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002 PAGGI, MARTIN & DEL BENE LLP Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors 56 Main Street Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 845-471-7898 845-471-0905 (FAX) December 16, 2008 RECEIVED DEe 1 7 2008 TOWI\I CLERK Town Board Town of Wappinger 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, New York 12590 Attention: Supervisor Christopher Colsey Reference: Engineering Services/2009 Dear Supervisor Colsey & Board Members: Please accept this letter as a formal request from Paggi, Martin & Del Bene, LLP, Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors, to establish rates to furnish engineering and surveying services to the Town of Wappinger for the calendar year 2009. As you know, our firm had provided the Town with these services for twenty-two (22) years until last year, and would very much like to reinstate our relationship. We feel that we had provided the Town with excellent services over the past twenty-two years and had been able to design and implement cost-effective engineering solutions to the Town 's infrastructure needs. We have focused on designing and managing projects to remain within budget and achieve the design goals. I feel that we had achieved this to a very high degree. We would propose to reinstate these efforts in the future for what we feel will be a critical time in the development of the Town. Providing cost effective services to the Town appears to be an important consideration for all municipalities. Another area in which we feel we have given invaluable assistance to the Town is providing day to day support to the staff at Town Hall. We feel we have done this for various offices in the Town, including the Building, Zoning, Planning, Comptroller, and the Highway Superintendent. In light of our past tenure, we have an extensive knowledge of the Town and file database, infrastructure, and past history. This allowed us to provide backup information and quick response time to the everyday needs. I feel that the Town had benefited in the past by having a senior partner as a single contact for the Town, and will guarantee to perform to the same level of service as we have in the past. I would further point out that both partners are long-time residents of the Town, and therefore, have a personal interest in the Town's future. Joseph E. Pilggi, Jr., P.E. Ernst :\lartin,Jr., P.E., L.S. Charles R. Del Bene,Jr., P.E. 1962 - 2006 Supervisor Colsey Town Board Re: Engineering Services/2009 - 2 - December 16, 2008 I have enclosed our proposed hourly fee schedule for your review for 2009. As you can see, our rates have not risen compared to the rates charged to the Town in calendar year 2007. We have held our rates for all our private and municipal clients in response to the current economic climate that is affecting us all. . I would also like to point out that we would not charge the Town for mileage, copies, fax, etc. When we utilize subcontractors, there is no markup on their invoices when included in our bill. When comparing our rates to other rates in the Dutchess County area, I find they are probably an average of 10%-50% lower than our competitors. It had been a pleasure to be allowed to work with the Town and the different Boards throughout the years. We appreciated the business and if the Town Board is so inclined, we could be available to discuss the potential of providing these services again to the Town. With the uncertainty of the mail around the Holidays, I took the liberty of sending this correspondence to both your homes and Town Hall. Thank you for your consideration. In the interim, if there are any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. :.JEP:law Enclosure: 2009 Rate Schedule cc: Hon. William H. Beale, Councilman w/enclosure Hon. Vincent Bettina, Councilman w/enclosure Hon. Maureen McCarthy, Councilwoman w/enclosure Hon. Joseph Paoloni, Councilman w/enclosure Hon. John C. Masterson, Town Clerk w/enclosure PAGGI, MARTIN & DEL BENE LLP HOURLY FEE SCHEDULE FOR 2009 TOWN OF WAPPINGER . Principal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120.00 . Senior Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 85.00 - $95.00 . Junior Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 70.00 - $80.00 . Survey Instrument Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 90.00* * . Survey Rod Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 80.00* * . Survey Computation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $86.00 . Clerical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $55.00 . Construction Inspector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 60.00 - $90.00* * Amount to be determined by the salary of the construction inspector based on experience and/or education. ** Municipal Public Work Surveying in Dutchess County to be paid at the prevailing wage rate set by the New York State Department of Labor at that time.