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2020 Testing - City of Kalispell CMG Engineering, Inc. PO Box 5159 1097 Trumble Creek Rd. Kalispell, MT 59903-5159 Office: 406-257-8156 Fax: 406-257-8179 http://www.cmgengineering.com February 6, 2020 City of Kalispell Public Works Department Phone: 406-758-7723 Cell: 406-212-8910 Email: gcorne@kalispell.com Subject: 2020 Road Construction Materials Testing City of Kalispell, Montana Attention: Gene Corne We are pleased to submit this proposal to provide quality control testing for the City of Kalispell road construction projects. A list of the anticipated field and laboratory tests is included with the attached schedule of fees. The unit prices contained in the schedule of fees are firm quotes for the duration of the project. Any additional requested laboratory tests will be performed in our Kalispell laboratory under our standard unit price schedule for 2020. The total expense of testing is dependent upon the number of field and laboratory samples tested and can best be determined by your estimating staff. CMG Engineering, Inc. is a locally owned and operated full-service Construction Materials and Geotechnical Engineering firm located in the Flathead Valley. CMG Engineering employs a licensed professional engineer in the materials engineering disciplines. Our materials laboratory is managed by a NICET level III certified engineering technician. Level III certifications are held in the Soils, Portland Cement Concrete, and Asphaltic Concrete disciplines. Our Kalispell laboratory holds accreditations per AASHTO R-18 which meets ASTM E 329-05, for various Portland Cement Concrete, Asphaltic Concrete, Aggregates and Soils testing procedures. We appreciate the opportunity to submit this proposal and we look forward to working with you on this project. Respectfully submitted, John W. Ayers, P.E. Stephen R. Ayers, C.E.T. III Principal / Senior Materials Engineer Operations Manager 2020 Road Construction Testing for the City of Kalispell, Montana CMG Engineering, Inc. Page 2 of 2 2020 ROAD CONSTRUCTION TESTING FOR THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MT LABORATORY AND FIELD QUALITY CONTROL TESTS TEST UNIT DESCRIPTION PRICE ASPHALT PAVING Engineering Technician for nuclear field asphalt density testing, for two trips (1 hour on-site each trip) for each day’s paving and reporting, one day’s testing 240.00 Additional time on-site (if needed), as directed by the Engineer, per hour 80.00 Laboratory Tests (if needed): Rice’s Specific Gravity (if needed), ASTM D2041, per test 150.00 ASPHALT CORE TESTING Engineering Technician for coring and patching two or more cores, includes equipment rental, performing density and thickness on each core and reporting, per core 190.00 CONCRETE PLACEMENT Engineering Technician for concrete control testing, including slump, air content, temperature, unit weight, casting of 5 cylinders, and cylinder pickup (next day), travel and reporting, concrete test bid unit 260.00 CRUSHED BASE COMPACTION Engineering Technician for nuclear field density testing (ASTM D2922), for crushed base compaction (minimum of three tests per trip), travel and reporting, per test 35.00 SOIL COMPACTION Engineering Technician for nuclear field density testing (ASTM D2922), for subgrade and trench backfill compaction (minimum of three tests per trip), travel and reporting, per test 35.00 Laboratory Tests (if needed): Standard Proctor, ASTM D698, per test 170.00 * Testing costs were prepared based upon the project estimated quantities, and experience with similar projects. The actual quantities will be based upon your engineering staff and any needed retesting.