Specifications include, but are not limited to:1.0 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO BE CONTRACTED 1.1 Geotechnical Engineering: The district is seeking qualified firms to provide geotechnical engineering services. Examples of the types of services that may be required are listed below. Develop scope for geotechnical investigations o Number of borings o Depth of borings o Location of borings o Quantity and sample location for typical Laboratory testing (but not limited to) Moisture Content Atterberg Limits Unconfined Compression Swell/Swell Pressure Consolidation Direct Shear Hydrometer Provide cost estimates Develop geotechnical engineering recommendations for: o Foundations Straight shaft drilled piers Underreamed drilled piers Shallow footings Driven piles o Pavements o Retaining walls o Subgrade preparation Estimation of Potential Vertical Rise (PVR) Recommendations for reduction of PVR to desired tolerable level Recommendations for compaction and moisture of fill placement Forensic Geotechnical Investigations o Floor elevation surveys o Crack monitoring : The district is seeking qualified firms to perform boundary and topographic surveying of various school properties. Work to be performed includes, but is not limited to: Surveying A minimum of one permanent benchmark on site with description and elevations to the nearest .01- foot. Contours at one-foot intervals; error shall not exceed one-half contour interval. Spot elevations covering the undeveloped portion of property. Spot elevations at street intersections and at approximate fifty-foot intervals along each curb and edge of paving. Plotted locations of structures, paving and improvements above ground. 1.3 Materials Testing and Observation Services: The district is seeking qualified firms to provide material testing and observations services. Some possible services are listed below: Building Material Testing& Observations Courtyard & Synthetic Turf Preparation – Fill Observation and Testing Pier Placement Evaluation Footing Evaluations Elevator Pits Floor Slabs Fire Proofing Evaluation and Testing