RFQP_-_26-001_As-Needed_Materials_Testing_Services.pdf

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CITY OF JACKSON

2025-ENGINEERING-086

RFQP - 26-001 AS-NEEDED MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES

RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2025

RESPONSE DEADLINE: December 4, 2025, 10:00 am

Please refer to the project timeline in this document for all important deadlines.

Request For Qualification #2025-ENGINEERING-086 Title: RFQP - 26-001 As-Needed Materials Testing Services

Table Of Contents

1. Instructions to Consultants

2. General Information

3. Scope of Work

4. Criteria for Selection

5. Cost Proposal

6. Vendor Questionnaire

Instructions to Consultants

1. REQUIRED TIME FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS

Submit Electronic Responses via the e-Procurement Portal https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofjackson by Thursday, December 4, 2025,no later than 10:00 am . Any proposals received after this time will not be reviewed or considered by the City.

2. INTERPRETATIONS FOR ADDENDA

No oral interpretation will be made to any Consultant as to the meaning of the Document or any part thereof. Consultant shall submit all inquiries regarding this solicitation via the e-Procurement Portal, located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofjackson. Please note the deadline for submitting inquiries. All answers to inquiries will be posted on the e-Procurement Portal. Bidders may also click “Follow” on this bid to receive an email notification when answers are posted. It is the responsibility of the bidder to check the website for answers to inquiries.

Any interpretation made to a Consultant shall be in the form of an Addendum to the Documents and, when issued, will be on the e-Procurement Portal at least five (5) calendar days before the proposals are opened. All such Addenda shall become part of the Contract Documents and all Consultants shall be bound by such Addenda, whether or not received by the Consultant.

3. PROPOSALS

A. All QUALIFICATION PROPOSALS must be submitted following format supplied by the City using figures attached (when provided) and shall be subject to all requirements including the

INSTRUCTION TO CONSULTANTS and QUALIFICATION PROPOSAL. All proposals must be regular in every respect and no interlineations, excisions, or special conditions shall be made or included in the format by the Consultant.

B. The City of Jackson may consider as irregular any proposal on which there is an alteration of or departure from this format, and at its option may reject the same.

C. Each Consultant shall include in its COST PROPOSAL, in the format requested thereof, the cost of performing the work. The prices set forth in the proposal by the Consultant shall remain effective for 90 days from the time proposals are opened.

4. ECONOMY OF PREPARATION

Each Proposal should be prepared simply and economically providing a straightforward concise description of the Consultant's ability to meet the requirements of the RFQP. Emphasis should be on the completeness and clarity of the content.

5. SUBCONTRACT AGREEMENTS

Before executing any subcontract, the successful Consultant shall submit the name of any proposed subcontractor for prior approval.

6. CORRECTIONS

Consultants may select "unsubmit" their proposal anytime before the bid deadline to make any necessary corrections.

7. TIME FOR RECEIVING PROPOSALS

Proposals may be received up to but not later than 10:00 am, Thursday, December 4, 2025 via the e-

Procurement Portal located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofjackson. The e-

Procurement Portal Clock is the official clock for the determination of all deadline dates and times.

Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submission deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections. The City of Jackson strongly recommends completing your response well ahead of the deadline.

8. OPENING PROPOSALS

The City of Jackson will open every eligible responsive qualification proposal received within the time set for receiving proposals. Cost proposals will only be opened for those Consultants who have deemed most qualified based on their qualifications proposal.

9. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS

Proposals may be withdrawn on the e-Procurement Portal anytime prior to the time fixed for opening.

10. AWARD OF CONTRACTS / REJECTION OF PROPOSALS

A. The City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any irregularity in proposals received whenever such rejection or waiver is in its best interests. The

Consultant to whom the Award is made will be notified at the earliest possible date.

B. The City of Jackson reserves the right to consider as unqualified to perform the Contract any

Consultant who does not habitually perform with its own forces at least fifty (50%) of the work involved.

C. The term of the contract is two (2) calendars years and subject to two two-year renewals contingent upon approval by both parties.

11. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Attention of Consultants is particularly called to the requirements for ensuring that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated on any illegal basis including race, national origin, color, religion, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, and physical or mental handicap as required by the City of Jackson's Ordinance Chapter 15-3.

12. DEFAULT TO CITY

It is understood that any Consultant who is in default to the City at the time of opening the proposal shall have the proposal declared null and void.

13. SIGNATURES

All proposal notifications, claims and statements must be signed as following:

A. CORPORATIONS: Signature of official shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the individual signing to bind the corporation.

Each signature must be witnessed and notarized.

B. PARTNERSHIPS: Signatures of one partner shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the

Power of Attorney authorizing the signing to bind all partners. If the proposal is signed by all partners no authorization is needed. Each signature must be witnessed and notarized.

INDIVIDUAL: No authorization is needed, but signature must be witnessed and notarized

14. TAX LIABILITY

When the terms of this contract involve the lease of property, real or personal, to the City, it is understood that the Lessor shall be solely responsible for the payment of all taxes of any nature whatsoever that accrue on the property during the term of the lease. Sales Tax and Use Tax are applicable in this contract and are the sole responsibility of the Provider of services.

15. CITY ORDINANCE AND CHARTER REFERENCES

All City of Jackson Policies, Ordinances and Charter Sections applicable to this RFQP are available at the Jackson City Clerk's office for the Consultant's inspection and review, and the Consultant understands that it is its sole responsibility to understand and fully comply with all applicable City of

Jackson Policies, Ordinances and Charter sections.

16. NOT TO EXCEED OR NON-APPROPRIATION

The Consultant hereby recognizes that the City is a political body corporate, and that in the event the

City fails to appropriate monies sufficient enough to pay its obligations herein, that the City may terminate this agreement without incurring any liability thereof.

17. INCURRING COST

The City shall not be liable for any costs, including any travel, incurred by the Consultant prior to award of contract. The City does not intend to pay for any information obtained from the RFQP, though such may be utilized in determining the award.

18. NO THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS

It is agreed and understood that the contract is made solely for the benefit of the City and the

Provider of Services; that it is not made for the benefit of any third party; and that no action or defense may be founded upon this contract except by the parties signatory hereto.

19. ORAL PRESENTATION

Those Consultants deemed most qualified based on their qualifications proposal may be required to make an oral presentation of their proposal to the City of Jackson. These presentations will provide an opportunity for the Consultant to clarify his proposal to ensure mutual understanding of its contents. The City of Jackson will schedule any such presentations.

20. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL CONTENT

The contents of the proposal of the successful Consultant will become contractual obligations, if a contract is issued. Failure of the successful Consultant to accept these obligations will result in cancellation of the award.

21. NEWS RELEASES

News releases pertaining to this request or the work to which it relates will not be made without prior written approval of the Issuing Office.

General Information

1. INTRODUCTION

Sealed proposals for 2026 As Needed Materials Testing Services will be received by the City of

Jackson Purchasing Coordinator, Kari Kerstetter, via the City of Jackson e-Procurement Portal, https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofjackson. PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025, 10:00 A.M. (EST)

The work includes the following partial listing of items with approximate quantities: The City of

Jackson is currently inviting qualified consulting firms to submit proposals for the as-needed materials testing for 2026 and 2027 construction season projects. The contract will include concrete, HMA and soil testing as well as pavement cores and soil borings.

Bidders may obtain Instructions to Bidders, Proposal Forms, Specifications and Contract Forms on the City of Jackson e-Procurement Portal, https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofjackson.

The City of Jackson does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or national origin, color, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, and physical or mental handicap as to: access, availability, employment, or participation in any of its programs and activities.

2. TERM OF CONTRACT

Any contract awarded pursuant to this RFQP shall be for a period ending NOVEMBER 30, 2027, or until project completion, whichever is earlier. The City of Jackson reserves the right to cancel this

RFQP at any time, without penalty.

Scope of Work

1. Scope of Services

MATERIAL TESTS

All testing proposed in the RFQP will be performed in accordance with the appropriate sections of the

MDOT Manual for Michigan Test Methods (MTM’s) and the MDOT Density Control Handbook. This work shall include the following:

I. Concrete Tests

a. Concrete testing in the field as required to complete MDOT form 1174A, Inspector’s Report of Concrete Placed.

b. Preparation of concrete cylinders in the field for compression testing.

c. Performance of compression tests of concrete cylinders.

II. HMA Testing

a. Collection of HMA samples from behind the paver in accordance with MTM 324-07.

b. Lab testing at the consultant’s facilities in accordance with the requirements of the appropriate MTM’s to complete MDOT form 1903C (Daily Report of Contractor’s Quality

Assurance Tests).

c. Performance of compaction tests on placed HMA in the field using a Nuclear Density

Gauge.

III. Soils

a. Sampling and testing in the field to determine maximum density and optimum moisture content.

b. Testing in the consultant’s lab using the appropriate Proctor test to determine maximum density and optimum moisture content.

c. Performance of compaction tests on placed material using a Nuclear Density Gauge.

d. Sampling and testing as required to complete MDOT form 1901 for mechanical analysis.

e. Sampling and testing of abrasion resistance of crushed concrete by the Los Angeles machine in accordance with MTM 102-01.

IV. Pavement Cores

a. Coring of pavement for determination of pavement thickness and base material type and thickness.

V. Soil Borings

a. Sampling of subsurface soils to a depth between five and 25 feet deep.

b. Analysis of subsurface soils to determine soil types, classifications, depths, number of blow counts, N values, depth of ground water, etc.

CONCRETE QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN PREPARATION

Work included in this RFQP includes the preparation of a concrete Quality Assurance (QA) plan in accordance with the requirements of MDOT’s Frequently Used Special Provision 12SP-604A-05 for

Quality Control and Acceptance of Portland Cement Concrete (for Local Agency projects only), for each project let through MDOT’s Local Agencies Program. The firm selected as the successful respondent shall perform concrete QA testing in accordance with the QA plan for applicable projects.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING TECHNICIANS

The firm selected as the successful respondent will be required to meet the Michigan Department of

Transportation’s Requirements for Performing Construction Engineering on Local Agency Projects.

These requirements will apply to all MDOT Local Agency and City of Jackson projects. The technicians and other personnel performing the work must have the training, certifications, licenses, etc. necessary to meet these requirements.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR TEST REPORTS

All testing proposed in the RFQP will be documented in reports that are clearly and legibly written, detailed for future reference, and supplied to the City in a timely fashion. Said reports will be completed in accordance with City of Jackson and/or MDOT requirements.

All reports must contain at a minimum the following information:

1. The City’s project name

2. Date and location of testing

3. Date and detailed location of sampling (if applicable) and

4. The Testing Technician’s printed name and signature

TYPES OF TEST REPORTS

I. Daily Job Tickets

a. Will list the technician’s time of arrival to the project site and time of departure from the project site, lunch break start and stop times and total hours worked. Will not list technician’s time of departure from and arrival to the consultant’s office or any off-site prep time.

b. Must be approved and signed by the City’s project inspector at the end of each work day.

c. Will list types of testing performed during Part A (above).

d. A separate ticket will be generated for each project that the technician works on during the work day.

II. Reports

a. Must be clearly and legibly written.

b. Must indicate the sampling location and date of the tested material.

c. Must indicate whether the material tested conforms to specifications.

d. Soil boring reports must be provided within four weeks of the time of boring and sampling.

e. Compression test results for concrete cylinders must be provided within 24 hours of the time of testing on MDOT form 1160A.

f. Density test results must be provided with one week of the time of testing on MDOT form

0582B.

g. HMA lab testing results must be transmitted to the City via fax or email by 9:00am on the next calendar day following the date of paving on MDOT form 1903C. No additional compensation shall be made for the performance of tests after hours or on weekends.

h. Mechanical analysis test results must be transmitted with 24 hours of the completion of testing on MDOT form 1901.

i. All other lab reports other than those listed above must be provided within three days of the time of sampling and/or the completion of lab testing.

j. No extra hours of Technician’s time or overtime will be allowed for writing reports. This is based on the fact that data for and results from any test performed are recorded on the appropriate forms as the test occurs. Therefore, no off-site or other additional report writing time is needed at the end of each work day.

k. No payment shall be made for review of field reports by staff other than the Testing

Technician. No payment shall be made for Testing Technician review at any location other than the project site.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. The materials testing consultant shall provide reliable transportation and testing equipment for the testing technicians. All testing equipment must have been calibrated within the previous year.

2. All materials testing shall comply with current Michigan Department of Transportation Standard

Specifications for Construction that is incorporated by reference into this agreement.

3. Payment for all tests performed in the field will be included in the Testing Technician’s time.

4. Each Testing Technician shall arrive at the job site with the knowledge, experience, and equipment to perform concrete, bituminous, and soils tests as outlined above in the Material Tests section of the Scope of Services.

5. All items as listed in the Schedule of Unit Prices include labor, materials, equipment, reports, review of tests and/or work performed, and scheduling and coordinating required to complete each item.

6. Unit prices must be listed on the Schedule of Unit Prices and shall govern.

7. The materials testing consultant’s invoices to the City will list the pay items completed, the dates of pay item completion, the quantity for each item, the unit price for each item, and the total cost for each item completed as well as the total cost for all items completed within the subject billing period.

8. A separate invoice shall be made for services performed on each of the City’s projects. Completed items for more than one project will not be included on the same invoice.

9. No payment shall be made for the time and Per Diem expenses incurred when a Testing

Technician reports to a project site with incorrect or insufficient equipment.

10. Payment will be made only for that work which is documented with inspector signed Daily Job

Tickets and written lab reports. Job tickets shall show time of arrival to the site and time of departure as well as lunch breaks.

11. No payment will be made for work billed in advanced.

12. No payment will be made for the work involved in preparing reports which are not received by the City within the times specified above in Part II Types of Lab Reports section. Payment will not be made for the lab work or Testing Technician time required to produce the report in question.

13. When an employee of the consultant other than the Testing Technician assigned to the project must make a trip to the site for the specific purpose of obtaining a soil or HMA sample or picking up concrete cylinders for delivery to the testing lab, compensation will be provided by a payment of a single unit of the Sample Delivery pay item. When the sample and cylinder delivery to the lab is made by the Testing Technician, compensation for the delivery included in the payment for the Per

Diem pay item.

14. Payment for soil sampling is included with that for the Testing Technician pay item. When a specific trip is made solely for soil sampling, compensation will be provided by payment of a single unit of the Sample Delivery pay item.

15. The City shall provide all required traffic control devices necessary for the materials testing consultant to complete pavement cores and soil borings on streets classified as principal or minor arterials in the street inventory.

16. The materials testing consultant shall provide all necessary traffic control devices and flagmen for pavement cores and soil borings on streets that are classified as collectors or locals in the street inventory. Payment for said traffic control will be incidental to that for the Pavement Core and Soil

Boring pay items.

17. A minimum 12-hour advanced notice shall be provided to the materials testing consultant when a testing technician is needed. Under normal conditions, a more advanced notice may be possible.

18. Due to the nature of the construction business, construction schedules will be subject to change without prior notice.

WORK HOURS AND RATES

1. The Technician’s billable time shall begin upon arrival at the project site with proper equipment to perform the work and shall end upon completion of his on-site testing duties for the day. The

Technician’s hourly rate will not be paid for any off-site activity such as office prep or drive time.

2. The Technician will be required to take a minimum of one-half hour non-chargeable lunch period on any day that the technician works six hours or more.

3. Regular time hourly rates shall apply to all time not exceeding eight hour per day, excluding

Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

4. Overtime hourly rates shall apply to all time in excess of eight hours per day or on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

PAY ITEM DESCRIPTIONS

Testing Technician: payment for this item includes compensation for all labor, materials, equipment, reports, review of tests and/or work performed, scheduling, coordination and direction required to perform on-site concrete, bituminous and soil sampling and testing.

Testing Technician, Overtime: this item is equal to the above Testing Technician item except that it shall pay for that work performed during the hours defined as overtime in the above Work Hours and

Rates section.

Per Diem: payment of this item will be made for every day that a Testing Technician reports for a day’s work within the City limits. Included in payment for this item shall be compensation for vehicle and fuel use, drive time, offsite prep and cleanup time, lodging, food and other expenses incurred before the technician has reported to the job site and after he as left for each day.

Sample Delivery: payment of this item will be made for each round trip made from the testing lab to the project site and back to the testing lab for the specific purpose of obtaining a soil or HMA sample or the pick-up of concrete cylinders. Included in payment for this item shall be all compensation for vehicle and fuel use, driver time, time spent collecting samples and other expenses associated with pick-up and delivery.

Project Management Meeting: payment of this item will be made for each meeting that is called by the City to discuss project scheduling and status with the materials testing consultant’s project manager. Payment will provide compensation for all travel time, travel expenses, equipment, and meeting time necessary to attend such a meeting. Meetings will typically be held once every two weeks and last approximately one hour. Meetings will be held at the discretion of the City.

Compressive Strength Test of Concrete Cylinders: payment for this item shall provide compensation for all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to perform said test, report test results on MDOT form 1160A, review and approval of report, and transmission of report to the City.

HMA Aggregate Gradation and Asphalt Content Test: payment for this item shall provide compensation for all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to perform said test, report test results on MDOT form 1903C, review and approval of report, and transmission of report to the City.

Maximum Density Laboratory Test: payment for this item shall provide compensation for all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to perform laboratory testing to determine the maximum density and optimum moisture content of a soil sample, prepare a report of test results, review and approval of report, and transmission of report to the City. Compensation for field testing to determine the same shall be included with payment for the Testing Technician pay item.

Mechanical Analysis: payment for this item shall provide compensation for all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to perform said test, prepare a report of test results, review and approval of report, and transmission of report to the City.

Los Angeles Abrasion Test: payment for this items shall provide compensation for all labor, equipment and materials necessary to perform said test, prepare a report of test results, review and approval of report and transmission of report to the City.

Pavement Core: payment for this item shall provide compensation for all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to mobilize equipment, core pavement, measure pavement and base thickness and observe base material type, repair pavement with like material (concrete with redi-mix concrete, asphalt with cold patch), prepare a report, review and approval of report, and transmission of report to the City.

Soil Boring: payment for this item shall provide compensation for all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to mobilize equipment, bore soil, take necessary samples, make necessary observations, repair pavement, prepare a report of findings, review and approval of report, and transmission of report to the City. The Soil Boring pay item will be applicable to borings to 25 feet deep.

Concrete Quality Assurance Plan Preparation: payment for this item shall provide compensation for all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to prepare and transmit a Quality Assurance plan for an MDOT let project to the City.

Criteria for Selection

The qualifications proposals will be evaluated using the criteria listed below prior to review of the cost proposals. The price proposals will be evaluated only for those Consultants deemed most qualified by their qualification proposal.

No. Evaluation Criteria Scoring Method Weight (Points)

1. EXPERIENCE

Experience will be measured by the firm's character, integrity, and competence in managing projects of similar size and scope.

and experience of the principals and key staff assigned to the proposed operation. It will also be based on the experience and qualifications of the principals and key staff assigned to the individual tasks related to this project.

0-10 Points 25 (25% of Total)

2. Project Staff Qualifications

Project staff qualifications will be measured by the experience of the principals and key staff assigned to each task related to the proposed operation.

0-10 Points 25 (25% of Total)

3. UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEM

Based upon the understanding exhibited by the statements of work presented in the proposal.

0-10 Points 25 (25% of Total)

4. METHOD OF APPROACH

Referring to the technical soundness of the

Consultant's stated work plan for the project, the comprehensiveness of the proposed work tasks, the techniques to be used and the products to be delivered.

0-10 Points 25 (25% of Total)

Cost Proposal

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of

Measure Unit Cost Total

1 Testing Technician 2,080 hour

2 Testing Technician, Overtime 386 hour

3 Per Diem 260 each

4 Sample Delivery 36 each

5 Project Management Meeting 20 each

6 Compressive Strength Test of

Concrete Cylinder 120 each

7 HMA Aggregate Gradation &

Asphalt Content Test 24 each

8 Maximum Density Laboratory Test 12 each

9 Mechanical Analysis 18 each

10 Los Angeles Abrasion Test 8 each

11 Pavement Core 10 each

12 Soil Boring 96 foot

13 Concrete Quality Assurance Plan 5 each

TOTAL

Vendor Questionnaire

1. Proposal Submission*

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2. Qualification Proposal*

Qualification proposals must be submitted in the format outlined below:

BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

State the full name and address of corporate or home office of your organization. Indicate whether you operate as an individual, partnership or corporation; if a corporation, indicate the state in which you are incorporated. If appropriate, state whether you are licensed to operate in the State of

Michigan.

If applicable, provide the full name and address of any branch office or other subordinate element that will be performing part or all of the work. Indicate the relationship of the subordinate element to the corporate or home office as well as how much and what parts of the work it will perform.

EXPERIENCE

List representative projects your firm has completed within the last five years. List only those projects completed by the proposed project-lead office. Do not describe projects completed by branch or corporate offices. The list will include name and type of project, location, year completed, name and address of owner, and construction and testing costs. For each project, give details of a specific instance in which each of the following tests were performed: field compaction of soil, sieve analysis of granular material, concrete compressive strength, HMA lab testing, and LA abrasion testing. These details will provide calendar dates for sampling, testing, and providing written results.

PROJECT STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

List the key personnel of your firm to be working on this project along with their degree-specialty-registration and the number of years of experience, both total years and years with your firm. Indicate the physical location of each individual’s workstation or base of operations (project lead office, subordinate branch office, lab, field, etc) while working on the project. For technicians who will be working in the field, please indicate what tests each individual is MDOT qualified to perform and the year in which they became qualified. Attach resumes.

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

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WORK PLAN

Describe in narrative form your technical plan for accomplishing the work. Explain the choice of methodology, particularly its strengths and weaknesses. Provide a specific work plan for each of the following tests: soil compaction in the field, sieve analysis of granular material, concrete compressive strength, compaction of placed HMA, HMA lab testing, and LA abrasion testing. Include a progress schedule that details the process of sampling, testing, and providing written results. Include in the schedule the number of work days for each step of the testing process. Indicate also if Saturdays are considered work days by your firm’s lab.

AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATIONS

Include the names and phone numbers of personnel of your organization authorized to negotiate the proposed contract with the Issuing Office.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The consultant may also include any information and/or comments believed to be pertinent but not specifically requested elsewhere in the document.

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