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Home My WebLink AboutCC Resolution 8155 (Geotechnical Review Board Services)RESOLUTION NO. 8155 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPOINTING MILLER PACIFIC ENGINEERING GROUP AS GEOTECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD CONSULTANTS AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WHEREAS, the General Plan provides for the use of a Geotechnical Engineering Consultant to serve as a Review Board for geologic and geotechnical reports submitted in association with development proposals; and WHEREAS, the firm of Miller Pacific Engineering Group is duly qualified and licensed to perform such services. as follows: THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL HEREBY RESOLVES 1. The firm of Miller Pacific Engineering Group shall be appointed to serve as Geotechnical Review Board Consultants; and 2. The Director of Public Works shall be authorized to execute an agreement for services with the aforementioned firm, a copy of which is hereby attached and by this reference made a part hereof. JEANNCtM. LEONCINI, Cis ty Clerk ORIGINAL ?,s, I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, California, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of said City held on the 16th day of April, 1990, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Boro, Breiner, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None JEANNCtM. LEONCINI, Cis ty Clerk ORIGINAL ?,s, M I L L E R P A C I F I C ENGINEERING G R O U P EUGENE A. MILLER SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1989 - President, Miller Pacific Engineering Group 1982- 1989 Principal, Harlan Miller Tait Assoc. San Francisco 1973- 1982 Principal, Converse Consultants, San Francisco 1958-1972 Principal, Harding Miller Lawson, San Rafael 1956- 1958 Engineer, Dames & Moore, San Francisco 1955- 1956 Engineer, Georgia Highway Dept (part time) 1952-1955 U S Navy, Seabees, Civil Engineer Corps Officer 1948- 1951 U S Bureau of Reclamation (part time) Since 1956 Mr Miller has been both a consultant and in responsible charge of Civil and Geotechnical Engineering projects. His professional experience has been largely in Northern California with special project assignments in other Western states, Hawaii, Guam, and Alaska. His extensive background includes geotechnical feasibility studies, environmental studies, geologic hazards evaluations, foundation exploration, and investigation of soil/foundation distress. His projects include hi -rise buildings, commercial and industrial structures, land development, transportation, energy and waterfront facilities and resource development projects. Mr. Miller is recognized for the development of special solutions for difficult foundation problems - preloading, rigid mat foundations, differentially loaded grade beams, piles, piers and caissons. His techniques include densifying loose sands with non-structural displacement piles to eliminate liquefaction hazard at a site on Treasure Island and using a soldier -pile tremie-concrete wall for both excavation and foundation support for 52 ft deep substructure in San Francisco. He designed a unique stepped, tied -back retaining wall for a 60 -ft sidehill excavation in decomposed shale --it was constructed top-down in eight foot high tiers. He designed a preloading system & sequence which permitted the use of economical spread foundations for a regional shopping center in a reclaimed marshland site. He has been responsible for both the design and management of dams and other water resource projects, seawall design and construction, landslide analysis and reconstruction, marshland reclamation, levee improvement projects, and special foundation construction. In Northern California, during the early 1960's, he pioneered the use of both field and laboratory vane shear testing for the soft bay mud. He also introduced the use of lime stabilization of expansive soils to improve them for pavement subgrade material. In the mid 1970's he introduced the use of Dutch Cone penetration testing for the rapid exploration of soft interlayered soils in the Central Valley Delta. 165 North Redwood Drive, Suite 120 San Rafael, California 94903 Fax 415/491-1831 Phone 415/491-1338 my M I L L E R P_A C I F I C ENG IN EER I NG G N U 11 P EUGENE A. MILLER EDUCATION BSCE, Colorado State University, ( A & M ) 1951 Graduate Studies, University of Colorado, 1955 MSCE, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1956 REGISTRATIONS National Board of Engineering Examiners, 3540, 1968 California, Professional Engineer, C12089, 1960 California, Geotechnical Engineer, GE 596, 1987 Alaska, Professional Engineer, 1914-E, 1969-1979 Arizona, Civil Engineer, 11964, 1978 Colorado, Professional Engineer, 18181, 1981 Guam, Civil Engineer, 151, 1970 Hawaii, Professional Engineer, 2540-E, 1970-1974 Nevada, Civil Engineer, 1734, 1963 New Mexico, Professional Engineer, 7137, 1979 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Association of Soil & Foundation Engineers American Society of Civil Engineers, FELLOW Past President, Redwood Empire Branch Past President, Soil Mechanics & Foundations Group American Society for Testing & Materials Committee D-18, Soil & Rock Consulting Engineers Association of California Earthquake Engineering Research Institute International Society of Soil & Foundation Engineer Society of American Military EngineerS Structural Engineers Association of Northern California Director, 1988-1991 United States Committee on Large Dams PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Member, Engineering Criteria Review Board, B.C.D.C. Member, State Comm. for Geotechnical Engineering Exam Vice Chair, Geotechnical Advisory Comm to State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers Chair, Foundations Subcom, Joint ASCE-SEAONC Code Comm. Guest Lecturer, University of California Lecturer, Santa Rosa Junior College, Cogswell College Co -Chair, State Adhoc Comm. for Revision of U B C Chapter M I L L F. R P A C I F I C ENGINEERING G R O U P EUGENE A. MILLER PUBLICATIONS Design & Construction of Deep Excavations" ASCE-SEAONC Seminar, San Francisco, 1970 "A Liquefaction Failure of a Waste Water Interceptor" Idaho Symposium on Engineering Geology & Soil Engineering, 1976 "Santa Rosa Earthquake of 1969, Geologic and Soil Conditions". U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, 1970 "Sand Densification to Reduce Liquefaction Potential," Idaho Symposium on Engineering Geology & Soil Engineering 1970 "A Comparison of Soil Strengths By Vane Shear Apparatus, American Society for Testing And Materials, "Soil Aggregate Stabilization" Highway Research Board Bulletin, 1956 "Sand Densification by Piles & Vibroflotation" ASCE Journal of Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering 1970 "Value Engineering Saves Dam Project" Civil Engineering, Nov, 1980 "Fast -Tracking San Carlos Dam" Engineering News -Record, March, 1978 Projects and clients represent Mr. M- cr's prior work as a principle engineer -in -charge. Selected Clients Marin County Department of Public Works Sonoma County City of San Rafael Town of Tiburon City of Belvedere Town of Fairfax Town of Corte Madera City of Mill Valley City of San Francisco San Francisco Redevelopment Agency San Carlos AZ, Apache Indian Tribe University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Santa Cruz Stanford University Sonoma State University Humboldt State University San Francisco State University Marin Community College District Santa Rosa Junior College College of the Redwoods, Eureka Golden Gate Highway Bridge and Transportation Dist. U S Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento U S Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle U S Bureau of Reclamation U S Coast Guard Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory East Bay Municipal Utilities District Marin Municipal Water District Monterey County Water District San Francisco, Hetch Hetchy Water Department Marin County Housing Authority American Friends Housing Corp. Ecumenical Association for Housing Firemans Fund Insurance Company California State Automobile Association Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Co. Hahn Development Co. Chevron Land and Development Perini Land and Development Perini Construction Co. Sargent and Lundy Gilbert Commonwealth Kaiser Permanente California Ammonia Company M I L L E R P A C I F I C ENGINEERING G R O U P 165 North Redwood Drive, Suite 120 San Rafael, California 94903 Fax 415/491-1831 Phone 415/491-1338 Eugene A. Miller, PE Registered Civil Engineer, California & other states. Geotechnical Engineer Authority, California Certified, National Board of Engineering Examiners Fellow, ASCE, Mbr., SEAONC, ASTM, EERI, SAME, USCOLD Mbr., BCDC Earthquake Engineering Criteria Review Board Chair, Geotechnical Advisory Committee, State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. Miller Pacific Engineering Group A California Corporation David Hellman Esq., Corp. Counsel Manning & Carroll, CPA Westamerica Bank M I L L E R- P ACIF'IC ENGINEERIN G G R O U P AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MILLER PACIFIC ENGINEERING GROUP, a California Corporation, (MPEG) and, Name City of San Rafael, (CLIENT) Address Department of Public Works P.D. Box 60 San Rafael, CA 94915 AGREE that MPEG will provide to CLIENT Geotechnical Engineering services, under MPEG's General Conditions and current Schedule of Charges, as follows: PROJECT LOCATION: San Rafael, CA - Various locations SCOPE OF WORK: Basic Ordering Agreement for Geotechnical Engineering and Consultation, as requested. Individual work orders are to be authorized separately by authorized representative of the Director. Individual work orders are to be accounted and billed separately. REF: General Conditions, Schedule of Charges, DATE 03120/90 MPEG �. DATE / �� CLIENtDAtlj. BFRNARDI, Public Horks Director 165 Nonh Redwood Drive, Suite 120 San Rafael, California 94903 Fax 415/491-1831 Phone 415/491-1338 N1 l L L E R P A C I F I C ENGINEERING G R O U P GENERAL CONDITIONS 1.0 CHARGES Unless otherwise agreed, charges will be determined on a time and expense basis in accordance with MPEG's current Schedule of Charges. Such schedule is subject to revision annually and othertimes without notice to Client. 2.0 INVOICES will be submitted every two weeks, or four week accounting period, at the end of a project phase or assignment as elected by MPEG. Invoices are due and payable upon presentation. All accounts not paid within 30 days of the invoice date may be subject to a finance charge of 1.5% per four week accounting period, or the maximum rate allowed under applicable law whichever is less. MPEG reserves the right to cease work, withdraw reports, and file liens on property where accounts are past due. 3.0 SITE ACCESS and UNDERGROUND OBSTRUCTIONS Client will furnish right -of -entry to the project site as necessary for exploration, surveys and other services. MPEG will take reasonable precautions to minimize property disruption and damage however some disruption and damage is often unavoidable. MPEG is not liable for nor does MPEG's fee estimate include full restoration of such property unless explicitly itemized in the agreement. Where appropriate, MPEG will request utility companies to locate off-site utility lines. Client shall indicate the location of all utilities and underground structures within the property. Client agrees to hold MPEG harmless for damage to utilities and/or underground structures not correctly located. 4.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS and OTHER EXCLUSIONS This agreement specifically excludes and MPEG specifically disclaims and is discharged from any responsibility or liability for all direct or indirect loss or harm resulting from the presence, failure to discover, interception, escape or discharge of hazardous or toxic material of any kind including contamination of soil, water, air or other property as a result thereof. This exclusion extends, but is not limited, to all exploration, testing, analysis and recommendations made by MPEG. Unless specified in the written scope of work the observation, testing and approval of steel, concrete, and asphalt and other construction materials, and establishing construction lines and grades and other surveying is also excluded from MPEG's scope of work, responsibility and liability therefore. 5.0 STANDARD OF CARE Services provided by MPEG will be consistent with the ordinary level of care and skill exercised by members of the profession practicing geotechnical engineering under similar conditions, in the same locality and atthe same time. There is no other warranty either express or implied. The client recognizes that subsurface conditions may vary and that data and interpretations made by MPEG are based solely on information available to MPEG. MPEG is not responsible for interpretations or use by others of information developed by MPEG. 6.0 INSURANCE and LIMITATION OF LIABILITY MPEG maintains General Liability Insurance and depending on availability and affordability intends, but is not bound, to maintain Professional Liability Insurance. Such insurance is for the sole benefit of MPEG and does not cover the Client nor the project. Client recognizes the inherent risk of claims associated with the services provided by MPEG and therefore agrees (a) to limit MPEG's liabilityto Client for professional negligence, errors or omissions to the amount of fees paid MPEG for this project, or $20,000 whichever is greater,(b) to compensate MPEG for time and expenses incurred by MPEG in defense of claims except for claims arising out of MPEG's sole negligence and (c) to defend, indemnity and hold harmless MPEG and its employees against claims related to hazardous or toxic materials and from contractors, subcontractors and others arising from services under this agreement except for claims arising out of MPEG's sole negligence. 7.0 JOB SITE SAFETY Client agrees that construction job site safety, superintendence of the contractor's, workmen and equipment, excavation stability, is solely the contractor's responsibility and is specifically excluded from MPEG's responsibility or liability. 8.0 OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS All samples obtained by MPEG are and remain property of the client, and unless otherwise directed, all such samples may be discarded by MPEG 30 days after performance of tests or submittal of the report for which they were obtained, or termination of services. All records, field and laboratory data, analysis, designs, reports, letters and other documents prepared by MPEG are instruments of service and remain the property of MPEG. STDGENCON.789 M I L L E R P A C T F I C ENGINEERING G R O U P MILLER PACIFIC ENGINEERING GROUP SERVICES IN THE GEOSCIENCES SCHEDULE OF CHARGES - 1990 (EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1990) Professional Engineering and Geological Consulting Service Professional Personnel (Engineer or Geologist)* Hourly Rate Principal............................................................................. $110 Associate.............................................................................$ 88 Senior............................................................................... $ 78 Project............................................................................. $ 68 Staff................................................................................ $ 58 Technical Personnel Senior Technician, Field Supervisor ................................... $ 58 Technician, Drafter..............................................................$ 48 Jr Technician, Jr. Drafter .....................................................$ 36 Administrative Personnel (for directly project related work) Word Processor, Project Clerical ........................................$ 32 Other Inside Charges Travel time, normal hourly rates, one hr/day max. Mileage.................................................................... 0.40 per mile Vehicle (field)..........................................................$ 8 per hour Nuclear Density gage ..............................................$ 8 per test Micro Computer.................................Program charge + $20 per hr FAX (send or receive) ............................................. $ 2 per page OutsideServices.............................................................................Cost + 15% Rental of exploration equipment, photography, public transportation, per diem, shipping, courier/delivery services, long distance telephone, outside reproduction, and other services and supplies not normally provided. * Rates are for normal technical engineering and geological services. Normal rates for depositions and testimony are $700 per half day or any part thereof. SCHEDULE 1/90