Waters Avenue Force Main Replacement CEI Services

The County is seeking to procure a Consultant to provide Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the Waters Avenue Force Main Replacement. The project is being delivered using the Progressive Design-Build (PDB) delivery method and is currently underway, with project components at various stages of design and permitting. The project scope includes construction of approximately four (4) miles of 24-inch diameter Wastewater Pipeline and connecting existing County and Private Force Mains into the new system. The project is located along Waters Avenue, from Manhattan Avenue to Sheldon Road intersections.

The Consultant will provide general construction administration and construction observation services for the Waters Avenue Force Main Replacement. The Consultant may also support project controls, monitoring, and reporting. The purpose of construction observation is to confirm the PDB’s compliance with the contract documents.

The Consultant will provide technical personnel to administer CEI services for the project and related activities as requested to assist the County’s Project Manager. The Consultant will provide all necessary vehicles, equipment and personnel to perform the services required.

Construction Observation

The Consultant will provide qualified personnel to perform on-site observation of construction activities. Services will include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

• Observe daily construction activities and complete daily reports (to be submitted to the County’s Construction Manager daily before the start of the next business day) summarizing work, observations, weather conditions, active equipment, construction staff, PDB non-conformance notices, concerns related to contract compliance, and other information for the Project Record.
• Maintain regular coordination with the PDB Team’s Quality Control Manager and monitor the PDB Team’s QA/QC activities.
• Provide monthly quantity resolution with pipe superintendent and checks of Project As-Built/Record Drawings relative to work completion and approved changes.

General Contract Administration Support

The Consultant will provide qualified personnel that will perform contract compliance monitoring, change management support, and associated construction administration duties, including contract administration, coordination and meetings, pay application review support, schedule monitoring, reports, equipment and materials logs, work zone requirements, pump station assistance, and closeout and warranty support. [...]

The Consultant shall be responsible for keeping the County’s Project Manager informed of all significant activities, decisions, correspondence, reports and other communications related to the responsibilities under this Scope of Services.

The County reserves the right to modify the scope at any time, including adding, reducing or revising the services described herein.

In connection with this solicitation and its resulting Contract, a goal of 10% has been established for participation by SBE as Subcontractors.

The estimated project construction completion date is late 2028.