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Forest Cove 2-CS 98031101/17/1995 23:21 2145966547 ROBERT W POPE~&~ASSC PAGE 82 ROBERT W. POPE & ASSOCIATES 4011 W. PLANO PARKWAY SUIT~ 1~ PLANO,'I~XA$ ?~)93 March 11, 1998 Mr. Kenneth M. C, niffm, P.E. City £ngineer City of Coppell 255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell, TX 75019 Re: Pore~ Cove Estates, Plut~ I & H This letter is an attempt to oudine thc items we discussed regarding the impact of installation of the proposed 24" water transmission line in Sandy Lake Road adjacent to the subject projects. We understand there axe two areas of potential conflict between construction of the water line and our on-site construction: (1) paving of the connection of Forcst Bend Drive to Sandy Lake Road, and (2) construction of the screening wall, landscaping and irrigation system within the landscape easement area along Sandy Lake. It is our intent to begin construction of Phase I model homes as soon as we are able to pave the project and satisfy the City fire protection and access requirements. This will necessitate connection of FOrest Bend Drive to Sandy Lake Road in early April; model home construction will start shortly thereal~er. The builders also plan to set a temporary sales office at the entrance as soon as possible in order to start pre-selling homes. They hope to start home construction in May following final acceptance of Phase I improvements. Since the above schedule for connection to Sandy Lake Road is critical to the marketing plan, you have agreed to allow us to pave the connection concurrent with the paving of Phase I; prior to pavia8 you will determine if we should leave out a section of the approach for future installation of the linc or if the water line contractor will be required to bore the crossing. We axe willing to delay construction of the screening wall until the water line contractor is through with the segment adjacent to our project if we have the City's assurances on the following items: 1) We will receive final acceptance of thc project without installation of the screening · wall, landscaping and irrigation system shown on the currently approved plans. We will work with your staffto structure a mutually acceptable escrow ag~ssure funds for the work are available when the water line is completed. 2) We are concerned about the impact of the water line ditch on the depth of piers for our wall. We have not yet completed design of the wall but, based on past experience, we anticipate the need for belled piers bearing approximately 8 feet below existing grade. Since the centerline of the water line will be only five feet from the wall, any over- excavation by the contractor could cause future settlement and movement problems. We 01/i?/199S 23:21 2145966547 I~ 11, !~9~ ~3 ROBERT W POP~ASSC PAGE request that the contractor be specifically advised of this concern and the need to keep thc separation of the ditch and wall to a maximum. Prior to letting of thc contract, we request the opportunity to revic-,v the plans and specifications with your consultants to satisfy our 3) Probably thc greatest concern is the impact of delay of the wail on our marketing plan. Buyers in this price range expect to see a ,,vailed and well landscaped buffer from streets such as Sandy Lake; it is difficult for buyers to envision what the final product will look like from a set of drawings. To meet our marketing schedule, we need to have thc wall in place no later than August ! ofthis year; ifthe water linc work adjacent to Forest Cove is completed by the end of'July, there should not be a problem making this schedule, We need some assurance from the City that the contract will be let in a timely manner and will include provisions requiring the contractor to concentrate his initial efforts adjacent to Forest Cove. We understand the importance of the proposed water line to existing and new residents of CoppeH and look forward to working with your staff and consultant to address the above Please let me know if you have any questions. Mark Messer, Pacific United Development Corp. Terry l~ttchell, P.E., Carter & Burgess Gary C. Hendricks, P.E, Shirnek, Jacobs & Finklea, L.L.P.