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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBID 2014 Materials Testing-Gaston, Proposal Citv of Bozeman 2014 Materials Testing One Year Term Contract Proposal 03.S4c 9 a e3 i u 0M - ,yfd g�2 '' lei 28 Ot FMB i Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.C. City of Bozeman 2014 Materials Testing One Year Term Contract Prepared For City of Bozeman By Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.C. 211 Haggerty Lane Bozeman, Mt 59715 April 18, 2014 az�- GASTON ENGINEERING & SURVEYING, P.C. PROFESSIONAL • PROGRESSIVE • PERSONAL April 18, 2014 City Engineer City of Bozeman P.O. Box 1230 Bozeman,MT 59771-1230 RE: Statement of Qualifications—2014 Materials Testing One Year Term Contract Dear Mr. Hixson, Enclosed please find our Statement of Qualifications for Engineering & Surveying Services related to the above referenced project. We have assembled a brief history of our firm along with the requested information for your review. You will find in our Statement of Qualifications that we have the staff capability and in-house facilities and equipment to provide comprehensive materials testing services for City of Bozeman Projects. By selecting Gaston Engineering& Surveying for this project,you will receive the following: 1. Established, long-standing firm with over 30 years of experience: Gaston Engineering & Surveying is an established, long-standing firm that has been active in the Gallatin Valley and surrounding area since 1981. Having worked on many projects throughout this area over the past 30+years, Gaston Engineering has an excellent reputation with the towns and cities in the area as well as Gallatin County, Madison County, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Montana Department of Transportations, and numerous town, city, and government agencies throughout Southwest Montana. We are also very familiar with the soils and material conditions in the Bozeman area and will bring this lengthy experience to your project. Throughout our 30+ years we have drilled, excavated, and explored much of the soils in the Bozeman Area that can be so critical to a quality road/street project. 2. Top quality service and personal attention to your project: You will be receiving top quality service and a firm that can get the work done successfully. Centrally located in Bozeman, we will be able to provide immediate attention to your project and have inspectors on site at a moments notice. Our employees consist of professional engineers, technical designers, land planners, professional land surveyors, construction management professionals, project management professionals, soils technicians, ACI Certified technicians, and construction inspectors. 3. In-house facilities and equipment to accomplish the work: Gaston Engineering will bring our in-house soils laboratory, CME-55 drill rig and concrete lab to this project. We will be able to complete all soils testing, concrete and materials testing in-house and not have to send items off- site which will eliminate dependence on an outside laboratory to meet the project milestones. A list of our in-house facilities and equipment is contained in this SOQ. P.O. Box 861 - 211 HAGGERTY LN,BOZEMAN,MT 59771 , 406.586.0588 • FAX 406.586.0589 gaston@gastonengineering.com • www,gastonengineering.com ENGINEERING/LAND SURVEYING/LAND PLANNING/MATERIALS TESTING I personally look forward to meeting with you and your selection committee to discuss our capabilities in greater depth and how we can serve you and City of Bozeman. Thank you for the opportunity to submit on this project. If you would like more information about our firm, please see our website at ,.vww.gastonen,t),,ineerin�,,.com Sincerely, GA ;Os'o NGINEERING & SURVEYING, P.C. J e r n, P.E. Project Manager t Gaston En ineerin 211 Haggerty Lane Engineering Bozeman.MT 59715 O )l & Surveying P.C. ww .gastone �_. '1 w�cw.gastonengineering.com TABLE OF CONTENT. ORGANIZATION CHART CURRENT/PROJECTED WORKLOADS IN-HOUSE FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE NON-DISCRIMINATION FORM -,'V r Gaston Engineering& Surveying, P.0 .cS,: \N _ Bozeman"City of 2014 Materials Testing Projects City Engineering Department City Engineer i Gaston Jeremy Olson, P.E. _ Project Manager �I' Engineering: Surveying: erald Gaston,P.E. Dennis Foreman,PLS t Brent Miller, ACI Certified Dave Stahl, ACI Certified Brandon Whitworth, ACI Certified Paul Herbst, ACI Certified Jim Verellen, ACI Certified Brandon Schreiner, ACI Certified Sawyer Delameau, ACI Certified Julie Gaston, P.E. Jeremy Olson, P.E. Materials Testing & Quality" 1 ) Gaston Engineering Haggerty Lane g g Bo Bozeman,MT 59715 406-586-0588 Surveying, P.C. www.gastonengineeringxom AVAILABILITY AND CURRENT WORKLOADS Gaston Engineering employs Professional Engineers, Construction Managers, and Field Technicians that are certified to complete materials testing projects. Our personnel and equipment have the following certifications that will be required for the City of Bozeman Materials Testing Projects: ACI Concrete Testing Technicians; Certified Operators of the Nuclear Soils Moisture-Density Gauge; 40 Hour OSHA Hazwoper Certification w/ 8 Hour refresher courses; Certified and Calibrated Troxler Nuclear Density Gages, Certified and Calibrated Accu-Tek Compression Testers, as well as calibrated and inspected soils laboratory sieves, gauges, etc. Certification certificates are available upon request. All of the projects at Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.C. are prioritized in a Master Project Schedule. The staff and equipment are resource loaded to ensure that each project will be completed within the established project schedule. Current projections show that we will not be 100% loaded during the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years and can handle additional workload. Our firm monitors the progress of each one of our projects on a weekly basis by utilizing Microsoft Project scheduling software and our weekly staff meeting. If unforeseen issues arise in any of our projects, personnel are re-assigned and level loaded to ensure that projects are completed as per the contract agreements. This constant monitoring of our workload also provides a means to forecast manpower requirements well in advance. Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.C. has the available staff to complete your projects in a timely fashion and is in the position to start work immediately on any upcoming projects. Although we will be utilizing all available staff from our office for these City of Bozeman projects; the key personnel for the 2014 Materials Testing Projects are Jeremy Olson, P.E.; Brent Miller, CET; Dave Stahl, CET; Brandon Whitworth, CET; and Paul Herbst, EIT. We would be able to provide the City of Bozeman with these key personnel for any of their 2014 Materials Testing Projects. % of Time Projected l l iAnnual Key Personnel Workload Materials Testing Workload Projects reremy Olson, P.E. 75% 10% 85% Brent Miller, CET Senior Field Engineer i 65% 20% 85% Dave Stahl, CET Senior Field Engineer 70% 10% 80% i Whitworth,Brandon j Field Engineer 65% 10% 75% 65% 5% 70% Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.0 Gaston Engineering211 Haggerty Lane Bozeman,MT 59715 & Surveying, P.C. 406-586-0588 ww•w.gastonengineering.com IN-HOUSE FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT Gaston Engineering and Surveying, P.C.brings over 30 years of experience to this project. We are centrally located in Bozeman, MT and our employees consist of professional engineers, technical designers, land planners, professional land surveyors, construction management professionals, project management professionals,soils technicians,ACI Certified technicians,construction inspectors,and multiple survey crews. We are very familiar with materials testing services such as those that are required for this project. Gaston Engineering has provided material testing services for numerous projects within the Bozeman area,such as: Gallatin County 911 Communications Center,City of Bozeman Fire Station#3,Olive Garden,Country Inn and Suites, Belgrade Taco Bell, Costco Wholesale, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Costco Wholesale Gas Station, Walmart, Owenhouse Ace Hardware, C'mon Inn, Social Security Administration Building,and MSU University Mall to name a few. Gaston Engineering&Surveying,P.C.,will bring our in-house soils laboratory and concrete lab to this project. We will be able to complete all soils testing,concrete and asphalt testing in-house. Because the testing will be handled on-site,we will be able to prioritize the testing to meet the construction schedules.We will not have to depend on an outside laboratory to meet the project milestones. The following is a list of in-house facilities and equipment that will be used to complete the materials testing for City of Bozeman Projects: In-House Soils Laboa-atorv: Gaston Engineering & Surveying has an in-house soils and materials testing laboratory that is capable of handling various ASTM,AASHTO,and Department standard tests on aggregate, concrete soils,masonry testing,etc. The laboratory will help to facilitate soils testing,proctors,sieve analysis, and other testing required for completion of a successful project. With the in-house laboratory,the scheduling of any required testing will be handled directly by Gaston Engineering and will not be subject to the workload and scheduling of other off-site testing labs. Troxler Nuclear Density Gauges: Gaston Engineering & Surveying owns multiple Troxler Nuclear Density Gauges required for any compaction testing that is required for 7 _ this project. We have a large number of staff that are trained and certified on the use and . operation of these gauges. Accu-tek Compression Tester: Gaston Engineering & Surveying owns a calibrated and certified compression tester that is used for testing and breaking of concrete cylinders. This equipment is valuable to ensure that the proper concrete strength is achieved for any on-site concrete that is poured for the foundation,curb and gutter,sidewalks,concrete pads,etc.We have staff that are ACI concrete certified for operation of this equipment. In-House Concrete Cure Room:Gaston Engineering&Surveying has an in-house concrete cure room that is maintained at the proper temperature and humidity for storing up to 180 concrete cylinders. Cast concrete cylinders can be properly stored in the cure room until the required tests are needed to determine concrete strength. CME 55 Drill Rim: Gaston Engineering&Surveying owns a CME 55 Drill Rig that can beutilized for any type of soils or groundwater drilling that maybe required for this project. We have operators that are certified and experienced with drilling, soils classification and testing. We have 30 years of experience with drilling and are very - familiar with the types of soils and material conditions in Gallatin County. Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.0 I, 211 Haggerty Lane Gaston Engineering Bozeman,MT 59715 406-586-0588 & Surveying, P.C. www,gastonengineering.eom Mobile Soils Lab Trailer: Gaston Engineering &Surveying owns a mobile trailer that serves as a soils laboratory for off-site projects. This trailer contains all •., �.,,n. a necessary testing equipment to provide real-time soils testing results within a quick turnaround time. The trailer can be set up at any jobsite and is used by our certified � soils technicians and quality control managers. Local Engineering Firm Our workload is dependant upon projects in Gallatin, Madison, and Park Counties, as well as surrounding service areas;therefore,our commitment to local projects such as yours will be of the highest priority. Due to the fact that Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.C. is a locally owned firm, we are not influenced by the workloads of branch offices or the decisions of"out-of-town"corporate officers(as other engineering firms of similar size typically are). Gaston Engineering&Surveying,P.C.has the available staff to complete your projects in a timely fashion and is in the position to start work immediately on any upcoming projects. The nature of construction projects such as the proposed 2014 City of Bozeman Projects require staff to be on- site at critical times and to ensure that the construction is not delayed. Therefore,because our firm is centrally located to the project site,we would be able to have staff available immediately as required by the construction schedule. Extensive Experience with Materials Testing Projects The key personnel that will be assigned to this project have many years of hands-on experience with parking lot design and street maintenance type projects that involved surveying, engineering design, construction inspection,testing,reporting,and certification. Since 2007 we have been the Engineer for all road design, road improvement,and rural improvement districts for Madison County. After using our CME 55 drill rig to conduct soils borings on roads throughout Madison County, we completed a comprehensive design and maintenance schedule for all Rural Improvement Districts(RIDS)throughout Madison County. In addition,we have completed numerous parking lot designs and construction testing for many sites throughout Bozeman such as Costco, Wal-Mart, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, JC Billion Autoplaza, Ace Owenhouse Hardware,Olive Garden,Cmon Inn,Outback Steakhouse,and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle to name a few. This extensive experience will prove very beneficial to the Materials Testing Projects at the City of Bozeman Master Project Schedule and Project Management Certifications All of the projects at Gaston Engineering&Surveying, P.C.are prioritized in a Master Project Schedule. The staff and equipment are resource loaded to ensure that each project will be completed within the established project schedule. Current projections show that we will not be 100%loaded during the 2014 and 2015 fiscal year and can handle additional workload. Our firm monitors the progress of each one of our projects on a weekly basis by utilizing Microsoft Project scheduling software and our weekly staff meeting. If unforeseen issues arise in any of our projects,personnel are re-assigned and level loaded to ensure that projects are completed as per the contract agreements. This monitoring of workloads provides a means to forecast manpower requirements well in advance. We also have a professional engineer on staff that has been certified as a Project Management Professional. This certification requires extensive training and exams in the areas of Risk Management,Critical Path,Overall Project and Resource Management,Scope,Schedule,&Budget Control. She will bring her expertise in Project Management to this project to facilitate the scheduling of resources and equipment to ensure that the critical path and milestones for this project are completed successfully. Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.0 Gaston Engineerin 211 Haggerty Lane o _ g Bozeman,MT 59715 & Surveying P.C. 406-586-0588 www.gastonengineering.com RELATED EXPERIENCE: MATERIALS TESTING PROJECTS Gaston Engineering&Surveying,P.C.has extensive experience with materials testing projects throughout Montana. Currently we are working with the Western Federal Highways Administration providing Quality Control Management and Materials Testing for various road and bridge projects throughout Montana. We have also provided materials testing services for numerous projects throughout the Bozeman Area. We will use this knowledge to ensure that the goals and objectives of the City of Bozeman are being met for all Materials Testing Projects. The services that we have provided on various Material Testing Projects are: Soils Lab Testing * Soils Classifications * Soils Proctors * Moisture Content * Field Density Testing * Field Marshall Tests * Sieve Analysis * Concrete Cylinder Test * Grout/Mortar Tests * Concrete Slump * Concrete Air Content * Compressive Strength *Asphalt Compaction * Asphalt Core Samples * Direct Shear Test RECENT OR ON-GOING MATERIALS TESTING PROJECTS Western Federal Highways Administration: Minuteman Missile Base Roads MT OMAD 18(49)• Fergus and Judith Counties:Gaston Engineering provided Materials Testing for 32 miles of Minuteman Missile base roads. Duties �w included Atterbergs, Sieves, Proctors, Density Testing, Fractured Faces, Hardness - Testing, Sodium Sulfate Soundness Testing, Durability Testing and LA Abrasion - Testing. Additionally,we tested the fresh placement of concrete. Western Federal Highways Administration: Dog Creek Bridges MT OMAD 18(48); Choteau and Augusta MT:Gaston Engineering provided Quality Control Management and Materials Testing for 3 Bridges. Duties included providing quality control management of all operations and personnel,contractors,and subcontractors on the site, completing Atterbergs, Sieves,Proctors,Density Testing, Fractured Faces, Hardness Testing,Sodium Sulfate Soundness Testing,Durability Testing and LA Abrasion Testing. Additionally,we tested the fresh placement of concrete. BLM- Palisades Campground Renovation; Ennis MT: Gaston Engineering provided Materials Testing service to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that included laboratory and field testing services such as Subgrade proctors, nuclear density testing, sieve analysis, concrete testing, asphalt coring,and reporting for renovation of the Palisades Campground. MDT CTEP; Safe Routes to School (SRTS 1299(27) UPN 7498 J Bozeman School District 7 Bike/Pedestrian Proiect: Gaston "A" Engineering provided Preliminary Engineering and Construction Engineering Services for this CTEP Project that involved new concrete sidewalks, ADA Pedestrian Ramps, Drive Approaches, Bike Pads, Bike Racks, Drainage Improvements for the Bozeman School District Elementary Schools and Sacajawea Middle School. Materials testing services for this project were _ completed by Gaston Engineering&Surveying. Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.0 t 211 Haggerty Lane l� Gaston Engineering Bozeman,MT 59715 ` - 6-0588 & Surveying P.C. www.gastonengineering.com �rn��w.gastonengineering.com Department of the Interior• Micro-Hydroelectric Facility• Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park: Gaston Engineering provided Materials Testing services including masonry special _. inspections, masonry testing, concrete sampling and testing, compaction testing of subgrade, structural fill, foundation, parking lot, water and storm drain backfill,and all necessary reports and project management. % u Olive Garden: Bozeman, MT: Gaston Engineering provided all materials testing services for the new Olive Garden restaurant. The materials testingAli services included compaction testing for water and sewer,laboratory and field I,,- testing services such as subgrade proctors, nuclear density testing, sieve analysis, concrete testing, asphalt compaction, asphalt coring, grout/mortar . testing,certified weld inspections,and all associated reports. -` Country Inn and Suites: Bozeman MT:Gaston Engineering provided all materials testingservices for the new Country Inn and Suites. The materials testing services included compaction testing for water and sewer, laboratory and field testing services such as subgrade proctors, nuclear density testing, sieve analysis, concrete testing, asphalt compaction, asphalt coring, grout/mortar testing, certified weld inspections,and all associated reports. Verizon'/Cellular One Building;Bozeman MT:Gaston Engineering provided all materials testing services for the new Verizon/Cellular One Building. The materials testing services included compaction testing for water and sewer, laboratory and field testing services such as subgrade proctors,nuclear density testing, sieve analysis, concrete testing, asphalt compaction, asphalt coring, grout/mortar testing, certified weld inspections,and all associated reports. Taco Bell: Belgrade, MT: Gaston Engineering provided all materials testing services for the new Taco Bell restaurant. The materials testing services included compaction testing for water and sewer, laboratory and field testing services such as subgrade proctors,nuclear density testing,sieve analysis, concrete testing,asphalt compaction,asphalt coring,grout/mortar testing,certified weld inspections, and all associated reports. City of Bozeman -Sidewalk Replacement Projects:This project consisted of materials testing for the City of Bozeman on various sidewalk replacement projects located throughout the city. Our scope of work consisted of coordination with the contractor for sampling __ and testing of fresh concrete in accordance with ASTM specifications. The F,' ' 7 . concrete samples cast in the field were transferred to our laboratory and stored in our concrete cylinder moisture curing room. The cylinders,once ......... •,. cured,were placed in our concrete compression testing machine,which is ��::; certified annually. Our certified technicians have extensive experience in testing concrete and have worked on projects where concrete has been supplied by most every supplier in this valley. _. City of Bozeman-Asphalt Compaction Testing• Gaston Engineering has conducted compaction testing on street improvements for the City of Bozeman. This project was managed by the City of Bozeman who contracted JTL to pave streets located throughout the city. Our technicians are certified to use our Troxler nuclear gauges for determining density of asphalt and soil. Our in-house laboratory is equipped to provide the moisture density relationship to be used in conjunction with the field test for determining the percent of maximum dry density achieved during construction. Gaston Engineering &Surveying, P.0 Gaston Engineering 211 Haggerty Lane fJriz ! ng Bozeman.MT Lane ( 9715 & Surveying, P.C. 406-586-0588www.gastonengineering.com Following is a sampling of other projects that Gaston Engineering provided Materials Testing Services for: Montana Department of Transportation-Centerline Soil Surveys r Madison County RID Engineer 2007- Present Beehive Basin Road Improvements Gallatin County RID 375 - Blue Grass Meadows Subdivision Gallatin County RID 371 -Wheatland Hills lI Subdivision q� Diamond Estates Subdivision -Bozeman, Montana City of Bozeman - South 3rd Improvements and Kagy/3rd Intersection City of Three Forks- Pedestrian Ramp Improvements South 3rd Improvements -Centerline Soil Survey W4 54" RCP Culvert Network for Storm Water Master Plan, Big Sky, F Montana .J Subsurface Road Drainage Investigation,Mountain Village of Big Sky, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation- Lewis and --- — -- Clark Subdivision City of Three Forks- CTEP Program Corrosive Soil Evaluations for MDT on Various Projects throughout Southwest Montana Big Sky Water/Sewer District Water Tank Soils and Foundation Investigation Yellowstone National Park Soils Investigations and Exploratory Drilling/Testing Costco Wholesale Building Wal-Mart *' Western Federal Highways Administration:MT PFH 90-1(1)East Fork Otter Creek Road Gaston Engineering & Surveying, P.0 NON-DISCRIMINATION AFFIRMATION FORM 6n ' V_L0_h,t, [name of entity submitting)hereby affirms it will not discriminate on the basis of Pace,color,r igion,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 c Qk t•bt [name of entity submitting)employees and to all subcontracts it enters into in p formance f the agreement with the city of Bozeman. 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