Item 20 - Agreements for Capital Improvement Projects On -Call Engineering Services

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Notes/Assumptions: The above hourly rates include wages, fringe and general and administrative overhead and fee, as well as typical supplies, tools and equipment required to perform services. 2. Rate applies to the first four hours of overtime during the week and/or first eight hours of overtime on Saturdays; all overtime in excess of four hours during the week or eight hours on Saturdays is paid at the Sunday/holiday rate. 3. Prevailing Wage Rates are subject to increases pursuant to the State of California's Department of Industrial Relations Wage Rate Determinations. Ardurra's Billing Rates will increase in proportion to the DIR increase, plus overhead and profit. The current rates are based on Determination # SC-23-63-2-2021 -1 D Issued 8/22/2022. 4. A Special Shift is any shift that starts after 5:00 PM and before 6:00 AM. 5. The following minimum callout applies to Inspection staff, in accordance with Industrial Welfare Commission Order #16-2001: • Cancellation of 8 hours scheduled inspection after inspector's arrival on site: 4-hour minimum • Cancellation of 4 hours scheduled inspection after inspector's arrival on site: 2-hour minimum 6. For contracts involving public works inspection services, Ardurra requires the awarding public agency to complete DIR form PWC-1 00 solely for Ardurra as the prime contractor specific to the awarded contract name and amount. A half-hour per week, per inspector labor compliance charge will be billed for all Prevailing Wage inspection assignments. Web -Based Contract Administration: Selected/specified cloud -based service billed at cost plus fifteen percent (15%). For Procore: Billed at $250 per $100,000 in annual construction contract value. 8. Reimbursable Expenses (Other Direct Costs): Ordinary identifiable non -salary costs that are directly attributable to the project, such as regular commuter travel costs, standard equipment, tools and software, etc., are included in the fee estimated above. Extraordinary expenses, such as oversized and/or color reproduction costs, vehicle identification decals, site facility hard phone line and/or internet service charges, non -commuter project miles and/or other travel expenses to remote (over 50 miles one-way) fabrication yards/batch plants, overnight postage/couriers, etc., are billed at actual cost plus 15 percent (15%) to cover overhead and administration. Travel charges to a casting/fabrication yard or batch plant will include the hourly billing rate plus travel expenses as listed in the Caltrans Travel Guide (State rates). Mileage is billed at the current IRS rate. An allowance for extraordinary charges is included as Other Direct Costs (ODC) in the fee table above. Extraordinary charges above and beyond the estimated ODC allowance will not be billed to the client unless specifically included in the contract or requested and approved by the client in writing prior to incurring the additional expense. 9. Fees for Subconsultant Services: Billed at actual cost, plus 15 percent (15%) to cover overhead and administration. 10. Escalation: This rate schedule is effective January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, except as noted above for Prevailing Wage covered classifications. Should the contract duration be extended beyond June 30, 2024, rates will be subject to prevailing wage increases as noted above, non -prevailing wage salary increases and overhead increases based on current Los Angeles -Riverside -Orange County Consumer Price Index to accommodate inflationary trends, salary adjustments and the general cost of doing business, as mutually agreeable to the parties and approved via contract amendment prior to implementing higher rates. In the event the contract is subject to delays that are beyond Ardurra's control, a request will be made to increase the billing rates to Ardurra's current standard rates and the client will use all reasonable effort to allow such billing rate increase. 11. Exclusions to Scope and Fee: The following items are specifically excluded: • Legal advice • Construction labor, materials and/or equipment • Copies of plans and specifications or other oversized drawings • Additional services not specifically called for in the proposal • Expert witness services • Standby services City of Santa Ana I March 14, 2023 On -Call Engineering Services, RFP No. 23-030 //'\ ARDURRA