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ATTACHMENT L

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SPECIFICATION

FOR

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

LANDSCAPE DESIGN UNIT

INTRODUCTION

The General Service Landscape Design Unit is seeking a vendor qualified to provide civil engineering, structural engineering, surveying, environmental, and landscape architectural services for various public spaces.

VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS

· Required Experience – Proposals will only be accepted from those firms demonstrating a minimum of five (5) years of experience providing the services requested in the RFP for projects of similar scope and size.

· Required References - Provide five (5) references of prior work experience within Attachment A –Respondent Questionnaire.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Vendor will be expected to provide:

· Civil engineering

· Structural engineering

· Surveying

· Environmental

· Landscape Architectural, including Park Master Plans and Community Engagement

SCOPE OF WORK

The Consultant shall be prepared to complete all aspects of each work item as defined in the Scope of Services below. This includes, but is not limited to data gathering, compilation, analysis, report development, and all appropriate revisions requested by the GSD.

The Consultant shall be prepared to provide and carry out in a satisfactory and proper manner, as determined by the GSD, the following professional services for the City of Detroit. The conduct of the professional services set forth herein and preparation of the work as described below shall be at the discretion of the GSD and is subject to the approval of the GSD.

ITEM 1 – SURVEYING SERVICES

As needed survey services may include the following:

1.01 Land (Boundary) Surveys

· Provide research from information gathered from municipal, county and state agencies.

· Coordinate utility information from appropriate utility companies.

· Measure, compute and monument properties and rights-of-way.

· Provide retracement of previous surveys.

· Identify encroachments, easements, rights-of-way, lots and parcel lines, setback requirements, landmarks, fences and walls.

· Note jurisdiction, widths and types of pavements for streets and highways.

· Reconcile or explain discrepancies between the survey and the recorded legal description.

· Provide survey drawings in electronic format showing those items and features pertinent to the survey drawing including, but not limited to the following:

· Boundary lines, legal descriptions (recorded and as surveyed), land areas, fences and walls, certificates, easements, rights-of-way, corners set or found, structures, anticipated street widening, setbacks, adjacent owners, etc.

· All surveys and drawings should comply with the standards and practices of professional surveys licensed in the State of Michigan.

· Provide expert witness services for boundary disputes.

1.02 Topographical Surveys

· Provide topographic surveys in electronic format for demolition, new construction, reconstruction, and site improvements. Items and features pertinent to the survey drawing should include, but not be limited to the following:

Surface, overhead and underground features; spot elevations, contours, benchmarks, control points and lines, paving, walks, trees, manholes, hydrants, power and communication systems, sewers, drains, ditches, utilities, catch basins, structures, flood plains, borings, etc.

· Provide tree inventory surveys.

· Provide strip topographic surveys for surface repaving, replacement and/or widening.

· Provide engineering surveys for design of new parking lots, sidewalks, storm sewers, water lines, sanitary sewers, watersheds, buildings, tennis courts, bridges and other site/facility amenities.

· Provide topographic surveys for dirt stockpiles, borrow pits and contamination site. Compute and report volumes of materials and space.

· Provide surveys of flagged wetlands, floodplains, and woodlands.

· Provide surveys for sign and manhole inventories.

1.03 Aerial Surveys

· Provide topographic and planimetric surveys by photographic survey methods.

· Provide ground control for adequate photo control for accurate maps.

· Provide aerial surveys in electronic format at scales and contour intervals defined by DRD staff.

· Provide additional ground surveys to supplement the aerial survey.

1.04 Control Surveys

· Provide precise horizontal and vertical control which can be utilized for:

Measurements on monitoring wells, new construction on parking lots, steel work on new buildings and bridges, road construction, etc.

1.05 Manholes

Provide condition assessment and recommendations on possible solutions to dilapidated sanitary/storm manholes and other underground utilities.

1.06 Construction Staking

Provide construction staking and review contractor layout/grades on DRD projects as directed. Construction staking shall include, but is not limited to:

Roads, bridges, parking lots, sidewalks, buildings, watermains, sanitary/storm sewers, public lighting, parking lots, park trails, play structures, fences, earthwork, wetlands, etc.

1.07 Provide Global Positioning System (GPS) dual frequency surveying and mapping for:

Ground control for aerial mapping, traversing for local site control, topographic and boundary surveys, construction surveying, vertical control, etc.

1.08 Provide GPS mapping and Geographical Information System (GIS) Services for the inventory and location of:

Signs, trees, play structures, utilities and any other park element or physical feature with attributable information to be used in GIS.

ITEM 2 – CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES

As needed civil engineering services may include the following:

2.01 Provide comprehensive and complete civil engineering services, including evaluation, study, design, and construction administration. These services shall include, but are not limited to the following:

· Perform evaluations, studies, design and construction administration for new rehabilitations or expansions to improve parks and facilities.

· Provide services for drainage systems and retention basins. Provide analysis of backwater results.

· Perform investigations, analysis, studies, design cost estimates and rate studies for water supply and distribution systems.

· Provide services for earthwork, flood plain studies and land balancing of sites.

· Perform modeling of networks for the transmission and distribution of watermain systems.

· Provide design and inspection services of underground utilities along with pavements required under City ordinances.

· Provide services for sanitary sewers, watermains, reservoirs, and meter/pumping stations.

2.02 Provide digitizing services for electronic base-mapping development. Provide AutoCAD / MicroStation support and standards development.

2.03 Review plans for conformance to local ordinance and standards.

2.04 Review GSD and/or GSD consultant generated designs and provide comments/recommendations for improvements to drawings, construction specifications and work sequences.

2.05 Provide complete engineering services for the evaluation, study, design and construction of minor and major transportation elements. These services shall include, but are not limited to the following:

· Provide engineering services necessary to study and design trails and bike paths for various GSD sites.

· Provide design and engineering services for bridge construction, parking lot repaving and other transportation related tasks.

· Provide design services for construction signing and striping, permanent signing and striping, detour routing and signal design.

· Review of plans produced by other sources related to transportation items.

2.06 Review and/or investigate various seawalls or other structures for structural integrity and prepare recommendations based on need. This task may also include construction document preparation and field services.

2.07 Review and/or investigate various electrical systems and needs. This task may also include construction document preparation and field services.

ITEM 3 – ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

As needed environmental engineering services may include the following:

3.01 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), and USEPA’s All Appropriate Inquiry using American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) Standard 1527-13.

3.02 Phase II ESAs for brownfields sites using ASTM Standard 1903.

3.03 Remedial Investigations and Focused Feasibility Studies.

3.04 Investigation and remediation of underground storage tank (UST) sites, including removal of USTs, pursuant to Part 211 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) Underground Storage Tank Regulations, and Part 213 - Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST).

3.05 Environmental remediation and other related activities pursuant to Part 201 of NREPA, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), which may include, but is not limited to: 1) Remedial Action Plan (RAP); 2.) Response Activities including, but not limited to: design, installation, operation, and maintenance of various remedial systems; 3) Hazardous Materials abatement, including PCB and lead-based paint assessments; 4) Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs); 5) Section 7a Compliance Analysis (Due Care Plans); and, 6) Engineering Evaluation Cost Analysis (EE/CA).

3.06 Hazardous waste management pursuant to Part 111 of NREPA, which may include, but is not limited to collection of samples for disposal, storage, abatement, treatment, and handling.

3.07 Industrial hygiene services for compliance with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) activities, including but not limited to asbestos abatement, building decontamination, and compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

3.08 Provide as needed sampling services.

ITEM 4 – DUE CARE PLANS

4.01 Produce a due care plan to ensure that any identified contamination does not cause unacceptable exposures to protect public health, safety, and welfare.

ITEM 5 – CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

As needed construction services may include the following:

5.01 The Contractor shall provide the following services throughout construction of a project:

· Review of all submittals and shop drawings

· Conduct site visits for the purposes of daily construction observation, project review and general project oversight.

· Preparation of bulletins as necessary.

· Respond to Requests for Information (RFI) as necessary.

· Review of testing reports and evaluation of the results.

· Host construction project progress meetings and take meeting minutes.

· Verify all contractor work and certify contractor payments.

· Certify that all contractor work is performed and completed per the project’s construction documents.

· At the completion of construction, perform all final project walk-thru(s) with the GSD for final Owner acceptance of the project.

· The Contractor shall be responsible for finalizing the project’s “As-Built” Drawings

· The Contractor shall assist the Owner with any requirements or request of various public agencies.

5.02 Engineering Services:

The Contractor shall provide complete civil, electrical, mechanical and other related engineering services that are necessary to complete the design and construction of the project, including utilities.

5.03 Engineering and Materials Testing Services:

The Contractor shall provide engineering and materials testing services, including materials testing, reporting and qualifying services, as required by the GSD for all elements of this project.

6.04 Construction Services:

The Contractor shall bid out and procure as needed construction services. The Contractor will be paid for these services through an Administration Fee or Percentage Charged for Construction or any other subcontracted services (see 14 Required Submittal Information).

ITEM 7 – Landscape Architecture

7.01 Work closely with the Landscape Design Unit to produce various design & construction documents and park master plans. Community engagement may also be required.