R2019-79 Resolution to Authorize Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. to Provide Construction Phase Engineering Services for the McKinley Sewer Rehabilitation Project, City Project 2017-22

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and the qualifications of the bidders,the Consulting Engineer shall provide to the City's Representative a written recommendation for award of the contract to one of the bidders ar recommend other action as may be appropriate.The final selection of the Construction Contractor is the sole responsibility of the City Council. 7. Completion Time. Complete the bidding phase and prepare and submit the recommendation to the City's Representative for the award of the Contract(s) within the time period set forth in Exhibit C,Proj ect Timeline. B. CONSTRUCTION 1NSPECTION PHASE. The Consulting Engineer shall,after written authorization to proceed with the Construction Inspection Phase: 1. General Duties. The Consulting Engineer shall consult with and advise the City's Representative and act as its representative as provided herein and in the General Conditions of the construction contract for the Project. The primary responsibility of the Consulting Engineer in this phase of the work shall be quality control inspection of the materials,construction methods and techniques to assure that the Contractor builds the project in accordance with the plans and specifications. 2. Construction Inspection and Reportin�. The Consulting Engineer shall make visits to the site at intervals appropriate to the various stages of construction to observe as an experienced and qualified design professional the progress and quality of the executed work of the Contractor and to determine in general if such work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. During such visits and on the basis of on-site observations,the Consulting Engineer shall keep the City's Representative informed of the progress of the work,shall endeavor to guard the City against defects and deficiencies in such work and may disapprove or reject work failing to conform to the Contract Documents. Formal notification of the progress of work shall be in the form of bi-weekly project progress meetings held between the Consulting Engineer,Contractor and City's Representative. Project schedule updates shall be submitted to the City's Representative in writing. 3. Review of Technical and Procedural Aspects. The Consulting Engineer shall review and approve (or take other appropriate action in respect to Shop Drawings,the results of tests and inspections and other data which each Contractor is required to submit,determine the acceptability of substitute materials and equipment proposed by the Contractor(s),and receive and review(for general content as required by the Specifications)maintenance and operating instructions, schedules,guarantees,bonds and certificates of inspection which are to be assembled by the Contractor(s). 4. Contract Documents. The Consulting Engineer shall receive from each Contractor and review for compliance with contract documents all required document submissions including but not limited to Performance and Payment Bonds,certificates of insurance report forms required by any City, State or Federal law or rule or regulation and submit the forms to the City's Representative for final approval. 5. Conferences and Meetings• The Consulting Engineer shall attend meetings with the Contractor, such as pre-construction conferences,progress meetings,job conferences,and other project- related meetings,and prepare and circulate copies of the minutes thereof to the City's Representarive. Last Revised:OS/21/2018