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"OK 9 <br />F,1uE 52 <br />TO: James Chandler <br />County Administrator <br />THROUGH:James W. Davis, P.E. . <br />_ Public Works Director <br />FRM: Terry H. Thompson, P.E LO <br />Capital Projects Manager <br />SOBJECT: Construction Material Testing <br />Force Hain and Roadway Improvements <br />Old Dixie Highway and Oslo Road <br />DATE: August 1, 1994 <br />The contract specifications for Oslo Road and old Dixie require <br />that the contractor arrange and pay for all testing services <br />associated with the force main construction. The contractor, <br />Dickerson Florida Inc., is using Fraser Engineering and Testing, <br />Inc. to perform all testing on the force main. <br />Testing services for the roadway improvements were not included <br />in the contractor's scope of work. The County is responsible for <br />testing services associated with roadway construction. Staff <br />would prefer that Fraser Engineering and Testing provide these <br />services so that only one testing lab is working on the project <br />site. <br />Attached is an agreement for Fraser Engineering and Testing, Inc. <br />to provide testing services on the roadway portion of the <br />construction project. The unit prices in the Agreement are <br />competitive with other testing firms unit prices. Compensation <br />is on a unit price basis for the actual testing performed up to a <br />maximum total "not to exceed" budget of $7,000. <br />The alternatives are as follows: <br />Authorize the Chairman to execute the Agreement. <br />Select another testing firm for testing services. <br />Staff recommends approval of Alternative No. 1. <br />Account 101-156-541-06'A.43. <br />August 9, 1994 <br />t <br />14 <br />Lj <br />Funding is from <br />NKL <br />