Selected qualified firm(s) shall provide on-call materials testing and environmental services that may be requested by the City during the term of this agreement in a prompt, professional manner in accordance with the standards of the engineering/environmental profession. All work, unless otherwise specified, shall be performed by task order on a time and materials basis, and completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer within the time periods allocated, or as mutually agreed to at the beginning of the assignment. Scope of services shall generally include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Materials Testing:
Tasks including, but not limited to, the following:
• Preparation and review of soils reports.
• Soil testing, including density and compaction related to trench backfill and street/sidewalk subgrade.
• Concrete testing, including concrete sampling, compressive strength, slump, unit weight, concrete mix review and concrete batch plant inspection.
• Asphalt concrete testing, including maximum density of asphalt concrete, density testing, sieve analysis and oil content.
• Special projects as required. Examples of past special projects include: building site geotechnical services. park site geotechnical report; inspection/observation for shotcrete and shotcrete panel placement; in-plant truss inspection, petrographic testing, R-value determination and street section design for City capital improvement projects.
• Working directly with City’s project engineer and/or inspector to schedule and perform materials testing as required.
• Staffing requested tasks with properly trained certified, and qualified professionals.
• Providing reports to the City as required.
• Immediate notification to the City of materials related to potential material deficiencies.
• Attendance to any and all meetings as requested and directed by the City.
• Availability for “on-call” and weekend work.
2. Environmental Services
Tasks including, but not limited to preparation of environmental review documents for transportation and utilities projects may include some or all of the following:
• Technical analysis of one or more potential environmental impacts (such as, but not limited to: biological, visual, noise, traffic, air quality, greenhouse gases, hydrology, hazardous materials and waste, geotechnical, and cultural and historic resources initial studies negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration; environmental impact reports; statutory worksheets; and environmental assessment.
• The scope of the consultant’s work may include filing, noticing, and coordination of public review and comment processes for environmental review documents in accordance with State statute and local procedures.
• The work developed by consultant must be adequate to meet the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act, State CEQA Guidelines, State Planning and Zoning law, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the National Historic Preservation Act, where applicable.
2. Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal City Issues RFP:January 23, 2023
Question Submission Deadline:February 6, 2023, 2:00pm
Question Response Deadline:February 10, 2023, 5:00pm
Selection Interviews:(If necessary) February 22, 2023
Negotiate and agree to final contract terms:March 1, 2023
Award of Agreement:March 1, 2023
Execute agreement:March 8, 2023
Project Agreement Start Date:March 13, 2023
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