RFQ#10375 Construction Management Services Pajaro Neighborhood Park
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The County of Monterey, as Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the County of
Monterey (hereinafter "County"), has prepared design plans, specifications, and bid documents,
for and is preparing to issue a contract to construct, a 4.9-acre public park in the unincorporated
community of Pajaro, located near Watsonville, California.
The County wishes to retain a consulting firm to provide on-site contract management and
inspection services for this project.
The project is described in the attached construction drawings. The Engineers Estimate of
Probable Construction Cost for the project is $4,500,000. Bidding of the project is scheduled for
September, 2012, and construction is expected to take place from January through November,
2013.
The project is funded by a combination of a grant from the State of California Statewide Park
Development and Community Revitalization Program of 2008 (Proposition 84), and Redevelopment
Tax Increment funds through a Funding Agreement between the County and the Successor
Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. No federal funds are being used in this project, but the
project is subject to State prevailing wages.
REQUESTED SERVICES - SCOPE OF WORK
Upon award of the construction contract by the County, the Consultant shall provide construction
management services, acting as the County's representative to the contractor. This shall include,
but not be limited to the following tasks:
Ability to keep the Contractor on schedule and on or under budget. Funds for this project are limited to the anticipated budget, and the ability to keep costs in line without sacrificing quality is very important. There will not be additional funds available for change orders above and beyond the approved contingency budget; instead, certain aspects of the park will have to be reduced.
On-site construction inspection and quality control. The County will provide a temporary office space for Construction Manager (C/M) field personnel at no cost to the consultant at the Porter-Vallejo Mansion located one block from the project site at 29 Bishop Street, Pajaro. C/M will pay for its own telephone, fax, and internet service.
Coordination of special testing and inspections as required. The County will retain by separate agreement a consulting materials testing firm to perform standard field and laboratory tests as required by the project specifications and directed by the C/M.
Coordination of construction staking. The County will retain by separate agreement the consulting civil engineering firm used by the Project Architect to perform construction staking as directed by the C/M.
Monitoring of contractor's schedule of activities
All required "Owner's correspondence" with the construction contractor, County's consultants, utilities, and all other affected parties, with duplicate copies to the County.
Preparation and submittal to the County of contractor's progress payment requests
Liaison between the contractor and affected utility companies
Liaison with adjacent property owners (predominately Spanish-speaking)
Liaison with permitting agencies (County Building Services Dept, County Public Works Dept)
Liaison and coordination with Project Architect regarding review of submittals, interpretation of plans and specifications, resolution of any discrepancies therein, and preparation of any contract change orders that may be required
Liaison and coordination with County-retained consulting artist(s) regarding installation, construction, and/or painting of murals on the park fence and construction of historical treatments on the concrete sidewalks and pathways.
Conduct weekly "Owners meeting" with representatives of the County, Contractor, primary subcontractors, affected utilities, and other stakeholders as needed, including the Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District (CSD), who will own and operate the project upon completion. Prepare minutes of all meetings for distribution to County and all participants.
Collection, review, and approval of certified payrolls from all contractors and subcontractors performing work on the Project; all required correspondence with the Prime Contractor regarding any instances of non-compliance and correction of these issues
Preparation and submittal to the County of a Final Labor Compliance Report, listing any outstanding compliance issues
Preparation of final punch-list
Final inspection
Preparation and submittal to the County of contractor's final payment request
Final Project cost summary
Preparation of two bound copies of a final Project Report including all approved material and equipment submittals, catalog information and material cut-sheets, and warranty materials.
Schedule and coordinate a final briefing and training session with representatives of the CSD.
