2013-456 Planning - McGill Associates for Water, Sewer, Design Services, Surveying/Environmental and Water/Sewer Construction $142,000

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• Certify the adequacy of the design prior to the beginning of construction, i.e. the Consultant will indemnify the County and the original design engineer for the design and take responsibility for the design of the system going forward • Conduct the preconstruction conference and present, as necessary, any particular relevant findings based on the analysis phase. • Review and approve product submittals and shop drawings from the contractor. • Review project schedule and phasing plan and provide comments, if necessary, on the feasibility or practicality of the schedule 2. Construction Phase: The Consultant will perform/be responsible for the following duties and tasks during the construction phase of the project: • Revise drawings as necessary to reflect specific minor details prior to beginning of construction, e.g. minor manhole location shifts and addition, deletion or shifting of service lateral locations • Conduct progress meetings at the site • Verify that the Contractor is conforming with the intent of the plans and specifications. • Provide clarification and answer Contractor questions when necessary regarding the intent of the plans and specifications, i.e. Requests for Information (RFIs) • Inform the County of any issues and potential additional costs or time delays that may come up during construction • Review Contractor change order requests • Review and verify Contractor's monthly pay requests for work completed • Assist County with any construction issues that may arise • Perform substantial completion and final completion inspections. Create a punch list of items necessary to complete the project • Review and advise County on any necessary deviations from the approved plans, due to unforeseen field conditions or other issues that may arise. This may include additional professional surveying, subsurface investigation, environmental review or other related services. • Review any County requested deviations from the plans and advise on permit compliance. Design and certify the best way to accommodate these requests. • Be present for and approve all testing and pump station start-up done on the new system • Compile testing data and submit as required to the appropriate State or Federal agencies 3. Post-Construction Phase: The Consultant, following the completion of construction of the project will: • Compile project inspector logs and site inspection notes for submission to the County • Compile all operator's manuals and material information for the project to submit to the County • Assist and advise County on release of retainage and the final project reconciliation change order • Create and seal a set of as-built drawings of the newly completed sewer extension for submission to the State, City of Mebane, Orange County and the Federal government. • Provide final certification of the sewer construction as required by the various local, State and Federal organizations involved with this project. 4. Other Ennineerinq Related Activities The Consultant will perform other engineering related activities, as necessary, during the project on a per hour basis using agreed upon rates, including but not limited to 2