SCOPE OF SERVICES: The CONTRACTOR shall provide general structural engineering services as specified on an "as-required" basis. Project Assignments and actual scopes of work shall be determined by the STATE. The CONTRACTOR shall be available to discuss the Project Assignments and the associated scopes of work within forty-eight (48) hours after being notified by the STATE. Project Assignments will be in support of Federal-aid and/or State-funded projects being designed by the Highways Program, Department of Transportation. Multiple Project Assignments may be assigned within a short time span. The total amount for the Project Assignments shall not exceed the sum of FIVE MILLION AND NO/l00 DOLLARS ($5,000,000). Since the CONTRACTOR's services are to be provided on an "as required" basis, the amount of services requested by the STATE may be less than presently anticipated. The STATE makes no guarantee whatsoever as to the minimum amount of CONTRACTOR's services that will be required under this Agreement and no fee adjustment will be made if the amount of services requested is less than anticipated. Work assignments will be issued to the consultant on an as-required basis and compensation will be based on agreed rates. Such work assignments shall be completed within the time period determined by the Highways Design Branch. The CONTRACTOR shall provide structural, geotechnical, civil, environmental, surveying and electrical engineering services to complete the Project Assignments including, but not limited to the following: 1. Preparing construction plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for various structurally related projects in accordance with State Highways and Federal Highway procedures and requirements. This would include complete PS&E packages as well as providing structural plans, specifications andestimate as part of an in-house design project for construction solicitation. The project solicitation documents may be for a design-bid-build solicitation or a design-build solicitation. The consultant services may include postdesign services. 2. Preparing 15% preliminary plans with bridge selection reports to be used as a project scope of work for in-house or consultant's final design effort. 3. Providing structural related support for in-house projects in progress, including reviewing value-engineering proposals, reviewing requests for information (RFI), change orders and shop drawings. 4. Performing bridge inspections in accordance with the requirements of the National Bridge Inspections Standards (NBIS), the AASHTO Manual for the Sheet 2 of 2 Bridge Element Inspection, the AASHTO Manual for the Condition Evaluation and Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) of Highway Bridges, the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation's Bridge Management Bridge Inspection Manual, and the Bridge Inspector's Reference Manual. 5. Performing load rating of bridges in accordance with AASHTO The Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 2nd Edition with interim revisions (Section 6, Part A - Load and Resistance Factor Rating) and as modified in the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Highways Division, Design Criteria for Bridges and Structures dated August 8, 2014 as amended. TOTAL PROJECT TIME: The term of the contract will be for five (5) years from date of Notice to Proceed