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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 40121-A3 AMENDMENT NO 3 STATE OF TEXAS 8 CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. 4 01a �3 (M&C Not Required) COUNTY OF TARRANT 8 WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth (City) and RJN Group, Inc. , (Engineer) made and entered into City Secretary Contract No. 40121, (the Contract) which was authorized by the City Council by M&C C-23914 on the 17th day of November, 2009 and subsequently revised by two previous amendments; and WHEREAS, the Contract involves engineering services for the following project: Clear Fork Drainage Basin M-210 Sanitary Sewer Improvements. WHEREAS, it has become necessary to execute Amendment No.3 to said Contract to include an increased scope of work and revised maximum fee; NOW THEREFORE, City and Engineer, acting herein by and through their duly authorized representatives, enter into the following agreement which amends the Contract: 1. Article I, of the Contract is amended to include the additional engineering services specified in a proposal letter dated September 15, 2011, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein. The cost to City for the additional design services to be performed by Engineer total $23,388.50. 2. Article II of the Contract is amended to provide for an increase in the maximum fee to be paid to Engineer for all work and services performed under the Contract, as amended, so that the total fee paid by the City for all work and services shall not exceed the sum of $569,393.50 . OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY I:T.WORTH,TX !, 10-14- 11 A11 : 27 IN 3. All other provisions of the Contract which are not expressly amended herein shall remain in full force and effect. EXECUTED on this the Jgk4,4 day of 20111 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. ado4v-a��n� ATTEST: ocy 0000000 �a �DO 04.6 o oMarty Hendrix, ity Secretary O�$ *a APPROVED: NO M&C REQUIRED APP RO 7 `S. 'Frank Crumb, P.E. Fernando Costa Director, Water Department Assistant City Manager RJN GROUP, INC. ENGINEER By: M Name:Hugh 4. Kelso, Principal 12160 Abrams Road Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75243 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: �Y- Assistant City Attorney OFFICIAL RECORD -2- CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX ' a ran o u i-) www.rjn.com Excellence through Ownership September 15, 2011 ATTN: Mr. David Cooper, P.E. Fort Worth Water Department City of Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton Street Fort Worth,Texas 76102 RE: Contract Amendment No.3 Clear Fork Drainage Basin— M-210 Sanitary Sewer Improvements City Project No. 010222, City Secretary No. 40121 RJN Group File No. 18242500 Mr. Cooper: Please find attached, Contract Amendment No. 3 to the M-210 Sanitary Sewer Relocation Project. This third amendment request specifically addresses the City of Fort Worth Water Department request to conduct emergency geotechnical bores to assist the tunneling contractor with the construction of the M-210 Trinity River Siphon under Part 1 of the project. These additional bores are needed to document the exact depths of the limestone bedrock that will be tunneled since our original bore pit for the river crossing was shifted more than 50 feet to south to avoid any potential damage to a large pecan tree in the City Park at the request of the City. During the initial excavation of the bore pit, the depth of the bedrock was determined to be deeper than expected based on the original bore location along the river bank. These supplemental bores will determine if the siphon depth will need to be lowered to insure that the tunnel will be constructed completely in bedrock under the river. Additionally, we have added two additional bore locations in this amendment request along the west side of the City Park adjacent to the existing 54-inch storm sewer alignment. These bores will be collected now since the City has previously requested RJN to design a lowered storm sewer outfall into the Trinity River to avoid an elevation conflict between the existing 54-inch storm sewer and the new M-210 Sewer Interceptor. The actual design and permitting of the proposed storm sewer will be addressed under another contract amendment to be issued. RJN Group, Inc retained Gorrondona & Associates, Inc. (GAI) to provide supplemental geotechnical consulting services in support of the City of Fort Worth's Sewer Main M-210 Sewer Improvements—Part I Project to address the emergency soil boring collection needed to facilitate the Trinity River siphon tunnel construction. GAI is a certified M/WBE firm that is qualified to provide these services in addition to the topographic surveying services that they have already provided to RJN for this project. The addition of GAI for geotechnical services was required after learning from the City's M/WBE office in April 2011 that Addula Consulting Engineers, Inc., our original SUBCONSULTANT for geotechnical services, had lost his minority certification status in Fort Worth and no additional work will be allowed to be assigned to him under this project. 6701 - ••• Stair Road,Suite I 11 W-Fort Wortli, • • 11 16 r jn ro-U www.rjn.com Excellence through Ownership Gorrondona& Associates, Inc. will perform the following services: 1. Drill five (5) three inch diameter soil bores at various locations identified in Forest Park. These soil bores will be drilled from depths of 35-ft to 55-ft and bore logs prepared. 2. The bore locations will be surveyed to sub-centimeter accuracy for inclusion in design plans. The soil samples will be collected and sent to a laboratory for standard materials testing. 3. GAI will evaluate the sampled geotechnical data to denote soil and groundwater conditions encountered at each bore location, make recommendations for structural designs and provide earthwork recommendations regarding compaction and other construction considerations based on the soils identified and groundwater conditions at the borings. 4. GAI will provide copies of the drillers log to RJN to allow for the evaluation of the depth of limestone bedrock along the proposed sewer siphon alignment for 3 bore locations in order to facilitate the tunneling work associated with the river crossing. A formal geotechnical report for all bore locations will be produced and submitted. The field work and engineering services associated with the effort are anticipated to take up to 2 weeks to complete; however, the preliminary drilling logs are anticipated to be received within 24 hours of completing the 3 new soil bores located along the eastern edge of the City Park parallel to the proposed sewer main. GAI's labor and expenses for the services noted above will be billed both on a time and material and unit price basis not to exceed, $10,560.00, without prior written approval. Since the City directed RJN to immediately address this bedrock issue, RJN staff has been actively engaged in the planning and coordination of these services. As such, in addition to the 10% subcontractor mark-up for general administrative costs associated with subcontracting, RJN has incurred other labor and expenses associated with this matter, including costs for the selection, negotiation, preparation of a subcontracting agreement, and coordination with GAI, plus the production of a bore log exhibit to show the depth of the bedrock at the proposed River crossing. Engineering services also included the hydraulic analyses of modifying the siphon design as directed by City Staff to deepen the river crossing by 5 feet at the request of the Contractor. Several design alternatives were evaluated. Additionally, RJN is seeking under this amendment the anticipated labor and expenses associated with the revisions to existing NI-210 Sewer Improvements Part 1 plan sheets as necessary to address the impacts of the deepening of the sewer siphon crossing by 5 feet as requested by the Contractor and approved by the City. This includes efforts to submit revised plan sheets to the I'arrant Regional Water District (TRWD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as a permit revision and to re-issue plan sheets and copies to the City and Contractor(s) as directed. 6701 Brentwood Stair Road,Suite I OOW-Fort Worth,TX 76112-3363-817.451.3500-fax 817.451.3506 ring()_L it www.rjn.com Excellence through Ownership Therefore, RJN is seeking funds to recover all of the costs associated with the identified engineering services described above as well as funding for GAI's contract administration in the amount of a ten(10%) percent subcontracting mark-up. Contract Amendment No.3 costs are as shown in the table below: Amendment Item Description Quantities Unit Prices Total Cost (Avg•) 1. Geotechnical Services by GAI for 5 soil bore locations $ 10,560 00 2. RJN Subcontractor 10% mark-up: $ 1,056 00 3. RJN costs associated with new Geotechnical Services conducted and $ 5,257.50 Alternative Siphon Design Hydraulic Analyses: Labor costs: PD 2.5 Hrs $205 1hr $ 512.50 PM 15 Hrs $ 1 751h $ 2,625.00 PE 15 Hrs $ 105 1hr $ 1,575.00 CT 5 Hrs $ 95 1hr $ 475.00 Subtotal RJN Labor Hrs/Expenses/Total Costs: 37.5 Hrs $ 70.00 $ 5257.50 4. RJN costs associated with Siphon Design Plans Revisions to accommodate a deepened siphon crossing authorized by the City, $6,515.00 including submissions to the City,TRWD and USACE (permit): Labor costs: PD 1 Hrs $205 1hr $ 205.00 PM 16 Hrs $175/hr $ 2,800.00 PE 12 Hrs $ 105 1hr $ 1,260.00 CT 20 Hrs $ 95 1hr $ 1,900.00 Subtotal RJN Labor Hrs/Expenses/Total Costs: 49 Hrs $ 350.00 $ 6,515.00 Total Amendment No.3 Fee Request: $23,388.50 Therefore, a summary breakdown of Amendment No. 3 compensation is as follows: Labor Expenses TOTAL RJN Group, Inc.: $12,408.50 $420.00 $12,828.50 GAI. (Certified M/WBE): $10 560 00 Amendment No.3 Total: $23,388.50 The $10,560.00 in M/WBE services represents approximately a forty-five percent (45.15%) participation level in the project associated with Amendment No. 3. Overall, Amendment No. 3 represents over a 4 percent(4.1 1%) increase in the total contract value to date. For your convenience, a summary of the total project fees are as follows: 6701 - ••• Stair Road,Suite 1 11 W-Fort Worth, 76112-M 11 16 / S rana r�u www.rjn.com � Excettence through Ownership Contract Item Fee Original Contract Amount $ 432,396.00 Amendment No. 1 Si 92,009.00 Amendment No. 2 Si 21,600.00 Amendment No. 3 Si 23,388.50 Amended Contract Value $ 569,393.50 Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have questions or need any background information concerning this matter. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, (xZz4W'_'�- Chris Brooks, P.E., Senior Project Manager ATTACHMENTS CC: Tony Sholola, P.E., FWWD, City of Fort Worth Hugh Kelso, Regional Manager-Vice President, RJN Group Peter Lai, Vice President, RJN Group