WWTP DAF Building Improvements - Design Services Proj No. 123-031 – Black & Veatch Corp.

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Page 1 (Exhibit A – Engineer’s Services) EJCDC E-500 Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Copyright © 2008 National Society of Professional Engineers for EJCDC. All rights reserved. This is EXHIBIT A, consisting of pages, referred to in and part of the Agreement between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services dated , . Engineer’s Services Article 1 of the Agreement is supplemented to include the following agreement of the parties. Engineer shall provide Basic and Additional Services as set forth below. PART 1 – BASIC SERVICES A1.01 Design, Bid and Construction Phase Services A. Engineer shall (standard text deleted and new text inserted): The South Bend WWTP’s WAS Thickening and associated equipment was installed in the DAF Building in 1988 and is operating beyond its useful service life. The focus of this project will be to perform a process evaluation and make recommendations on modern WAS thickening technologies to provide a cost-effective solution for the Owner to replace the aging equipment and provide a consistent sludge. The improvements will be designed to re-utilize the existing DAF Building. In addition, the Owner desires to replace aging mechanical equipment for the sludge pumps and replace buried yard primary piping between the Compressor and Degrit Buildings. The project will include development of two bid packages; Bid Package No. 1 for DAF Building Yard Piping replacement utilizing the City’s Standard Bid Documents and Bid Package No. 2 for WAS Thickening and DAF Building improvements in EJCDC Construction Document format. Task 101 – Project Management and Administration Engineer shall support the Owner by managing the project to coordinate work efforts of all design disciplines, monitor the project budget and schedule and keep the Owner informed of project progress and issues necessary for success of the project. The following activities will be performed: 1. Project Meetings and Workshops Engineer will organize and attend project meetings and teleconferences with the Owner. The project meetings will be held at the Wastewater Treatment Plant site in South Bend, Indiana. The kickoff meeting will be held to discuss the goals and objectives of the project, establish lines of communication, as well as gather the necessary data to begin the WAS Thickening Improvements effort. A meeting will occur to review the WAS Thickening Process Evaluation results and recommendations through a PowerPoint presentation. This will determine the strategy going forward. Meetings will be held with the Owner to review the deliverables and discuss any comments received after the 90-percent design deliverable for Bid Package No. 1, and after the 50-percent and 90-percent design deliverables for Bid Package No. 2. The duration of each meeting is anticipated to be up to four hours, and each will be attended by the project manager and engineering manager. The lead biosolids process engineer will attend the WAS Thickening Process Evaluation meeting. Engineer