SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND KEVIN KO &
ASSOCIATES, LLC FOR ON-CALL CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES
COVER PAGE
Contractor: Kevin Ko & Associates, LLC
Responsible Principal of Contractor: Kevin Ko, P.E., Principal-in-Charge Notice Information - Contractor: Kevin Ko & Associates, LLC 13337 South Street, Ste #334
Cerritos, CA 90703
Attention: Kevin Ko, Principal-in-Charge
Telephone: (808) 589-6135
Notice Information - City: City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Attention: Daniel Wall, P.E., Director of
Public Works
Telephone: (323) 583-8811 ext. 305
Commencement Date: October 29, 2024
Termination Date: October 28, 2027
Consideration: Total not to exceed $420,000.00 (includes all applicable sales tax); and more
particularly described in Exhibit B
Records Retention Period Three (3) years, pursuant to Section 11.20
SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND KEVIN KO &
ASSOCIATES, LLC FOR ON-CALL CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES
This Agreement is made between the City of Vernon, a California charter City and California municipal corporation (“City”), and Kevin Ko & Associates, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company (“Contractor”).
The City and Contractor agree as follows:
1.0 EMPLOYMENT OF CONTRACTOR. City agrees to engage Contractor to perform the services as hereinafter set forth as authorized by the City Council on October 15, 2024.
2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES.
2.1 Contractor shall perform all work necessary to complete the services set forth in the City’s Request for Proposals issued on or about June 25, 2024, and titled RFP for On-Call Civil Engineering Services, and Contractor's proposal to the City ("Proposal") dated July 25, 2024, Exhibit “A”, a copy which is attached to and incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
2.2 All services shall be performed to the satisfaction of City.
2.3 All services shall be performed in a competent, professional, and satisfactory manner in accordance with the prevailing industry standards for such services.
3.0 PERSONNEL.
3.1 Contractor represents that it employs, or will employ, at its own expense, all personnel required to perform the services under this Agreement.
3.2 Contractor shall not subcontract any services to be performed by it under this Agreement without prior written approval of City.
3.3 All of the services required hereunder will be performed by Contractor or by City approved subcontractors. Contractor, and all personnel engaged in the work, shall be fully qualified and authorized or permitted under State and local law to perform such services and shall be subject to approval by the City.
4.0 TERM. The term of this Agreement shall commence on October 29, 2024, and it shall continue until October 28, 2027, unless terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions thereof.
5.0 COMPENSATION AND FEES.
5.1 Contractor has established rates for the City of Vernon which are comparable to and do not exceed the best rates offered to other governmental entities in and around Los Angeles County for the same services. For satisfactory and timely performance of
the services, the City will pay Contractor in accordance with the payment schedule set forth in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
5.2 Contractor's grand total compensation for the entire term of this Agreement, shall not exceed $420,000.00 without the prior authorization of the City, as appropriate, and written amendment of this Agreement.
5.3 Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, furnish all necessary and incidental labor, material, supplies, facilities, equipment, and transportation which may be required for furnishing services pursuant to this Agreement. Materials shall be of the highest quality. The above Agreement fee shall include all staff time and all clerical, administrative, overhead, insurance, reproduction, telephone, air travel, auto rental, subsistence, and all related costs and expenses.
5.4 City shall reimburse Contractor only for those costs or expenses specifically approved in this Agreement, or specifically approved in writing in advance by City.
Unless otherwise approved, such costs shall be limited and include nothing more than the following costs incurred by Contractor:
5.4.1 The actual costs of subcontractors for performance of any of the services that Contractor agrees to render pursuant to this Agreement, which have been approved in advance by City and awarded in accordance with this Agreement.
5.4.2 Approved reproduction charges.
5.4.3 Actual costs and/or other costs and/or payments specifically authorized in advance in writing and incurred by Contractor in the performance of this Agreement.
5.5 Contractor shall not receive any compensation for extra work performed without the prior written authorization of City. As used herein, “extra work” means any work that is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project, but which is not included within the Scope of Services and which the parties did not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the time of execution of this Agreement. Compensation for any authorized extra work shall be paid in accordance with the payment schedule as set forth in Exhibit “B,” if the extra work has been approved by the City.
5.6 Licenses, Permits, Fees, and Assessments. Contractor shall obtain, at Contractor’s sole cost and expense, such licenses, permits, and approvals as may be required by law for the performance of the services required by this Agreement. Contractor shall have the sole obligation to pay for any fees, assessments, and taxes, plus applicable penalties and
interest, which may be imposed by law and which arise from or are necessary for the performance of the Services by this Agreement.
6.0 PAYMENT.
6.1 As scheduled services are completed, Contractor shall submit to the City an invoice for the services completed, authorized expenses, and authorized extra work actually performed or incurred according to said schedule.
6.2 Each such invoice shall state the basis for the amount invoiced, including a detailed description of the services completed, the number of hours spent, reimbursable expenses incurred and any extra work performed.
6.3 Contractor shall also submit a progress report with each invoice that describes in reasonable detail the services and the extra work, if any, performed in the immediately preceding calendar month.
6.4 Contractor understands and agrees that invoices which lack sufficient detail to measure performance will be returned and not processed for payment.
6.5 City will pay Contractor the amount invoiced within thirty (30) days after the City approves the invoice.
6.6 Payment of such invoices shall be payment in full for all services, authorized costs, and authorized extra work covered by that invoice.
7.0 CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. City shall cooperate with Contractor as may be reasonably necessary for Contractor to perform its services; and will give any required decisions as promptly as practicable so as to avoid unreasonable delay in the progress of Contractor's services.
8.0 COORDINATION OF SERVICES. Contractor agrees to work closely with City staff in the performance of Services and shall be available to City’s staff, consultants, and other staff at all reasonable times.
9.0 INDEMNITY. Contractor agrees to indemnify City, its officers, elected officials, employees and agents against, and will hold and save each of them harmless from, any and all actions, suits, claims, damages to persons or property, losses, costs, penalties, obligations, errors, omissions or liabilities (herein “claims or liabilities”), including but not limited to professional negligence, that may be asserted or claimed by any person, firm or entity arising out of or in connection with the work, operations or activities of Contractor, its agents, employees, subcontractors, or invitees, provided for herein, or arising from the acts or omissions of Contractor hereunder, or arising from Contractor’s performance of or failure to perform any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement, except to the extent such
claims or liabilities arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of City, its officers, elected officials, agents or employees.
10.0 INSURANCE. Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property that may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Contractor, its agents, representative, or employees. The policies shall state that they afford primary coverage.
10.1 Automobile Liability Insurance – Primary insurance coverage shall be written on ISO Business Auto coverage form for all owned, hired, and non-owned automobiles or any auto.
The policy shall have a combined single limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000). If Contractor is transporting one or more non-employee passengers in the performance of the services, the automobile liability policy shall have a combined single limit of two million dollars ($2,000,000). If Contractor owns no autos, a hired, non-owned auto endorsement to the General Liability policy is acceptable.
10.1.1 Contractor agrees to subrogate automobile liability resulting from performance under this agreement by agreeing to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, the City, and its respective employees, agents, and City Council from and against all claims, liabilities, suits, losses, damages, injuries and expenses, including all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees (“Claims”), which are attributable to any act or omission by the Contractor under the performance of the services. The City of Vernon, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers must be endorsed on the policy as additional insureds and, under the Contractors’ policy, there shall be a waiver of subrogation, and the policy shall be primary and non-contributory and will not seek contribution from the City’s insurance.
10.2 Commercial General Liability Insurance – Contractor shall carry General Liability Insurance covering all operations performed by or on behalf of the Contractor providing coverage for bodily injury and property damage with a single limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate limit written on an Insurance Services Office (ISO) Comprehensive General Liability "occurrence" Form CG 00 01 or its equivalent for coverage on an occurrence basis. The City of Vernon, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers must be endorsed on the policy as additional insureds with respect to liability arising out of the Contractor's performance of this Agreement. The additional insured coverage under the Contractor’s policy shall be
primary and non-contributory and will not seek contribution from the City’s insurance. The policy shall be endorsed to include a waiver of subrogation.
10.2.1 If Contractor intends to employ other contractors as part of the services rendered, the City must approve and will establish the appropriate insurance requirements.
10.2.2 Contractor agrees to subrogate General Liability resulting from performance under this agreement by agreeing to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, the City, and its respective employees, agents, and City Council from and against all claims, liabilities, suits, losses, damages, injuries and expenses, including all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees (“Claims”), which are attributable to any act or omission by the Contractor under the performance of the services.
10.3 Professional Errors and Omissions Coverage in a sum of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000), where such risk is applicable. Applicable aggregate must be identified and claims history provided to determine amounts remaining under the aggregates.
Contractor shall maintain such coverage for at least one (1) year after the termination of this agreement.
10.4 Umbrella Liability Insurance – An umbrella (over primary) may be used to comply with limits or other primary coverage requirements. When used, the umbrella policy shall apply to bodily injury/property damage and personal injury/advertising injury and shall include a “dropdown” provision providing primary coverage for any liability not covered by the primary policy. The umbrella policy shall have no additional exclusion or coverage difference from the primary policy. The coverage shall also apply to automobile liability.
10.5 Workers’ Compensation/Employers Liability - Contractor shall comply with the applicable sections of the California Labor Code concerning workers' compensation for injuries on the job. Compliance is accomplished in one of the following manners:
10.5.1 Provide a copy of the permissive self-insurance certificate approved by the State of California; or
10.5.2 Secure and maintain in force a policy of workers' compensation insurance with statutory limits and Employer's Liability Insurance with a limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per accident. The policy shall be endorsed to waive all rights of subrogation against City, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, and volunteers for losses arising from performance of this Agreement or
10.5.3 If Contractor has no employees, it may certify or warrant to the City that it does not currently have any employees or individuals who are defined as “employees” under the Labor Code, and the requirement for Workers’ Compensation coverage will be waived by completing the waiver form provided by the City.
10.6 If Contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by the Contractor. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
10.7 Each insurance policy included in this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be cancelled except after thirty (30) days prior written notice to City.
10.8 Insurance shall be placed with insurers with an A.M. Best rating of no less than A-VIII. Any self-insured retention or deductible in excess of $25,000 must be approved in advance by the City. Any policies written on a claims-based basis must include a minimum of a 3-year tail.
10.9 Prior to the commencement of performance, Contractor shall furnish City with a certificate of insurance for each policy. Each certificate is to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to evidence coverage on its behalf. The certificate(s) must be in a form approved by City. City may require complete, certified copies of any or all policies upon request.
10.10 Failure to maintain required insurance at all times shall constitute a default and material breach. In such event, Contractor shall immediately notify City and cease all performance under this Agreement until further directed by the City. In the absence of satisfactory insurance coverage, City may, at its option: (a) procure insurance with collection rights for premiums, attorney's fees, and costs against Contractor by way of set-off or recoupment from sums due to Contractor, at City's option; (b) immediately terminate this Agreement and seek damages from the Agreement resulting from said breach; or (c) self-insure the risk, with all damages and costs incurred, by judgment, settlement or otherwise, including attorney's fees and costs, being collectible from Contractor, by way of set-off or recoupment from any sums due to Contractor.
11.0 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
11.1 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
11.1.1 It is understood that in the performance of the services herein provided for, Contractor shall be, and is, an independent contractor, and is not an agent, officer or employee of City and shall furnish such services in its own manner and method except as
required by this Agreement, or any applicable statute, rule, or regulation. Further, Contractor has and shall retain the right to exercise full control over the employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all persons employed by Contractor in the performance of the services hereunder. City assumes no liability for Contractor’s actions and performance, nor assumes responsibility for taxes, bonds, payments, or other commitments, implied or explicit, by or for Contractor. Contractor shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend and save City harmless from all matters relating to the payment of its employees, subcontractors and independent contractors, including compliance with social security, withholding and all other wages, salaries, benefits, taxes, exactions, and regulations of any nature whatsoever.
11.1.2 Contractor acknowledges that Contractor and any subcontractors, agents or employees employed by Contractor shall not, under any circumstances, be considered employees of the City, and that they shall not be entitled to any of the benefits or rights afforded employees of City, including, but not limited to, sick leave, vacation leave, holiday pay, Public Employees Retirement System benefits, or health, life, dental, long-term disability or workers' compensation insurance benefits.
11.2 CONTRACTOR NOT AGENT. Except as the City may authorize in writing, Contractor and its subcontractors shall have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of or bind the City in any capacity whatsoever as agents or otherwise.
11.3 OWNERSHIP OF WORK. All documents and materials furnished by the City to Contractor shall remain the property of the City and shall be returned to the City upon termination of this Agreement. All reports, drawings, plans, specifications, computer tapes, floppy disks and printouts, studies, memoranda, computation sheets, and other documents prepared by Contractor in furtherance of the work shall be the sole property of City and shall be delivered to City whenever requested at no additional cost to the City. Contractor shall keep such documents and materials on file and available for audit by the City for at least three (3) years after completion or earlier termination of this Agreement. Contractor may make duplicate copies of such materials and documents for its own files or for such other purposes as may be authorized in writing by the City.
11.4 CORRECTION OF WORK. Contractor shall promptly correct any defective, inaccurate or incomplete tasks, deliverables, goods, services and other work, without additional cost to the City. The performance or acceptance of services furnished by Contractor shall not relieve the Contractor from the obligation to correct subsequently discovered defects, inaccuracy, or incompleteness.
11.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS. Contractor shall be responsible for its work and results under this Agreement. Contractor, when requested, shall furnish clarification and/or explanation as may be required by the City, regarding any services rendered under this Agreement at no additional cost to City. In the event that an error or omission attributable to Contractor occurs, then Contractor shall, at no cost to City, provide all necessary design drawings, estimates and other Contractor professional services necessary to rectify and correct the matter to the sole satisfaction of City and to participate in any meeting required with regard to the correction.
11.6 WAIVER. The City's waiver of any term, condition, breach, or default of this Agreement shall not be considered to be a waiver of any other term, condition, default or breach, nor of a subsequent breach of the one waived. The delay or failure of either party at any time to require performance or compliance by the other of any of its obligations or agreements shall in no way be deemed a waiver of those rights to require such performance or compliance.
No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and executed by a duly authorized representative of the party against whom enforcement of a waiver is sought.
11.7 SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, and/or assigns.
11.8 NO ASSIGNMENT. Contractor shall not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the City and approval by the City Attorney, which may be withheld in the City's sole discretion. Any unauthorized assignment or transfer shall be null and void and shall constitute a material breach by the Contractor of its obligations under this Agreement. No assignment shall release the original parties from their obligations or otherwise constitute a novation.
11.9 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, County and City laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, which are, as amended from time to time, incorporated herein and applicable to the performance hereof. Violation of any law material to performance of this Agreement shall entitle the City to terminate the Agreement and otherwise pursue its remedies. Further, if the Contractor performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules, and regulations Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom.
11.10 ATTORNEY'S FEES. If any action at law or in equity is brought to
enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.
11.11 INTERPRETATION.
11.11.1 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be deemed an agreement and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Contractor agrees that the State and Federal courts which sit in the State of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all controversies and disputes arising hereunder, and submits to the jurisdiction thereof.
11.11.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties regarding its subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, representations, understandings, correspondence, documentation, and agreements (written or oral).
11.11.3 Written Amendment. This Agreement may only be changed by written amendment executed by Contractor and the City Administrator or other authorized representative of the City, subject to any requisite authorization by the City Council. Any oral representations or modifications concerning this Agreement shall be of no force or effect.
11.11.4 Severability. If any provision in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable, such portion shall be deemed severed from this Agreement, and the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force and effect as fully as though such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable portion had never been part of this Agreement.
11.11.5 Order of Precedence. In case of conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms contained in any document attached as an Exhibit or otherwise incorporated by reference, the terms of this Agreement shall strictly prevail. The terms of the City’s Request for Proposals shall control over the Contractor’s Proposal.
11.11.6 Construction. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises with respect to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and in accordance with its fair meaning. There shall be no presumption or burden of proof favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
11.12 TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is strictly of the essence of this agreement and each and every covenant, term, and provision hereof.
11.13 AUTHORITY OF CONTRACTOR. The Contractor hereby represents and warrants to the City that the Contractor has the right, power, legal capacity, and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and its execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized.
11.14 ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES. Any dispute for under $25,000 arising out of or relating to the negotiation, construction, performance, non-performance, breach, or any other aspect of this Agreement, shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association at Los Angeles, California and judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The City does not waive its right to object to the timeliness or sufficiency of any claim filed or required to be filed against the City and reserves the right to conduct full discovery.
11.15 NOTICES. Any notice or demand to be given by one party to the other must be given in writing and by personal delivery or prepaid first-class, registered or certified mail, addressed as follows. Notice simply to the City of Vernon or any other City department is not adequate notice.
If to the City:
City of Vernon
Attention: Daniel Wall, Director of Public Works
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
If to the Contractor:
Kevin Ko & Associates, LLC
Attention: Kevin Ko, Principal-in-Charge
13337 South Street, Ste #334
Cerritos, CA 90703
Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon delivery, if personally delivered, or, if mailed, upon receipt, or upon expiration of three (3) business days from the date of posting, whichever is earlier. Either party may change the address at which it desires to receive notice upon giving written notice of such request to the other party.
11.16 NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. This Agreement is entered into for the sole benefit of City and Contractor and no other parties are intended to be direct or incidental beneficiaries of this Agreement and no third party shall have any right or remedy in, under, or to this Agreement.
11.17 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE (Without Cause). City may
terminate this Agreement in whole or in part at any time, for any cause or without cause, upon fifteen (15) calendar days' written notice to Contractor. If the Agreement is thus terminated by City for reasons other than Contractor's failure to perform its obligations, City shall pay Contractor a prorated amount based on the services satisfactorily completed and accepted prior to the effective date of termination. Such payment shall be Contractor's exclusive remedy for termination without cause.
11.18 DEFAULT. In the event either party materially defaults in its obligations hereunder, the other party may declare a default and terminate this Agreement by written notice to the defaulting party. The notice shall specify the basis for the default. The Agreement shall terminate unless such default is cured before the effective date of termination stated in such notice, which date shall be no sooner than ten (10) days after the date of the notice. In case of default by Contractor, the City reserves the right to procure the goods or services from other sources and to hold the Contractor responsible for any excess costs occasioned to the City thereby. Contractor shall not be held accountable for additional costs incurred due to delay or default as a result of Force Majeure. Contractor must notify the City immediately upon knowing that non-performance or delay will apply to this Agreement as a result of Force Majeure. At that time Contractor is to submit in writing a Recovery Plan for this Agreement. If the Recovery Plan is not acceptable to the City or not received within 10 days of the necessary notification of Force Majeure default, then the City may cancel this order in its entirety at no cost to the City, owing only for goods and services completed to that point.
11.19 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Termination for cause shall relieve the terminating party of further liability or responsibility under this Agreement, including the payment of money, except for payment for services satisfactorily and timely performed prior to the service of the notice of termination, and except for reimbursement of (1) any payments made by the City for service not subsequently performed in a timely and satisfactory manner, and (2) costs incurred by the City in obtaining substitute performance. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, City may require, at no additional cost to City, that Contractor provide all finished or unfinished documents, data, and other information of any kind prepared by Contractor in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement. Contractor shall be required to provide such document and other information within fifteen (15) days of the request.
11.19.1 Additional Services. In the event this Agreement is terminated in whole or in part as provided herein, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may determine appropriate, services similar to those terminated.
11.20 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
The City, or its authorized auditors or representatives, shall have access to and the right to audit and reproduce any of the Contractor's records to the extent the City deems necessary to insure it is receiving all money to which it is entitled under the Agreement and/or is paying only the amounts to which Contractor is properly entitled under the Agreement or for other purposes relating to the Agreement.
The Contractor shall maintain and preserve all such records for a period of at least three (3) years after termination of the Agreement.
The Contractor shall maintain all such records in the City of Vernon. If not, the Contractor shall, upon request, promptly deliver the records to the City of Vernon or reimburse the City for all reasonable and extra costs incurred in conducting the audit at a location other than the City of Vernon, including, but not limited to, such additional (out of the City) expenses for personnel, salaries, private auditors, travel, lodging, meals, and overhead.
11.21 CONFLICT. Contractor hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that no member, officer, or employee of the Contractor is a director, officer, or employee of the City of Vernon, or a member of any of its boards, commissions, or committees, except to the extent permitted by law.
11.22 HEADINGS. Paragraphs and subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and are not intended to modify, explain or to be a full or accurate description of the content thereof and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
11.23 ENFORCEMENT OF WAGE AND HOUR LAWS. Eight hours labor constitutes a legal day's work. The Contractor, or subcontractor, if any, shall forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25) for each worker employed in the execution of this Agreement by the respective Contractor or subcontractor for each calendar day during which the worker is required or permitted to work more than 8 hours in any one calendar day and 40 hours in any one calendar week in violation of the provisions of Sections 1810 through 1815 of the California Labor Code as a penalty paid to the City; provided, however, work performed by employees of contractors in excess of 8 hours per day, and 40 hours during any one week, shall be permitted upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours per day at not less than 1½ times the basic rate of pay.
11.24 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PRACTICES. Contractor certifies and represents that, during the performance of this Agreement, it and any other parties with whom it may subcontract shall adhere to equal employment opportunity practices to assure
that applicants, employees and recipients of service are treated equally and are not discriminated against because of their race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, age, medical condition, sexual orientation or marital status. Contractor further certifies that it will not maintain any segregated facilities. Contractor further agrees to comply with The Equal Employment Opportunity Practices provisions as set forth in Exhibit “C”. [Signatures Begin on Next Page].
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EXHIBIT A
CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL
Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP
13337 South Street, Ste #334
Cerritos, CA 90703
[email protected]
www.kkoandassociates.com
July 25, 2024
CITY OF VERNON
PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES
City of Vernon | Public Works Department
Proposal for On-Call Civil Engineering Services
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Cover Letter
Executive Summary
I. Introduction .................................................................................... 1 II. General Scope of Work and Work Plan ............................................... 4 III. Fees and Costs................................................................................. 6 IV. Ability of the Proposer to Perform .................................................... 7 V. Resumes ........................................................................................11 VI. References .....................................................................................16 Affidavit of Non-Collusion
City of Vernon | Public Works Department
Proposal for On-Call Civil Engineering Services
July 25, 2024
Cover Letter
City of Vernon
Attention: Gerard Garcia, Assistant Engineer
4305 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Second Floor
Vernon, CA 90058
Subject: Proposal for On-Call Civil Engineering Services Dear Mr. Garcia and The Evaluation Committee,
Kevin Ko & Associates, LLC (KKA) is pleased to submit this Proposal to provide On-Call Civil Engineering Services for the City of Vernon.
Partnering with KKA to provide On-Call Civil Engineering Services ensures a personally invested and reliable team that will work as an extension of your staff with the same
dedication and focus on the mission and goals of the Public Works Department.
With over 80+ years of combined public works experience, KKA’s team is uniquely qualified to provide this service. We will be able to hit the ground running and seamlessly provide various professional services to the City of Vernon.
KKA will be augmenting our services in collaboration with our longstanding team partners, Guyett Geomatics Inc. (GGI), for Land Surveying, and Twining Consulting, Inc. for Geotechnical Engineering services.
The proposed KKA staff and trusted subconsultants are committed and ready to perform the work in a timely and professional manner should the City request services to be provided by our team.
Thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal to assist the City of Vernon. Please contact me directly should you have any questions or require additional information. We look forward to working with the City and its community.
I will serve as Principal-in-Charge for KKA and I am authorized to make legally binding commitments and agreements for the firm.
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP
Principal-in-Charge
SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION
Kevin Ko & Associates
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE &
CONTACT PERSON
Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP
Principal-in-Charge
13337 South Street, Ste #334
Cerritos, CA 90703
(808) 589-6135
[email protected]
CERTIFICATIONS
We intend to adhere to the contractual terms
and conditions described in the RFP without
modification.
Our Proposal is valid for a period ninety (90)
days from the date of submittal.
City of Vernon | Public Works Department
Proposal for On-Call Civil Engineering Services
Kevin Ko & Associates, LLC’s team is comprised of staff with 80+ years of combined municipal public works experience, making us uniquely qualified to provide services to the City of Vernon. This proposal will specifically detail our qualifications and extensive experience in all aspects of delivering public works projects from planning through construction, including the administration of federally and locally funded projects; project management services; our project staffing and organization; competitive fee schedule; and client references.
Our firm is dedicated to providing high-quality engineering services tailored specifically to meet the unique needs and challenges of the City of Vernon. With a team of experienced professionals and a strong track record, we have built a reputation as a trusted partner for local agencies.
We have the technical expertise and thorough understanding of the regulatory process to guide and help our clients navigate through the ever-growing list of challenges that public agencies must face.
We are committed to delivering engineering solutions that align with community goals, improve infrastructure, and take the well-being of the public to the next level. We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with the City of Vernon, contributing to the success, resilience, and sustainable development of your community.
Kevin Ko & Associates, LLC has no claims for money or damage history, no litigation or adverse history, and no financial issues or bankruptcies.
Executive Summary
Name of the Solicitation: Request for Proposals
To Provide On-Call Civil Engineering Services
Submitted by: Kevin Ko & Associates
13337 South Street, Ste #334
Cerritos, CA 90703
[email protected]
www.kkoandassociates.com
Date of Submittal: July 25, 2024
City of Vernon | Public Works Department
Proposal for On-Call Civil Engineering Services
I | Introduction
UNDERSTANDING OF CITY NEEDS
As we have worked extensively in the public sector, the KKA team possesses an intimate understanding of the City of Vernon’s needs and will focus on delivering solutions to all aspects of maintenance and Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). This includes preliminary investigation, permitting, design, construction management, and enhancing City facilities to ensure an adequate level of service is provided to the community while accommodating future growth and development. KKA is submitting this proposal to provide the City with on-call civil engineering, civil design, and construction management services. Our team’s project experience ranges from surface streets to underground infrastructure, from parks to public facilities, and even performing assessments to identify further needs that the City may have. The KKA team is readily available and wellequipped to work together with the City to achieve these goals.
APPROACH
Project Management
Before any work begins, our team will meet with City staff to develop a project management plan that best fits the needs of the project. The intent of this plan is to ensure everyone is in agreement with the goals, outcomes, scope, schedule, resources required, and costs of the project, so there are no ambiguities. This sets the baseline for scope, schedule, and costs which form the basis for measuring performance. With this plan as a guideline in place, it will allow our team and the City team to identify any deviations further down the line that may warrant a change. Additionally, the project management plan will identify who the key stakeholders are that should provide input for the project, outline a communications management plan to determine what information gets disseminated to who, a change management plan to determine who has the authority to approve changes, and a risk management plan to help the project team respond to and mitigate such risks. The completed project management plan is then executed, monitored, and controlled throughout the life of the project until successful completion.
Meetings - Managing Stakeholder Expectations
KKA believes in the philosophy of the “Iron Triangle” or “Triple Constraints” of project management, which is the interlocking of the Scope, Cost, and Time factors of a project. Successful project management requires the delicate balancing of these three elements to achieve success, so that scope creep is limited and that projects get completed within budget and within the allotted schedule.
The reason that it is called the Iron Triangle or Triple Constraints is because you cannot stretch one leg of the triangle without affecting the length of the others. The triangle is the strongest structural shape, but if you increase the “Scope” leg, you will also need to increase the “Cost” and “Time” legs.
Otherwise, the triangle will break, causing “Quality” to be sacrificed.
This is why it is crucial for the Project Manager to effectively communicate and convey this relationship to the project team and stakeholders, so expectations are managed in terms of quality and functionality of the project deliverables. While it is not uncommon for project scopes to change City of Vernon | Public Works Department
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throughout the life of a project and should be expected, it must be made known to the stakeholders that changing the scope (or any other leg of the triangle) will have implications on the other legs, which can be overlooked. Proper project management techniques by the KKA team will ensure that these elements will always be in balance, so there are no unpleasant surprises at the end of the project.
WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
Once a Notice to Proceed (NTP) is issued, we will prepare a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) outlining all the tasks required to complete the project. This will involve reviewing the City’s CIP projects for this fiscal year, which includes the following: 55th Street Recycle Center & Nursery Facility, Office Space Upgrades for General Fund City Departments, Pedestrian Safety Devices, Intersection Traffic Safety Improvements, Pavement Management Plan, and Citywide Chip Seal Project. We will help the City identify critical needs based on the City’s master plans and provide recommendations on how to get the most out of the City’s allotted budget.
Upon City issuance of project-specific request for proposals, the KKA team will first review the scope to determine the nature of the request and assemble a team that will best fit the project needs. Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP will serve as the Project Manager for this engagement and work with the respective discipline leads to prepare a proposal for the City’s review and consideration.
TIME MANAGEMENT & QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL
Our Time Management and Quality Control Program is designed to ensure efficient project execution and to deliver high-quality results within budget. The program encompasses effective planning, scheduling, tracking, and optimization of project timelines by identifying critical paths, as well as the establishment of robust quality control measures.
In terms of time management, we focus on comprehensive project planning and scheduling, breaking down tasks, allocating resources, and assigning responsibilities. Regular progress tracking and monitoring allow us to identify potential delays and risks, enabling proactive measures to keep projects on track. We also employ time optimization techniques and leverage project management tools/software for streamlined collaboration. This entails regularly scheduled meetings to discuss project progress and ensure each team member understands what was previously done, what is currently being done, and outlining the next steps for what needs to be done.
Quality control is a vital aspect of our program, with an emphasis on meticulous planning, adherence to quality standards, creating checklists, peer reviews, and effective communication with the client to ensure tasks are being completed to meet or exceed expectations. With our team’s diverse experience, we are not only able to have a fresh set of eyes perform QA/QC reviews, but have it reviewed from an impartial perspective. We also maintain a repository of lessons learned as continuous improvement is at the core of our quality control efforts, with data analysis, feedback gathering, and process enhancements playing key roles.
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DEDICATION TO SERVING PUBLIC SECTOR CLIENTS
At KKA, we are proud to be a dedicated and committed provider of engineering services specifically tailored to serve public sector clients. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges and requirements that public entities face, we strive to deliver exceptional solutions that meet your diverse needs and objectives.
Our team has built a solid reputation for excellence in serving the public sector, offering a comprehensive range of engineering services designed to support the growth, development, and sustainability of communities. We bring together a team of highly skilled professionals who possess extensive experience in working with government agencies, municipalities, and public institutions Key attributes that set KKA apart are:
• Expertise in Public Sector Projects: Our team specializes in public sector projects, including street improvements, traffic signals, signing and striping, sewer and storm drain, parks, facilities, and oversight of regulatory requirements for private development projects. We understand the importance of balancing community needs, regulatory compliance, and long-term vision when working with public entities.
• Commitment to Public Interest: Our core philosophy centers around our commitment to serving the public interest. We approach each project with the understanding that our work has a direct impact on the lives of individuals, the vitality of communities, and the overall well-being of society. • Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: We recognize the significance of engaging stakeholders and fostering collaboration to achieve successful outcomes. We work closely with our public sector clients, community leaders, and relevant stakeholders to ensure that their voices are heard and that their needs are integrated into the decision-making process.
• Compliance and Accountability: Operating within the public sector demands a strong focus on compliance and accountability. Our company adheres to the highest ethical standards, transparency, and regulatory requirements, ensuring that our clients can trust us to deliver projects that are reliable, safe, and in full compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks. • Long-Term Partnerships: We believe in establishing long-term partnerships with our public sector clients, understanding that sustainable community development is an ongoing process. By cultivating enduring relationships, we can provide continued support, guidance, and innovative solutions as needs evolve over time.
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At KKA, we are dedicated to building a sustainable future through our work and we are committed to protecting the environment and preserving natural resources for future generations. We take ownership in all that we do and our goal is to be a trusted partner to our clients, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to help improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.
II | General Scope of Work and Work Plan
Civil Engineering and Design
Our multi-disciplinary Design Team along with our bench of on-call subconsultants is able to tackle projects on the City’s CIP including, but not limited to, major roadway improvements and rehabilitation, traffic control systems, residential street resurfacing and sidewalk repairs, sewer system improvements, water system improvements, and accessibility in the public right-of-way. To accomplish this, we will:
• Coordinate kick-off meeting with City staff and the KKA team to define project scope and expectations • Develop work plan and schedule in consultation with City staff • Perform preliminary engineering by conducting surveys, utility and prior rights research, as-built research, geotechnical investigations, and traffic investigations as necessary • Coordinate and lead multi-language public outreach meetings to gather input and build consensus • Finalize and obtain City approval of final scope to determine environmental compliance requirements • Assist City in preparation CEQA and/or NEPA documents as required for compliance • Prepare plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&Es), studies, reports, and/or master plans in accordance with the requirements set by the City, regulatory agencies, funding requirements, and feedback from stakeholders
• Coordinate and lead regular project progress meetings with the City to keep the City informed on project developments and challenges
• Review and perform QA/QC on all work products and deliverables to ensure conformance with budget, consistency with City design standards, completeness, and accuracy • Submit deliverables at agreed upon milestones with the City City of Vernon | Public Works Department
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• Deliver final signed and sealed PS&Es to the City
• Provide design support during the construction phase by responding to Requests for Information (RFIs) and/or design changes due to City-requested modifications and/or unforeseen conditions • Prepare City Council Staff Reports, if requested by the City • Attend City Council meetings and other applicable City meetings, if requested by the City • Oversee close out of projects and all necessary work to file Notice of Completion approved by the City Council and funding agency acceptance
Construction Management
Our skilled Construction Management Team is well-rounded and has the expertise to take on complex CIP projects as well as less complicated encroachment permit work. Regardless of the project scope, our construction managers and inspectors will establish roles, responsibilities, and clear lines of communication early on to ensure proper information is disseminated between the City, designers, and contractors. This will build trust between the City teams and contractor to foster partnerships instead of adversarial relationships to ensure projects are delivered in accordance with the plans, specifications, budget, and schedule while keeping change orders to a minimum. Our team will:
• Coordinate kick-off meeting with City staff and the KKA team • Perform constructability review of PS&Es prior to bid advertisement • Perform value engineering before or during construction • Coordinate bid advertisements, attend pre-bid conferences, assist in the evaluation of bids and contractor qualifications, and make recommendations for award of contracts • Coordinate and lead pre-construction meetings with City, contractor, designer, utility companies, and other stakeholders
• Provide video and photographic documentation of project site prior to and during construction • Provide and maintain document control in accordance to funding audit requirements, including logs for RFIs, change orders, submittals, Request for Quotations, Work Directives, Correction Notices, Stop Work City of Vernon | Public Works Department
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Notices, Weekly Statement of Working Days, Time and Material tickets, material tickets, and other related construction documents
• Review contractor’s baseline schedule, phasing, traffic control plans, and safety program • Provide daily inspections with detailed daily inspection reportsin accordance with Caltrans and/or other funding agency requirements
• Conduct weekly progress meetings with City and contractor • Provide weekly construction progress reports to the City • Coordinate submittal reviews and responses to RFIs between the contractor, designer, and the City • Coordinate special inspections and/or material testing as required by the project • Mitigate orresolve any public complaints to the maximum extent feasible while keeping the City apprised to avoid surprises
• Perform independent analysis of proposed change orders, negotiate on the City’s behalf, and make recommendations to the City for approval
• Review quantities and recommend approval for contractor progress payments • Provide labor compliance by conducting on site interviews, documenting required job site posters, reviewing Certified Payroll Reports, and enforcing any grant or Project Labor Agreement requirements • Perform job walks and prepare project punch-lists with City and contractor • Review and compile project close out documentation and record drawings for turnover to the City III | Fees and Costs
Per the RFP requirements, KKA has submitted our hourly fee schedule in a separate sealed envelope.
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IV | Ability of the Proposer to Perform
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Kevin Ko & Associates (KKA) is a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and was formed in 2022 by a team of colleagues that have a passion for delivering high-quality projects for the public sector without the distractions of office politics and corporate agendas. KKA specializes in working with municipalities to deliver a variety of local, state, and federally funded Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) from start to finish while ensuring quality deliverables, timely submittals, and cost-effective solutions. Not only is KKA experienced in public project delivery, but also well-versed with navigating the nuances of private land development entitlements and permitting which makes KKA a well-rounded and ideal partner for public agencies throughout the state of California.
Although our firm is new, the quality of our work, commitment to client satisfaction, and project excellence is reflected in the long-term professional relationships we have built with our subconsultants and staff’s former clients, many of whom are municipalities and government agencies that we continue to work with today.
Services that KKA provides includes:
• Capital Project Delivery
• Civil Design
• Civil Plan Review
• Construction Management
• Entitlement Review
• Land Development Project Management
• Public Works Engineering
• Project Management
• Staff Augmentation
• Traffic Engineering
TEAM PROFILE
The comprehensive KKA team is specifically tailored to serve the City of Vernon’s needs which includes KKA staff and subconsultants that bring a combined total of 80+ years of engineering, surveying, construction management, project management, and staff augmentation experience delivering a wide array of CIP improvement projects in the public right-of-way including, but not limited to, street; sewer; water; storm drain; Low Impact Development; streetlighting; traffic signals; traffic calming; signing and striping; medians; as well as performing plan and map reviews, and providing design services for private land development projects.
Our team consists of highly experienced individuals and subconsultants who we have vetted, cultivated relationships with, and continually work together with to successfully deliver projects for numerous municipalities which gives us great confidence that we will be able to provide an exceptional level of service that the City expects and deserves. Each member on the KKA team are experts in their respective fields in providing the Civil Design and/or Construction Management services that the City is seeking.
By choosing to partner with small businesses such as most of the firms on our team, the City will have a direct line of communication with the principal members of companies who are passionate about their work and can make direct decisions. This allows for increased responsiveness as it eliminates having to deal with larger corporate bureaucracies and extensive overhead which allows us to deliver quality projects and solutions for the City in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
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ROLES AND EXPERIENCE OF KEY PERSONNEL
Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP will serve as Principal-in-Charge/Project Manager for this engagement and will be the City’s single point of contact for any requests for services. He will work directly with each discipline lead for the as-needed services listed in the RFP to assemble appropriate teams and prepare task proposals to support projects upon the City’s request. Kevin is an experienced Registered Professional Civil Engineer, Qualified SWPPP Developer, and certified Project Management Professional with over 11 years of experience and has managed teams to deliver over $60 million in CIP projects. His background includes project management; civil design; and construction management on federal, state, and locally funded public infrastructure projects including pavement rehabilitation, slurry seal, sewer lining and replacement, water line replacement, traffic calming, bicycle facilities, complete streets, street beautification, traffic signals, striping and signing, linear parks, park improvements, and public facility upgrades. He is also well-versed with land development entitlement review, project conditioning, plan review, and permitting.
Steven Wright, PE, TE will serve as Traffic Engineering Lead. Steven is a Registered Professional Civil and Traffic Engineer at KKA with more than 35 years of experience serving clients throughout Southern California with a focus on solving traffic and transportation issues for communities across Los Angeles County. He served the City of Pasadena for more than 28 years, holding the positions of City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer, and Transportation Administrator and has been providing consulting traffic and transportation engineering services for municipal clients for the last six years. His experience includes project management; construction management; traffic signal design; signal timing and operation; traffic signing, striping, and channelization design; review of traffic studies; transportation planning; street lighting design; coordination of freeway construction; and plan review.
Joe Indrawan, PE will serve as Civil Design Lead. Joe is a Professional Civil Engineer with over 35 years of experience, including 30 years of service with municipal agencies. His diverse experience allows him to bring a clear understanding and considerable depth to any project, contributing to the successful delivery of all projects. Joe possesses excellent communication skills, always providing high level customer service in a professional manner. Joe is a strategic thinker and an innovative problem-solver, making him a strong asset to all projects.
Adolfo Vargas, EIT will serve as Construction Management Lead. Adolfo is an experienced engineer with over 36 years of experience with managing and delivering Capital Improvement Projects including water main improvements, treatment plans, pump stations, booster stations, street improvements, and bridges. He is also experienced with water quality management to ensure environmental and regulatory compliance with agencies such as the State Water Resources Control Board and EPA.
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SUPPORT STAFF
Dahi Kim, PE, TE
Senior Engineer / Traffic Engineer
Dahi is a Professional Civil and Traffic Engineer with over 14 years of experience in the public sector. Her experience includes managing public works capital improvement programs, managing various contracts including maintenance and design, assisted in preparing grant applications, reviewing traffic control plans, managing traffic accident reports, and conducting field studies to determine solutions to alleviate public complaints.
Christine E. Hernandez, TE
Traffic Engineer
Christine is a professional traffic engineer with over 30 years of experience in municipal Public Works, primarily in the field of traffic engineering and operations. She also has several years of experience in construction and project management. Her decades of local experience make her an ideal candidate to address the unique traffic challenges faced by the cities and their communities.
Joseph Min, PE
Senior Engineer
Joseph and an adept and results-oriented civil engineer successfully managing, reviewing, and delivering infrastructure projects in both public and private sectors. With over 10 years of experience in the field, he possesses a strong understanding of engineering principles and relationships between interdisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and agencies to guide projects to completion.
Lourdes Vargas
Project Manager / Construction Manager
Lourdes is an experienced project manager and construction manager with a wealth of experience in utilities construction, maintenance, and operation. Her decades of experience in all aspects of utilities makes her an invaluable asset to any city that owns and operates their own water, wastewater, and storm drain systems.
Mike Tran, EIT
Engineering Associate
Mike is an experienced engineer with a background in vertical construction and civil engineering plan checking for sewer and drainage plans for private land development projects. He is team-oriented, efficient, and safety-conscious and can synergize as a team member and project leader. He has passed the 8-hour national exam and California statespecific seismic exam to be a licensed PE, and is currently working on passing the California state-specific surveying exam.
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SUBCONSULTANTS
Guyett Geomatics, Inc. (GGI) is a multi-faceted Surveying firm that can provide a complete range of Surveying, Right-of-Way Support, mapping, and map checking services for public works projects. Survey services include boundary surveys, topographic surveys, design surveys, aerial topography, control surveys, monitoring surveys, as-built surveys, and construction staking. Mapping services include right-of-way maps, legal descriptions for street or easement dedications or vacations, ALTA surveys, subdivision maps, lot line adjustments, lot mergers, Certificates of Compliance, and Records of Survey.
Their work processes are geared toward their clients, focusing on efficiency and consistency in order to meet the needs of the project and the City, making them one of the most trusted names in their field.
Collaboration with KKA: KKA and GGI have and continue to work together to assist the City of El Monte with land development and capital projects. KKA provides Land Development Project Management to assist developers through the plan review and permitting process while GGI assists with map checking, roadway dedications, street and easement vacations, and provides guidance on complex title issues.
Twining Consulting, Inc. (Twining) is a full-service engineering company with unmatched technical expertise. Their services span from Geotechnical, Engineering Geology, Materials Testing, Inspection to highly technical capabilities in applied engineering and integrated disciplines. With laboratories throughout California and a deep bench of engineers, technical experts, materials scientists, technicians, and inspections, they are unequaled in their core competencies to serve the built environment. Their services include geotechnical engineering, asphalt pavement quality assurance services, asphalt pavement design and materials evaluations, soils and materials testing and inspection, specialty testing, mobile laboratory services, roofing and waterproofing consultation and inspection, applied engineering and research, forensic evaluation, concrete engineering and materials sciences, stormwater management, geo-instrumentation monitoring and assessment, plan approvals and inspection, and petrography.
Collaboration with KKA: KKA staff and Twining have a history of collaborating on street improvement projects for multiple cities including the Cities of Bell and Maywood. KKA staff provided project management, design, and construction management of annual slurry seal and overlay projects while Twining provided Pavement Engineering and Materials Testing to determine required asphalt structural sections and to ensure materials being used by the contractor met the project specifications.
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V | Resumes of Key Personnel
Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP
Principal-in-Charge / Project Manager
Kevin is a Professional Civil Engineer, Qualified SWPPP Developer, and Project Management Professional with over 11 years of experience providing civil engineering services to public agencies in Southern California. His experience includes project management, construction management, plan review, and civil design on various capital projects for a number of municipal clients including the Cities of Bell, Covina, Costa Mesa, Eastvale, El Monte, Lodi, Maywood, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Marino, South Gate, South Pasadena, Upland, and Wildomar. Prior to his municipal work, Kevin gained experience as a design engineer preparing construction documents for private land development projects in the state of Hawaii. In addition, he is responsive, extremely detail and service oriented, and attentive to client needs.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE (PARTIAL LIST)
Ramona Boulevard Resurfacing Project, City of El Monte
Project Manager
As a Project Manager, Kevin was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of this multi-million dollar federally funded project from procurement to project close out. This project consisted of pavement rehabilitation; removal and replacement of concrete improvements such as bus pads, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, ADA curb ramps, and PCC pavement; tree removals; landscape and hardscape installation; median improvements; fire hydrant relocations; pedestrian push button upgrades; utility adjustments; construction of storm water quality devices; decorative lighting; street beautification; and signing and striping improvements.
Land Development Project Manager, City of El Monte
Project Manager
As a Land Development Project Manager for the City of El Monte, Kevin is responsible for overseeing the land development program for the City. He is responsible for a team of two Associate Engineers, one Senior Project Manager, and one Permit Technician as well as Administrative Staff to process and permit all land development projects within the City. He performs plan reviews; sets Conditions of Approval; provides guidance to staff, and advises on discretionary and non-discretionary projects; assists the City Engineer in developing program policies and guidelines; manages consultant plan and map checkers; and coordinates with all city departments involved with land development matters, including, but not limited to the City Council; City Manager’s Office, City Attorney’s Office, Community and Economic Department, Planning Division, Building Division, Code Enforcement, and Finance Department.
Bushnell Avenue, Diamond Avenue, and Lyndon Street Street and Water Line Improvement Project, City of South Pasadena
Construction Manager
As a Construction Manager, Kevin was responsible for overseeing and managing of the construction and inspection for this much overdue improvement for the City. Duties included hosting weekly progress meetings with the contractor; document control of submittal, change order, and RFI logs; coordinating with the City, designer, contractor, and materials 11+ Years of Experience
Bachelor of Science – Civil
Engineering, University of
Hawaii, Manoa
Graduate Coursework – Civil
and Structural Engineering,
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Graduate Coursework –
Structural Engineering,
University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign
CA Registered Civil Engineer
(C88495)
HI Professional Civil
Engineer
(PE-18883)
Qualified SWPPP Developer
(C88495)
Project Management
Professional (2918711)
APWA PWI Graduate
Caltrans Resident Engineer
Academy
Location: 13337 South
Street | Ste #334 | Cerritos,
CA 90703
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testing firm to ensure the project was progressing on schedule and in accordance with the project plans and specifications; reviewing and recommending payment to the City for contractor and consultant progress payments; preparing Weekly Statement of Working Days; providing regular updates to the City; and project close out activities, including filing the Notice of Completion.
Citywide Bicycle Facilities Detection Improvement Project, City of Lodi Design Engineer
As a Design Engineer, Kevin was responsible for preparing the plans, specifications, and estimates for this grant funded project for the City of Lodi. The project included installation of video detection cameras for both vehicular and bicycle traffic; pavement marking, signing, and striping improvement for Class II bike lanes; and traffic signal equipment upgrades to further enhance the City’s bicycle network.
Land Development Design, Sato & Associates
Civil Designer
As a Civil Designer, Kevin collaborated with a team of professional engineers to develop civil construction drawings for various small to large scale commercial and industrial development projects in various cities and counties in the state of Hawaii. He performed calculations and prepared reports for grading; erosion control; drainage; stormwater quality; water and wastewater systems; and traffic control plans as required for permit acquisition. He also coordinated with municipal agencies to address submittal review comments to achieve compliance during the review and approval process.
ADDITIONAL SAMPLE PROJECT EXPERIENCE LIST
City of Bell
• Design Engineer, Pavement Rehabilitation Project on Various Streets FY 2014/2015 • Design Engineer/Construction Manager, CDBG ADA Curb Ramp Improvement Project • Design Engineer, Pavement Rehabilitation Project on Various Streets FY 2015/2016 • Design Engineer/Construction Manager, Florence Avenue Overlay Project • Construction Manager, Slurry Seal Project on Various Streets FY 2016/2017 • Construction Manager, EPA Sewer Modernization Project City of El Monte
• Project Manager, Ramona Boulevard Median Landscape Project • Project Manager, City Hall Parking Lot ADA Improvements Project • Project Manager, Parkway Drive/Denholm Drive Traffic Calming Project • Project Manager, Merced Avenue Linear Park Project
• Project Manager, Valley Boulevard/Main Street Complete Streets Feasibility Study • Project Manager, Garvey Avenue Complete Streets Feasibility Study and Design • Project Manager, Lower Azusa Road Street Improvement Project City of Maywood
• Project Manager, Sewer Flushing and Documentation Project • Design Engineer/Construction Manager, 60th Street and Heliotrope Avenue Roundabout Project • Design Engineer, Pavement Rehabilitation Project on Various Streets FY 2018/2019 • Project Manager, EPA Riverfront Park Improvement Project • Design Engineer/Construction Manager, Slurry Seal Project on Various Streets FY 2018/2019 • Project Manager, Street Light LED Conversion Project
• Construction Manager, EPA Sewer Replacement Project
City of South Pasadena
• Construction Manager, Alpha Avenue and Camino Del Sol Street and Water Line Improvement Project City of Vernon | Public Works Department
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Steven L. Wright, PE, TE
Project Manager / Traffic Engineer
Steven is a Professional Civil and Traffic Engineer with more than 36 years of experience serving municipal clients throughout Southern California with a focus on communities across Los Angeles County. Steven served the City of Pasadena for more than 28 years, holding the positions of City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer, and Transportation Administrator. As a consultant, he provided project management, construction management, and design services to the Cities of El Monte, Gardena, Lodi, Lomita, Lynwood, Maywood, Rancho Palos Verdes, and South Pasadena.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE (PARTIAL LIST)
Consultant City Traffic Engineer, City of El Monte
Traffic Engineer
As the Consultant City Traffic Engineer, Steven advises the City on all matters related to traffic engineering and transportation management. He oversees citizen traffic requests; provides technical feedback and guidance for land development and capital projects based on his deep understanding of the local community’s transportation patterns; and provides recommendations for countermeasures to address public concerns while reducing liability risks for the City.
Citywide Bicycle Facilities Detection Improvement Project, City of Lodi Traffic Engineer/Engineer of Record
As a Traffic Engineer and Engineer of Record, Steven provided technical guidance on the design of the project to ensure the project met Caltrans and CAMUTCD standards. The project included installation of video detection cameras for both vehicular and bicycle traffic; pavement marking, signing, and striping improvement for Class II bike lanes; and traffic signal equipment upgrades to further enhance the City’s bicycle network.
Department of Public Works, City of Pasadena
City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer, Acting City Engineer, Interim Transportation Administrator, Principal Engineer, Engineer
In his various progressive roles, Steven managed the Engineering Division in the planning, directing, and organizing the work of a large and multi-disciplined team in the areas of land development, capital projects, traffic and special projects such as wastewater and storm drain systems, undergrounding of utilities, public facilities, and park and median island improvements. He responded to interrogatories and testified in court cases or gave depositions as needed, as well as representing the City in mediation and settlement conferences. His experience also includes management of the Construction Division, which provided construction management and contract compliance of all public infrastructure including street, sidewalk, storm drain, sewer, street lighting, traffic signals, parks, landscaping and municipal buildings projects.
Oversaw, coordinated and supervised the work of Resident Engineer, Engineers, Inspectors, and Survey staff. Additional duties included providing management oversight of Public Works Design Sections which are responsible for all facets of public works throughout the City.
36+ Years of Experience
Bachelor of Science – Civil
Engineering, California
State Polytechnic
University, Pomona
CA Registered Civil
Engineer (C48650)
CA Registered Traffic
Engineer (TR1755)
Caltrans Resident
Engineer Academy
Location: 13337 South
Street | Ste #334 |
Cerritos, CA 90703
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Joe Indrawan, PE
Project Manager / Senior Engineer
Joe is a Professional Civil Engineer with over 35 years of experience, including 30 years of service with municipal agencies. His diverse experience allows him to bring a clear understanding and considerable depth to any project, contributing to the successful delivery of all projects. Joe possesses excellent communication skills, always providing high level customer service in a professional manner. Joe is a strategic thinker and an innovative problem-solver, making him a strong asset to all projects.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE (PARTIAL LIST)
City of Eastvale – Public Works Department
City Engineer
As contract City Engineer for the City of Eastvale, Joe was responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of Public Works/Engineering staff, Land development and Capital Improvement projects teams, preparing and managing operational and capital projects budgets, and handling general public complaints related to right-of-way and traffic issues. He represented the Department at City Council meetings, Planning and Public Safety Commissions meetings, as well as other agencies and/or utility meetings. He established quarterly utility coordination meetings to ensure utility projects were scheduled appropriately with City-owned projects. Additionally, Joe established and implemented development plan review processes and procedures, including subdivision map review checklists. During his tenure with the City of Eastvale, Joe represented Eastvale at the project funding, design and construction team for the I-15/Limonite Ave bridge widening along with Caltrans and the City of Jurupa Valley. He was also instrumental in the acquisition process of more than 4,000 streetlights from SCE and conversion of these lights to LED.
City of Chino – Public Works Department
Civil Engineering Manager
As a Civil Engineering Manager, Joe managed Land Development, Capital Improvement, Transportation Planning, Permit, Development Review/Plan Check and Inspection Services and ensured that all functions complied with Federal, State, and Municipal standards and regulations. Joe participated in the preparation and implementation of goals, objectives and operational and CIP budget of the Engineering Division. He prepared the Measure I project list and oversaw the preparation of grant applications.
Joe reviewed and approved public improvement plans and specifications, engineering calculations/studies, subdivision maps and survey documents. He participated in the development of General Plan Amendment and reviewed CEQA. He acted as a liaison with other cities, counties, and agencies. Joe updated and oversaw the implementation of Development Impact Fee Programs, prepared staff reports to the City Council and Planning Commission and attended respective meetings, as required. 35+ Years of Experience
Master of Science – Civil
Engineering, Rice
University
Bachelor of Science – Civil
Engineering, University of
Indonesia
Fundamentals of
Personnel Laws for
Managers and Supervisors
Funding Public Works
Programs
Contract Administration
& Change Orders Core
Curriculum
CEQA/California LandUse & Planning Law
Advanced Subdivision Map
Act
CA Registered Civil
Engineer (C44779)
Location: 13337 South
Street | Ste #334 |
Cerritos, CA 90703
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Adolfo Vargas, EIT
Project Manager / Construction Manager
Adolfo is an experienced engineer with over 36 years of experience with managing and delivering Capital Improvement Projects including water main improvements, treatment plans, pump stations, booster stations, street improvements, and bridges. He is also experienced with water quality management to ensure environmental and regulatory compliance with agencies such as the State Water Resources Control Board and EPA.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE (PARTIAL LIST)
City of Pasadena – Water and Power Department
Capital Projects Manager
As a Capital Projects Manager, Adolfo’s duties included serving as the Project Manager for CIP projects related to water main improvements and street improvements damaged during emergency repairs and water main installations. He prepared RFPs to procure and oversee consultant services, advertise construction projects, prepare City Council agenda reports for contract award, and administered construction contracts. He also served as Construction Manager for the installation of water main projects which required coordination with designers, City construction crews, contractors, and other City Departments. Additionally, he directly supervised three Engineering Aides who were responsible for the design of water main projects, and two Construction Inspectors who were responsible for the inspection of water main installations and other water projects.
Associate Engineer
As an Associate Engineer, Adolfo served both the Water Delivery Business Unit and Water Quality Section. With the Water Delivery Business Unit, Adolfo was the Project Manager for a 2,300 GPM perchlorate treatment plant, a concrete bridge in the Arroyo Seco, the Villa Well motor and pump reconstruction, and Glorietta Booster electrical upgrade project. He also managed Fish and Game permits, submitted annual maintenance reports, applied for grants from the State Water Resources Control Board – Division of Drinking Water and FEMA.
Under the Water Quality Section, Adolfo was responsible for the review of new and upcoming regulations and developed strategies for the implementation of required changes.
He maintained contact with regulatory agencies, oversaw water quality sampling, and prepared monthly water quality reports.
City of Pasadena – Department of Public Works
Associate Engineer
As an Associate Engineer, Adolfo performed and managed plan reviews to ensure Public Works requirements were met for all construction projects/developments in the City. He set conditions for variances, conditional use permits, and plan reviews. He also worked with contractors and City inspectors to ensure appropriate permits were obtained and ensured all work was completed in accordance with permit requirements through final sign-off and close-out.
City of Pasadena – Department of Transportation
Assistant Engineer
As an Assistant Engineer, Adolofo administered processing of permits, managed the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan and various City programs, conducted traffic investigations, and reviewed traffic impact studies for various developments. 36+ Years of Experience
Bachelor of Science – Civil
Engineering, California
State University, Los
Angeles
Engineer-In-Training
Location: 13337 South
Street | Ste #334 |
Cerritos, CA 90703
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VI | References
RELEVANT PROJECTS
KKA is a newer firm, so our project list as a company is limited, but our team has worked on numerous pavement rehabilitation projects under previous employers. Below is a sample list of pavement rehabilitation and relevant projects in nearby cities that our team has provided either design, construction management, and/or project management on:
Pavement Rehabilitation Project on Various Streets FY 2019-2020, City of Maywood This project involved cold milling and asphalt concrete overlays with thicknesses between 1.5” to 2.5” on various residential and arterial streets; repair and replacement of PCC curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway aprons, cross gutter, and spandrels; uplifted sidewalk grinding; replacement of non-ADA compliant curb ramps; installation of truncated domes on existing curb ramps; installation of asphalt concrete speed humps; striping and signing improvements; replacement of curb markings and house addresses; adjustment of manhole covers and utility valves; replacement and adjustment of utility pull boxes; traffic loop replacement; reconnecting existing curb and parkway drains; traffic control; and resetting of survey monuments.
Slurry Seal Project on Various Streets FY 2019-2020, City of Maywood This project involved crack seal and slurry seal on various residential streets; localized dig-out repairs; removal of existing rubber speed bumps; installation of asphalt concrete speed humps; striping and signing improvements; and traffic control.
Pavement Rehabilitation Project on Various Streets FY 2018-2019, City of Maywood This project involved cold milling and asphalt concrete overlays with thicknesses between 1.5” to 2.5” on various residential and arterial streets; repair and replacement of PCC curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway aprons, cross gutter, and spandrels; repair and replacement of PCC pavement on intersection of arterial streets; uplifted sidewalk grinding; replacement of non-ADA compliant curb ramps; installation of truncated domes on existing curb ramps; installation of asphalt concrete speed humps; striping and signing improvements; replacement of curb markings and house addresses; adjustment of manhole covers and utility valves; replacement and adjustment of utility pull boxes; traffic loop replacement; reconnecting existing curb and parkway drains; traffic control; and resetting of survey monuments.
60th Street and Heliotrope Avenue Roundabout Project, City of Maywood This project involved the design of an irregularly shaped roundabout within an existing five-way intersection at Heliotrope Avenue, 60th Street, and 60th Place to provide traffic calming within a dense residential neighborhood that was plagued by speeding and erratic driving, including a traffic fatality. Various alternatives were evaluated, including closing off the street at Heliotrope Avenue to divert traffic away from the intersection. However, this option was heavily opposed by the community, so a unique solution was required to address the problem.
Ultimately, a modified version of a modern roundabout was chosen, keeping safety features of modern roundabouts such as crosswalks in advance of the intersections and forced curvatures through striping improvements to reduce vehicle speeds as they enter to roundabout. Due to constraints within the existing City of Vernon | Public Works Department
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right-of-way and skewed intersection, an elongated median island had to be constructed to achieve the safety benefits provided by roundabouts. Additionally, a mountable curb was implemented around the central island to allow emergency vehicles to traverse over without having to maneuver around the roundabout to minimize delay to response times.
Florence Avenue Overlay, City of Bell
This project involved resurfacing of Florence Avenue from the Westerly City Limits to Atlantic Avenue including a 3” grind and thick overlay using rubberized asphalt; repair and replacement of PCC curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway aprons, cross gutter, and spandrels; replacement of non-ADA compliant curb ramps; striping and signing improvements; adjustment of manhole covers and utility valves; replacement and adjustment of utility pull boxes; traffic loop replacement; reconnecting existing curb and parkway drains; traffic control; and resetting of survey monuments. Additional challenges including coordination and partnership with the City of Huntington Park as a small portion of the street was within their jurisdiction, and coordination with Union Pacific Railroad as their railroad tracks crossed through a portion of the project limits.
CDBG ADA Curb Ramp Improvement Project, City of Bell
This project involved the removal and replacement of 95 curb ramps and retrofitting 3 curb ramps with truncated domes to achieve ADA-compliance throughout the City. A majority of the residential streets where the curb ramps were located had limited right-of-way and narrow sidewalks that made it challenging to implement standard curb ramp designs per SPPWC. Consequently, each location had to be individually evaluated and designed by modifying the standard details provided in the SPPWC.
Citywide Bicycle Facilities Detection Improvement Project, City of Lodi This project involved the installation of luminaire mast arm-mounted and signal mast arm-mounted video detection cameras at 13 intersections within the City of Lodi to provide video detection for bicyclists.
Improvements also included installation of new conductors; traffic signal upgrades; striping improvements; and bicycle conflict striping improvements.
The following is a list of references for our staff’s current assignments as well as with previous employers.
City of El Monte
On-Call Project Management, Land Development, & Traffic Engineering Services Contact: Lee Torres, City Engineer | (626) 580-2055 | [email protected] Client: City of El Monte | 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, CA 91731 Scope of Work: Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP and Steven Wright, PE, TE serves the City of El Monte as Project Managers for a variety of Public Works projects for the City’s Capital Improvement Program. Collectively, their projects included: Sidewalk Master Plan; Street Aesthetic Master Plan; Traffic Signal Installation and Street Improvements at Santa Anita Avenue and McGirk Avenue; Bicycle Boulevard on Fern and Elliott; Parkway/Denholm Traffic Calming; Zone 2 Annual Street Rehabilitation Project; Shared Parking and Smart Detection Systems Project; Vision Zero Action Plan; Merced Avenue Linear Park; Merced Avenue Stormwater Capture Project; Ramona Boulevard Resurfacing Project; Valley Boulevard/Main Street Complete Streets Feasibility Study; Pavement Management System 2022 Update; City Hall Parking Lot ADA Improvements; Zone City of Vernon | Public Works Department
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8, 9, 12 Annual Street Rehabilitation Project; Garvey Avenue Complete Streets Feasibility Study; Parcel 3 Remediation; and others.
Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP also serves as the City’s Consultant Engineering Division Manager, providing direction and oversight on the City’s CIP and land development program. Steven Wright, PE, TE also serves as the City’s Consultant Traffic Engineer responsible for reviewing and providing recommendations on traffic requests, performing plan reviews, and chairs the City’s Traffic Safety Committee.
City of Pico Rivera | On-Call Project Management Services Contact: Pam Yugar, Director of Parks and Recreation | (626) 580-2058 | pyugar@picorivera.org Client: City of Pico Rivera | 6615 Passons Boulevard, Pico Rivera, CA 90660 Scope of Work: Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP serves the City of Pico Rivera as Project Manager for a variety of Public Works and Parks and Recreation projects for the City’s Capital Improvement Program. His projects included:
Alebrije Dog Park; Senior Center Parking Lot ADA Improvements; Senior Center Restroom ADA Improvements; Smith Park Aquatic Center Renovation; Rio Hondo Park Improvements; City Hall EV Charging Stations; The Pedestrian Active Depot (PAD); Pico Park Baseball Field Restrooms; Youth Center Renovation; and others.
City of Eastvale | On-Call Project Management & Land Development Services Contact: Jimmy Chung, Director of Public Works | (951) 703-4473 | [email protected] Client: City of Eastvale | 12363 Limonite Avenue, Eastvale, CA 91752 Scope of Work: Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP and Steven Wright, PE, TE serves the City of Eastvale as Project Manager for a variety of Public Works projects for the City’s Capital Improvement Program. Collectively, their projects included: Temporary City Hall Modular Offices; Traffic Signal at Sumner Avenue and 68th Street; FY 23/24 Annual AC Overlay; Eastvale Alternative Drainage Water Quality Project; and others. Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP also served as Land Development Project Manager, performing entitlement reviews, project conditioning, plan review, and serving as the liaison between developers and the City’s on-call consultant plan checkers to ensure plan reviews City of El Monte
Ramona Boulevard Resurfacing Project
City of Eastvale
Future Civic Center and Eastwalk Site
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and permits were processed in a timely manner on major projects such as the Eastvale Civic Center and multiphase Eastwalk tract home development.
City of Lynwood | On-Call Plan Review & Project Management Services Contact: Julian Lee, Public Works Director | (310) 603-0200 Ext. 801 | [email protected] Client: City of Lynwood | 11750 Alameda Street, Lynwood, CA 90262 Scope of Work: Steven Wright, PE, TE served the City of Lynwood as Plan Check Engineer, Traffic Engineer, and Project Manager. His duties included review of discretionary and non-discretionary land development projects, review of traffic studies, review, and approval of improvements in the public right-ofway, and meeting with developers and engineers to address questions and/or concerns before setting Conditions of Approval. He also provided Project Management on a few CIP projects by preparing Request for Proposals, managing evaluations, and preparing City Council staff reports for the City’s Annual Tree Trimming Services and Citywide Parking Management Consultant.
City of South Pasadena | On-Call Construction Management Services Contact: Anteneh Tesfaye, Deputy Director of Public Works | (626) 403-7240 | [email protected]
Client: City of South Pasadena | 1414 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030 Scope of Work: Steven Wright, PE, TE served the City of South Pasadena as Project Manager and Construction Manager for a variety of Public Works projects for the City’s Capital Improvement Program. Steven served as the Resident Engineer and Project Manager of several projects including: the 2018 War Memorial Building Improvement Project; 2018 Fire Department Emergency Operations Center Upgrades Project; 2018/2019 CNG Facilities Upgrade Project; 2018/2019 Bicycle Parking Project; 2019 City Facilities Re-Cabling Project; and the 2019 City Hall Courtyard Renovation Project.
Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP served the City of South Pasadena as Project Manager and Construction Manager on multiple projects including:
Bushnell Avenue, Diamond Avenue, and Lyndon St. Street Improvement Project: The scope of work consisted of repair of damaged asphalt pavement by grinding and overlay with conventional asphalt, localized repairs of damaged curb/gutter, sidewalk, and driveways, replacement of ADA access ramps, replacement of water services, valves, meter boxes, and fire hydrants, resetting of survey monuments, replacement of existing signs, thermoplastic striping, and other associated elements of work. The project began in June 2019 with a budget of $1.1 million and was completed in October 2019 without any change orders.
March 2013
AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COLLUSION BY CONTRACTOR
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_______________________________________________________________, being first duly sworn deposes and says that he/she is ______________________________________________________________________ (Insert "Sole Owner", "Partner", "President, "Secretary", or other proper title) of______________________________________________________________________________________ (Insert name of bidder)
who submits herewith to the City of Vernon a bid/proposal; That all statements of fact in such bid/proposal are true; That such bid/proposal was not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization or corporation; That such bid/proposal is genuine and not collusive or sham; That said bidder has not, directly or indirectly by agreement, communication or conference with anyone attempted to induce action prejudicial to the interest of the City of Vernon, or of any other bidder or anyone else interested in the proposed contract; and further That prior to the public opening and reading of bids/proposals, said bidder:
a. Did not directly or indirectly, induce or solicit anyone else to submit a false or sham bid/proposal;
b. Did not directly or indirectly, collude, conspire, connive or agree with anyone else that said bidder or anyone else would submit a false or sham bid/proposal, or that anyone should refrain from bidding or withdraw his/her bid/proposal;
c. Did not, in any manner, directly or indirectly seek by agreement, communication or conference with anyone to raise or fix the bid/proposal price of said bidder or of anyone else, or to raise or fix any overhead, profit or cost element of his/her bid/proposal price, or of that of anyone else; d. Did not, directly or indirectly, submit his/her bid/proposal price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulge information or data relative thereto, to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, bid depository, or to any member or agent thereof, or to any individual or group of individuals, except the City of Vernon, or to any person or persons who have a partnership or other financial interest with said bidder in his/her business.
I certify under penalty of perjury that the above information is correct By:______________________________________ Title:________________________________ Date:____________________________________
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FEE SCHEDULE
Kevin Ko, PE, QSD, PMP
13337 South Street, Ste #334
Cerritos, CA 90703
[email protected]
www.kkoandassociates.com
JULY 25, 2024
CITY OF VERNON
COST PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES
City of Vernon | Public Works Department
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Billing Rates
Effective January 1 of each year
The rates shown in the fee schedule below reflect KKA’s fees for the initial contract period.
Classification Hourly Billing Rate
Engineering
Project Manager………………………………………..….…………. $180
Traffic Engineer………………………………………….………….... $180
Senior Engineer…………………………………………………….….. $175
Engineering Associate…..……………………………….……….... $155
Construction Management
Construction Manager………………………………………..….... $180
Senior Public Works Observer (Prevailing Wage) ……… $160 Senior Public Works Observer (Non-Prevailing Wage).. $155 Administrative
Administrative Assistant…………………………………………… $90
Subconsultants
Cost, no markup
Reimbursable Expenses
Mileage .......................................................................................................................Federal Rate ($0.66/mile) Prints, Plots, Messenger, and Other Direct Expenses................................................................ Cost, no markup Note: The rates shown above are subject to a three percent (3.0 %) annual increase commencing January 1 of each subsequent year. Subconsultants and authorized expenses will be charged at cost with no markup. Overtime for field technical services will be billed at one and one-half times the hourly rates shown.
SCHEDULE OF HOURLY BILLING RATES
Effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024
OFFICE:
Principal/LS $250.00/Hour
Project Surveyor $150.00/Hour
Map Reviewing $150.00/Hour
Administration $ 80.00/Hour
SURVEY:
Principal/LS $250.00/Hour
Survey Manager $200.00/Hour
Survey Analyst $150.00/Hour
Survey Crew $350.00/Hour
Client shall pay the cost, plus 10%, for any applicable outside vendor reproduction costs, inhouse reproduction cost, plotting costs, mileage and delivery or messenger services incurred on Client's behalf.
The above Schedule of Hourly Billing Rates is for straight time only. In the case of overtime, the rate charged will be 1-1/2 times the hourly rates shown, and for Sundays and holidays, 2 times the hourly rate shown.
Schedule of Fees 2023 - 2024
NOTE: Rates will be adjusted annually each July 1st to reflect increased costs.
Personnel Rates: Per Hour Unless Otherwise Noted
Engineering and Consulting Personnel Rate Equipment Usage (Daily Unless Otherwise Noted),Cont. Rate Senior Principal Advisor/Consultant 350.00 $ Nuclear Gauge (Per Hour) 11.00 $ Principal Engineer/Geologist 250.00 $ Sand Cone Density Test Equipment 55.00 $ Metallurgical Engineer 360.00 $ Pull Test Equipment 66.00 $ Registered Geotechnical Engineer 245.00 $ Concrete/Asphalt Coring Equipment 660.00 $ Technical Advisor 240.00 $ Pachometer 61.00 $
Material Scientist, Welding/NDT Consultant 250.00 $ Floor Flatness (Dipstick) 55.00 $ Registered Geologist/Certified Engineering Geologist 245.00 $ Schmidt Hammer 33.00 $ Senior Engineer/Geologist 220.00 $ Vapor Emission Test Kits 33.00 $ Registered Civil Engineer 215.00 $ Relative Humidity Probe 66.00 $ Roofing/Waterproofing Consultant 240.00 $ UPV (Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity) Meter 385.00 $ Project Engineer/Manager 210.00 $ Fireproofing Adhesion/Cohesion (Per Test) 39.00 $ Quality Control Manager 200.00 $ A Scan Ultrasonic Equipment and Consumables 83.00 $ Senior Staff Engineer/Geologist 195.00 $ Magnetic Particle Equipment and Consumables 44.00 $ Staff Engineer/Geologist 190.00 $ Liquid Penetrant Consumables 39.00 $ Quality Control Administrator 180.00 $ Phased Array Ultrasonic Equipment (Per Hour) 66.00 $ Metallurgical Technician 155.00 $ Ground Penetrating Radar 330.00 $ CADD Operator/Draftsperson 142.00 $ Impact Echo 385.00 $ Administrative Support 95.00 $ Ultrasonic Tomography 495.00 $ Field Supervisor $ Inertial Profiler (Per Hour) 175.00 Quotation Safety Supervisor 175.00 $ Project Dedicated Vehicle 150.00 $ Laboratory Manager 160.00 $ Roller Compacted Concrete Vibrating Hammer/Tampling Plate 77.00 $ Laboratory Technician 135.00 $ Half-Cell Potential Equipment Set 385.00 $ Expert Witness Testimony 590.00 $ Concrete Electrical Resistivity Meter 176.00 $ Qualified SWPPP Developer 195.00 $ Field Hardness (Steel) 110.00 $ Qualified SWPPP Practitioner 180.00 $ Coating Thickness Gauge 110.00 $ Vibration Engineer 220.00 $ Wood Curing Box (One-Time Fee/Per Box) 650.00 $ Temperature Control Curing Box (Per Month) 500.00 $
Temperature Matching Curing Box (Per Month) 570.00 $
Field Inspection Personnel Rate
Concrete/Reinforced Steel Inspector 129.00 $
Prestressed/Post Tensioned Inspector 129.00 $
Specimen Pick-Up Rate
Concrete ICC Inspector 129.00 $ Standard Sample: Concrete Cylinders (Each) 30.00 $ Drilled-In-Anchor Inspector 129.00 $ Standard Sample: Mortar/Grout Cubes and Cores, 30.00 $ Gunite/Shotcrete Inspector 129.00 $ Fireproofing, Rebar, and Epoxy Prisms (Each) Masonry Inspector 129.00 $ Oversize Sample: Masonry Prisms and Shotcrete Panels (Each) 80.00 $ Structural Steel/Welding Inspector 129.00 $ Oversize Sample: Flexural Beams (Each) AWS Certified Welding Inspector 129.00 $ Technician for Specimen Pick-Up Not Listed Above 110.00 $ Fireproofing Inspector 129.00 $ (Per Hour, 2-Hour Minimum) Lead Inspector $ Technician for Specimen Pick-Up Before 5:00 a.m. 165.00 132.00 $ Firestop Special Inspector - IFC Premier 146.00 $ or After 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday, or All Day Saturday Firestop Special Inspector - IQP 191.00 $ (Per Hour, 2-Hour Minimum Plus Mileage) L.A. Deputy Grading Inspector 134.00 $
Asphalt Field and Plant Inspector/Technician 129.00 $
Pile Driving Inspector 129.00 $
Jobsite Trailer, Mobile or On-site Laboratory Rate
Soils Technician $ Mobile Laboratory for Rapid Strength Concrete (Per Shift 600.00 129.00 $ Concrete Quality Control (ACI/Caltrans Technician) 129.00 $ Not Exceeding 12 Hours) All Others by Quotation Wood Framing Inspector 129.00 $
Roofing/Waterproofing Inspector 136.00 $
Public Works Inspector 146.00 $
Concrete Tests (Field Made Specimens) Rate
Mechanical Inspector 154.00 $ 6" x 12" Cylinder: Compression Strength (ASTM C39) 42.00 $ Electrical Inspector 154.00 $ 4" x 8" Cylinder: Compression Strength (ASTM C39) 37.00 $ Plumbing Inspector 154.00 $ Density of Structural Lightweight Concrete Equilibrium 90.00 $ Building Inspector 154.00 $ Oven Dry Method (ASTM C567) Vibration Monitoring Technician 149.00 $ Core Compression including Trimming (ASTM C42) 80.00 $ Field Engineering Technician 129.00 $ 6" x 6" x 18" Flexural Beams Not Exceeding Referenced 110.00 $ Size (ASTM C78, C293 or CTM 523)
Splitting Tensile Strength (ASTM C496) 100.00 $
Shop Inspection Personnel Rate Modulus of Elasticity Test (ASTM C469) 300.00 $ Structural Steel Fabrication Inspector 129.00 $ Rapid Chloride Permeability Test: Cylinders or Cores 550.00 $ Batch Plant Quality Control Technician/Inspector 129.00 $ (ASTM C1202) Glue-Laminated Fabrication Inspector Quotation Density, Absorption, and Voids in Hardened Concrete 550.00 $ Pre-Cast Concrete/Pipe Fabrication Inspector 129.00 $ (ASTM C642) Flexural Toughness (ASTM C1609, Formerly ASTM C1018) 850.00 $ Flexural Toughness (ASTM C1550) 500.00 $
Nondestructive Testing Personnel Rate
Double Punch Strength of Fiber Reinforced Concrete 550.00 $ NDE Ultrasonic Testing Technician 135.00 $ Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete 600.00 $ NDE Magnetic Particle Testing Technician 135.00 $ (CRD 39, AASHTO T336) NDE Dye Penetrant Testing Technician 135.00 $ Bulk Electrical Resistivity (ASTM C1876) 150.00 $ Combination NDE Technician/Welding Inspector 135.00 $
Radiographic Testing (Crew of 2) 360.00 $
NDE Engineer $ 230.00
Concrete Specimen Preparation Rate
Sawing of Specimens (Each) 45.00 $
Coring of Specimens in Lab (Each) 45.00 $
Equipment Usage (Daily Unless Otherwise Noted) Rate Grinding of Concrete Below 6000 psi Strength (Each) 65.00 $ Skidmore $ Grinding of Concrete 6000 psi Strength and Above (Each) 95.00 44.00 $ Torque Wrench, Small 17.00 $
Torque Wrench, Large 28.00 $
Torque Multiplier $ 44.00 Laboratory Trial Batch: Concrete, Cement and Mortar Rate Air Meter $ Compression Test 4"x8" Cylinders Made and Tested in 55.00 22.00 $ Unit Weight Bucket 33.00 $ Laboratory (ASTM C192, C35)
Field Concrete Scale 33.00 $ Compression Test 6"x12" Cylinders Made and Tested in 65.00 $ Brass Mold $ Laboratory (ASTM C192, C35) 22.00
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1 Laboratory Trial Batch: Concrete, Cement and Mortar, Cont. Rate Soils and Aggregate Tests, Continued Rate 6" x 6" x 18" Flexural Beams Made and Tested in Laboratory 125.00 $ Compressive Strength of Molded Soil-Cement Cylinders 105.00 $ (ASTM C192, C78) (ASTM D1633)
Splitting Tensile Strength Cylinders Made and Tested in 125.00 $ Consolidation Test: Full Cycle (ASTM 2435, CTM 219) 195.00 $ Laboratory (ASTM C192, C496) Consolidation Test: Time Rate per Load Increment 45.00 $ Modulus of Elasticity Test Cylinders Made and Tested in 315.00 $ (ASTM D2435, CTM 219) Laboratory (ASTM C192, C469) Corrosivity Series: Sulfate, CI, pH, Resistivity (CTM 643, 245.00 $ Density of Structural Lightweight Concrete Made in the 110.00 $ 417, and 422) Laboratory, Equilibrium or Oven Dry Method (ASTM C567) Crushed/Fractured Particles (ASTM D5821, CTM 205) 175.00 $ Bulk Electrical Resistivity (ASTM C1876) 165.00 $ Direct Shear Test: Remolded and/or Residual (ASTM D3080) 245.00 $ Laboratory Trial Batch (ASTM C192/Lab Procedure Performance) 525.00 $ Direct Shear Test: Undisturbed - Slow [CD] (ASTM D3080) 225.00 $ Concrete Mixture Design for Preconsruction Evaluation and 300.00 $ Direct Shear Test: Undisturbed - Fast [CU] (ASTM D3080) 195.00 $ Backup Data Development Durability Index: Per Method - A,B,C, or D (ASTM D3744, 210.00 $ Drying Shrinkage Up to 28 Days: Three 3" x 3" or 4" x 4" Bars, 500.00 $ CTM 229) Five Readings Up to 28 Dry Days (ASTM C157) Expansion Index (ASTM D4829, UBC 18-2) 170.00 $ Additional Reading, Per Set of Three Bars 50.00 $ Fine Aggregate Angularity (ASTM C1252, CTM 234, 190.00 $ Storage over Ninety (90) Days, Per Set of 40.00 $ AASHTO T304) Three Bars, Per Month Flat and Elongated Particle (ASTM D4791) 240.00 $ Setting Time Up to 7 Hours (ASTM C403) 180.00 $ Flat or Elongated Particle (ASTM D4791) 210.00 $ Bleeding (ASTM C232) 150.00 $ Maximum Density: Methods A/B/C (ASTM D1557, 190.00 $ Concrete Restrained Expansion (ASTM C878) 650.00 $ D698, CTM 216) Non-Shrink Grout: Height Change after Final Set (ASTM C1090) 550.00 $ Maximum Density: Check Point (ASTM D1557, D698) 65.00 $ Non-Shrink Grout: Height Change at Early Age (ASTM C827) 800.00 $ Maximum Density: AASHTO C [Modified] (AASHTO T-180) 195.00 $ Cracking Resistance, Set of Three Rings, Laboratory Trial 5,750.00 $ Maximum Index Density: Vibratory Table (ASTM D4253) 345.00 $ Batching, Test Until Cracking or Up to 28 Days (ASTM 1581) Moisture Content (ASTM D2216, CTM 226) 25.00 $ Evaluation of Pre-Packaged Masonry Mortars (ASTM C270) 1,200.00 $ Moisture and Density: Ring Sample (ASTM D2937) 30.00 $ Creep (ASTM C512) (One Age of Loading, 12 Months 8,000.00 $ Moisture and Density: Shelby Tube Sample (ASTM D2937) 40.00 $ Duration of Testing) Moisture-Density Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures 275.00 $ Premixed in the Field (ASTM D558)
Moisture-Density Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures 350.00 $ Rate Mixed in the Lab (ASTM D558)
Chemical Analysis for Acid Soluble Chlorides 125.00 $ Organic Impurities (ASTM C40, CTM 213) 90.00 $ (ASTM C1152) (includes sample prep) Permeability (ASTM D5084) Quotation Chemical Analysis for Water Soluble Chlorides 150.00 $ Potential Reactivity: Chemical Method (ASTM C289 - 650.00 $ (ASTM C1218) (includes sample prep) Discontinued Method) Chloride Diffusion Coefficient of Cementitious 2,600.00 $ Potential Reactivity: Mortar Bar Expansion Method, 900.00 $ Mixtures by Bulk Diffusion (ASTM C1556) 14-Day Exposure (ASTM C1260) Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete, Level II Potential Reactivity: Mortar Bar Expansion Method, 950.00 $ (ASTM 856) (Comprehensive) 28-Day Exposure (ASTM C1260) Each, One Sample 2,400.00 $ Potential Reactivity: Concrete Bar Expansion Method 2,700.00 $ Each, Two or More Samples 2,100.00 $ (ASTM C1293), 12 month Potential Reactivity: Concrete Bar Expansion Method 2,900.00 $ (ASTM C1293), 24 month
Physical and Chemical Analysis of Cement Rate Potential Reactivity of Aggregate Combination, Non-Standard 1,050.00 $ Physical Testing and Chemical Analysis of Portland Cement 1,350.00 $ Method; 14-Day Exposure, Mortar (After ASTM C1567) per Standard Requirements (ASTM C150) Potential Reactivity of Aggregate Combination, Non-Standard 1,100.00 $ Chemical Analysis of Portland Cement per Standard 700.00 $ Method; 28-Day Exposure, Mortar (Sfter ASTM C1567) Requirements (ASTM C150) R-Value: Soil (ASTM 2844, CTM 301) 440.00 $ Physical Testing of Portland Cement per Standard 700.00 $ R-Value: Aggregate Base (ASTM D2844, CTM 301) 490.00 $ Requirements (ASTM C150) Sand Equivalent (ASTM D2419, CTM 217) 125.00 $ Physical Testing of Type K Cement, Mortar Expansion 700.00 $ Sieve #200 Wash Only (ASTM D1140, CTM 202) 90.00 $ (ASTM C806) Sieve with Hydrometer: 3/4" Gravel to Clay (ASTM D422, 250.00 $ Partial Analysis or Specific Physical Tests Quotation D7928, CTM 203) Sulfates Resistance of Hydraulic Cement (ASTM C1012), 2,700.00 $ Sieve with Hydrometer: Sand to Clay (ASTM D422, 240.00 $ 6 Months D7928, CTM 203)
Sulfates Resistance of Hydraulic Cement (ASTM C1012), 3,000.00 $ Sieve Analysis Including Wash (ASTM C136, CTM 202) 150.00 $ 12 months Sieve Analysis Without Wash (ASTM C136, CTM 202) 120.00 $ Sieve Analysis: Split Sieve (ASTM C136, CTM 202) 240.00 $ Sieve Analysis Without Wash: With Cobbles (ASTM C136, 235.00 $ Physical and Chemical Analysis of Fly Ash Rate CTM 202) Chemical Analysis of Fly Ash per Standard Requirements 700.00 $ Soundness: Sodium or Magnesium Sulfate, 5 Cycles 450.00 $ (ASTM C618) (ASTM C88)
Physical Testing of Fly Ash per Standard Requirements 700.00 $ Specific Gravity and Absorption: Coarse (ASTM C127, 100.00 $ (ASTM C618) CTM 206)
Partial Analysis or Specific Physical Tests Quotation Specific Gravity and Absorption: Fine (ASTM C128, 165.00 $ Chemical Analysis and Physical Testing of Fly Ash per 1,350.00 $ CTM 207) Standard Requirements (ASTM C1618) Swell/Settlement Potential: One Dimensional (ASTM D4546) 150.00 $ Type 1L Cement (ASTM C595; Excludes Special Properties) 1,350.00 $ Triaxial Quotation Unconfined Compression (ASTM D2166, CTM 221) 190.00 $
Physical Testing of Chemical Admixtures for Unit Weight Per Cubic Foot (ASTM C29, CTM 212) 125.00 $ Concrete Rate Voids in Aggregate with Known Specific Gravity (ASTM C29, 125.00 $ Qualification of Admixture (ASTM C494) Quotation CTM 212) Lightweight Particles: Coarse, with Two Solutions (ASTM C123) 450.00 $ Lightweight Particles: Fine, with One Solution (ASTM C123) 225.00 $ Soils and Aggregate Tests Rate
Abrasion: LA Rattler (ASTM C131) 200.00 $
Abrasion: LA Rattler (ASTM C535) 210.00 $
Asphalt Concrete Tests Rate
Atterberg Limits/Plasticity Index (ASTM D4318, CTM 204) 160.00 $ HMA Mixing and Preparation 129.00 $ California Bearing Ratio Excluding Maximum Density 550.00 $ HMA Mixing and Preparation with Aggregate Treatment 181.00 $ (ASTM D1883): Soil Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Sample or Core: SSD 57.00 $ California Bearing Ratio Excluding Maximum Density 650.00 $ (ASTM D2726, CTM 308C) (ASTM D1883): Cement-Treated Soil Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Sample or Core: Parafin 83.00 $ Cement-Treated Soil/Base Mix Design: Includes Three Trial 3,500.00 $ Coated (ASTM D1188 and CTM 308A) Cement Contents with Three Unconfined Compressive Strength Emulsion Residue, Evaporation (ASTM D244) 165.00 $ Specimens per Cement Content Extraction: % Bitumen (ASTM D6307, CTM 382) 165.00 $ Chloride and Sulfate Content (CTM 417, CTM 422) 175.00 $ Extraction: % Bitumen and Gradation (ASTM D5444, D6307, 222.00 $ Clay Lumps and Friable Particles (ASTM C142) 200.00 $ CTM 202, 382) Cleanness Value: 1" x #4 (CTM 227) 175.00 $ Extraction: % Bitumen, Correction Factor (ASTM D6307, 361.00 $ Cleanness Value: 1.5" x .75" (CTM 227) 275.00 $ CTM 382) Collapse Potential/Index (ASTM D5333) 225.00 $
Chemical Analysis and Petrographic Examination of Concrete 70398
Task Code 70397
80193
80129-1
80129-2
75036
75040
30403
75028
30322
70305 75027
70311
30225
70315
30237
30203
70378
30201
70321
30219
Task Code
30223
70396
70309
Task Code
80111
30321
70361
Task Code
30507
70325
70331
30227
70313
75004
70342
80001
80103
70333
30232 70336
Task Code
70339
70340
70337
30233
70319
30231
70317
70303
30412
70343
30508
20265
30207
20263
80126
30234
30229
70335
80123 30401
30205
30230
30209
70371
30411
75032
70304
75033
Task Code
30505
70301
80143 70365
80147
80146
Task Code
70369
80149
70373
30317
Task Code 30319
80196
30503
70341
70355
70345
80129
80100
80110
70357
70367
80140 70363
70359
70360
70351
80106
70349
70353
70394
80195
70399
70392
70391
80194
70347
75031
70344
75024
70393
2 Asphalt Concrete Tests, Continued Rate Mortar and Grout Rate Chemical Extraction: % Bitumen and Sieve Analysis (ASTM D2172 253.00 $ Compression: 2" x 4" Mortar Cylinders (ASTM C780) 57.00 $ Method A or B, ASTM D5444) Compression: 3" x 3" x 6" Grout Prisms, Includes Trimming 42.00 $ Lab Tested Maximum Density: Hveem, 3 briquettes (ASTM D1561, 222.00 $ (ASTM C1019) D1188, CTM 304, 308) Compression: 2" Cubes (ASTM C109) 57.00 $ Hveem Stabilometer Test, Premixed, 3 briquettes (ASTM D1560, 222.00 $ Compression: Cores Includes Trimming (ASTM C42) 77.00 $ D1561, CTM 304, 366)
Lab Tested Maximum Density: Marshall, 3 Briquettes 217.00 $ (ASTM D6926, D2726) Masonry Specimen Preparation Rate
Lab Tested Maximum Density: Marshall 6'' Specimen, 222.00 $ Cutting of Cubes or Prisms 80.00 $ 3 Briquettes (ASTM D5581, D2726)
Lab Tested Maximum Density: Superpave Gyratory Compacted 83.00 $ Briquette, SSD, 1 Briquette (ASTM D6925, D2726) Fireproofing Tests Rate Lab Tested Maximum Density: Superpave Gyratory Compacted 93.00 $ Oven Dry Density (ASTM E605) 72.00 $ Briquette, Parafin, 1 Briquette (ASTM D1188, D6925)
Maximum Theoretical Specific Gravity [RICE] (ASTM D2041, 165.00 $ CTM 309) Gunite and Shotcrete Tests Rate
Marshall Stability and Flow, Cored Sample, Each (ASTM D6927) 83.00 $ Core Compression Including Trimming (ASTM C42) 80.00 $ Marshall Stability and Flow, Premixed, 3 Briquettes (ASTM D6926, 237.00 $ Compression: Cubes (Includes Saw Cutting) 98.00 $ D6927)
Marshall Stability and Flow, Gyratory Compacted Specimen 237.00 $ Concrete Roof Fill: Gypsum, Vermiculite, Perlite, Pre-Mixed, 3 Briquettes (ASTM D5581, D6925) Lightweight Insulating Concrete, Etc. Rate Marshall Stability and Flow 6'' Specimen, Premixed, 3 Briquettes 237.00 $ Compression Test (ASTM C495 and C472) 70.00 $ (ASTM D5581) Air Dry Density (ASTM C472) 55.00 $
Moisture Content (CTM 370) 88.00 $ Oven Dry Density (ASTM C495) 80.00 $ Wet Track Abrasion Test (ASTM D3910) 170.00 $
Hveem Mix Design (Excluding Aggregate Quality Tests) 5,356.00 $ Hveem Mix Design, with RAP (Excluding Aggregate Quality 5,815.00 $ Reinforcing Steel, ASTM A615, A706 Rate Tests, RAP Qualification) Tensile Test: # 11 or Smaller 70.00 $ Hveem Mix Design, with Lime (Excluding Aggregate Quality 9,180.00 $ Bend Test: # 11 or Smaller 65.00 $ Tests) Bend Test #14 or #18 385.00 $
Hveem Mix Design Caltrans Untreated Mix (Including Aggregate 6,386.00 $ Tensile Test: # 14 270.00 $ Quality Tests) Tensile Test: # 18 370.00 $
Hveem Mix Design Caltrans Lime Treated Mix (Including 7,416.00 $ Aggregate Quality Tests)
Marshall Mix Design (Excluding Aggregate Quality Tests) 5,356.00 $ Reinforcing Steel - Welded or Coupled Specimens Rate Marshall Mix Design with RAP (Excluding Aggregate Quality 5,815.00 $ Tensile Test: Welded/Coupled #11 and Smaller 80.00 $ Tests) Tensile Test: Welded/Coupled #14 280.00 $
Marshall Mix Design with Lime (Excluding Aggregate Quality 6,386.00 $ Tensile Test: Welded/Coupled #18 395.00 $ Tests) Weld: Macroetch 90.00 $
Open Grade Asphalt Concrete Mix Design (ASTM D7064, 3,090.00 $ Slippage Test - Caltrans (CTM 670) 200.00 $ CTM 368) Tensile Test: Welded Hoops #11 and Smaller 150.00 $ Superpave Mix Design (Excluding Aggregate Quality Tests) 10,918.00 $ Superpave Mix Design, with RAP (Excluding Aggregate 11,536.00 $ Quality Tests) Metal and Steel Testing Rate
Superpave Mix Design, with Rubber (Excluding Aggregate 11,536.00 $ Tensile Strength: Up to 100K Pounds (Each) 75.00 $ Quality Tests) Tensile Strength: Up to 200K Pounds (Each) 85.00 $ Superpave Mix Design, with Additives (Excluding Aggregate 11,845.00 $ Tensile Strength: Up to 300K Pounds (Each) 110.00 $ Quality Tests) Tensile Strength: Up to 400K Pounds (Each) 160.00 $ Effect of Moisture on Asphalt Paving Mixtures, Pre-Mixed 1,030.00 $ Tensile Strength: 400K to 600K Pounds (Each) 385.00 $ (ASTM D4867, AASHTO T283) Tensile Strength: Stress-Strain Percent Offset 225.00 $ Hamburg Wheel Track Test, 20,000 Passes, 4 Briquettes 1,133.00 $ Weld: Macroetch 90.00 $ (AASHTO T324) Weld: Fracture 45.00 $
Raveling Test of Cold Mixed Emulsified Asphalt (ASTM D7196) 206.00 $ Bend Test 70.00 $ Marshall Stability, Wet Set, 3 Replicates (AASHTO T245) 361.00 $ Flattening Test 70.00 $ Marshall Stability, Dry Set, 3 Replicates (AASHTO T245) 309.00 $ Hardness Test (ASTM E18) 80.00 $ Cold Recycled Asphalt Mix Design: 2 Gradings Each, 10,815.00 $ Bolt: Axial Tensile Test (Up to 7/8" diameter) 65.00 $ 3 Emulsion Content (Caltrans LP-8) Bolt: Wedge Tensile Test (Up to 7/8" diameter) 80.00 $ Bolt: Axial Tensile Test (Greater than 7/8" Up to 1" diameter) 85.00 $ Bolt: Wedge Tensile Test (Greater than 7/8" Up to 1" diameter) 105.00 $ Brick Masonry Tests, ASTM C67 Rate Bolt: Axial Tensile Test (Greater than 1" diameter) 125.00 $ Modulus of Rupture: Flexural 100.00 $ Bolt: Wedge Tensile Test (Greater than 1" diameter) 135.00 $ Compression Strength 65.00 $ Bolt: Proof Load Test (Up to 7/8") 90.00 $ Absorption: 5 Hour or 24 Hour 70.00 $ Bolt: Proof Load Test (Greater than 7/8" Up to 1" diameter) 110.00 $ Absorption (Boil): 1, 2 or 5 Hours 100.00 $ Bolt: Proof Load Test (Greater than 1") 130.00 $ Initial Rate of Absorption 60.00 $ Nut: Proof Load Test (Up to 7/8") 70.00 $ Efflorescence $ Nut: Proof Load Test (Greater than 7/8" Up to 1" diameter) 90.00 80.00 $ Cores: Compression 75.00 $ Nut: Proof Load Test (Greater than 1") 100.00 $ Shear Test on Brick Cores: 2 Faces 100.00 $
Chemical Testing of Metal and Steel Rate
Concrete Block, ASTM C140 Rate Steel Chemical Analysis Quotation Compression $ Weight of Galvanized Coating (ASTM A90) 85.00 90.00 $ Absorption/Moisture Content/Oven Dry Density 90.00 $ Epoxy Coating Thickness 95.00 $ Linear Shrinkage (ASTM C426) 250.00 $ Coating Thickness 90.00 $ Web and Face Shell Measurements 50.00 $
Tension Test $ 160.00 Machining and Preparation of Tensile and Bend Core Compression $ 80.00 Sample: Carbon Steel Rate
Shear Test of Masonry Cores: 2 Faces 95.00 $ Machinist: Initial Preparation from Mock-Up, Etc. (Per Hour) 125.00 $ Efflorescence Tests 75.00 $ Sawcut to Overall Width (Per 0.5" Thickness or Fraction 60.00 $ Thereof)
Machine to Test Configuration: Milled Specimens 85.00 $ Masonry Prisms, ASTM C1314 Rate Machine to Test Configuration: Turned Specimens (Per 0.5" 155.00 $ Compression Test: Composite Masonry Prisms Up to 8" x 16" 195.00 $ Thickness or Fraction Thereof) Compression Test: Composite Masonry Prisms Up to 8" x 16" 260.00 $ Prepare Subsize Specimens (Per 0.5" Thickness or Fraction 105.00 $ Prism Cord Modulus of Elasticity 600.00 $ Thereof)
Prism Cord Modulus of Elasticity with Transverse Strain 685.00 $ (for Double-Wythe Specimen)
75095
75084
20531
75113
Task Code
75114
20603
75075 20609
Task Code
75087
75090 20525
20361
75096
20503
20759
20346
20347
75094
Task Code
Task Code
75093
75106
Task Code
20371
20373
20379
75052
75051
75069
75063
20505
20365
75005
Task Code
Task Code
20353
75030 20351
Task Code
20357
75048
75049 20155
75050
20401
20617
20615
75067
20635
20303 20636
20305
20309
75070
75039
75068 20619
20632
20633
20634
20630
Task Code
20307
20301
20605
20607
20631
20341
20343
20333
75115
20545
20611
75111
20547
20638
20640
20315
80170
80173
20323
Task Code
20757
20339
20639
20311
20637
20335
20327
20313
20331
Task Code
Task Code
20641
Task Code
20321
80176
80177
20329
20755
20751
20753
75057
75083
20521
20529
20601
75099
20523
20532
75107
75066
20501
20504
75109
Task Code
75042
20507
20355
3 Polymer Matrix Composite Materials (Fiberwrap) Rate
Tensile Strength – Set of 5 Specimens/Batch/Direction 1,350.00 $ Charpy Impact Rate (ASTM D3039)
Charpy Impact Ambient Temperature 95.00 $ Tensile Strength – Additional Specimens (ASTM D3039) 250.00 $ Charpy Impact Reduced Temperature 125.00 $ (ASTM D3039) Heating Chamber Time – Per 24 hr period 95.00 $
Machining of Charpy Samples: Carbon Steel Rate
Cutting and Milling (Per 0.5" or Fraction Thereof) 85.00 $ Calibration Services and Universal Machine Usage Rate Final Machining to Sample Configuration 105.00 $ Calibration/Verification Services Quotation Universal Test Machine Usage (Per Hour) 450.00 $
Prestressing Wires and Tendons, (ASTM A416) Rate
Stress-Strain Analysis: Wire or Strands (Including Chart and 240.00 $ Percent Offset)
Tensile Test Only $ 180.00
Tendons Quotation
Ceramic Tile Testing Division Rate
Cylic and Fatigue Testing Programs on Special Products/Parts Quotation Engineering and Technical supports/Design of Prototypes and Special Test Set-Up Quotation Fastener/Coupling Full Testing Program Per New Regulations: Tension, Tension/Bend, Shear, Double Shear, 8 Compressions Quotation Fiberglass/Composite Materials Field Testing Program (ASTM D1143 D1242, D2584, D4065, D4476, D4923, D7901, D7921, and D732) Quotation Field Testing of Structures and Structural Elements Quotation In-Place Shear Testing Quotation
Materials and/or Product Evaluation Per Specifications Quotation Structural Dynamic Testing and Durability Analysis Quotation General Conditions
NOTE: Field inspection work conditions are established by contract with Operating Engineers, Local 12.
NOTE: A minimum of 24 hours notice is required for testing and inspection services.
NOTE: For projects subject to a Project Labor Agreement (PLA), if the terms and conditions of the PLA are more restrictive than those listed below, PLA terms and conditions will apply.
NOTE: Rates will be adjusted annually each July 1st to reflect increased costs.
Administrative Fees
All administrative fees, except as noted below, including report distribution and Twining ConstructionHive system are billed at the following percentage of the monthly invoice total:
Note that hard copies of reports will be sent only to governing jurisdictions that mandate them. All other parties will receive reports electronically. The administrative fee above will receive reports electronically. The administrative fee above will be increased by 1% if additional hard copies of reports are requested. Submittal of project specific forms or resumes will be billed hourly at the Administrative Support Rate.
Minimum Charges (Inspection and Technician Personnel Only - Other Personnel Charged on Portal to Portal Basis) 2-Hour Minimum: Inspector arrives at jobsite, no work to perform. 4-Hour Minimum: 1 to 4 hours of inspection
8-Hour Minimum: Over 4 to 8 hours of inspection
Regular Time (All Types of Inspection and also All Non-Exempt Employees) The first 8 hours worked Monday through Friday between 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. except as noted otherwise below.
Time and One-Half (All Types of Inspection and also All Non-Exempt Employees) All shifts will be billed based on the time and date of their start. Any increment past 8 hours through 12 hours worked Monday through Friday and the first 12 hours on Saturday. Time and one-half will also be charged for the first four hours before 5:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m.
Double Time (All Types of Inspection and also All Non-Exempt Employees) All shifts will be billed based on the time and date of their start. After the first 12 hours worked Monday through Saturday, all day Sunday, and holidays. After the first four hours worked before 5:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m. Holidays are New Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Meal Period
When personnel are required by their duties to work more than five consecutive hours without a one-half hour uninterrupted meal period, one half hour at double time rate will be charged in baddition to any applicable overtime for actual hours worked.
Shift Differential (Applies to Regularly Scheduled Shifts Only) A $1.00 per hour shift differential premium will be charged for all inspection hours that fall outside of the 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. time period. Twining will require 48-hour notice along with the General Contractors approved shift letter prior to beginning a shift that will include hours falling outside this time period. Should this notice not be provided, all work performed on that shift will be billed at the applicable overtime or double time rate.
If three shifts per day are required, the first shift will be billed at the standard rate. The second shift shall be billed in accordance with the previous paragraph. The third shift shall be billed at 8 hours for the first 6 1/2 hours worked and appropriate overtime or double time for all hours thereafter.
Travel Time and Mileage
For projects outside a 50-mile radius from the nearest Twining facility, per excess mile to and from the project will be charged for inspectors and technicians. Other than small tools, whenever project related equipment is required to be transported to and from the project site, time and mileage for inspectors and field technicians will be billed on a portal to portal basis.
For all projects, current IRS mileage rate per mile and applicable travel time will be charged portal to portal for engineers, consultants, supervisors, and laboratory technicians from the laboratory to the project site and return.
For work locations located 100 miles or more from Twining, travel time will be charged at the relevant rate for inspectors and technicians in addition to a subsistence allowance as detailed below.
Weekend Sample Pick-Ups
In order to be in strict conformance with testing standards, it may be required that weekend pick-ups be performed (e.g. concrete specimens cast on Friday must be picked up on weekend in order to be in conformance with ASTM C31 requiring specimens to be moved to their final curing location within 48 hours of casting.) Applicable charges for weekend work will apply when this is required. Should these charges not be authorized, Twining will not be liable for any negative consequences.
Reimbursable Expenses
Parking, air fare, car rental, food, lodging and project specific software/applications (e.g. PlanGrid, Procore, etc.) will be charged at cost plus 20% per processed invoice, unless provided by client.
Task Code
The Ceramic Tile Institute of America (CTIOA) and Twining worked together to advance and develop technology designed to enhance the quality of materials and workmanship in the ceramic tile industry. A separate schedule of fees for these services is available upon request.
Task Code
20707
20708
20801
20623
20705
Task Code
20780
20783
20703
20701
4%
Task Code
Task Code
20803
20621
20706
4 General Conditions, Continued
Project Specific Documents
Costs presented assume that client will provide project specific documents (plans, specifications, submittals, RFIs, etc.) for all inspection personnel. Should project specific documents be provided electronically through a "for fee" service, the client will be responsible for providing access and paying any fees for the service.
Project Site Facilities
Prices quoted assume that initial curing facilities for test samples that comply with relevant test standards and project requirements are provided by others. In addition, prices quoted assume that work/desk space for inspection staff are provided by others. Additional costs, provided by quotation, will apply should Twining be required to provide such facilities.
Subsistence
Subsistence on remote jobs will be charged per quotation.
Laboratory Testing Hours and Expedited Testing
Please note that laboratory testing will be billed on an hourly basis for non-standard tests. If testing is required to be performed on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or before 5:30 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, an additional hourly charge, at the applicable regular, overtime or doubletime rate, with a minimum of one hour will be applied for the laboratory technician. For rush testing a 50% surcharge in addition to the regular test rate will apply.
Charges for Subcontracted Services
Material sent to outside laboratory for testing:
Material sent to outside fabricator or machine shop:
Glu-Lam beam inspection:
Other subcontractors:
Project exclusive equipment purchase:
Limit of Liability
Client agrees to limit Twining's aggregate liability to all entities for alleged or actual errors and omissions in the performance of its professional services under this agreement to $50,000.00 or the fees actually paid to Twining, whichever amount is greater. Higher limits may be available by quotation.
Certified Payroll
Certified payroll will be provided, upon request, at an additional charge of $150.00/month. Fee applies to every month that certified payroll must be submitted regardless of whether or not services were provided for any given month.
Final Reports Required by Jurisdiction
If a final report or affidavit is required, we must first review all inspection and testing reports and clear up any unresolved issues on these reports. These issues will typically require approval by the engineer or architect of record. This process can take several weeks or just a day, depending on the number and complexity of the issues. Cost for final reports will be billed hourly.
Terms of Payment
Fees charged are for professional and technical services and are due upon presentation. If not paid within 30 days from date of invoice, they are considered past due and the maximum legal finance charge will be added to the unpaid balance.
In addition, should the client require that invoices be submitted through a web based or electronic system, the client will be responsible for all costs associated with the use of the system.
A 3% fee will be applied for payments processed by credit card.
All invoice errors or necessary corrections shall be brought to the attention of Twining within 15 days of receipt of invoice. Thereafter, customer acknowledges invoices are correct and valid. Twining reserves the right to terminate its services to a customer without notice if all invoices are not current. Upon such termination of services, the entire amount accrued for all services performed shall immediately become due and payable. Customer waives any and all claims against Twining, its subsidiaries, affiliates, servants, and agents for terminatio work on account of these terms.
In the event of any litigation arising from or related to any agreement to provide services whether verbal or written, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all reasonable costs incurred, including staff time, court costs, attorney's fees and all other related expenses in such litigation. Additionally, in the event of a non-adjudicative settlement of litigation between the parties or a resolution of dispute by arbitration, that same process shall determine the prevailing party.
Hold Specimens
All "hold" specimens are charged at the applicable test rate whether tested or not.
Specimen Sampling and Disposal
Twining samples materials used in construction in accordance with standard practices, methods, codes, and relevant project requirements. Representativeness of sampling and same accuracy of testing are subject to the same probabilistic and precision limitations as governing standards, codes and project technical provisions.
Should samples be provided by others Twining cannot warrant or guarantee that material is representative of material that is or will be used in actual construction of the project.
Specimens will be discarded after testing unless Twining has been notified prior to testing that the customer wishes to retrieve the specimens or storage arrangements are made. Costs for storage will be by quotation.
Oversize Specimens
An extra charge will be made when test specimens require more than one person to handle because of size or weight.
Elevated Work Platforms
In the event an elevated work platform is required to safely complete our work, the client must provide safe access for Twining personnel for all required inspection, testing, sampling, etc. including a trained and certified operator or qualified inspector as applicable. Twining will not be responsible for signing waivers associated with providing such access. Should Twining be required to supply an elevated work platform, we will contract with a qualified vendor and the markups shown above will apply.
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EXHIBIT C
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
PRACTICES PROVISIONS
A. Contractor certifies and represents that, during the performance of this Agreement, the contractor and each subcontractor shall adhere to equal opportunity employment practices to assure that applicants and employees are treated equally and are not discriminated against because of their race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, handicap, sex, or age. Contractor further certifies that it will not maintain any segregated facilities.
B. Contractor agrees that it shall, in all solicitations or advertisements for applicants for employment placed by or on behalf of Contractor, state that it is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" or that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, handicap, sex or age.
C. Contractor agrees that it shall, if requested to do so by the City, certify that it has not, in the performance of this Agreement, discriminated against applicants or employees because of their membership in a protected class.
D. Contractor agrees to provide the City with access to, and, if requested to do so by City, through its awarding authority, provide copies of all of its records pertaining or relating to its employment practices, except to the extent such records or portions of such records are confidential or privileged under state or federal law.
E. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed in any manner as to require or permit any act which is prohibited by law.