129-26 (Exhibit A) STV-consultant-ageement_2026-01-05.pdf

Gregory Avenue and Lowell Avenue Safe Routes to School Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, and Construction Engineering Services Page 19 Preliminary Engineering – Scope of Work two lowest bids for conformity with the Contract and compare the bids. The RC and team will then make a recommendation to accept the proposal of the lowest responsible bidder and award or reject the bids. b. Execute Contract (5070) The RC and team will prepare and send the Contract to the selected Contractor. Within fourteen (14) days of the date of Award or Conditional Award, the selected Contractor shall properly and duly sign the Contract. The selected Contractor signs and returns the Contract with a performance bond and a payment bond. After the Contract is executed, STV will prepare the Notice to Proceed (NTP) and both the executed contract and the NTP will be sent to the selected Contractor. c. Hold Pre-Construction Meeting (5080) The RC and team will hold a pre-construction meeting between the Township of West Orange, NJDOT, the selected Contractor and other key stakeholders at which a project overview will be provided, and initial project contacts will be established. 3. CONSTRUCTION a. Perform Construction (5100) During the construction duration of the project, the following tasks will be performed: I. Field Visits / Meetings STV personnel will be available to attend meetings with the Contractor, RC, NJDOT, and the inspection team throughout the CES phase. STV will prepare for and attend up to six (6) meetings. STV’s presence at these meetings will allow for feedback on the Contractor’s progress and help ensure that the construction is implemented in general conformance with the contract documents and specification. STV will provide answers to questions that relate to the design, permits and construction issues. II. Requests for Information (RFI) STV will be available to respond to Contractor and inspector questions by telephone and/or email on an as-needed basis, including written RFIs.

nformation (RFI) STV will be available to respond to Contractor and inspector questions by telephone and/or email on an as-needed basis, including written RFIs. STV will provide written responses to the Contractor and inspector team which could include sketches or diagrams. STV will prepare a memorandum of record to document each RFI received along with the date of response. For the purpose of this proposal, STV anticipates seven (7) RFI responses. III. Review of Shop Drawing and Contractor Submittals STV will review submittals in accordance with the project plans and specifications for structural, roadway, drainage, or any other items submitted by the contractor and/or his subcontractors/suppliers for concurrence. For the purposes of this proposal, STV anticipates four (4) shop drawings and three (3) Contractor submittals including the Lightweight Fill Materials submittal. IV. Change of Plans STV will prepare Change of Plan documents for this project on an as-needed basis. Unforeseen field conditions and other unanticipated events/conditions sometimes require the plans to be changed to accommodate the identified condition. For the purposes of this proposal, STV anticipates two (2) Changes of Plan. V. Construction Schedule Monitoring STV will review the contractor’s Construction Project Management (CPM) Baseline schedule submission to ensure that it follows the contract documents. The CPM Baseline schedule will be checked and analyzed to ensure that durations and work sequences are acceptable. STV will present the contractor’s schedule to the RC and team for concurrence with the contractor’s work plan. We will