R2020-118 Resolution Approving an Agreement with Clark Dietz Inc. to Provide Professional Engineering Services to the City of Decatur, City Project 2020-06

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documents,a listing of the Consulting Engineer's Opinion of Probable Costs,and a listing of the bids for each of the pay items submitted by each of the bidders. The Consulting Engineer shall tabulate the bids on an electronic spreadsheet form provided by the City's Representative. The Consulting Engineer shall assist the City's Representative in evaluating bids or proposals and in assembling and awarding contracts. The Consulting Engineer shall check the bidder's references and performance on prior projects. Based on the Consulting Engineer's evaluation of the bids 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 or 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,Project Timeline. E. CONSTRUCTION SURVEY AND LAYOUT PHASE. The Consulting Engineer or Surveyor shall,after written authorization to proceed with the Construction Survey and Layout Phase: 1. Duties. The Consulting Engineer or Surveyor shall provide horizontal and vertical control line and grade to enable construction of the improvement as depicted in the Project plans. The number of control points to be established by the Consulting Engineer or Surveyor shall be sufficient to permit the construction contractor("Contractor")to construct the improvement within the construction tolerances established in the Project specifications. In addition,the number of control points shall be consistent with standard engineering practice. 2. Replacement of Lost Control Points. Control points which are lost,damaged,removed or otherwise moved by the Contractor or others shall be promptly replaced by the Consulting Engineer or Surveyor and costs for such replacement shall be computed on a time and materials basis,and reimbursed by the City or its construction contractor. 3. Accuracy_ The Consulting Engineer or Surveyor shall provide the horizontal and vertical control points within the same measurement tolerances as the construction tolerances established in the Project specifications. The Consulting Engineer or Surveyor shall be responsible for the accuracy of the control points which are established. The Consulting Engineer or Surveyor shall be responsible for costs which may result from errors by the Consulting Engineer or Surveyor in placement of control points. The Consulting Engineer or Surveyor shall take all reasonable and customary actions to protect the control points established by the Consulting Engineer or Surveyor. 4. Completion Time. The Construction Survey and Layout Phase shall be completed within the time period set forth in Exhibit C, Project Timeline. F. CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION 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 Last Revised:08/11/2020