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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: JANUARY 7, 2008 TITLE: AGREEMENT FOR TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES OF VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CITY MANAGER APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 15` Reading ^ Ordinance on 2~d Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with United Inspection & Testing, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $436,338, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION Early next year, the City will start construction for the $100 million project to rebuild neighborhood streets throughout the City. To ensure high quality of the work, a variety of tests and inspections will be performed for the workmanship and construction materials used on the job, including Portland cement concrete, asphalt concrete and the soils under the new pavement. In the past, those tests and inspections were provided by the County's materials laboratory, but the County recently notified City staff that due to their busy capital improvement program, they may not be able to provide those services when needed. As a result, it is recommended that the City hire a private testing firm to perform these tasks. Timely inspections are essential for continuous work progress. Additionally, during the next two years there will be several building and bridge renovation projects that involve placement of reinforced concrete and structural steel. Since city inspectors do not have the special certificates required to provide inspections on those types of work, they have to be performed by qualified personnel from a private testing firm. 25K-1