A. Engineer Appointed: The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall appoint an engineer, group of engineers or a professional engineering corporation to perform engineering services for every special improvement district proposed and created.
B. Engineer Duties: The engineer for the special improvement district shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and coordination of all design, drawing specification, and reports for all engineering matters. The duties of an engineer shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Provide site and topographic surveys;
2. Prepare and provide advertisement for bids, information for bidders, bids form, supplementary conditions and other documents necessary to complete the contract documents;
3. Evaluate construction bids and proposals;
4. Prepare subsurface soil investigations;
5. Advise as to the acceptability of materials and equipment proposed by contractor or substituted by contractor;
6. Supervise on site construction and monitor the progress and quality of the construction work and guard the city and the district against apparent defects and deficiencies;
7. Review shop drawings, supplies and other submittals of the contractor for general conformance to the engineering design and compliance with the contract documents;
8. Review and prepare all change orders, progress estimates and final estimates;
9. Provide reproducible drawings and surveys showing the square footage or linear footage involved in making the determination of the assessment of costs to the property owner;
10. Keep the public works supervisor informed of the progress of the work throughout the period of construction;
11. Provide general inspection services and quality control on all construction materials and construction methods.
C. Engineer Compensation: The engineer shall receive such compensation as may be authorized by the city council. The engineering contract shall not call for compensation based on a percentage of the construction contract and shall be a sum certain. (Ord. 04-01, 2-10-2004)