Contract Bid Assistance – Although the County anticipates completing project bidding with County staff, responses shall address all tasks required for soliciting bids from contractor(s). Examples of tasks may include reviewing bid packages, verifying funding source requirements, responding to requests for information, preparing addenda, completing public interest findings, facilitating a prebid meeting, conducting bid opening, preparing a bid tabulation, and conduct a bid analysis to evaluate the bids to justify the award or rejection of the bids and assure that good competition and the lowest possible cost was received. Contract Management - Examples of tasks may include: o Assist in compiling complete contract documents; o Track status of contracts, budgets, schedules. Construction Engineering/Management – All tasks associated with delivering a completed capital improvement construction project in accordance with the requirements of the Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) and Caltrans Construction Manual. The selected consultant shall act as Resident Engineer (RE) and inspector for the project. Examples of tasks may include revising estimates, revising funding applications, reviewing and approving contractor submittals, responding to requests for information, preparing meeting agenda and minutes, attending meetings including preconstruction, weekly and special topic meetings, conducting daily and special inspections, performing field surveys and grade checks, performing construction quality assurance, field verifying quantities of items installed, preparing progress payments, preparing contract change orders, verifying labor compliance, dispute resolution, providing professional opinion, conducting final inspection and developing punchlists, preparing an as-built plan set, preparing project closeout notices, reports, and documents, and coordinating and leading all reviews with the Caltrans Construction Oversight Engineer...
