Geotechnical & Materials Testing Services – A-E Task Order Contract

The A-E will be contacted by County or District Project Management staff on an "as-needed" basis as projects arise to provide A-E for professional services. Requirements will be discussed by both Parties and A-E shall prepare a written Scope Statement that will include the specific work to be performed, including the costs and time required to complete the project/task. County or District Project Management staff will then review the A-E's Scope Statement , proceed with negotiation of task costs and when satisfied, issue a Contract Task Order (CTO) against this Contract. The A-E shall serve as lead of a design team that may include other construction design professionals working together to ensure that the original design is carried through to the finished product, with no alterations in materials or design that would lead to safety issues or compromise the quality of the public works facilities. Other team members who may be retained by the lead to support a project as a consultant may include but are not limited to landscape architects, lighting designers, data consultants, security consultants, controls engineers, commissioning consultants, traffic engineers, surveyors, estimators, special inspection, civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers, etc.