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, � , <br /> that any part of Contractor's work in progress is defective, will not produce a completed Project <br /> that conforms generally to the Contract Documents, or will imperil the integrity of the design <br /> concept of the completed Project as a functioning whole as indicated in the Contract Documents, <br /> or has been damaged, or does not meet the requirements of any inspection, test or approval <br /> required to be made; and advise City's Representative of that part of work in progress that <br /> Consulting Engineer believes should be corrected or rejected or should be uncovered for <br /> observation, or requires special testing, inspection or approval. The Consulting Engineer will <br /> assist the City's Representative with verifying that tests, equipment, and systems start-ups and <br /> operating and maintenance training are conducted in the presence of appropriate city personnel, <br /> and that Contractar maintains adequate records thereof. <br /> 2. Construction Inspection and Reporting, The Consulting Engineer shall make visits to the site at <br /> intervals appropriate to the various stages of construction to observe as an experienced and <br /> qualified design professional the progress and quality of the executed work of the Contractor and <br /> to determine in general if such work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. <br /> During such visits and on the basis of on-site observations,the Consulting Engineer shall keep the <br /> City's Representative informed of the progress of the work, shall endeavor to guard the City <br /> against defects and deficiencies in such work such that the City's Representative may disapprove <br /> or reject work failing to conform to the Contract Documents. Formal notification of the progress <br /> of work shall be in the form of bi-weekly project progress meetings held between the Consulting <br /> Engineer, Contractor and City's Representative. Project schedule updates based on the <br /> Contractor's submitted schedule shall be submitted to the City's Representative in writing. <br /> 3. Review of Technical and Procedural Aspects. The Consulting Engineer shall review and take <br /> appropriate action in respect to Shop Drawings,the results of tests and inspections and other data <br /> which each Contractor is required to submit, determine the acceptability of substitute materials <br /> and equipment proposed by the Contractor(s), and receive and review(for general content as <br /> required by the Specifications)maintenance and operating instructions, schedules, guarantees, <br /> bonds and certificates of inspection which are to be assembled by the Contractor(s). <br /> 4. Contract Documents. The Consulting Engineer shall receive from each Contractor and review for <br /> compliance with contract documents all required document submissions including but not limited <br /> to Performance and Payment Bonds, certificates of insurance report forms required by any City, <br /> State or Federal law or rule or regulation and submit the forms to the City's Representative for <br /> final approval. <br /> 5. Conferences and Meetin�s. The Consulting Engineer shall attend meetings with the Contractor, <br /> such as pre-construction conferences, progress meetings,job conferences, and other project- ', <br /> related meetings, and prepare and circulate copies of the minutes thereof to the City's � <br /> Representative. <br /> 6. Documentation. The Consulting Engineer shall prepare all documentation and provide the same <br /> to meet the_requirements defined in the Illinois Department of Transportation Construction <br /> Manual and Documentation Guide("ManuaP'). The Manual used shall be the most current at the <br /> time of inspection. Documentation shall be available for review by the City's Representative at <br /> all times. Specifically, the Consulting Engineer shall, in addition the above, <br /> a. Prepare Inspector's Daily Reports and Quantity Book as required in the Manual. <br /> b. Maintain, at the job site, orderly files for correspondence, reports of job conferences, Shop <br /> Drawings and samples,reproductions of original Contract Documents, including all <br /> Addenda, Change Orders, Field Orders, additional Drawings issued subsequent to the <br /> execution of the Contract,the Consulting Engineer's clarifications and interpretations of the <br /> Contract Documents, progress reports, and other Project-related documents. <br /> 6 <br />