HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-15-19 City Commission Packet Materials - C5. Amendment 1 to PSA with Morrison-Maierle for 2018-2021 Materials Testing
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Kellen Gamradt, Engineer II
Shawn Kohtz, City Engineer
SUBJECT: 2018-2021 Materials Testing Amendment No. 1
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
MEETING DATE: April 15, 2019
RECOMMENDATION: Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement.
BACKGROUND: In 2014 the City began retaining a consultant to provide construction
materials testing on all our construction projects. We are currently in our 2nd year of a 3-year
term contract with Morrison-Maierle, Inc. to provide materials testing services. This amendment is to continue our agreement with Morrison-Maierle, Inc. for the 2019 calendar year to provide professional engineering services associated with materials testing on various city infrastructure
projects. This amendment will add work to our existing survey contract. Engineering staff have
reviewed the amendment and found it to be commensurate with the work involved.
Attached are three copies of the partially executed amendment with Morrison-Maierle, Inc. for 2018-2021 Materials Testing professional services.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the commission
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FISCAL EFFECTS: As described in Attachment A to the Professional Services Agreement, materials testing services will be billed by a
combination of unit costs and hourly rates depending on the test
being performed with a cost not to exceed limit of $165,000. The
testing will be paid for with approved funding from each associated project which receives testing under this agreement. The total construction costs of the projects receiving testing is
roughly $16 million.
Attachment: Amendment 1, Scope of Services
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First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for 2018 to 2021 Material Testing Page 1 of 2
FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR 2018 to 2021 Material Testing dated April 16, 2018 (the “Agreement”) is made and entered
into this _____ day of ____________, 2019, by and between the CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, a self governing municipal corporation organized and existing under its Charter and
the laws of the State of Montana, 121 North Rouse Street, Bozeman, Montana, with a mailing
address of PO Box 1230, Bozeman, MT 59771, hereinafter referred to as “City,” Morrison Maierle,
Inc., hereinafter referred to as “Contractor.”
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the receipt and
sufficiency whereof being hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend the Agreement
as follows:
1. Scope of services, rate schedules, and budget for 2019 services are outlined on
Attachment A-1.
2. Agreement still valid. All remaining terms and provisions of the Agreement remain valid.
**** END OF AGREEMENT EXCEPT FOR SIGNATURES ****
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First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for 2018 to 2021 Material Testing Page 2 of 2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this instrument the day and
year first above written.
CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA MORRISON MAIERLE, INC.
By________________________________ By_____________________________
Andrea Surratt, City Manager Print Name: Travis Eickman
Title: Bozeman Operations Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM
By_______________________________
Greg Sullivan, Bozeman City Attorney
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Attachment A-1
Scope of Services
2018-2020 Materials Testing
Material testing is to be performed in compliance with the City of Bozeman’s Design Standards
and Specification Policy for soils, aggregates, concrete, and asphalt. Material testing is to be
provided based on an on-call basis for the projects listed below plus other projects that may be
identified over the course of the construction season.
Anticipated 2019 Projects
• Baxter Lane (19th to Davis)
• Durston (Flanders Mill to Fowler)
• Cottonwood (Babcock to Durston)
• Oak Street and North 27th Intersection
• South Third and Graf Intersection
• South Tracy (Olive to Harrison)
• Sourdough Water Transmission Main
• Front Street Sewer
• North Tracy Reconstruction
• 2019 Water Renovations project
• Annual Street Improvements
• Annual Sidewalk and Curb Improvements
• Sunset Hills Cemetery/Lindley Park Irrigation Project
The City or City’s consultant will be providing a Resident Project Representative (RPR) that will
be responsible for contacting Morrison Maierle to schedule testing for the various projects and
to outline testing locations and frequencies. Morrison Maierle will provide a contact person and
backup contact person for the RPRs to contact.
Results of failed tests will be provided to the RPR upon the conclusion of the test. All testing
results will be summarized in a weekly report specific to each project and will be provided to the
RPR and the City.
Testing is to be provided at the rates listed on the Laboratory Rate Schedule, Labor Rate
Schedule and Expense Rate Schedule provided below:
Laboratory Rate Schedule
Test Rate per Test
Proctor – AASHTO T180 – Material less than 3” $420
Sieve Analysis – AASHTO T27 (ASTM C136) –
Materials less than 3” (less than #4 washed)
$185
Sieve Analysis – AASHTO T27 (ASTM C136) –
Materials 3” to 4” (less than #4 washed)
$450
Atterberg Limits - AASHTO T89, T90 (ASTM D4318) $180
Concrete Cylinders – Strength Test – 4” Cylinders $155 per set of 4
Bituminous Field Marshall – AASHTO T1559 (ASTM
245)
$550
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Asphalt Core - Thickness and Density $80 per set of 3
Laboratory rate includes labor and expenses for testing and reporting once the sample is
delivered and cataloged into the lab for processing.
Labor Rate Schedule
Classification Rate per Hour
Technical Intern ** $72
Administrative Coordinator I ** $75
Project Coordinator II ** $86
Engineer Intern I $104
Resident Project Representative I $105
Engineer Intern II $118
Resident Project Representative II $121
Senior Engineer I $155
Senior Engineer II $171
Supervising Engineer III $201
** Rate subject to time and one half for overtime.
Expense Rate Schedule
Expense Rate
Nuclear Density Meter $10/hour or $35/day
Vehicle $0.681/mile
Asphalt Coring Cost plus 5%
Miscellaneous Expenses Cost plus 5%
Budget
The total budget for testing in 2019 is $165,000 for the 2019 season. Actual effort will be billed
per the rate schedules and will be dependent on the amount of testing requested.
END
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