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South Bend Explosive Storage Facility Improvements September 12, 2022 Page 1 of 5 April 11, 2024 City of South Bend Division of Engineering 1316 County-City Building 227 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 Attention: Ms. Sarah Barber, Project Engineer RE: PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR CITY OF SOUTH BEND EXPOSIVES STORAGE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Dear Sarah: Thank you for contacting Jones Petrie Rafinski (JPR) regarding the above referenced project. We have appreciated being able to be of service to you in the past and hope to be afforded the opportunity to provide you with our services for this project. UNDERSTANDING OF THE ASSIGNMENT The City of South Bend Police Department is looking for a consulting firm to assist in the preparation of Construction Documents for the demolition of their existing underground explosive storage bunker and construction of a new bunker facility including necessary site improvements. JPR can provide services to include site topographic survey for the parcel and areas of improvement, and this data will be utilized for the development of base plans from which the construction documents will be prepared. Based on previous discussions, it is understood that the existing SBPD Explosives Storage Facility is dated and needs an upgrade. This will require construction drawings for the removal of the existing bunker, installation of a new pad and storage unit as well as drive and drainage analysis. SCOPE OF SERVICES Task 1 – Site Topographic Services: JPR will perform a site topographic survey of the property located at 251 W Chippewa Ave, on the South Side of South Bend. This survey will confirm utility locations and grades within the site and proposed area of the new bomb structure building and pad and create a working existing base drawing to design from for the improvements and restoration. This work shall include: •Providing a topographic survey of the following the central open portion of the site, existing bunker facility and the connecting access drive to the east. •Requesting utility locates per Indiana 811 call before you dig call center. •Creation of an existing CAD drawing depicting all known site conditions and pertinent information. •This topographic survey will not include a full property boundary survey as only a portion of the site will be disturbed. Local GIS information will be utilized to approximate the existing site boundary.