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<br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2003- 27 <br />BY: Mayor Musial <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO REQUEST <br />PROPOSALS FOR VARIOUS INSPECTION AND TESTING <br />SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY IN CONNECTION <br />WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW NORTH OLMSTED <br />BRANCH LIBRARY; FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, <br />i1PON APPROYAL OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL, IF <br />NECESSARY, TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE FIRM <br />SELECTED IN THE RFP PROCESS; AND DECLARING AN <br />EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. <br />WHEREAS, the City is about to begin the construction phase of the New North Olmsted <br />Branch Library project; and <br />i-T'HEREAS, the new Library plans and specifications require that the City must provide <br />an independent testing agency to perform various material inspections and tests during the <br />construction phase, identified as follows: inspections and testing for slump, air entrainment, and <br />compressive strength for concrete pavement; inspections and testing for slump, air entrainment, <br />and compressive strength for cast-in-place concrete and drw; inspections and testing to verify QC <br />methods for the Structural Precast Concrete; inspections and testing, in the Unit Masonry <br />Assemblies, for mortar per ASTM C780, grout per ASTM C1019, brick per ASTM C67, CMIJ's <br />per ASTM C67, and Prism test per ASTM C1314; inspections and testing of Structural Steel and <br />Drw., regarding high strength bolted and welded connections; inspections and testing of Steel <br />Joists, regarding welded connections; inspections and testing of Metal Decking regarding welded <br />connections; inspections and sample testing of painting for paint thickness; and various other <br />special inspections and testing set forth in Drw. Sl-1; and <br />WHEREAS, the budget for the New North Olmsted Branch Library includes a <br />Professional Specialty Services line item containing sufficient funds for retaining the services of an <br />independent testing agency to perform all of the various above-described inspection and testing <br />personal services for the new Library project as required by the Library's plans and specifications; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to authorize the Mayor to request proposals <br />from qualified independent testing agencies, and further to authorize the Mayor, upon approval by <br />the Board of Control, if necessary, to enter into a contract with the testing agency selected; and <br />WHEREAS, the proposed contract is, as above noted, for personal services and need not, <br />under the City's Charter, be competitively bid; <br />? _