REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Shannon Buckley, Assistant City Manager
Date:June 10, 2025
Subject:Professional Services Agreement with Inland Foundation Engineering, Inc. for Geotechnical Building Construction Inspection Services of the New City Library Project (CIP Project No. Z20003)
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Inland Foundation Engineering, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $142,830.00 for Geotechnical Building Construction Inspection Services of the New City Library Project in such final form as approved by the City Attorney and authorize the City Manager to execute change orders not exceeding a 10% contingency of $14,283.00 for uncertainties and adjustments.
Background
Staff have engaged the services of Inland Foundation Engineering, Inc. to provide geotechnical engineering services with acceptable engineering concepts. These services are needed to create an engineered building to satisfy ongoing structural inspections of concrete, steel, and framing on the building construction. Inland Foundation Engineering, Inc. and the City’s architect, structural engineer, and project manager, will work together to establish and deliver a complete structurally certified library building.
Discussion
These geotechnical engineering services are required for construction projects and will include the geotechnical engineering construction documentation needed to affect structural certification.
These tasks are included in the following:
Geotechnical Observation, Testing, and Sampling
Geotechnical evaluation of building area excavation bottoms Compaction testing during fill placement
Compaction testing of footing excavations and floor slab subgrade Geotechnical Building Construction Inspection
Concrete Inspection, Sampling, and Testing
Mix design review and verification
Concrete sampling and testing for slump, temperature, and air content during the construction of foundations, floor slabs, and other structural concrete Batch plant inspection
Reinforced Masonry Inspection and Testing
Verification of reinforcement placement
Inspection of the anchor and other embed placement
Sampling and fabrication of concrete masonry units (CMU), grout, and mortar Structural Steel and Welding Inspection
Verify WPS, welder qualifications, and equipment
Verify heat numbers and mill certification information for all materials Welding inspection during shop fabrication of structural steel components Site welding inspection
High-strength bolt sampling, testing, and material verification Laboratory Testing
Reinforcing steel – bend and tensile strength
High-strength bolts and nuts – hardness and tensile strength Concrete – compressive strength
Masonry core shear strength
Soil and aggregate base – optimum moisture content, maximum density During the professional services review phase, the emphasis was to ensure a complete understanding of the required and needed services, identification of assumptions, understanding, and experience with the building amenities, and geotechnical engineering costs. The Inland Foundation Engineering, Inc. proposal has detailed all the required services needed through the course of construction as required by the structural engineer’s documentation and the City’s building code.
Fiscal Impact
The library project is included in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 – 2028-29 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - Agreement
Attachment 2 - Proposal
City Manager's Office