R-98-12-22-10A7 - 12/22/1998RESOLUTION NO. R- 98- 12- 22 -10A7
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock desires to retain inspection
services in connection with the construction of the Chisholm Valley
Elevated Water Tank, and
WHEREAS, HOT Inspection has submitted a testing inspection
proposal to provide said services, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to approve said proposal, 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 testing inspection proposal with HOT Inspection
for inspection services in connection with the construction of the
Chisholm Valley Elevated Water Tank, a copy of said proposal being
attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of
the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the
public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and
the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted
upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended, and the Act.
RESOLVED this 22nd day of Decembe /, 198.
ATTEST:
LAND, City Secretary
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CHARLES CU PER, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
1.25 MMG COMPOSITE WATER TANK INSPECTION PROPOSAL
HOT Inspection Services, Inc. (HOT) hereby offers to perform the following work on the
Chisholm Valley Reservoir Project at the price, terms, and conditions listed herein:
SCOPE:
HOT proposes to provide welding inspection and testing and coating inspection and testing
on the referenced project for The City of Round Rock. The objective of this project is to
provide quality assurance surveillance of the welding, erection, sandblasting, and painting
during the construction of the water tank. Inspection and testing visits will be strategic and
at the discretion of the Owner /Engineer. The services to be rendered will include the
following:
Welding, Fabrication and Erection Inspection
- Review tank project drawings to provide comments to owner.
- Review welder qualification records, welding procedures, and mill test reports before any
welding commences.
- Verify proper welding electrodes and electrode storage to be used on project.
- Conduct inspections on shop fabricated components.
- Conduct tank erection practices and fit -up.
- Conduct Certified Welding Inspection per AWWA D100 during construction.
- Furnish Radiographic Testing as per AWWA D100 App. C.
- Witness vacuum testing of floor lap welds.
The inspection methods to be implemented for the above inspection will consist of Visual
Testing (VT), Solution film Testing (SFT) and Radiographic Testing (RT). All inspections
will verify compliance with the AWWA D100 -96 Standard and Contract Specifications.
1. Shop fabricated items will be inspected on site as they arrive unless a shop visit is
requested by the owner. The fabrication and weld quality will be inspected for compliance
to AWWA D 100 -96. If a shop inspection is required by the owner, it shall consist of a
visual inspection of the fabricating practices and operations to determine compliance with
the AWWA Standard.
2. Field erection and welding will be inspected for compliance to the AWWA Standard.
The inspection procedures will parallel the procedures listed in Section 11.2. The quality
of field welding shall be determined by visual inspections on all joint fit -up and welding.
Radiographic testing will be conducted as specified in Section 11.5. All test locations will
be selected by HOT and the radiographs will be graded.
3. HOT will provide the location selection of each shot and grade each radiograph.
Sandblasting and Coating Inspection
- Pre - surface preparation inspection.
- Measurement of ambient conditions.
- Evaluation of compressor and surface preparation equipment.
- Determination of surface preparation cleanliness and profile.
- Inspection of application equipment.
- Witnessing coating mixing.
- Inspecting coating application.
- Determination of wet film thickness.
- Determination of dry film thickness.
- Evaluating cleanliness between coats.
- Conduct holiday testing of the inside coating system below the top capacity level.
- Evaluate cure.
- Finalize inspection and testing of project by submitting a final report to engineer and
owner.
The inspection methods to be implemented for the sandblasting and coating inspections will
consist of visual inspections, mil gauging, holiday testing, profile gauging and atmospheric
measuring. All inspections will verify compliance with the AWWA D102 -97 and contract
specifications.
1. The measurement of air temperature, surface temperature, humidity, dew point, coating
thickness and holiday detection will be recorded in an inspectors log book. The equipment
to obtain such measurements will be supplied by HOT.
WORK EXCLUDED:
Work required for safely accessing the tank is not included in the cost of this project. It
will be the contractor's responsibility for providing safe access to all areas of the tank for
inspection and testing during the construction. OSHA approved scaffolding and shell
buggies will be necessary for the complete access of the tank.
PRICE:
The cost for the above mentioned service is based on an hourly rate of $50.00/hr for
Welding Inspection and Coating Inspection.
WELDING AND ERECTION
INSPECTION $5,000.00
NOTE: BASED ON 100 HOURS (2 HR MIN. CHARGED EACH SITE VISIT)
SURFACE PREPARATION AND
PAINTING $3,500.00
NOTE: BASED ON 70 HOURS (2 HR MIN. CHARGED EACH SITE VISIT)
TOTAL COST OF
SERVICE $8,500.00
All work will be conducted and billed at an hourly rate as shown above. The estimated
amount of time for steel erection and coating is 12 -14 weeks. The budget cost for
conducting the inspection will not exceed the cost above without written approval from the
owner /representative. Once the cost approaches the budget cost, the owner will be notified
and informed of the remaining work required to complete project
TERMS:
This proposal is offered to acceptance within 45 days. Payments to be made within 30
days of invoice date.
CONDITIONS:
This proposal assumes that the tank will be accessible for inspection and that any
restrictions requiring special work will affect the cost of this proposal.
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INSURANCE:
HOT to provide insurance certificate upon request.
TIME OF PERFORMANCE:
All inspection visits will be scheduled with the engineer and contractor if required for
performing the necessary inspection and testing.
ACCEPTANCE:
Should you find this proposal acceptable at the prices, terms, and conditions offered,
please indicate your acceptance by signing in the space provided.
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Executed on this the day of DC6mbet 1998.
ACCEPTED / ACC
John H
Presid
HOT n tion ervices, Inc.
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Charles Culpepper, yor
City of Round Rock, Texas
December 7, 1998
Bob Bennett
City Manager
221 E. Main Street
Round Rock, Texas 78664
Re: Inspection Proposal for the Chishlom Valley Reservoir
Dear Bob:
HOT INSPECTION SERVICES, INC.
Welding Consultants & Inspection Speciallsts
P.O. Box 1208 Round Rock, Tx 78680
(512) 244 -2523 FAX (512) 244 -0607
E -Mail: HOT @io.com
Web Site: wWw.io.com / —hot
Please find the attached proposal requested by the City of Round Rock for the quality
assurance surveillance of the referenced water tank. I am delighted to be considered for the
welding and coating inspection of the Chisholm Valley Reseervior.
The proposal lists the scope of services to be rendered by me as well as the projected
amount of time required to assure a quality product. The proposed amount of time that I
have allotted should be adequate, based on my experience with 1.25MMG Composite
Water Tanks.
Please give me a call if you need any further information concerning this project proposal.
DATE: December 18, 1998
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — December 22, 1998
ITEM: 10.A.7. Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a testing
inspection proposal by HOT Inspection for services associated with
construction of Chisholm Valley Elevated Tank. The cost of the
services is $8,500.00. Staff recommends acceptance. Staff Resource
Person: Jim Nuse, Public Works Director.
Mayor
Charles Culpepper
Mayor Pro-tem
Robert Stluka
Council Members
Earl M. Hairston
Rick Stewart
Earl Palmer
Martha Chaver
Jimmy Joseph
CIty Manager
Robert L. Bennett, Jr
City Attorney
Stephan L. Shenk
CITY OF ROUND ROCK
May 29, 1998
Mr. John H. Konzen, CWI, President
Hot Inspection Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 1208
Round Rock, Texas 78680
Sincerely,
The Round Rock City Council approved Resolution No. R- 98- 12- 22 -10A7 at
their regularly scheduled meeting on December 22, 1998. This resolution
approves the testing inspection proposal for services in connection with the
construction of the Chisholm Valley Elevated Water Tank.
Enclosed is a copy of the resolution and proposal for your files. If you have
any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
Joanne Land
Assistant City Manager/
City Secretary
Enclosures
Fax; 512- 218 -7047
1 -830- 735 -2989 TDD 1 -800.735 -2988 Voice
www.ci.round-reck.tx.us
221 East Main Street
Sound Rock. Texas 78664
512 - 218 -5400