Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Two-Year Service Provider Agreement with Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $393,980, for Geotechnical, Environmental, and Construction Testing Services for the Alameda Aquatic Center. (Recreation and Parks 10051400)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to authorize approval of an agreement with Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants (Ninyo & Moore), to provide geotechnical, environmental, and/or construction testing services, for a not-to-exceed amount of $393,980, for a two-year term for the Alameda Aquatic Center project
BACKGROUND
The service provider agreement is used for services requiring expertise that City of Alameda (City) staff does not have. The Alameda Aquatic Center at Jean Sweeney Open Space Park (Project) requires specialized technical expertise for geotechnical, environmental, and construction testing services, including field investigations, report preparation, construction support, and materials testing during construction.
DISCUSSION
Construction materials testing is the quality control and quality assurance process used to verify that materials installed during construction meet the project plans, specifications, building codes, and applicable industry standards. For the Aquatic Center project, this includes testing and inspection of soils and engineered fill, aggregate base, concrete, reinforcing steel, structural steel, asphalt, masonry, and other structural materials. Services may also include field density and compaction testing, concrete sampling and strength testing, inspection of reinforcing steel placement, structural steel welding and bolting inspections, and other required special inspections.
Construction of the Aquatic Center also requires materials and soil monitoring in coor...
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