Basic Ordering Agreement Subsurface Utility Engineering 1

Professional architectural/engineering and related services for DC Water infrastructure under the proposed Basic Ordering Agreement – Subsurface Utility Engineering 1 with task orders assigned on an as needed basis. The selected firm will provide Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) in accordance with ASCE 38 (latest version). Anticipated services include coordinating with utility owners, researching utilities, locating and designating existing utilities using surface geophysical methods (including electromagnetic, magnetic, elastic wave, and other methods), conducting minimally intrusive excavation (test holes), conducting topographic survey, preparing 3D model of existing utilities using AutoCAD Civil 3D, preparing base maps documenting quality level, preparing a utility report stamped by a professional engineer licensed in the District of Columbia, acquiring permits needed for SUE activities, providing recommendations to DC Water listing utilities needing a “quality level upgrade” based on the preliminary design, and documenting cost benefit of the SUE efforts.