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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 16, Page 147, No Resolution Number147 / A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PADUCAH TESTING SERVICE, INC., FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TESTS OF CONCRETE CYLINDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEWER PROJECT AND PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AMENDED CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PADUCAH AND BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGCNEERING COMPAWY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE ON DECEMBER 2, 1965 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to enter into, on behalf of the City of Paducah. a contract with Paducah Testing Service, Inc., for the purpose of obtaining com- pressive strength tests of concrete cylinders in connection with the sewer project and pursuant to the terms of the amended contract between the City of Paducah and Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company of Kansas City, Missouri, in words and figures as follows: "THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into on the day of 1967, by and between the CITY OF PADUCAH, a Municipal Corporation operating and existing under the laws of the State of Kentucky. as a city of the second class, hereinafter referred to as "City", and PADUCAH TESTING SERVICE, INC. of Paducah, Kentucky, hereinafter referred to as "Contractor", W I T N E S S E T H: THAT WHEREAS, the City has heretofore on December 6, 1965, entered into a contract with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company of Kansas City, Missouri, for engineering consulting and supervision of various sewer projects within the City, and WHEREAS, it is essential to the project that services for testing concrete cylinders be provided, which service was agreed to in Section 2 of said contract, NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained the parties hereto agree as follows: Article I STATEMENT OF THE WORK The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, material and labor as required to obtain compressive strength tests of concrete cylinders, and shall perform all such tests as are required by the resident engineer of said Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company/ 148 The Contractor shall furnish, and deliver to the job site, cylinder molds of the size and type prescribed by ASTM C31. Each mold shall have a tag which can be attached to the cylinder for identification. Concrete shall be collected at the job site no sooner than twenty-four (24) hours and no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the samples are made, and delivered to the point of eventual testing. This service shall include storing and curing the cylinders under moist conditions at approximately 70 degrees until they are tested. Concrete cylinders which are stored and cured but which are not to be tested, as directed by the resident engineer or authorized respresentative of the City, shall be discarded. Concrete cylinders selected for testing shall be tested to determine the compressive strength in pounds per square inch with the equipment and by the methods prescribed .in ASTM C39. Cylinders shall be kept to insure parallel end surfaces in accordance with ASTM C31. Reports of each cylinder test to include the information out-' lined in Section 6 of ASTM C39 shall be submitted as follows: 1. City of Paducah, Kentucky - 1 copy . 2. Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City office - 1 copy 3. Burns & McDonnell Resident Engineer - 1 copy 4. Contractor - 2 copies 5. Concrete supplier - 1 copy Article II TIME AND DURATION This Agreement shall be in full force and effect from its date until the completion of the sewer project and the conclusiob if the City's said contract with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company. Any work heretofore performed by the Contractor on behalf of the Resident Engineer and approved by same shall be included herein and compensated at the rates hereinafter set forth. Article III PAYMENT The City agrees to pay the Contractor for her services as follows: 1. Payment will be at the rate of $0.35 each for cylinder molds furnished and delivered in accordance with Article 1 above. 2. Payment will be at the rate of $0.50 each for concrete cylinders collected, transported, stored and cured in accordance with Article 1 above. 149 3. Payment will be at the rate of $2.60 each for concrete cylinders prepared, tested and reported in accordance with Article I above. All work performed by the Contractor shall be at the direction and under the supervision of the Resident Engineer, and all statements berequesting payment for services shall first be submitted to the said engineer for approval, and approved statements will then be presented to the City for payment. Article IV CANCELLATION This Agreement may be cancelled by either party upon furnishing to the other party a notice in writing at least two (2) weeks before the proposed termination. It is mutually agreed by and between the parties that the City may rescind and annul this agreement at any time and without said notice, if the Contractor shall fail to perform his services in a proper and diligent manner, and it is definitely understood and agreed that the resident engineer will be the sold judge as to the efficiency with which the Contractor is carrying on his part of the work, and the City reserves the right to, at any time, terminate this agreement, without prejudice, and without the right to recovery of damages by the Contractor, upon receiving a report about the contractor from the resident engineer of unsatisfactory and/or inefficient work together with a recommendation for termi- nation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands in duplicate on this the day first above written. CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY By me B. Cowles Mallory City Manag ATTEST: City Clerk PADUCAH TESTING SERVICE, INC. By ATTEST: President Secretary " 150 SECTION 2. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. Mayor Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 16, 1967 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May 16, 1967