HomeMy WebLinkAboutCH2M Contract AmendmentKittitas County Solid Waste Programs
925 Industrial Way, Ellensburg , WA 98926
Telephone: (509) 962-7542
March 7, 2017
CH2M
Attention: Tom Parker, PE ,Project Manager
1100 5th Ave NE
Suite 500
Bellevue, WA 98425
Fax: (509) 962-7087
RE: Amendment No.1 to Professional Service Agreement
This Amendment will add Phase 2 of the Transfer station Feasibility study. Phase 2 will include
site evaluation and public meetings at outlined in the attachment.
Original Professional Service Agreement
Phase 2 Site evaluation and public meetings
Total Adjust Service Contract Amount
$ 69 ,143.0 0
$199.800 .00
$268,943.00
I have enclosed four copies of this change please sign and return.
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Phase 2 -Scope of Work
Task 1: Project Meetings/Project Management
CH2M HILL Engineers, Inc. (CH2M) will conduct a project kick-off meeting (up to 1 hour via
conference call) with County staff to discuss project scope, schedule, budget, and to identify
critical project milestone dates. A project management plan will be developed for the project.
CH2M will routinely communicate with County staff via phone and e-mail to provide project
updates, review project scope and budgets, and to discuss and resolve project issues and
concerns. Monthly invoices will be prepared and submitted to the County identifying task
budget, amount spent this period, and remaining budget. We will prepare monthly summary
reports with each invoice identifying work performed for the period, projected items to be
completed, issues resolved, deliverable items, and provide updates to the project schedule.
This task will be primarily conducted by Tom Parker and Lyndsey Lopez with some assistance
from administrative staff.
Deliverables
Project kick-off meeting agenda and summary
Project Development Plan
Communication call/meeting agendas and high-level summaries (up to 8)
Ongoing action item tracking resulting from communication calls/meetings
Progress reports and invoices (four)
Assumptions
9 month project duration
Phone meetings will be via conference call and Skype for Business
No face-to-face meetings are planned under this task; face-to-face meetings can be handled
during travel under Tasks 2 and 3 as needed
Task 2: Public Involvement
A majority of the public involvement tasks will be performed by Envirolssues, as a
subconsultant to CH2M.
Task 2.1 Communications Coordination
Envirolssues will coordinate and facilitate project-specific communication calls/meetings with
County and the CH2M technical team to discuss progress on various aspects of the public
involvement program. Coordination calls/meetings will occur approximately monthly with
additional meetings/calls ahead of specific engagement events. The calls/meetings will enable
County staff to update elected officials, review upcoming events, and discuss materials
development and action items. This task will also include project management activities
including preparation of progress reports and monthly invoices.
Deliverables
Communication call/meeting agendas and high-level summaries (up to 8)
Ongoing action item tracking resulting from communication calls/meetings
Monthly progress reports and invoices (nine months)
Assumptions
County will provide meeting space for in-person communications meetings. Meetings
will be conducted either via teleconference or in conjunction with other stakeholder and
public involvement meetings.
Phone meetings will be via conference call and Skype for Business, coordinated by
Envirolssues
All meetings will be attended by one Envirolssues staff person
Task 2.2 Develop Public Involvement Plan
Envirolssues will develop a public involvement plan outlining goals and objectives, identifying
key audiences and messages, developing tools and activities, establishing measures of success,
and developing an outreach schedule; goals may include:
o Inform the community about upcoming meetings/conversations regarding
Kittitas County's Transfer Station Relocation project
o Gauge key stakeholders' interests in the project
o Identify any existing areas of concern about transfer station relocation
o Stimulate interest in participating ih the conversation
As part of this task, Envirolssues will conduct up to six stakeholder interviews to inform the gain
input to development of the public involvement plan.
Deliverables:
Draft and Final public involvement plan
List of key stakeholders and community members
Outreach schedule
Thematic summary of stakeholder interviews
Assumptions
Stakeholder Interviews performed in 2 days in Ellensburg by Envirolssues with minor
local travel included. No CH2M staff will be involved in the stakeholder interviews.
County will provide one round of consolidated comments to the Draft public
involvement plan.
Task 2.3 Implement Public Involvement Plan
Envirolssues will implement the public involvement plan by developing informational materials
including one (1) postcard and one (1) newsletter and/or fact sheet(s) for county distribution.
Envirolssues will coordinate and support up to four (4) stakeholder group briefings, one (1)
County Commissioner briefing, and two (2) Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) briefings.
Envirolssues will plan, facilitate and document up to two (2) community meetings, including
supporting logistics, presentation materials, display boards, developing meeting plan and
agenda, and producing meeting summaries.
Deliverables:
One (1) postcard, one (1) newsletter and/or fact sheet content
Design and print coordination for postcard, newsletter, and/or fact sheet
Briefing and meeting materials including sign-in sheets, agendas presentation, display
boards (up to 10) and refreshments
High-level summary of comments, action items, and key points from stakeholder group
briefings and community meetings
Assumptions:
County will provide meeting space for up to four (4) stakeholder group meetings and
two (2) community meetings
Envirolssues will utilize their Creative Studio to provide artwork for informational
materials
Envirolssues will coordinate printing
County staff will print and mail informational materials (printing cost and postage will be
paid by the County)
SWAC and County Commissioner briefings will be conducted under Task 2.5
Four (4) Stakeholder meetings attended by Penny Mabie and performed during
community meetings
Two (2) community meetings attended by Penny Mabie and one CH2M staff.
Meetings conducted in (4) separate trips.
Task 2.4 Online Platform
Envirolssues will develop a multi-page/station online open house (OOH) based on
demo.publicmeeting.info template and access to Google Analytics. Pages will be archived upon
completion unless longer term hosting is requested. Envirolssues will collaborate with County
staff to enhance current web pages and develop additional web page content.
Deliverables
One custom sub-domain for OOH (Le., KCTransferStationRelocation.publicmeeting.info
or KittitasTransferStation.participate.online)
Customized OOH theme (custom header graphic, headline, and button colors)
Up to 8 OOH stations (tabs)
One analytics report per month
One comment report and summary
Two rounds of web page review and content update
Assumptions
Hosting website for up to 6 months
Content will be drawn from Task 2.3 efforts
Any additional writing needed for the online open house will be done under Task 2.3
Development and maintenance of the online open house will be done under Task 2.4
Working with County staff and technical team to develop web page(s) devoted to the
community conversation, using the brand
Task 2.5 SWAC/Commission Meetings
CH2M will provide site selection study updates at two (2) SWAC and one (1) County
Commission Meetings. PowerPoint presentations will be prepared for each meeting.
Deliverables
Two (2) PowerPoint Presentations presented at SWAC and County Commission meetings
Assumptions
Attendance at two (2) SWAC and two (1) Commission meeting by Penny Mabie and Tom
Parker; assumed that they will be under two (2) separate trips.
Assume Commission and SWAC meeting conducted on the same day
Task 3:
Task 3.1
Site Selection
Identify Potential Sites
CH2M will collaboratively work with County staff to identify potential sites for a new transfer
station/composting facility that meet the minimum land acreage (20 to 25 acres) requirements
identified in the Basis of Design (BOD) report. County staff will utilize the County's Geographic
Information (GIS) system to develop an overall map showing potential sites, land ownership,
zoning, and floodplain information. Potential site information will be summarized on a
spreadsheet and will be routinely updated thru the site selection process.
Deliverables
Potential Sites -spreadsheet
Potential Sites -maps (GIS Platform)
Assumptions
Potential Site spreadsheet to be routinely updated throughout site selection process.
It is expected that up to 10 Potential Sites will be identified during this initial task.
County staff will utilize County's Geographic Information (GIS) system to develop map
Task 3.2 Initial Site Screening
CH2M will facilitate one (1) project workshop with the County to discuss and finalize initial
screening criteria which may include: floodplains, wetlands, county zoning, and regulatory
requirements (local, state, and federal). Potential sites identified in Task 3.1 will be evaluated
and screened in accordance with the selected initial screening criteria.
During the workshop, CH2M will identify and discuss potential secondary screening criteria that
may include:
• FEMA Floodplain
• Watercourse
• Distance to Major Road
• Haul Distance to Landfill
• Depth to Groundwater
• No. of Owners
• Permitability
• View
• No. of Neighbors
• Hauling Distance
• Location of Utilities
• Type of Owner
• Development Cost
• Land Use
• Topography
CH2M will facilitate a project workshop with the project team in evaluating and selecting
secondary siting criteria, develop performance measures, and establish relative weights for
each criteria. A project workshop summary will be developed and transmitted to workshop
attendees.
Deliverables
Workshop agenda and meeting summary.
Assumptions
Workshop attended in-person by Tom Parker and Lyndsey Lopez.
Workshop attended via conference call by Penny Mabie, Keith Gordon, Bo Bruner, and
Scott Gamble
Task 3.3 Secondary Site Screening
CH2M will conduct a secondary site screening of potential sites (up to 4) that passed the initial
screening criteria and establish performance measures. Initial site rankings will be summarized
in matrix format. A brief description will be developed for each site, initial and secondary siting
criteria, and selected performance measure.
CH2M will conduct an in-person project meeting with County staff to discuss results of the
initial ranking and a technical memorandum will be developed.
Deliverables
Meeting agenda and meeting summary.
Draft and Final Initial and Secondary Screening Technical Memorandum
Assumptions
One project meeting attended in-person by Tom Parker and attended via conference
call by Lyndsey Lopez, Keith Gordon, and Scott Gamble.
County will provide one round of consolidated comments on the technical
memorandum.
County will provide additional GIS assistance as needed .
Task 3.4 Develop Conceptual Layouts and Cost Estimates
It is estimated that three (3) shortlisted sites (top ranked) will be chosen and conceptual layouts
and budgetary (Class 4) cost estimates will be prepared. Conceptual layouts will utilize
information contained in the Basis of Design (BOD) report including conceptual layouts for the
transfer building, composting area, scalehouse, moderate risk waste building, and recycling
drop-off area. For each selected site, CH2M will create specific conceptual road improvements
(on and off-site) and utility concepts (water, sewer, electric, gas, telecommunications).
Budgetary cost estimates will be prepared for each option and will include land acquisition,
permitting, engineering, utilities, buildings/structures, and stormwater structures. For each site,
CH2M will develop the following drawings:
• Overall layout (roads, buildings, utilities) -One for each site (3 Drawings Total)
We will utilize transfer building, administration building, scalehouse, recycling drop-off area,
and Moderate Risk Waste (MRW) concepts developed during the Basis of Design report for
each conceptual layout.
County staff and CH2M will visit each site and document site conditions, topography and
drainage patterns, location of utilities, roads, fencing, and existing buildings/structures.
Deliverables
Three (3) Conceptual Layouts (1 drawing for each site - 3 total)
Three (3) Class 4 cost estimates (one for each site-3 total)
Assumptions
County staff will visit the three sites to review proposed site conditions. CH2M will
prepare a checklist for county use. CH2M will visit sites during SWAC, Commission, and
Community meetings.
Concepts developed during the Basis of Design report will be used for the transfer
building, administration building, scalehouse, recycling drop-off area, and Moderate Risk
Waste (MRW).
Task 3.5 Finalize Site Selection Report
CH2M will facilitate a 2-hour workshop with the county to finalize ranking of potential sites
using the initial and secondary site screening results, conceptual layouts and cost estimates. A
draft report will be developed summarizing results of site selection tasks. The report will
include the following:
1. Introduction and Project Need
2. Site Selection Methodology
3. Public Involvement Activities
4. Basis of Design Report Summary
S. Identification of Potential Sites
6. Initial Site Screening
7. Secondary Site Screening
8. Conceptual Layouts and Cost Estimates
9. Final Site Selection
Appendices
1. Public Involvement Summary
2. Figures
Meetings
Website
Public Comments
Initial Site Screening Maps
Secondary Screening Maps
3. Conceptual Layouts
4. Conceptual Cost Estimates
5. Site Ranking Matrices
Deliverables
Workshop agenda and meeting summary.
Draft and Final Site Selection Report (Estimated 30 pages)
Assumptions
Workshop attended in-person by Tom Parker. Workshop attended via conference call by
Lyndsey Lopez, Penny Mabie, Keith Gordon, Bo Bruner, and Scott Gamble.
County will provide one round of consolidated comments on the Draft Site Selection
Report.
Schedule
CH2M will complete the work in accordance with the following schedule :
Task 1
Task 1
Task 2.2
Task 3.1
Task 3.2
Task 3.3
Task 3.4
Task 3.5
Kick-off Meeting
Project Management Plan
Develop Public Involvement Plan
Identify Potential Sites
Initial Site Screening
Project Workshop
SWAC Meeting
Public Open House No.1
Secondary Site Screening
Public Open House No.2
Develop Conceptual Layouts and Cost Estimates
Public Open House No.3
Finalize Site Selection and Report
Project Workshop
SWAC Meeting
County Commission Meeting
14 Calendar days from NTP
14 Calendar Days from NTP
10 Calendar days from NTP
30 Calendar days from NTP
60 Calendar Days from NTP
120 Calendar Days from NTP
180 Calendar Days from NTP
240 Calendar Days from NTP
The overall duration of these tasks is assumed to be up to 9 months from County authorization
to proceed.
Estimated Fee
Based upon the project scope, CH2M proposes a not to exceed engineering fee of $199,800, to be billed
on a time-and-materials basis in accordance with unit billing rates and subject to negotiation of mutually
agreeable terms/conditions in the professional services agreement. CH2M's estimated engineering fee is
summarized in the following table. Kittitas County will be notified of any changes to the estimated level
of effort and costs associated with this scope, and if necessary, changes to the approved estimate fee
will be discussed and agreed upon via change order in advance of exceeding the project budget.
Kittitas County -Transfer Station Project
Phase 2-Site Selection Estimated Engineering Fee
Task CH2M CH2M Labor Subconsultant Direct Total
Person-Cost Cost Expenses
Hours
Task 1: Project
Meetings/Project 89 $13,995 $440 $105 $14,540
Management
Task 2: Public Involvement
(PI)
02.01 -Communications
Coordination 4 $620 $9,356 $54 $10,030
02.02 -Develop PI Plan 17 $2,320 $7,836 $54 $10,210
02.03 -Implement PI Plan 40 $7,640 $18,375 $2,025 $28,040
02.04 -Online Platform 4 $620 $11,611 $149 $12,380
02.05 -SWAC and Comm
Meetings 33 $6,275 $4,709 $1,066 $12,050
Task 3: Site Selection
03.01 -ID Potential Sites 12 $2,180 $2,040 $60 $4,280
03.02 -Initial Site Screening 61 $12,205 $2,340 $875 $15,420
03 .03 -Secondary Site
$20,570 $2,340 $590 $23,500 Screening 110
03.04 -Dev Concept layouts
$33,560 $4,400 $230 $39,070 and Cost Est 196
03.05 " Finalize Site Selection
Report 174 $28,470 $1,760 $930 $31,160
Total 740 $128,455 $65,207 $6,138 $199,800