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It is understood that the construction of this re-pump station will be bid as a separate project and be built concurrently with the forcemain construction projects described above. The Consultant will provide construction phase services for these projects, consisting of bid phase assistance and preparation of contract documents, shop drawing review, meeting attendance, construction field observation, start up assistance, preparation of record drawings based on contractor red lines (in electronic format in AutoCADD 2004 version in real world coordinates on CD), mylars, and final certification of completion of the project. It is anticipated that the duration of construction phase (notice to proceed to final completion) will be five (5 ) to seven (7) months and that on-site construction observations will be provided in proportion to the level of construction activity. The Consultant will incorporate the Owner' s contract documents into the plans and specifications developed in Task — 3 . 3 to create the project manual . This will serve as the Contract between the Owner and the selected contractor. Any revisions to the Owner' s contract documents during the construction phase can be provided by the Consultant, as Additional ' Services. During the bidding phase, the Consultant will respond to contractor questions and prepare a reasonable number of addendums, if required, which will be distributed to all the contract document holders. The Consultant will attend one ( 1 ) pre-bid meeting at the project site or Client ' s office. The Consultant will sell project manuals from Consultant ' s office, consisting of drawings, specifications, and all addendums . Bidders will pay the Consultant directly for the bid documents. Shop drawing submittals will be reviewed for conformance with the intent of the contract documents . Shop drawings will be submitted directly to the Consultant. The Consultant will review the submittals and return copies to the contractor and Indian River County Utilities . The Consultant will coordinate and attend one- ( 1 ) project status meetings per month for coordination and status updates of the project with the Contractor and Owner. The Consultant will provide observation of construction for the anticipated duration of the project described herein. The Consultant will also review pay requests and provide recommendations for payment to Indian River County Utilities for the progress of the work. Construction observation will be provided by a field inspector. Total observation time is anticipated to be approximately 100 hours. This is based on approximately 6 hours per week of field observations for four (4) months ( 17-weeks) of construction activities . These hours are based on the re-pump station project being constructed concurrently with the forcemain projects. The construction contract time beyond these four (4) months will be associated with shop drawing review, equipment delivery, testing, and certification . The Consultant's visits will be for the purpose of endeavoring to provide the Client a greater degree of confidence that the completed work of its contractors will generally conform to the construction documents prepared by the Consultant . The Consultant neither guarantees the performance of contractors, nor assumes responsibility for any contractor' s failure to perform its work in accordance with the contract documents. Work that the Consultant believes does not comply with the contract documents will be brought to the attention of Indian River County Utilities and the contractor. The Consultant shall have no responsibility for any contractor's means, methods, techniques, F:AUtiIitics\UTILITY - ENG INEER INGAProjects - Utility Construction Permits\IRC - 8th Street FM Ext from IR B I v to 58th AN' - UCP 2628 Work Order No. 12 to KI I&AVA - Work Order No. 12 - Match 29, 2006.doc Page 9 of I I