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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 61995CSC No. 61995 ,FORT WORTH, VENDOR SERVICES AGREEMENT This VENDOR SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the CITY OF FORT WORTH ("City"), a Texas home rule municipal corporation, and H&H Concrete on Demand, Inc ("Vendor"), each individually referred to as a "party" and collectively referred to as the "parties." 1. Scone of Services. Vendor will provide volumetric mixer truck and equipment rentals and services for various construction 1 o cations, to include road and highway repairs ("Services") as set forth in more detail in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes. 2. Term. The initial term of this Agreement is for one year, beginning on the date that this Agreement is executed by the City's Assistant City Manager and expiring one year later, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the Agreement ("Initial Term"). City will have option, in its sole discretion, to renew this Agreement under the same terms and conditions, for up to four (4) one-year renewal option (s) (each a "Renewal Term"). 3. Comnensation. City will pay Vendor in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including Exhibit "B," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes. Total compensation under this Agreement for the Initial Term will be an amount up to Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00). If the City decides to renew the agreement, the maximum compensation amounts for each renewal are as follows: up to $2,875,000.00 for the first renewal, $3,306,250.00 for the second renewal, $3,802,188.00 for the third renewal, and $4,372,516.00 for the fourth renewal. Vendor will not perform any additional services or bill for expenses incurred for City not specified by this Agreement unless City requests and approves in writing the additional costs for such services. City will not be liable for any additional expenses of Vendor not specified by this Agreement unless City first approves such expenses in writing. 4. Termination. 4.1. Written Notice. City or Vendor may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason by providing the other party with 30 days' written notice of termination. 4.2 Non-ammromriation of Funds. In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated by City in any fiscal period for any payments due hereunder, City will notify Vendor of such occurrence and this Agreement will terminate on the last day of the fiscal period for which appropriations were received without penalty or expense to City of any kind whatsoever, except as to the portions of the payments herein agreed upon for which funds have been appropriated. 4.3 Duties and Obligations of the Parties. In the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the Expiration Date, City will pay Vendor for services actually rendered up to the effective date of termination and Vendor will continue to provide City with services requested Vendor Services Agreement Page 2 ofl2 OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX City Secretary Contract No. _ _ _ _ _ _ by City and in accordance with this Agreement up to the effective date of termination. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Vendor will provide City with copies of all completed or partially completed documents prepared under this Agreement. In the event Vendor has received access to City Information or data as a requirement to perform services hereunder, Vendor will return all City provided data to City in a machine readable format or other format deemed acceptable to City. 5. Disclosure of Conflicts and Confidential Information. 5.1 Disclosure of Conflicts. Vendor hereby warrants to City that Vendor has made full disclosure in writing of any existing or potential conflicts of interest related to Vendor's services under this Agreement. In the event that any conflicts of interest arise after the Effective Date of this Agreement, Vendor hereby agrees immediately to make full disclosure to City in writing. 5.2 Confidential Information. Vendor, for itself and its officers, agents and employees, agrees that it will treat all information provided to it by City ("City Information") as confidential and will not disclose any such information to a third party without the prior written approval of . City. 5.3 Public Information Act. City is a government entity under the laws of the State of Texas and all documents held or maintained by City are subject to disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act. In the event there is a request for information marked Confidential or Proprietary, City will promptly notify Vendor. It will be the responsibility of Vendor to submit reasons objecting to disclosure. A determination on whether such reasons are sufficient will not be decided by City, but by the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas or by a court of competent jurisdiction. 5.4 Unauthorized Access. Vendor must store and maintain City Information in a secure manner and will not allow unauthorized users to access, modify, delete or otherwise corrupt City Information in any way. Vendor must notify City immediately if the security or integrity of any City Information has been compromised or is believed to have been compromised, in which event, Vendor will, in good faith, use all commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with City in identifying what information has been accessed by unauthorized means and will fully cooperate with City to protect such City Information from further unauthorized disclosure. 6. Rijg�ht to Audit. Vendor agrees that City will, until the expiration of three (3) years after final payment under this Agreement, or the final conclusion of any audit commenced during the said three years, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records, including, but not limited to, all electronic records, of Vendor involving transactions relating to this Agreement at no additional cost to City. Vendor agrees that City will have access during normal working hours to all necessary Vendor facilities and will be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this section. City will give Vendor reasonable advance notice of intended audits. 7. Indenendent Contractor. It is expressly understood and agreed that Vendor will operate as an independent contractor as to all rights and privileges and work performed under this Agreement, and not as agent, representative or employee of City. Subject to and in accordance with the conditions and provisions of this Agreement, Vendor will have the exclusive right to control the details of its operations and activities and be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants, employees, Vendors, and subcontractors. Vendor acknowledges that the doctrine of respondeat superior Vendor Services Agreement Page 2 ofl2 City Secretary Contract No. _ _ _ _ _ will not apply as between City, its officers, agents, servants and employees, and Vendor, its officers, agents, employees, servants, contractors, and subcontractors. Vendor further agrees that nothing herein will be construed as the creation of a partnership or joint enterprise between City and Vendor. It is further understood that City will in no way be considered a Co -employer or a Joint employer of Vendor or any officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors, or subcontractors. Neither Vendor, nor any officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors, or subcontractors of Vendor will be entitled to any employment benefits from City. Vendor will be responsible and liable for any and all payment and reporting of taxes on behalf of itself, and any of its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors, or contractors. liability and Indemnification. 8.1 LIABILITY - VENDOR WILL BE LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL PROPERTY LOSS, PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS, OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED, TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACT(S) OR OMISSION(S), MALFEASANCE OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF VENDOR, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, OR SUBCONTRACTORS. 8.2 GE.NERAL. INDEMNIFICATION - VENDOR HEREBY COVENANTS AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS AND DEFEND CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES, FROMAND AGAINST ANYAND ALL CLAIMS OR LAWSUITS OFANYKIND OR CHARACTER, WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED, FOR EITHER PROPERTYDAMAGE OR LOSS (INCLUDINGALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO VENDOR'S BUSINESS AND ANY RESULTING LOST PROFITS) AND/OR PERSONAL INJUR Y, INCL UDING DEATH, TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS, ARISING O UT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS OR MALFEASANCE OF VENDOR, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, OR SUBCONTRACTORS. 8.3 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION - Vendor agrees to defend, settle, or pay, at its own cost and expense, any claim or action against City for infringement of any patent, copyright, trade mark, trade secret, or similar property right arising from City's use of the software and/or documentation in accordance with this Agreement, it being understood that this agreement to defend, settle or pay will not apply if City modifies or misuses the software and/or documentation. So long as Vendor bears the cost and expense of payment for claims or actions against City pursuant to this section, Vendor will have the right to conduct the defense of any such claim or action and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise and to settle or compromise any such claim; however, City will have the right to fully participate in any and all such settlement, negotiations, or lawsuit as necessary to protect City's interest, and City agrees to cooperate with Vendor in doing so. In the event City, for whatever reason, assumes the responsibility for payment of costs and expenses for any claim or action brought against City for infringement arising under this Agreement, City will have the sole right to conduct the defense of any such claim or action and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise and to settle or compromise any such claim; however, Vendor will fully participate and cooperate with City in defense of such claim or action. City agrees to give Vendor timely written notice of any such claim or action, with copies of all papers City may receive relating thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, City's assumption of payment of costs or expenses will not eliminate Vendor's duty to indemnify City under this Agreement. If the software and/or Vendor Services Agreement Page 3 ofl2 City Secretary Contract No. documentation or any part thereof is held to infringe and the use thereof is enjoined or restrained or, if as a result of a settlement or compromise, such use is materially adversely restricted, Vendor will, at its own expense and as City's sole remedy, either: (a) procure for City the right to continue to use the software and/or documentation; or (b) modify the software and/or documentation to make it non -infringing, provided that such modification does not materially adversely affect City's authorized use of the software and/or documentation; or (c) replace the software and/or documentation with equally suitable, compatible, and functionally equivalent non -infringing software and/or documentation at no additional charge to City; or (d) if none of the foregoing alternatives is reasonably available to Vendor terminate this Agreement, and refund all amounts paid to Vendor by City, subsequent to which termination City may seek any and all remedies available to City under law. Assiunment and Subcontracting. 9.1 Assinment. Vendor will not assign or subcontract any of its duties, obligations or rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of City. If City grants consent to an assignment, the assignee will execute a written agreement with City and Vendor under which the assignee agrees to be bound by the duties and obligations of Vendor under this Agreement. Vendor will be liable for all obligations of Vendor under this Agreement prior to the effective date of the assignment. 9.2 Subcontract. If City grants consent to a subcontract, the subcontractor will execute a written agreement with Vendor referencing this Agreement under which subcontractor agrees to be bound by the duties and obligations of Vendor under this Agreement as such duties and obligations may apply. Vendor must provide City with a fully executed copy of any such subcontract. 10. insurance. Vendor must provide City with certificate(s) of insurance documenting policies of the following types and minimum coverage limits that are to be in effect prior to commencement of any Services pursuant to this Agreement: 10.1 Coverage and Limits (a) Commercial General Liability: $1,000,000 - Each Occurrence $2,000,000 - Aggregate (b) Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 - Each occurrence on a combined single limit basis Coverage will be on any vehicle used by Vendor, or its employees, agents, or representatives in the course of providing Services under this Agreement. "Any vehicle" will be any vehicle owned, hired and non -owned. (c) Worker's Compensation: Vendor Services Agreement Page 4 of12 City Secretary Contract No. _ _ _ _ _ _ Statutory limits according to the Texas Workers' Compensation Act or any other state workers' compensation laws where the Services are being performed Employers' liability $100,000 - Bodily Injury by accident; each accident/occurrence $100,000 - Bodily Injury by disease; each employee $500,000 - Bodily Injury by disease; policy limit (d) Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions): $1,000,000 - Each Claim Limit $1,000,000 - Aggregate Limit Professional Liability coverage may be provided through an endorsement to the Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy, or a separate policy specific to Professional E&O. Either is acceptable if coverage meets all other requirements. Coverage must be claims -made, and maintained for the duration of the contractual agreement and for two (2) years following completion of services provided. An annual certificate of insurance must be submitted to City to evidence coverage. I0.2 General Reauirements (a) The commercial general liability and automobile liability policies must name City as an additional insured thereon, as its interests may appear. The term City includes its employees, officers, officials, agents, and volunteers in respect to the contracted services. (b) The workers' compensation policy must include a Waiver of Subrogation (Right of Recovery) in favor of City. (c) A minimum of Thirty (30) days' notice of cancellation or reduction in limits of coverage must be provided to City. Ten (I 0) days' notice will be acceptable in the event of non-payment of premium. Notice must be sent to the Risk Manager, City of Fort Worth, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, with copies to the Fort Worth City Attorney at the same address. (d) The insurers for all policies must be licensed and/or approved to do business in the State of Texas. All insurers must have a minimum rating of A- VII in the current A.M. Best Key Rating Guide, or have reasonably equivalent financial strength and solvency to the satisfaction of Risk Management. If the rating is below that required, written approval of Risk Management is required. (e) Any failure on the part of City to request required insurance documentation will not constitute a waiver of the insurance requirement. (f) Certificates oflnsurance evidencing that Vendor has obtained all required insurance will be delivered to the City prior to Vendor proceeding with any work pursuant to this Agreement. Vendor Services Agreement Page 5 of12 City Secretary Contract No. 11. Comnliance with Laws. Ordinances. Rules and Regulations. Vendor agrees that in the performance of its obligations hereunder, it will comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and that any work it produces in connection with this Agreement will also comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If City notifies Vendor of any violation of such laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, Vendor must immediately desist from and correct the violation. 12. Non -Discrimination Covenant. Vendor, for itself, its personal representatives, assigns, contractors, subcontractors, and successors in interest, as part of the consideration herein, agrees that in the performance of Vendor's duties and obligations hereunder, it will not discriminate in the treatment or employment of any individual or group of individuals on any basis prohibited by law. IF ANY CLAIM ARISES FROM AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF TIDS NON-DISCRIMINATION COVENANT BY VENDOR, ITS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ASSIGNS, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, VENDOR AGREES TO ASSUME SUCH LIABILITY AND TO INDEMNIFY AND DEFEND CITY AND HOLD CITY HARMLESS FROM SUCH CLAIM. 13. Notices. Notices required pursuant to the prov1s10ns of this Agreement will be conclusively determined to have been delivered when (1) hand -delivered to the other party, its agents, employees, servants or representatives, (2) delivered by facsimile with electronic confirmation of the transmission, or (3) received by the other party by United States Mail, registered, return receipt requested, addressed as follows: To CITY: City of Fort Worth Attn: Assistant City Manager 200 Texas Street Fort Worth, TX 76102-6314 Facsimile: (817) 392-8654 With copy to Fort Worth City Attorney's Office at: 100 Fort Worth Trail Fort Worth, Texas 76102 • � 110 H&H Concrete on Demand, Inc. Attn: Vice President, Title 2804 Prestige Rd. Fort Worth, Texas 76244 Facsimile: 14. Solicitation of Emnlovees. Neither City nor Vendor will, during the term of this Agreement and additionally for a period of one year after its termination, solicit for employment or employ, whether as employee or independent contractor, any person who is or has been employed by the other during the term of this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the person's employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision will not apply to an employee of either party who responds to a general solicitation of advertisement of employment by either party. 15. Governmental Powers. It is understood and agreed that by execution of this Agreement, City does not waive or surrender any of its governmental powers or immunities. 16. No Waiver. The failure of City or Vendor to insist upon the performance of any term or provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right granted herein does not constitute a waiver of City's or Vendor Services Agreement Page 6 of12 City Secretary Contract No. ______ Vend?r's respective right to insist upon appropriate performance or to assert any such right on any future occasion. 17. Governing Law/ Venue. This Agreement will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. If any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, is brought pursuant to this Agreement, venue for such action will lie in state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. 18. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired. 19. Force Maieure. City and Vendor will exercise their best efforts to meet their respective duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement, but will not be held liable for any delay or omission in performance due to force majeure or other causes beyond their reasonable control, including, but not limited to, compliance with any government law, ordinance, or regulation; acts of God; acts of the public enemy; fires; strikes; lockouts; natural disasters; wars; riots; epidemics or pandemics; government action or inaction; orders of government; material or labor restrictions by any governmental authority; transportation problems; restraints or prohibitions by any court, board, department, commission, or agency of the United States or of any States; civil disturbances; other national or regional emergencies; or any other similar cause not enumerated herein but which is beyond the reasonable control of the Party whose performance is affected (collectively, "Force Majeure Event"). The performance of any such obligation is suspended during the period of, and only to the extent of, such prevention or hindrance, provided the affected Party provides notice of the Force Majeure Event, and an explanation as to how it prevents or hinders the Party's performance, as soon as reasonably possible after the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event, with the reasonableness of such notice to be determined by the City in its sole discretion. The notice required by this section must be addressed and delivered in accordance with Section 13 of this Agreement. 20. Headings not Controlling. Headings and titles used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, will not be deemed a part of this Agreement, and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provision of this Agreement. 21. Review of Counsel. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rules of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or Exhibits A and B. 22. Amendments / Modifications / Extensions., No amendment, modification, or extension of this Agreement will be binding upon a party hereto unless set forth in a written instrument, which is executed by an authorized representative of each party. 23. Counternarts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and each counterpart will, for all purposes, be deemed an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument. 24. Warranty of Services. Vendor warrants that its services will be of a high quality and conform to generally prevailing industry standards. City must give written notice of any breach of this warranty within thirty (30) days from the date that the services are completed. In such event, at Vendor's option, Vendor will either (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to re -perform the services in a manner that conforms with the warranty, or (b) refund the fees paid by City to Vendor for the nonconforming Vendor Services Agreement Page 7 of12 City Secretary Contract No. ______ services. 25. Jmmiuration Nationality Act. Vendor must verify the identity and employment eligibility of its employees who perform work under this Agreement, including completing the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9). Upon request by City, Vendor will provide City with copies of all I-9 forms and supporting eligibility documentation for each employee who performs work under this Agreement. Vendor must adhere to all Federal and State laws as well as establish appropriate procedures and controls so that no services will be performed by any Vendor employee who is not legally eligible to perform such services. VENDOR WILL INDEMNIFY CITY AND HOLD CITY HARMLESS FROM ANY PENALTIES, LIABILITIES, OR LOSSES DUE TO VIOLATIONS OF TIDS PARAGRAPH BY VENDOR, VENDOR'S EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, OR AGENTS. City, upon written notice to Vendor, will have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement for violations of this provision by Vendor. 26. Owner_hin of WorLyroduct. City will be the sole and exclusive owner of all reports, work papers, procedures, guides, and documentation that are created, published, displayed, or produced in conjunction with the services provided under this Agreement (collectively, "Work Product"). Further, City will be the sole and exclusive owner of all copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret and other proprietary rights in and to the Work Product. Ownership of the Work Product will inure to the benefit of City from the date of conception, creation or fixation of the Work Product in a tangible medium of expression (whichever occurs first). Each copyrightable aspect of the Work Product will be considered a "work -made- for -hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended. If and to the extent such Work Product, or any part thereof, is not considered a "work -made -for -hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, Vendor hereby expressly assigns to City all exclusive right, title and interest in and to the Work Product, and all copies thereof, and in and to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, and all other proprietary rights therein, that City may have or obtain, without further consideration, free from any claim, lien for balance due, or rights ofretention thereto on the part of City. 27. SiLynature Authority. The person signing this Agreement hereby warrants that they have the legal authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the respective party, and that such binding authority has been granted by proper order, resolution, ordinance or other authorization of the entity. This Agreement and any amendment hereto, may be executed by any authorized representative of Vendor. Each party is fully entitled to rely on these warranties and representations in entering into this Agreement or any amendment hereto. 28. change in Comnanv Name or Ownersh,& Vendor must notify City's Purchasing Manager, in writing, of a company name, ownership, or address change for the purpose of maintaining updated City records. The president of Vendor or authorized official must sign the letter. A letter indicating changes in a company name or ownership must be accompanied with supporting legal documentation such as an updated W-9, documents filed with the state indicating such change, copy of the board of director's resolution approving the action, or an executed merger or acquisition agreement. Failure to provide the specified documentation so may adversely impact future invoice payments. 29. No Bovcott oflsraeL If Vendor has fewer than 10 employees or this Agreement is for less than $100,000, this section does not apply. Vendor acknowledges that in accordance with Chapter 2271 of the Texas Government Code, the City is prohibited from entering into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract. The terms "boycott Israel" and "company" has the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 2271 of the Texas Government Code. By signing this Agreement, Vendor certifies that Vendor's signature provides written verification to Vendor Services Agreement Page 8 of12 City Secretary Contract No. ______ the City that Vendor: (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the Agreement. 30. Prohibition Qn, Bovcottint Energy.Comnanies. Vendor acknowledges that in accordance with Chapter 2276 of the Texas Government Code, City is prohibited from entering into a contract for goods or services that has a value of $100,000 or more that is to be paid wholly or partly from public fiends of the City with a company with 10 or more full-time employees unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it: (1) does not boycott energy companies; and (2) will not boycott energy companies during the term of the contract. To the extent that Chapter 2276 of the Government Code is applicable to this Agreement, by signing this Agreement, Vendor certifies that Vendor's signature provides written verification to City that Vendor: (1) does not boycott energy companies; and (2) will not boycott energy companies during the term of this Agreement. 31. Prohibition on Discrimination Against Firearm and Ammunition Industries., Vendor acknowledges that except as otherwise provided by Chapter 2274 of the Texas Government Code, City is prohibited from entering into a contract for goods or services that has a value of $100,000 or more that is to be paid wholly or partly from public funds of the City with a company with 10 or more full-time employees unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it: (1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and (2) will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or firearm trade association. To the extent that Chapter 2274 of the Government Code is applicable to this Agreement, by signing this Agreement, Vendor certifies that Vendor's signature provides written verification to City that Vendor: (1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and (2) will not discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of this Agreement. 32. Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed by electronic signature, which will be considered as an original signature for all purposes and have the same force and effect as an original signature. For these purposes, "electronic signature" means electronically scanned and transmitted versions (e.g. via pdffile or facsimile transmission) of an original signature, or signatures electronically inserted via software such as Adobe Sign. 33. Entirety of Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between City and Vendor, their assigns and successors in interest, as to the matters contained herein. Any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreement is hereby declared null and void to the extent in conflict with any provision of this Agreement. (signature pagefollows) Vendor Services Agreement Page 9 of12 ACCEPTED AND AGREED: CITY OF FORT WORTH: '•� By: Name: Fernando Costa Title: Assistant City Manager Date: APPROVAL RECOMMENDED: 2Lt onher ffal-im- By: Christopher Har r (Sep 9, 202412:42 CDT) Name: Chris Harder Title: Water Director 4poRt°qna ATTEST: V � "_"�— �dqq nEXAsobp By: Name: Jannette Goodall Title: City Secretary VENDOR: H&H Concrete on Demand, Inc. By: Name: Kody Haverkemp Title: Vice President City Secretary Contract No. 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. Name: Regina nes Title: Contract Compliance Specialist APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: By: /!! Name: Jessika J. Williams Title: Assistant City Attorney CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION: M& C: 24-0635 Form 1295:2024-1178551 OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX Vendor Services Agreement Page 10 of12 EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES Vendor will provide on -demand, as needed, concrete applications that include supply and mixing concrete for all concrete purposes for roads and highways. Services include truck and driver using flowable fill after sewer repairs have been done, which includes but is not limited to: all materials, labor, supervision, hoisting, expediting, engineering, equipment, erection, shoring, scaffolds, and tools. Vendor agrees to abide by the specifications located in Attachment A. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCT ION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 1 ], 2022 2 3 PART 1-GENERAL 4 1.1 SUMMARY 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1.2 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Attachment A SECTION 03 30 00 CAST -IN -PLACE CONCRETE 03 30 00 -1 CAST -IN -PLACE CONCRETE Page I oPS A. Section Includes: 1. Cast -in place concrete, including formwork, reinforcement, concrete materials, mixture design, placement procedures and finishes, for the following: a. Piers b. Footings c. Slabs -on -grade d. Foundation walls e. Retaining walls (non TxDOT) f. Suspended slabs g. Blocking h. Cast -in -place manholes i. Concrete vaults for meters and valves J. Concrete encasement of utility lines B. Deviations from this City of Fort Worth Standard Specification I. None. C. Related Specification Sections include, but are not necessarily limited to: 1. Division 0-Bidding Requirements, Contract Forms and Conditions of the Contract 2. Division 1- General Requirements PRICE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES A. Cast -in -Place Concrete 1. Measurement a. This Item is considered subsidiary to the structure or Items being placed. 2. Payment a. The work performed and the materials furnished in accordance with this Item CITY OF FORT WORTH STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS Revised March 11, 2022 [Insert Project Name] [Insert Project Number] are subsidiary to the structure or Items being placed and no other compensation will be allowed. 31 1.3 REFERENCES 32 A. Definitions 33 1. Cementitious Materials 34 a. Portland cement alone or in combination with 1 or more of the following: 35 1) Blended hydraulic cement 36 2) Fly ash 37 3) Other pozzolans 38 4) Ground granulated blast -furnace slag l 5) Silica fume 2 b. Subject to compliance with the requirements of this specification 3 B. Reference Standards 4 1. Reference standards cited in this Specification refer to the current reference 5 standard published at the time of the latest revision date logged at the end of this 6 Specification, unless a date is specifically cited. 7 2. American Association of State Highway and Transportation (AASHTO): 8 a. M182, Burlap Cloth Made from Jute or Kenaf. 9 3. American Concrete Institute (ACI): 10 a. ACI 117 Specification for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials 11 b. ACI 301 Specifications for Structural Concrete 12 c. ACI 305.1 Specification for Hot Weather Concreting 13 d. ACI 306.1 Standard Specification for Cold Weather Concreting 14 e. ACI 308.1 Standard Specification for Curing Concrete 15 f. ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete 16 g. ACI 347 Guide to Formwork for Concrete 17 4. American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC): 18 a. 303, Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges. 19 5. ASTM International(ASTM): 20 a. A36, Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel. 21 b. A153, Standard Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot -Dip) on Iron and Steel 22 Hardware. 23 c. Al93, Standard Specification for Alloy -Steel and Stainless -Steel Bolting 24 Materials for High -Temperature Service and Other Special Purpose 25 Applications. 26 d. A615, Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon -Steel Bars for 27 Concrete Reinforcement. 28 e. A706, Standard Specification for Low -Alloy Steel Deformed and Plain Bars for 29 Concrete Reinforcement. 30 f. C31, Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the 31 Field. 32 g. C33, Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates. 11 33 h. C39, Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete 34 Specimens. 35 �. C42, Standard Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed CITY OF FORT WORTH [InsertProjectNamel STANDARD CONSTRUCT ION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Beams of Concrete. J. C94, Standard Specification for Ready -Mixed Concrete. k. C109, Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using2-inchor {50-milimeter] Cube Specimens) 1. C1 43, Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic -Cement Concrete. m. C 171, Standard Specification for Sheet Materials for Curing Concrete. n. C150, Standard Specification for Portland Cement. o. C 172, Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete. p. C219, Standard Terminology Relating to Hydraulic Cement. q. C231, Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method. CITY OF FORT WORTH STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS Revised March 11, 2022 [Insert Project Name] [Insert Project Number] I r. C260, Standard Specification for Air -Entraining Admixtures for Concrete. 2 s. C309, Standard Specification for Liquid Membrane -Forming Compounds for 3 Curing Concrete. 4 t. C494, Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete. 5 u. C595, Standard Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements 6 v. C618, Standard Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural 7 Pozzolan for Use in Concrete. 8 w. C881, Standard Specification for Epoxy -Resin -Base Bonding Systems for 9 Concrete. 10 x. C989, Standard Specification for Ground Granulated Blast -Furnace Slag for 11 Use in Concrete and Mortars. 12 y. C 1017, Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Use in Producing 13 Flowing Concrete. 14 z. C 1059, Standard Specification for Latex Agents for Bonding Fresh to Hardened 15 Concrete. 16 aa. C 1064, Standard Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic- 17 Cement Concrete. 18 bb. C 1240, Standard Specification for Silica Fume Used in Cementitious Mixtures. 19 cc. El 155, Standard Test Method for Determining FF Floor Flatness and h Floor 20 Levelness Numbers. 21 dd. F436, Standard Specification for Hardened Steel Washers. 22 6. American Welding Society (AWS). 23 a. D 1.1, Structural Welding Code -Steel. 24 b. D 1.4, Structural Welding Code - Reinforcing Steel. 25 7. Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) 26 a. Manual of Standard Practice 27 8. Texas Department of Transportation 28 a. Standard Specification for Construction and Maintenance of Highways, Streets 29 and Bridges 30 1.4 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 31 A. Work Included 32 1. Design, fabrication, erection and stripping of form work for cast -in -place concrete 33 including shoring, reshoring, falsework, bracing, proprietary forming systems, 34 prefabricated forms, void forms, permanent metal forms, bulkheads, keys, 35 block outs, sleeves, pockets and accessories. 36 a. Erection shall include installation in formwork of items furnished by other 37 trades. 38 2. Furnish all labor and materials required to fabricate, deliver and install 39 reinforcement and embedded metal assemblies for cast -in -place concrete, including 40 steel bars, welded steel wire fabric, ties, supports and sleeves. 41 3. Furnish all labor and materials required to perform the following: 42 a. Cast -in -place concrete 43 b. Concrete mix designs 44 c. Grouting CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCT ION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March I I, 2022 1.5 SUBMITTALS 2 A. Submittals shall be in accordance with Section 0133 00. 3 B. All submittals shall be approved by the City prior to delivery and/or fabrication for 4 specials. 5 1.6 ACTION SUBMITTALS/INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS 6 A. Product Data 7 1. Required for each type of product indicated 8 B. Design Mixtures 9 1. For each concrete mixture submit proposed mix designs in accordance with ACI 10 319, chapter 5. 11 2. Submit each proposed mix design with a record of past performance. 12 3. Submit alternate design mixtures when characteristics of materials, Project condi- 13 tions, weather, test results or other circumstances warrant adjustments. 14 4. Indicate amounts of mixing water to be withheld for later addition at Project site. 15 a. Include this quantity on delivery ticket. 16 C. Steel Reinforcement Submittals for Information 17 1. Mill test certificates of supplied concrete reinforcing, indicating physical and chem- 18 ical analysis. 19 1.7 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS [NOT USED] 20 1.8 MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS [NOT USED] 21 1.9 QUALITY ASSURANCE 22 A. Manufacturer Qualifications 23 1. A firm experienced in manufacturing ready -mixed concrete products and that com- 24 plies with ASTM C94 requirements for production facilities and equipment 25 2. Manufacturer certified according to NRMCA's "Certification of Ready Mixed 26 Concrete Production Facilities" 27 B. Source Limitations 28 1, Obtain each type or class of cementitious material ofthe same brand from the same 29 manufacturer's plant, obtain aggregate from 1 source and obtain admixtures through 30 1 source from a single manufacturer. 31 C. ACI Publications 32 1. Comply with the following unless modified by requirements in the Contract Docu- 33 ments: 34 a. ACI 301 Sections 1 through 5 35 b. ACI117 36 D. Concrete Testing Service 37 1. Engage a qualified independent testing agency to perform material evaluation tests. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 1.10 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING 2 A. Steel Reinforcement 3 1. Deliver, store, and handle steel reinforcement to prevent bending and damage. 4 2. Avoid damaging coatings on steel reinforcement. 5 B. Waterstops 6 1. Store waterstops undercover to protect from moisture, sunlight, dirt, oil and other 7 contaminants. 8 1.11 FIELD CONDITIONS [NOT USED] 9 1.12 WARRANTY [NOT USED] 10 PART2 - PRODUCTS 11 2.1 OWNER -FURNISHED OR OWNER -SUPPLIED PRODUCTS [NOT USED] 12 2.2 PRODUCT TYPES AND MATERIALS 13 A. Manufacturers 14 1. In other Part 2 articles where titles below introduce lists, the following requirements 15 apply to product selection: 16 a. Available Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products that 17 may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, products 18 specified. 19 b. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, 20 manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work 21 include, but are not limited to, manufacturers specified. 22 B. Form -Facing Materials 23 1. Rough -Formed Finished Concrete 24 a. Plywood, lumber, metal or another approved material 25 b. Provide lumber dressed on at least 2 edges and I side for tight fit. 26 2. Chamfer Strips 27 a. Wood, metal, PVC or rubber strips 28 b. %-inch x %-inch, minimum 29 3. Rustication Strips 30 a. Wood, metal, PVC or rubber strips 31 b. Kerfed for ease of form removal 32 4. Form -Release Agent 33 a. Commercially formulated form -release agent that will not bond with, stain or 34 adversely affect concrete surfaces 35 b. Shall not impair subsequent treatments of concrete surfaces 36 c. For steel form -facing materials, formulate with rust inhibitor. 37 5. Form Ties CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name) STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 03 30 00 -9 CAST -IN -PLACE CONCRETE Page 9 of25 1 a. Factory -fabricated, removable or snap -off metal or glass -fiber -reinforced 2 plastic form ties designed to resist lateral pressure of fresh concrete on forms 3 and to prevent spalling of concrete on removal. 4 b. Furnish units that will leave no corrodible metal closer than 1 inch to the plane 5 of exposed concrete surface. 6 c. Furnish ties that, when removed, will leave holes no larger than 1 inch in 7 diameter in concrete surface. 8 d. Furnish ties with integral water -barrier plates to walls indicated to receive 9 damp proofing or waterproofing. 10 C. Steel Reinforcement 11 1. Reinforcing Bars 12 a. ASTM A615, Grade 60, deformed 13 D. Reinforcement Accessories 14 1. Smooth Dowel Bars 15 a. ASTM A615, Grade 60, steel bars (smooth) 16 b. Cut bars true to length with ends square and free of burrs. 17 2. Bar Supports 18 a. Bolsters, chairs, spacers and other devices for spacing, supporting and fastening 19 reinforcing bars and welded wire reinforcement in place 20 b. Manufacture bar supports from steel wire, plastic or precast concrete according 21 to CRSI's "Manual of Standard Practice," of greater compressive strength than 22 concrete and as follows: 23 1) For concrete surfaces exposed to view where legs of wire bar supports 24 contact forms, use CRSI Class 1 plastic -protected steel wire or CRSI 25 Class 2 stainless -steel bar supports. 26 2) For slabs -on -grade, provide sand plates, horizontal runners or precast 27 concrete blocks on bottom where base material will not support chair legs 28 or where vapor barrier has been specified. 29 E. Embedded Metal Assemblies 30 1. Steel Shapes and Plates: ASTM A36 31 2. Headed Studs: Heads welded by full -fusion process, as furnished by TRW Nelson 32 Stud Welding Division or approved equal 33 F. Expansion Anchors 34 1. Available Products 35 a. Wej-it Bolt, Wej-it Corporation, Tulsa, Oklahoma 36 b. Kwik Bolt II, Hilti Fastening Systems, Tulsa, Oklahoma 37 c. Trubolt, Ramset Fastening Systems, Paris, Kentucky 38 G. Adhesive Anchors and Dowels 39 1. Adhesive anchors shall consist of threaded rods anchored with an adhesive system 40 into hardened concrete or grout -filled masonry. 41 a. The adhesive system shall use a 2-component adhesive mix and shall be 42 injected with a static mixing nozzle following manufacturer's instructions. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March I I.2022 03 30 00 -10 CAST -IN -PLACE CONCRETE Page 10 of25 1 b. The embedment depth of the rod shall provide a minimum allowable bond 2 strength that is equal to the allowable yield capacity of the rod, unless otherwise 3 specified. 4 2. Available Products 5 a. Hilti HIT HY 150 Max 6 b. Simpson Acrylic -Tie 7 c. Powers Fasteners AC 100+ Gold 8 3. Threaded Rods: ASTM A193 9 a. Nuts: ASTM A563 hex carbon steel 10 b. Washers: ASTM F436 hardened carbon steel 11 c. Finish: Hot -dip zinc coating, ASTMA153, Class C 12 H. Inserts 13 1. Provide metal inserts required for anchorage of materials or equipment to concrete 14 construction where not supplied by other trades: 15 a. In vertical concrete surfaces for transfer of direct shear loads only, provide 16 adjustable wedge inserts of malleable cast iron complete with bolts, nuts and 17 washers. 18 1) Provide 3/4-inch bolt size, unless otherwise indicated. 19 b. In horizontal concrete surfaces and whenever inserts are subject to tension 20 forces, provide threaded inserts of malleable cast iron furnished with full depth 21 bolts. 22 1) Provide %-inch bolt size, unless otherwise indicated. 23 I. Concrete Materials 24 1. Cementitious Material 25 a. Use the following cementitious materials, of the same type, brand, and source, 26 throughout Project: 27 1) Portland Cement, Portland -Limestone Cement 28 a) ASTM C150, Type 1/II, gray 29 b) ASTM C595, Type IL cement 30 c) Supplement with the following: 31 (1) Fly Ash 32 (a) ASTM C618, Class C or F 33 (2) Ground Granulated Blast -Furnace Slag 34 (a) ASTM C989, Grade 100 or 120. 35 2) Silica Fume 36 a) ASTM C1240, amorphous silica 37 3) Normal-WeightAggregates 38 a) ASTM C33, Class 3S coarse aggregate or better, graded 39 b) Provide aggregates from a single source. 40 4) Maximum Coarse -Aggregate Size 41 a) %-inch nominal 42 5) Fine Aggregate 43 a) Free of materials with deleterious reactivity to alkali in cement 44 6) Water 45 a) ASTM C94 and potable 46 J. Admixtures CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11.2022 03 30 00 -11 CAST -IN -PLACE CONCRETE Page 11 of25 1. Air -Entraining Admixture 2 a. ASTM C260 3 2. Chemical Admixtures 4 a. Provide admixtures certified by manufacturer to be compatible with other ad- 5 mixtures and that will not contribute water-soluble chloride ions exceeding 6 those permitted in hardened concrete. 7 b. Do not use calcium chloride or admixtures containing calcium chloride. 8 c. Water -Reducing Admixture 9 1) ASTM C494, Type A 10 d. Retarding Admixture 11 1) ASTM C494, Type B 12 e. Water -Reducing and Retarding Admixture 13 1) ASTM C494, Type D 14 f. High -Range, Water -Reducing Admixture 15 1) ASTM C494, Type F 16 g. High -Range, Water -Reducing and Retarding Admixture 17 1) ASTM C494, Type G 18 h. Plasticizing and Retarding Admixture 19 1) ASTM C1017, Type II 20 K. Waterstops 21 1. Self -Expanding Butyl Strip Waterstops 22 a. Manufactured rectangular or trapezoidal strip, butyl rubber with sodium 23 bentonite or other hydrophilic polymers, for adhesive bonding to concrete, 3/4- 24 inch x I -inch. 25 b. Available Products 26 1) Colloid Environmental Technologies Company; Volclay Waterstop-RX 27 2) Concrete Sealants Inc.; Conseal CS-231 29 3) Greenstreak; Swellstop 29 4) Henry Company, Sealants Division; Hydro -Flex 30 5) JP Specialties, Inc.; Earthshield Type 20 31 6) Progress Unlimited, Inc.; Superstop 32 7) TCMiraDRI; Mirastop 33 L. Curing Materials 34 1. Absorptive Cover 35 a. AASHTO M182, Class 2, burlap cloth made from jute or kenaf, weighing 36 approximately 9 ounces/square yard when dry 37 2. Moisture -Retaining Cover 38 a. ASTM C171, polyethylene film or white burlap -polyethylene sheet 39 3. Water 40 a. Potable 41 4. Clear, Waterborne, Membrane -Forming Curing Compound 42 a. ASTM C309, Type 1, Class B, dissipating 43 b. Available Products 44 1) Anti -Hydro International, Inc.; AH Curing Compound #2 DR WB 45 2) Burke by Edoco; Aqua Resin Cure 46 3) ChemMasters; Safe -Cure Clear CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 1 4) Conspec Marketing & Manufacturing Co., Inc., a Dayton Superior 2 Company; W.B. Resin Cure 3 5) Dayton Superior Corporation; Day Chem Rez Cure (J-I I-W) 4 6) Euclid Chemical Company (The); Kurez DR VOX 5 7) Kaufman Products, Inc.; Thinfilm 420 6 8) Lambert Corporation; Aqua Kure -Clear 7 9) L&M Construction Chemicals, Inc.; L&M Cure R 8 10) Meadows, W. R., Inc.; 1100 Clear 9 11) Nox-Crete Products Group, Kinsman Corporation; Resin Cure E 10 12) Symons Corporation, aDayton Superior Company; Resi-Chem Clear Cure 11 13) Tamms Industries, Inc.; Horncure WB 30 12 14) Unitex; Hydro Cure 309 13 15) US Mix Products Company; US Spec Maxcure Resin Clear 14 16) Vexcon Chemicals, Inc.; Certi-Vex Enviocure 100 15 M. Related Materials 16 1. Bonding Agent 17 a. ASTM C1059, Type II, non-redispersible, acrylic emulsion or styrene 18 butadiene 19 2. Epoxy Bonding Adhesive 20 a. ASTM C881, 2-component epoxy resin, capable of humid curing and bonding 21 to damp surfaces, of class suitable for application temperature and of grade to 22 suit requirements, and as follows: 23 1) Types I and II, non -load bearing 24 2) IV and V, load bearing, for bonding 25 3) Hardened or freshly mixed concrete to hardened concrete 26 3. Reglets 27 a. Fabricate reglets of not less than 0.0217-inch thick, galvanized steel sheet 28 b. Temporarily fill or cover face opening of reglet to prevent intrusion of concrete 29 or debris. 30 4. Sleeves and Blackouts 31 a. Formed with galvanized metal, galvanized pipe, polyvinyl chloride pipe, fiber 32 tubes or wood 33 5. Nails, Spikes, Lag Bolts, Through Bolts, Anchorages 34 a. Sized as required 35 b. Shall be of strength and character to maintain formwork in place while placing 36 concrete 37 N. Repair Materials 38 1. Repair Underlayment 39 a. Cement -based, polymer -modified, self -leveling product that can be applied in 40 thicknesses of 1/8 inch or greater 41 1) Donotfeather. 42 b. Cement Binder 43 1) ASTM C150, C595, Portland cement, Portland -Limestone Cement or hy- 44 draulic or blended hydraulic cement as defined in ASTM C219 45 c. Primer CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 Page 10 OM 1 1) Product of underlayment manufacturer recommended for substrate, condi- 2 tions, and application 3 d. Aggregate 4 1) Well -graded, washed gravel, 1/8 to 1/4 inch or coarse sand as 5 recommended by underlayment manufacturer 6 e. Compressive Strength 7 1) Not less than 4100 psi at 28 days when tested according to 8 ASTM C109/C109M 9 2. Repair Overlayment 10 a. Cement -based, polymer -modified, self -leveling productthat can be applied in 11 thicknesses of 1/8 inch or greater 12 1) Do not feather. 13 b. Cement Binder 14 1) ASTM C 150, C595, Portland cement, Portland -Limestone Cement or hy- 15 draulic or blended hydraulic cement as defined in ASTM C219 16 c. Primer 17 1) Product oftopping manufacturer recommended for substrate, conditions, 18 and application 19 d. Aggregate 20 1) Well -graded, washed gravel, 1/8 to 1/4 inch or coarse sand as recommend- 21 ed by topping manufacturer 22 e. Compressive Strength 23 1) Not less than 5000 psi at 28 days when tested according to ASTM C 109 24 0. Concrete Mixtures, General 25 1. Prepare design mixtures for each type and strength of concrete, proportioned on the 26 basis oflaboratory trial mixture or field test data, or both, according to ACI 301. 27 a. Required average strength above specified strength 28 1) Based on a record of past performance 29 a) Determination ofrequired average strength above specified strength 30 shall be based on the standard deviation record of the results of at least 31 30 consecutive strength tests in accordance with ACI 318, Chapter 5.3 32 by the larger amount defined by formulas 5-1 and 5-2. 2) Based on laboratory trial mixtures 34 a) Proportions shall be selected on the basis of laboratory trial batches 35 prepared in accordance with ACI 318, Chapter 5.3.3.2 to produce an 36 average strength greater than the specified strength fc by the amount 37 defined in table 5.3.2.2. 38 3) Proportions of ingredients for concrete mixes shall be determined by an in- 39 dependent testing laboratory or qualified concrete supplier. 40 4) For each proposed mixture, at least 3 compressive test cylinders shall be 41 made and tested for strength at the specified age. 42 a) Additional cylinders maybe made for testing for information at earlier 43 ages. 44 2. Cementitious Materials 45 a. Limit percentage, by weight, of cementitious materials other than Portland ce- 46 ment or Portland -Limestone cement in concrete as follows, unless specified 47 otherwise: CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11. 2022 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 I� J 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Page 11 OP-5 1) Fly Ash: 25 percent 2) Combined Fly Ash and Pozzolan: 25 percent 3) Ground Granulated Blast -Furnace Slag: 50 percent 4) Combined Fly Ash or Pozzolan and Ground Granulated Blast -Furnace Slag: 50 percent 5) Portland cement minimum, with fly ash or pozzolan not exceeding 25 per- cent 6) Silica Fume: 10 percent 7) Combined Fly Ash, Pozzolans, and Silica Fume: 35 percent with fly ash or pozzolans not exceeding 25 percent and silica fume not exceeding 10 per- cent 8) Combined Fly Ash or Pozzolans, Ground Granulated Blast -Furnace Slag, and Silica Fume: 50 percent with fly ash or pozzolans not exceeding 25 percent and silica fume not exceeding 10 percent 3. Limit water-soluble, chloride -ion content in hardened concrete to: a. 0.30 percent by weight of cement if concrete will have no exposure to chlorides (typical) b. 0.15 percent by weight if concrete will be exposed to chlorides c. 1.0 percent by weight if concrete will have no exposure to chlorides and will be continually dry and protected. 4. Admixtures a. Use admixtures according to manufacturer's written instructions. b. Do not use admixtures which have not been incorporated and tested in accepted mixes. c. Use water -reducing high -range water -reducing or plasticizing admixture in concrete, as required, for placement and workability. d. Use water -reducing and retarding admixture when required by high temperatures, low humidity or other adverse placement conditions. e. Use water -reducing admixture in pumped concrete, concrete for heavy -use industrial slabs and parking structure slabs, concrete required to be watertight, and concrete with a water-cementitious materials ratio below 0.50. f. Use corrosion -inhibiting admixture in concrete mixtures where indicated. P. Concrete Mixtures 1. Refer to TxDOT "Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Highways, Streets, and Bridges" for: a. Culverts b. Headwalls c. Wingwalls 2. Proportion normal -weight concrete mixture as follows: a. Minimum Compressive Strength: 3,000 psi at 28 days b. Maximum Water-Cementitious Materials Ratio: 0.50 c. Slump Limit: 5 inches or 8 inches for concrete with verified slump of 2 to 4 inches before adding high -range water -reducing admixture or plasticizing admixture, plus or minus 1 inch d. Air Content: 6 percent, plus or minus 1.5 percent at point of delivery for 3/4- inch nominal maximum aggregate size CITY OF FORT WORTH STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS Revised March 11, 2022 [Insert Project Name] [Insert Project Number] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Q. Fabricating Reinforcement Fabricate steel reinforcement according to CRSI's "Manual of Standard Practice." R. Fabrication of Embedded Metal Assemblies 1. Fabricate metal assemblies in the shop. Holes shall be made by drilling or punching. Holes shall not be made by or enlarged by burning. Welding shall be in accordance with AWS D1.1. 2. Metal assemblies exposed to earth, weather or moisture shall be hot dip galvanized. All other metal assemblies shall be either hot dip galvanized or painted with an epoxy paint. Repair galvanizing after welding with a Cold Galvanizing compound installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Repair painted assemblies after welding with same type of paint. S. Concrete Mixing 1. Ready -Mixed Concrete: Measure, batch, mix, and deliver concrete according to ASTM C94, and furnish batch ticket information. a. When air temperature is between 85 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit, reduce mixing and delivery time from 1-1/2 hours to 75 minutes; when air temperature is above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, reduce mixing and delivery time to 60 minutes. 2. Project -Site Mixing: Measure, batch, and mix concrete materials and concrete according to ASTM C94/C94M. Mix concrete materials in appropriate drum -type batch machine mixer. a. For mixer capacity of 1 cubic yard or smaller, continue mixing at least 1-1/2 minutes, but not more than 5 minutes after ingredients are in mixer, before any part of batch is released. b. For mixer capacity larger than 1 cubic yard, increase mixing time by 15 seconds for each additional 1 cubic yard. c. Provide batch ticket for each batch discharged and used in the Work, indicating Project identification name and number, date, mixture type, mixture time, quantity, and amount of water added. Record approximate location of final deposit in structure. 30 2.3 ACCESSORIES [NOT USED] 31 2.4 SOURCE QUALITY CONTROL [NOT USED] 32 PART 3 - EXECUTION 33 3.1 INSTALLERS [NOT USED] 34 3.2 EXAIVIINATION [NOT USED] 35 3.3 PREPARATION [NOT USED] 36 3.4 INSTALLATION 37 A. Formwork CITY OF FORT WORTH STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS Revised March 11, 2022 [Insert Project Name] [Insert Project Number] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 1. Design, erect, shore, brace, and maintain formwork, according to ACI 301, to support vertical, lateral, static, and dynamic loads, and construction loads that might be applied, until structure can support such loads. 2. Construct formwork so concrete members and structures are of size, shape, alignment, elevation, and position indicated, within tolerance limits ofACI 117. a. Vertical alignment 1) Lines, surfaces and arises less than 100 feet in height - 1 inch. 2) Outside comer of exposed comer columns and control joints in concrete exposed to view less than 100 feet in height - 1/2 inch. 3) Lines, surfaces and arises greater than 100 feet in height - 1/1000 times the height but not more than 6 inches. 4) Outside comer of exposed comer columns and controljoints in concrete exposed to view greater than 100 feet in height - 1/2000 times the height but not more than 3 inches. b. Lateral alignment 1) Members -I inch. 2) Centerline of openings 12 inches or smaller and edge location of larger openings in slabs - 1/2 inch. 3) Sawcuts,joints, and weakened plane embedments in slabs - 3/4 inch. c. Level alignment 1) Elevation of slabs-on-grade-3/4 inch. 2) Elevation of top surfaces of formed slabs before removal of shores - 3/4 inch. 3) Elevation of formed surfaces before removal of shores - 3/4 inch. d. Cross -sectional dimensions: Overall dimensions of beams, joists, and columns and thickness of walls and slabs. 1) 12 inch dimension or less -plus 1/2 inch to minus 1/4 inch. 2) Greater than 12 inch to 3 foot dimension - plus 1/2 inch to minus 3/8 inch. 3) Greater than 3 foot dimension - plus 1 inch to minus 3/4 inch. e. Relative alignment 1) Stairs a) Difference in height between adjacent risers - 1/8 inch. b) Difference in width between adjacent treads - 1/4 inch. c) Maximum difference in height between risers in a flight of stairs - 3/8 inch. d) Maximum difference in width between treads in a flight of stairs - 3/8 inch. 2) Grooves a) Specified width 2 inches or less - 1/8 inch. b) Specified width between 2 inches and 12 inches - 1/4 inch. 3) Vertical alignment of outside comer of exposed comer columns and control joint grooves in concrete exposed to view - 1/4 inch in 10 feet. 4) All other conditions - 3/8 inch in 10 feet. 3. Limit concrete surface irregularities, designated by ACI 347R as abrupt or gradual, as follows: a. Class B, 1/4 inch for smooth -formed finished surfaces. b. Class C, 1/2 inch for rough -formed finished surfaces. CITY OF FORT WORTH STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS Revised March 11.2022 [Insert Project Name] [Insert Project Number] 4. Construct forms tight enough to prevent loss of concrete mortar. 2 5. Fabricate forms for easy removal without hammering or prying against concrete i surfaces. Provide crush or wrecking plates where stripping may damage cast 4 concrete surfaces. Provide top forms for inclined surfaces steeper than 1.5 5 horizontal to 1 vertical. 6 a. Install keyways, reglets, recesses, and the like, for easy removal. 7 b. Do not use rust -stained steel form -facing material. 8 6. Set edge forms, bulkheads, and intermediate screed strips for slabs to achieve 9 required elevations and slopes in finished concrete surfaces. Provide and secure 10 units to support screed strips; use strike -off templates or compacting -type screeds. 11 7. Construct formwork to cambers shown or specified on the Drawings to allow for 12 structural deflection of the hardened concrete. Provide additional elevation or 13 camber in formwork as required for anticipated formwork deflections due to weight 14 and pressures of concrete and construction loads. 15 8. Foundation Elements: Form the sides of all below grade portions of beams, pier 16 caps, walls, and columns straight and to the lines and grades specified. Do no earth 17 form foundation elements unless specifically indicated on the Drawings. 18 9. Provide temporary openings for cleanouts and inspection ports where interior area 19 offormwork is inaccessible. Close openings with panels tightly fitted to forms and 20 securely braced to prevent loss of concrete mortar. Locate temporary openings in 21 forms at inconspicuous locations. 22 10. Chamfer exterior comers and edges of permanently exposed concrete. 23 11. Form openings, chases, offsets, sinkages, keyways, reglets, blocking, screeds, and 24 bulkheads required in the Work. Determine sizes and locations from trades 25 providing such items. 26 12. Clean forms and adjacent surfaces to receive concrete. Remove chips, wood, 27 sawdust, dirt, and other debris just before placing concrete. 28 13. Retighten forms and bracing before placing concrete, as required, to prevent mortar 29 leaks and maintain proper alignment. 30 14. Coat contact surfaces of forms with form -release agent, according to manufacturer's 31 written instructions, before placing reinforcement, anchoring devices, and 32 embedded items. �JJ a. Do not apply form release agent where concrete surfaces are scheduled to 34 receive subsequent finishes which may be affected by agent. Soak contact 35 surfaces of untreated forms with clean water. Keep surfaces wet prior to 36 placing concrete. 37 B. Embedded Items 38 1. Place and secure anchorage devices and other embedded items required for 39 adjoining work that is attached to or supported by cast -in -place concrete. Use 40 setting drawings, templates, diagrams, instructions, and directions furnished with 41 items to be embedded. 42 a. Install anchor rods, accurately located, to elevations required and complying 43 with tolerances in AISC 303, Section 7.5. 44 1) Spacing within a bolt group: 1/8 inch 45 2) Location of bolt group (center): '/2 inch CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022) I 3) Rotation of bolt group: 5 degrees 2 4) Angle off vertical: 5 degrees 3 5) Bolt projection: 318 inch 4 b. Install reglets to receive waterproofing and to receive through -wall flashings in 5 outer face of concrete frame at exterior walls, where flashing is shown at lintels, 6 shelf angles, and other conditions. 7 C. Removing and Reusing Forms 8 1. Do not backfill prior to concrete attaining 70 percent of its 28-day design 9 compressive strength. 10 2. General: Formwork for sides of beams, walls, columns, and similar parts of the 11 Work that does not support weight of concrete may be removed after cumulatively 12 curing at not less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 hours after placing concrete, if 13 concrete is hard enough to not be damaged by form -removal operations and curing 14 and protection operations are maintained. 15 a. Leave formwork for beam soffitsjoists, slabs, and other structural elements 16 that supports weight of concrete in place until concrete has achieved at least 70 17 percent of its 28-day design compressive strength. 18 b. Do not remove formwork supporting conventionally reinforced concrete until 19 concrete has attained 70 percent of its specified 28 day compressive strength as 20 established by tests of field cured cylinders. In the absence of cylinder tests, 21 supporting formwork shall remain in place until the concrete has cured at a 22 temperature of at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit for the minimum cumulative time 23 periods given in ACI 347, Section 3.7.2.3. Add the period of time when the 24 surrounding air temperature is below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, to the minimum 25 listed time period. Formwork for 2-way conventionally reinforced slabs shall 26 remain in place for at least the minimum cumulative time periods specified for 27 I -way slabs of the same maximum span. 28 c. Immediately reshore 2-way conventionally reinforced slabs after formwork 29 removal. Reshores shall remain until the concrete has attained the specified 28 30 day compressive strength. 31 d. Minimum cumulative curing times may be reduced by the use of high -early 32 strength cement or forming systems which allow form removal without 33 disturbing shores, but only after the Contractor has demonstrated to the 34 satisfaction of the Engineer that the early removal of forms will not cause 35 excessive sag, distortion or damage to the concrete elements. 36 e. Completely remove wood forms. Provide temporary openings if required. 37 f. Provide adequate methods of curing and thermal protection of exposed concrete 38 if forms are removed prior to completion of specified curing time. 39 g. Reshore areas required to support construction loads in excess of 20 pounds per 40 square foot to properly distribute construction loading. Construction loads up 41 to the rated live load capacity may be placed on unshared construction provided 42 the concrete has attained the specified 28 day compressive strength. 43 h. Obtaining concrete compressive strength tests for the purposes of form removal 44 is the responsibility of the Contractor. 45 1. Remove forms only if shores have been arranged to permit removal of forms 46 without loosening or disturbing shores. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 3. Clean and repair surfaces of forms to be reused in the Work. Split, frayed, 2 delaminated, or otherwise damaged form -facing material will not be acceptable for 3 exposed surfaces. Apply new form -release agent. 4 4. When forms are reused, clean surfaces, remove fins and laitance, and tighten to 5 close joints. Align and secure joints to avoid offsets. Do not use patched forms for 6 exposed concrete surfaces unless approved by Engineer. 7 D. Shores and Reshores 8 1. The Contractor is solely responsible for proper shoring and reshoring. 9 2. Comply with ACI 318 and ACI 301 for design, installation, and removal of shoring 10 and reshoring. 11 a. Do not remove shoring or reshoring until measurement of slab tolerances is 12 complete. 13 3. Plan sequence of removal of shores and reshore to avoid damage to concrete. 14 Locate and provide adequate reshoring to support construction without excessive 15 stress or deflection. 16 E. Steel Reinforcement 17 1. General: Comply with CRSI's "Manual of Standard Practice" for placing 18 reinforcement. 19 a. Do not cut or puncture vapor retarder. Repair damage and reseal vapor retarder 20 before placing concrete. 21 2. Clean reinforcement of loose rust and mill scale, earth, ice, and other foreign 22 materials that would reduce bond to concrete. 23 3. Accurately position, support, -and secure reinforcement against displacement. 24 Locate and support reinforcement with bar supports to maintain minimum concrete 25 cover. Do not tack weld crossing reinforcing bars. 26 a. Weld reinforcing bars according to AWS DI A, where indicated. Only steel 27 conforming to ASTM A706 may be welded. 28 4. Installation tolerances 29 a. Top and bottom bars in slabs, girders, beams and joists: 30 1) Members 8 inches deep or less: f3/8 inch 3 ] 2) Members more than 8 inches deep: t1/2 inch 32 b. Concrete Cover to Formed or Finished Surfaces: ±3/8 inches for members 8 33 inches deep or less;f1/2 inches for members over 8 inches deep, except that 34 tolerance for cover shall not exceed 1/3 of the specified cover. 35 5. Concrete Cover 36 a. Reinforcing in structural elements deposited against the ground: 3 inches 37 b. Reinforcing in formed beams, columns and girders: 1-1/2 inches 38 c. Grade beams and exterior face of formed walls and columns exposed to 39 weather or in contact with the ground: 2 inches 40 d. Interior faces of walls: 1 inches 41 e. Slabs: 3/4 inches 42 6. Splices: Provide standard reinforcement splices by lapping and tying ends. Comply 43 with ACI 318 for minimum lap of spliced bars where not specified on the 44 documents. Do not lap splice no. 14 and 18 bars. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 7. Field Welding of Embedded Metal Assemblies 2 a. Remove all paint and galvanizing in areas to receive field welds. 3 b. Field Prepare all areas where paint or galvanizing has been removed with the 4 specified paint or cold galvanizing compound, respectively. 5 F. Joints 6 1. General: Construct joints true to line with faces perpendicular to surface plane of 7 concrete. 8 2. Construction Joints: Install so strength and appearance of concrete are not 9 impaired, at locations indicated or as approved by Engineer. 10 a. Place joints perpendicular to main reinforcement. Continue reinforcement 11 across construction joints, unless otherwise indicated. Do not continue 12 reinforcement through sides of strip placements of floors and slabs. 13 b. Form keyed joints as indicated. Embed keys at least 1-1/2 inches into concrete. 14 c. Locate joints for beams, slabs, joists, and girders in the middle third of spans. 15 Offset j oints in girders a minimum distance of twice the beam width from a I6 beam -girder intersection. 17 d. Locate horizontal joints in walls and columns at underside of floors, slabs, 18 beams, and girders and at the top of footings or floor slabs. 19 e. Spaceverticaljoints in walls as indicated. Locate joints beside piers integral 20 with walls, near comers, and in concealed locations where possible. 21 f. Use a bonding agent at locations where fresh concrete is placed against 22 hardened or partially hardened concrete surfaces. 23 3. Doweled Joints: Install dowel bars and support assemblies at joints where 24 indicated. Lubricate or asphalt coat 1-1/2 of dowel length to prevent concrete 25 bonding to 1 side ofjoint. 26 G. Waterstops 27 1. Flexible Waterstops: Install in construction joints and at other joints indicated to 28 form a continuous diaphragm. Install in longest lengths practicable. Support and 29 protect exposed waterstops during progress of the Work. Field fabricate joints in 30 waterstops according to manufacturer's written instructions. 31 2. Self -Expanding Strip Waterstops: Install in construction joints and at other 32 locations indicated, according to manufacturer's written instructions, adhesive 33 bonding, mechanically fastening, and firmly pressing into place. Install in longest 34 lengths practicable. 35 H. Adhesive Anchors 36 1. Comply with the manufacturer's installation instructions on the hole diameter and 37 depth required to fully develop the tensile strength of the adhesive anchor or 38 reinforcing bar. 39 2. Properly clean out the hole utilizing a wire brush and compressed air to remove all 40 loose material from the hole, prior to installing adhesive material. 41 1. Concrete Placement 42 1. Before placing concrete, verify that installation of formwork, reinforcement, and 43 embedded items is complete and that required inspections have been performed. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCT ION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised Mareb I I, 20221 2. Do not add water to concrete during delivery, at Project site, or during placement 2 unless approved by Engineer. 3 3. Before test sampling and placing concrete, water may be added at Project site, 4 subject to limitations of ACI 301. 5 a. Do not add water to concrete after adding high -range water -reducing 6 admixtures to mixture. 7 b. Do not exceed the maximum specified water/cement ratio for the mix. 8 4. Deposit concrete continuously in 1 layer or in horizontal layers of such thickness 9 that no new concrete will be placed on concrete that has hardened enough to cause 10 seams or planes of weakness. If a section cannot be placed continuously, provide 11 construction joints as indicated. Deposit concrete to avoid segregation. 12 a. Deposit concrete in horizontal layers of depth to not exceed formwork design 13 pressures, 15 feet maximum and in a manner to avoid inclined construction 14 joints. 15 b. Consolidate placed concrete with mechanical vibrating equipment according to 16 ACI 301. 17 c. Do not use vibrators to transport concrete inside forms. Insert and withdraw 18 vibrators vertically at unifonnly spaced locations to rapidly penetrate placed 19 layer and at least 6 inches into preceding layer. Do not insert vibrators into 20 lower layers of concrete that have begun to lose plasticity. At each insertion, 21 limit duration of vibration to time necessary to consolidate concrete and 22 complete embedment of reinforcement and other embedded items without 23 causing mixture constituents to segregate. 24 d. Do not permit concrete to drop freely any distance greater than 10 feet for 25 concrete containing a high range water reducing admixture (superplasticizer) or 26 5 feet for other concrete. Provide chute or tremie to place concrete where longer 27 drops are necessary. Do not place concrete into excavations with standing 28 water. If place of deposit cannot be pumped dry, pour concrete through a tremie 29 with its outlet near the bottom of the place of deposit. 30 e. Discard pump priming grout and do not use in the structure. 31 5. Deposit and consolidate concrete for floors and slabs in a continuous operation, 32 within limits of construction joints, until placement of a pane] or section is 33 complete. 34 a. Consolidate concrete during placement operations so concrete is thoroughly 35 worked around reinforcement and other embedded items and into corners. 36 b. Maintain reinforcement in position on chairs during concrete placement. 37 c. Screed slab surfaces with a straightedge and strike off to correct elevations. 38 d. Slope surfaces uniformly to drains where required. 39 e. Begin initial floating using bull floats or darbies to form a uniform and open- 40 textured surface plane, before excess bleedwater appears on the surface. Do not 41 further disturb slab surfaces before starting finishing operations. 42 6. Cold -Weather Placement: Comply with ACI 306.1 and as follows. Protect 43 concrete work from physical damage or reduced strength that could be caused by 44 frost, freezing actions, or low temperatures. 45 a. When average high and low temperature is expected to fall below 40 46 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 successive days, maintain delivered concrete mixture 47 temperature within the temperature range required by ACI 301. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022) b. Do not use frozen materials or materials containing ice or snow. Do not place 2 concrete on frozen subgrade or on subgrade containing frozen materials. 3 c. Do not use calcium chloride, salt, or other materials containing antifreeze 4 agents or chemical accelerators unless otherwise specified and approved in 5 mixture designs. 6 7. Hot -Weather Placement: Comply with ACI 305.1 and as follows: 7 a. Maintain concrete temperature below 95 degrees Fahrenheit at time of 8 placement. Chilled mixing water or chopped ice may be used to control 9 temperature, provided water equivalent of ice is calculated to total amount of 10 mixing water. Using liquid nitrogen to cool concrete is Contractor's option. 11 b. Fog -spray forms, steel reinforcement, and subgrade just before placing 12 concrete. Keep subgrade uniformly moist without standing water, soft spots, or 13 dry areas. 14 J. Finishing Formed Surfaces 15 1. Rough -Formed Finish: As -cast concrete texture imparted by form -facing material 16 with tie holes and defects repaired and patched. Remove fins and other projections 17 that exceed specified limits on formed -surface irregularities. 18 a. Apply to concrete surfaces not exposed to public view. 19 2. Related Unformed Surfaces: At tops of walls, horizontal offsets, and similar 20 unformed surfaces adjacent to formed surfaces, strike off smooth and finish with a 21 texture matching adjacent formed surfaces. Continue final surface treatment of 22 formed surfaces uniformly across adjacent unformed surfaces, unless otherwise 23 indicated. 24 K. Miscellaneous Concrete Items .25 1. Filling In: Fill in holes and openings left in concrete structures, unless otherwise 26 indicated, after work of other trades is in place. Mix, place, and cure concrete, as 27 specified, to blend with in -place construction. Provide other miscellaneous 28 concrete filling indicated or required to complete the Work. 29 2. Curbs: Provide monolithic finish to interior curbs by stripping forms while 30 concrete is still green and by steel -troweling surfaces to a hard, dense finish with 31 comers, intersections, and terminations slightly rounded. 32 3. Equipment Bases and Foundations: Provide machine and equipment bases and 33 foundations as shown on Drawings. Set anchor bolts for machines and equipment 34 at correct elevations, complying with diagrams or templates from manufacturer 35 furnishing machines and equipment. 36 a. Housekeeping pads: Normal weight concrete (3000 psi), reinforced with 37 #3@16 inches on center set at middepth of pad. Trowel concrete to a dense, 38 smooth finish. Set anchor bolts for securing mechanical or electrical equipment 39 during pouring of concrete fill. 40 4. Protective slabs ("Mud slabs"): Normal weight concrete (2500 psi minimum) with a 41 minimum thickness of 3-1/2 inches. Finish slab to a wood float finish. 42 L. Concrete Protecting and Curing 43 1. General: Protect freshly placed concrete from premature drying and excessive cold 44 or hot temperatures. Comply with ACI 306.1 for cold -weather protection and 45 ACI 305.1 for hot -weather protection during curing. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 2. Formed Surfaces: Cure formed concrete surfaces, including underside of beams, supported slabs, and other similar surfaces. If forms remain during curing period, moist cure after loosening forms. If removing forms before end of curing period, continue curing for the remainder of the curing period. 5 3. Unformed Surfaces: Begin curing immediately after finishing concrete. Cure 6 unformed surfaces, including floors and slabs, concrete floor toppings, and other 7 surfaces. 8 4. Cure concrete according to ACI 308.1, by 1 or a combination of the following 9 methods: 10 a. Moisture Curing: Keep surfaces continuously moist for not less than 7 days 11 with the following materials: 12 1) Water 13 2) Continuous water -fog spray 14 3) Absorptive cover, water saturated, and kept continuously wet. Cover 15 concrete surfaces and edges with 12-inch lap over adjacent absorptive 16 covers 17 b. Moisture -Retaining -Cover Curing: Cover concrete surfaces with moisture- 18 retaining cover for curing concrete, placed in widest practicable width, with 19 sides and ends lapped at least 12 inches, and sealed by waterproof tape or 20 adhesive. Cure for not less than 7 days. Immediately repair any holes or tears 21 during curing period using cover material and waterproof tape. 22 1) Moisture cure or use moisture -retaining covers to cure concrete surfaces to 23 receive floor coverings. 24 2) Moisture cure or use moisture -retaining covers to cure concrete surfaces to 25 receive penetrating liquid floor treatments. 26 3) Cure concrete surfaces to receive floor coverings with either a moisture- 27 retaining cover or a curing compound that the manufacturer certifies will 2$ not interfere with bonding of floor covering used on Project. 29 c. Curing Compound: Apply uniformly in continuous operation by power spray 30 or roller according to manufacturer's written instructions. Recoat areas 31 subjected to heavy rainfall within 3 hours after initial application. Maintain 32 continuity of coating and repair damage during curing period. 33 3.5 REPAIR 34 A. Concrete Surface Repairs 35 1. Defective Concrete: Repair and patch defective areas when approved by Engineer. 36 Remove and replace concrete that cannot be repaired and patched to Engineer's 37 approval. 38 2. Patching Mortar: Mix dry -pack patching mortar, consisting of 1 part portland 39 cement to 2-1/2 parts fine aggregate passing allo. 16 sieve, using only enough 40 water for handling and placing. 41 3. Repairing Formed Surfaces: Surface defects include color and texture 42 irregularities, cracks, spalls, air bubbles, honeycombs, rock pockets, fins and other 43 projections on the surface, and stains and other discoloration that cannot be 44 removed by cleaning. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECCFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert ProjectNumber] Revised March 11, 2022 I a. Immediately after form removal, cut-out honeycombs, rock pockets, and voids 2 more than 1/2 inch in any dimension in solid concrete, but not less than 1 inch 3 in depth. Make edges of cuts perpendicular to concrete surface. Clean, dampen 4 with water, and brush -coat holes and voids with bonding agent. Fill and 5 compact with patching mortar before bonding agent has dried. Fill form -tie 6 voids with patching mortar or cone plugs secured in place with bonding agent. 7 b. Repair defects on surfaces exposed to view by blending white portland cement 8 and standard portland cement so that, when dry, patching mortar will match 9 surrounding color. Patch a test area at inconspicuous locations to verify 10 mixture and color match before proceeding with patching. Compact mortar in 1 1 place and strike off slightly higher than surrounding surface. 12 c. Repair defects on concealed formed surfaces that affect concrete's durability 13 and structural performance as determined by Engineer. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 4. Repairing Unformed Surfaces: Test unformed surfaces, such as floors and slabs, for finish and verify surface tolerances specified for each surface. Correct low and high areas. Test surfaces sloped to drain for trueness of slope and smoothness; use a sloped template. a. Repair finished surfaces containing defects. Surface defects include spalls, pop outs, honeycombs, rock pockets, crazing and cracks in excess of 0.01 inch wide or that penetrate to reinforcement or completely through unreinforced sections regardless of width, and other objectionable conditions. b. After concrete has cured at least 14 days, correct high areas by grinding. c. Correct localized low areas during or immediately after completing surface finishing operations by cutting out low areas and replacing with patching mortar. Finish repaired areas to blend into adjacent concrete. d. Repair defective areas, except random cracks and single holes 1 inch or less in diameter, by cutting out and replacing with fresh concrete. Remove defective areas with clean, square cuts and expose steel reinforcement with at least a 3/4- inch clearance all around. Dampen concrete surfaces in contact with patching concrete and apply bonding agent. Mix patching concrete of same materials and mixture as original concrete except without coarse aggregate. Place, compact, and finish to blend with adjacent finished concrete. Cure in same manner as adjacent concrete. e. Repair random cracks and single holes 1 inch or less in diameter with patching mortar. Groove top of cracks and cut out holes to sound concrete and clean off dust, dirt, and loose particles. Dampen cleaned concrete surfaces and apply bonding agent. Place patching mortar before bonding agent has dried. Compact patching mortar and finish to match adjacent concrete. Keep patched area continuously moist for at least 72 hours. 5. Perform structural repairs of concrete, subject to Engineer's approval, using epoxy adhesive and patching mortar. 6. Repair materials and installation not specified above may be used, subject to Engineer's approval. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert ProjectNwnber) Revised March I I, 2022 3.6 RE-JNSTALLATION INOT USED] 2 3.7 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL 3 A. Testing and Inspecting: City will engage a special inspector and qualified testing and 4 inspecting agency to perform field tests and inspections and prepare test reports. 5 B. Inspections 6 1. Steel reinforcement placement 7 2. Headed bolts and studs 8 3. Verification of use ofrequired design mixture 9 4. Concrete placement, including conveying and depositing 10 5. Curing procedures and maintenance of curing temperature 11 6. Verification of concrete strength before removal of shores and forms from beams 12 and slabs 13 C. Concrete Tests: Perform testing of composite samples of fresh concrete obtained 14 according to ASTM C 172 according to the following requirements: 15 1. Testing Frequency: Obtain 1 composite sample for each day's pour of each 16 concrete mixture exceeding 5 cubic yard, but less than 25 cubic yard, plus 1 set for 17 each additional 50 cubic yard or fraction thereof. 18 2. Slump: ASTM C143; 1 test at point of placement for each composite sample, but 19 not less than 1 test for each day's pour of each concrete mixture. Perform additional 20 tests when concrete consistency appears to change. 21 3. Air Content: ASTM C231, pressure method, for normal -weight concrete; 1 test for 22 each composite sample, but not less than 1 test for each day's pour of each concrete 23 mixture. 24 4. Concrete Temperature: ASTM C 1064; 1 test hourly when air temperature is 40 25 degrees Fahrenheit and below and when 80 degrees Fahrenheit and above, and 1 26 test for each composite sample. 27 5. Compression Test Specimens: ASTM C31. 28 a. Cast and laboratory cure 4 cylinders for each composite sample. 29 1) Do not transport field cast cylinders until they have cured for a 30 minimum of24 hours. 31 6. Compressive -Strength Tests: ASTM C39; 32 a. Test I cylinder at 7 days. 33 b. Test 2 cylinders at 28 days. 34 c. Hold 1 cylinder for testing at 56 days as needed. 35 7. When strength of field -cured cylinders is less than 85 percent of companion 36 laboratory -cured cylinders, evaluate operations and provide corrective procedures 37 for protecting and curing in -place concrete. 38 8. Strength of each concrete mixture will be satisfactory if every average of any 3 39 consecutive compressive -strength tests equals or exceeds specified compressive 40 strength and no compressive -strength test value falls below specified compressive 41 strength by more than 500 psi. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 9. Report test results in writing to Engineer, concrete manufacturer, and Contractor 2 within 48 hours of testing. Reports of compressive -strength tests shall contain 3 Project identification name and number, date of concrete placement, name of 4 concrete testing and inspecting agency, location of concrete batch in Work, design 5 compressive strength at 28 days, concrete mixture proportions and materials, 6 compressive breaking strength, and type of break for both 7- and 28-day tests. 7 10. Additional Tests: Testing and inspecting agency shall make additional tests of 8 concrete when test results indicate that slump, air entrainment, compressive 9 strengths, or other requirements have not been met, as directed by Engineer. 10 Testing and inspecting agency may conduct tests to determine adequacy of concrete 11 by cored cylinders complying with ASTM C42 or by other methods as directed by 12 Engineer. 13 a. When the strength level of the concrete for any portion of the structure, as 14 indicated by cylinder tests, falls below the specified requirements, provide 15 improved curing conditions and/or adjustments to the mix design as required to 16 obtain the required strength. If the average strength of the laboratory control 17 cylinders falls so low as to be deemed unacceptable, follow the core test 18 procedure set forth in ACI 301, Chapter 17. Locations of core tests shall be 19 approved by the Engineer. Core sampling and testing shall be at Contractors 20 expense. 21 b. If the results of the core tests indicate that the strength of the structure is 22 inadequate, any replacement, load testing, or strengthening as may be ordered 23 by the Engineer shall be provided by the Contractor without cost to the City. 24 11. Additional testing and inspecting, at Contractor's expense, will be performed to 25 determine compliance ofreplaced or additional work with specified requirements. 26 12. Correct deficiencies in the Work that test reports and inspections indicate does not 27 comply with the Contract Documents. 28 D. Measure floor and slab flatness and levelness according to ASTM El 155 within 48 29 hours of finishing. 30 E. Concrete Finish Measurement and Tolerances 31 1. All floors are subject to measurement for flatness and levelness and comply with 32 the following: a. Slabs shall be flat within a tolerance of 5/ 16 inches in 10 feet when tested with 34 a 10 foot long straightedge. Apply straightedge to the slab at 3 foot intervals in 35 both directions, lapping straightedge 3 feet on areas previously checked. Low 36 spots shall not exceed the above dimension anywhere along the straightedge. 37 Flatness shall be checked the next work day after finishing. 38 b. Slabs shall be level within atolerance of± 1/4 inch in 10 feet, not to exceed 3/4 39 inches total variation, anywhere on the floor, from elevations indicated on the 40 Drawings. Levelness shall be checked on a 10 foot grid using a level after 41 removal of forms. 42 c. Measurement Standard: All floors are subject to measurement for flatness and 43 levelness, according to ASTM El 155. 44 2. 2 Tiered Measurement Standard 45 a. Each floor test section and the overall floor area shall conform to the 2-tiered 46 measurement standard as specified herein. CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March I I, 2022 1 1) Minimum Local Value: The minimum local FF/FL values represent the ab- 2 solute minimum surface profile that will be acceptable for any 1 test sample 3 (line of measurements) anywhere within the test area. 4 2) Specified Overall Value: The specified overall FF/FL values represent the 5 minimum values acceptable for individual floor sections as well as the floor 6 as a whole. 7 3. Floor Test Sections 8 a. A floor test section is defined as the smaller of the following areas: 9 1) The area bounded by column and/or wall lines 10 2) The area bounded by construction and/or control joint lines 11 3) Any combination of column lines and/or control joint lines 12 b. Test sample measurement lines within each test section shall be 13 multidirectional along 2 orthogonal lines, as defined by ASTM El 155, at a 14 spacing to be determined by the City's testing agency. 15 c. The precise layout of each test section shall be determined by the City's testing 16 agency. 17 4. Concrete Floor Finish Tolerance 18 a. The following values apply before removal of shores. Levelness values (FL) do 19 not apply to intentionally sloped or cambered areas, nor to slabs poured on 20 metal deck or precast concrete. 21 1) Slabs 22 Overall Value FF45/FL30 23 Minimum Local Value FF30/FL20 24 5. Floor Elevation Tolerance Envelope 25 a. The acceptable tolerance envelope for absolute elevation of any point on the 26 slab surface, with respect to the elevation shown on the Drawings, is as follows: 27 1) Slab -on -Grade Construction:± 3/4 inch 28 2) Top surfaces of formed slabs measured prior to removal of supporting 29 shores:±3/4 inch 30 3) Top surfaces of all other slabs:±3/4 inch 31 4) Slabs specified to slope shall have a tolerance from the specified slope of 32 3/8 inch in 10 feet at any point, up to %4 inch from theoretical elevation at 33 any point. 34 3.8 SYSTEM STARTUP [NOTUSED] 35 3.9 ADJUSTING [NOT USED] 36 3.10 CLEANING 37 A. Defective Work 38 1. Imperfect or damaged work or any material damaged or determined to be defective 39 before final completion and acceptance of the entire job shall be satisfactorily re- 40 placed at the Contractor's expense, and in conformity with all of the requirements of 41 the Drawings and Specifications. 42 2. Perform removal and replacement of concrete work in such manner as not to impair 43 the appearance or strength of the structure in any way. 44 B. Cleaning cny OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March I L 2022 1. Upon completion of the work remove from the site all forms, equipment, protective 2 coverings and any rubbish resulting therefrom. 3 2. After sweeping floors, wash floors with clean water. 4 3. Leave finished concrete surfaces in a clean condition, satisfactory to the City. 5 3.11 CLOSEOUT ACTMTIES [NOT USED] 6 3.12 PROTECTION [NOT USED] 7 3.13 MAINTENANCE [NOT USED] 8 3.14 ATTACHMENTS [NOT USED] 9 DATE NAME 12/20/2012 D.Johnson I 3/11//2022 ZelalemArega 11 END OF SECTION Revision Log SUMMARYOFCHANGE 2.2.0 3 - Removed Blue Text/Added Descriptions for water-soluble, chloride -ion content 3A.C.1 -Changed 75%to 70% L33.5.t, 2.2.I.1, 2.2.0.2, -Added ASTM C595- Type ILcement CITY OF FORT WORTH [Insert Project Name] STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS [Insert Project Number] Revised March 11, 2022 EXHIBIT B Price Schedule H&H Concrete On Demand Inc. terns Lowest UOM QuantitiUnitPrice TotalCost Volumetric Mixer Truck with Driver Mon - Fri 7:0 ' ' ' 0 AM - 4.00 PM $ 292,000.0 Per Day 365 $ 800 $ 292,000,0 Volumetric MixerTruck with Driver, After-hours Mon -Fri, Weekends, ' Holidays Concrete 3,000 PSI (Class A) Concrete 3,600 PSI (Class C) Concrete 4,500 PSI (Class HES) Concrete Base ForTrench Repair Controlled Low Strength Material (Flowable Backfill) Cement Sand Mix Delivery Fee, Flowable Fill, Mon -Fri, 7:00AM- 4:00 PM Delivery Fee, Flowable Fill, After-hours, Mon -Fri, Weekends, Holidays $ 30,000.0 Per Day 300 $100 $ 30,000.0 $15,500.0 CubicYard '100 '$195 '$19,500.0 '$ 8,000.0 Cubic Yard '50 '$ 200 '$10,000.0 '$ 8,500.0 Cubic Yard '50 '$ 250 '$12,500.0 '$3,125.0 Cubic Yard '25 '$175 '$4,375,0 '$180,000.0 Cubic Yard '1500 '$150 '$ 225,000.0 '$ 34,500.0 Cubic Yard '300 '$135 '$ 40,500.0 'so Each '2000 '$ 30 '$ 60,000.0 'so Each '200 '$ 700 '$140,000.0 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE: 08/13/24 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 24-0635 LOG NAME: 13P RFP 24-0178 VOLUMETRIC MIXER TRUCK SERVICES JF WATER SUBJECT (ALL) Authorize Agreement with H & H Concrete On Demand Inc. for Volumetric Mixer Trucks and Concrete/Foowable Fill Services in an Annual Amount Up to $2,500,000.00 for the Initial Term and Authorize Four One -Year Renewals Options in an Amount Up to $2,875,000.00 for the First Renewal, $3,306,250.00 for the Second Renewal, $3,802,188.00 for the Third Renewal, and $4,372,516.00 for the Fourth Renewal for the Water Department RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the execution of an agreement with H & H Concrete On Demand Inc. for volumetric mixer trucks and concrete/flowable fill services in an annual amount up to $2,500,000.00 for the initial term and authorize four one-year renewals options in an amount up to $2,875,000.00 for the first renewal, $3,306,250.00 for the second renewal, $3,802,188.00 for the third renewal, and $4,372,516.00 for the fourth renewal for the Water Department. DISCUSSION: The Water Department approached the Purchasing Division to procure an agreement for labor, materials, parts, volumetric truck(s), and equipment necessary to perform concrete and flowable fill services at various locations around the City for street repairs. In order to procure these services, Purchasing staff issued Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 24-0188. The RFP consisted of detailed specifications describing the proposed responsibilities and service requirements. The bid was advertised in the Fort Worth Star -Telegram on April 17, 2024, April 24, 2024, May 1, 2024, May 8, 2024, and May 15, 2024. The City received four (4) responses. Upon review, David-Tehoungue Ltd Co and Massey Bros Concrete did not submit all the required documents in order for their proposals to be evaluated and were deemed nonresponsive. An evaluation panel consisting of representatives from the Water Department and Transportation & Public Works Department reviewed and scored the proposals using Best Value criteria. The individual scores were averaged for each of the criteria and the final scores are listed in the table below. No guarantee was made that a specific amount of services would be purchased. Evaluation Factors Bidder Rank a I b c d Total Scorel IH & H Concrete On Demand Inc. 18.50I 17.50 20.63 35.00 91.63I 1 Cornerstone Ontime Concrete, LLC15.50 15.50 15.63 16.53 1 63.16C Best Value Criteria: • a. Qualifications and Experience • b. Approach to perform services • c. Ability to meet the City's needs • d. Cost After evaluation, the panel concluded that H & H Concrete On Demand Inc. presented the best value to the City. Therefore, the panel recommends that the City Council authorize an agreement for volumetric mixer truck(s), concrete, and flowable fill services for street repairs with H & H Concrete On Demand Inc. Staff certifies that the recommended vendor met the proposal specifications. FUNDING: The maximum amount allowed under the agreement for the initial year will be $2,500,000.00; however, the actual amount used will be based on the needs of the department and available budget. Department Account Name Agreement Total Amount Water Water Street Repair $2,500,000.00 Funding is budgeted in the General Operating & Maintenance category in the Water & Sewer Fund for the Water Department. DVIN-BE: A waiver of the goal for Business Equity subcontracting requirement is approved by the DVIN-BE, in accordance with the Business Equity Ordinance, because the purchase of goods or services is from sources where subcontracting or supplier opportunities are negligible. AGREEMENT TERMS: Upon City Council approval, this agreement shall begin upon execution and expire one (1) year from that date. RENEWAL TERMS: The agreement may be renewed for four additional one-year terms. The spending authority for the renewal periods, if exercised, will be in an amount up to $2,875,000.00 for the first renewal, $3,306,250.00 for the second renewal, $3,802,188.00 for the third renewal, and $4,372,516.00 for the fourth renewal. This action does not require specific City Council approval provided that the City Council has appropriated sufficient funds to satisfy the City's obligations during the renewal term. ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE ORDER: An administrative change order or increase may be made by the City Manager up to the amount allowed by relevant law and the Fort Worth City Code and does not require specific City Council approval as long as sufficient funds have been appropriated. FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the recommendation, funds are available in the current operating budget, as previously appropriated, in the Water & Sewer Fund. Prior to an expenditure being incurred, the Water Department has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds. Submitted for Citv Manaaer's Office by Orininatina Business Unit Head Additional Information Contact: Reginald Zeno 8517 Fernando Costa 6122 Reginald Zeno 8517 Christopher Harder 5020 Jo Ann Gunn 8525 Jesus Fernandez 6467 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES :opm 1295 1 of 1 0 Comolete Nos_ 1- 4 and 6 if there are interested oarties. OFFICE USE ONLY Complete Nos.1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 if there are no interested parties. CERTIFICATION OF FILING 1 Name of business entity filing form, and the city, state and country of the business entity's place Certificate Number: of business. 2024-1178551 H&H Concrete On Demand, Inc Fort Worth, TX United States Date Filed: 2 Name of governmental entity or state agency that is a party to the contract for which the form is 06/20/2024 being filed. Citv of Fort Worth Date Acknowledged: g Provide the identification number used by the governmental entity or state agency to track or identify the contract, and provide a description of the services, goods, or other property to be provided under the contract. RFP 24-0178 Volumetric !Mixer Truck Concrete/Flowable Fill Services Nature of interest 4 Name of Interested Party City, State, Country (place of business) (check applicable) Controlling Intermediary 5 Check only if there is NO Interested Party. 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