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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCGA Engineers-11/7/2016October 21, 2016 Mr. Noel Anderson Community Planning & Development Director City of Waterloo Community Planning & Development Department City Hall 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703 RE: Proposal for Civil Engineering & Land Surveying Services Waterloo Airport Industrial Park Waterloo, Iowa Dear Noel: ENGINEERS • LRND.SURVEVORS CGA is pleased to submit our proposed scope of services to provide Civil Engineering and Land Surveying Services for the proposed Airport Industrial Park in Waterloo, lowa. We have enjoyed working with the City of Waterloo and look forward to working with you again on this project. Scope of Services The scope of services, based on our meeting on 8-18-16, shall be as follows: Task 1. Planning and Project Development a) Site Boundary and Topographical Survey — CGA shall provide boundary and topographical surveying services for the proposed 380 acre Project Site depicted on Attachment 'C'. The boundary survey shall be prepared on the property indicated on Attachment 'C' as "FAA Released" and the property indicated as "Possible Future FAA Released Land". A separate plat of survey required by FAA for the release of the clear zone property shall be prepared under Task 3 — Release of Current Clear Zone Property from Runway 6-24. The City shall provide CGA with the Deed of Release and any associated plats of survey for the parcels Identified as "FAA Released". The limits of the topographic survey shall be approximately 100' outside of the limits of the Project Site. This will also include a topographical survey of Leversee Road along the western boundary, and the existing rail line along the southern boundary. The topographic survey will include ground shots on grid and elevation breaks, top of rail, edge of pavements, signs and other observable above ground features. Existing utility information will typically be located and shown on the drawing in accordance with Utility Quality Level C - location of observable utilities and those identified through the Iowa One -Call process. Storm and sanitary structures will be located with the type, size, and invert elevations. CGA will be responsible for contacting Iowa One -call and coordinating location activities. The boundary survey and topographical survey of critical features shall be performed initially, with the majority of the open field topography supplemented with WAR in order to begin the Conceptual Layout process outlined in the next task. b) Coordination of Runway 6-24 Closure — CGA shall coordinate with the Waterloo Airport Board of Directors, Waterloo Airport staff, City of Waterloo staff and the FAA in order to facilitate the construction of the rail and other infrastructure within the current Clear Zone for Runway 6-24. CGA will prepare exhibits required by Waterloo Airport Board of Directors, City of Waterloo City Council, and the FAA as Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. 5106 Nordic Drive • Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 • Toll Free 800-542-7981 • www.cgaconsultants.com needed for the Runway 6-24 closure. A redline of the current ALP Plan sheets will be provided to the FAA that illustrates Runway 6-24 closure. An effort will be made to temporarily close Runway 6-24, prior to permanent closure, in order to phase the development of the proposed commercial and industrial park. c) Release of Current Clear Zone Property Runway 6-24— CGA shall prepare and submit to the FAA required documentation to release the land shown in Attachment 'C' as "Possible Future FAA Released Land." This will include a redline of the current ALP Airport Property Map plan sheets and a land appraisal in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition as required by the FAA. Additionally, a plat of survey for the released parcel will be prepared and provided to the FAA as part of the required documentation. d) Conceptual Layout — CGA shall prepare a conceptual commercial and industrial park layout of the entire 380 acre Project Site. The conceptual layout will also take into account proposed rail alignments, storm water management outlined below, and sanitary and water main extensions. CGA shall work in close coordination with the City of Waterloo staff, Standard Distribution, CN, ViaRail, Waterloo Regional Airport authorities, the FAA and other departments and stakeholders during the development of the Conceptual Layout. e) Storm Water Management Plan — CGA shall prepare a storm water management plan for the city's review and approval. This plan will include a summary, site characteristics, runoff analysis, storm water conveyance and management design, emergency overflow description and design, sub -catchment schematics, storm sewer calculations and hydrograph routing. The storm water management plan will recommend either regional detention facilities constructed with the initial roadway improvement, on-site detention facilities to be designed and constructed as private development occurs, or a combination of both. This plan will also take into consideration impacts to the airport, such as minimizing wildlife attractants. f) Preliminary Plat — Upon approval of a Conceptual Layout and Storm Water Management Plan, CGA shall prepare a Preliminary Plat in accordance with Section 11-3-2 of the Subdivision Ordinance for use by city staff during the Preliminary Plat review and approval process. g) General Planning, Development, and Meetings — CGA shall work in close coordination with the City of Waterloo staff, Standard Distribution, CN, the City's designated rail design consultant, Waterloo Regional Airport authorities, and other departments and stakeholders during the planning and development phases of the project. This will include development meetings, plan review meetings, and other typical forms of correspondence. A preliminary schedule will also be prepared in coordination with the City outlining the various benchmarks throughout the design and bid letting phase. CGA shall present the planning and design documentation prepared by CGA for review at the City Council meetings, work sessions, or other meetings if required. Task 2. Design Services a) Construction Documents — CGA shall prepare design drawings to include the following plan sheets: title sheet; estimate of quantities and specification reference information; standard details; existing conditions, demolition & traffic control; typical street sections; street plan/profile; detailed grading at existing street tie-in locations; rail embankment design; borrow/waste site grading; utility crossings layout; storm sewer plan/profile; sanitary sewer plan/profile; water main plan/profile; stormwater management; pavement jointing; striping & signage; swppp; sewer and earthwork tabulations; and street cross-sections. The exact scope of final design is not yet known at this point. For purposes of this scope of services and basis for estimated design fees CGA shall assume that this will include approximately 2,000 LF of roadway design with related utility extensions, and approximately 4,000 LF of rail embankment design. This scope will also assume a gravity sanitary sewer design to serve the proposed site. A scope and fee adjustment may be required if the final site selected requires the design of a lift station and force main, or if the scale/scope of the design changes. A site geotechnical investigation and report is not included in this scope. If R is determined that a geotechincial report should be performed for this project, CGA shall assist the City in requesting proposals from qualified geotechnical engineering firms. b) SWPPP — CGA shall prepare and submit the SWPPP documentation to the Iowa DNR and the City of Waterloo. This will include preparation and submittal of the Notice of Intent for the NPDES General Permit No. 2, Construction Site Runoff. The SWPPP manual will also be provided to the city and contractor for use during construction. c) Estimate of Quantities — CGA shall prepare a quantity takeoff from the final design plans and provide an estimate of quantities and engineer's opinion of probable cost. d) Offsite Easements — CGA shall coordinate with Standard Distribution and the City of Waterloo in obtaining a sanitary sewer easement for the sanitary sewer extension through private property. CGA shall prepare the temporary construction and permanent sewer easement for the City's use in obtaining said easements. e) Project Specifications and Bidding Phase Consultation — CGA shall prepare the project specifications in a format acceptable to the City of Waterloo. Included in the project specifications are the following: engineer's certification; notice of public hearing; notice to bidders; instruction to bidders; special provisions; standard specifications; and supplemental plans and specifications. The City of Waterloo shall coordinate the advertising, distribution of bidding documents, and bid letting process. CGA shall provide consultation during the bidding process, by answering questions from prospective bidders and the City of Waterloo. f) Final Plat — CGA shall prepare a Final Plat per City of Waterloo ordinance for the Standard Distribution site, as well as the lots served by the proposed infrastructure in this scope. This Item assumes up to four lots created and platted under this task. The scope and fee in Task 2 may be amended at the request of either CGA or the City of Waterloo once the final design parameters are determined. Fee The approximate fee for the Scope of Services described above shall not exceed the following: Task Task 1—Planning & Project Development Task 2 — Design Services Total Not to Exceed Approximate Fee,_;, $114,500 $74,200 $188,700 The final fee shall be based on the actual number hours spent working on the project multiplied by CGA's hourly rates, please refer to Attachment '6'. CGA shall prepare invoices monthly which are consistent with the amount of engineering services provided. Payment shall be made within 30 days from the date submitted to the City of Waterloo. Reimbursable expenses such as permit fees and publication fees are not included in the above fee. Attachments A—Contractual Terms and Conditions 8 — Rate Schedules C— Project Site All attachments shall be considered a part of this Proposal. Please note that the Scope of Services and Fee have been developed in part on the Project Site presented in Attachment 'C'. Changes to preliminary site layout may result in scope and/or fee modifications. Please contact me at 641-752-6701, or adaterstceaconsultants.com if you have any questions. Sincerely, CLAPSADDLE-GARBER ASSOCIATES, INC. e&e.....m.... Adam C. Daters, PE Project Manager Enclosures Matt D. Garber, PE, PLS President/CEO ACCEPTED/AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA BY: 11/7/Il,,, DATE: DATE: ATTACHMENT 'A' Standard Contractual Terms and Conditions THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT by and between the Owner, and Clapsaddle- Garber Associates, Inc., a corporation legally formed under the provisions of Chapter 496A of the 1966 Code of Iowa, hereinafter called the Engineer/Surveyor. WHEREAS, the Owner requires professional engineering and/or professional land surveying services from the Engineer/Surveyor for the project described in the attached agreement. WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises between the parties hereto, it is agreed as follows: 1. Engineer/Surveyor The ENGINEER/SURVEYOR AGREES to perform the described services for the Project: a. General. The Engineer/Surveyor has reviewed the site of the Project and the services involved and the Engineer/Surveyor shall serve as the Owner's professional representative in the engineering /surveying services required for the Project, and shall give consultation and advice to the Owner during the performance of his services. The Engineer/Surveyor shall secure and maintain such insurance as will protect him from claims under the Workmen's Compensation Acts and from claims for bodily injury, death, or property damage which may arise from the performance of his services under this Agreement. b. Scope of Engineering or Land Surveying Services. The Engineer/Surveyor shall perform those tasks described in the attached agreement. c. Time Schedule for Execution of Engineering Services. The Engineer/Surveyor acknowledges the importance to the Owner of the Project schedule and agrees to put forth reasonable efforts in performing the service with due diligence under this Agreement. The Owner understands, however, that the Engineers/Surveyors performance must be govemed by sound professional practices and will be affected by outside influences beyond the Engineers/Surveyors control. The schedule is indicated in the attached agreement. d. Additional Special Services. When requested in writing by the Owner, the Engineer/Surveyor shall fumish or obtain from others, "Additional Special Services" not described in the Scope of Services included in this Agreement. The scope of the Additional Special Services and the related cost shall be negotiated as the need arises. 2. Owner The OWNER AGREES to provide the Engineer/Surveyor with complete information concerning the requirements of the Project and to perform the following services: a. Access to the Work. The Owner shall guarantee access to and make all provisions for the Engineer/Surveyor to enter upon public land as required for the Engineer/Surveyor to perform such work as surveys and site visits in the development of the Project. The Engineer/Surveyor will contact private property owners for permission of entry to private lands. b. Consideration of the Engineer's/Surveyor's Work The Owner shall give thorough consideration to all reports, sketches, estimates, drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documents presented by the Engineer/Surveyor, and shall inform the Engineer/Surveyor of all decisions within a reasonable time so as not to delay the work of the Engineer/Surveyor. c. Legal Requirements. The Owner shall hold promptly all required special meetings, serve all required public and private notices, receive and act upon all protests and fulfill all requirements necessary in the development of the Project, and pay all costs Incidental thereto. d. information Provided by Others. The Owner shall furnish, at the Owner's expense, all information, requirements, reports, data, surveys and instructions required by this Agreement. The Engineer may use such information, requirements, reports, data, surveys and instructions in performing its services and is entitled to rely upon the accuracy and completeness thereof. 3. The Owner's Payment to the Engineer/Surveyor a. General: (1) Abandoned or Suspended Work. If any work performed by the Engineer/Surveyor is abandoned or suspended in whole or in part, the Engineer/Surveyor shall be paid for costs incurred prior to receipt of written notice from the Owner of such abandonment or suspension, together with any terminal expenses resulting therefrom, and including a reasonable profit. (2) Payments to the Engineer/Surveyor shall be due and payable from monthly statements. Payments not received within thirty (30) days of the invoice date shall be subject to an interest charge of eighteen percent (18%) per annum on balances over thirty (30) days old. (3)Collection. In the event legal action is necessary to enforce the payment provisions of this Agreement, Engineer/Surveyor shall be entitled to collect from Owner any judgment or settlement sums due, reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, and expenses incurred by Engineer/Surveyor in connection with such collection action. b. Payments for Services. The Owner shall pay the Engineer/Surveyor as defined in the attached agreement. 4. Conditions The OWNER and ENGINEER/SURVEYOR FURTHER AGREE to the following conditions: a. Termination of Contract. The Owner may terminate this Agreement at any time with or without cause upon giving the Engineer/Surveyor five (5) calendar days' prior written notice. The Engineer/Surveyor may terminate this Agreement upon giving the Owner five (5) calendar days' prior written notice for any of the following reasons: 1) Breach by the Owner of any material term of the Agreement including, but not limited to, payment terms. 2) Material changes in the conditions under which this Agreement was entered into. 3) Failure of the parties hereto to reach accord on the fees and charges for any additional services required. 4) Actions under this Agreement which may expose the Engineer/Surveyor to claims or other charges filed by persons to whom the Engineer/Surveyor owes a duty of care. The Owner shall within thirty (30) calendar days of termination, pay the Engineer/Surveyor for all services rendered and all costs incurred up to the date of termination, in accordance with the compensation provisions of this Agreement. The rights and remedies of the Owner and the Engineer/Surveyor provided in this clause are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this Contract. b. Dispute Resolution. In an effort to resolve any conflicts that arise during the design or construction of the Project or following the completion of the Project, the Owner and the Engineer/Surveyor agree that all disputes between them arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to nonbinding mediation unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. c. Ownership of Documents. All documents including survey documents, plans, and specifications prepared by the Engineer/Surveyor pursuant to this Agreement are instruments of service in the Protect. They are not intended or represented to be suitable for reuse by the Owner or others on extensions of the Project or on any other project. Any reuse without written verification or adaptation by the Engineer/Surveyor for the specific purpose intended will be at the Owner's sole risk and without liability or legal exposure to the Engineer/Surveyor; and the Owner shall indemnify and hold harmless the Engineer/Surveyor from all claims, damages, losses, and expenses including attorney's fees arising out of or resulting therefrom. Any such verification or adaptation will entitle the Engineer/Surveyor to further compensation at rates to be agreed upon by the Owner and the Engineer/Surveyor. d. Opinion of Probable Cost. Statements of probable construction costs and detailed cost estimates prepared by the Engineer/Surveyor represent his judgment as a design professional familiar with the construction industry. It is recognized, however, that the Engineer/Surveyor has no control over the cost of labor, materials or equipment, over the Contractor's methods of determining bid prices, or over competitive bidding or market conditions. Accordingly, the Engineer/Surveyor does not guarantee that any actual cost will not vary from any cost estimate prepared by the Engineer/Surveyor. e. Certificate of Merit. The Owner shall make no claim (whether directly, in the form of a third -party claim, or for indemnity) against the Engineer/Surveyor unless the Owner shall have flrst provided the Engineer/Surveyor with a written certification executed by an independent Engineer/Surveyor licensed in lowa to practice in the same discipline as the Engineer/Surveyor specifying those acts or omissions which the certifier contends constitutes a violation of the standard of care expected of an Engineer/Surveyor performing professional services under similar circumstances and upon which the claim will be premised. Such certification shall be provided to the Engineer/Surveyor thirty (30) days prior to the presentation of, and shall be a precondition to any such claim or the institution of, any arbitration or judicial proceeding. f. Jobsite Safety. Neither the professional activities of the Engineer/Surveyor, nor the presence of the Engineers/Surveyors employees and subconsultants at a construction site, shall relieve the General Contractor and any other entity of their obligations, duties and responsibilities, including, but not limited to, construction means, methods, sequences, techniques, or procedures necessary for performing, superintending, or coordinating all portions of the work of construction in accordance with the Contract Documents and any health or safety precautions required by any regulatory agencies. The Engineer's/Surveyor's personnel have no authority to exercise any control over any g. the construction contractor or other entity or their employees in connection with their work or any health or safety precautions. The Owner agrees that the General Contractor is solely responsible for jobsite safety. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and all of the covenants hereof shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Owner and the Engineer/Surveyor, respectively, and his partners, successors, assigns, and legal representatives. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer/Surveyor shall have the right to assign, transfer, or sublet his interest or obligations hereunder without written consent of the other party. h. Construction Observation. If included in the Agreement, the Engineer shall visit the site at intervals appropriate to the stage of construction , or as otherwise agreed in writing by the Owner and the Engineer, in order to observe the progress and quality of the Work completed by the Contractor. Such visits and observation are not intended to be an exhaustive check or a detailed inspection of the Contractor's work, but rather are to allow the Engineer, as an experienced professional, to become generally familiar with the Work in progress and to determine, in general, if the Work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. Based on this general observation, the Engineer shall keep the Owner informed about the progress of the Work and shall endeavor to guard the Owner against deficiencies in the Work. If the Owner desires more extensive project observation or fulltime project representation, the Owner shall request that such services be provided by the Engineer as Additional Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Engineer shall not supervise, direct or have control over the Contractor's work, not have any responsibility for the construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures selected by the Contractor nor for the Contractor's safety precautions or programs in connection with the Work. These rights and responsibilities are solely those of the Contractor in accordance with the Contract Documents. The Engineer shall not be responsible for any acts or omissions of the Contractor, subcontractor, any entity performing any portions of the Work, or any agents or employees of any of them. The Engineer does not guarantee the performance of the Contractor and shall not be responsible for the Contractor's failure to perform its Work in accordance with the Contract Documents or any applicable laws, codes, rules or regulations. 5. Shop Drawing Review. The Engineer shall review and approve or take other appropriate action on the Contractor submittals, such as shop drawings, product data, samples and other data, which the Contractor is required to submit, but only for the limited purpose of checking for conformance with the design concept and the information shown in the Construction Documents. This review shall not include review of the accuracy or completeness of details, such as quantities, dimensions, weights or gauges, fabrication processes, construction means or methods, coordination of the work with other trades or construction safety precautions, all of which are the sole responsibility of the Contractor. The Engineer's review shall be conducted with reasonable promptness while allowing sufficient time in the Engineers judgment to permit adequate review. Review of a specific Item shall not indicate that the Engineer has reviewed the entire assembly of which the item is a component. The Engineer shall not be responsible for any deviations from the Construction Documents not brought to the attention of the Engineer in writing by the Contractor. The Engineer shall not be required to review partial submissions or those for which submissions of correlated items have not been received. ATTACHMENT 'B' Rate Schedules Hourly Rate Schedule Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. The following hourly rates shall be effective through December 31, 2016. Engineer/E.I./L.S.I. 1 $77.50 Technician 1 $37.00 E.I./L.S.I.2 $86.00 Technician 2 $41.00 E.I./L.S.I.3 $91.00 Technician 3 $46.00 E.I./L.S.I.4 $96.50 Technician 4 $56.00 Technician 5 $61.00 P.E.1 $105.00 Technician 6 $66.00 P.E.2 $122.50 Technician 7 $72.00 P.E.3 $132.50 Technician 8 $82.00 P.E.4 $140.00 Technician 9 $89.00 P.E. 5 $150.00 Technician 10 $96.50 P.L.S. 1 ....$100.00 Associate 1 $35.00 P.L.S. 2 $115.50 Associate 2 $50.00 P.L.S. 3 $122.50 Associate 3 $60.00 P.L.S.4 ....$135.00 Associate 4 $71.00 Associate 5 $85.00 Principal $180.00 Associate 6 $95.00 Associate 7 $110.00 Survey Crew (One Person) $93.00 Survey Crew (Two Person) .$138.00 Expenses: In addition to the above hourly labor rates, expenses shall be reimbursed in accordance with the following. Vehicle mileage shall be reimbursed at $0.60 per mile for automobiles/light trucks and $1.00 per mile for survey equipment vehicles. ATV's shall be reimbursed at $55 per day, Total Station/GPS survey equipment shall be reimbursed at $10 per hour and office CAD equipment at $5 per hour. All other expenses incurred in connection with the services provided shall be reimbursed at the rate of the actual costs incurred. ATTACHMENT 'C' Project Site