2008-020 Purchasing - RB Engineering for Structural Engineering Services to repair Barns at park sites

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RB ENGINEERING, INC. - ENGINEERING PROPOSAL Page 2 January 25, 2008 The primary purpose of our involvement will be to determine structurally appropriate repairs to.address the existing structural issues and to prepare repair plans and project specifications. During the construction phase of the project, we will assist on a limited and as-needed basis to ensure that work is being performed in a structurally acceptable manner. Qualifications RB Engineering, Inc. is a structural engineering firm based in Cary, North Carolina and included with this proposal you will find my resume and a structural project list. In addition to being qualified to perform this assignment from a structural engineering perspective, our company also provides you with the following additional project benefits: • Since I will be acting as the project engineer, a Professional Engineer will be actively involved with every aspect of the repair project. • RB Engineering, Inc. has extensive experience with foundation and floor repairs, including repair methods and procedures. • RB Engineering, Inc. has excellent working relationships with several local foundation and repair contractors. • RB Engineering, Inc. has a working knowledge of local site conditions. Labor & Expenses Our lump sum fee for consulting structural engineering to prepare repair plans and project specifications in accordance with this proposal is 20 000 - with a project breakdown as follows: • $7.500 -Cate Barn (stabilization ontionl • $12,500 -Blackwood Barn Also, this proposal includes a contingency amount of up to 2 000 for any additional engineering services beyond the scope of this report that are determined to be necessary as the project progresses for a maximum proposal amount of 22 000. The additional services would be billed at a $125 hourly rate. This proposal includes the following list of tasks that will be performed by RB Engineering, Inc. in order to meet the objectives of the assignment: • Initial site (scoping) meeting with owner representatives • Structural inspections • Structural evaluation and repair design • Preparation of repair plans and project specifications • Provide construction documents to owner and attend apre-bid meeting • Limited construction inspections to address any structural issues • Final inspection Invoicing of engineering labor and expenses for engineering reviews on this assignment will occur on the following basis: 25% due at the start of the project 65% due by the pre-bid meeting 10% due at the completion of the project