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Appendix A - Scope of Services

Geotechnical and Miscellaneous Materials, Testing and Inspection Services

The services being requested will include, but not be limited to the services listed below.

Geotechnical and Miscellaneous Materials, Testing and Inspection Services projects may be funded by the City, by SWFWMD, by the FDEP, by the USEPA, by other agencies or by a combination of funding sources. Projects funded in whole or part with non-City funds shall be designed in conformance with the funding agency’s requirements – i.e. SWFWMD, FDEP, and/ or USEPA.

SCOPE

1. Technical Services

Services related to construction inspection, threshold inspections, field inspections and/or laboratory services, report preparation, and related services. Services may also include evaluation of existing bridge pilings substructure and related areas.

2. Geotechnical Services

a. Field services for boring, penetration, coring and probes to obtain soil/rock samples in the field.

b. Laboratory services for evaluation and testing or samples obtained in services described in Paragraph 3.a.

c. Services include storage of all collected samples for a minimum of 180 days or as directed.

d. Boat canal, etc., subaqueous sampling for grain size analysis and elutriate testing.

e. Field and laboratory services for determining seasonal high water levels and percolation pond design criteria.

3. Construction Materials Testing

a. Field services testing of soils, road base and concrete.

b. Laboratory services including testing of concrete and asphalt.

4. Materials Engineering Services

a. Furnish special testing equipment, including non-destructive roof testing for moisture.

Obtain field samples.

b. Provide special inspections to obtain existing paint samples to test for hazardous materials.

c. Provide laboratory services and reports.

d. Collect and analyze ground water and soil samples for organic and inorganic contamination.

5. Miscellaneous Services

a. Percolation and permeability rate for soils.

b. Contamination evaluation of soils and water.

c. Existing pavement and road base core sampling and evaluation.

d. Soil-cement stabilization mix design.

e. Witness tests similar to three-degree bearing and other tests, as may be required.

f. Pile driving, pile load tests.

g. Weld examinations.

h. New paint coating systems.

i. Hazardous materials content in existing paint coatings, and petroleum products.

6. Testing Required to be Provided by Firm

The following is a list of the minimum scope of testing services required to be available from the firm. The Agreement may include additional tests, as mutually agreed.

Backfill Field Density Proctor

Concrete Construction Mix Verification Compressive Strength Core Sampling Slump

Stabilized Subgrade Florida Bearing Ratio Limerock Bearing Ratio

Thickness

Proctor

Paints, Coatings, Roofing Materials Generic Constituents & Analysis Thickness

Lead Asbestos

Limerock Base Thickness Field Density Proctor/LBR Gradation Carbonates Liquid limit Plasticity Index

Asphaltic Concrete Marshall Stability Viscosity Gradation/Extraction Asphaltic Temperature Field Ambient Temperature Density Thickness (new and existing) Los Angeles Abrasion

Soil/Cement Construction Design Density

Soils Penetration Testing Auger/Wash Boring Rock Coring

Compressive Strength Thickness Application

Grain Size Analysis Elutriate Testing

Environmental Petroleum and Petroleum Products RCRA Analysis Metals Organics Asbestos

Following are tests currently performed by the City's Engineering & Capital Improvements Testing Laboratory:

Standard – AASHTO T-99

ASTM D 698

Modified – AASHTO T-180

ASTMD 1557

ASTM D 1557

Aggregate Gradation

AASHTO T-27

ASTM C 136, D75

Concrete Tests Field – ASTM C31, 143, 172, 1064 Compression – ASTM C39, 192 Air Entrainment – ASTM C173

Nuclear – AASHTO T-238

ASTM D 2922

Sandcone – AASHTO T-27

ASTMD 1566

Drive Cylinder – AASHTO T-204

Asphalt Marshall Stability – FM I-T245 Max. theoretical Specific Gravity of Mixture – FM I-T209 Bulk Specific Gravity Compacted Mixture – FM I-T166 Extraction of Bitumen – Ignition Furnace Extracted Aggregate Gradation

LBR

FM 5-515-94

7. Other Related Work

8. Criminal Background Checks

a. Parks & Recreation - A Level 2 background check is required for individuals accessing a

Parks & Recreation location with childcare facilities.

The A/E shall conduct a security background investigation that meets the standards set forth in Florida Statute Section 435.04 (“Level 2 Background Screening”) for each A/E employee and subconsultant/subcontractor employee performing Work at the work site in accordance with the screening requirements set forth in Florida Statute Section 402.302 and Florida Administrative Code Chapters 65C-20, 65C-22 and 65C-25.

Prior to allowing an A/E employee or subconsultant/subcontractor employee to perform Work at the work site, the A/E shall submit to the City's Design Manager an affidavit certifying that each such employee possesses, and shall continue to possess for the duration of the Project, a valid letter determining that a Level 2 Background Screening was performed and did not identify criminal convictions or other criminal history factors that would disqualify that employee from accessing the work site (“Clearance Letter”). In the event A/E becomes aware that any A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employee has been arrested or convicted for a disqualifying offense, A/E shall immediately remove that employee from the work site.

An updated list of all A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employees with access to the work site shall accompany the affidavit and be provided to the City's Design Manager along with the cell phone number of the A/E's representative responsible for those employees. At any time, the City may request to view the Clearance Letters of any or all A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employees working at the work site. The requested information shall be made available for viewing as soon as possible, but no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the request. If the A/E fails to provide the requested documentation, the employee(s) in question will not be allowed to continue work until the appropriate documentation has been received. The A/E shall not be allowed an extension of the Contract Time due to any delay in the performance of the Work attributable to a A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employee's inability to perform Work due to a Clearance Letter being unavailable for inspection. The failure of the A/E to submit an appropriate affidavit or the submission of an affidavit containing false information shall be considered a substantial violation of the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents and shall provide a basis for termination of the Contract.

b. Police Department - A Level 2 background check is required for A/E staff including subconsultant/subcontractor employees to enter a police facility.

The St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) shall conduct a Level 2 background investigation for all A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employees scheduled to work in a police facility. Should a A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employee's be unable to pass the SPPD background check process, the individual will not be granted clearance to the SPPD facilities.

The A/E shall not be allowed an extension of the Contract Time due to any delay in the performance of the Work attributable to an employee’s inability to perform Work due to a Background Check being unavailable for inspection. The failure of the A/E to submit an appropriate affidavit or the submission of an affidavit containing false information shall be considered a substantial violation of the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents and shall provide a basis for termination of the Contract.

c. Port - A Federal Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)is required to access port facilities.

Any A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employee performing Work at the Work site shall (i) comply with the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, 46 U.S.C. § 70101, et seq.

(including any amendments thereto and any regulations or rules promulgated thereunder),

(ii) comply with Florida Statute § 311.12, and (iii) possess a valid federal Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). The A/E shall not be allowed an extension of the Contract Time due to any delay in the performance of the Work attributable to an A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employee’s inability to obtain a TWIC.

d. Water Resources Department - Criminal background checks in accordance with state statute are required for persons having regular access to the Water Department's buildings, facilities and structures.

The A/E shall conduct a criminal history check (“Background Check”) for each A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employee that will have regular access to the work site in accordance with the background check requirements set forth in Florida Statute Section 373.6055.

Prior to allowing an A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employee regular access to the work site, the A/E shall submit to the City's Design Manager an affidavit certifying that each such employee is qualified to regularly access the work site in accordance with Florida Statute Sections 373.6055(2), (3)(b) and (3)(c). If any A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employee’s Background Check identifies criminal convictions or other criminal history factors that disqualify that employee from regular access to the work site, A/E shall not allow that employee to have regular access to the work site, and an appeal process is not available. In the event A/E becomes aware that any A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employee has been arrested or convicted for disqualifying offense, A/E shall immediately remove that employee from the work site.

An updated list of all A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employees with regular access to the work site shall accompany the affidavit and be provided to the City's Design Manager along with the cell phone number of the A/E's representative responsible for those employees. At any time, the City may request to view the Background Checks of A/E, subconsultant/subcontractor employees working at the work site. A/E shall make the Background Checks available for viewing as soon as possible, but no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the request. If the A/E fails to provide the requested documentation, the employee(s) in question will not be allowed to continue work until the appropriate documentation has been received. The A/E shall not be allowed an extension of the Contract Time due to any delay in the performance of the Work attributable to an employee’s inability to perform Work due to a Background Check being unavailable for inspection. The failure of the A/E to submit an appropriate affidavit or the submission of an affidavit containing false information shall be considered a substantial violation of the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents and shall provide a basis for termination of the Contract.