. Fwy
Fort Worth, Texas 76119
Consultant:
Ellerbee Walczak, Inc.
Attn: Stan Walczak
P O Box 14809
Haltom City, Texas 76117
Article XVI
Headings
The headings contained herein are for the convenience in reference and are not intended
to define or limit the scope of any provision of this Agreement
Article XVII
Attachments, Schedules and Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and each counterpart shall,
for all purposes, be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.
The following attachments and schedules are hereby made a part of this AGREEMENT:
Attachment A- Scope of Services
Attachment B—Compensation
Duly executed by each party's designated representative to be effective on the date
subscribed by the City's designated Assistant City Manager.
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BY: BY:
CITY OF FORT WORTH ENGINEER
Ellerbee Walczak, Inc.
Jay Chapa Stan Walczak
Assistant City Manager President
Date: Date: • ZZ• Z2
APPROVAL RECOMMENDED:
By: G� j
Doug Wiersig, P.E.
Director, Transportation & Public Works
Contract Compliance Manager:
By signing, I acknowledge that I am the
person responsible for the monitoring and
administration of this contract, including
ensuring all performance and reporting
requirements.
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Zelalem Arega, P.E.
Sr. Professional Engineer
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
By: W?kk=
Doug Black
Assistant City Attorney
Form 1295 No._2017-203220
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Attachment A -Scope of Services
The scope of work may include, but not limited to, the following:
• Sampling and Testing of Soils and Aggregates:
o Moisture Content
o Atterberg Limits Test
o Sieve analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
o Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
o LA Abrasion of Coarse Aggregates
o Texas Wet Ball Mill (WBM) Test
o California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test
o Soil-Moisture Relationship (Proctor Test)
o Unconfined Compressive Strength Test of Soils and Rock Cores
o Soil pH Test
o Lime Series Test
o Lime/Cement Field Gradation and Depth Measurement
o In-Place Density Test Using Nuclear Gauge
• Sampling and Testing of Portland Cement Concrete
o Making Cylinders/Beams, and Air/Slump/Temperature Tests
o Curing and Strength Test of Concrete Cylinders and Beams
o Concrete Mix Design Review
o Concrete Pavement Coring
o Compressive Strength and Depth Measurement of Concrete Cores
• Sampling and Testing of Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete
o In-Place Density of HMAC Pavement Using Nuclear Gauge
o Asphalt Pavement Coring and Thickness Measurement
• Drilling and Related Services
o Auger Boring, Intermittent and Continuous Soil Sampling
o High Resistance Soil/Rock Coring
• Structural Steel Inspection
o Magnetic Particle Testing, Liquid Penetrant Testing, and Ultrasonic Testing
o Inspection By a Certified Welding Inspector
• Preview plans and specifications for assigned project prior to testing and inspection.
• Prepare daily construction progress reports.
• Take samples of materials for examination or analysis to laboratories; schedule
routine lab and density field tests to assure material and workmanship quality;
coordinate results of tests with City Project Managers and Inspectors.
• Observe work during progress and upon completion.
• Perform preliminary and final testing and inspections on routine construction projects;
provide input on acceptance of developments.
• Prepare various testing and inspection reports as required; maintain files and reports
regarding testing and inspection and upload test reports into Buzzsaw.
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Attachment B—Compensation
The City of Fort Worth Fee Schedule for Geotechnical Investigation and Materials
Testing Services
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation, per trip.............................................................$38.50
SAMPLING AND TESTING OF SOILS AND AGGREGATES
Soils and Base Materials
Sampling for in-lab test, including tech time and transportation charge
(If not scheduled with other work) .............................................$150.00/trip
Moisture content—ASTM D2216.............................................. $9.00/each
Atterberg limits (LL, PL, PI) —ASTM D4318..................................$55.00/each
Atterberg limits with additive —ASTM D4318...............................$57.00/each
Soil Visual Classification —ASTM D2488....................................$12.50/each
Bar Linear Shrinkage —Tex-1 07-E............................................ $21.00/each
Organic content—ASTM D 2974...............................................$15.50/each
Sieve analysis of fine and coarse aggregates—ASTM C1 36/136M..$65.00/each
Percent passing #200 sieve —ASTM D1140/C117.......................$37.00/each
Hydrometer analysis of fine-grained soils —ASTM D7928...............$155.00/each
Sp. gravity and Absorption (coarse aggregate) —ASTM C127.........$63.00/each
Sp. gravity and absorption (fine aggregate) —ASTM C128..............$63.000/each
LA Abrasion of small-size coarse aggregate —ASTM C131............$235.00/each
LA Abrasion of large-size coarse aggregate —ASTM C535.............$235.00/each
Texas Wet Ball Mill —Tex-1 16-E...............................................$185.00/each
California bearing ratio (CBR) test—ASTM D1883........................$275.00/each
Standard proctor—ASTM D 698................................................$155.00/each
Modified proctor—ASTM D 1557..............................................$185.00/each
Additional charge for coarse aggregate correction (ASTM D4718)... $25.00/each
Soluble sulfate test—TEX-145-E.............................................. $55.00/each
Unconfined compressive strength of soils —ASTM D2166..............$37.00/each
Unconfined compressive strength of rock cores —ASTM D7012......$50.00/each
Free swell testing —ASTM D4546.............................................$90.00/each
Lime series using PI...............................................................$250.00/each
Lime series using pH (6 points), Tex-121-E.................................$225.00/each
Soil pH test, Tex-128-E...........................................................$30.00/each
Gradation (lime or cement) and/or lime depth measurement (min 3 hours)..$50.00/hour
[Plus a transportation charge of$38.50 per trip]
Consolidation testing..............................................................Quote on Request
Triaxial testing.......................................................................Quote on Request
Direct Shear testing............................................................... Quote on Request
In-place Density
In-place density using nuclear gauge, first 1'/2 hour.........................$175.00
(ASTM D2950/2950M, ASTM D6938)
After the first 1'/2 hour..............................................................$50.00/hour
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SAMPLING AND TESTING OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE (PCC)
Concrete Cylinder and Beam Tests
Making cylinders/beams, and air/slump/temperature tests (min 3 hrs)...$45.00/hour
Transportation (cylinders/beams/air/slump/temp)......................... $38.50/trip
Cylinder pick-up, including tech time and transportation
(If not scheduled with other work)..............................................$150.00/trip
Curing and Strength test of concrete Cylinder—ASTM C39 .........$17.00/each
Curing and strength test of concrete beam —ASTM C293/C78........$31.50/each
Concrete mix design and review............................................... Quote on Request
Concrete core Samples (min 4 cores per trip)
Transportation...................................................................... $38.50/trip
3" dia. or more concrete coring................................................ $62.00/each
(>_ 3" dia. up to a depth of 6") Per added inch $6.70
Core depth measurement........................................................$9.50/each
Less than 3" dia. concrete coring...............................................$45.00/each
(< 3" dia. up to a depth of 6") Per added inch $6.70
Sample preparation and compressive strength test.......................$62.00/each
(Including measuring, sawing, and capping of cores)
Flagman if needed for safety and traffic monitoring........................$45.00/hour
Professional traffic control....................................................... Quote on request
SAMPLING AND TESTING OF HOT MIX ASPHALT CONCRETE (HMAC)
Asphaltic Concrete Mixes
Extraction and gradation testing................................................$180.00/each
Maximum theoretical specific gravity—ASTM D2041.....................$80.00/each
Lab molding of specimen (Tex-241-F, Tex-206-F)........................ $45.00/each
Bulk specific gravity of lab molded specimen (Tex-207-F).............. $30.00/each
Asphalt content by Ignition Method —ASTM D4125...................... $75.00/each
Asphalt mix design and review..................................................Quote on Request
In-place Density
In-place density using nuclear gauge, first 1'/2 hour.........................$175.00
(ASTM D2950/2950M, ASTM D6938)
After the first 1% hour............................................................. $50.00/hour
Bulk specific gravity of core specimen- Tex-207-F........................ $45.00/each
Asphalt core Samples (min 4 cores per trip)
Transportation...................................................................... $38.50/trip
3" dia. or more asphalt coring....................................................$62.00/each
(>_ 3" dia. up to a depth of 6")
After a depth of 6"..................................................................$6.70/Inch
Core depth measurement........................................................$9.50/each
Less than 3" dia. asphalt coring................................................$45.00/each
(< 3" dia. up to a depth of 6")
After a depth of 6"...................................................................$6.70/Inch
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Flagman if needed for safety and traffic monitoring.......................$45.00/hour
DRILLING AND RELATED SERVICES
Mobilization of Drill Rig........................................................... $300.00/occurrence
Drill Rig Standby or access time............................................... $200.00/hour
Undisturbed samples (Shelby Tubes, fixed piston)........................$12.50/foot
Auger borings (Hand augers, Drill Rig or Direct push undisturbed sampling)
0' — 50'................................................................................
.$12 50/foot
50' — 100'....................................... ....................................
.. $14 50/foot
100' plus..............................................................................Quote on Request
Intermittent soil sampling, 5-ft intervals
0' — 50'.................................................................................$14.50/foot
50' — 100.............................................................................. $17.00/foot
100' plus..............................................................................Quote on Request
Continuous soil sampling
0 - 50..................................................................................$16.50/foot
50 - 100...............................................................................$19.50/foot
100' plus..............................................................................Quote on Request
High resistance soil/rock coring (for soils with N-values greater than 50)
0' — 50'................................................................................ $27.00/foot
50' — 100.............................................................................. $31.00/foot
100' plus..............................................................................Quote on Request
STRUCTURAL STEEL INSPECTION
Certified welding inspector (min 4 hours).................................... $68.00/hour
Magnetic particle testing (min 4 hours)....................................... $68.00/hour
Liquid penetrant testing (min 4 hours)........................................$68.00/hour
Ultrasonic testing (min 4 hours)................................................ $68.00/hour
Material/Equipment fee...........................................................N/A ($0.00)
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
Principal Engineer.................................................................. $154.50/hour
Senior Project/Geotechnical Engineer.........................................$134.00/hour
Project Engineer/Scientist/Geologist.......................................... $113.50/hour
Staff(or Graduate) Engineer/Project Manager............................. $93.00/hour
Senior Engineering Technician................................................. $51.50/hour
Engineering Technician.......................................................... $45.00/hour
Drafter.................................................................................$41.00/hour
REMARKS:
Method of Payment: Unless otherwise specified, the price per unit of work or lump sum
item includes all engineering, labor, personnel, equipment, materials, sample preparation,
report preparation and engineering review, etc., necessary to complete that unit of work. A
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charge for Project Management (PM) may be included on each invoice up to a maximum
of 5% of the total services provided on the invoice (before the PM was added). The most
current City of Fort Worth, ASTM or AASHTO test procedures and supporting tests
referenced shall be used. Failure to follow the procedures as stated will result in non-
payment of the unit price item.
Pavement Coring: Pavement coring will be paid for at a unit price for asphalt pavement
cores and unit price for concrete cores. This includes technician time, operations,
equipment, materials and traffic monitoring to cut cores and repair/patch core holes, and
report preparation/engineering review.
Geotechnical Drilling. Geotechnical Drilling will be paid from top of ground to bottom of
the hole at a unit price per foot for soil and rock. These charge items include all operations
and materials necessary to advance the hole, including borings for sampling and testing.
Mobilization of equipment will be paid for at unit price per occurrence. This includes
mobilization and demobilization of all equipment and personnel necessary to perform the
subsurface investigation.
In-place Nuclear Moisture-Density Testing. The first 1Y2 hour charge item for the
nuclear moisture-density test includes technician time, mobilization, transportation, and
gauge charges.
Price per unit of work or hourly rate annual adjustment. Some of the price per unit of
work or hourly rates may be adjusted annually with each renewal in an amount not to
exceed the percentage Construction Cost Index as published by Engineering News-
Record. The average 2016 Construction Cost Index of 10338 shall be used as the base
index when determining the annual percentage adjustment for the twelve (12) months
following the effective date.
Report preparation/Engineering Review. The rates in this fee schedule include report
preparation and engineering review. There shall not be a line item for report preparation
and engineering review for any of the services.
The City will request quotes on additional tests not included in this fee schedule.
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BELOW. THIS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ISSUING INSURER(S), AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OR PRODUCER,AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER.
IMPORTANT: If the certificate holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED,the policy(ies) must be endorsed. If SUBROGATION IS WAIVED,subject to
the terms and conditions of the policy,certain policies may require an endorsement. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the
certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s).
PRODUCER CONTACT
NAME: Lisa Steele
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc. PHONE 214-346-4124 FAX
500 W. 13th Street E-MAIL
Fort Worth TX 76102 .Isteele@higginbotham.net
INSURERS AFFORDING COVERAGE NAIC#
INSURERA:RLI Insurance Com an 13056
INSURED ELLER INSURER B:Hartford Underwriters Ins Co 30104
Ellerbee-Walczak, Inc., EWL INSURER C:
Geotechnical Studies Group, Inc.
PO Box 14809 INSURER D
Haltom City TX 76117 INSURER E:
INSURER F
COVERAGES CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 1510142975 REVISION NUMBER:
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INDICATED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS
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EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES.LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS.
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LTR INSD WVD POLICY NUMBER MM/DD/YYYY MM/DD/YYYY
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JEGT
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 6120/2017
DATE: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 REFERENCE NO.: **C-28278
LOG NAME: 202017 GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SERVICES CONTRACTS
SUBJECT:
Authorize Execution of One-Year Annual Contracts with Renewal Options for Geotechnical Engineering
and Materials Testing Services for Various Construction Projects with Twelve Companies: Alliance
Geotechnical Group, Inc., CMJ Engineering and Testing, Inc., D&S Engineering Labs, LLC, Ellerbee
Walczak, Inc., Fugro USA Land, Inc., Globe Engineers, Inc., Gorrondona &Associates, Inc., HVJ North
Texas— Chelliah Consultants, Inc., Landtec Engineers, LLC, Rone Engineering Services, LTD, Terracon
Consultants, Inc., and T Smith Inspection and Testing, LLC, Each for a Fee Not to Exceed $500,000.00
Annually (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute individual contracts with
Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc., CMJ Engineering and Testing, Inc., D&S Engineering Labs, LLC,
..,Ellerbee Walczak, Inc., Fugro USA Land, Inc., Globe Engineers, Inc., Gorrondona &Associates, Inc., HVJ
North Texas— Chelliah Consultants, Inc., Landtec Engineers, LLC, Rone Engineering Services, LTD,
Terracon Consultants, Inc., and T Smith Inspection and Testing, LLC, for geotechnical engineering and
materials testing for various construction projects. The term of each Agreement is one-year with two one-
year renewal options. The annual amount of each contract is up to $500,000.00.
DISCUSSION:
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was published for these services in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on
February 2, 2017, February 9, 2017, February 16, 2017 and February 23, 2017. The Transportation and
Public Works Department received written Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) on March 2, 2017 from 21
firms. Each firm's SOQ was evaluated based upon pre-established selection criteria including qualification
of personnel, experience, performance on previous City contracts and availability of testing equipment. An
inter-departmental committee selected the most qualified, and now recommends the following firms for
contract approval: Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc., CMJ Engineering and Testing, Inc., D&S
Engineering Labs, LLC, Ellerbee Walczak, Inc., Fugro USA Land, Inc., Globe Engineers, Inc., Gorrondona
&Associates, Inc., HVJ North Texas— Chelliah Consultants, Inc., Landtec Engineers, LLC, Rone
Engineering Services, LTD, Terracon Consultants, Inc., and T Smith Inspection and Testing, LLC.
Funding for the geotechnical engineering and materials testing services for City projects will be provided
through various project funding sources. Services for the developer projects will be paid by the developers
who initiate the construction projects.
M/WBE OFFICE - M/WBE Office in conjunction with the Transportation and Public Works Department has
determined compliance with the City's Business Diversity Enterprise Ordinance by the inclusion of SBE
firms on this project. Eight of the twelve firms recommended for award are SBE certified: Alliance
Geotechnical Group, Inc., CMJ Engineering and Testing, Inc., D&S Engineering Labs, LLC, Ellerbee
Walczak, Inc., Globe Engineers, Inc., Gorrondona &Associates, Inc., HVJ North Texas— Chelliah
Logname: 202017 GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SERVICES CONTRACTS Page I of 2
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are available in the current capital budgets, as appropriated,
on a project by project basis of the Water Capital Fund, the Sewer Capital funds and the TPW CFA
Fund. Prior to an expense being incurred, the participating department has the responsibility to validate
the availability of funds.
FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDs):
TO
Fund Department ccoun Project Program ctivity Budget Reference # �mounl
ID ID Year (Chartfield 2
FROM
Fund Department ccoun Project Program ctivity Budget Reference # moun
ID ID Year (Chartfield 2)
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Jay Chapa (5804)
Originating Department Head: Douglas Wiersig (7801)
Roy Teal (7958)
Additional Information Contact: Zelalem Arega (8930)
ATTACHMENTS
1. BDE Geotechnical Engineering .pdf (CFW Internal)
2. Form 1295 Certificate 100214967 Signed 5-30-17CMJ Geotech.pdf (Public)
3. Form 1295 Geotech 12 Engineers(Revised).pdf (Public)
4. Forn1295 Terracon Geotech.pdf (Public)
5. SAMS EPLS for all 12 Firms.pdf (CFW Internal)
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CERTnFICATE OF INTERESTED'PARTIES
FORM 1. 95
° 101`1
Complete Nos.1-4 and 6 I there are interested parties. OFFICE USE ONLY
Complete Nos.1,2,3,5,and 6 it there are no Interested prudes. CERTIFICATION OF FILING
1 Name of fwsiness entity filing form,and the city,state rend country of the business entity's place Certificate Number:
of business. 2017-203220
Ellerbee Walczak,Inc
Haltom City,TX United States Date Filed:
2 Name of governmental entity or state agency that,is aarty tote contract for which the form Is 05/05/2017
being filed.
City of Foil Worth Date ck dyed'
3 Provide the Identification number used by the governmental entity or state agency to track or identify the contrac,and'7pprrovide a
description of the services,goods,or other property to,be provided under the contract.
2017-GEQC
Construction Materials Testing
4 Nature of interest
Name of Interested Party i City,State,Country(place of business) (check applicable)
Controlling Intermediary
Walczak,Stan Haltom City,TX United States X
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5 Check only if there is NO Interested Party.
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6 AFFIDAVIT I Swear,or affirm,under penalty of perjury,that the above disclosure is true and correct.
VALERIE HAWK
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Notary Public,state of TOXCa 61
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AFFIX NOTARY STAMP/SEAL ABOVE
Sworn to and subscribed before me,by the said t��"--z Q L this the day of
20_1:1.to certify which,witness my hand and seal of 6111ce.
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Signature of officer administering oath P nted name of officer administering oath Title of officer administering oath
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