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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: James Goehrung, Director of Facility Services
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Award of Contract for Construction Inspection Services for the
Downtown Bozeman Intermodal Facility
MEETING DATE: September 4, 2007
BACKGROUND: Contracts have been awarded and work has begun on the Downtown
Bozeman Intermodal Facility. In order to assure that the material specifications detailed by the
design professionals are followed during construction and to assure that the materials used on the
project meet all engineered specifications, periodic inspections are required at various stages of
the project. The special inspections and structural testing requirements are detailed in the bid
documents for the project and called out in the International Building Code.
Proposals for the inspection services were submitted by 5 engineering firms. These proposals
were reviewed by staff and comments were provided by the architect and construction manager’s
representative on the project. Interviews were conducted with two of the firms and a contract
was negotiated with the top choice firm.
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The scope of services in the contract calls for inspections at both critical points of the project and
at intervals throughout certain stages of the project. These services include: Soils and
Foundation Testing; Testing of Cast-in-Place concrete; Masonry Testing; and Structural Steel
Testing and Inspection. The contract has negotiated with a set fee for all services, such as
concrete pour testing, concrete cylinder break tests, post tension concrete inspections, and soils
testing and inspections. A schedule of testing has been outlined to meet the requirements
outlined in the design specifications and building code. These services are packaged in a
contract for services with a not to exceed figure. If it is determined that some testing services
can be safely reduced or the number of site visits cut back, or if multiple tasks can be
accomplished during a single site visit the contract costs can be reduced.
RECOMMENDATION: Based on the review of the proposals that were submitted and the
interviews conducted with the firms, staff recommends the award of the contract to Nishkian
Monks. The not to exceed number in the contract is $78,000.00. A copy of the contract is on
file with the City Clerk for your review.
Commission action on this consent item is to award the contract for Special Inspection Services
for the Downtown Bozeman Intermodal Facility to Nishkian Monks and authorize the City
Manager to sign the contract.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The services will be paid from the construction monies set aside for
the Intermodal Facility.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
_________________________________ ____________________________
James Goehrung Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
Director of Facility Services
Attachments: Contract
Report compiled on August 29, 2007
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