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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBID 2014 Materials Testing- DOWL HKM, Proposal CITY OF BOZEMAN -- 3• _ �r._--tea+- � C'._.// �("7�-�^� I' �- ikii•m. . , 1 SFr. 1 r- .. , ��.` �.G� M��. J' i.w L 2014 MATERIALS TESTING ONE-YEAR TERM CONTRACT April 18, 2014 BOWL HKM Office: 2090 Stadium Drive Bozeman, MT 59715 406.586.8834 phone 406.586.1730 fax Bozeman Lab: 1401 Gold Avenue, Unit B Bozeman, Montana 59715 406.585.5915 phone Proposal for: CITY OF BOZEMAN 2014 MATERIALS TESTING ONE YEAR TERM CONTRACT Introduction We understand the City's projects will involve construction materials testing— both laboratory and field — throughout the 2014 construction season. Many of these projects are spread over multiple locations, potentially requiring several materials testing technicians concurrently. Our local presence, combined with a relatively large support staff of highly qualified materials testing technicians, will allow us to respond to each project's needs without sacrificing responsiveness. Because we work and live in Bozeman, we have a unique in-depth knowledge of local conditions including not only area soils, but also experience with several local contractors and the City of Bozeman. We believe quality materials testing is more than just performing the tests — it is a result of combining the technical aspects of testing with a thorough understanding of each test in conjunction with common sense and client respect. We believe this combination sets us apart from other firms. We have one (1) AMRL-AASHTO accredited materials .. c laboratory in Billings that serves Montana. Our Bozeman lab • is CCRL accredited and our technicians are ACI certified. We A recognize that cost is an important aspect to all projects and ,.. .. "` we keep our prices as competitive as possible. Projects will be managed out of our Bozeman Lab, we are local and right in your back yard providing a cost effective solution to all of «�;.. y•; t .* ;� f your materials testing needs. �= This proposal will demonstrate that we have the experience, training, and expertise required to provide quality construction materials testing. It is our goal to provide the City of Bozeman with superior materials testing services. We have outlined our response to coincide with the City's Request for Proposals. Location Your project will be managed and staffed out of our Bozeman Materials Testing Lab We haJennced with support provided from our other regional offices. The DOWL HKM Bozeman and dedsonnel Lab continues to grow and develop and has played a significant role in engineering as weln in- and materials testing projects in Bozeman and throughout southwestern Montana. house f meet the mtingOur Bozeman Materials Laboratory is currently located on the north side of needs ject Bozeman and has facilitated several materials testing throughout Montana. These projects include the previously-completed North Hedges #3 and Cooley Lab Renovation on the MSU-Bozeman campus, as well as current projects such as the 1-90 Belgrade Interchange, and the new AutoZone store. Key Project Team Members Key DOWL HKM staff are properly trained and certified to provide services from the City of Bozeman. A certified ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician, Grade 1, will complete all testing to be done for the City. Below are the key team members immediately available to complete work for the City. Additional team members are available throughout the term of the contract and available as needed. 1 Proposal for: CITY OF BOZEMAN 2014 MATERIALS TESTING ONE YEAR TERM CONTRACT Greg Underhill, P.E. - Contract Manager Greg is the Western Montana Geotechnical Engineering Lead and will serve as the Contract Manager for your project. Mr. Underhill lives and works in Bozeman and has completed many projects in the Bozeman area. He has managed a number of projects within the Bozeman area including the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital expansion projects. In his 28- year career, Greg has successfully managed a variety of projects with materials testing as part of the professional services. His goal is to provide excellent service to the City of Bozeman. Greg is 20% available to manage the contract with the City of Bozeman. Craig Paulson - Project Manager Craig is the Technical Manager for the Bozeman Materials Laboratory. Craig will lead the DOWL HKM team and manage all time and resources ensuring field technicians have the necessary training and certifications. Craig has performed materials testing for numerous projects throughout the Bozeman area including the 81h Ave Reconstruction. Craig's vast knowledge in the details of construction and construction materials will be invaluable to providing quality work for the City of Bozeman. Craig believes honesty, responsiveness, and high quality work build successful relationships. Craig will be 40%available to manage each project for the City of Bozeman. Certifications: Nuclear Moisture/Density Gauge Operator, Troxler, ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I, Montana Asphalt Certification Troxler Certification, NICET - Level 11, Construction Materials Concrete, Soils, Asphalt , Completion of 40 Hour Hazardous Materials Course(FIR 1910.120) Kurt Grabow - Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) Kurt Grabow is the Technical Manager of Materials Laboratories for all Wyoming and Montana DOWL HKM Offices. Kurt will provide quality control & quality assurance for the City of Bozeman projects. Kurt has over 10 years of experience working in the Bozeman area and over 30 years of experience working throughout the State of Montana on various Montana Department of Transportation and other materials testing projects. He reviews and updates QC/QA procedures and practices for field and laboratory services. Kurt is also responsible for asphalt and concrete mix designs, mix verification testing, and Quality Assurance for Construction Materials acceptance, along with the development of materials/aggregate suitability plans and Quality Control Plans. Kurt is a distinguished lecturer and member of the following committees: Montana Contractors Association/Montana Department of Transportation Technical Advisory Committee t' WYDOT Paving Advisory Committee—Chairman ACI CLSM Committee 229 ACI Certification Committee, Montana Chapter WYDOT Technician Certification Committee Montana Public Works Specification Committee Member °i Lecturer for ACI Certification Kurt will be 15%available to oversee the quality of work completed for the City of Bozeman. Dale Salkeld - Materials Technician Dale is one of the Field Engineering Technicians, working out of the DOWL HKM Bozeman Laboratory. Dale has over 20 years for experience including site work, compaction, concrete, asphalt, inspection, and testing on installation of underground utilities. Dale will be 30%available to perform services for the City of Bozeman. 2 Proposal for: CITY OF BOZEMAN 2014 MATERIALS TESTING ONE YEAR TERM CONTRACT Certifications: ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician-Grade I;Troxler Nuclear Gauge Certified Sean West - Materials Technician Sean is in his second Summer Internship with DOWL HKM. Last year he worked for the Materials Laboratory, this summer he is interning at the DOWL HKM Engineering Office. Sean is a Civil Engineering student at MSU. Sean will be 30%available to perform services for the City of Bozeman. Certifications: ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician-Grade I;Troxler Nuclear Gauge Certified Project Management Chart ��ag B0ZE�� 1883 IV CO. PROJECY MANAGER CRAIG I • QUAMY CoN-moL/Assu KURTGRABow DALE 1 VATIC SEAN WEST Inspection/Testing Capabilities We offer a wide range of inspection/testing capabilities relevent to projects to be completed throughout the construction season. Our technicians are highly skilled and possess significant experience performing materials testing both in the laboratory and in the field. Additionally, many of our senior-level technicians have provided inspection services in the past and—combined with our resident engineers in Bozeman—we can address all of your inspection needs. Following is a list of testing that we can provide for your projects. We have one (1) AMRL-AASHTO accredited materials laboratory that serves Montana located in Billings. The following summarize these accredidations. We have been accredited in many of these categories for over 10 years and are continually adding new accreditations to our repertoire. Please note the following correspond to ASTM number designations. Soil Portland Cement Concrete (accredited since 8/15/2000) (accredited since 11/1/2006) R58,T88,T89 C31,C39 T90,T99,T176 C42,C78 T265,T310, D421, D422 C138, C143 D698, D1140, D2216, D2419, C172, C192 D4318, D6938 C231,C617 C1064 3 Proposal for: CITY OF BOZEMAN 2014 MATERIALS TESTING ONE YEAR TERM CONTRACT Quality Systems Hot Mix Asphalt Aggregate (accredited since 8/1/1999) (accredited since 8/1/1999) (accredited since 8/15/2000) R18 R47,T30,T166 T11,T19,T21 C1077(aggregate) T209,T245 T27,T84,T85 C1077(Portland cement concrete) T269,T283 T96,T104,T112 D3666(aggregate) T308,T312 T113,T176,T248 D3666 (Hot Mix Asphalt) D3740(soil) T329, D2041 T255,T304,C29 E329 (Aggregate) D2726, D3203 C40,C88,C117 E329(Hot Mix Asphalt) D4867, D5444 C123,C127,C128 E329(Soil) D6307,D6925 C131,C136,C142 D6926,D6927 C566,C702,C1252 D2419, D4791,D5821 Inspection/Testing Capabilities Our materials laboratory will work in concert with the City Staff to support City projects. Appropriately accredited, our materials laboratory follows industry-recognized protocols, producing legally defensible results. Our scientists and technicians work side by side with the design team, developing sampling programs, writing test specifications, and interpreting test results. Our technicians are highly skilled and possess significant experience performing materials testing both in the laboratory and in the field. Following is a list of testing that we can provide: Soil, Rock&Aggregate Masonry Testing • Grain Size Analysis • Grout, Mortar&CMU Sampling • Grading Control for Crushing Operations . Mortar Cube Testing • Relative Density Tests • Grout Prism Testing • Strength/Durability Testing • Grout& Mortar Mix Designs • Specific Gravity/Absorption Testing • Atterberg Limits Pavement Design • Rigid & Flexible Pavements • Compaction Control & Density Analysis • Roads &Streets Geotechnical Testing • Parking Lots • Shear • California Bearing Ratio • Consolidation Mechanical Testing • Unconfined Compression • AWS Weld Inspection • Permeability Fire Proofing • Drill Hole Logging • Coating Inspection & Holiday Testing Concrete Testing • Structural Steel Inspection &Testing • Control Testing of Fresh Concrete QC/QA Programs • Batch Plant Inspection • Development of QC/QA Plans • Cylinders/Beams . Review& Reporting of Results • Coring • Testing Program Analysis Asphaltic Concrete Testing • Field Testing& Results Interpretation • Marshall Mix Design Training Programs • Asphalt Content • Soils &Aggregate Testing • Grading of Extracted Aggregate • ACI Concrete Testing • Density&Air Void Analysis . Nuclear Gage Operator • Immersion/Compression WAQTC Testing • Marshall Properties Concrete Mix Design • Coring . Aggregate Suitability Testing • Trial Batch Mix Proportioning • RCC Mix Design 4 Proposal for: CITY OF BOZEMAN 2014 MATERIALS TESTING ONE YEAR TERM CONTRACT Scope of Services It is our understanding that materials testing services will be be provided to the City on an as-needed basis under a one- year term contract. Services will be to support water, sewer, and street renovation and improvement projects. All lab and field testing will be completed by certified personel in compliance with the City of Bozeman Design Stanadards and Specification Policy,together with AASHTO, ASTM, and ACI requirements. DOWL HKM will provide the City with lab and field test results in hard copy and pdf formats. The test results will be emailed to the City's representative for immediate use. Project binders will also maintained with test results, daily,and weekly reports. Capability to meet Time and Budget Requirements DOWL HKM understands the importance of schedule and budget to our clients and their projects. We also understand that materials testing is very time sensitive and testing results need to be reported to owner on a timely basis so corrective actions can be taken if needed. We have a large, experienced staff, in multiple locations, allowing for flexibility in assigning manpower to satisfy urgent project needs. DOWL HKM maintains in-house expertise specializing in many different disciplines, including material testing. Our ability to handle high-priority projects of all types is evidenced by our successful completion of thousands of projects during our 60 years of existence. The material testing elements will be conducted by staff in our Bozeman Materials Testing Lab. In anticipation of the continued improvement of the Bozeman economy, we have hired additional lab staff in the Bozeman Lab who will be overseen by experienced staff. In the unlikely event,that the demand for testing exceeds the capacity of Bozeman staff, resources from other western Montana offices can be used to meet schedule requirements. To stay within budget restraints, lab and field-testing will be completed by mid-level technicians completing their review under the supervision and guidance of senior staff. Senior staff will provide project management and quality control review of all documents. Recent and Current work for the City of Bozeman The DOWL HKM Bozeman office has been established for 25 years and has been providing services throughout the City of Bozeman, Montana State University, and Gallatin County for a quarter of a century. Although we have not recently worked directly with the City of Bozeman, we have been providing material testing services throughout the City in compliance with City of Bozeman Standards. Recent projects our team has provided material testing services for in the area include: We offer an unparalleled Bozeman AutoZone combination of local Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport knowledge and Bridge Bowl Ski Area—Bridger Pines experience coupled with Montana State University—North Hedges#3 Building a significant resource Miscellaneous Testing for Knife River expertise network. Summary We have a vested interest in the development and economy of our local communities. A true strength of DOWL HKM is our commitment to the communities we serve and our capacity to be a local firm, while at the same time having the ability to call on the resources of a significant network of outstanding employees and expertise. We offer a full spectrum of professional services. We strive to work with our clients to find the most economical solutions for their challenges. We would be proud to collaborate with you in doing our part to maximize your return on investment through a sound quality control materials testing program. Thank you for considering our Qualifications. 5 NONDISCRIMINATION AFFIRMATION FORM DOWL HKM_ [name of entity submitting] hereby affirms it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability in the performance of work performed for the city of Bozeman, if a contract is awarded to it, and also recognizes the eventual contract, if awarded, will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the DOWL HKM [name of entity submitting]employees and to all subcontracts it enters into in performance of the agreement with the city of Bozeman. Signature of Bidder: Person authorized to sign on behalf of the bidder