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ED BELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
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DALLAS, TEXAS 75354-0787 DALLAS, TEXAS 75220
January 4, 2000
Mr. Kevin C. Young, E.I.T.
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
1701 N. Market Street, Suite 500 LB51
Dallas, Texas 75202
Re: Coppell Road Reconstruction
SH 121 to Sandy Lake Road
Coppell Project #: ST 98-01
Dear Mr. Young:
Before the City of Coppell would process our November 1999 partial pay estimate, we were
required to annotate that 89 calendar days had elapsed on the project, indicating that time charges
began on October 4, 1999, and were told to dispute that situation in writing. As you are aware,
we have previously disputed starting time charges on the project while the easement litigation
prevented complete prosecution of the water line and construction of the box culvert, which were
both critical path tasks. Additionally, the debate regarding constructing the box in one or two
stages has prevented any progress on the box until that issue has been resolved.
Even though we resumed work on the water line and the easement conflict with the box culvert
has been resolved, the construction method for the box culvert has not been finalized thus
preventing any progress on the box. The box culvert is a critical path task. We do not agree that
charging time prior to the availability of all of the critical path work is valid; therefore, we
request that time charges be suspended until the box is available for construction and we have
been able to mobilize our subcontractor to start that work.
If you have any questions regarding this issue, don't hesitate to contact our office.
e~rely,
C~s/W~ lion Company
' R°be~ D. Weber -
Project .Engineer _ _
xc: Mr. Kent Collins, P.E., Engineering and Public Works, City of Coppell 255 Parkway Blvd., Coppell, Texas 75019-4409
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