Agenda - 06-18-2024; 8-m - Approval of a Professional Engineering Services Contract with Schnabel Engineering, Inc. for the Lake Orange Intake Tower Rehabilitation-Replacement Project

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22 schnabel-eng.com 1 . Qualifications / Lake Orange Intake Tower / 6 we can also assist the County in presenting to regulatory agencies, the public, and/or other stakeholders, as needed. Based on our review of the NC Dam Inventory, Lake Orange Dam is regulated by NC DEQ Dam Safety as a medium-size high hazard structure (ORANG-005). As a result, drawings, specifications, and a design report for the proposed modifications will need to be submitted to NC DEQ Dam Safety for their review and approval. We routinely prepare similar packages for NC DEQ Dam Safety and work to obtain their approval in a timely manner. Environmental 401/404 permitting will be provided by our subconsultant, Three Oaks. Three Oaks and Schnabel have a great working relationship and Three Oaks' project manager, James Mason, MS, PWS has extensive experience evaluating and permitting various projects including dam and reservoir projects. As indicated above, we anticipate that the proposed modifications to Lake Orange Dam can be permitted as maintenance activities; therefore, we anticipate this permitting process will be straightforward and efficient. In addition to NC DEQ Dam Safety approval, it is possible that an erosion and sediment control permit will be required depending on the extent of the proposed modifications and the associated land disturbance. If necessary, this plan will be prepared for submission to Orange County or the regional NC DEQ office. 5. TASK 5 — BIDDING We provide bid phase support services for the majority of our dam and dam-related projects, and our team proposed for this project can provide these services to assist the County with bidding the project. These services typically include: • Preparing front-end contract documents using client-provided templates or EJCDC templates, • Facilitating a pre-bid meeting and site visit, • Responding to bidder questions and preparing bid addenda, • Attending the bid opening and reviewing construction bids, • Providing a recommendation of award, and • Preparing conformance documents based on any changes identified during the bidding process. 6. TASK 6 — CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES We can also provide a range of construction phase services depending on the County's desired level of support. We routinely provide full construction contract administration services, such as facilitating meetings, reviewing and approving pay applications, reviewing and approving submittals, preparing field orders and change orders, and resolving other construction coordination issues as required. Dam and intake modification projects such as this also typically require a high level of engineering support and observation during construction, and the involvement of the original design team is critical to ensuring that the design intent is met and the work is completed in accordance with the approved construction documents, as required by NC DEQ Dam Safety. As such, we also routinely provide a full-time or part-time Resident Project Representative (RPR) to oversee the construction and manage the quality assurance effort, and we can provide these services for this project to the extent the County desires and to meet the requirements of the NC DEQ Dam Safety permit. 7. TASK 7 — PROJECT CLOSEOUT Upon construction completion, we will prepare the project close-out documents required by NC DEQ Dam Safety, including the record drawings, completion report, and Operation and Maintenance manual. We will also provide services for construction close-out including a final walk through with the County and the contractor, development of punch list(s), review of the final pay application, and processing of contractor closeout submittals. Build Better.Together.