Item 17 - Agreements for On-Call Material Testing and Special Inspection Services

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AESCO AESCO Proposal No. P6513 Statement of Qualifications is always available to answer any technical or scheduling issues. Technicians shall be available upon 24-hour notice and for occasional night work. • AESCO digitally controls all assigned tasks to our technicians and each unit of service is closely watched by our project manager. AESCO does not exceed the assigned budget for its services prior to authorization by the CITY. • The inspector (or inspectors) then arrives at the site to perform the required testing and inspections. The technician will arrive at the site with the correct equipment, calibrated to existing standards with documentation. Equipment calibration shall be performed prior to the start of work and costs are included in the total hourly rate for field services. All samples will be transported from the project site to the laboratory for testing as required. • All breaks and laboratory testing is scheduled through our electronic dispatch system where notification is atomically issued to the laboratory manager to perform specific tests, such as; breaks of concrete cylinders at a schedule of 7-day, 14-day and 28-day breaks; beam breaks; masonry block breaks; prism breaks; etc. • Daily field reports and test results are created digitally in a standard report format and emailed within 24 hours of completion of the test or inspection to the CITY. Field testing/compaction results of subgrade or asphalt concrete shall be communicated to CITY personnel as soon as the tests have been completed, on same day of testing, with hard copy to follow. • Any test or inspection deficiencies, such as; failing compaction, concrete not reaching the required strength, concrete with high slump, cleanness of rebar, cleanness of footings, etc., will be discussed immediately with the CITY. Our professionals will provide practical solutions to critical issues encountered in the field, considering both cost and technical implications. • A final certification report of all inspection services performed summarizing test results and raw data will be submitted for review following completion of construction which will summarize all failed and passing tests. The report will include the tests performed, where the test was performed or the sample was taken, testing dates at time, and test standard used, the approximately quantity of material represented by the test, will clearly identify a pass or fail result, and will summarize findings, conclusions, results and recommendations. The report will be signed by a California Licensed Professional Engineer/Geotechnical Engineer. All laboratory reports and inspection reports are supervised, reviewed and signed by a California Licensed Professional Engineer/Geotechnical Engineer. • AESCO will comply with OSHA requirements Safety Standards. • All technicians are adequately insured for liability and property damage, and a copy of the policy will be forwarded to the CITY upon request. Vehicles bear the firm's name. • All inspectors are required to communicate on a daily basis with our Quality Control Manager who ensures that all work is being performed in accordance with the Quality Control Manual. • AESCO has been successful in consistently completing its projects within the assigned budget and schedule. We thoroughly evaluate our task and scope of work and build an efficient budget for our work. Therefore, we seldom exceed the budget Construction Material Testing/ Inspection Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering Services 101 Page b a C 2 d i a 9 4 m e z i c a www.AescoTech.com 57z a m I l e Cf z a a a d V 1a