WA9302-CS 960904 SHIMEK, JACOBS & FINKLEA, L.L.P.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
8333 Douglas Avenue, #820 Dallas, Texas 75225-5816 Fax (214) 361-0204 Phone (214) 361-7900
ROSS L. JACOBS, P.E.
RONALD V. CONWAY, P.E.
JOHN W. BIRKHOFF, P.E.
JOE R. CARTER, P.E. September 4, 1996
GARY C. HENDRICKS, P.E.
I. C. FINKLEA, P.E.
Mr. Bob Barbarisi, Jr.
Natgun Corporation
11 Teal oad
W , 01880-1292
Re: City of Coppell
Village Parkway Ground Storage Reservoir No. 2
Dear Mr. Barbarisi:
In our letter to you dated August 29, 1996, we directed Natgun Corporation to provide a full time
superintendent that would remain on the project site at all times and coordinate the efforts of your crews and
your subcontractors. This of course, is a requirement of the project specifications.
On Tuesday, September 3, 1996, we visited the job site along with the City of Coppell's inspector and found
work progressing on the site grading around the tank. Natgun did not have a representative on the project site.
Further, from what we could gather, the work did not appear to be under the supervision of even your listed
subcontractors. On this same day, we again notified you by telephone of the project superintendent
requirement. Today, without a Natgun superintendent on site, work progressed at the ground storage tank. A
portion of the sidewalk around the tank was poured..
You are hereby notified that Natgun Corporation is not operating within the requirements of the contract
documents and that any work completed at the project site, without direct supervision by a Natgun
superintendent, is rejected by the City of Coppell. This includes any work completed as of August 29, 1996.
Further, the certificates of insurance you submitted for your subcontractors today, are not in compliance with
the contract documents. Item 1.26 of the standard specifications requires the owner and the engineer to be
named as additional insured on all applicable insurance policies. This includes the contractor's commercial
general liability and the excess liability policies. In addition, the cancellation clause requirements state the
owner shall be notified in writing 30 days prior to cancellation. Finally, the policy coverage for Able Service
Company appears to have expired on July 27, 1996.
The City of Coppell will not allow work to continue on this project until certificates of insurance meeting all
the contract requirements are submitted and Natgun Corporation provides a full time superintendent on the
project.
Gary C.Hendricks~~p.E.
~ Mr. Larry Davis