City of Grand Prairie - File #: 19-8814

• File #: 19-8814
• Version: 1
• Name: Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending Ordinance 7951 to remove the requirement for private developments to fund geotechnical and material testing with the City of Grand Prairie beginning May 5, 2019
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/21/2019
• In control: City Attorney
• On agenda: 6/4/2019
• Final action: 6/4/2019
• Title: Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending Ordinance 7951 relating to to fund geotechnical and material testing for private developments with the City of Grand Prairie beginning July 1, 2019 and revised pricing for City capital improvement projects (CIP)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/4/2019	1	City Council	Adopted

From

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Title

Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending Ordinance 7951 relating to to fund geotechnical and material testing for private developments with the City of Grand Prairie beginning July 1, 2019 and revised pricing for City capital improvement projects (CIP)

Presenter

Steve Norwood, Director of Planning and Development

Recommended Action

Approve

Analysis

On May 19, 2009, the City of Grand Prairie approved the Geotechnical and Material Testing Services Fee Ordinance and Service Contracts. Private Developers in Grand Prairie are required to deposit the Geotechnical and Material Testing Fees up front to have a third party engineering consultant working for the City to perform this work. On City Capital Improvement Projects, the City would continue to incur the cost to have this work performed as part of the CIP project budget.

At the current time, the administrative work required for the private development projects has become a burden on both City field and office staff. Private development is slow to fund both initially and when additional testing is required beyond the original scope

The Developers were to pay the City of Grand Prairie based on the established Geotechnical and Material Testing fee to include a 5% contingency as escrow funding deposited directly to the Street Projects Fund (0701) to perform this work.  The City then paid the City contracted consultants directly from the developer’s escrow funds for the work performed.  Since this was a pass through cost, funds not used are reimbursed to the Developer; however, the developer was to compensate the City for any additional costs incurred. 

With execution of this ordinance, Private Developers would be responsible for coordinating this work with a geotehcnical and material testing firm registered with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and under the direction of a Professional Engineer Licensed in the State of Texas providing this service and paying their own geotechnical and material testing fees.

The City geotechnical and material testing contracts for Capital Improvement Projects were rebid by the purchasing department and pricing modified. New pricing has removed minimum requirements on multiple items going forward.

City staff is recommending amendment of the ordinance removing the requirement for private developments to fund material testing directly with the City of Grand Prairie and modifying the pricing for City capital improvement projects.

The was presented and approved by the City Council Development Committee on March 18, 2019.

Financial Consideration

Funding will be provided for the City capital improvements projects from the approved project budget.

Body

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 7951 RELATING TO  GEOTECHNICAL AND MATERIALS TESTING FOR PROPOSED PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:

SECTION 1

That Section 1 of Ordinance 7951 is amended to read as follows: 

“Beginning July 1, 2019, the developer of a proposed private development within the City is required to cause geotechnical and materials testing to be performed on the site of the proposed development, and to provide any reports resulting from such testing to the City.  The developer shall fund any geotechnical and materials testing for the proposed development and shall select and coordinate this testing directly with a geotechnical and materials testing firm registered with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and under the direction of a professional engineer licensed in the State of Texas.  All reports resulting from such testing shall be provided to the City within a timely manner to verify that City standards are met."

SECTION 2

That the following fee schedule shall be applicable to City capital improvement projects:

1.0	Concrete
		Price	No Minimums
1.01	Compression Test Cylinders (Making & Breaking), each	$17.00
1.02	Air Content, Slump, Temperature, Unit Weight and Making Cylinders, (Per hour)	$55.00
1.03	Next Day Cylinder pickup, (Per hour)	$55.00
1.04	Vehicle charge, (Per Trip)	$35.00
1.05	Flexural Beam Testing, each	$32.50
1.06	4" Diameter Core, (Per inch of depth)	$8.00
1.07	2" Diameter Core, (Per inch of Depth)	$6.00
1.08	Core Thickness Measurement, (each)	$9.75
1.09	Patching of Core Holes, each	$11.00
1.10	Coring Technician Time, hour	$52.75
1.11	Sawing and/or Capping Cores, each	$16.00
1.12	Compression Test of Cores, each	$22.00
1.13	Mix Design Review, each	$152.40
1.14	Mix Design Formulation w/Aggregate Tests Include Specific Gravity/Sieve	$800.00
	Analysis/Unit WT-200, each
1.15	Additional Mix Design Utilizing Above Mix Analysis, each	$430.00
1.16	Mix Design Formulation Revision, each	$250.00
1.17	Engineering Tech (NICET) for Quality Assurance Monitoring of Onsite	$58.00
	Work, hour
1.18	Pre-pour Reinforcing Steel Placement Inspection, hour	$58.00
1.19	Sampling for In-Lab Test, hour	$58.00
1.20	Batching Mix Design in Preparation for Making Lab Confirmation Cylinders	$170.00
	or Beams, hour
1.21	Batch Plant Observation Supporting Concrete Placement, hour	$63.40
1.22	Concrete Flatness, (Up to 20,000 Sq. Ft.)	Lump Sum
1.23	Concrete Flatness, (Over 20,000 Sq. Ft. - per Sq. Ft.)	$0.05
1.24	Certified Welding Inspector, hour	$77.40
2.0	HMAC
2.01	++Density Nuclear Method,  (Per hour)	$65.00
2.02	6" Diameter Core for in Place Density, (per inch of Depth)	$11.30
2.03	Coring HMAC Technician Time, hour	$60.60
2.04	Core Depth Measurement, core (each)	$9.25
2.05	Patching Core Holes, each	$10.00
2.06	Vehicle Charge (per Trip)	$35.00
2.07	Ignition Oven Burn Off (% Bitumen and aggregate gradation), each	$185.40
2.08	Lab Density, each	$35.00
2.10	Stability Test, each	$45.00
2.11	Maximum Specific Gravity, each	$85.00
2.12	Batch Plant Hot Bin Analysis, hour	$74.00
2.13	Material Sampling For In-lab Tests, hour	$58.00
	*** Includes Gauge Charge
	++  (includes Technician Time, and Gauge Charge).
3.0	Professional
3.01	Chief Engineer Scientist, hour	$185.00
3.02	Senior Technician, hour	$69.50
3.03	Senior Project Engineer Professional Engineer, hour	$160.40
3.04	Project Engineer Scientist Geologist, hour	$129.50
3.05	Graduate Engineer Project Manager, hour	$111.00
3.06	Staff Scientist Geologist Engineer, hour	$100.00
3.07	Clerical, hour	$54.60
3.08	Drafter, hour	$65.00
3.09	Engineering and Report Review, hour	$136.00
4.00	Geotechnical
4.01	Undisturbed Soil Sample, each	$12.50
4.02	Visual Classification, each	$12.50
4.03	Classification ASTM D-2487, each	$105.00
4.05	Sample Preparation, hour	$63.00
4.06	Atterburg Limits RAW PI, each	$55.00
4.07	Soil w/Additive, each	$65.00
4.08	Bar Lineal Shrinkage, each	$46.00
4.09	Moisture Density Relationship (Proctor) Standard (ASTM D-698), each	$185.00
4.10	Moisture Density Relationship (Proctor) Modified (ASTM D-1557),each	$220.00
4.11	THD 113E, each	$220.00
4.12	Unit Weight, each	$32.50
4.13	Unit Weight (Dry Rodded), each	$35.00
4.14	-200 Sieve Analysis, each Decant	$42.00
4.15	Laboratory Moisture Content, each	$8.40
4.16	Sieve Analysis (Fine Aggregate), each	$84.00
4.17	Sieve Analysis (Large Aggregate), each	$84.00
4.18	Sieve Analysis (Finer than 200 Sieve), each (Hydrometer Analysis)	$115.00
4.19	Lime or Cement Series Determination (5 points)	$315.00
4.20	pH Series (6 points), each	$248.70
4.21	Sulphate Test (TEX 145E), each (5 days turnaround)	$69.00
4.22	Sulphate Test (TEX 145E), each (48 hour turnaround)	$134.00
4.23	Specific Gravity, each (Aggregate)	$63.00
4.24	Absorption, each	$35.00
4.25	Los Angeles Abrasion (Large Aggregate), each	$235.00
4.26	Los Angeles Abrasion (Small Aggregate), each	$235.00
4.27	Texas Wet Ball Mill, each	$250.00
4.28	Gradation (Lime or Cement Stabilized), hour	$58.00
4.29	*** Limed Soil Depth Measurement, hour	$58.00
4.30	++ In Place Moisture Density, (per Hour) (Tech & Gauge)	$70.00
4.31	Unconfined Compression Test Soil, each (Including Moisture)	$50.00
4.32	Unconfined Compression Test Rock, each (Including Moisture)	$60.00
4.33	Confined Compressions Test (UU), each	$129.00
4.34	Triaxial Consolidated Undrained w/Pore Pressure Measurement, speci (3 Stage)	$1,300.00
4.35	Triaxial Consolidated Drained, per stage	$950.00
4.36	Consolidated Test, each	$500.00
4.37	Direct Shear Consolidated Drained Sand & Gravel, point	$232.00
4.38	Direct Shear Consolidated Drained Silt & Clay, point	$232.00
4.39	California Bearing Ratio, each	$416.70
4.40	THD Triaxial, each	$1,600.00
4.41	Swell, each Absorption Pressure	$140.00
4.42	Permeability Test Falling Head, each	$400.00
4.43	Permeability Test Tiraxial, each	$525.00
4.44	Permeability Test Flex Wall, each	$525.00
4.45	Permeability Test Granular Soils, each (Constant Head)	$400.00
4.46	Permeability Test Pressure Head w/Back Pressure Saturation, each	$515.00
4.47	Electrical Resistivity, THD Method, each	$166.70
4.48	Truck Mounted Mobilization, mile	$4.00
4.49	Truck Mounted Mobilization, trip	$371.70
4.50	Buggy/Ave Mounted, mile	$5.50
4.51	Buggy/Ave Mounted, trip	$613.40
4.52	Site Access Clearing (including disposal and revegetation) Lump Sum (**QOR)	Quote on Request
4.53	Per Diem Per Man, (per day as per State Per Diem Rate Standard)	Quote on Request
4.54	Intermittent Soil Sampling w/Truck @ 5' Intervals 0-25' Depth, foot	$14.40
4.55	Intermittent Soil Sampling w/Truck @ 5' Intervals 25-50' Depth, foot	$16.90
4.56	Intermittent Soil Sampling w/Truck @ 5' Intervals 50-100' Depth, foot	$19.50
4.57	Continuous Soil Sampling w/Truck 0-10' Depth, foot	$17.50
4.58	Intermittent Soil Sampling w/ATV @ 5'  Intervals 0-25' Depth, foot	$18.00
4.59	Intermittent Soil Sampling w/ATV @ 5'  Intervals 25-50' Depth, foot	$20.40
4.60	Intermittent Soil Sampling w/ATV @ 5'  Intervals 50-100' Depth, foot	$23.90
4.61	Continuous Soil Sampling w/ATV 0-10' Depth, foot	$21.00
4.62	Continuous Soil Sampling w/ATV 10-50' Depth, foot	$33.40
4.63	Auger Drilling Without Sample, foot	$10.70
4.64	Rock Coring w/NX Size, Core Barrel 0-25' Depth Carbide Bit, foot	$27.50
4.65	Rock Coring w/NX Size, Core Barrel 25-50' Depth Carbide Bit, foot	$29.50
4.66	Rock Coring w/NX Size, Core Barrel 50-75' Depth Carbide Bit, foot	$30.50
4.67	Rock Coring w/NX Size, Core Barrel 75-100' Depth Carbide Bit, foot	$32.00
4.68	Rock Coring w/NX Size, Core Barrel 50-75' Depth Diamond Bit, foot	$37.20
4.69	CME 5' Continuous Sampler 0-50' Depth, run	$22.00
4.70	Stand By or Access Time, hour	$200.00
4.71	Drilling w/Auger Rig, hour	$225.00
4.72	Minimum Drill Fee	$800.00
4.73	Post Injection Sub-grade Evaluation Per Boring Including Moisture and	$650.00
	Free Swell Determination
4.74	Minimum Post Injection Charge	$1,500.00
4.75	Vehicle Charge (Per Trip)	$35.00
	*** Includes Gauge Charge
	++ (includes Technician time and Gauge Charge)

SECTION 3

That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

SECTION 4

That Ordinance 7951, as amended, shall be and remain in full force and effect save and except as amended by this Ordinance.

SECTION 5

That the terms of this Ordinance are severable and are governed by Section 1-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie.

SECTION 6

This ordinance shall be and become effective immediately upon and after its passage and aproval.

PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, ON JUNE 4, 2019