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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 7, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH AESCO, INC. FOR <br />TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES <br />OF VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT <br />PROJECTS <br />-l Aiv <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2°d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with <br />AESCO, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $478,000, subject to nonsubstantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Under the current Capital Improvement Program, the City will construct major projects, including <br />the remaining phases of the Residential Street Repair, Raitt Street Rehabilitation, West Pump <br />Station Upgrade, and First Street Bridge widening over the Santa Ana River. These projects <br />involve construction of reinforced concrete, reinforced masonry, structural steel, earth work, and <br />asphalt pavement. To ensure quality, a variety of tests and inspections must be performed on <br />the workmanship and construction materials used on the job. <br />The California Building Code requires that inspection of reinforced concrete, reinforced <br />masonry, and structural steel be performed by certified inspectors. Since none of the City's <br />construction inspectors has the required certificates and the City doesn't have the testing <br />equipment, it is recommended that quality assurance services be provided by a qualified <br />professional testing and inspection firm. <br />In December 2010, the City Council approved the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to <br />qualified consulting firms. Subsequently, RFPs were sent to nine testing and inspection firms, <br />including one located in Santa Ana. Five firms submitted proposals, but the Santa Ana firm was <br />not among them. An evaluation committee rated the proposals. Each firm was rated according to <br />25J-1