Specifications include, but are not limited to: The CONTRACTOR shall provide general structural engineering services as specified on an “as-required” basis. Project Assignments and actual scopes of work shall be determined by the STATE. The CONTRACTOR shall be available to discuss the Project Assignments and the associated scopes of work within forty-eight (48) hours after being notified by the STATE. Project Assignments will be in support of Federal-aid and/or State-funded projects being designed by the Highways Division, Department of Transportation. Multiple Project Assignments may be assigned within a short time span. The total amount for the Project Assignments shall not exceed the sum of FIVE MILLION AND NO/l00 DOLLARS ($5,000,000). Since the CONTRACTOR’s services are to be provided on an “as required” basis, the amount of services requested by the STATE may be less than presently anticipated. The STATE makes no guarantee whatsoever as to the minimum amount of CONTRACTOR’s services that will be required under this Agreement and no fee adjustment will be made if the amount of services requested is less than anticipated. 1. Preparing construction plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for various structurally related projects in accordance with State Highways and Federal Highway procedures and requirements. This would include complete PS&E packages as well as providing structural plans, specifications and estimate as part of an in-house design project for construction solicitation. The project solicitation documents may be for a design-bid-build solicitation or a design-build solicitation. The consultant services may include postdesign services. 2. Preparing 15% preliminary plans with bridge selection reports to be used as a project scope of work for in-house or consultant’s final design effort. 3. Providing structural related support for in-house projects in progress, including reviewing value-engineering proposals, reviewing requests for information (RFI), change orders and shop drawings.
