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Home My WebLink AboutC2018-156 - 3/9/2018 - NA CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AMENDMENT NO. 1 The City of Corpus Christi,Texas,a Texas home-rule municipal corporation("City")and Freese and Nichols,Inc., ("Consultant"), agree to the following amendments to the Contract for Professional Services for Wesley Seale Dam Instrumentation Testing and Rehabilitation(Project No. 8663): Original Contract November 1, 2016 Motion No. M2016-146 I $447,020 In the Original Contract, Exhibit A, Scope of Services, shall be amended as set forth in the attached Amendment No.1, Exhibit A. In the Original Contract, Exhibit A,Fees,shall be amended based on the modified scope of services in the attached Amendment No. 1, Exhibit A for a fee not to exceed $47,587,for a total restated fee not to exceed $494,607. All other terms and conditions of the November 1, 2016 Contract for Professional Services between the City and Consultant,and of any amendments to that contract,which are not specifically addressed herein shall remain in full force and effect. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FREESE A D NICHOLS, INC. seC 3J9/is _ 2/22/2018 Margie C. R Date on Guzman, .E. Date City Manager Principal 800 N. Shoreline Blvd., Suite 1600N di 01# Corpus Christi, TX 78401 3i f/9 (361) 561-6500 Office Mark Van Vleck 'ate (361) 561-5601 Fax Assistant City Ma. ..: rg@freese.com olp - ,c•�.r ki eft• 3 ;IN 7- fl Va•-rie H. Gray, P.E. at E. utive Director • - blic W J- H. Edmonds, -.E. D e Director of Engineering Services APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM _4Aimee Alcorn-Reed 2018.03.02 09:24:32-06'00' _OUM-1-A- Assistant City Attorney Date 2018-156 3/09/18 NESLEY SEALE INSTRUMENTATION TESTING AND REPLACEMENTUMENOMENT NO.1 FNIICONTRACT.000 REV.1011115 Freese and Nichols Inc. INDEXED ATTEST 10 Jae k -CI,{ Aita' Rebecca Huerta Date City Secretary Project Name Wesley Seale Dam Instrumentation Testing and Rehabilitation Finance Project Number 180548 Engineering Project Number 8663 Accounting Unit 4095-062 Account 550950 Activity 180548-01-4095-EXP Account Category 50950 Fund Name Water 2015 MRP2 Amd. No. 1 Amount$47,587 K:IENGINEERING DATAEXCHANGEUENNIFERIWATER18663 WESLEY SEALE INSTRUMENTATION TESTING AND REPLACEMENT\AMENDMENT NO.1 FNIICONTRACT.DOC REV.10/1115 mi� FREESE Innovative approaches ?N ICHOLS • Practical results a Outstanding service 800 N.Shoreline Blvd.,Suite 1600N • Corpus Christi,Texas 78401 • 361-561-6500 • fax 361-561-6501 www.freese.com February 8,2018 Mr.Jeff Edmonds, P.E. Director of Engineering Services City of Corpus Christi P. O. Box 9277 Corpus Christi,Texas 78469-9277 Re: Project#8663 Wesley Seale Dam Instrumentation Testing and Rehabilitation Amendment#1 Dear Mr. Edmonds, At the request of your staff, Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) is pleased to submit Amendment#1 to provide professional services to the City as part of the effort to revive the dam safety monitoring instrumentation at Wesley E. Seale Dam. The dam safety monitoring instrumentation has not been uploading data properly for some time, and Water Resources staff recognize the need to restore functionality of this system. The scope of the preliminary engineering services is as follows: 1. FNI will spend 1 week in the field to: • Determine viability or alternative for at least 20 of 110 existing piezometers i. Examine and test a portion of piezometers in each zone ii. Take readings before and after to determine functionality iii. Formulate design assumptions and recommendations in field notes • Determine viability or alternatives for at least 10 of 17 extensometers on the north and south spillways i. Open and inspect a portion of the extensometers in each spillway ii. Take readings to determine functionality iii. Formulate design assumptions and recommendations in field notes • Determine functionality of(4) inclinometers,one in each spillway i. If possible,utilize existing inclinometer for readings ii. Compare readings to previous readings iii. If not able to take readings,determine if existing inclinometer casings can be utilized with a new inclinometer iv. Formulate design assumptions and recommendations in field notes • Determine functionality of at least 5 of 25 relief wells i. Open and inspect a portion of relief wells in each zone ii. Run lag tests to determine recharge functionality of each well opened iii. Formulate design assumptions and recommendations in field notes • Determine functionality of remaining existing data collection system components i. Discuss issues and concerns with staff ii. Document desired operating conditions and outcomes iii. Formulate design assumptions and recommendations in field notes. • Determine functionality of existing precision survey system Amend. No. 1 Exhibit A Page 1 of 3 i. Document existing precision survey system condition (requiring annual precision survey with specialized equipment) ii. propose upgrades to continue precision monitoring of survey points by automated GPS monitoring stations. • Determine functionality of existing data collection and reporting system i. Document existing data collection and reporting system condition ii. Propose upgrades to resume data collection and reporting 2. FNI will assemble a Preliminary Engineering Report on findings and assumptions about the existing instrumentation system,as well as proposed improvements at approximately 10%-20%design level, including an opinion of probable construction costs. • Compose a draft Preliminary Engineering Report i. Existing conditions and assumptions documented ii. Proposed options(2)will be presented iii. A preliminary OPCC will be developed for each option • Incorporate City Comments into a final signed/sealed Preliminary Engineering Report 3. FNI will attend up to(2) meetings with Engineering and/or Water Resources Staff to facilitate project coordination The City staff will: a) Assign a project manager to oversee the project b) Provide all relevant data required to support inspection,evaluation,or reporting c) Provide personnel to assist with data collection activities in the field d) Review and comment on the draft report Schedule Date Activity Fee Within 6 weeks of Notice to proceed Perform field inspections/engineering $30,359.00 Within 8 weeks of completion of Provide draft Preliminary Engineering field inspection Report $10,230.00 2—3 weeks after receipt of PER City review of PER FNI will complete and submit Final 6 weeks after receipt of comments signed and sealed PER. $7,142.00 Freese and Nichols, Inc. respectfully requests a contract in the amount of$47,587.00 to perform these services in accordance with the attached man-hour breakdown plus expenses. Please feel free to contact me at 361.561.6500 should you have any questions regarding this matter. Respectfully, Ron Guzman, P.E. Principal/Vice President Enclosures Amend. No. 1 Exhibit A Page 2 of 3 ATTACHMENT CO COMPENSATION Compensation to FNI for Basic Services in Attachment SC shall be computed on the basis of the Schedule of Charges,but shall not exceed Forty-seven Thousand, Five Hundred Eighty-seven Dollars ($47,587.00). If FNI sees the Scope of Services changing so that Additional Services are needed,including but not limited to those services described as Additional Services in Attachment SC,FNI will notify OWNER for OWNER's approval before proceeding. Additional Services shall be computed based on the Schedule of Charges. Schedule of Charaes: Position Rate Professional-1 113 Professional-2 137 Professional-3 156 Professional-4 178 Professional-5 209 Professional-6 240 Construction Manager-1 91 Construction Manager-2 117 Construction Manager-3 138 Construction Manager-4 173 CAD Technician/Designer-1 96 CAD Technician/Designer-2 126 CAD Technician/Designer-3 153 Corporate Project Support-1 92 Corporate Project Support-2 111 Corporate Project Support-3 148 Intern/Coop 57 Senior Advisor 175 Iotas for In-House Servicer Technoloav Champ Bulk Printing and Renroduction $8.50 per hour B8W Color Small Format(Pet copv) $0.10 $0.25 Travel Large Format Mer so-ft l Standard IRS Rates Bond $0.25 $0.75 Glossy/Mylar $0.75 $1.25 Vinyl/Adhesive $1.50 $2.00 Mounting(per sq hA $2.00 Binding(perbinding) $0.25 OTHER DIRECT EXPENSES: Other direct expenses are reimbursed at actual cost times a multiplier of 1.15.They include outside printing and reproduction expense, communication expense,travel, transportation and subsistence away from the FNI office and other miscellaneous expenses directly related to the work, including costs of laboratory analysis, test, and other work required to be done by independent persons other than staff members. For Resident Representative services performed by non-FNI employees and CAD services performed In-house by non-FNI employees where FNI provides workspace and equipment to perform such services, these services will be billed at cost times a multiplier of 2.0.This markup approximates the cost to FNI if an FNI employee was performing the same or similar services. These rates will be adjusted annually in February. 2022015 FNI OWNER Amend. No. 1 Exhibit A Page 3 of 3