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• <br />• <br />Region 6 <br />1201 Elm Street <br />Dallas TX 75270 <br />• <br />Arkansas, Louisiana, <br />Oklahoma, Texas, <br />New Mexico <br />y <br />City of La Porte <br />P.O. Box 1115 <br />La Porte, Texas 77571 <br />Re: C-481176-02 <br />(Application) <br />La Porte, Texas <br />Dear Mr. Hudgens: <br />The cost and contract review referred to in the February 5, 1979, <br />certification letter from the Texas Department of Water Resources <br />has been performed. The following items and comments must be ad- <br />dressed by you before further processing of the Step 2 application. <br />1. The proposed engineering design fee of $398,200.00 is at variance <br />with the estimated design fee of $217,700.00 as indicated for tasks 1, <br />• 2, 3, and 4 of page 47 of the Facility Plan approved by this agency. <br />Our evaluation, allowing for present-day economics, indicates that the <br />design fee as presented in the Facility Plan is within reasonable bounds. <br />2. Drafting effort, including the subcontract, totals approximately <br />8 1/2 man-years (2080 man-hours per year). This amount of effort appears <br />to be greatly excessive for a project of this size: We estimate that <br />_ approximately 120 sheets of plans will be required. At 2 sheets per <br />week per man, the effort required will be 1 1/4 man-years. <br />3. The 5 crew-months of surveying effort must be separated between <br />the sewer line and treatment plant projects before it can be evaluated. <br />On the basis of similar projects we have found 2 to 3 crew-months to <br />be a reasonable effort. <br />~~,~ United States <br />Environmental Protection <br />'~ Agency <br />~3~~~ . A <br />~Q ~ ~ ~ EPA <br />5~~ ~ ~~y~ <br />~4ti March 29, 1979 <br />~a <br />~~1' Mr. Jim Hudgens <br />Cit Administrator <br />4. The 2 1/4 man-years of engineering effort must be separated between <br />tasks before further evaluation. <br />5. Under Section V (Changes) the subagreement does not include paragraph <br />C of Article 4 of 40 CFR Part 35, Appendix C-1. <br />6. Under Section VIII (Payment) the subagreement does not indicate if <br />this is a cost reimbursement plus fixed fee type of contract or a fixed <br />price type of contract. The remaining paragraphs from Appendix C-1, <br />Article 7, have been rewritten and are not acceptable. <br /> <br />