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Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners
Agenda Request
To: Board of Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
From: Monte Reinders, P.E., Public Works Director/County Engineer
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Agenda Date: May 15, 2017
Subject: Professional Services Agreement with Sargent Engineers, Inc. for:
Bridge Load Rating Services
Statement of Issue: Professional Services Agreement with Sargent Engineers, Inc. of
Olympia, Washington for bridge load rating services.
Analysis/Strategic Goals/Pro's Et Con's: This agreement provides for updating the
load ratings of five Jefferson County bridges. These load ratings are necessitated by a
federal requirement to load rate all bridges for a new class of truck, identified as
Specialized Hauling Vehicles. This agreement addresses the first category of bridges.
A second category of additional county bridges will need to have load ratings updated
by end of year, 2022. The agreement also provides for training of county staff on load
rating interpretation, assistance with improving the county's process for evaluating
overweight permit requests, and on-call services for assisting the County with
evaluation of overweight permit requests.
Fiscal Impact/Cost Benefit Analysis: The maximum amount payable under this
agreement is $34,651. This will be funded at 100% by the County Road Fund.
Recommendation: Public Works recommends that the Board execute all three (3)
originals of the Professional Services Agreement with Sargent Engineers, Inc., and
return two (2) originals to Public Works for further processing.
Department Contact: Mark Thurston, P.E., Project Manager, 385-9210.
Reviewed By:
p Morley, y Admin - for Date
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR
Jefferson County Bridge Load Ratings 2017
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into between the County of Jefferson, a municipal corporation,
hereinafter referred to as "the County", and Sargent Engineers, Inc , hereinafter referred to as
"the Consultant", in consideration of the mutual benefits, terms, and conditions hereinafter
specified.
1. Protect Designation The Consultant is retained by the County to perform bridge load
ratings for five bridges, provide training on interpretation of load rating data, provide
assistance with improving the County's process for evaluating overweight permit
requests, and provide five years on-call assistance with evaluating overweight permit
requests.
2. Scope of Services Consultant agrees to perform the services, identified on Exhibit "A"
attached hereto, including the provision of all labor.
3. Tune for Performance. Work under this contract shall commence upon the giving of
written notice by the County to the Consultant to proceed. Consultant shall perform all
services and provide all work product required pursuant to this agreement on the dates
listed on Exhibit "A".
4. Payment. The Consultant shall be paid by the County for completed work and for
services rendered under this agreement as follows -
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a. Payment for the work provided by Consultant shall be made as provided on
Exhibit "B" attached hereto, provided that the total amount of payment to
Consultant shall not exceed $34,65100 without express written modification of
the agreement signed by the County.
b. The consultant may submit invoices to the County once per month during the
progress of the work for partial payment for project completed to date. Such
vouchers will be checked by the County, and upon approval thereof, payment will
be made to the Consultant in the amount approved.
C. Payment as provided in this section shall be full compensation for work
performed, services rendered and for all materials, supplies, equipment and
incidentals necessary to complete the work
d The Consultant's records and accounts pertaining to this agreement are to be kept
available for inspection by representatives of the County and state for a period of
three (3) years after final payments. Copies shall be made available upon request.
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5 Ownership and Use of Documents All documents, drawings, specifications and other
materials produced by the Consultant in connection with the services rendered under this
agreement shall be the property of the County whether the project for which they are
made is executed or not The Consultant shall be permitted to retain copies, including
reproducible copies, of drawings and specifications for information, reference and use in
connection with Consultant's endeavors
6 Compliance with laws. Consultant shall, in performing the services contemplated by this
agreement, faithfully observe and comply with all federal, state, and local laws,
ordinances and regulations, applicable to the services to be rendered under this
agreement.
7 Indemnification Consultant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the County, its
officers, agents and employees, from and against any and all claims, losses or liability, or
any portion thereof, including attorney's fees and costs, arising from injury or death to
persons, including injuries, sickness, disease or death to Consultant's own employees, or
damage to property occasioned by a negligent act, omission or failure of the Consultant
8. Insurance
The Consultant shall obtain and keep in force during the terms of the Agreement, policies
of insurance as follows -
If and only if the Consultant employs any person(s) in the status of employee or
employees separate from or in addition to any equity owners, sole proprietor, partners,
owners or shareholders of the Consultant, Worker's Compensation Insurance in an
amount or amounts that are not less than the required statutory mimmum(s) as established
by the State of Washington or the state or province where the Consultant is located
Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance providing bodily injury and property
damage liability coverage for all owned and non -owned vehicles assigned to or used in
the performance of the work for a combined single limit of not less than $500,000 each
occurrence with the COUNTY named as an additional insured in connection with the
CONSULTANT'S performance of the contract
General Commercial Liability Insurance in an amount not less than a single limit of one
million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and a aggregate of not less than two (2) tunes
the occurrence amount ($2,000,000 00 mimmum) for bodily injury, including death and
property damage, unless a greater amount is specified in the contract specifications The
insurance coverage shall contain no limitations on the scope of the protection provided
and include the following minimum coverage
a Broad Form Property Damage, with no employee exclusion,
b Personal Injury Liability, including extended bodily injury,
C. Broad Form Contractual/Commercial Liability — including completed operations,
d Premises — Operations Liability (M&C),
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e Independent Contractors and subcontractors,
f Blanket Contractual Liability
The County shall be named as an additional insured party under this policy
The Consultant's professional liability to the County shall be limited to the accumulative
amount of the authorized Agreement or one million dollars ($1,000,000 00), whichever is
greater In no case -shall the Consultant's professional liability to third parties be limited
in any way
Such insurance coverage shall be evidenced by one of the following methods
* Certificate of Insurance;
* Self-insurance through an irrevocable Letter of Credit from a qualified financial
institution.
Certificates of coverage as required by this section shall be delivered to the County
within fifteen (15) days of execution of this agreement
Any deductibles or self-insured retention shall be declared to and approved by the County
prior to the approval of the contract by the County At the option of the County, the
insurer shall reduce or eliminate deductibles or self-insured retention or the Consultant
shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim
administration and defense expenses
The Consultant shall include all subcontractors as insured under its insurance policies or
shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All insurance
provisions for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated herein
Failure of the Consultant to take out and/or maintain any required insurance shall not
relieve The Consultant from any liability under the Agreement, nor shall the insurance
requirements be construed to conflict with or otherwise limit the obligations concerning
indemnification
It is agreed by the parties that insurers shall have no right of recovery or subrogation
against the County (including its employees and other agents and agencies), it being the
intention of the parties that the insurance policies so affected shall protect both parties
and be primary coverage for any and all losses covered by the above described insurance
It is further agreed by the parties that insurance companies issuing the policy or policies
shall have no recourse against the County (including its employees and other agents and
agencies) for payment of any premiums or for assessments under any form of policy It
is further agreed by the parties that any and all deductibles in the above described
insurance policies shall be assumed by and be at the sole risk of the Consultant
It is agreed by the parties that judgments for which the County may be liable, in excess of
insured amounts provided herein, or any portion thereof, may be withheld from payment
due, or to become due, to the Consultant until such time as the Consultant shall fi=sh
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additional security covering such judgment as may be determined by the County
The County reserves the right to request additional insurance on an individual basis for
extra hazardous contracts and specific service agreements
Any coverage for third party liability claims provided to the County by a "Risk Pool"
created pursuant to Ch 48 62 RCW shall be non-contnbutory with respect to any policy
of insurance the Consultant must provide in order to comply with this Agreement
If the proof of insurance or certificate indicating the County is an "additional insured" to
a policy obtained by the Consultant refers to an endorsement (by number or name) but
does not provide the full text of that endorsement, then it shall be the obligation of the
Consultant to obtain the full text of that endorsement and forward that full text to the
County.
The County may, upon the Consultant's failure to comply with all provisions of this
contract relating to insurance, withhold payment or compensation that would otherwise
be due to the Consultant
9 Independent Contractor The Consultant and the County agree that the Consultant is an
independent contractor with respect to the services provided pursuant to this agreement.
Nothing in this agreement shall be considered to create the relationship of employer and
employee between the parties hereto. Neither Consultant nor any employee of
Consultant shall be entitled to any benefits accorded County employees by virtue of the
services provided under this agreement The County shall not be responsible for
withholding or otherwise deducting federal income tax or social security or for
contributing to the state industrial insurance program, otherwise assuming the duties of
an employer with respect to Consultant, or any employee of Consultant.
10 Covenant Against Contingent Fees The Consultant warrants that he has not employed or
retained any company or person, other than a bonafide employee working solely for the
Consultant, to solicit or secure this contract, and that he has not paid or agreed to pay any
company or person, other than a bonafide employee working solely for the Consultant,
any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gifts, or any other consideration
contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this contract. For breach or
violation of this warranty, the County shall have the right to annul this contract without
liability or, in its discretion to deduct from the contract price or consideration, or
otherwise recover, the full amount of such fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee,
gift, or contingent fee
11. Discrimination Prohibited The Consultant, with regard to the work performed by it
under this agreement, will not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, national origin,
religion, creed, age, sex or the presence of any physical or sensory handicap in the
selection and retention of employees or procurement of materials or supplies
12 Assignment The Consultant shall not sublet or assign any of the services covered by this
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agreement without the express written consent of the County
13 Non -Waiver Waiver by the County of any provision of this agreement or any time
limitation provided for in flus agreement'shall`not constitute a waiver of any other
provision.
14 Termination
a The County reserves the right to terminate this agreement at any time by giving
- ten (10) days written notice to -the Consultant
b In the event of the death of a member, partner or officer of the Consultant, or any
of its supervisory personnel assigned to the project, the surviving members of the
Consultant hereby agree to complete the work under the terms of this agreement,
if requested to do so by the County This section shall not be a bar to
renegotiations of this agreement between surviving members of the Consultant
and the County, if the County so chooses
15 ' Notices Notices to the County, of Jefferson shall be sent to` the following address
Jefferson County Public Works
623 Sheridan Street
Y Port Townsend, WA 98368 m
Notices to Consultant shall be sent to the following address
Sargent Engineers, Inc
320 Ronlee Ln NW
Olympia, WA 98502
16. Integrated Agreement This Agreement together with.attachments or addenda, represents
the entire and integrated agreement between the County and the Consultant and
supersedes all prior negotiations, representations, or agreements written or oral This
agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by both County and
Consultant
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SIGNATURE PAGE
DATED flus day of 920
Sargent Engineers, Inc
Name of Consultant
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Consultant's Representative (Please pnnt)
(Signatu e)
Title
Date
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Kathleen Kler, Chair
Kate Dean, Member
David W Sullivan, Member
Approved as to form only:
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Philip C Hunsucker, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor Date
Jefferson County Prosecutor's Office
Monte Date
Public Works Director/County Engineer
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF WORK
JEFFERSON COUNTY BRIDGE LOAD RATINGS 2017
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This agreement provides for the load rating of five Jefferson County bridges. These load ratings
are necessitated by the federal requirement to load rate all bridges for the notional load rating and
specialized hauling vehicles The agreement also provides for training of county staff on load
rating interpretation, assistance with setting up a process for evaluating overweight permit
requests, and on-call services for assisting the County with evaluation of overweight permit
requests
ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION
The Consultant will be required to coordinate with the Agency the work effort involved in all tasks
under this agreement. Work completed under Administration and Coordination shall include the
following
A Provide one-on-one liaison between the Agency Project Manager and Consultant team -
B Provide notification of anticipated delays or problems
C Provide monthly invoice, which shall mclude the following
a Name of each employee that worked on the project in the billing period
b Each employee's fob classification
c. Each employee's hours worked
d Each employee's hourly wage rate
e Each invoice will also include all direct non -salary costs and copies of supporting invoices
or bills The Agency will disallow all or part of any claimed cost, which is not adequately
supported by documentation
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TASK 1 -- REVIEW EXISTING LOAD RATINGS AND RECOMMEND HOW TO
PROCEED
The Consultant shall review the existing load ratings, inspection reports, bridge plans, and any other
pertinent data for each of 1 the bridges Upon completing their review, the Consultant shall
recommend for each bridge whether the load rating can and/or should be updated, or if a completely
new load rating should be performed. Following is a list of the bridges that require a new or
updated load rating:
BRIDGE NAME
BRIDGE
LOCATION
EXISTING LOAD
NUMBER
RATING METHOD
Little Quilcene River
08165100
Center Road MP 14 6, East
LRFR and LFR
Bridge =
Jefferson County
Hemphill Creek Bridge
08047800
Dowans Creek Road MP
Load capacity
2 3, West Jefferson County
calculation for timber
stringers
Linger Longer Bridge
08320300
Linger Longer Road MP
Working Stress Method,
0 42, East Jefferson County
LRFR, and LFR
Meyers Bridge
08229900
Belfrage Road MP 0 12,
Load capacity
East Jefferson County
calculation for timber
stringers
Willoughby Creek Bridge
08339400
Upper Hoh Road MP 3 52,
Working Stress Method
West Jefferson County
and LFR
Abbreviations
LRFR — Load and Resistance Factor Rating Method
LFR — Load Factor Method
ASR/ASD — Allowable Stress Method
Deliverables
• Letter recommending how to proceed with load rating for each bridge In a pre -review, the
Consultant determined that two bridges that were originally on the above list, West Uncas
Bridge (#08488200) and Contractors Creek Bridge (#08660000) do not need new or revised
load ratings at this time The Consultant shall provide an explanation for the status of these
two bridges in the letter The letter shall be stamped by a Professional Engineer registered
in the State of Washington
Materials to be provided by Jefferson County for each bridge)
• Copy of existing load rating
• Copy of most current routine inspection report
• Copy of bridge plans
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TASK 2 — PERFORM LOAD RATINGS
The Consultant shall perform new or revised load ratings (per Task 1 recommendations) for each of
the five bridges The load ratings shall be done in accordance with the AASHTO Manual for
Bridge Evaluation, latest edition, and in accordance with Chapter 13 of the WSDOT Bridge Design
Manual, latest edition As excerpted from the WSDOT Bridge Design Manual, each load rating
report shall consist of.
1 A Bridge Rating Summary sheet, as shown in Appendix 13 4-A1 (LFR), and 13 4-A2
(LRFR) of the WSDOT Design Manual, reflecting the lowest rating factor. The summary
sheet shall be stamped, signed and dated by a professional engineer licensed in the state of
Washington The summary sheet with the original signature shall be included in the Load
Rating Report
2 A brief report of any anomalies in the ratings and an explanation of the cause of any rating
factor below 100
3 Hard copy of computer output files used for rating, and other calculations such as, but not
limited to dead loads, distribution factors or any required special analysis
4 One compact disk which contains the final versions of all input and output files, and other
calculations created in performing the load rating that can be opened and utilized in the
appropriate program-
rogram.
Deliverables-
Deliverables-
New
New or revised load rating for each of the five bridges. The Consultant shall submit final
load ratings for each bridge to Jefferson County no later than November 30, 2017
TASK 3 — PROVIDE IN-HOUSE TRAINING ON LOAD -RATING INTERPRETATION
AND OVERWEIGHT PERMIT EVALUATION
The Consultant shall provide training to County staff on interpretation and use of load rating
data The Consultant shall also assist the County in setting up a process for evaluating
overweight permit requests It is anticipated that this training/assistance will consist of an initial
one -day training to occur at the Jefferson County Public Works office, 623 Sheridan Street, Port
Townsend, Washington. Following the training, it is anticipated that additional consultant time
may be needed to assist the County in setting up the overweight permit evaluation process, and
answer follow-up questions Specific topics/questions that Jefferson County would like to cover
in the training include but are not limited to the following
• Explanation of load rating terms — Rating Factor, Notional Load Rating, Inventory load
rating, Operating load rating, etc
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• Explanation of typical load rating assumptions
• Explanation of typical methods for evaluating overweight permits
Deliverables
• Assist County in setting up and implementing an appropriate process to use in evaluating
overweight permit requests
TASK 4 — ON-CALL SERVICE TO ASSIST COUNTY IN EVALUATING OVERWEIGHT
PERMIT REOUESTS
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Upon specific request by the County, the Consultant shall assist the County in evaluating
overweight permit requests, for a period of five years from the approval date of this agreement The
work under this task will be determined on a case by case basis The Consultant shall make a
reasonable effort to respond quickly to these requests, such that the County can respond to
overweight permit requests in a timely manner.
Deliverables
• For each specific request, provide a recommendation to the County on whether to issue an
overweight permit or'not Provide backup calculations on request
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Exhibit B
Jefferson County Bridge Load Ratings 2017
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Principal
Senior
Project
Engineer
Project
Engineer
Design
Engineer
Task Cost
Rate
$16500
$13600
$11400
$10200
Task 1: Review Existing Load Ratings and Recommend How to Proceed
Administration and Coordination
2
$330
Review Records for 7 Bridges
8
$1,088
Prepare Bridge Load Rating
Recommendation Letter
2
$272
Total Task 1
$1,690
Task 2: Perform Load Ratings
Administration and Coordination
4
$660
Little Qwlcene River Bridge
Preliminary Calculations
1
$102
Beam Ratings (3 spans)
8
$816
Summarize Results
1
$102
,Check Rating
5
$570
Prepare Report
1
2
$318
Total Little Qudcene River Bridge
$1,908
West Uncas Bridge
Does not need load rating
0
$0
Hemphill Creek Bridge
Preliminary Calculations
1
$102
Beam Ratings (1 span)
6
$612
Summarize Results
1
$102
Check Rating
4
$456
Prepare Report
1
2
$318
Total Hemphill Creek Bridge
$1,590
Linger Longer Bridge
Preliminary Calculations
1
$102
Beam Ratings (3 spans)
12
$1,224
Summarize Results
1
$102
Check Rating
7
$798
Prepare Report
1
2
$318
Total Linger Longer Bridge
$2,544
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Jefferson County Bridge Load Ratings 2017
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Principal
Senior
Project
Engineer
Project
Engineer
Design
Engineer
Task Cost
Rate
$16500
$13600
$11400
$10200
Meyers Bridge
Preliminary Calculations
1
$102
Beam Ratings (1 span) 1
6
$612
Summarize Results
1
$102
Check Rating
4
$456
Prepare Report
1
2
$318
Total Meyers Bridge
$1,590
Willoughby Creek Bridge
Preliminary Calculations
1
$102
Beam Ratings (3 spans)
12
$1,224
Summarize Results
1
$102
Check Rating
7
$798
Prepare Report
1
2
$318
Total Willoughby Creek Bridge
4
$2,544
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Contractors Creek Bridge
Does not need load rating
$0
Allowance for Low Ratings
4
8
$1,272
Total Task 2
$12,108
Task 3 - Provide In -House Training
Prepare Training
26
$3,536
2 Days Training
24
$3,264
Questions After Training
10
$1,360
Mileage (2 trips)
$ 19260
Total Task 3
$8,353
Task 4 - On - Call Service
5 years at $2,500/year
$12,500
Total Task 4 4
$12,500
Grand Total
$34,651
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