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R-95-10-24-11K - 10/24/1995Mayor Charles Culpepper Mayor Pro-tem Earl Palmer Council Members Robert Sduka Rod Morgan Rick Steuart .Martha Chavez bonny Joseph City Manager Robert L Bennett. Jr. ,City Attorney Stephan L Sheets December 7, 1995 Mr. Ken Haney, P.E. Executive Vice - President HDR Engineering, Inc. 2211 South IH 35, Suite 300 Austin, TX 78741 Dear Mr. Haney: Resolution No. R- 95- 10- 24-10K was approved by the Round Rock City Council on October 24, 1995. Enclosed is a copy of the resolution and an original agreement for your files. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. Sincerely, oanne Land Assistant City Manager/ City Secretary Enclosure(s) THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK 221 East Main Street Round Rock, Texas 78664 512 - 255 -3612 Fax 512-255.6676 1-800-735-2989 (TDD) 1 -800- 735 -2988 (Voice) services for construction phase services for the East Wastewater Treatment Plant, and WHEREAS, HDR Engineering has submitted a proposal to provide WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock desires to retain engineering said engineering services, and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to accept said proposal from HDR Engineering, Now Therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City a contract with HDR Engineering for engineering services for construction phase services for the East Wastewater Treatment Plant. RESOLVED this 24th day of October, 1995. ATTEST: E LAND, Secretary Rt \RSSOLUTI \RS51024K.WPD /ele RESOLUTION NO. R- 95- 10- 24 -11K CHARLES CUPF,�YP R, Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas �s- )o -aq- AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES MADE AND ENTERED INTO by and between the City of Round Rock, Texas hereinafter called the "Owner", and HDR Engineering, Inc., hereinafter called the "Engineer". RECITALS Owner intends to construct Improvements to the East Wastewater Treatment Plant. Such improvements are hereinafter referred to as the "Project." CONTRACTUAL UNDERTAKINGS SECTION l EMPLOYMENT OF ENGINEER The Owner agrees to employ the Engineer and the Engineer agrees to perform professional engineering services in connection with the Project as stated in the Sections to follow, and for having rendered such services, the Owner agrees to pay to the Engineer compensation as stated in the Sections to follow. SECTION II CHARACTER AND EXTENT OF SERVICES The Engineer shall render the following professional services necessary for the development of the Project: 1 A. PRELIMINARY PHASE Not applicable. B. DESIGN PHASE Not applicable. C. CONSTRUCTION PHASE 1. Make periodic visits to the site (as distinguished from the continuous services of a resident Project Representative described in Subparagraph 6 below) to observe the progress and quality of the executed work and to determine in general if the work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. In performing this service, the Engineer will not be required to make exhaustive or continuous on -site inspections to check the quality or quantity of the work or material; he will not be responsible for the techniques and sequences of construction or the safety precautions incident thereto, and he will not be responsible or liable in any degree for the contractors' failure to perform the construction work in accordance with the Contract Documents. During visits to the construction site, and on the basis of the Engineer's on -site observations as an experienced and qualified design professional, he will keep the Owner informed of the extent of the progress of the work, and advise the Owner of material and substantial defects and deficiencies in the work of contractors which are discovered by the Engineer or otherwise brought to the Engineer's attention in the course of construction, and may, on behalf of the Owner, exercise whatever rights the Owner may have to disapprove work and materials as failing to conform to the Contract Documents. 2. Consult and advise with the Owner; issue all instructions to the contractor requested by the Owner; and prepare routine change orders as required. 3. Review samples, catalog data, schedules, shop drawings, laboratory, shop and mill tests of materials and equipment and other data which the contractor is required to submit, only for conformance with the design concept of the Project and compliance with the information given by the Contract Documents; and assemble written guarantees which are required by the Contract Documents. 2 4. Review monthly and final estimates for payments to contractors, and fumish to the Owner any necessary certifications as to payments to contractors and suppliers in a form acceptable to the City. 5. Conduct, in company with the Owner, a final inspection of the Project for conformance with the design concept of the Project and compliance with the Contract Documents, and approve in writing final payment to the contractors. 6. Revise contract drawings, with the assistance of the resident Project Representatives, or the Owners representative, to provide record drawings of the completed Project. Furnish one set of reproducible drawings and one set of prints of there revised drawings to the Owner. SECTION III AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES No professional services of any nature shall be undertaken by the Engineer under this Agreement until he has received written authorization from the Owner. SECTION IV PERIOD OF SERVICE This Agreement shall be effective upon execution by the Owner and the Engineer, and shall remain in force until terminated under the provisions hereinafter provided in Section X. SECTION V COORDINATION WITH THE OWNER The Engineer shall hold periodic conferences with the Owner, or its representatives, to the end that the Project shall have full benefit of the Owner's experience and knowledge of existing needs and facilities, and be consistent with its current policies and construction standards. To implement this coordination, the Owner 3 shall make available to the Engineer, for use in planning the Project, all existing plans, maps, field notes, statistics, computations, and other data in his possession relative to existing facilities and to the Project. SECTION VI THE ENGINEER'S COMPENSATION For and in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Engineer, the Owner shall pay, and the Engineer shall receive the compensation hereinafter set forth, for the Construction Phase of the work and for Special Assignments and Services not included in Section II. All remittances by Owner of such compensation shall either be mailed or delivered to the Engineer's office in Omaha, Nebraska. A. PRELIMINARY PHASE: Not applicable. B: DESIGN PHAS Not applicable. C. CONSTRUCTION PHASE The Engineer shall receive compensation for construction Phase Service on a cost - plus -fixed fee basis with a maximum not -to- exceed contract amount. For and in consideration of the Project Construction Phase Services to be provided, the Engineer shall be paid a maximum not -to- exceed contract amount of Six Hundred and One Thousand and No One Hundredths Dollars ($601,000.00) which consists of a fixed fee of Fifty Four Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty -Two and Sixty One Hundredths Dollars ($54,522.60) and maximum cost of Five Hundred and Forty Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy -Seven and Forty One Hundredths Dollars ($546,477.40) as more fully detailed in Attachment 4. Costs are as defined in Paragraph II E. Compensation described above is based upon a twenty -two month construction period. Duration of construction beyond twenty -two months shall serve as a basis for renegotiation of the above - defined upper limit. 4 D. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS AND SERVICES NOT INCLUDED IN ABOVE CHARGES The charges above described in the Preliminary, Design and Construction Phases shall provide compensation to the Engineer for all services called for under this Agreement to be performed by him, or under his direction, except the services set forth below. These excluded services and Special Assignments, and the compensation to be paid by the Owner to the Engineer for their performance, as required, are as follows: The following services, if authorized by the Owner, (1 through 7), shall be reimbursed in accordance with Attachment No. 3 - Hourly Rate Schedule. 1. Services of a resident Project Representative, and other field personnel as required, for on- the -site observation of construction. 2. Services for Construction Layout Surveys (Construction Staking). 3. Land surveys and establishment of boundaries and monuments. 4. Preparation of property or easement descriptions. 5. Preparation of any special reports required for marketing of bonds. 6. Appearances before regulatory agencies. 7. Special investigations involving detailed consideration of operation, maintenance and overhead expenses; preparation of rate schedules; earnings and expense statements; special feasibility studies; appraisals; valuations; and material audits or inventories required for certification of force account construction performed by the Owner. 8. Additional copies of reports and specifications and additional blue print copies. 9. Preparation of applications and supporting documents for government grants, loans or planning advances for public works projects. 10. Assistance to the Owner as an expert witness in any litigation with third parties, arising from the development or construction of the Project. Basis of Compensation: $150.00 per hour in which Engineer's presence or his representative is required by Owner. $600.00 per day minimum charge. 5 11. Soil and foundation investigations, including test and analyses of test results. Basis of Compensation: (a) Furnished by the Owner and observed by the Engineer in accordance with attachment No. 3 - Hourly Rate Schedule, (b) Owner contract separately with qualified testing firm. 12. Detailed mill, shop and /or laboratory inspection of materials or equipment. Basis of Compensation: (a) Furnished directly by the Owner, or (b) By Engineer in accordance with Attachment No. 3 - Hourly Rate Schedule. 13. Extra travel required of the Engineer and authorized by the Owner from Round Rock to points other than the State of Texas in connection with the Project. Basis of Compensation: Cost of travel and living expenses plus a twenty percent (20 %) service charge. Cost of labor in accordance with Attachment No. 3 - Rate Schedule. 14. Services for location stakes associated with the Project as necessary for utility companies operating within the City Limits of Round Rock. Payments to the Engineer for authorized services not in the basic percentage charges will be made by the Owner, upon presentation of statements by the Engineer for such services, but not until Bond or Grant funds are in the Owner's possession. Should the Owner fail to make payment to the Engineer of the sum named in any partial or final statement when payment is past due for more than thirty (30) days, then the Owner shall pay to the Engineer, in addition to the sum shown as due by such statement, interest thereon at the current prime rate of banking institutions in Round Rock, from the date due, as provided herein, until fully paid, which shall fully liquidate any injury to the Engineer arising from such delay in payment, but the right is expressly reserved to the Engineer in event payments are not promptly made as provided herein, at any time thereafter to treat the Agreement as terminated by the Owner and recover compensation as provided by Section X of this Agreement. E. DEFINITION OF COSTS 1. Salary Expenses: "Salary Expenses" shall be defined as an amount based upon the actual direct salaries plus a factor of 1.600 times the actual direct salary to 6 cover direct employee benefits and general and administrative overhead. "Actual Direct Salaries" shall be defined as the actual wages paid to the project manager, planners, surveyors, engineers, drafters, technicians, other professionals, clerks, etc., for the time directly chargeable to the Project. "Actual Direct Salaries" for the anticipated categories of employees are as indicated in Attachment 4. The direct employee benefits and general and administrative rate as described above and in Attachment 4 shall be provisional, intended for interim billing purposes pending Engineer's submission of and City's and Engineer's agreement on final audited and approved fiscal year multipliers for the periods of this Agreement. Engineer agrees to and shall submit to City the results of audits of their firm's direct employee and general and administrative rate which may be conducted by auditors internal or external to the firm during the periods of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, the maximum amount(s) established under this Agreement and any Supplemental Amendments thereto shall not be exceeded regardless of audit results which may indicate a direct employee benefit and general and administrative rate greater than that shown above. 2. Direct Non -Salary Expenses: Direct Non -Salary Expenses shall be paid at the actual invoice cost and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: a) Reasonable living and traveling expenses of professional and technical personnel when away from the cities in which they are permanently assigned and when conducting authorized business directly connected with the Project. The cost of first -class airline fares in excess of coach fares shall not be reimbursed by City. b) Identifiable communication expenses such as long- distance telephone, facsimile, express charges, and postage. c) Identifiable reproduction costs applicable to the Project such as photocopying, printing, etc. d) Disbursements made by the Engineer under approved subcontracts. e) Rental or fair charges for the use of special equipment, tools, and electronic data processing equipment required in connection with Engineer's services for the Project. 7 F. METHOD OF PAYMENT Payments on account of the Engineers services shall be made as follows: 1) Payments for project Construction Phase Services shall be made monthly, in proportion to services performed and in response to invoices received, so that compensation at the completion of Project does not exceed compensation amount established herein for such services. SECTION VII REVISION TO DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS The Engineer will make, without expense to the Owner, such revisions of the preliminary drawings as may be required to meet the needs of the Owner, but after a definite plan has been approved by the Owner, if a decision is subsequently made by the Owner, which, for its proper execution, involves extra services and expenses for changes in, or addition to the drawings, specifications or other documents, or if the Engineer is put to labor or expense by delays imposed on him from causes not within his control, such as by (but not limited to) the re- advertisement for bids or by the delinquency or insolvency of contractors, the Engineer shall be compensated for such extra services and expenses, which services and expenses shall not be considered as covered by the fee stipulated in this Agreement. Compensation for such extra services shall be in accordance with Attachment No. 3 - Hourly Rate Schedule. However, no extra compensation will be granted to the Engineer for correcting errors in the plans or errors in the design of the Project or for revising design or plans when such design and plans prove not to be feasible for construction. SECTION VIII OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS Engineer shall retain ownership of all original documents, plan designs, and survey notes on all projects that are not completed and for which Engineer is not compensated regardless of whether the instruments were copyrighted. Additionally, all such documents for which Engineer is not compensated shall remain the property of the Engineer. Owner will not reuse documents for extensions of the original project or new projects unless 8 Owner shall secure the permission of Engineer shall be entitled to further compensation for the use of such documents. All original documents, plan designs, and survey notes for completed or partially completed projects for which Engineer has been compensated shall be the property of Owner and Engineer and reproducible copies shall be furnished to the Owner upon request. The use by either party of such documents is unrestricted. SECTION IX ARBITRATION UNDER TEXAS GENERAL ARBITRATION ACT A. Any controversy hereafter arising between Owner and Engineer in connection with this Agreement and any liability or claimed liability created hereunder or incident hereto or pertaining to the enforcement of any provision, condition or covenant herein shall be submitted to arbitration under the terms of the Texas General Arbitration Act. Either party may invoke this provision for arbitration by giving the other party notice in writing demanding that such controversy be submitted to arbitration, which notice shall also contain the appointment of an arbitrator by the demanding party. The party receiving such notice of arbitration must, within five (5) days after receiving same, mail to the demanding party a notice of appointment of a second arbitrator. Such two arbitrators shall meet forthwith and agree in writing upon a third arbitrator, and shall immediately give the parties written notice of the third arbitrator's appointment. B. If the party upon whom the demand for arbitration is served fails to give the demanding party the required notice of the appointment of the second arbitrator within the required five (5) days, the demanding party may apply to the court under Article 226, Revised Statutes of 1925, to appoint the second arbitrator. If the fi rst two arbitrators fail to agree upon a third arbitrator within ten (10) days from the date the second arbitrator was appointed, either party may apply to the court, under such Article 226, for the appointment of the third arbitrator. C. The proceedings of the arbitrators, the award made by the arbitrators and the endorsement of such awards shall be governed by the Texas General Arbitration Act, Articles 224 through 238 -6, inclusive, Revised Statutes of 1925, as amended. D. This entire Section IX providing for arbitration shall survive the termination of this Agreement under any of its provisions, and any controversy between Owner and 9 Engineer existing when the Agreement terminates shall continue to be subject to arbitration hereunder. HDR Engineering, Inc. 2211 South IH 35, Suite 300 Austin, Texas 78741 SECTION X TERMINATION Either party to this Agreement may terminate the Agreement by giving to the other thirty (30) days notice in writing. Upon delivery of such notice by the Owner to the Engineer, and upon expiration of the thirty -day period, the Engineer shall discontinue all services in connection with the performance of this Agreement and shall proceed to cancel promptly all existing orders and contracts insofar as such orders or contracts are chargeable to this Agreement. As soon as practicable after receipt of notice of termination, the Engineer shall submit a statement, showing in detail the services performed under this Agreement to the date of termination. The Owner shall then pay the Engineer promptly that portion of the prescribed charges which the services actually performed under this Agreement bear to the total services called for under this Agreement, less such payments on account of the charges as have been previously made. Copies of all completed or partially completed designs, plans and specifications prepared under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Owner when and if this Agreement is terminated, but subject to the restrictions, as to their use, as set forth in Section VIII. SECTION XI ADDRESS OF NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS All notices and communication under this Agreement to be mailed or delivered to Engineer shall be to the following address: 10 All notices and communications under this Agreement to be mailed or delivered to the Owner shall be to the following address: City of Round Rock 221 E. Main Street Round Rock, Texas 78664 SECTION XII SECTION CAPTIONS Each Section under the Contractual Undertakings has been supplied with a caption to serve only as a guide to the contents. The caption does not control the meaning of any Section or in any way determine its interpretation or application. SECTION XIII SCHEDULE OF COMPLETION The Engineer will fulfill the scope of services included in the Project in a professional and timely manner. The Owner's wishes and requirements regarding the project will be conveyed through the City's Director of Public Works, and the Engineer shall confer frequently with the Director of Public Works throughout the Design Phase of the Project. The compensation for engineering service is based on a twenty -two month construction period. SECTION XIV SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS The Owner and the Engineer each binds himself and his successors, executors, administrators and assigns to the other party of this Agreement and to the successors, executors, administrators and assigns of such other party in respect to all covenants of the Agreement. Except as above, neither the Owner nor the Engineer shall assign, sublet 11 or transfer his interest in this Agreement without the written consent of the other. Nothing herein shall be construed as creating any public body which may be a party hereto. EXECUTED in two counterparts (each of which is an original) on behalf of the Engineer by its Vice - President shown b I , and on be if of the O 'nner by its Mayor (thereu to duly authorized) this the (— day of /QC L4 Y l U��2 19 9 Charles Culpep.' r, Mayor . Kenneth (Ken) Ha -y Executive Vice President Attest: HDR ENGINEERING, INC. p4-4- Attest: CITY OF ROUND ROCK dfd1/ janne Land ity Secretary 12 ATTACHMENT NO. 1 NOT USED ATTACHMENT NO. 2 NOT USED ATTACHMENT NO.3 HOURLY RATE SCHEDULE ITEM DESCRIPTION RATE 1. Senior Engineer $135.00/hr. 2. Registered Professional Engineer $75.00/hr. 3. Design Engineer (i.e. E.I.T.), Hydrologist $50.00 /hr. 4. Design Technician $45.00/hr. 5. Calculator, including computer and plotter $40.00/hr. 6. Drafting Personnel $45.00/hr. 7. Clerical, including word processor $33.00/hr. 8. Reimbursement for direct non -labor expense and sub - contract expense at invoice cost plus ten (10 %) percent service charge w:1072250081" agreemnt rr" Salary - Office Personnel Category Hours Bate Extension Proj. Man. 1242 $46.00 $57,132.00 Sr. Eng. 492 $46.00 $22,632.00 Pr. Eng. 780 $30.00 $23,400.00 Jr. Eng. 1000 $20.00 $20,000.00 Clerical 464 $13.00 $ 6,032.00 Technician 900 $17.00 $15.300.00 $144,496.00 Overhead @ 1.60 $231.193.60 Subtotal - Office Personnel $375,689.60 Expenses Subcontract w 106865005\conpro5 wk3 ATTACHMENT 4 FEE DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION CONSTRUCTION PHASE ENGINEERING SERVICES BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS Category Amount Travel $3,868.80 Long Distance $750.00 Postage /Courier $1,500.00 Printing $8,000.00 Computer Time $15.000.00 Subtotal - Expenses Subcontractor Amount Scott Koushesi $20,000.00 Delphi Groupe $29,700.00 Jose Guerra $26,554.00 Ponciano Morales $18,290.00 McGray & McGray $7,720.00 James R. Schultz $39.405.00 Subtotal - Subcontract Subtotal Expenses Plus Subcontract Costs Total Costs Fixed Fee Total Estimated Fee $29,118.80 $141.669.00 • $170,787.80 $ 546,477.40 $54.522.60 $ 601,000.00 DATE: October 20, 1995 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting, October 24, 1995 ITEM: 11K. Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an engineering agreement with HDR, Inc. for construction phase services at the East Wastewater Plant. STAFF RESOURCE PERSON: Jim Nuse STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Plant construction is underway for the East Wastewater Plant expansion. This Engineering agreement is for the construction phase services. HDR is the design engineer and will perform these services. It has taken some effort to come up with the best package of professional service to insure this plant is built properly. The agreement, along with Item 111, is staffs proposal for the best construction management team for this project. The fee is based on established engineering fee criteria (NSPE curve). The price for agreement service under this agreement is $601,000.