SS9402C-CS 970715The City With A Beautiful Future
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
214-462-0022
July 15, 1997
Douglas Bisballe, VP
Pate Brothers Construction, Inc.
780 West Mansfield Hwy.
Kennedale, TX 76060
RE:
Grapevine III and Bethel Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements
SS 94-02B and SS 94-02C
Final Acceptance
Dear Mr. Bisballe:
The sanitary sewer facilities on the above referenced project were inspected during construction
by the City of Coppell Engineering Department and were installed according to the plans and
our specifications governing such work.
As of the above date, the facilities are accepted subject to the two-year maintenance agreement.
Thank you for your cooperation during this construction and if I can be of further service, please
contact me at (972)304-3685.
Sincerely,
Construction Inspector
cc: Doug Stevens, Engineering Technician
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MAINTENANCE BOND
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AI~O SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA
Hartford, Connecticut 06183
BOND NO. 07]SB]00995]07
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That PATE BROTHERS CONSTRUCT[ON, [NC.
as Principal, hereinafter called Contractor, and TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, as
Surety, hereinafter called Surety, are held and firmly bound unto CITY OF C0PPELL
as Obligee, hereinafter called Owner, in the penal sum of $ 285,568.70 , for the payment whereof Contractor and Surety
bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these
presents.
WHEREAS, Contractor has by written agreement, dated 1]-29-95
entered into a contract with Owner for SANITARY SENER [HPR0VEHENTS FOR SECT[ON [[ - GRAPEVINE [V - SS 94-02 ,
in accordance with the General Conditions, the Drawings and Specifications, which contract is by reference
incorporated herein, and made a part hereof, and is referred to as the Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that, if Contractor shall remedy any defects due to faulty
materials or workmanship which shall appear within a period of Tt~0 (2) year(s) from the date of substantial
completion of the work provided for in the Contract, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and
effect.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Owner shall give Contractor and Surety notice of observed defects with reasonable
promptness.
SIGNED and sealed this 25TH
day of JULY ,1997.
IN THE PRESENCE OF ·
PATE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
(Seal)
~ ,," Principal
~ -~/'- Title
TRAVELERS CASUAL~f AND SURETY COM~PANY OF/AMERICA
Altomey4n-Fact
BRUCE C. OEHART
S.2326-1 (07-97)
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AN~ SIJRETY COMPANY OF AMERICA
liartford, Connecticut 061839062
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY(S)-IN-FACT
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a
corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and having its principal office in the City of Hartford,
County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, hath made, constituted and appointed, and does by these presents make,
constitute and appoint Bruce C. DeHart, Edward L. Moore, Rosalyn D. Hassell, David R. Gmppell or Katherine Meeks ° '
of, Humble, TX, its true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, execute and
acknowledge, at any place within the United States, or, if the following line be filled in, within the area there designated
, the following instrument(s):
by his/her sole signature and act, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other wrffings obligatory in
the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking and any and all consents incident thereto
and to bind TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, thereby as fully and to the same
extent as if the same were signed by the duly authorized officers of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY OF AMERICA, and all the acts of said Attomey(s)-in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are
hereby ratified and confirmed.
This appointment is made under and by authority of the following Standing Resolutions of said Company, which Resolutions
are now in full force and effect:
VOTED: That each of the following officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, President, Any Executive Vice President, Any
Group Executive, Any Senior Vice President, Any Vice President, Any Assistant Vice President, Any Secretary, Any
Assistant Secretary, may from time to time appoint Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries, Attorneys-in-
Fact, and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give any such appointee such authority as his certificate
of authority may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances,
contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and
any of said officers or the Board of Directors may at any time remove any such appointee and revoke the power and
authority given him or her.
VOTED: That any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or
conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the Chairman, the Vice Chairman,
the President, an Executive Vice President, a Group Executive, a Senior Vice President, a Vice President, an Assistant Vice
President or by a Resident Vice President, pursuant to the power prescribed in the certificate of authority of such Resident
Vice President, and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary or by a Resident
Assistant Secretary, pursuant to the power prescribed in the certificate of authority of such Resident Assistant Secretary; or
(b) duly executed (under seal, if required) by one or more Attorneys-in-Fact pursuant to the power prescribed in his or their
certificate or certificates of authority.
This Power of Attomey and Certificate of Authority is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authority of the
following Standing Resolution voted by the Board of Directors of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY OF AMERICA, which Resolution is now in full force and effect:
VOTED: That the signature of each of the following officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, President, Any Executive Vice
President, Any Group Executive, Any Senior Vice President, Any Vice President, Any Assistant Vice President, Any
Secretary, Any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be afl[xed by facsimile to any power of attorney or to
any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys-in-Fact for
purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any
such power of attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the
Company and any such power so executed and certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and
binding upon the Company in the future with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached.
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TravelersProperty Lasual ' (
Dear Customer:
July 1, 1997
In April of 1996 the property casualty business of The Travelers Indemnity Company and The Aetna
Casualty and Surety Company and their property casualty affiliates came together under the Travelers
umbrella. Effective July 1, 1997, we are changing the name of various property casualty affiliates.
This change, which affects your policy or bond, is being made to strengthen the identification of these
companies as members of Travelers Property Casualty.
Below the cut line is an endorsement/rider to amend your policy or bond. Please attach the endorsement/
rider to your policy or bond. If you have a bond, please send a copy of this endorsement/rider to the
obligee(s) on the bond. This name change has no effect on the premium for your policy or bond and does
not change the coverage provided under your policy or bond.
We are in the process of updating our systems to reflect the changes in company names. In the meantime,
you may notice that the former company name will display on some billing and other documents.
Until this process is completed, the chart below can be used to determine the new company
name should any document display a name on the "Former Name" list.
If you have any questions, please contact your agent or insurance representative.
Sincerely,
Joseph P. Kiernan
Executive Vice President
THIS ENDORSEMENT/RIDER CHANGES THE POLICY OR BOND.
PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
INSURER/SURETY AMENDMENT ENDORSEMENT/RIDER
The name of your Insurer or Surety is changed from the former name to the new name below:
Former Name
New Name
Thc Actna Casualty and Surety Company
Aetna Casually & Surety Company of America
Aema Casualty & Surety Company of Illinois
Travelers Casualty and Surely Company*
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America*
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of Illinois**
COMPANY ADDRESS:
* One Tower Square
Hartford. Connecticut 06183
** 2500 Cabot Drive
Lisle, Illinois 60532
This name change endorsement/rider does not alter the coverage provided by this policy or bond
and has no effect on the premium for this policy or bond.
IL T3 48 07 97 Effective July 1, 1997
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TO OBTAIN INFORMATION OR MAKE A COMPLAINT;
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PART OR CONDITION OF THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.
MAINTENANCE BOND
TRAVELERS CASUALTY ~,.,J o'URETY COMPANY OF AMERICA
Hartford, Connecticut 06183
BOND NO. 071SB100995108
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That PATE BROTHERS CONSTRUCT[ON, [NC.
as Principal, hereinafter called Contractor, and TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, as
Surety, hereinafter called Surety, are held and firmly bound unto CITY OF C0PPELL
as Obligee, hereinafter called Owner, in the penal sum of $ 330,254.09 , for the payment whereof Contractor and Surety
bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these
presents.
WHEREAS, Contractor has by written agreement, dated 11-29-95
entered into a contract with Owner for SANITARY SEtlER [MPROVEMENTS FOR SECT[ON [[[ - GRAPEVINE BETHEL ROAD - ,
SS 94-02
in accordance with the General Conditions, the Drawings and Specifications, which contract is by reference
incorporated herein, and made a part hereof, and is referred to as the Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that, if Contractor shall remedy any defects due to faulty
materials or workmanship which shall appear within a period of Tit0 (2) year(s) from the date of substantial
completion of the work provided for in the Contract, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and
effect.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Owner shall give Contractor and Surety notice of observed defects with reasonable
promptness.
SIGNED and sealed this 25TH
day of JULY ,1997.
IN THE PRESENCE OF ·
PATE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTIONt [NC.
(Seal)
Principal
Title
TRAVEL~act
s-:z32e.1
(
TRAVELEi~ CASUALTY ~ 3t~RETY COMPANY OF AMERICA
Hartford, Connec~cut 06183-9062
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY(S)-IN-FACT
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a
corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and having ifs principal office in the City of Hartford,
County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, hath made, constituted and appointed, and does by these presents make,
constitute and appoint Bruce C. DeHart, Edward L. Moore, Rosalyn D. Hassell, David R. Gmppall or Katherine Meeks * *
of, Humble, TX, its true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, execute and
acknowledge, at any place within the United States, or, if the following line be filled in, within the area there designated
, the following instrument(s):
by his/her sole signature and act. any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in
the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking and any and all consents incident thereto
and to bind TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, thereby as fully and to the same
extent as if the same were signed by the duly authorized officers of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY OF AMERICA, and all the acts of said Attomey(s)-in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are
hereby ratified and confirmed.
This appointment is made under and by authority of the following Standing Resolutions of said Company, which Resolutions
are now in full force and effect:
VOTED: That each of the following officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, President, Any Executive Vice President, Any
Group Executive, Any Senior Vice President, Any Vice President, Any Assistant Vice President, Any Secretary, Any
Assistant Secretary, may from time to time appoint Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries, Attomeys-in-
Fact. and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give any such appointee such authority as his certificate
of authority may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances,
contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and
any of said officers or the Board of Directors may at any time remove any such appointee and revoke the power and
authority given him or her.
VOTED: That any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or
conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the Chairman, the Vice Chairman,
the President, an Executive Vice President, a Group Executive. a Senior Vice President. a Vice President, an Assistant vice
President or by a Resident Vice President. pursuant to the power prescribed in the certificate of authority of such Resident
Vice President, and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary or by a Resident
Assistant Secretary, pursuant to the power prescribed in the certificate of authority of such Resident Assistant Secretary; or
(b) duly executed (under seal, if required) by one or more Attomeys-in-Fact pursuant to the power prescribed in his or their
certificate or certificates of authority.
This Power of Attomey and Certificate of Authority is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authority of the
following Standing Resolution voted by the Board of Directors of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY OF AMERICA, which Resolution is now in full force and effect:
VOTED: That the signature of each of the following officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, President, Any Executive Vice
President, Any Group Executive, Any Senior Vice President, Any Vice President, Any Assistant Vice President, Any
Secretary, Any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any power of attomey or to
any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys-in-Fact for
purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any
such power of attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the
Company and any such power so executed and certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and
binding upon the Company in the future with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached.
' TravelersPropertyC" =al a
Dear Customer:
July 1, 1997
In April of 1996 the property casualty business of The Travelers Indemnity Company and The Aetna
Casualty and Surety Company and their property casualty affiliates came together under the Travelers
umbrella. Effective July 1, 1997, we are changing the name of various property casualty affiliates.
This change, which affects your policy or bond, is being made to strengthen the identification of these
companies as members of Travelers Property Casualty.
Below the cut line is an endorsement/rider to amend your policy or bond. Please attach the endorsement/
rider to your policy or bond. If you have a bond, please send a copy of this endorsement/rider to the
obligee(s) on the bond. This name change has no effect on the premium for your policy or bond and does
not change the coverage provided under your policy or bond.
We are in the process of updating our systems to reflect the changes in company names. In the meantime,
you may notice that the former company name will display on some billing and other documents.
Until this process is completed, the chart below can be used to determine the new company
name should any document display a name on the "Former Name" list.
If you have any questions, please contact your agent or insurance representative.
Sincerely,
Joseph P. Kiernan
Executive Vice President
THIS ENDORSEMENT/RIDER CHANGES THE POLICY OR BOND.
PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
INSURER/SURETY AMENDMENT ENDORSEMENT/RIDER
The name of your Insurer or Surety is changed from the former name to the new name below:
Former Name
New Name
Thc Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Aetna Casualty & Surety Company of America
Aetna Casualty & Surety Company of Illinois
Travelers Casualty and Surely Company*
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of Alncrica*
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of lllinois**
COMPANY ADDRESS:
* One Tower Square
Hartford, Connecticut 06183
** 2500 Cabot Drive
Lisle, Illinois 60532
This name change endorsement/rider does not alter the coverage provided by this policy or bond
and has no effect on the premium for this policy or bond.
IL T3 48 07 97 Effective July 1, 1997
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11/06/95 WED 16:45 FAX ~174~ P~TE BRO~RS ~ ~001
~NS~U~ION, ~C.
~oveu~ber 6,
City of Coppe11
255 Parkway
Coppell, Texa~ 75019
R~: Bethel Road Sewer Project
ATTN: Mr. Ken Griffin
Gentlemen:
UpOn .10oking at the road failures on this project, we have
concluded that several of the failures are not the fault of Pate
Brothers Construction'.
These failures are a direct result of water sitting in the drainage
ditches that are either plugged or do not drain due to the improper
elevations of the ditch. This sitting water saturates the trench
backfill to the point that it is unfit for backfill. -The road in
these areas will fail again after the next several rains where the
water stays in the ditch due to improper drainage.
Pate Brothers will stand by any failures that are a result Of our
workmanship. The areas that have either no drainage or poor
drainage will need to be addressed by other means.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Rs~ON, INC.
Douglas Bisballe
Vice president
.~--. ........... ~ ................ :'~'"-' ...... " KENNEDALE TEXA~ 76060
AxFFICE (8~7) 483-0999 -
78OWEST MAN~FIE~ HIGHWAY
The City With A Beautiful Future
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
214-462-(X)22
Doug Bisballe, Vice President
Pate Brothers Construction, Inc.
780 West Mansfield Hwy.
Kermedale, TX 76060
Re: Bethel Road Sanitary Sewer Line SS 94-02C
Dear Mr. Bisballe:
Over the past several months the new asphalt overlay on Bethel Road has experienced severe
cracking and failures over the trench line of the sanitary sewer line that was installed by Pate
Brothers on the south side of the road. These failures have created unsafe driving conditions
which has required the City to place temporary asphalt patches over the sink holes in the
pavement. Occasionally, Pate Brothers has sent someone out to perform repairs on the roadway
only to have failures reoccur in the same place. Also, some of the cracks have propagated onto
the north side of the road.
On Tuesday October 8, 1996 Garreth Campbell, Construction Inspector for the City of Coppell,
scheduled a meeting with Bruce Shear of Pate Brothers to walk thru this project to determine
what options were available to resolve the failure problems. Ken Griff'm, Garreth and myself
met at the project site for the meeting with Bruce. Bruce never showed up. I hope this was an
oversight on Bruce's part and not an indication that this issue is not a concern to Pate Brothers.
This letter should serve as notice that the City of Coppell is requesting Pate Brothers to
determine what is causing the road to fail. Among other things, this should include TVing the
new sanitary sewer line to determine if there are separations in the line. Pate Brothers should
then submit to the City a solution for the continuing asphalt failures occurring over the sanitary
sewer line.
In the meantime, immediate action is requested to address the surface conditions of areas that
have been repaired. If you have any questions please contact me at (972)304-3679.
Sincerely,
l~ichael A. Martin, £.I.T.
Assistant City Engineer
The City With A Beautiful Future
Coppell, Texas 75019
214-462-0022
August I5, I996
Doug Bisballe, Vice President
Pate Brothers Construction, Inc.
780 West Mansfield Hwy.
Kennedale, TX 76060
Grapevine Creek IV Sanitary Sewer Line SS 94-02B
Dear Mr. Bisballe:
Thank you for taking the time to discuss the Grapevine VI Sanitary Sewer Project and Bethel
Road Sanitary Sewer project with me today. Based on that conversation, I understand that you
will be moving back onto the Grapevine iV project during the last week of August to complete
the last section adjacent to Denton Tap Road which includes the siphon.
During our conversation, you also expressed some concern about the punch list items on Bethel
Road. As I stated, I will have Garreth Campbell look at that project again to determine if there
are still any outstanding punch list items. The one item that we did discuss on Bethel Road that
has caused me concern is the continuing failures in certain sections of the roadway. It is my
understanding that this will be addressed when you move back in on the project.
If you should have any additional questions concerning this project please feel free to contact
me at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
Assistant City Manager/City Engineer
he City With A Beautiful Future
P.O. Box 478
Coppell. Texas 75019
214-462-0022
July 29, 1996
Doug Bisballe, Vice President
Pate Brothers Construction, Inc.
780 West Mansfield Hwy.
Kennedale, TX 76060
Re: Bethel Road Sanitary Sewer Line SS 94-02C
Dear Mr. Bisballe:
I received your fax on July 26, 1996 and did attempt to contact you at 5:30 p.m. on that same
day. I will be out of town the week of July 29 through August 2 and will be back in the office
on August 5, 1996. I am somewhat confused about the $8,000 mentioned in your letter. Our
last estimate #4 was very clear in the fact that we had a 500 foot agreement in the amount of
$4,000. This was included with our last pay estimate. It is my understanding that that check
has been accepted by Pate Brothers Construction, Inc. During a meeting attended by you, Mike
Martin, Garreth Campbell and myself we discussed what it would take for you to walk away
from this section of the project. It was our opinion that to correct the problem would require
at least 970 feet of pipe to be relaid. It was our understanding during that meeting that you
stated it would take $4000 to walk away from the project. At no time either before, during, or
after that meeting was there any conversation about paying or not paying for trench safety.
Taking trench safety out of the mix, the only difference between the $4,000 agreement and the
$8,000 proposal is approximately $325. If in fact your intent is to also be paid for trench safety
then there is an approximate difference of $4,000 from what you have accepted as payment and
what you are requesting to be paid. Please verify that number in writing to the City.
I want to be very clear on one other comment in your letter. You stated that if there was any
misunderstanding about this offer then you would reinstall the portion of the sewer line that is
unacceptable to the City per plan grade. Please be advised that with your knowledge that section
was reconstructed by another contractor and therefore you are not authorized to enter upon the
sewer line project west of Freeport Parkway. Your f'mal on that section has been completed and
the check has been accepted by your company. Also, you are aware that your bonding wil! stop
at Freeport Parkway and you will not be bonding the section of the project west of Freeport
Parkway. So again, you are not authorized to enter that section of the project to reconstruct the
sewer line referenced in your letter.
If you are concerned about the sewer line being installed to plan grade, I would request that you
resurvey each and every manhole along the stretch of this project to insure that all of it has been
constructed to plan grade. This request is predicated on the fact that you are concerned about
it being installed to plan grade and the fact that you have indicated that some of the sewer line
is deeper than what the plans show. I am also concerned about whether or not the sewer line
was installed deeper than the plans showed.
If you are able to mobilize bY August .6, as your letter states, then I would request that you
mobilize and complete the section of Grapevine IV adjacent to Denton Tap Road that includes
the siphon. As has been stated to you previously, we have acquired that easement and we have
agreed to the mobilization fees for that construction. Also, when you mobilize we need you to
revisit the section of Bethel Road east of Freeport. We are continuing to have problems with
the settling of the ditch line and request that this be corrected along with the construction of the
siphon.
In summary: 1) You are not authorized to work west of Freeport Pkwy. as we released the
retainage and f'maled out that section and you are no longer the contractor on that section; 2)
If you can mobilize, I request you mobilize on August 5 and start the construction of the siphon
adjacent to Denton Tap Road; 3) Any discussion concerning the payment of trench safety, in
addition to the credit offered to the City, needs to be discussed when I have return to the office;
4) When you remobilize on this project you need to also address the continuing failures with the
trench along Bethel Road.
If you have any questions please contact me.
Sincerely,
Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
Assistant City Manager/City Engineer
The City With A Beautiful Future
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
214-462-0022
July 18, 199~
Mr. Doug Bisballe, Vice President
Pate Brothers Construction, Inc.
780 West Mansfield Hwy.
Kennedale, Texas 75050
RE: Bethel Road Sanitary Sewer Project SS 94-02C
Dear Doug,
In response to your letter dated July 11, 1996, I submit the following:
Grapevine IV and Bethel Road is all one project. The only section that is finaled is from
Freeport Parkway, Sm. 42+52 to the west to Sm. 74+72 or 3,220' minus 500' as agreed upon,
a total of 2720' of 10" PVC. This final includes all items associated with that 2720', plus
$4,000.00, a previously agreed upon amount that allowed for the acceptance of that section of
the project as completed. Of the 2720' of pipe, 200' is 0'-10' bury and 2520' is 10'-15' bury
according to the cutsbeet and plans. There are manholes at Stations 47+27, 52+22, 57+16,
61 +54, 63+66, 68+32, 72+86 and 74+72 (eight manholes, seven 4' and one 4' drop). There
was one C.O. abandoned at Sta. 46+80. Also, included is 2720' of trench safety and 43% of
traffic control.
Bethel Road Sta. 0-08 to Sm 42+52, includes 12" from 0-08 to 0+40 (48') from 1+62 to
35+40 (3378) for a total of 3426', and 10" from Sta. 35+40 to 42+52 or 712'. Enclosed for
your review is a breakout of these items on our standard estimate form. I hope this information
is helpful.
I acknowledge that a walk thru has been done on the section from Sta. 0-08 to Sta. 42 +52 and
a punch list was generated. However, not all the items on the punch list have been resolved.
Once all the punch list items are resolved, that portion will be considered to be complete, but
the retainage will not be released until Grapevine IV is completed and accepted. I would like
to also take this opportunity to inform you that the pavement over the ditch line is continuing
to settle in some areas.
After you have had time to review this information and compare these quantities with yours, I
will be happy to discuss any differences with you. I am including for your execution a change
order for the extra depth sewer installation and for the extended traffic control. In the
meantime, if you have any questions please give me a call at (214) 304-3685.
Construction Inspector
The City With A Beautiful Future
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
214-462-0022
May 21, 1996
Mr. Doug Bisballe, Vice President
Pate Brothers Construction, [nc.
780 West Mansfield Hwy.
Kennedale, Texas 76060
RE: Bethel Road Sanitary Sewer Project SS 94-02C
Dear Doug,
Enclosed for your review and action are items to be addressed prior to acceptance of the
referenced project.
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Sta. 42+52.27 grout needed, rain pan, chimney seal. Abandon existing manhole.
Sra. 40+35.00 rain pan, chimney seal, line is very dirty.
Sta. 35 +40.41 rain pan, chimney seal, inflow on incoming invert.
Sta. 33 +47.78 grout manhole, chimney seal, holding 1/3 pipe of water, all seams need
grout for inflow.
Plans show that manhole coming from Burns Road should still be in place.
Sra. 30+46.68 raise to grade, grout, chimney seal, rain pan.
Sta. 25+47.35 grout manhole, chimney seal, remove sand bag. W~nat is line coming in
from S.W. 2 feet off floor, line needs cleaning.
Sta. 20+56.00 chimney seal, poor compaction, seam leaking where 4 feet meets 5 feet.
Need class 400 lid and ring installed.
Sta. 16 +36.00 grout, chimney seal, re-center ring and lid.
Sta. 12+10.00 grout, chimney seal, re-center lid and ring, clean pipe and floor, crack in
wall.
Sta. 8+54.53 (.57) chimney seal.
Sta. 5+41.02 chimney seal 26 in of riser. Rings make manhole neck too long.
Manhole before inverted siphon saw no Sta. # chimney seal tom and has no lower band,
invert needs work badly, plug old line.
Sta. 1 +62.33 missing bolts, flow needs to be diverted into siphon box. Get old manhole
lid and ting out of creek bottom.
Sta. 0+40 needs gaskets on bolts for bolt down.
16. Sra. 0+08 needs ring reset to cone.
17. Abandon manhole at Sra. 2 +$0
18. Plug manhole at Mitchell Road.
19. Adjust manhole at Sta. 20+$6 and 12+10.
20. Failures at Sta. 20+$6 and 14+00.
21. Replace traffic signal conduit at Coppell Road to the west.
22. Repair and clean out culvert at 417 Bethel.
23. Replace mailbox at 412 Bethel Road.
24. Haul off debris and rabble.
2:5. Switch over to siphon.
26. Produce "as built' plans.
Please advise as to when this work will be done so that we may have a representative present.
In the meantime if you should have any questions please call.
Construction Inspector